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,7" tM NEA! FINAL EDITION Leased Wire Feature" ALABAMA Fair Sunday ui Hon-day. Gentle northeast winds the tout -v-'- '-'5-- 7 Report Service (Issued Daily and Sunday Morning by Consolidated rbllshtag Co.) 'Sift'' Local Cotton 18 Pages Today 6c a Copy 20c a Weelc by Carrie" The Weather 1 it II itTrrrv 1 1-11 11 if i 11 i 1 -1 1 1 1 1111 mb 11 n-11 ji iiivj t-v ii 11 11 11 m. 11 1 1 .1 vn 1111a iitii ii 11 Offe ounter Aged Jurists Will Jimmy Is Better a I nj unction Law Tax Is Sought Rebel-Held 1 I Next Round In Battle Over Loyalists Troops Advance To Outlying houses Of Bargas In Attack LIQUID FIRE BOMBS DROPPED ON 0VIED0 Report 500 Lives Lost In Air Raids On Besieged Spanish City WITH Toledo-Ma-drid Highways Ocfcl rM-The Loyalists took the offensive outside Toledo today launching a terrific -counter-attack on the rebel force Cat Bargas Just off the main high "T7 manna six mun whui vt Toledo. The attack began at m. with furious artillery fire Intended to cut tit tho antral Rebel retaforeo-t men Is from Toledo, By 2:30 pi m.

the Loyalists had Virtually encircled Bargas and all indications were that they would complete the occupation of the town chortly. Loyalists sources Mid their advance troops had "Taken some of the outlying houses In --7'Z Occupation of Bargas would put the Loyalists in a position to cut off the Rebels In Toledo from re Deforcements in the territory which they occupy on ths highway of that city. The sudden 5 Loyalist llter two days of inactivity on loth sides, was believed possibly to. 'presage a general attempt counter-attack along the Toledo front before the enemy consolidates his forces for a new advance 00 Madrid. Young Father's Life Snuffed Out By Pilot Of speed- ing Car TWO BOYS WITNESS HIGHWAY TRAGEDY City, County And State Of ficers Join In SearcrrFor Death-Car Driver A ruthkss unidentified driver swerved his automobile, from the right aide of the road over to the left side and snuffed out the life of Calvin Sasnett of Peaceburg, yovng father of a small child, early Saturday night -on the Gadsden Highway near the Saks school road Junction.

Identity of the driver had not been determined. early this, mom ing and city, county and state of fleers were at work intt frrtw locate the automobile Involved the hit-and-run tragedy. Identity of the was not established until shortly after mid night, when relatives of. Mr. Sas nett the body at White's Funeral Home.

His skull was frac tured, his shoulder, broken. The accident was witnessed by CaUle Feazell and his companion, named Holland, two boys Who live in the vicinity of the accident of fleers reported. The Feazell boy was quoted as saying' that the car was traveling at a high rato of speed and that it almost overturned after the collision. quoted as saying that the car sud denly swerved from the light side of jtmt jroiuiio Jhe jartreme kit side. Sasnett was walking west on the left side of the Gadsden Highway and.

the car that wiped out his life was traveling In the same direction. Feazell and his companion ran to a. ib moned an ambulance. Attendants said that Sasnett passed away short time after he was placed in the ambulance. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Garner Hospital, Was Former Soldier There was no mark of Identlflca tlpo to BasnettV pockets and.

army To Support FDR VTSW YORK. Oct 1 aUS-James 4 ai J. Walker, for the first time since he resigned under fire as mayor of New York four years ago, today announced enthusiastic support of the national administration and "turned the other; cheek" to Franklin Roose-velt-the-man who called the hearing that ended the political career of "the playboy mayor." At the same time he chlded his. old friend and Tammany colleague, Alfred E. Smith, for his desertion of the Democratic parity to support Governor Alf M.

Landon. "If there's any place "for a squawking section In this campaign," Walker said, if anyone, am entitled to a seat in it! IVjras a dCmble-bamled aUus elon, referring -to Smith's disappointment over failure to win the presidential nomination in 1932 and to his own falling out with Roosevelt when In that same year Rooseevlt as Governor of New York state called a hearing in which Samuel Seabury disclosed evidence corruption in, the Tammany rule of New York City. Many Anniston Civic Leaders Will Attend Meeting la Gadsdern-" A delegation of Anniston' manu facturers, business men and civic leaders will go to Gadsden Tues- dty to attend meeting called to the interest or a new movement to get the federal government to make the Coosa River navigable. The local delegation will be headed by Colonel ciialrman. Congressmn 8am Hobbs and Con gressman Jof Staines as ayell as iyie and business leader of Tartt ous cities near the Coosa River are expected" to.

Colonel Paxt MobUet district engineer of the. united States engineers office," in" cooperation with Chambers of Commtrce and other clvlo organizations la towns from Rome, Oa, to Mobile, haa been conducting avffvey irtotii'th9 last several months to ascertain the rOTspeCliv ftrfght tonnage and other Information that will be con-sldered' la jdetermlnlng whether the ravlgatlon-'proJect-is--fea8lble-t this time, It been, estimated that the cost of canalizing Coosa River will be in the neighborhood of $35,000. OOfjr It has been stated by lnter-ested parties that aTavlng of ap' proximately per could -be effected in freight bills and that such a saving would mean greater prosperity, for Industries In the JPmayexiLBei.41LA broader- devetopment-of -trwna-j tural resources of this section of the state. "StrSPEND "OFFICERS MIAMI, FIsl, Oct 1 (UJ9 L. O.

Scarboro, Miami chief of detectives, and three detectives, J. H. Roy A. Hancock and W. Crawford, were suspended tonight by Police Chief John.

B. Rowland. Charges against, Scarboro, Williams and Hancock included brutality to prisoners. Ksfi I Drop Fire Bombs BXNDAmPrench SpanlsU 'Ftontler. Oct.

3 (U.B-Two govern- nsive SPAIN'S "STRONG MAN" Dictatorial powers over the Span ish provisional government, command over' all land, sea, and air forces, were given General Francisco decree of the Rebels' supreme council. Tf Rebel forces completely subdue the Madrid government, Franco Is ex pected to be the "strong man" In a Spanish dictatorship similar to those In Germany and yi Dr. Abercrombie To Address Teachers institute At Me chahicsville Tuesday Calhoun County's rural elementary scboolsl will Tuesday for classroom work following the Teachers Institute which Will be heirlJOliday TtochanlravQle SchooLrrrr-rrrrr-rn Dr. John WiADeTcrombteTepre-sentaUve of the Allbama State De-partaiet of Education wiH Jje the principal speaker at the Institute, which will open at 10 o'clock. Representatives from the various coueges 01 Alabama offering ex tension courses will be on the program: to discuss- the work and-: to organise, classes.

A representatlTe from the Alabama Education Association also will be present ta enroll teachers in the organization; Superintendent C. J. Allen will give instruction to the teachers and Issue supplies. If the local system receives sufficient money from the State of Alabama, the schools opening for study Tuesday will be operated seven months. TO STABILIZE MART.

Florida Citnu. Commlulon Calls Mass Meet Of Growers LAKELAND, Fla, Oct (UTO The Florida Citrus Commlssidn today completed plans for a mass meeting here of orange and grapefruit growers and shippers next Thursday-afternoon. "7 The 'commission will-announce Its program for stabilizing the marketing of the state's 1936 fruit A ii- Speakers jslll lncuude Governor Dave Shottz; Commisloher of Agriculture Mayo; Jesse Tapp. assistant administrator of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration; and P. Klrkland.

chairman of the committee and the Florida citrus control committee. Toledo saeaeMa-awanwejwwiiosojaili lto? i -I I ft' GRADE SCHOOLS TUESDAY ment bombing planes dropped i liquid fire on the besieged city of I Ovledo today and set fire to part of I tht townreportsx 1 frontier said. One struck the 16th century building of the University of Ovledo, naunary marks set investigators onJsung roles sjuest artist with the iwhteS" conteteed-omer of i y'VaiaaDTertfeasures, but the 1 or me damage, mere li' not be learned. th An' lristuient dispatch describing 1 the bombing of the Asturlan city. I where Rebel oaounander Colonel aflgue! i-' Aranda anff OWdestitute-clvit tens have withstood a sieee of 12 RuwOwNixtio ns Youn Statutes Oct.

JHUJ0 The next oldest sunreme court in history faces the task of Judging some of the nation's' youngest legislative theories when it meets' Monday for its 1936 term. The oldest court was In 1862 when the age averaged 71.66. Among the first requests for its attention, will be the pleats New York state that It reconsider its ruling on the last day of last session that the state has no power to regulate the wages of women workers in industry. The decision was one of the most discussed opinions haBded down in a term that saw invalidation of the AAA and the Guf-fey coal control act Miss Louise Bernhardt "To Give Concert At Annis ton High School The Alabama Music League will open Its second season In Anniston Monday night when Miss Louise Bernhardt noted contralto, is pre sented In a concert at the Anniston High at.i o'clock; ftThdr in -nnnsnred bv the Parent Teacher Association and officers of that organization anticipate a lfljge audience, alias jcon- cert of a four-program series. Miss Bernhardt who attained na tlonal recognition in 1930, was born' at Mass and 7 celved her entire musical education country vShe vWillv be ac companied to Anniston by MUs Christine McCann, head of the Ala bama Music League, A former member of the Chicago avlo Ca, Miss Bernhardt becan her optraUo career with the Amcr Scan opera Company and prior to net Chicago eazagement she -had Ean cario unera company, j.Miss -Bernhardt- winner of the Naumberg prize for 1930 and her -eubsment-New Yorfcrecltal drew unstinted praise from metro- polltan both for her voic and for her stage presence.

She. followed this success j. by wmnlnf first, nlace for contralto in the 1931 contests of tiw- National rederatlcw of Music Clubs. Miss. Bernhardt has been pre sented from coast to coast in two concert tours, made one motion able praise for her radio appear-ances.

Recently a'critle wrote the following about Miss Bernhardt In the XhteagoTttbttnir "It Is not the least of herlartlstlc assets that she decorates the stage with her presince, for ho singer was ever harmed thereby. In addition, ii i th poK-v-wr of an monry-good mezzo-soprane-voice, radiant and hrHUant and under ex pert 6he was one of the yourutermembjersoftb.ChUafiO Civic Opera, a prize-winner in some Important contests of the last two years and an artist who has begun to fulfill unusual Temporary Injunction Granted FayettevUle, Tennessee At FAYETTEVILLE, 3 (U.R-A injunction issued by chancery court tonight blocked TVA power lines from Fay-etevllle. despite the fact that ciU-sens endorsed yardstick energy earlier in the week by voting 10 to 1 in approval of a $150,000 bond issue to construct a municipal power distributing system. The restraining order was granted on petition of the Tennessee Electric Power Company, which contends that construction of a municipal power system using TVA electricity will Jeopardize the TEPs Haley Dam franchise. The TEP petition also charged the state TVA act-passed by the last Tennessee Legislature is act authorizes municipalities to contract for TVA energy.

World Racers Over Euro Eklns was in Basel, Switzerland tonight Miss- Kilgallen in Munich, and Kieran en route to an unknown point presumably Basel, swiueriand. All the racers arrived in Frank fort late today en the dirigible Hln-denburg from Lakehurst N. J. too late to make connections with the 11:30 a.m. RXM-Lufthansa plane for Rome which they had hoped to catch.

1 Eklns solved hli difficulty by taking a special KLM plane for Vienna cn route to Athens, where he topes to overtake a plane on which has reservations. SBid SERIES MONDAY ii 7 I I au i-accjaiwr -'thatr prompt actleqi Art Bush. And Ocie Indicted Fur lloyd's Chapel Slaymgs MACK COOPER. NEGRO. FACES ATTACK CHARGE Grand Jury1 Indicted Cooper For Assaulting Miss Vir glnia HoFIingsworth Trials of Mark Cooper and Art Buan, Negroes, and Ocie Hicks, In- meted on capital charges in con neeuon with attack cases in this county during the past summer.

have been set for Monday in Cal- noun circuit Court While the three cases are set for trial Monday, it is understood that only one will be Which case will be tried will be determined Monday. It also will be determined Monday whether "the other two cases win be continued for the tern or taken up at the conclusion of the trial of the first Cooper was indicted last week on cnarges of criminally assaulting Miss, Virginia, Holllngsworth here early in July. He had been under arrest since several days after the attack occurred on Twentr-second Street half a block west of Noble Street Bush was Indicted for shooting Pat Hicks on the night of August 10 at the Bush home in the Lloyd's Chapel community. The ahootmir occurred when "hicks," with tour swersr-sought to search Bush's home for a Negro suspected of mo lesting a baby at the home of Mrs. UrtrWllHamsoa late ifc theafter-T noon or that day.

Ocie Hicks, brother of Pat Hicks. was indicted for killing Woodrow Bush, relative of Art Bush, in a snooting subsequent to the death, of no TOrotner; Tat Negrti was killed at the scene of the first shootlnar. Hicks told investigating officers he urea wnen ne oeuevea Bush was leading, him into a trao. He ex. plained that Bush was helping "him in a search ifor a Negro believed to have been present CLERK INDICTED nnapoosa OrfTcIal Chaned WUh Shortage Of $3,400 In Funds 4 'montgomeryTa today indicted Circuit Court Clerk J.

Marshall Auntt an nine counts lit connection with a shortage of in pofclil funds. t--z- The grany Jarj recommended impeachment was1 supposed to bare reeelted "$2600 iof 'the-moneyr 1n-TJveoV The remainder was doe the sheriff, ARMY OFFICER: ROBBED Captain Quekemeyer Victim Young-Whit-BandiU Of ATLANTA, Oct 2 0JJ0 Two youthful white bandits tonight held up Raymond- K. -Queke-meyer of the U. S. Army, took his automobile.

$600 In cash and $600 worth of clothes and. equipment Quekemeyer was en route from Grainesville. Fla, to Fort Sill, Okla. He had been an officer in the University of Florida's military department untile he was transferred recently to Fort Sill. To Highest (Copyright, 1936, United Press.) TEW -YORK, Oct.

Pent-up bullishness finally broke over on the stock market today, carrying prices to' the highest level since early 1931 in the heaviest Saturday trading since February Numerous factors were present to break the dam that has held back trading. Included among them were: Optimism Over eventual bene- from their duties of instructing parents in caring for stricken children and in administering the spray. Whether the preventative picric acid-alum nasal spray, used for the first time here ai science sought a preventative for the disease, is sue cessful, was still to be determined. Doctors and laboratory assistants under the direction of Dr. D.

Gill, director of the bureau of pre ventable diseases Of the health de partment were studying a volumt nous mass "of data gathered during the five-month epidemic tn the northern half of the state'. Bullish Constitutionality Of Act To Be Monday 1 TEST SUIT SCHEDULED IN MONTGOMERY COURT Millions iOf Dollars And Many Thousands Of Persons Are Involved The next round of the far-flan battle aver the constltntlonalitv of the Alabama nemployment compensation law, affecting thousand of Alahamlana whose pay envelopes are cut one per cent every week. ww be staged Monday as Walter B. Jones, Circuit Judge of Montgomery County, hears an ap plication lor a restraining order brought by Beeland MercantUa Company of Greenville, Alabama. Two test suite have been selected by the array of counsel interested hv this matter, one in the federal and one tn the state courts, The test suit in the- United States Court was brought by Gulf State Steel Company and was tried last week before Federal Judge Charlcj B.

Kennamer. the application for restraining being tried in behalf of the company bv Borden Burr of Birmingham and Neil P. Stems of Anniston and resisted by Attorney General A. Carmichaci representing the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Commission and William, IL-Packard cf Washington, representing the National Social Security Board. After three days of argument and evidence, Judge Kennamer decided i i favor of Gulf State Company and signed a restraining order forbidding the commission enforclr? thrtrt''1wfost the plaintiff.

Report Erroneous Prtssreports in yesterdays dispatches that the, state, had won a partial victory proved erroneous, i developed: that" the question thci a referred to that of giving other litigants a rl3ht to intervene in -uilt was not decided Judge Kennamer. but was set dor to be argued next week. Test suits have to be brought both federal and state courts nonresidents have the xl. to proceed in the federal court, residents have to proceed In stats court. Therefore Judje Jor- ease, will set a precedent for tU domestic companies.

If Judge Jones rules in accord- anc with" Judgr Kermamers decision. It is understood several hundred injunction suits will then brought in tils court by corporations and. lnduvlduals who- are resident i of Alabama in addition to the number, of suits now, being Wed mo icueraa coun uner me precedent established by the Gulf sutcs decision. Involves Millions The matter Involves many million eiiiyloyeand every employer ol labor la Alabama, ex cept where less than eight are em ployed, is required to pay a pay roll tax now amounting- to two per cent and which wm go up to 13 per cent Li a few years under the federal social security act which is the basis of the Alabama act now under at-tack. The' plaintiffs claim that they are entitled to be protected by injunctions until the Supreme Court of the UnitedStates passes on the constitutionality of the legislation because they argue that if the money Is paid the Alabama Unemployment Commission it must under the law, be sent immediately to the National Social Security Boaid.

and that no provision is made by law under which those paying can get the money back If thj law ts held unconstitutional. It was further presented in the arguments of plaintiffs attorneys that the companies could not simply stand back-and refuse to pay without belnfr protected by injunction beca-is-this Would put them in danger of incurring heavy penalties for nonpayment one of which Is a fine of $20 for each day the money saalns-apaM. i I The lltiTation will evsntually to (Please turn to page 13. column 3 HAS THREE T1YES NEW ORLEANS, Oct 1 Elchard Willis Melborne, 28, tall and handsome, was in Jail hrre tonight charged with having three wlves-. 1 Melborne was arrested on complaint of Charles Springer of Camden, N.

J. wh said hh daughter, Annie, was Melborne third The father sail Melborne was pre-lously marrif to Mis Jerry Gertner In irh-sonville. Flaw left her In 13 1 and married MUs Elva Robrrt in Philadelphia, April 27, 1" -undr the name of erd. ivume left bis (wo months later i-1 MUs Spring Ii las father said. lis look bis eaurhtrr h'r Melborne Si4 it a I FOR LANDON OR FDR? Dean Of Senate Commends Roosevelt WiJL Not Make Public" Statement -BOISE; Idaho, Oct 3- 6J.I9-WU-Kam EL Borah, the V.

S. Senate. tonleht denied that ha PpubHcIy Yhiiounced'he would not support the presidential candidacy of Governor: All Landon of Kansas, have made no public statement lit this said. Borah's statement tonight, his friends: pointed out was an out-growth -of a- speech he-made at Meridian, Ohio, last night in his "lone wolf, campaign for reelection." in that address, Borah said that President Roosevelt was Justified in "spending so much money for relief and similar activities." ft Ho saJd'the Presldentihatf: met "courage and vigor. Ih PbilaUlpbia Seeord, how ever, tonight euoted Borah as stating he definitely would not support Landon's candidacy, .1 "Then in other words, the Philadelphia story is correet wftli exceDtion that you have not stated ytm-wiU TOtrupi)art TLandonr- yB "it tawnyJialre4 Idaho T.

Senator replied. I have not made any pub lie statement, however, to the effect that I would not support him. gYou may say that jny -Meridian splOOuo reef rcoNYicrriEiJ: former PoUci Chief Flees Golf-port Jail; Pals Captured GULFPORT, Miss, Oct1" 3 flJJ--. Mark Oliver, former police chief here and constable, who. was, being held under a sentence of five years for participation in the kidnap-robbery of a Bay 8.

Louis merchant, escaped from Jail here tonight i Two men convicted with him Sam Montalbano and James Glynn of New Orleans, also facing five-year sentences attempted to escape with Oliver but were stop ped. Hugh Latimer, night Jailer, was slugged in the head by the men. Latimer had opened the cell door to bring the men blankets when they suddenly rushed him. They started out of the Jail through the office of Sheriff Oscar L. Meador.

Sheriff Meador and Deputies John Payne' and A. B. Kemp stopped Montalbano and Glynn, but Oliver got past them and escaped. GEORGIAN KILLED WPA Director Of Forsyth, Loses life In Accident Ga-, FORSYTH, Oa Oct. 3.

0J.I9 W. S. BoatrighUWPA director of Forsyth, was killed Instantly and Roland Anderson, tity clerk, was injured, probably fatally, when their automobile Was struck by a Central of Georgia passenger train at a crossing near here. 3. H.

Clarke Monroe publisher end preacher, who escaped by Jumping from the, car, said they drove onto the tracks and the far stalled. The train, en route from Atlanta to Macon, struck the car broadside and dragged it several hundred CHILD VICTIM MARIETTA, Ga, Oct. 3 (U.RV Louise Clackhum, 7, was killed instantly tonight when she ran into the path of an automobile' driven by Mrs. Charles King.1 Marietta. Authorities termed the accident SENATOR W.

ET BOBAII by the population prevented uie spread of 7 A few liours ''before Ihe Incendiary bombardment an aerial bombard -ment killed the-toll. to. more than lost the: wrong, trail. worked for several hours on tne theory, that be was a soldier or a member of the CCCU After his. identity -was-estab- ilsbed, it was learned that he for merly was a member of the 69th Coast Artillery.

According, to Information gained by Chief Deputy Norman L. Summers, Sasnett left home about 5:30 0 clock Saturday afternoon to go to Blue Pond, near Peaceburg, to see a friend. Whether be ever, arrived at his friend's home and his movements after 5:30 o'clock were mot deamCf-rwertkvanable-to" It wm said to have bornr a 1937, Alabama auto llcenseplate. and was described as a late model caf. Funeral for Mr, Sasnett wW be announced later by White.

Boy Injured Nourse arm. boy of near; Heflln, was in a serious condition Garner Hospital Saturday night suffering from a fractured skull received when he fell from a mule Saturday afternoon. Young' Watson's foot was caught In the harness, It was reported, and he was dragged almost a mile, his head being battered against' the ground. Early 1931 loadings crossed the ftmooo-mark for the highest level, since 1930 with Indications of making-' further peaks. Steel production made a new high since 1931.

Electric power production remained near Its record level, Construction awards were Automobile production increased for the first time in several weeks as companies turned schedules to heavy production of new models. Are Scattered Trading Carries Market Jaate to, recentjreeka. oaay war Developments Toledo Front Loyalists strong counter-attack against Rebels north of Toledo. T' Gibraltar Cadis radio' warns alt foreign ships to quit Loyalist ports, under threat of bombardment with out warning. MadridCapital bombed' twice by Rebel planes; government consid-' era offensive against Rebels on Southern front v' 1 Hendaye Government planes rain liquid fire on, besieged Rebel city of Oviedo.

Dublin Irish Fascist leader an-1 nounces 2,000 of his blue shirts are 7- ready to aid Rebels In bat )T MUST ANSWER CHARGES Swift And Armotir Accnsed Of TJn-; fair Trade Practices WASHINGTON, (UJO-. Swift Co, and Armour Co; today were requested by the De-partmen of Agriculture to answer charges "of unfair practices and Jale of meat in the New York City v. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace notified the companies a hearing will be held on the charges November 2 In New York i before examiner of the depart- y. One of the charges Is that sonia purchasers of meat have been given a longer time to pay for meat other purchasers.

HABIT PAYS OFF NEVrORLEANS, Oct. 1 flWO John erlnol-d rr. Jjcery clerk, had a life-long, habit lk yi, poaina linoer nia oea cacn night with a broomstick to make sure there were no burglars. Last, night he poked. The broom came out with a Negro ellnging to it Gardner grabbed pistol from a nearby table and tent five shots into the Negro, whose body later was identified as that of Ernest Leaeb.

17. 1 A coroner's Jury exonerated Gardner. Level Since fits from franc, devaluation and' monetary accord. 3. Steadily rising industrial operations.

3. Rumors that martin require ments would be 4. Chartist enthusiasm as the list breaks through levels that have restrained the market several months. Bullishness developed over night The strong market Friday when the list closed substantially hlghet for the first time in several session had created a buying interest stocks. All pointers from market followers were bullish.

London interests watched carefully and across the Atlantic sent orders in good- sized blocks, particularly for rail road shares. Sales for the abbreviated session approximated 1,600,000 shares, That resulted in Dow-Jones averages closing: Industrials 172.14, day and up 4.37 for the week to a new high since March 30, 1931. Railroad 57.65, up 0.67 for the day and up 133 for the week to a new high since October 20, 1931. Utility 34.81. up 029 for the day and up 0.98 for the week.

The actual devaluation of the fras on Friday was the signal, fcr the market advance. In addition the Industrial picture continued strong. Railroad ear- State Infantile Paralysis Epidemic Is Over-Dr. Baker piANKFORT, Germany, Oct 3.the New York Times and N. A.

N. A. 0JJ9 Three New York newsna- I Service. Service. MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct 0J.PD Alabama infantile paralysis struck down nearly 400 children and brought death to 25, was declared to be officially over by state health authorities today.

Vr Dr. J. N. Baker, state, health officer, announced the disease "Is almost back to Its normal annual Incidence level.1 He said preventative spray treatments may now be discontinued and crowds may gather without fear of Infection. More than 100 nurses supplied by the state Works Progress Ad-ministration, today were released.

per writers, racing around the world by air -in an effort to estab lish a commercial travel flight record, were at separate points in Europe tonight all striving desperately to figure out air schedules which wQuld get them to Manila in time to catch the Pan-American Airways China clipper which takes off from the phlppines capital at 2 kjn. local time October 16 for 8an Francisco. The racers are H. R. Eklns of the New York World-Telegram and other Scrtpps-Howafd newspapers, Dorothy Kflgallen of the New York Evening Journal and Internationa' News Service, anJj Leo Kieran Vol.