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BOMB AT CALLES HOME ‘HARMLESS Police Seek Motive for Crude Attempt to Kil! Ex- President. By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 2.—A beer bottle “bomb” found at the home of former President Plutarco Elias Calles of Mexico was filled loosely with black blasting powder, but would not have exploded and probably would have done no serious damage if it had, police and explosives eXperts said today. Police had been unable to estab- lish a motive for what they believed may have been a crude attempt on Calles’ life. Detective Capt. Harry J. Kelley said his men had been un- successful in attempts to interview Calles. Chief of Police George Sears re- ported experts who examined the powder said an electrical cap would have been necessary to explode it. An unidentified man was sought by detectives. They said they had his fingerprints, and fingerprints were found on the bottle. " Baulio Estrada, chauffeur-guard of the Calles household. reported he found the bottle, fuse burning, 20 feet from the front of the house last night, just after seeing a man flee from the grounds. He said he snatched the fuse out and pursued the man into nearby Bal- boa Park, but lost him. At the time, Calles, relatives and guests were in the house playing cards. Calles was exiled from Mexico by order of President Cardenas in April, 1936. He has described the present Mexican regime as communistic. In a recent interview, the erstwhile “strong man” of Mexico said here his native land was on the verge of revo- lution. His exile, he said, was an ag- | gravating factor in the situation. Police guards were placed about his home after the bottle was found. WOMAN SOUGHT B » Staff Correspondent of The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., January 2. —Missing from her hcme here for a week, Mrs. Elsie Hawkins, 26, the mother of three children, was sought by local and Washington police today at the request of hér mother, Mrs. May Hayhoe, who has been ill since her daughter’'s disappearance. The missing woman, estranged wife of a Washington cab driver, was de- spondent when she left home, 3961 Rainier avenue, where she lived with her mother, relatives said. Mrs. Haw- kins was described as 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 95 pounds, with blue eyes and light brown hair. Her three children range from 4 to 8 years old. Members of the family #aid she had been working in a Wash-~ ington store during the pre-Christmas shopping rush. CE_DOG__small. POLI Owner_call Emerson_5027. SUM OF MONEY. Georgetown _section January 1. Owner can obtain same by oper identification an¢ by paying for ad__Emerson 7485 LOST. « BLACK LEATH [ER CASE. containing insulin instruments: lost in Capitol Theater. New Year eve. _Jacks . _Reward. RACELET. flexible. black onyx: lost New e ve probably at Corinthian Yacht alued for sentimental reasons. Re- Finder please return to Mrs. Ben- Jamin C. Tavlor. 1616 K. st. n.w. CAT. white and black. neuter. bob- Sisappeated December 18, Reward: Calvert st. n.w__Adams 34Kz, DIAMOND BRACELET. a'!l platinum. con- taining 40 diamonds. weight approximate- 1y 4': carats: between Oxford st. Ch. Ch.: 14th and Decatur sts. 32nd st and Cathedral ave. and Woodmont Country Club. New Year eve. Reward. Youne & Simon. Mr. Cumberland. Woodward Bldg. 15th and H sts. n.w. ARRING. large sapphire and 17 small diamonis set in platinum. about November 25 vicinity of Conn. ave. and Que st. or 400 block 10th st. Rewsrd. $50. Notify Nichols Co _Woodward Bidg. Met. 0316 ENGLISH SETTER. white. with black and tan snots: answers to name of ‘“Spike.” Reward._Adams 5804 EVENING BAG. woman' ing_spectacles: 'vicinity an st. Reward black. contain- 00 ‘biock Rod- Mrs. Sickler. Emerson and pencil set. Schaeffer. n Wt!!:;,lnn 1000 F st R SCARI akins— Jan. 1 somewhere in n.w. section. Reward. De- ar_experimental sta- . University: litle girl heart- Communicate with Mrs. W. WATCH— diamonds: ing. ward. F. o€ WILL PARTY who foind lady's amethyst ring on January 1937, please turn and receive a reward? Phone Cle 5 WRIST WATCH. fewels. Swiss. round. case No. : 1. sterling ‘flexible bracelet.” leather s protector: lost Vi, White_ House. _Reward, _Col._1454-M. ¢ Kz et. Fla. and Kalor Miss_Denton. Decatur_5391. REWARD $75. Return of yellow zold vanity case. rounded t0p. with diamond figure on face. emerald clasp, to Nichol 326 ‘Woodwar SPECIAL NOTICES. BTEPHENSON — WANTED. HEIRS _OF Thomas Stephenson. born about 1876. P._O. Box 147 Chicaeo. __ ____* THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE- holders of the Eartern Building & Loan Association of Washington. D. C.. for the election of directors and for the transac tion of such other business as may legally come before the meeting. will be held at the office of the association. Pennsylvi ave._and Fourth (4th) st. x.c.. Washingto ). C.. Wednesday. February 3. 1937. at 7 o'clock p.m. “Polls for the purpose of bal- loting for directors will be open between the hours of 2 o'clock p.m. and 7 o'clock M the “same day. R. EDWARD EARLY. Secretary. Lo THE 'UAL MEETING OPF THE STOCK- holders of ‘the American Building Asso- ciation will be held at the office of the association. 300 Pennsylvania ave. s.e.. on Thursday, ‘January 7. 1937. betw hours of 2 ' THE ANNUAL MEETING O STOCK- HOLDERS OF THE HCME BUILDING AESOCIATION will be held at the office of the Association. Pa. Ave. N.W. on “Tu E . 1937, at o'clock jection of officers and di- and for the er business as may broverly come before the meeting. JAMES M. WOODWARD. e Secretary. Rev_ Nellie 10th ST. Atlantic 3974. Meetings Tues. at 2 p.m Thurs. st 8 o.m. Readings dally 1 to %. NOTICE—ALL WHO DES! ,la and the CAPITAL he new book entitled Y ma; GRESSIONAL LIBRARY O] CHURCH LIBRARY at 5th and -For rent or R MEMORIAL P sts. D.W. INVALID ROLLING CHATRS— sale: new and used: all styles, all sizes; re- duced prices. STATES STORAGE CO., 418 10th st. n.w. ME. 1844, DAILY TRIPS MOVING trom Balto.. uentblflw to Holmes. 420 one_Decatur_2500. LONG-DISTANCE MOVING. ol "R Al 1 g e . _Padded vans. 1317 N. Y _ Ave. PLAINFIELD ORCHARD. OPEN ALL g out Ga ave. ex- Sand: g. Md. tended to Glenmont. rieht § mi: W. W M. REPRODUCTIONS OF ALL KINDS! Our modern planograph process enables us to reproduce perfectly all maps books for- elen languase matier etc Hapid sMelent service iusnn Reprints extra copy work a specialty. us to estimate on your next fob! 5 Columbia Planograph Co. 5L 8. NE. Matropolitan «s0s '.gtandard THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO Mellon Art Gift Offer Includes “Alba Madonna” D. C, OTHER PRICELESS WORKS AND BUILDINGS INCLUDED IN PROPOSAL. secretary. The text of the correspondence between Andrew W. Mellon and | President Roosevelt regarding | Mellon’s gift to the Government of his art collection and of a gal- lery in which to house it appears below. December 22, 1936, My Dear Mr. Roosevelt: Over a period of many years, I have been acquiring important and rare paintings and sculpture with the idea that ultimately they would become the property of the people of the United States and be made available to them in a na- tional art gallery to be maintained in the city of Washington for the purpose of encouraging and de- veloping a study of the fine arts. I have within the last few years transferred these paintings and sculpture to trustees with respon- sibility for carrying out this pur- pose and have given them full power and authority to deed these works of art to a national gallery if and when such an institution shall assume and be prepared to carry out the purpose intended. In addition, I have given to the trus- tees securities ample to erect a gallery building of sufficient size to house these works of art and to permit the indefinite growth of the collection under a conserva- tive policy regulating acquisitions. Such a gallery would be for the use and benefit of the general pub- lic; and it is my hope that it may attract gifts from other citizens who may in the future desire to contribute works of art of the high- est quality to form a great na- tional collection. In connection, therefore, with the intended gift I shall stipulate that the proposed building shall not bear my name, but shall be known as The National Art Gallery, or by such other name as may appropriately identify it as a gallery of art of the National Government. In order to carry out this pur- pose, and with the approval of the other trustees, I wish to propose a plan to give the art collection which I have brought together, to the Smithsonian Institution or to the United States Government for the benefit of the people of this country, and also to erect or cause to be erected on public land a suit- able building for such a national gallery of art, the design and ma- terials of which shall be subject to the approval of the Fine Arts Com- mission. Mr. John Russell Pope of New York has been employed as architect to study this project and will furnish designs for such a building. Mellon Cites Importance of Proper Location. ‘The location of such a gallery is a matter that must be given most careful consideration. It should not only be readily accessible to those wishing to visit the gallery, but should also be located at a point with sufficient surrounding property under control of public authorities to protect it from un- desirable encroachments. In my own opinion and that of others who are familiar with the general plan of Washington, it would seem that a site on the Mall would most nearly meet these requirements; and the designation of a definite site, therefore, for the building on public land will be incorporated in the offer of the gift to the Gov- ernment. In addition to the gift of the art collection and s building in which it and similar collections may be housed and displayed, I plan also to establish an endowment fund for the proposed gallery, the income from which shall be used to pay the annual salaries of a director, assistant director, secretary and curators of ‘the gallery, and for possible future art acquisitions. The upkeep of the building and other administrative expenses and cost of operation would be pro- vided in appropriations to be made by Congress, as for the ovher units of the Smithsonian Institution. The orderly and efficlent ad- ministration of the proposed gallery and its policy respecting acquisitions are both imperative considerations affecting the estab- lishment of such a gallery. by a competent and separate board of trustees acting for it as a unit of the Smithsonian Institution and that they be empowered to make by-laws and regulations governing its operations. It is of the greatest importance that future acquisitions of works of art, whether by gift or purchase, shall be limited to objects of the highest standard of quality, so that the collections to be housed in the proposed building shall not:- be marred by the introduction of that is not the best of its I have tried to adhere to in the collection Raphael’s celebrated “Alba Madonna,” for which Andrew W. Mellon paid $1,166,400 at a “bargain sale” of the Russian hermitage collection and which is one of the scores of priceless works of art presented to the Nation by the former Treasury l I VZ P22 /077 7 2y 2 Map shows proposed site of the National Gallery of Art, which Mellon has offered to erect at a cost of between $8,000,000 and $9,000,000 on the Mall. The building would be constructed between Fourth and Seventh streets, fronting on Constitution avenue. Sizth street, between Constitution and Independence ave- nues would be closed. The tract between Third and Fourth streets would be reserved for future extensions. On part of the site is the foundation of the Victory Memorial Auditorium, which would be abandoned. have made. That collection is rep- resentative of most of the great masters of Western Europe and in- cludes outstanding works of art which I acquired from the Her- mitage Gallery in Russia. It also contains Renaissance sculptures, including most of those formerly in the Dreyfuss collection in Paris; and there is, in addition, a large assemblage of American portraits from the Clarke and other collec- tions, which would be suitable for a national portrait gallery. Points to Necessity Of Emphasizing Quality. By reason of the rarity and im- portance of these works of art, the general character of the collection is such that it will furnish the hucleus of a great national collec- tion and will give our country at once a national gallery that will rank with the other great galleries of the world. In making the col- lection I have placed emphasis on quality rather than quantity; and the terms under which the gift would be made are intended solely for the purpose of safeguarding the collection and insuring efficient management, so that the highest standard of quality will always be maintained in the art to be dis- played in the gallery. If this plan meets with your ap- proval I will submit a formal offer of gift stating specifically the terms thereof and the erection of the building may proceed immediately upon the acceptance of such offer and the passage of necessary legis- lation by Congress. Appropriate in- struments of conveyance and gift will then be executed. Sincerely yours, (Signed) A. W. MELLON. PRESIDENT EXPRESSES DELIGHT. My dear Mr. Mellon: ‘When my uncle handed me your letter of December 22, I was not only completely taken by surprise, but was delighted by your very wonderful offer to the people of the United States. ‘This was especially so because for many years I have felt the need for a national gallery of art in the Capital. Your proposed gift does more than furnish what you call a “nucleus,” because I am confident that the collections you have been making are of the first importance and will place the .Nation well up in the first renk. Furthermore, your offer of an adequate building and an endow- ment fund means permanence in this changing world. Because the formal offer calls for specific statement of the terms and will have to be worked out before any request is made by me to the Congress for the necezssary legislation, may I suggest that you, or whoever you may care to desig- nate, should come to see-me some afternoon this week? Also, I think that we should dis- cuss the formal announcement and the terms of it. With my renewed appreciation of your letter, believe me, Very sincerely yours, (Signed.) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. FORMAL OFFER MADE. December 31, 1936. My Dear Mr. President: I wish to thank you for your kind letter of December 26 and greatly appreciate the interest you have shown in my plan for the esteblishment of a national gal- lery of art at Washington. For the purpose of carrying this plan into effect, I hereby offer to give the art collection, which I have brought together, to the Smithsonian Institution or to the United States Government for the benefit of the people of the United States and to construct a suitable building in which to exhibit this collection and other works of art of like quality which other citizens of which conditions are in for the eficient management of the gallery and for safeguarding forever have access, subject only to reasonable regulations to be from time to time established. Second. The gallery to be erect- ed will be of suitable design and ample capacity, the plans of which are being studied by Mr. John Rus- sell Pope of New York, who has been employed as architect, and will furnish designs for the build- ing. Such designs and the ma- terials of the building are to be subject to the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts. The scope and plan of the building as at present developed by Mr. Pope will call for an estimated expendi- ture of $8,000,000 to $9,000,000. North Side of Mall Designated Location. Third. The location of the build- ing shall be on a site to be set aside by Congress, on the north side of the Mall (and in con- formity with the plan thereof), be- tween Fourth and Seventh streets northwest, with frontage on Con- stitution avenue, in the District of Columbia. In connection with the setting aside of the site for the building, it is to be provided that part of Sixth street shall be closed, from Constitution avenue to Inde- pendence avenue, and that the Mall building space, on the north between Third and Fourth streets northwest, shall be reserved for luture extensions of the National Gallery of Art. The plans for the rearrangement of the street are to be subject to the approval of the National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commiseion. Fourth. The regents of the Smithsonian Institution shall be authorized by Congress to erect, cause to be erected or grant per- mission for the erection of the gallery building on the site here- inbefore mentioned, and to accept on behalf of the Government and the people of the United States from the donor trustees, under the terms and conditions herein pro- vided, the gallery building as well as the art collection hereby offered to be given. Fifth. The upkeep of the gallery building and other administrative expenses and costs of operation and functioning of the gallery for the public purpose for which it is designed shall be provided for an- nually in appropriations to be made by Congress, as for the other units of the Smithsonian Institu-' tion. Sixth. It shall be provided that the gallery and its property shall be controlled and its affairs man- aged by a competent, self-perpetu- ating board of nine trustees, of whom five shall be named origi- nally by the donor, with the ap- proval of the regents of the Smith- sonian Institution, the remaining members of the board to be ex officio members and shall be the Vice President of the United Sates, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Treasury and the secre- tary of the Smithsonian Institu- tion, or such other governmental officials as may be agreed upon. ‘The board shall act for the Smith- sonian Institution as one of its units, but shall be empowered to make by-laws and regulations gov- erning the organization and oper- ation of the gallery. The by-laws and regulations to be adopted by the Board of Trustees shall have the approval of the donor, and, among other things, shall provide for the employment of a director, an assistant director, a secretary and curators of the gallery, their qualifications and responsibilities. Such officers shall be appointed originally only upon the approval of the donor. Seventh. The Board of Trus- tees shall be authorized and em- powered to accept, receive, hold and administer gifts, devises or be- Quests of any real or personal property, except as Congress may hereafter specifically impose, either absolutely'or in trust, for the bene- fit of or in connection with the gallery, its collections or its fune- tlons, and the board shall have the power to prescribe by rules and regulations, or otherwise, the terms and conditions upon which .such property may be acquired or re- ceived by the gallery. Sets Forth Provisions To Govern Acquisitions. Eighth. The Board of Trustees Text of Correspondence Between President and Mellon Former Cabinet Member Designates Location of Proposed Gallery on North Side of Mall—Insists All Acquisitions Be of Highest Standard. conditions and rules governing the acceptance of objects of art. Ninth. If this offer has your approval and that of the regents of the Smithsonian Institution, it is stipulated that the erection of the building will proceed immediately upon the acceptance of the offer and the passage of the necessary legislation by Congress. Instru- ments of conveyance and gift will be executed upon these happenings. On completion of the building, it shall be turned over to the proper governmental authorities with the collection of paintings and sculp- tures hereby offered, to be adminis- tered by the above-mentioned board of trustees. In addition to the gift of the art collection and a building in which it and similar collections may be housed and displayed, I further propose to establish an endowment fund for the gallery, the income from which shall be used to pay the annual salaries of & director, assistant director, a secretary and a curator of the gal- lery, and for future art acquisi- tions, but not for the upkeep of the building and other administratve expenses and salaries, which I have hereinbefore stipulated shall be provided in appropriations to be made by Congress. The amount of such endowment fund and the terms and conditions governing its operation will be subject to further consideration and will be stated in the instrument creating the fund. The exact form of these gifts, and the details for carrying them into execution, are questions that can be agreed upon by counsel representing the Smithsonian In- stitution or the Government and myself. Very sincerely yours, (Bigned) A. W. MELLON. WILL INFORM CONGRESS. January 1, 1937. My dear Mr. Mellon: The outline of the terms and conditions under which the pro- posed National Gallery of Art is to be erected and maintained is admirably set forth in the letter you handed to me at our confer- ence yesterday. In accordance with our under- standing, I am referring the cor- respondence to the Attorney Gen- eral and the appropriate repre- sentatives of the Smithsonian In- stitution. They will be able, I am sure, to work out, in conference with you, the details of this fine project and prepare the necessary papers, in- cluding a draft of enabling leg- islation. I shall be happy to submit the matter, with a favorable recom- mendation, to the Congress at the first opportunity. Very sincerely yours, (Signed) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Art Gallery (Continued From First Page.) empowered to accept other gifts for the gallery. 8. That only works of art of “a similar high standard of quality to those of the pyesent collection” be accepted. 9. That construction of the gallery be started immediately on passage of necessary legislation by Congress. Endowment Fund Offered. Mellon advised the President he will set up an endowment fund to pay annual salaries of a director, an assistant director, a secretary and & curator, as well as to defray cost of future acquisitions of art. Other ex- penses incident to running the gallery are to be paid by the Federal Gov- ernment. President Roosevelt told Mellon he * dispatch from Pittsburgh, Lord Joseph JANUARY 3, 1937—PART ONE. OUSTER IS DEFIED BY WOMAN MAYOR Takes Stand Behind Armed Guards in Daytona Beach Fight. B) the Associated Press. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 2.—The matron Mayor of Daytona Beach, deflant in the face of & gu- bernatorial ouster, stood her ground behind heavily- d guards today while the man designated to re- place her hurled charges of “fascism” at her administration. “I shall hold this office until & competent court orders me out,” an- nounced comely Mrs. Irene Armstrong, middle-aged housewife who obtained a temporary injunction against en- forcement of the ouster ordered by Gov. Dave Shoitz. “I certainly am not legally out now.” Measures Are Guarded. Harry Wilcox, designated by Sholtz to succeed Mrs. Armstrong, declined to disclose measures planned by him and five fellow appointees to gain the municipal offices kept from them by a Circuit Court injunction. “I'm not telling anbody what I'm | going to do,” Wilcox said. “We're going to fight. We're going to use every legal means to get around this illegal business. “The trouble is we don’t have Demo- cratic government in this town; we have fascism.” Arguments Monday. Judge Herbert Frederick will hear arguments Monday on the temporary injunction granted the Armstrong ad- ministration, which the Governor charged with exceeding expenditures, | incompetency and “lack of sound judgment.” Mrs. Armstrong has been Mayor less than a month, succeeding her hus- band, who resigned because he ex- pected to be removed. Armstrong and his son are among a number | of city officials under charges of ap-/ propriating public property to their personal use. | Sholtz is a resident of Daytona | Beach. His term as Governor ex- pires next Tuesday. At Tallahas-| see, the capital, he was reported out of town and could not be reached.| is referring the correspondence to At- torney General Cummings and to rep- | resentatives of the Smithsonian In- | stitution, so they can work out, in conference with Mellon, all details of | “this fine project” and prepare neces- sary papers and a draft of proposed legislation. “I shall be happy to submit the! matter, with a favorable recommenda- | tion, to the Congress at the first op- portunity,” the President wrote. In reply to Mellon’s first letter, pro- | posing the gift, Mr. Roosevelt said he | was ‘“completely taken by surprise” and was “delighted by your very won- | derful offer to the people of the United States.” He said he had long | felt the need for a great national gallery of art in Washington. First Letter to Delano. Mellon had announced some time ago his intention of giving his art| works to the Nation. He has had| several discussions with park officials over a possible site for a gallery. The initial letter to the President was | taken to the White House by Frederic | A. Delano, chairman of the National Capital Park and Planning Com- mission. In this letter, Mellon pointed out he has been acquiring “important and rare paintings and sculpture” for many years with a view to forming a | nucleus for & national art gallery in Washington. “Such a gallery,” he said, “would be for the use and benefit of the general public, and it is my hope that it may attract gifts from other citizens who may in the future desire to contribute works of art of the highest quality to form a great national collection.” He said he wished to restrict the gallery to art that is “the best of its | “I have tried to adhere to this standard in the collection I have | made,” he wrote. “That collection is | representative of most of the great masters of Western Europe and in-| cludes outstanding works of art which I acquired from the Hermitage Gallery in Russia. It also contains Renais- sance sculptures, including most of those formerly in the Dreyfuss col- lection in Paris.” Three Raphaels Included. In the collection are three Ra- phaels—two of them, the famous “Alba Madonna” and the Niccolini Madonna,” from the Hermitage. The “Alba Madonna” cost Mellon $1,166,- 400 and the latter $875,000. ‘The prized Titan painting, “Toilet of Venus,” is said to have cost him $660,000. Botticelli's “Adoration of the Magi” was purchased from the Hermitage for $838,350. Perugino's “Crucifixion” was added to the col- lection at & cost of $201,250. Jan van Eyck’s “Annunciation” was bought from Soviet authorities for $517,500. There are at least four Rembrandts, including his “Death of Lucretia.” There are scores of other noted works by European masters. The Dreyfuss collection includes sculptures by Donatello, Verrocchio, Desiderio di Settignanno and others of the Italian Renaissance period. Among other recent acquisitions are rare works by the early Italian school which included Masaccio, Antonello di Messina, Pisanello and Cimabue. ‘The collection of American portraits includes Savage’s group paintings of Washington ad his family at Mount Vernon, a Stuart portrait of Wash- ington and a Trumbull portrait of John Hamilton. Rank With Greatest Works. According to an Associated Press | Sioux City yesterday. Officers believe BLAST GANG HUNT Warrants Charging Murder Agaiast Three Suspects Are Issued. By the Associated Press. SIOUX FALLS, 8. Dak, January 2. —Entrance of Federal investigators into the intensive man hunt resulting from the bizarre gangland slaying of an ex-convict, blasted to bits with ex- plosives here on New Year eve, was seen tonight with issuance of warrants charging murder against the three men accused of the crime. C. L. Rufer, detective, sald issuance of the warrants, based on complaint of local police, automatically made the trio fugitives from justice in the eyes of the Federal Bureau of Investigation because they crossed State lifes in criminal activity. Named in the warrants were Lee Bradley, South Dakota bank robber and ex-convict; Harry Reeves, Iowa ex-convict, and William Nesbeth, | Sioux City bartender. The complaint charged the trio with killing Harold Baker, former California convict, to prevent his “squealing.” Find No Trace of Men. “Federal men will take a hand in this case,” Rufer said, adding that “if anybody is harboring those fellows it will go mighty tough with them.” With issuance of the warrants, offi- cers here continued to work to pick up the trail of the fugitives, but ad- mitted they had found no trace of the men after a car believed to have been used in the slaying was discovered in | the trio may have found a “hideout” near the Iowa city. Meanwhile, Helen Sieler, 25, who was shot eight times in the plot that resulted in the death of her compan- ion, Harold Baker, took a turn for the worse in a hospital here. She told police Baker was blown asunder when his assailants tossed him into an ex- plosives store house and touched off & fuse. Separated From Husband. Dr. A. J. Moe said she had less than a “50-50" chance to live. Another development in the bizarre death conspiracy was a disclosure that she had separated from her husband three weeks ago, a few nights before | she met the blast victim, Harold | Baker, on a Sioux City street. Her | husband, Earl Sieler, 33, W. P. A.| worker, visited her at the hospital | today. Afterward Mrs. Sieler said she would never go back to him. | Sieler consoled his wife, kissed her, | posed with her for pictures and then | departed with a “So long.” He said he came here on a freight train be- cause he “still loved her.” Mrs. Sieler is blind in the right eye and may become paralyzed from a | pistol bullet resting against her spine, | Dr. Moe said. He said her right leg | was frozen when she lay in a roadside ditch for nearly an hour after the explosion. Fn MAN FREEZES T0O DEATH } Doctor Loses Way in Blizzard 3| Miles From Stalled Car. HOXIE, Kans, January 2 (#).— Dr. L. H. McCartney, 60, Hoxie osteo- | path, who became lost in a blizzard last night, was found dead today in & field 3 miles north of his stalled automobile. z He had left his home on a call to a | patient last night. Volunteers searched | {ddr him through the night and to- ay. Steel Workers to Organize. PITTSBURGH, January 3 (#).—The Committee for Industrial Organization | announced tonight that a group of | “‘aggressive employe representatives” | of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. | met secretly this week and formed | the “Pittsburgh-Aliquippa C. I O.! Council.” Dureen, trustee of the British National Art Gallery who sold Raphael’s “Ma- | donna and the Child” to Mellon in| 1930 for $800, asserted that the “Alba Madonna” and “The Annuncia- tion” rank with the greatest paintings of all time. Lord Dureen said he con- | sidered the Mellon collection “the greatest ever assembled by an in- dividual collector.’ Another outstanding picture from the Russian collection is Raphael’s “St. George and the Drago Other internationally known pic- tures include the “Pope Innocent” by Velasquez and important paintings by Rubens, E1 Greco,, Goya, Frans Hals, Holbein, Bellini, Duber, Van Der Wey- den, Gainesborough, Reynolds, Rooney, Raeburn and Turner. A comparatively recent addition is the only known portrait of Pocahontas, painted from life in 1616 just before she died in England. A reproduction of this work is used in many school text books. The Alba Madonna shows St. John offericg the infant Savior & toy cross while the holy mother watches. The other Madonna represents the holy mother seated in a red rose robe with long, diaphanous veil. Around the neck, dress and mantle is what appears to be a decorative band of golden embroidery that actu- ally is the signature of the painter. ‘The translation is “1508, Raphael of Urhino Pinxit.” During recent years ariginal por- traits of great Americans have been added to the collection. One of these is of Alexander Hamilton—who like Mr. Mellon was Secretary of the Treasury. GMENTOENTER |BIRD ROOF A v’ YA DEWALLS BIRD SI N MODERNIZE YOUR HOME THIS EASY WAY WE'LL FINANCE IT. 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