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PAGE TWO ALTON EVEKING TELEGRAPH Tactics I Problem of Partv Heads Figure in Spanish Revolt Throw Plenty vpntinn Om Development' RIDOfT, R. 3.f r. after ai. te? chief i- o-! aJ Thunder ttof famous Cn.rsi.ii f- Officers Held AfterRevolt Artillery B1 a Madrid Garrison? Into Submission Wait Vn-nn Adjourn-: iS VfJer Tiirninz Ar.i errs TSii of to be hedg-US bri-f. to Leoe beeaaw hi rued frotD TJ Bu: TOTd OrMtcc.

Malaga in Flame Deaths Reach 60 Amoiu Rightist Rebel' Morocco I f)t TFV Writer bU on tehilf cJ nrrf nc at a MADRID Tfc-e Leftis nsem rebcUSeoa into wsTeader tsa tian 2000 officers. CcKanssir: Alibi in Girl Slaying Questioned Police Say Violinist Was Seen on Stwts In I Woman Him Young Waitress Says H' 1 Was Home When Student Was Killed Family Slayer Mutters about 'Cardinal Sin year-old Sunday school tenant accuw-d ol Maying and two children, mumbUwl Incoherent); uxluy bou Mn" after C. hv Ac'fnit Chlnf admlltlW with ml4 placed In The hls MONDAY, JULY 20, 1936 'imill niHHim Karpis Gang Warned Of Police Raid I'ciff-r Escaped Dragnet Day Haram Was Released Brown Mentioned A Ur-icr: Deadlock Rufe. As Second TS eek Of Strike Opens in nctory C3BRALTAP. sasd jtirtSccoes and cities- seoihern Spar.

c'. TboKaads refoceM crotrtfi. Gibraltar La 1 Lioea acrf sriltra, which TTM reported tit r. By FRAKK GILBBETH Aatociated Frew Staff Writer ASHEVILLE. N.

July 20, Laurence E. Brown ed the word ol several witnesses A-ara left', seoond president of the Spanish Republic, was against an alibi he lovfr-rtfEi's campaign asrainst rebellious troops. The re- i Wollner, 35-year-old concert saccessful rn Morocco, was believed inspired i violinist had offered to account for a few days ago of Jow Cairo Sotelo (right), as- 'Associated Press Photo'. The children, Uavid, were rr.nrmnK. were found b'-' Mrs, Edna distant relative living acrov, Weed came for it Former Police Chief Gave Band Whitewash, Aide Sayg and Charl.

J. her wn ereabou'-s on the night Helen shot forced ifer tin: port- TANGIER. Sj 'rarshipi urtreci a harbor tfafur teM iC5-ai ti isrunwd cScer- had tbe reT-olj tud irere FBI to Train Teachers for Local Police raged a. m. 1 17 sharp instrument, Week-End Rams ST.

PAUL. July 20 UP) Testi. monv that Thomas Brown, former home hm'Jng about tragedy. chief of police, investigated a corn- He threw himself into the pain i a of "suspicious characters" of an auwrnobilc a minutes at ch tne gov crnmen claims later, receiving islteht inj-aries jwas the Baker-Karpis Dundon quoted man a. 1 ers nere jjjj reported "those peo- ing "I comir.if.ed a cardina.

pie had no connection with the Hamm kidnaping" didn't want my wife and children John (Jack) talk further about the Three charges of murder sworn out against the prisoner. trosc ytft J- PRAHA. Alfonso of SVKC. fcr an uaaraouneed ste- o.Tfccs HfT- sa York nw jr. Mishifaa Use 17 tie Coi.

Mr. 'Bacsevei; a cs- 50 do si Sfw Deal: Vtef Presides: Gur: se, amonj a oooonj tbe psrposes for ISA crypnalij The decs of tfae reJiair? iocs wsiJS the presezt ot the that ts is ated fer in reCizuof oeed for a place for to dip, cosiKif basis vu turned jr.u> a where those who so tii ifcieir; A ir.fts ior I'lenwoa -K-is saxi sosU? ihat there bad as msr.t oj eister icdJcauve ve Jraglh oj tia Krifce beea soffit pt-Kcards ai-Jcc Sra. received ir.sc on ifce inside- Jtf.z D. awn i spe- and iita; rssu-ic- rtoKSily ei ol 'Jis of iiioppir.g be tfas pay ciai? to psjcbo- for courSy-paid JaUounj -Jan refldirry, jjot tbe rghott' sia wait About IJO5.WX) Is bemg to dea! io workers ottoer camps re- deuiX. iffidier HENDATE.

guards said Svariir. g( faad ordered rootehaTic-r; Its- deleaa asasne rebel ltd bT Francisco Franco, who lacded his in southern aiiw J2 Spanish Morocco. WASHINGTON, July 28 Continued Irom page I. The Department's poitoe an -aeadernV to water. W.

C. Mendenhali director -a teacht-i for local "police of '-lie geological survey in Wasii- sot iy Inr-cn. said more rtlns were needed to prevent a serious shortage ZH toe n-orst-hit drought areas. Gale Kills Two i A gale which struck northeastern and northwestern Missouri 55 60 miles an hour killed tv.o i'persons and injured at least eight last night, but brought rain to some KDOX 2j- rill Wr tiie His rfJsrt Mi lor I with By ALEXANDER H. CHL UK.

Bj MADRID Jalr nsent today asaoucced itatif ter" o' sitaa'uoo Spain after kirai forces, uii-i? aniilery and plir.fft. had biased re- beJ'ious into sab- Hovsver. reoel tioops. apparently urdfr the eadenhip of the Rightist Franco, were re- portfd Ir. con.trol of Spanish Morocco where an insurrection with Rigttsit tend-eiK-ies broke oat Fri- day- i than 5000 arrr.y officers Merry were announced as under arrest by thfilr corr.rnandJ in Madrid by order Ao official statement said prov- after province iras its subrrujiiou to the central gov- J.

Edfar Hoover, director ol the Bureau of which I'M; school commented: -Ir. this way the benefits of the Police Academy -sill reach and indirectly the ttooas- inis of police officers throughout tiie United States who do not have the opportunity to take the course of training in Washington." Development of the training center as a "normal school" of police will be accompanied he said, a new plan under which "the Federal Bureau of Investigation will assist in instructing members of local police schools by sending special lecture and equpment to aid in the more specialized types of subjects Tfiign this service is re- Clevenger was mutilated and to While a thunderstorm about the fashionable re-wrt The Battery Park, around 1 last Thursday, the ork University co-ed was her face gouged with a and iho'. while icneei in cation. Estranged From Wife A taxi driver he -saw a man leap from the hotel's mezzanine balustrade 12 feet to the ground about the Ume of the killing. Wollner, who has been estranged from his wife for two years, has a studio across the street from thej He was drained for appliances, and thus had made no was given in the trial Long Dry Spell And Heat Wave Rain tioning to live They were white and clean." not rjauin former were fMee who 6 1 i from the force, corroborated Byj ron testimony that the i gangster escaped a police raid Vernon avenue, in an excluriTe i St.

Paul residential section, on June 19. 1933, the day William Hamm. brewer. to his home after paying tlOOXKB ransom. Boiton.

who testified Brown re's ceived for keeping ihe mob informed of police maneuvers, previously related on the stand the kidnapers "tipped off on an impending raid and vacated tbe hideout." Federal Judge M. M. Joyce sustained government objections to Contir.ued from page 1. that an age limit. 46, had been set for the "in order that an early mirerncnt will not limit police) depart- Twisting north winds, whipping up blinding clouds of dust, swept across eastern Nebraska and west- em Iowa, damaging property and power lines.

Badly needec showers followed. An inch of rain fell at Cameron. half an inch at Pattonsburg and a quarter of an inch at Plattsbur; Dust was spewed into Kansas City. Mo. and buildings damaged.

The temperature dropped 23 degrees ir Leavenworth as trees were snapped the city darkened for a time by disruption of electrical service. Precipitation measured .19 oi an inch at Omaha, the firs: appreciable ram since June 16, and tie mercury dropped to 68, the lowest in wwks The wind briefly reached 84-mile- velocity. report, but the repair crews examined transformers and repaired breaks in many sections where none had been reported. Lightning struck the switchboard at tlie Noll Baking Ice Cream Co. plant about 3 a.

rn. Sunday attempts of the defense to question Boiton concerning his actiritiiK immediately after the St. Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago in 1929. Archie M. Cary.

cniel defense counsel, disclosed be would Illinois Corn Losses Estimated British-f. S. Film Merger SPRINGFIELD, July 20. YORK. July 20 dea! I more were forecast during 'Sources octslde Spain said Iro! over southern provinces had been gained by rebel forces, some of which had crossed into the per Briish" in tae offtce to write out the checks i ins-jJa from Spanish r' tfa ho re al Mala not to any candidate.

Three other minor pjrty tirxSi- Thomas, Socialist D. leJffa CoSrin, ana Communist JIAV? out against both and Landon There several attempts to break across uaditiona' party Itoess. "tabor's to a statement that workers ic crafts and olii- dais of unions signed up. Tae Amern-ia Liberty 1 to the Democra-i He Arttidcntial pno- E. South and W.

prominent attacking for months. excluding other workers. It understood that Tilsh the giving a two-weela' mass paid vacition to til the office force, there can be no possibility, even with settle-! aftemoon- that the Spanish city of Malaga wax in flames. Hundreds of ref- were streaming in hourly to of the strike, for checks to be made out and the pay ajnonjg the men for the lirr.e them, for five or aix days after tbe office force returns. Tne employes all have their pay IT, full, their checks having in St.

Louis. TOPBKA Kan. July 20 Jreahed fay an the beat 'wave WU 1 1 Defnocrais Landon began charing hU day for Thandaj's no Ex-Convict Is Trapped, Shot In Nurse Home "a by -i'. The norr- whitr, will open hw dnve to oiai the Hoou- paroled veil New nrtualiv 1 form and the Governor deyort as much. tton as posBibl? more than JOOJXW would come here for the a the cool it has sent iht bv si high wind Early arrivals ready rf tuiw and fnmet, Kaiva emblems, and blue bunting and poks.

Mrs. Landon and the r. her mother and Governor a'l'oo, arc due tomorrow f'-n- where they Ji.n*' vacatiwiUig Jn the mountain, Governor Landou spent 0 the Htrk-ctJd at the executive Callers included Hill BUi-kv. of public ol Rf-publKan National Gforst nothwcH Broun, writer HtirM WiUuir. Hard, radio commentator; and tU- i Ciovernor'-s uncle.

William MDWIIUJI trt ol Pituburvh CHICAGO. July 20 Sixty nurses and an exciteti neighborhood watched today as 10 police squads trapped and shot to death an armed ex-convict found prowling on the rear porch of a South Side nurws' home. The victim identified through is William Keane. 28 March 26 from Joliet after serving time on four robbfry charges. Kcanr vis, dlsxrovered on the rear jwrcl; c'.

nurses home, an adjunct 'he Chicago Lying-in Hospital two blocks away. He fired latter pursued him up the stairs Schllllg ftrfd two shots In return tutting Kr-'aiw both Detmive Frank Bothman under a followed 'The British destroyer Shamrock was ordered to proceed at full speed to Malaga Earlier, the government announced the rebellion in the capital was completely dominate. The government declared it was in "corn- control o' everything." Despite government statements- from other sources indicated the rebels, in what was as a movement for the restoration ol the monarchy, had won successes. Tne Rightist Gen- eral Francisco Franco was said to have gained control of airdromes in the south with volunteers swell- i ing the ranks of the rebels The exchange telegraph correspondent at Gibraltar reported to London he understood Madrid had been taker. by the rebel forces i.

The government reported loyal troops had held control of four barracks where there were luted these as Cara- OfT-ife, Maria Christina. comparatively cool weather, Illinois A i officiali today said the corn crop varies from 30 to 40 cent over extensive areas. i With temperatures bavins mod- the beard of directors of erated week-end after a Fox Film Corp. The deal, whereby record-breaking two weeks of ex. ur cesdve heat, Agricultural Statisti- tne noldings of, iap.

A. J. Surratt said: Fox in the irus: "Excepting uneven rainfall in the ing Gaumcm- form of showers in some areas, the subject to approval drought situation 'is unbroken." directors of the Corn Tassels Stop Burning- i With cooler weather stopping the ne burning ol corn tassels, the north- woiVpr by loyal cm third of Illinois may have a WoUr er come fairly good corn crop if later are favorable, SurraU said of the state of agri- niahc and was ation" in a jail cell in the county courthouse today. Without a more charge, a prisoner cannot thus be held legally for more than 48 hours. A 19-year-old former waitress, Mildred Ward, at whose home the German-bom violinist roomed, also was detained after she corroborated Wollner's statement he had been at home between 9:30 p.

Wednesday, and 9:30 a. Thursday. She finally was quoted after several hours ol questioning as adding to her original statement that Mark phoned me a little before he was arrested and asked me, 'where was I last Said He Had Date Sheriff Brown said he has found a witness who heard Wollner say- last Wednesday: "I've got a date tonight with a girl at the Battery Park I met twoj heat of'the days ago." tne woodwork surrounding thoj Declaring these other witnesses pznel cauch' firr. The rvis'nt watch-; some of whose names he withheld, man calico tire department and, firemen arrived to quickly ex- tinguish the fclaM beforj the flame? had done much damage. snir! at the Mkery today of the switchboard when the flash mowed down came said he was stunned for some bullets.

Ume and was blinded by the intense light of the lightning playing about the switchboard wiring. Like a giant electric torch, the lightning wreaked havoc in the 1 with macfaoa gur tricate wiring of the Thick cables were burned in two, the metal melted by the terrific heat. A block of slate insulatin; was mutilated and a gash burned in it by the electricity, so that drop- lets of lava were formed. Metal' Council to Vote Petition on WooelRiver Election Call May Await Settlement on Detail? contradicted the young musician's alibi. Sheriff Brown summarized: From 9 to 10 p.

the night the crime a cafe owner saw Wollner eating dinner. Between 10 and 10:30 p. Doug Eller, an AsheviUe reporter, saw Wollner drinking beer. At 2 a. m.

a girl witness saw Wollner on the streets. WOOD RIVER, J-iy or pa of a petition for a refereadian the proposed S40Q.K6 revenue bond issue is dee to face -Jae city council it ses- At 6.30 a. Miss Lavada Whitaker. and Mrs Boy Baker, who lives next door the Wares, saw 'that production was not hampered by the four-hour delay. Three fire companies answered a call to aon tonignt.

the stc-rm at 3 a. m. The petinoo vis I Ughtr.ing had struck a transformer on" a pole on Virginia avenue, near St. Joseph's lar.e. in tack of ite inf imary.

A wire was ignited ano 1 flared, and a flame burst from the Scbil- artistry and bomber Cr.il guards, Assault Guards, and armed militia assisted loyal troops; in the fighting around Madrid. Tr.e announced i the of all banking oper- the country for 48 hour- A rr.ors:r.rium was decreed for all commercial debts and a i iirr.it was placed on i from banks. Crowds gathered around radws to hear the government announce More local thundershowers were forecast in the south and northwest areas, with temperatures expected to stay comfortably below the scorching 100-degree mark. "District losses in corn condition over extensive areas van- from 20 to 40 percent from the prospsc; of July Surrau I nour.ced. niw.

draitic drop in Occupy Canton SHANGHAI July 20 DC- he 5 resulted in the alarm from the institution. Companies 1. 3 and responded. Examination rereaied no fire, save; that of Lhe wire and past that had been extinguished, but careful i check was made of the inf irmarv buildsng. The em off electric sen-ics: I rom St.

Anthony's, and the sta'' placed lamps in use. Power was restored within less than two hours Telephone LJnrs Stcre- -ere closed, patrols of Bearing steel helmets arc carryin; rir.es, marched through banrhe and A the to the African trrjntn statement said: (:fr.pra!5 who are handling have rot hesitated at some forces from troops, although not in had dispersed other rebel approaching the capita! The telephone lint- to Parts, which had been cut for three days. repaired. The government issued annour.ce- ir.trit after annourxerr.ent over the radio. in Spain war between Fascists.

Spain's mei 'Japanese) News Agency reported today that Nanking Govern-; mer.t troops had entered Canton of the Southern opposition to- i the Central Government. con-i The dispatch said the soldier, diiiori is reported where growth and were tr.e advance zuard of an arm- tatselrnst was farthest advanced, or under Gen. Yu Han-mou, chief o'. in toe central ar.d lower west oen- the Nanking force, who was extra! areas. In and in scat- pected to reach Canton tonight.

areas the southern half of tbe state there Rainfall Light in Vicinity of Alton Cieri linger. Calling of the tion raus: be effected Corporation CoviaseSor M. ninc stated today, b-jt appeared probable the coer.cil wouid so: take immediate acr.or. or. oemaac beyoad referrin? ooczuKee fcr a.

Manning said be hsd rectiTed uo instructions, as draft resoiutioa, in of petitions preseniatioc. tc-nigfat. Had the --x been Sec las-, week, an adopted by the oitv council two weeks ago. arxi provxiiixg for a MOOjOOO boix: iss'-'e to Sr.ar-oa i and relief ar.d KSjQQ in manic: pal water bond; irouid. have becsrrve effecttve r.ow force a tkipad Hamel 4-H Club Contest The shower morning hours during the of Sunday, consid- 1 dkaied the amounted a 1 and 3 to Be Oiled First in general favor the EDWARDSVTULJE, July CO -Spe.

cial Clothing judging and dem! onstration teams of the township 4-H clothing club will represent Madison county in the dis- trie: girls' clubs contests in Eti- wardsvilie. July 25. after ransins first in ehmination contents here Saturday. The Cloier Leaf club of St. Jaccb i ne unccrssood the statute ur.der whjch the was pawed reQuiric? reasonablj' on such a petition.

He Mid he did not believe a rel- crfr.duir. on the bond issue could be off until regular city election next April, thus saving extra ejection expense In enumerating obs-tacles in the way of a call for the nefererxrarr. Maroainr pointed out the for selecting election judges and i-onerlng him he had been of blood. ill JILS address yesterday the hvc day. 'st-ri to a close.

of vote in the No- r.aiional election was ofll-! (J as 15.000-odd hotel rooms M-ctloiu of the UnUeS on their battle for 1 nci candidates 1 large Warship Commander through ir.ander The for fashion by anr.fd volunteers infantry compur.v of La Lines "Tlic full navy is loyal to iho MXprnn.t nt Cadir. the 'tanhlp Cervar.te- to bring abcu" tht drrr.OTaSijation of the soldier who hav ation of the many them are Republicans who a strcn; central gov- ranked s-econd in clothing -udeing i there was no rain at a11 rain" extended only short way out of town. The measured rainfall was two-thirds of one inch. Gardens in the city were refreshed by the rain as were the fields outside the city where dampness' reached, but these were r.oc nurner- ous. The Clovcrleaf golf course on Omen Democrat Fosterburg road reported a of rain while a little further to uic re.MO.

1 i i tv- ciotning 'Udeing monarchy Altho'jph "art UClaVCU BV for contest with the Happy Hour club of repor were received in hostile the barracks The er.th-jsiasm in the vmee ar also ir. TO ce prca! masses of rkP and farniers con CfnIrB f(i a a hfard the In.wHr. Moroccan sold( tl Ja Oil Shipment EDWARDSV1LLE. July 20 (Special. of oil on the county highways in Gocirey per: the Rebels thrcitened an ship, first on the highway-oilicg schedule this year, ts no: cxpectec i to begin before Wednesday or Tnursday, acccriin; r.ie- ment this morning.

A wait for snipmem was giver, cauv c- ce- toy. The schedule for highwsv was decided upon at a oi the road and bridge committee of the county board -Saturday the committee intention of treaUng first roads in worst condition St. Louis recently awarded oiling, was a meeting. came re attack on Midrui the government ic- in Rabat, Morcxco. to bombed the city of Lariche, Morocco This ri-pcTf the Rebrts had of the Spanish the frontier the story in San o' the summer ador Claude G.

f-d A British had tamed of Highland third. The High'and no raln club placed second in team demon- i Thundershowers. however stration work. over spotted territory- there was any rain at all v. crc cooling breezes, hence cooler aramount Four weather area? as Afll- r- much benefit as the light r.i:r U-a- tor Cooper Corn had suffered severely LOS ANGELES.

July 20 from heat and the change to cwler Paramount Pictures Corb fUed S4.000.000 damage suit today acaiaJ Samuel film producer. arTd company that bears his r.asr.' allegedly -raiding" the Paramount contract and Cooper to sign wuh him. weather brought genera! relief ar.d benefit to There seemed Sunday afternoon a good prospect for rain that would to a as lightning flashed and dark clouds hung low. sending foil Elect Officers Tonight EDWARBSVTLLE. July and eiectton of offi- Democrati" was called for tcnight at o'clock in Circin: c-ourt ror'ni So.

1. according to an- i.cun«rr.cr.? of Miss Buiaha Other of the club are Mrs WUrr.i shepard. vice presidect: Miss Alyne Schmidt. seoeJary, auc Mr-? Wofden. trsasurer hook to Bay Illinois Coal SPRINGFIELD, Julv 30.

prouUvers take miners of; stale today asked mu- flying home from outings or causing aniwi school officials to boy of Kast Company. the Saturday's Peltier's Comet 'f Cry BAY. "Wi, a second rrturiifd I i i July 30 to the COHVfll- tfiday rrosovj; W'UUiir. ji ii-3 Saturday Paitj tk-itct urjifd his iollow- ppc'ri ir.rmbera of roniiresi iplaottd to :r.e Toxvnsend program. iur tiavii of speech-making, and cheering in- ClUdft Vnw A su Wrig.ni A.

the city. -Theatrrs and have ordered closed since of armed and miUtiamen now are ihe streets with severe orders repel attacks against the "The air continued a Sri I'p PARIS July close to the tlw RfV. ivtor deuianduii barrars ol ihe Town.) the reoeli iii TIH" ot a 'broadcast where Rithti-i Hule i Sjxuush rew rent and rule net compittr tu.637; The rebel- total garrison amount and one-hal! K-. which thty -Popular the esiabUshment in Spain These sources ovement was not aimra a 1 rt-vratlon of the mor.irrhv Tilt ur.ofn. the ot the d.iirUoti iftrmy l( riiciatorshii'' i four i vlouily Cx-ti in Prime De premier i D.V loyal 1 umUr Kinj Alfonio Seleetix Gains Made in Stocks NEW YORK.

July 20. strength pm.uletl in market, although late p'nrY shock down a number of The-f ir.a.-iy gair.t.-i tions to two or more pomw. moat at The vcrv. jjjint tainec a brightctas ol about the fifth magnitude. Dr.

W. Morgan, acting director ot the observatory ir. the absence of Dr. Otto Struve. said.

Although the comet was viable. Dr Morgan said the person not pt-rk had a werr stars iocatfo Uw cxHnet as orijtht Harry of the a great banging of windouf rain that fell was a and all preparations for it ited quantities. Dust was so d'ein that to say that the dust waj settled by a shower is taken 10 that there was a pretty ccxx! Com fields in were ed by the light rains am! there vva- turther benefit by the clo-idv sky today that tne JUK- sun licking up what IT: fallen. Sunday To the noreseast of distance of about 30 was a refreshing only coal wined inside lhe staw "The production of Illinois coal cropped more thirteen million tons in five years." said Director Jair.es of nuoes and min- ture had likewise did the Sunday morning Hiict Get SPR1NGKIELD. July 20.

iores? today were uby the state 'i saaie wardens E'xccp: color, the ouUtU are almost Identical th. of the state highway paUoe. Erio. chief Inspector." said the value to be worn by all tbe wardens. Including 100 intes- nd 21 inspectors, on duty.

Threshin: in the terntorv by rain was delayed a couple of hours this morning by of the nelds. While to tl light rain did good, was much cooler benefit it broujhv lr lw hunler WM Has ta! today ullwd he was accidental!).

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