Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1936, Page 3

’ BODIES OF PILOTS, MAIL RECOVERED Victims of Plane Crash in Idaho Mountains Are Brought to Town. By the Associated Press. CALDER, Idaho, December 29.—The bodies of Pilots Joe Livermore and Arthur Haid, victims of a mail plane crash high in the Idaho mountains, reached the end of their tragic, snow- bound trail last night. Reseuers brought the dead fiyers and seven pouches of salvaged Christ- mas mail down from a mile-high mountainside where their Northwest Airlines plane cracked up 10 days ago. - Livermore's crushed watch, torn #rom his wrist by the grinding crash of the plane, fixed the time of the December 18 tragedy at 3:25 a.m., said Fred Cunningham, leader of the party of four which stumbled on the wreck- age imbedded in four feet of snow Baturda; y. Sought to Regain Beam. ‘The last radio report from the big plane was at 3:19 am. The pilots then thought they were getting back to their lost radio beam after flying north from Elk River, Idaho. A tiny gold cross lay on Haid's chest whken his body was found about 6 feet from the wreckage, Cunningham said. The trinket came from a pack- age which apparently was torn open by the impact. Near Haid's body was a baby's robe. Cunningham said it probably was one he was taking to his daughter, born at a Seattle hospital eight days before the crash. A. R. Mensing, division superin- tendent of the airline, said Mrs. Haid was “true blue” when finally informed of her husband's death. Doctors had ordered news of the tragedy withheld from the convalescing mother as long as hope remained for the pilots’ lives. Plans Not Complete. “She simply asked that Art’s body be sent to Seattle,” Mensing said, “and that is what we'll do. Her plans are not complete beyond that.” Members of the rescue expedition reported Livermore and Haid were thrown clear of their plane to appar- ent instant death. Cunmnghnm smd murh ot |he mm| ported on]v '1 n( thv M Dfluchea oh Christmas mail was retrieved, -— Shooting (Continued From First Page.) accused woman; Mrs. Mattie Downs Haddix and Buck Gabbard, a one- legged man, were the other three named in the hastily drawn warrants. Deputy Rice said Moore declared Mrs. Haddix had fired one of the shots, but other witnesses denied she had. All four refused to talk about the case. Gabbard, a son by a former mar- riage of Mrs. Wickline, was shot to death Christmas eve. Shepherd, a | cripple, was accused of murder and | his brother, Noah Shepherd, of being AN accessory. Shouse, shot in the chest, was said at the hospital to be suffering from a pierced lung, but was expected to Trecover unless pneumonia set in. He is married and has three children. Noble was taken home after a bullet had been removed from his leg. Moore, 82-year-old former miner, said his knee eap was bruised by the bullet that went through his hat which he had hung on his knee. — FO! . PERSTAN CAT—Owner may have same by ving and calling Adams 142 PUPPY—Mixed cnllle<pohca _male_ large, about 8 months old. A and Fessenden _st. msconsm 3074 RACELET—OId_old_s hursday. Reward. T: t. n.w. _Phone North 51 COA’ wntown. G st.. Saturda: Phone National R4 POODLE—White. with dark r and left hip: strayed from . Reward. ' Lincoln 1375, _ FOXHOUNDS _Two. black and tan; . male. one female: strayed from Joe Tul ner's Arena, 14th and W st. n.W. Phone North 4122 FOX TERRIER. 6 months old, femal ward. Lost vicinity Georgia ave. Vnhouw st. _Phone Randolph 4. Yaentineation cards, ward. 3001 Prank POCKETBOOK contalning rings. wedding ring of sentimental va derly_lady. _Reward. _Emerson i ETBOOK—Gray lizard. _containing and other articles: F st. between S T R d.. Arlington. v. 308 "1 wide RING. 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Asso- glation will be held at the office of the ssociation. 300 Penneylvania ave. radhy, Jandare 5, urs of 2 and 7 o'clock p ion of officers and direc e s year and for the trans ‘ot “suich Business a3 may proverly come befors. 1he CHARLES H. KINDLE one other lhlg . 91 EEETEE -; ol WE WILL SELL AT mmow ¥ THURSDAY, January 7 1036, i 10 am.. for repairs motor No. IANGLE ERT Al ING SERVICE Al Eounts cost Amalvals e yguontaly.” Call ACCOUNTANT ‘TRIPS MOVING gm, T Prequent !flll other l'! cities. 1 able Serv) kn !lnu 1 iz lone_Decatur 2500. hrlm %fifigfi%fifi%m REPRODUCTIONS OF ALL B repratiace nfl"u"u' 'y'-u' '-""" Photo illustrating how steep was the ravine in which a United Airlines plane crashed near Burbank, Calif., carrying eight men and four women to their deaths. D. C, Sheared of its wings, the ship plunged on, fell into the narrow ravine and was ACCORD SOUGHT ON NEW COAL BILL Leading Bituminous Pro- ducers Gather in White Sulphur Springs. By the Associated Press. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va., December 20.—The Nation's lead- ing soft coal producers sought an ac- cord today on a new law for control of the industry. Factions which supported the orig- inal Guffey coal control act, outlawed last May by the Supreme Court, and factions which opposed it were both represented. Introduction of & new law aimed at keeping up miners’ wages by keeping up coal prices appears assured at the coming session of Congress. Senator Guffey, Democrat, of Pennsylvania, author of the original act, pledged & new law throughout the presidential campaign. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, said re- House and Senate shortly after they convene. The operators were split into two warring factions during debate on the first bill. With a few exceptions, Southern operators opposed it, saying price regulation should be left to sale agencies. Northern producers gen- erally favored Federal regulation. Leaders of both groups were on | hand when today's conference start- ed. They faced not only the prob- lem of whether to present a united front in favor of legislation but also what type of legislation the whole industry could agree to. The United Mine Workers are known to be willing to allow the in- dustry to write the bill's marketing provisions. They also are known to have pledged full support to those provisions—the heart of the legisia- tion—if they are assured prices and wages will be kept up. Neither the miners nor the National Bituminous Coal Commission was rep- resented at the conference, although each has been working on new legis- lation. Marriage License Record. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio #).— Probate Judge B. O. Bistline hung out a “business as usual” sign Saturday while other Wood County offices were losed. Then he set a record for activity. He issued 45 marriage licenses to Michigan and Ohio couples, & new top for a single day. Gets $507,273 From P. W. A. RICHMOND, Va., December 29 (#). —Sheridan Gormnn. acting State P. W. A director, said yesterday the Virginia State College for Negroes would receive a combined loan and grant of $507,273 from the P. W: A. for the erection of three bulldings to replace a 50-year-old structure and add modern facilities. The loan will “ o |be $279,000 and the grant $228,273, both of which will be used for an administration building, a science hall and a library building. No o or kind of light will enable you to see comfort- ably if you are suffering from eyestrain. The only remedy is correctly made glasses. 608 13th N.W. Between F and G N.W, cently the new bill would be before | Berlin 10cm|nued Pmm P'lmt Page) vised of every step of the negotiations. A private wire connected his country | home at Wurttemberg with the for- eign office here. Conincidentally, the Hamburg offi- ces of the Portuguese-Olderburg Ship- ping Co., owners of the Palos, insisted | emphatically there was no contra- band on the vessel. They said the ship would go first | to Portugal and then to Morocco | form Bilbao. Hitler Stalls for Time. At the time of the Palos’ reported | release diplomats in Berlin believed | Adolf Hitler was playing for time in | the Spanish crisis, determined to give | insurgent Fascists another chance to | | capture Madrid before he promises Eu- | rope to withdraw aid. The Reichsfuehrer cut short his Christmas holiday at his beloved Win- ter home in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, to return to the capital. Officially he was said to have re- | turned to attend the funeral of Gen. Hans von Seeckt, but it was thought undoubtedly interviews with Joachim von Ribbentrop, Ambassador to Lon- | don, and Gen. Wilhelm Faupel, Nazi | Charge d'Affaires to Spain, were on | his schedule. Diplomats most concerned in the latest Franco-British demand for non- intervention have concluded they must wait a considerable time for Hmen answer. Der Fuehrer, they believed, would not make known his decision, at least until the result of Gen. Francisco Franko's present insurgent drive on Madrid is known. May Consult With 11 Duce. Hitler's main play was sald to be for time in which to consult with Premier Mussolini of Italy before he decides to halt volunteer aid to Franco or grant his request for more men. ‘The foreign office, meanwhile, launched a campaign to smother stories circulating that Germany's aim in Spain was imperialistic. Diplomatic writers, taking their cue from the foreign office, said the Span- ish problem was not one of prestige, colonies or economics, “but a question of bolshevism.” Germany's interest in Spain, the for- eign office said through the Deutsche Diplomatisch Korrespondenz, “is and was merely directed toward seeing that Spain’s independence and possessions remained preserved in any case and shape—hence, that Spanish territory does not become another sallyport for the Third Internationale.” LONDON PLANS BLOCKADE. Would Use Warships of Non-Inter- ventional Powers, LONDON, December 29 (#)—Great Britain worked out details today of a tentative plan forcibly to isolate the Spanish civil war while it awaited German reaction to a demand that Nazi aid to the insurgents be halted. Through use of warships of non- interventionist powers now in Spanish waters to establish jointly a “mild” blockade, supporters of the scheme hoped it would prevent a repetition of AMERICA'S GREATEST SHIPS Offer Low Fares for Fine A;eommodamns to EUROPE MANHATTAN JAN. 5t To irslend, England, Prance, Garmony WASHINGTON - 'JAN. 13 MANHATTAN - JAN.27 The Pres. Harding and Pres. Roosevelt sail pn alternate Wodnufin. l;plynnwhul Travel Agem such potentially dangerous incidents as the seizure of the freighter Palos at Bilbao. The internment of the German steamer by the Socialist government was felt to be one of the considerations | delaying Adolf Hitler's response to the demand he stop Nazi volunteers from alding Spanish Fascists. Papers Denied Yacht, ‘While working out the plan to pa- trol the coast of Spain, the govern- ment nipped one plan to aid the Span- ish Socialist government at the source. The Board of Trade refused to grant papers to the Earl of Kinnoull so his yacht could sail with food and supplies for the Socialists. Unless the vessel were drydocked for an official survey, the Board of Trade ordered, no loadline certificate could be granted enabling the pleasure craft to | carry cargo. The British blockade plan would work through a patrol made of war- ships of England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Russia, and would replace all other neutrality efforts. FRANCE DEMANDS ACTION. Foreign Office Will Accept No “Stall- ing” by Hitler, PARIS, December 29 (#).—The Council of Ministers was called today | to consider French action in the face of what was believed would be an | evasive answer to Franco-British de- mands for non-intervention in Spain. Sources close to the foreign office said the first reaction in Fascist capi- tals to the warning to stop volun- teers from aiding the Spanish in- surgents was “scarcely encouraging.” Foreign office- officials had said no “stalling” by Chancellor Adolf Hitler on their demand would be accepted. France and England, they said, would consult on “necessary” steps to assure German neutrality in the civil war if an answer to their note of Sunday was not forthcoming “in a very few days.” The belief was current Germany's answer likely would evade the issue by demanding guarantees Russia withdraw support from the Spanish Socialist government before FPascist nations could promise to withdraw their helping hand from the insur- gents. LECTURER’S. WIFE DIES Mrs. Williams Was Wife of For- mer College Head. CORAL GABLES, Fla., December 29 (A).—Mrs. Mary H. Williams, 61, wife of Dr. George C. Williams, for- mer president of Ithaca College at Ithaca, N. Y., died yesterday after a short iliness. She and her husband, a lecturer, had lived here six years. Other sur- vivors are a stepson, Harold R. Wil- liams of Cleveland, a stepson, and & stepdaughter, Mrs. Henry Schauffier of Alexandria, Va. wostokes the sh smashed against trees. Planes (Continued From First Page.) their own way to safety without bur- | dening the already overworked official rescue party. Two inspectors of the Federal De- partment of Commerce reached the wrecked airplane yesterday to start in- vestigation. United Air Lines officials said they would make their own in- quiry. Coroner Frank Nance of Los An- geles County said he would decide whether to hold an inquest after he finished his investigation. The érash occurred scarcely 25 miles from the heart of Los Angeles. Ob- servers said that had pilot Edwin Blom cleared the ridge on which his airplane shattered he could have glided safely into Union Airport, seven minutes fly- ing time away. Death apparently came instantly for the 12 persons. The pilot's body was half out of the crumpled control cabin. The bodies of the stewardess standing in the transport’s wash room. Scott Massey of Beverly Hills, one of the ground searchers, declared: instantly. Most of the bodies were piled up in the front of the plane— as if they had been flying along with thought of danger.” The wreckage was sighted from the air at about 10 o’clock yesterday morn- ing. It required six hours for ground searchers to reach it and bring out the word that all aboard were dead. The mountains in which the trans- port fell range up to about 3,500 feet in height. There is a stand of oak where the crash occurred, but mostly | the vegetation is scrubby. From the | broad highways winding through the hills the terrain does not appear dangerous, but actually there are steep New Year's Eve Reservations now being accepted for a gay carnival celebration in the Mayflower l.oungo 4+ SUPPER <+ ENTERTAINMENT 3z FAVORS 3t SIDNEY'S MUSIC $6 per person, includes tax Call DI strict 3000 oHotel Mayflower and a woman passenger were found ' “They look as if they had all died ! their safety belts unfastened and no | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 193 Rescuers are shown working to remove bodies after they had climbed for miles through mud and brush. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. cliffs and treacherous box canyons. There are no residents in the vicinity. ‘The fuselage lay in a narrow canyon and the wings of the twin-motored Boeing on top of a ridge, causing offi- cials to theorize that Blom suddenly {lost his bearings and was attempting | | to turn back to the emergency field at Saugus. Bits of twisted metal led | in a northeasterly direction toward | Saugus. Most of the passengers were re- turning from holiday trips. A Christmas wreath was found hang- ing over a plane door. {ABDUCTION OF ENVOY” SON PROBED BY POLICE| Almedo Alfaro XKidnaped and Robbed of $20 Christmas Night, | Authorities Told. Detectives today were still investi- | gating the abduction and robbery | Christmas night of Almedo Alfaro, | 15-year-old son of the Ecuadorean Minister, Senor Colon Eloy Alfaro. Three men, who, police were told, | forced the boy into an automobile, | made him smoke a cigarette he sus- | pected of being drugged and robbed him of $20 after driving him around | for five hours, are being sought. ‘The money was given to Almedo by his father for a Christmas present. ‘The boy said he also was robbed of a tie clasp. MEXICO PREPARES (REVOLT PROBLEMS TROTZKY'S HAVEN Government May Send to Remote Section as Mat- ter of Safety. BY the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 20.—The Mexican government was reported to- day planning to confine Leon Trotzky to & remote, isolated haven, The exiled revolutionary leader is on his way to refuge here after what Diego Rivera, mural painter and Trotzky disciple, charged was “illegal deportation” from Norway. Reports which could not be verified said the government might ship the once-powerful leader in Soviet Russia to distant Villa Hermosa, in the State of Tabasco, to safeguard him from elements hostile to his presence in Mexico. The date and place of his arrival was guarded by complete government secrecy, attributed to fear several aroused labor factions might demon- strate against the man banished from Russia nine years ago and s world wanderer since then. Rivera, indignant and implying his information came from Trotzky’'s Nor- wegian lawyer, accused Oslo officials of ejecting the revolutionist illegally and “in the most indecent and flith- iest manner possible.” ‘Trotzky and his wife, the artist de- clared, were taken from their home about midnight, December 19, under heavy guard and placed incommuni- cado aboard the Norwegian tanker Ruth, Rivera maintained Trotzky was ex- pelled because of pressure exerted on the Norwegian government by his enemies in Russia and by capitalists. . D. C. Dentists Honored. Three Washington dentists—Drs. Sterling V. Mead, Willard C. Camalier and W. M. Simkins—have been elected honorary members of the Interna- tional Academy of Edontology at Buenos Aires, it was announced today by Dr. F. M. Dimas Aruti, foreign representative of the organization. The appointments took place at a Racquet Club dinner recently, Rehearsal Is Canceled. The rehearsal of the Washington Choral Society, which had been scheduled for tonight, has been can- i celed, it was announced today. The | Christmas program presented by the | society at Epiphany Church will not | be repeated. Rehearsals on the Showrooms open until 10 every night. DELAY CHIANG TRIP Nanking Dictator Not to Go to Brother’s Funeral Until Wednesday, By the Associated Press. NANKING, December 29.—General- issimo Chiang Kai-shek postponed de- parture for his elder brother’s funeral today until pressing problems arising from Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang’s rebellion have been settled. ‘The premier was not expected to de- part for his birthplace of Fenghua, Chekiang Province, until Wednesday, after “certain important decisions fac- ing the government have been made.” It was believed the rebel marshal's fate would be settled before the gen- eralissimo leaves to attend the services for Chiang Hsi-hou, who died at Fenghua suddenly at the age of 63. May Be Sent Abroad. ‘The belief was growing that Chang, who was detained at the residence of Chiang's brother-in-law, Dr. T. V. Soong, would be sent abroad for an in- definite period. The army of Northwest China which he led in revolt to kidnap the premier was expected to remain intact under the command of the former Man- churian leader, Gen. Wang Shu- chang, vice chairman of the Nanking Military Advisory Council. Gen. Wang, as an ardent follower of the late “Elder Marshal” Chang Tso-lin, father of the rebellious “Young Marshal” Chang Hsueh-liang, holds the respect of the former Manchurian forces which the “young marshal” led into the Northwest after Japanese ex- pelled him from Manchukuo, Resignation Rejected, Chiang, in view of the refleetion he felt the Sianfu revolt cast on his au- thority and position, offered his ' resig- nation from “all incumbent and eon- current posts” to the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang (Na- tionalist party). ‘The resignation was promptly re- Jjected in the highest vote of confidence possible under the Chinese govern- mental set-up, The action was taken to indicate Chiang's recommendations for lenienc toward the penitent and self-surren- dered Chang and settlement of the re- volt would be accepted by the govern- ment. o Mussey Tent to Celebrate. ‘The Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent. Brahms “Requiem” will begin Janu- | Year | ary 5 at the Central High School. 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