Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1936, Page 1

- WEA - (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain or snow probably tonight and to- morrow; not much change in tempera- ture, lowest tonight about 34 degrees; moderate winds. Temperatures—Highest, 52, at 1 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 31, at 7:15 a.m. today. Full report on page A-23. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. + Aid Is Being Given to War- Closing New York Markets, Page 22 85th YEAR. No. 33383 " HANDSOFF POLCY N SPANIH CRISS SEEN CRUNBLIN ring Factions by Various Nations. EDEN ANNOUNCES SALE OF BRITISH GAS MASKS Rebels Make Shift in Drive to Capture Madrid—Infantry Attack Expected. BACKGROUND— Recent reports of foreign troops, including Germans, among the Fascist forces followed recogni- tion of Gen. Franco’s insurgent cause by Italy and Germany. The Loyalist defense junta had an- nounced preparation for a Winter- long siege, having strengthened entrenchments and held the.Fas- cists back after many weeks of in- | cessant fighting. It was reported Franco has lost 14,000 men in the University City attacks. | By the Associated Press. Europe’s “hands-off-Spain™ policy crumbles as the civil war drags on into its sixth month. Great Britain's tall, trim. young foreign secretary, Anthony Eden, to- day announced “we have sold a small 4., Entered as second class m: post office. Washington, h atter D. C. WASHINGT O | That is not precisely true of her.hair. | black, actually it is dark brown with golden lights. A year ago she wore it with little curls upon her brow. drawn straight back in a lovely simple line. Her | eyes are consignment of gas masks to the Spanish government at their request.” That adds one more difficult ele- ment to a confused situation. Russia has sent money and fre- quently has been charged with send- | them to | She The King Myrs. Simpson This article, probably the most intimate word-picture of Wallis Simpson that has ever been drawn, was written by her cousin by marriage, Newbold Noyes, The Star, as the third article of the in The Star. : L with Mrs. Simpson. as well as his observations and con- versations with her during the critical days of the crisis over the King’s abdication. Both the ex-King and Mrs. Simpson have authorized this series and the information contained in it comes from their own lips and Mr. Noyes’ observations. Associate Editor of series now running It is based on Mr. Noyes’ long acquaintance BY NEWBOLD NOYES. NLY one circumstance—the fact that she twice had found marital unhappiness—kept Wallis Simpson from becoming Queen of England. The Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson are both convinced of this. They feel that the British Empire would have accepted a commoner and even an American, but would not allow a twice-divorced woman to become a royal consort. Wallis Simpson, in my opinion, is as well fitted for a throne—in character, poise and mental attributes—as any woman who ever lived. Millions of words have beefl written about Mrs. Simpson, but I propose in this article to attempt to show her personality as it was revealed not only in my presence but in the presence of the man she loves. Behind this revelation stand many years of our personal friendship. Wallis Simpson is not beautiful in the classic sense of beauty. Her face | is too strong in character and personality to be that. She is, of course, dark. Although in photographs it looks quite Today there are none, and her hair is Duke Is the Taller. evebrows are very delicately traced and her lashes are black. Her a deep violet. There is a tiny crease between her brows and this, she | insists, is a family trait. Her forehead, which is very high, is perhaps the best feature she possesses. | sympathy and humor. She has perfect teeth and her frank smile displays Heér nose is finely chiseled and her mouth bespeaks advantage. is 39 years old, other reports to the contrary notwithstanding, and | 1ooks younger. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and looks taller. (She is two inches WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ON, D. C, CUBAN PRESIDENT FACES QUSTER IN SUGAR TAX FIGHT Legislators Draft Impeach- ment Proceedings to Overcome Veto. GOMEZ OPPOSES BILL ON FASCIST GROUNDS Col. Batista Sponsors Measure to Finance Army-Taught Rural Schools. Bs the Associated Press. HAVANA, December 18.—A com- mission of Senators and Representa- tives met early today to draft impeach- ment proceedings against President Miguel Mariano Gomez because of his opposition to the $1,500,000 sugar tax bill President Gomez incurred the politi- cal enmity of the commission members | because he said he would veto the bill sponsored by Cuba’s “strong man,” Col. Fulgencio Batista, to provide rev- | enues for army-taught rural schools. Several Congressmen, who declined to be quoted by namé, declared impeach= | ment proceedings would be forced re- | gardless of the congressional vote on the bill which would create a 9-cent tax on each bag of sugar. | The President, after a three-hour | absence from the palace early today, | returned to confer with 11 representa- tives and four cabinet ministers. He was reported to have told them | he believed the situation was “und o i ¢ Foening Star FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936. —SIXTY-TWO PAGES. %% (Some retu () Means Associated Press. Yesterday’s Circulation, 142,991 irns not yet received.) TWO CENTS. 1937 ENIGMA! OTEM ALL b LNy STRIKE THREATENS CENERAL MOTORS NG 0.ACTON Lewis Group Prepares to Serve Collective Bargain- ing Ultimatum, {ORGANIZATION WORK TO BE INTENSIFIED Labor Leader Calls Company At SUGGESTION FOR A SIMPLE INAUGURAL PARADE! TOY MATINEES AND BALL TO CLIMAX STAR DRIVE CHINESE LEADERS TO DISCUSS TERNS | Meet to Negotiate With Shoreham Event Tonight and Warner Bros. Theater Programs Tomorrow titude “Antagonistic”—211, 000 on Firm's Rolls. BY JOHN C. HENRY. John L. Lewis and the Committee for Industrial Organi: prepared to serve an ult General Motors Corp. t meet representatives of organized lae bor for collective-bargaining pure poses. With a strike threat pl. evie dent, Lewis announced that officials of the United Automobile Workers, a C. I O. union, would leave Washing« prepared to pree nnouncement to bring the C. I. O. int on one of America’s industries, was made aft | ence between Lewis and officials of the Flat Glass Workers, the United Auto- mobile Workers and his aides on the C.1. O. Among Homer Martin, pres mobile union president of 5 Majority on Strike. Declaring 85 per cent of the glasq workers of the country already are ouf on strike, witk consequent effeci | on automobile ion, Lewis said show in the Nation’s Capital. Just for | ful! support . 1 O. will be tonight there won't be any cover | given to the charge if a new article of clothing or| ~ Specifically, the glass workers ar a new toy is brought for delivery to the demanding a preferential shop and ¢ needy. check-off system. their requesti The radio operator in Santa Claus’ have been denied by the industry. | control.” German Lopez. leader of the Meno- calista party in the House of Repre- ! sentatives was one of those working to oust the President. Fear Internal Disorder. The impeachment plans were dis- closed a few hours before the House | of Representatives was scheduled t) | shorter than the ex-King.) Her normal weight is 114 pounds, but today sheI | is several pounds under this because of the tremendous strain of the last few he:}:r:;arfiiédn;rlyd:lrfg ffi;"g‘:’l’?ha{; | weeks. She is now more slender than ever before in her life. the Fascist forces that besiege Mad—‘ The poise of her head upon a slender and well-modeled neck, typical of rid and hold more than half of Spain. | her whole bone structure, is lovely and proud. She has what the French call Guns, tanks and airplanes with for- | ugne points”—slim ankles and wrists. Her hands are strong and capable, en 1 i 7 ::afs ‘?\?e&(h:'a;;rbef;n?ugs. 02‘::(‘11“. with not very long fingers. Her feet are quite tiny. Her figure is trim, but ing men and arms to the Madrid gov- ernment. Chang for End of Civil Warfare. BACKGROUND— . to Spread Christmas Joys. ‘The forgotten of Washington are be- ing remembered in the next 24 hours | at 11 toy matinees, to be held in War- Fate of Generalissimo Chiang | ner Bros. theaters tomorrow morning, Kai-shek, Chinese leader, unknown since he was kidnaped with twenty snd by the Shoreham Christmas toy‘ f the C how they got there is not clear. “Non-Intervention” Committee. Eden's “Non - Intervention” mittee of a score of nations agreed in London to stay out of the war as the only m European confiict was danger of a general war if arms were furnished by countries sympa- thizing with the Socialist-Communist Madrid government or with the ine surgents composed of Fascist, Cath- olic and aristocratic elements. The London committee white- ‘washed every one, but later develop- ments indicated the verdict was “not guilty but don’t do it any more. Spanish government leaders, when talking privately, frequently despair of success. They charge Fascist coun- tries are sending men and equipment to the Fascists. Unless they get help from France and Russia, they say, Madrid may fall and the insurgents overrun Spain. The Fascist forces. which had four- fifths the army at the start, were expected to win quickly. Their fail- | ure has heartened the defenders, but Germany’s and Italy’s recognition of the Fascists as the real Spanish gov- ernment showed those two strong | military countries expected the Fascists to win. Outsiders concluded they would take action to help the Pascists win. ‘The present comparative lull in mil- {tary action may mean new forces are being assembled from somewhere ‘l for a really heavy attack on Madrid. | Or it may mean the Fascists lack the | strength to take the capital. All statesmen see a cleavage in world opinion between Fascism and | Socialism or Communism. They see | that situation in Spain and the sym- pathy with one side or the other shown by various countries has spread | alarm that the battle of words over | “Right” or “Left” ideas may turn | into a battle that will involve much of the world. What seems strange to many is (See SPANISH, Page A-4.) KILLS WIFE-AND SELF ‘Wisconsin Man Reported Despond- ent Over Woman's Illness. ELKHORN, Wis., December 18 (#).— Harold E. Hubbard, a rural mail car- rier, fatally shot his invalid wife today and then took his own life by shooting and hanging. Friends said Hubbard was desponded over his wife’s illness. She was afflicted with heart disease for more than a year. Mrs. Elsie Hackett, a nurse, who at- tended Mrs. Hubbard, found an en- velope addressed to her. Across the face was written “a very merry Christ- mas.” Inside was a $10 bill. YOUR HELP is needed! Last year The Star-War- ner Bros.-N. B. C. toy mat- inees provided more than 50,000 gifts for needy fami- lies in Washington. Despite this generous donation, and the splendid work of other groups and agencies, many families were left unaided. This year the need is greater, as many have been drflspped from regular relief rolls. - - Your help is needed more than ever before. Bring or send new toys or clothes to the Shoreham Toy Ball tonight, and to the Warner Bros. Matinees to- morrow.. 'Bn'ng or send food to any police precinct, | in no sense boyish. She moves like an eager thoroughbred. Wallis Simpson would be the first to admit she is not beautiful. Com- | tpis adjective can certainly be applied to the expressions her face assumes And this is markedly noticeable when her whole from moment to moment. od of preventing an being takes on an added aura of loveliness ir the presence of All agreed there case the world over when a woman is in the company of the man she loves. But Edward, as is the Paraphrase of Kipling's Verse. 1 watched her as she greeted him on his return from a few hours’ absence, | a5 she chatted with him about the little nothings that play so important a | part in the lives of two people in love, as she argued with him about matters (Continued on SPANISH SHELLS HITNEARU. 3. SHIP Gunboat Erie Not Believed Object of Attack by Fas- cist Cruiser. BY the Associated Press The State Department announced today that a shell fired yesterday by a Spanish Fascist cruiser into the Port of Musel, Spain, hit the water 500 yards from the American gunboat Erie, which was anchored there at the time. The gunboat suffered no damage and its commanding officer, reporting the incident to Washington, said there | was nothing to indicate the Erie was the object of the Spanish warship’s re. Musel is the port of Gijon, which is held by government forces. The Erie’s commander advised the State Department that the cruiser, the Espana, fired two shells into the port, from a distance of about 10,000 yards. The first struck not far from the Erie and the second whistled overhead into the hills behind the harbor. Immediately afterward, the Espania steamed off to the westward. The State Department said the American Government contemplated no action in the matter. 151 THOUGHT KILLED Colliery Manager Among Miners in Explosion in India. CALCUTTA, India, December 18 (#)—E. Dobbs, European manager of the Poidih colliery, and 150 miners were feared to have lost their lives today in an underground explosion at the workings near Asansol on the East Indian Railway. Meeting on War Isolation. LONDON, December 18 (#).—Lord Plymouth summoned today members of the International Committee to Isolate the Spanish Civil War to a meeting next Wednesday. He announced a subcommittee would convene a day earlier to prepare agenda for the general session. Hair Sweepings Sauce Aid “Elixir of Growth” BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Human hair obtained from the sweepings of barber shops and beauty parlors and a sauce used for the flavor- ing of chop suey are two of the raw materials used at the George Wash- ington University Medical School here for the synthesis of a drug which may prove to be a literal “elixir of growth.” The drug is gamma glutamyl-cys-] teinyl-glycine—better known as glu- tathione—which developments else- where during the past few months have given a sensational significance. It has been synthesized before by an extremely expensive = chemigal Third Page.) BRTIH CHURC SN NEAR LT |Archbishop Criticism of Ed- ward’s Friends Loosens Ties With State. By the Associated Press LONDON, December 18.—Separa- tion of the Church of England and the | state may have been brought nearer by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s criticism of the friends of former King Edward VIII, some observers said to- day. Should the controversy over the speech spread, they said, the churca might be severed completely from the | state in England, thus losing its gov- | ernment subsidies and official position. The ties binding the English church and state have loosened through the centuries and some of the churchs ranking ministers are not averse Lo cutting them altogether. Public protest against the Arch- bishop’s censure of King Edward for his desire to marry twice - divorced Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson and for the “alien” influence his friends ex- erted on him, reached the floor of the House of Commons yesterday. Rules of debate automatically cut off the discussion after three and a half hours. Introduction, however, of the Arch- bishop’s name into the argument an3 the flood of protesting letters to news- papers and members of Parliament led some authorities to express belief the issue might remain sharp. William Laud, one of the predeces- (See BRITISH, Page A-3.) RED PLOT CHARGED Athens Government Orders Arrest of Leaders. ATHENS, Greece, December 18 (£).— The Greek government today ordered the arrest of leaders in an alleged Com- munist conspiracy in which 1,000 per- sons were said to be invoived. ‘The alleged plot was discovered dur- ing seizure of seditious documents, official sources said. and Chop Suey process, which yielded only minute amounts which hardly more than sufficed for study of its- molecular $6,000 & pound, with very little ob- tainable. Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud, professor of biochemistry at the George Wash- ington Medical School, and Gail L. Miller have developed | observers said might create an internal disturbance comparable to the general strike of 1935. Gomez, asserting he feared the pos- | sibility of the next generation of Cubans being educated in a “Fascist manner” because of the army instruc- ure and declared if it were passed he would veto it. It would then be up to Col. Batista to force passage over the veto, a move battles. Specifically, those working to oust the President in any and all eventu- alities sought to charge him with vio- lating the Cuban constitution by in- terfering with the “free functions of a legislative power.” The sponsors of the impeachment movement planned to call a special session of the House, probably Satur- day afternoon, and air their charges against Gomez. Impeachment would require the votes of two-thirds of the 162 mem- bers of the House. The Senate would then be called to hear the charges as a eourt. With the crisis between factions supporting Batista and Gomez, it was learned that several friends of Gomez sought to persuade him to resign the presidency now and avert a possibly | serious political clash. | He has refused. to do this, it was | reported, and expressed his deter- mination to see the matter to a finish. There was little doubt, informed observers felt, but that the army- sponsored bill would be passed by the House. It would need 108 votes for passage, and Batista’s supporters as- serted they already had been pledged 106 votes. Batista's men expressed some anx- fety last night over the health of in bed with the grippe. His condi- tion, however. early today was said to be rnof. serious. Summary of Page. | Amusements. C-6 | Puzzles Comics D-5| Radio _ Editorial Finance A-21 | Society -. Lost& Found A-3 | Sports Obituary -...A-14 | Woman’'s Pg.. D-4 NATIONAL. Developments watched in three labor situations. Page A-1 President’s cabinet to discuss proposals for counting jobless. Page A-2 J. P. Morgan partner called in Senate rail probe. Page A-4 Five persons killed in New York room- ing house fire. Page A-10 Securities Commission pushes invest- ment trust study. Page A-10 Security Board says employers need no elaborate forms. Page B-13 FOREIGN. “Hands-off Spain” policy declared crumbling. Page A-1 Brazil to consider aggression against neighbors unfriendly. Page A-1 President Gomez of Cuba threatened with impeachment. Page A-1 Archbishops seen advancing split of Britain and church. Page A-1 Chinese leaders meet to discuss terms of Chang. Page A-1 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. President to curtail printed “hand- outs” of U. 8. agencies. Page A-1 A, A. A, Committee urges improvement of Old Georgetown road. Page A-4 D. C. court dismisses suit to ban Fed- tion in Capital. Nine indicted in Hyattsville police- bonding investigation. Page A-8 Social Agencies’ Council maps drive for increased relief fund. Page B-1 vote on the measure which informed | tion, urged blocking of the tax meas- | which might cause serious political | their chief, who was reported sick | A-12 | Short Story.. C-6 | - B3| T D13 aides last Saturday by Marshal Chang Hsuch-liang. Reports he was slain have been contradicted and Nationalist government has sent troops to “rescue” him. Mar- shal Chang joined government after expulsion from his Man- churian domain, inherited jrom father, by Japanese invasion of 1931. He has sought more ag- gressive Nanking attitude toward Tokio penetration. | | Bs the Associated Press. NANKING. December 18.—High | officials of the Chinese government | were called into session today under | the protection of armed guards to hear what were thought to be the |terms Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has dictated to end the civil war and | free Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. ‘The arrival of Gen. Chiang Ting- { wen from Sianfu focused the Nation- | alist government's efforts on peace- ful negotiations to release the gen- | eralissimo, while their crack divisions pushed toward the rebel stronghold of Sianfu under terse orders to storm the city if all other means failed. Gen. Chiang Ting-wen was freed by Marshal Chang Wednesday to carry ' | his demands to the Nanking govern- ment. ! He appeared suddenly in the capital | after his movements were lost in the | secrecy that surrounded his arrival | at Loyang, Honan Province, with let- ters to the commander of the puni- tive expedition. Gen. Chiang Ting-wen, who had been held captive with his chief since the beginning of the rebellion last week end, immediately went into con- ference with Dr. H. H. Kung, civil head of the government; Dr. T. V. | Soong, brother-in-law of the general- | issimo, and Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. It was reliably believed Gen. Chiang Ting-wen brought a letter signed by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek urging the (See CHINA, Page A-4) Today’s Star . | Commissioners shelve five-year, $30,- 000,000 school program. Page B-1 Legal strategem fails to end claw ma- chine trial. Page B-1 Interior Department to start moving to new home January 16. Page B-1 Alternate plans for enlarging District Jail are proposed. Page B-1 Attorney Duke, sentenced to 4 months, expected to appeal. Page B-2 National Guard Bureau chief urges new armory for District. * Page B-7 Edith Maxwell will seek third trial in patricide case. Page B-7 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. This and That. Page A-12 Answers to Questions. Page A-12 Page A-12 Page A-13 Page A-13 Page A-13 Page A-13 Page A-13 Constantine Brown. Jay Franklin. Headline Folk. SPORTS. Schmeling’s kayo of Louis voted big- gest surprise of 1936. Page D-1 Five more base ball “immortals” are to be selected. Page D-1 Select of foot ball are named under Williamson system. Page D-2 Schmeling confident he will capture crown from Braddock. Page D-3 Hagen, still a great drawing card, is through as golfer. Page D-3 FINANCIAL. Bonds move lower (table). Page A-21 Trade forges upward. Page A-21 Freight loadings drop. Page A-21 Leading stocks slump (table). - Page A-22 Curb specialties drop (table). 3 Page A-23 New securities increase. Page A-23 MISCELLANY. B-7 A HHT | heartache, ball tonight. All 12 events climax The Star-War- although continue until Christmas eve. from terrace-time on, will probably find it gayer tonight than ever before *| in its history. Under its roof will whirl one of the loveliest holiday season balls ever held in Washington, and never before have so many of the theater's distinguished been gathered at a floor | American Airlines airliner, now speed- | ! ing from the North Pole on a compass ner Bros-N. B. C. Christmas cam- course set for Washington and the toy | result in a st paign against cold and hunger and ball reports ceiling unlimited—visibil- | of the ¢ the drive will ity unlimited—altitude high—and tail | antagonistic. winds. Santa himself, it was said, was Those who know the Shoreham, | fast asleep on a plush cushion, able to Corp. has been quite slumber in peace with the people of | Washington extending him their aid 80 unanimously, while the roar of a | three-bladed propellor took the place of the more conventional jingle bells. | | And besides, the plane’s crew said, | (See TOY DRIVE, Page A-2) PARLEY AROUSED Nation to Resent Outside Aggression Against Any American Republic. BACKGROUND— Following convening of the Buenos Aires Peace Conference several weeks ago and the address of Presi- dent Roosevelt warning war-minded powers against aggressions in the Western Hemisphere, the confer- ence settled down to harmonious deliberations. Secretary Hull sub- mitted the United States proposal for co-ordinating existing peace in- struments and developing neutrality policies. B} the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES, December 18—A declaration that Brazil will consider | any outside aggression against any | American republic “an unfriendly | act” electrified an inter-American Peace Conference committee today. The committee was debating a Cen- tral American project for a joint declaration of inter-American solidar- ity. It heard the Brazilian declara- tion from Oswaldo Aranha, the Bra- zilian Ambassador after the Argentine, Jose M. Cantilo, had opposed the solidarity declara- tion, which is worded more strongly than the consultative pact approved at plenary sessions of the conference. Under the Central American decla- ration, aggression by any outside na- tion would be an “offense” to all American republics. The convention for peace and the maintenance of security, approved in plenary session Jast week, provided only for consulta- ican republics is menaced by war, whether inside or outside the Western World. The Central American project also would declare the juridical equality of American nations, proscribe territorial conflicts, and condemn intervention or the collection of debts by force. A proposal to establish an American League of Nations appeared shelved today. A subcommittee, appointed after a bitter debate, recommended consideration be deferred until the Pan-American Conference in 1938 at Lima, Peru. In order to iron out differences over (See PARLEY, Page A-4) By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, December 18.—Dis- Park said the 65-year-old officer told him of stalking from house to house C-8 | through dark yards and streets, firing BY BRACL STAND to Washington, | tion in the event the peace of Amer- | Pittsburgh Policeman Admits Slaying of Five for “Revenge” SANTA GLALS DUE | BYPLANTONEHT Police Escort to Take Him' to Toy Ball at Shoreham. With all the honors that would be accorded a visiting monarch or states- man, Santa Claus himself will be re- ceived here tonight on his arrival by plane from the air castles of child- hood at the North Pole. | Scheduled to land at 10:30 p.m. at Washington-Hoover Airport Santa Claus will be welcomed at the Na- tion's Capital by Maj. Ernest W.| Brown, superintendent of the Metro- politan Police. | he hoped the ral Motors would nol ke, he said the attitude distinetly he said Chryslel factory. In order to stre en their hand i1 negotiating demands, Lewis said or ganizing efforts in the General Motor plants would be intensified. 211,000 on Rolls. Approximately 211,000 employes art on the General Motors rolls In the meantime McCabe and Johs Brophy, director of the C. I. O, ant planning to seek a conference witk Secretary of Labor Perkins and wit} Relief Administrator Hopkins. In the latter instance aid will be sought for strikers of the glass workers. On another front the C. I. O. cone tinued its vigorous attack on th United States Steel Corp. as its wits nesses continued to describe compan) domination of the employe repre. sentation plan in the plants of the Carnegie-lIilinois Corp., a subsidiary Resuming the stand as hea (See LABOR, Page A-4.) Py TRANSPORT PLANE MISSING IN WEST Pilot and Aide Aboard Craf Carrying Mail, Unreported Since Early Morning. BY the Associated Press. SPOKANE, Wash., December 18 —Northwest Airlines said today one Although Lewi. notice to Ge the rel A motorcycle squadron and sirens will escort Santa to the Shoreham Christmas toy ball, a part of the Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. toy cam- | paign to see that no child in the city {is forgotten this Christmas. Maj. nut with him in a car loaned for the event by Oscar Coolican, head of the Packard Washington Motor Car Co. At the ball Santa Claus has consented to be guest of honor." Santa Claus is making the trip in | & tri-motor, eight-passenger airliner, provided by American Airlines, Inc., with C. D. Young, pilot. Before his departure for Santa Claus’ home sta- tion, Young declared that advance weather reports are excellent and that he feels heavily the responsibility of getting the patron saint of Christ- mas to Washington punctually. All details of Santa Claus’ landing will be broadcast from the airport over Station WRC, beginning at 10:30 p.m., with Leo Everett of the National (See SANTA CLAUS, Page A-2) DIVORCE GRANTED Mrs. Georgina Kelly of District Wins Reno Decree. RENO, Nev., December 18 (#).— Mrs. Georgina Hicks Kelly was grant- ed a divorce today from Paul B. Kelly, both prominent socially in Washing- ton, D. C. Her complaint charged cruelty. They were married at Wash- ington December 29, 1926, and have two children, Elizabeth, 6, and Georgina, 3. | “Never at any time did he deny any of the killings,” Park said. “The man claimed he was being framed and felt that people were per- secuting him. So he decided to square accounts.” ‘Those killed last night were: Mrs. Laura Bacon, 53-year-old so- cizl worker. Mrs. Mary Vukelja, 49, mother of the 12-year-old girl. Milan Vukelja, 19, her son. “He wanted revenge on Mrs. Vuk- iBrown will ride up Connecticut ave- | of its transport ships carrying mail a pilot and co-pilot out of St. Pau had not reported since 3:19 am | Pacific time (6:19 a.m. Eastern stand. ard time). At that time it was neal Elk River, Idaho, several miles off it course. Roy Roos, traffic manager. saic | Pilot Joe: Livermore reported he wai | flying north-northwest at the time over heavily wooded and mountainou country. A. A. Haid, Roos said. wal co-pilot. There were no passengerg he said. The ship left Missoula at 12:50 a.m, Roos said. A. R. Mensing, division chief dis- patcher, said he “felt sure” the plan { had been forced down northwest of Elk River and the pilots had been un- able to reach a telephone. ORDERED ON DECK STOCKHOLM, December 18 (#).— A thousand passengers aboard tht Swedish-American liner Gripsholr were ordered to the decks and lifes boats were swung out during a fire al sea, it was learned today when th¢ Gripsholm reached Gothenburg from New York. The flames, which broke out in the third-class dining room as the linex neared Scotland, were extinguished by the crew. The ship was delayed only an hour. THE SANTA CLAUS : ROUTE Santa Claus is scheduled to arrive at the Washingion-Hoover Airport at 10:30 o'clock tonight on his flight here directly from his empire at the North Pole. He will be met by Maj. Brown, superintendent of police, and a motor cycle escort. Riding with Maj. Brown on his way to the Shoreham Hotel, where he will receive the key to the city from Commissioner Ha- zen, Santa Claus and the Christ- mas cavalcade will take the fol- lowing route: Across the Highway Bridge and up Fourteenth street to Pennsyl- vanian avenue, following the Ave- nue past the White House to Connecticut avenue. Up Connec- ticut avenue, around Dupont Cir- cle, and across the Taft Bridge to Calvert styeet and the Shoreham Hotel.