July 18, 1936

uncle testifies at inquest; hotel bellboy held

N Y S Labor Dept rept on employment and payrolls, June

Service to London, Paris and Lisbon cut off; calls to and from Madrid censored

many congratulate King on escape; Dick praised; McMahon's mind tested; said to be crank; many give evidence on attempt

Chen Chia-tang relinquishes posts to avoid war; revolt collapses; Yu Han-mou's troops occupy Shiuchow, Wengyuan and Juyan; rebels retreat; Chen Wei-chow, brother of Chen Chia-tang shot, Canton; refugees flee to Hongkong; Chinese Merchants Assn of the P I urges Central Govt to extinguish Canton regime

Tugwell orders Fed loans for digging new wells on S D reservations

Statement praising Gov Landon and scoring Roosevelt spending policies, after conf with Gov, Topeka

Tuquerres destroyed, casualties unknown; Pasto, State of Narino also damaged