U. S. EMBASSY REOPENS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. — The
American Embassy in Madrid has
advised the State Department it is
being reopened as a place of refuge
for Americans in view of the seri
ous situation created by the insur
gent advance on the Capital.
LEAVE BY AIRPLANE
PARIS, Oct. 24. — Women and
children refugees now in the Ar
gentine Embassy in Madrid are
are being evacuated from the Capi
tal by airplane, Foreign Minister
Lamas of Argentine announces.
LATHROP SEEKS
RADIO STATION
If Permit Granted He Will
Construct Studio at
Fairbanks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 24.—
Capt. Austin E. Lathrop announced
here that he has applied to the
Federal Communications Commis
sion for a permit to construct a
radio broadcasting station at Fair-,
banks with 250 watts and nniimtf^
time.
Capt. Lathrop said he plans a
modern studio if the permit is
granted. ,
FIRE DESTROYS
ALASKA HAN6AR
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 24.—
Pilot A. Lyle, of Copper Center,
has received advices that the Cop
per Center hangar burned last Sun
day and destroyed a plane, three
motors and other equipment. The
loss is estimated at $10,000. Nothing
* was salvaged.
OCT FROM INTERIOR
Mrs. Martha Weltain and her
son, from Fairbanks, will be pas
sengers aboard the Northwestern
for the States.
Billions Spent
in Rearmament
Race of Nations
Naval Expenditures Pre
dominate—U.S. Away
Down in List
GENEVA, Oct. 24—A furious re
armament race among the nations
of the world, League of Nation’s
experts estimate, brought forth an
expenditure of nine billion two
hundred and five million dllars in
1935 or five and one half billion
in terms of predevaluation money.
The greatest increases were in
naval expenditures.
The United States is far down the
list in expenditures of the major
powers.
