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stath: LI3aY calif. First in Napa Weather SAW FRANCISCO BAN REGION Fair tonight and Thursday; temperature above normal; low humidity; light to moderate east wind. The paid, home delivered circulation of the Register is in excess of 3475 Daily SERVICE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE SIXTY-FIFTH YEAR VOL. 129, NO. 156.

TEN PACES I LIT rAUU urakM UNITED GUATEMALA-: SALVADOR. HONDURAS NICARAGUA COSTA RICA PANAMA Pacific PARAGUAY CHILE V. i i 1 EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, ThriftyNapans Get $63,500 For Christmas Spending Money Will Be Distributed by Banks On Xmas Clubs Sixty-three thousand five hundred dollars will be distributed to about 1,157 Napans in time for Christmas spending, local bank executives revealed today in estimates for the 1936 Christmas Club. The amount, representing a years savings on the part of these thrifty citizens wUl be distributed by the first of December. Approximately 5,599 banking institutions and organizations are handling the Christmas Clubs in the United States and will distribute a total of $355,000,000 according to Herbert F.

Rawll, founder and president of the Christmas Club Corporation. The estimated average amount for each member is $46.50. Final Gate Span Girder Is Hoisted SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18. (U.R) Bridging of the Golden Gate was completed today when Chief Engineer Joseph B.

Strauss of the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, opened the throttle on a steam traveler and lowered into place the final girder which joins the steel arms of the structure. Miss Godley Won Low Net at Vallejo Miss Kay Godlpy of Napa won low net with a 63 at the Vallejo golf course yesterday when the North of Bay Womens Golf Association held a tournament there. Mrs. Ed. Milde of Napa won low gross for nine holes her card showing a 41.

Richman Unhurt in Forced Landing SUNBURY, Nov. 18. (U.R) Harry Richman, entertainer and trans-Atlantic flier, escaped injury today when his plane, Lady of Peace, was forced to land at the Sunbury Airport. A tire blew out when the plane came down. of of of ST.

HELENA NEWS ON PAGE TWO pDIpF.Flve cents per eopy. KILL. gQ cent, m0n thly. delivered. THREAT OF DEMOTION IS CAUSE OF FATAL FIGHT Enraged Veteran Shoots Barrack Sergeant at L.

A. Institution LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18. (UP) A Spanish -American War veteran, enraged over the threat of demotion, shot and instantly killed Barracks Capt. Ranson P.

Ham at the Sawtelle Soldiers-Home today, the sheriffs office reported. Several hours after the shooting, Sgt. Walter R. Boydston was captured and turned over to Department of Justice agents. He was said to have fled from Hams room and was hiding on the reservation grounds when sheriffs deputies captured As deputies pieced out the shooting, they said Boydston, a member of Company 14, went to Hams room, either by summons or intent, while the rest of the company was at morning mess.

Sounds of a violent quarrel were cut short by a pistol report. As other veterans rushed toward the room, they said they saw Boydston dash out and dart towards his own quarters. The gun was found in his room a few minutes later but Boydston was missing. Ham was lying on the floor of his room, dead with three bullet wounds in face and body. Other veterans said Boydston had been drinking heavily and that Ham had threatened to demote him.

Army heads called in sheriffs deputies and had organized a search for him. His wife lives near the home. Ham, a native of Pulaski, Ky enlisted in the Spanish-American War from Somerset, Ky. He has been at the home since 1927 and has a wife and five children living in Los Angeles. REX TUGILL TO MEMPHIS, Nov.

18. (U.R) Rural Resettlement Administrator Rexford Guy Tugwell confirmed today he has submitted his resignation to President Roosevelt. Tugwell, here with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace on an inspection of resettlement projects, said he has resigned to accept an executive position with a large New York business firm. He would not divulge the name of the firm nor the nature of the position he will hold.

Tugwell said he had been planning for a short while to resign, and take over the executive position but had thought best to wait until after the elections. Despite the fact he is entering private life, Tugwell, one of the original members of President Roosevelts famous brain trust, said he would maintain a deep interest in the rural resettlement work and the conditions among persons in the low income" strata. Dr. W. W.

Alexander, assistant resettlement administrator, will replace him, Tugwell said. When will the resignation take effect?" he was asked. "In a few weeks Just as soon as I can get affairs of administration rounded out, he said. When rumors came that Tugwell would resign, some sources believed he would return to his faculty po6t (Continued on page six.) PALMISTRY Have your fortune told. We will tell you your past, present, and future.

We also will tell you about your love affairs. Answer all questions satisfactorily, I speak the ItaUan language and all languages. Don't fail to see me. 1018 MAIN ST, NAPA. CALIF.

PRESS LEASED WIRE NAPA, 'LANTIC Ocean PUERTO Leeward J. Windward Islands 'f i i w.V Kl dc I Janeiro Buenos Aires form, lined the rail in honor of the Navy's Commander in Chief. A few hundred yards away in Charleston Harbor, officers and men of the Chester, the convoy vessel, performed a similar ceremony for their chief. FLOATING WHITE HOUSE Before boarding the floating White House, Mr. Roosevelt issued the following statement: "I desire once more to thank the American people for their messages of congratulation and good will which I have received since election day.

"These messages have poured in literally by the thousands. They (Continued on page two.) door. With that, according to Buck, McCoy opened the door slightly and struck him over the head with an automatic. Calderwood came to his friend's rescue, according to the story of the two youths, and received similar treatment at McCoy's hands. In the meantime McCoy had fired the gun in their direction.

The bullet lodged in the door. Buck and Calderwood left hurriedly. After they had reached their car, they said, another shot was fired. Police found two shots in the door. The boys, covered with blood from head wounds, rushed into the police station where they informed Police Officer Henry Anderson of the incident.

Previously a telephone call from an unidentified person had informed the police that help was needed at the address on Main street. Anderson said that McCoy walked promptly into the bedroom of the home, reached into a drawer and drew out the gun when the officer made the request. McCoy, employee at Mare Island, Is at liberty on bail pending the Superior Court hearing. Attorney Lowell Palmer conducted the hearing before Judge Wallace W. Everett.

while Attorney E. L. Webber cross-examined the witnesses for the defense. 19 36. 4 Leading Fascist Nations Of Europe Hold Rebels In Spain Control BERLIN, Nov.

18. (U.R) Italy and Germany, leading fascist nations of Europe, recognized the revolutionary regime of Gen. Francisco Franco today as the official government of Spain. As Madrid tottered, stricken almost to death under the most savage aerial and artillery bombardment of a civilian population in history, the two dictators, Benito Mussolini and Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, recognized Franco as a fellow dictator. EXPLAINS POSITION An official communique explaining the position of the German government said: "Inasmuch, as government of Gen.

Franco has taken possession the largest part of the state territory and inasmuch as developments of the last few weeks have shown always more clearly that there can no longer be a question the exercise of responsible governmental power in other parts of Spain, the Reich government has decided to recognize the government General Franco and take up diplomatic relations with a charge daffaires who will be accredited to his government. The new German Charge dAf-faires will present his credentials to General Franco's government in the near future. The German Charge Affaires hitherto at Alicante (emergency seat of the government which fled from Madrid) will be recalled. The Charge dAffaires of the former (Madrid) Spanish government left Berlin at the beginning of November of his own free will. CHECKS SOVIET AID An official spokesman of the propaganda ministry confirmed that the German government, acting in concert with Italy, has decided to anticipate the fall of Madrid, but refused to say whether the step was intended to make difficult the aid of Soviet Russia to the beleaguered Madrid Leftists, who derive much of their support from the Spanish communists.

The German Italian plan origin ally had been to await the fall of (Continued on page six.) quarters in the Elks Building, when the remodeling is finished some two or three weeks hence. The Elks Building runs through the block between Main and Brown. The Brown street side will continue to have accommodations for two business establishments. The club-rooms are being improved also in the present reconstruction program. ters Barbara and Katherine; Mr.

and Mrs. Ferdinand Schumann-Heink; George Schumann, who does not use the last part of the hyphenated name; Mrs. Charles Fox, San Diego, the daughter and two other grandchildren, Ditti and Hans Schumann-Heink. The heart-tearing fact that Mme. Schumann-Heink had sons In both the German and American armies during the war, despite which she bravely justified her American citizenship by lending her talents to her adopted country, endeared her to millions.

An idol of American soldiers during the war, with a talent recognized as outstanding, Mme. Schumann-Heink preferred above ail the (Continued on page two.) WEDNESDAY $500,000,000 Appropriation Seen to Continue Work Relief WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. (U.R) President Roosevelt, finding the rapidly increasing gains in private re-employment insufficient to solve the relief problem, announced today that he would ask Congress to finance the federal work program until July 1, 1937. Point by point, the President checked the unemployment and reemployment situation past, present and future with the conclusion that industry must hire a greater number of older and unskilled workers to reduce the government's burden.

PROGRAM OUTLINED These five paragraphs provided the highlights of a surprise statement issued by the White House for publication 12 hours after Mr. Roosevelt left for his South American good neighbor" cruise: 1. "Re-employment has been increasing rapidly during the last year, and reports from industry arc to the effect that further gains in employment can be expected during the coming year. 2. "Unemployment relief has reflected this improvement in em ployment.

From the peak of unemployed families and single persons in January, 1935, the number declined 28 per cent to August, 1936. 3. Despite this decline a large number of unemployed remain on the WPA and other governmental agencies to reduce substantially the unemployment relief rolls, industry must hire a larger number of the older workers and the unskilled workers. DROUGHT INTERFERRED 4. Obviously industry has not yet increased its employment sufficiently to permit the government to withdraw its aid to the unemployed.

Moreover, the severe drought of this summer required the use of a large sum of money which would otherwise be available for general unemployment relief. 5. As a consequence, Congress will be asked to appropriate enough funds to carry the program through the fiscal year 1937 (ending June 30, 1937)." Observers believed the President would seek a $500,000,000 appropriation soon after Congress meets to continue Harry L. Hopkins WPA. That was the figure he mentioned in preliminary budget discussions last summer.

Sixty years a resident of Napa. Agostino M. Navone died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Catherine Rcbottaro, 828 Juarez street after a long nines. He was 84 years of age and a native of Italy.

For a great many years Navone operated a ranch on Atlas Way, but was forced to retire some time ago because of his advanced age. One son, Theodore Navone Napa, and five daughters, Mary Rossi and Rachel Navone of San Francisco, Angeline Connor of Los Angeles, Catherine Rebottaro and Helena J. Navone of Napa survive There are also ten grandchildren. The body is at the Treadway Chapel from where funeral services will bo held at St. John's Catholic Church at io oclock Friday morning.

The Rosary will be recited the Chapel at 8 p. m. tomorrow. memoriam rites Memorial services to honor mo memory of the late J. F.

Flanagan and L. A. Rossi will be conducted tomorrow night by the local Knights of Columbus during a meeting at John's Hall. Thomas D. Donohuo, Grand Knight, will preside at the services.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT left aboard the cruiser Indianapolis today on the first leg ef his trip to the Pan-American Peace C'cnference convening in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 1. The route passes near the Leeward and Windward islands, where the President hoped for some deeo sea fishing. After Trinidad, comes the cruise to Rio dc Janeiro, Brazil, then the final lap to Buenos Aires. The 21 countries participating in the parley arc named on the map.

1 I I President Roosevelt Begins South American Cruise Death Near FAY WEBB VALLEE SANTA MONICA. Nov. 18. (U.R) The death of Fay Webb Vallee, divorced wife of Rudy Vallee, is expected momentarily, physicians said shortly before 3 p. m.

today. She was sinking slowly. Only constant use of oxygen is keeping her alive, Dr. Leo J. Madsen said.

She has been in a coma since 3:30 a. m. yesterday. Miss Webbs condition became critical Monday when the effects of peritonitis first were noticed. When told she was near death, Clarence E.

Webb, her father, relayed the information to the radio crooner in New York. Vallees secretary had telephoned Webb earlier at the singers request. I am very sorry to hear of Fays condition, Vallees message said. If there is anything I can do, let me know. Webb bitterly berated Vallee at the time of his daughters sensational marital battles with the crooner, but he appeared deeply moved by the singers gesture of sympathy.

Im sure Mr. Vallee would do anything he could to help," Webb said. Hes that kind of a man. The past is all a closed book, and I bear no malice." The father attributed his 30-year-old daughters inability to fight against the infection to grief over her mothers death. Mrs.

Webb died several months ago. 2HEIHL1 Dorothy Raina Cox, 22-year-old wife of Walter Cox, and mother of a month-old baby, died last night at her home at 488 Brown street, of an illness resulting from child birth. The attractive young woman, who was married to young Cox a little over a year ago, was born in Napa and graduated from the Napa Union High School in 1931. Her son, James Ronald Cox, was born here four weeks ago. In addition to the husband and infant son, there survive her parents, Albert Raina and Mrs.

Daisy Lowen, three Bernice -Raty of Vallejo, Alberta and Esther Raina of Napa and one brother, Donald Raina. Funeral services will be held at the Treadway Chapel, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the I. O. O.

F. cemetery at Vallejo. NO WONDER That the Board Companies carry about 90 of all insurance as 9 to seems 2 the number who insure with the Board Companies after a loss with a cut-rate company. A. H.

SMITH CO. 100 Insurance Since 1891 LA BY STRIKERS ON STREETS Drivers Warned to Keep Away from Docks; Police Called LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18. (UP) First violence in the heretofore quiet maritime strike broke out today when truck drivers reported to police they had been stopped by striking seamen and, in one case, received a bombardment of rocks. Capt.

William F. Hynes, in charge of the police strike detail, reported he had received 30 calls from drivers who complained of being halted while en route to the docks. In one case, Hynes reported, rocks were thrown at a bus driver carrying passengers into San Pedro. No one was injured and there was no damage. TRUCKS TURN BACK The truck drivers were being warned against entering the strike zone, according to Hynes.

Many of them heeded the warning and returned to Los Angeles. Others sought police protection. Although several of the disputes were broken up by police, Hynes said no arrests had been made. Police merely warned the strikers to get off the highways and return to the dock picket lines. Added to this report of violence was the sensational charge, voiced hi federal court, that shippers were planning to extend the now celebrated 'banana order if "we get by with this." The order was handed down by Federal Judge Paul J.

McCormick 10 days ago, instructing the U. marshal to unload several thousand stems of bananas from the strikebound liner California. Marshal Robert Clark, in explaining to the court today why he had conferred with Alfred T. Cluff, attorney for Otis-McAlistcr fruit brokers, who obtained the "banana order." SIMILAR ACTION SEEN Clark said Ransdell reported Cluff liad told him; "If we get by with this, there probably will be oilier action along the same line." Strikers have contended the order was only a subterfuge intended to use the federal government to break the strike. The marshal said it was his impression that the banana action was the first step toward forcing the removal of ship cargoes through federal court proceedings.

Do you believe there was collusion? asked Cluff, who was cross-examining him. "Yes, that Is the opinion I formed from the report of my chief deputy," Clark responded. PERISH AS MADRID, Nov. 18. (U.R) Renewing a bombardment which took 300 lives In Madrid last night, the rebels late today dropped a bomb on a subway station at Montera street and Puerta Del Sol, in the heart of the city.

The bombing of the subway station caused many casualties and sent late afternoon passengers scurrying underground in panic. Subway service had been suspended to enable street crowds to find refuge in the station. The terrified screams of victims buried in cellars on Tesoro street was audible through the wreckage which firemen sought to clear away to extricate those pinned below. The city has survived a night such as no city in the long history of wars has endured, and her militiamen still hold fast against wave after wave of nationalists who struck at dawn today the west and northwest sections. ABOARD U.

S. S. CHESTER. Enroute With President Roosevelt to South America, Nov. 18.

(U.R) President Roosevelt began today a voyage to South America, carrying a message of good will To the Buenos Aires peace conference Accompanied by his eldest son, James, qnd a small party of military and naval attaches, Mr. Roosevelt boarded the swift cruiser Indianapolis soon after leaving a special tram which earned him to Charleston, S. from the capital. He will arrive at Buenos Aires for the 6pcn-ing day of the peace conference, December 1. Officers ahd crew of the Indianapolis, togged in blue full dress uni Napa Building Loan Has Temporary Main St.

Office Attack at Honeymoon Cottage Told in Court The office of the Napa Building i and Loan Association is now at 923 Main street (the former location of Borchcrs Jewelry Store) where it will be temporarily located, pending remodeling operations at the Elks Building on Brown street. The association will move back into larger and modernized head Mme. Schumann-Heink Dies at Hollywood Home Silently and soberly sat 22-year-old C. McCoy, bridegroom of six days, whila two complaining witnesses testified In Justice Court today that the youth had assaulted them with a gun and fired shots in their direction at the McCoy home Sunday night. McCoy, his auburn haired bride on one side and his attractive grey headod mother on tne other, declined to testify at the preliminary hearing tills morning.

He was held to answer to the Superior Court on three assault counts. Louie Buck, 21, and James Cald-erwood, 22, both of Rutherford, testified that they had gone to the McCoy home on Main street with Mr. and Mrs. McCoy early Sunday evening to have some beer after striking up an acquaintance in a local restaurant. The bride and groom wanted to get some money before going to a local night club, the youths were informed, according to the testimony.

After waiting In the living room of the home for fifteen or twenty minutes while the young couple disappeared Into another part of the house, the two youths decided they wanted to leave. Buck walked over to what he described as the kitchen door and knocked. Get out of here," McCoy yelled at him from the other side of the HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 18. (INS) The golden voice of Mme.

Ernestine Schumann-Heink, beloved contralto, was silent in death today. The end came at 7:21 oclock last night while members of the family she loved so well, her sons and daughters, stood by her bedside. She had been In a coma four hours. A series of throat and lung hemorrhages, which repeated blood transfusions failed to relieve, sapped the strength of the 75-year-old operatic and concert singer and all hope for her recovery was abandoned yesterday afternoon. Throe of the divas sons, a daughter and several grandchildren comprised the group of relatives at the bedside.

They are Henry Schumann-Heink, his wife and daugh I.

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