Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, with showers beginning late tonight or tomorrow; warmer tonight, cooler tomorrow afternoon or night; southerly winds. Temperatures—Highest, 73, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 52, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page A-19. Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 18 85th YEAR. XN o. 33,979. Entered as sécond class matter post office, Washington, D. O. ch WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, ¢ Foening Star WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1937—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 141,612 (8Bome returns not yet recetved.) o sk e o (®) Means Associated Pro TWO CENTS. GEORGE CROWNED AMID EMPIRE ACCLAIM < WINDSOR WEDDING DELAYED AS KING ASKS RECOGNITION Early June Nuptials Hinted ‘as New Rift With Govern- ment Rises in London. DUKE HEARS CORONATION RITE AT ABBEY BY RADIO Queen Mother Mary Reported to Be Joined With George in Seek- ing “Proper” Marriage. BACKGROUND— Clash with Prime Minister Stan= ley Baldwin followed Edward’s dec- laration he would wed Mrs. Wallis Warfleld Simpson, American in whose company he was frequently seen. Breach was given depth by church declaration Edward ap- peared in need of Gad's grace. Ed- ward abdicated rather than rule without “the woman I love” as Queen. Divorce of duke's intended Yride recently became absolute. By the Associated Press. MONTS, France, May 12.—The Duke ©f Windsor and Wallis Warfield will Jpostpone their wedding until early, 'June, friends said today, because of | *‘certain differences between the royal | family and the British government. The disclosure came while the duke #at before a radio listening to brother King George’s coronation, the corona- ! tion that would have been his own but for his abdication to permit his mar- riage to Wallis Warfleld. A special radio installed in the writing room of the duke's suite in| the Chateau De Cande brought the| coronation broadcast to the duke and | Mrs. Warfield. 5 Edward had the radio installed last | night after cancelling plans to lzsten‘ #o the broadcast in an ancient hunting | lodge near the chateau. ‘The dreary, drain-drenched grounds | of Cande were deserted and only one policeman was on duty. There were no spectators. The rain stopped at moon as the historic ceremonies Teached their climax in London. Want “Fair Treatment.” An associate of the duke said he | did not know what the exact differ- ences were, but he hinted that King George and Queen Mother Mary were at odds with the government in their determination that Britain should ac- cord Edward “fair treatment” at the wedding. “A number of members of the royal lamily believe the marriage should be public,” this informant said. “The government insists it should be a pri- vate affair.” George and Mary's stand, he added, was that Edward, as a former King ;and former Prince of Wales, who Jmerved his country for many years, is ‘entitled to great consideration. King George sent Edward a special request to postpone the wedding until the differences are settled, it was dis- closed. ‘The request was delivered by plane by Lord Brownlow, former attendant | to Edward, and one other Englishman Sunday. ‘Windsor accepted the request, thereby delaying the tentative plans for a wedding soon. The Duke and Mrs. | Wallis Warfield still are working over | an invitation list, and it was con- sidered highly uncertain whether the Duke of Kent or other member of the yoyal family would attend. Duke Sleeps Late. ‘The duke'’s bride-to-be arose at 8:45 am., and immediately went to the kitchen of the Chateau de Cande to see how preparations for luncheon were progressing. ‘The duke was still sleeping an hour Jater as heavy rain fell in the Tou- raine section. He seemed content as the almost final scene of the drama of empire in which he once held the central role was enacted in London. Formal announcement of the en- gagement of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis ‘Warfield at their Chateau de Cande retreat, just before the cerenomial coronation of King George VI, gave an added example of Edward's stead- fast execution of his own fateful de- cision. The bestowal of the crown on George removed the last hindrance to ‘Windsor's marriage. Still a loyal member of the royal family and a faithful subject of the new King, Edward coupled his tele- Bombs Seized With 2 Terror Plot Suspects Assassin Ring Mem- bers in Paris Bared by Surete. BY the Associated Press. PARIS, May 12.—A terrorist plot, possibly aimed at foreign sovereigns and diplomats attending the London coronation, was disclosed today by the French Surete Nationale with the arrest of two alleged members of the notorious Ustachi ring of assassins. Surete agents, assigned to the task of guarding royal personages and ministers of state passing through Paris during the coronation, said they first arrested Stephan Marusic. They described Marusic as one of the chiefs | of the Balkan revolutionary band to which the assassination of King Alex- ander of Yugoslavia, on October 9, 1934, in Marseille, was attributed. The officials said Marusic came from Italy on March 27 and was arrested on a charge of carrying a false pass- port. Afier questioning him, the agents arrested a second man at the | home of a compatriot. Surete officials said a search of the second suspect’s room yielded nine bombs, FIRE BEGAN INSIDE DIRIGIBLE, IS CLAIM Lieut. Tyler, Ground Crew Chief, Rules Out Static Spark as Cause. BACKGROUND— Last Thursday the Zeppelin Hin- denburg exploded while attempting to moor at Lakehurst, N. J., killing 35. An official United States investi- gation was immediately launched to determine the cause of the blast that destroyed the hydrogen-filled air- craft. By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J, May 12— Lieut. R. F. Tyler, commander of the ground crew which had to flee for safety when the Hindenburg crashed in flames with a loss of 35 lives, told a Department of Commerce investi- gating board today that the first burst of fire to appear on the dirigible's cover seemingly came from an ex- plosion within the dirigible’s hull. “I had a very clear view of the entire ship at an angle,” Tyler, an | air veteran, related. “I saw the flame the moment jt burst into the outer air. “Phe flame was not so large. I would say it would cover an area prob- ably 10 feet by 5 feet. “My reaction would be it was an | explosion flame.” The lieutenant said the first small flaming patch was preceded “by a loud report just forward of the port fin and slightly above the longitudinal | axis of the ship.” Not Caused by Static Spark. He ruled out in his testimony the possibility that a “cold” spark from the ground might have ignited the Hindenburg's highly inflamable hydro- gen gas after the ship’s landing lines had been dropped to the field. The ropes he noticed distinctly, he said, were dry when they dropped. He touched one, he added, and found it | was not moist. Asked if he believed these trail| ropes would have discharged the | charge of static electricity the air- ship normally accumulated in flight, Tyler replied: “I do not.” In this respect his testimony dif- fered from that of Comdr. Charles E Rosendahl, who expressed belief the ropes had grounded the static. Both were in apparent agreement, however, that a ground spark did not cause the tragedy Thursday night. The ground crew commander said the big ship was almost motionless (See HINDENBURG, Page A-3.) DEFINITIOi\I OF BOOM Miami Banker Tells of 1920's at Mail Fraud Trial MIAMI, Fla., May 12 (#).—Edward C. Romph, Miami banker, gave this description of the Florida real estate boom of the 1902's: “A time when a man could tell a big lie and in 12 months it would be the truth.” He was a character witness in a Federal Court | mail fraud trial growing out of boom activities | tion and improvement of Washing- recessed yesterday Corporation Coun- sel Seal told Seenator Austin, Repub- lican, of Vermont that if the bill were & law now he does not think vides that in the event any building purposes mentioned at the date of its passage, permits to continue may be | obtained by meeting certain require- ments before the Zoning Commission and health officer. take the position it is not being used.” | had stated the Gobel Co. has a per- mit to remodel the buildinig but not to run an abattoir. permit and a business license. erating and, @ FOES OFABATIOR TORESUMESTAN ONINE EASRE Ickes Leads Federal Officials Urging Passage of Senate Bill. COMMITTEE HEARS SEAL THIS AFTERNOON Remodeling and Operation of Benning Plant Center of Discussion. Further testimony in support of legislation to protect the National Capital from undesirable inustries is expected to be heard by a special Senate subcommittee at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, with Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal as the next witness. With the discussion centering around the remodeling and operation of an abattoir at Benning, the sub- committee yesterday afternoon heard Federal and District officials unite in urging action on the King bill, which would prohibit establishment of new industries of the type listed in the measure and restrict operation of existing ones. The Commissioners favored the bill but suggested changes in the rules to govern continued op- eration of existing plants. Indications are the hearings will extend beyond today, and Senator Mc- Carran, Democrat, of Nevada, chair- man of the subcommittee, probably will make a tour of the Benning area when the testimony is all in. Led by Secretary of the Interior Ickes, those who testified in support of the bill yesterday included How- ard A. Gray, director of the P. W. A. housing division; Engineer Commis- sioner Dan I. Sultan, representing the District Commissioners; C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of national parks in the District; John Nolen, jr., for.the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and Dr. Charles B. Campbell, who represents commit- tees of the Federation of Citizens’ Assoclations and of the District Medi- cal Society. . Effect on Park Program. The Federal officials whose agen- cies have to do with the beautifica- ton, emphasized the effect an abattoir atL Benning would have on the park program and Government housing projects in that vicinity. Shortly before the subcommittee it would permit operation of the abattoir at Benning. The bill pro- is being used for any of the industrial Seal said: “We Previously the corporation counsel Following the recess, Seal and other members of his staff said operation also would require iscuance of an occupancy During his testimony Seal drew a distinction between the status of the abattoir and the nearby Union Stock- yards. The corporation counsel testi- fied the stockyards are not owned by the Gobel Co.; that they are op- in his opinion, could continue to operate under the bill, providing they satisfied the require- ments for obtaining permits to con- tinue. Dr. Edward Clarke, local attorney for the Gobel Co., cross-examined supporters of the bill yesterday, and William J. Neale, representing the stockyards, also too part in the ques- tioning. Chairmain McCarran said CHINESE BUDGET HUGE NANKING, China, May 12 ().— The Chinese government reached & new high level in fiscal finance today. The Central Political Council ap- proved a 1937-8 budget of 1,000,649, 478 Mexican dollars (approximately $300,194,843), topping a record-break- ing estimate of the previous year by about $29,973,000. phoned wishes for success to George last night with congratulations to Queen Elizabeth. Finally, he spoke for a few moments to Queen Mother Mary. Edward tonight is expected literally to see a motion picture of the London street scenes and the actual corona- tion in the abbey, reported to have been ordered especially for Windsor. To Be Rushed by Plane. The 6,000 feet of film—six times the length of an ordinary news reel— were expected to be rushed to Monts by airplane as soon as the ceremony ended. Rogers said he knew nothing about the picture, but other sources said he ordered it as a surprise for the duke. The emotions and reactions of the royal couple were veiled behind orders to chateau employes and police for strict secrecy on the private affairs of the household during the day. Edward's announcement of their en- gagement, his first view of Mrs. War- “Act of God” Flood Damage Pleas Are Overruled by U. S. The Government today took two verdicts over the Ohio Valley flood last January, Acting Controller Gen- eral Elliott waving dside the argument that it was an act of God and hold- ing two concerns doing business with Uncle Sam to the strict fulfillment of their contracts, which had run into snags due to the disaster. The rulings will cost one establishment $35 and the other $10,000. One decision was rendered in the case of a Cincinnati dealer in pack- ing house products, who has a con- tract for supplying foodstuffs to vet- erans’ facilities over the country. Un- able to make deliveries because its plant was occupied by 18 feet of water, the concern notified the Vet- erans’ Administration, which went into the outside market and bought fleld’s wedding dress and his telephone calls to London were described as more important than listening to and seeing + the coronation events. L) L] the supplies and then billed the con- tractor for the difference in price, which amounted to $35. “This flood was an act of God,” 4 the firm told the controller general in protesting the penalty, adding that it had “no control” over the water. “The fact that the river was at flood stage and may have interfered with or even prevented the operation of your plant affords no legal justi- fication for default in the performance of your contract with the United States,” Elliott replied, adding that the concern itself should have gone into the outside market to fulfill its contract. In the other case, a construction company was held liable for $10,000 damage brought by the flood on the $190,000 post office it had just built at Portsmouth, Ohio. Some minor defests and omissions in the build- ing, which were in process of cor- rectiop, had delayed its formal ace ceptance by the Government, although it had been occupied for four months at the time of the flood. Betause of this, Elliott said, the contractor still was liable for the structure. [ ] —_— — L D.C. GRIME PROBE BEGINS IN HOUSE Action Follows Attorney’s Charge Jordon Is Being “Railroaded to Chair.” Plans for an investigation of crime conditions in Washington to deter- mine whether “justice has broken down” were initiated today by the | House District Committee. This action was taken after John M. Holzworth, recently dismissed as attorney for Thomas Jordon, convict- ed slayer, had appeared before the committee and made serious charges against the Police Department and the United States attorney’s office. Holzworth apparently went directly to the committee meeting after Jus- tice F. Dickinson Letts, sitting in tne criminal branch of District Court, had directed four deputy marshals to evict him bodily from the court room. Holzworth had gone to Justice Letts to protest against his dismissal as counsel in the Jordon case only a few minutes after the Court of Appeals had refused to order a new trial for Jordon, convicted of murdering Mrs. Lizzie 8. Jaynes in the Garden T| Shoppe hold-up six years ago. Subcommittee Authorized. Immediately after Holzworth had made his charges against the dis- trict attorney and the Police De- partment, the House committee went into executive session and authorized Chairman Norton to appoint a sub- committee of five members to study all available evidence bearing on the charges to determine whether an invstigation is justified. Mrs. Nor- ton plans to name the subcommittee later today. This preliminary inquiry, he said, will be made behind closed doors, but if the full committee decides to | order an investigation it will be held publicly. The subcommittee will be required to make its report to the full com- mittee by next Wednesday. The committee was meeting to con- sider the District racing bill, when Holzworth entered and took a seat among the spectators. When time for Tecess arrived he obtained permission to make his statement. Among his charges was one that (See JORDON, Page A-5.) Summary of Page. Amusements_C-12 C-5| Short Story__B-7 Society B-3 Sports . Woman’s Pg. B-10 Financial .__A-17 Lost & Found A-3 Obituary .._A-12 FOREIGN. Windsor delays wedding until June at request of George. Page A-1 Mass slaughter results as loyalists try to regain Toledo. Page A-2 NATIONAL. 2 Senators suggest return of Dodd from Berlin post. Page A-3 Broadcast of coronation heard here starting at 4:15 am. Page A-6 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Foes of abattoir hit “nuisance” indus- tries at Senate hearing. Page A-1 G. O. P. caucus favors turning relief administration to States. Page_ A-2 Red Cross hears speakers urge war on accidents. Page A-2 Emergency workers launch drive to hold jobs. Page A-9 L. W. Reilly, Catholic writer, dies at 83. . Page A-12 D. C. Tax Subcommittee to decide on rates tomorrow. B-1 Airport Commission meets today to decide on site. Page B-1 Peace prayers feature Cathedral coro- nation rites. Page B-1 G. W. foot ball stars offer blood for girl, 5. Page B-1 One-way traffic on Réck Creek-Poto- mac parkway. Page B-1 American University launches drive for $2,000,000 fund. Page B-1 ‘Three youths indicted in shooting of detective. B-1 Allen opposes minimum wage law for men in Distriot. Page B-1 ~ RULERANOINTED WITH QUEEN IN HISTORICRITUAL Millions Surround Abbey as Archbishop of Canterbury Consecrates Pair. Mrs. Longuworth Goes to Zoo, Shows She’s a Snake Charmer < “It Was Nothing,” She Says, After 6-Foot Rep- tile Coils Around Neck. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, May 12.—Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth became known closure that she fondled a 6-foot king snake and permitted it to coil itself around her neck and shoulders during a visit to the Cincinnati Zoo. “It was nothing,” insisted the widow of Nicholas Longworth, former Speaker of the House. Recalling how in childhood, “we al- ways had pets and frequently there were snakes among them,” she ignored an amased gasp from onlookers and laughingly dismissed the subject by saying, “It never occurred to us to be afraid of them.” “Princess Alice” visited the p00’s new reptile house in company with friends, among them Mrs. Lilly A. Fleichs- mann, Irwin M. Krohn, president of the City Park Board, and Joseph A. Stephan, zoo superintendent. She expressed interest in the king snake, great battler of the Western deserts—but non-venomous—and sug- gested that Stephan bring one from |today as a snake charmer with dis- | MRS. ALICE LONGWORTH. its “den.” She held it, then per- mitted it to ease its way around her shoulders. Stephan praised the man- ner in which she handled the reptile. “Snakes,” he said, “know people who understand them. Mrs. Longworth does. The snake acted as if it were in the hands of an old friend.” LOS ANGELES “RAIDED” BY DAWN AIR FORCE 20,000-Foot Altitude of Attackers Put Ground Force at Serious Disadvantage. By the Assoctated Press. MUROC DRY LAKE, Calif., May 12. —Enemy airmen raided the “City of Los Angeles” at dawn today, bombing outlined targets on the bed of Murdoc Dry Lake from an altitude of 20,000 feet. The “city,” saved from destruction yesterday in the mimic war of the United States Army fiyers, neverthe- less had theoretically lost a power plant, an equeduct and a harbor pier. Attackers were partly thwarted when their radio orders were inter- cepted. Today's dawn attack was at such a height the searchlights of ground forces and their pursuit ships were at a serious disadvantage. Today’s Star . EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. Editorials. This and That. ‘Washington Observations. Answers to Questions. David Lawrence. Paul Mallon. Dorothy Thompson. Constantine Brown. Headline Folk. SPORTS. Appleton’s inability to win puzle to Harris. Page C-1 Pompoon, Matey may press War Ad- miral in Preakness. Page C-1 Leading Bucs and A's maintaining same pace. Page C-1 Quist is crux of Australia’s Davis Cup hopes. Page C-2 Contest to decide longest driver in golfdom. Puge C-3 FINANCIAL. Railroad bonds climb (table). Power output down. Steel rate maintained. Rails lead stock rise (table). Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-10 Page_A-10 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-17 Page A-17 Page A-17 Page A-18 Curb mixed to higher (table). Page A-19 Associated Gas profits gain. Page A-19 MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. Young Washington, Shipping News. City News in Brief, ‘Traffic Convictions, Vital Statistics. Bedtime Story. Nature’s Children. Dorothy Dix. Betsy Caswell. Crossword Puzzle, Letter Out. Men’s Fashions. Winning Contrach Page A-2 Page A-8 Page B-6 B-5 Page B-§ HOUSE VIRTUALLY KILLS RACING BILL Daylight - Saving Measure, However, Is Sent to Sub- committee. The House District Committee to- day virtually killed the bill to legalize horse racing in Washington, and sent to a special subcommittee for hearings the Sacks bill to put the Capital on daylight saving time. Acting on a motion by Representa- tive Hull, Progressive, of Wisconsin, the commtttee voted 9 to 8, to drop consideration of the racing bill dur- ing the remainder of this session of Congress. The bill was ‘slated for action on the House calendar several months ago, but was recalled by the com- mittee after charges that it had been “railroaded.” A strong effort was made in the committee to have it referred to a subcommittee for hearings. The 9 to 8 vote, however, precluded this action. The Vote. Those who voted the motion were: Representatives Jenckes, Indiana; Quinn, Pennsylvania; McGehee, Mis- sissippi, all Democrats; Hull and Bates, Massachusetts; Cole, New York; Arnold, Illinois, and Shafer, Michigan, Republicans. Those who voted against the Hull motion were: Chairman Norton, Representatives Palmisano, Maryland; Randolph, West Virginia; Schulte, In- diana; Nichols, Oklahoma; Bigelow, Ohio, and S8acks, Pennsylvania, all Democrats, and Dirksen, of Illinois, Republican. Hull, in moving to postpone further consideration, pointed out that it had been opposed by the District Com- missioners. Sacks, however, said public hearings should be held before the committee took any deflnite ac- tion and Representative Palmisano agreed. Action on the daylight-zaving bill ‘was preceded by protracted discussion, (8ee RACING, Page A-3.) FELICITATED BY JAPAN Britisk Rulers Paid Tribute by Emperor Hirohito. TOKIO, May 12 (®). rohito cabled his “warmest felicita- tions” today to King George VI and Queen 'Elizabeth. He instructed his official representa- tive, Prince Chichibu, to confer the Grand Cordon of the Chrysanthemum and the First Order of the Sacred Orown, respectively, ‘upon the King and Queen. » A ROARS OF CROWD AND CANNON ECHO THROUGH CITY OF LONDON Thousands Collapse in Crush of Hu- manity Striving to See Age- Old Pageantry. ’ Full page of pictures of the coronation ceremonies in London this morning—Page A-7. By the Associated Press, LONDON, May 12.—Exultant Britain crowned and con- secrated its sovereign, George VI, and his radiant Elizabeth today and hailed them with the thunder of a million cheers and the glory of a valiant past. Torrents of rain, threatened all day long, beat down on their triumphal, dazzling cavalcade at the end of the gread- est day of splendor that England ever saw. At the stroke of half-past 12, the venerable hands of Cosmo, Archbishop of Canterbury, placed the great St. Edward’s crown upon the kingly brow, within the walls of Westminster Abbey, walls that looked down upon the thirty-sixth King they have seen so crowned. Across the channel in a French chateau a man and woman listened—Edward, once King, and Wallis Warfield, for whom he gave up this day. A million folk and more cheered and strained for a glimpse of King and Queen as their majesties rode in a golden coach of state to the coronation in Westminster Abbey of the ruler of 500,000,000 souls. Procession Drenched in Returning. Hours later, when the King, anointed and crowned in his holy and imperial office, rode back to Buckingham Palace in a regal procession through densely thronged streets, a sudden downpour drenched his patiently waiting subjects. But the dripping skies could not dampen their exultation. Cheers rose and echoed through the ancient streets, swelling to a crescendo as the carriages of royalty passed. In the fourth glittering coach, the King! The Queen! A din burst around them. George, King-Emperor of an empire no night can darken, solemn and stately, smiled and nodded. His Queen fluttered a waving, jeweled hand from beneath her royal purple, ermine-trimmed cloak. Spectators hung from streamered girders, perched on rooftops and huddled against the rain in huge tiers, solidly massed, of grandstands as the royal cavalcade passed from Parliament along the Victoria embankment. Peak of the greatest show in a thousand years, the venerable archbishop, erect and solemn, gave to the 41-year-old King the crown that symbolizes his rule in a quarter of the earth. The age-old pageantry, inside the hushed gray walls of the abbey, came to its great climax as the primate held the crown with its five pounds of precious jewels at arm’s length over the King, then placed it carefully on George's brow, turning it with care to be sure it sat properly on the head that will carry its responsibilities through life. Rites Unmarred by Awkward Moment, Scarcely an awkward moment marred the hallowed ceremonial. Only once was there a suggestion of a hitch, when the elderly Vis- count Falkland appeared to stumble in his robes, paying homage with the peers at the King’s throne. Prolonged cheers that could not be denied were answered soon after George returned to Buckingham Palace. In the compressed humanity that lined the processional route, ambulances pushed through to aid thousands who collapsed in the crush. Up to 2 p.m. first aid had been given 7,066 persons, most of whom had fainted or dropped from exhaustion after night-long waits for a glimpse of the pageantry. Officials said 107 cases were serious and 87 victims were taken to hospitals. For hundreds of thousands, jammed into the center of the city, there was no hope for escape from the steady rain for hours until overburdened streets and conveyances could dissolve such crowds as London never before saw. King George, a figure of quiet strength in the abbey rites, spoke slowly and clearly, with no hint of impediment, as he accepted the throne of Britain and pledged himself to a just and honest rule. The two-hour ceremony was climaxed when the 4}-year-old sovereign was lifted reverently to the throne, in the sight of 7,500 peers and peeresses, foreign rulers, diplomats and statesmen from all over the world. Outside the abbey millions cheered. Guns in the Tower of London boomed. Church bells pealed to signal that the priceless jeweled crown of St. Edward had been placed on the brow of George VI. Queen Elizabeth, his Scottish-born wife, then was anointed and crowned in a briefer ceremony immediately following the corona- tion of the King. Throughout the ceremony, 1l-year-old Princess Elizabeth, heiress-presumptive to the throne, gravely and intently watched the impressive ritual which some day may make her Britain’s first reigning Queen since Victoria. But Elizabeth’s little sister, blue-eyed Princess Margaret Rose, too young to maintain a lasting decorum, squirmed and wriggled like any 6-year-old in Sunday school class. Trumpets Signal Event to Throng. At the climactic moment of the crowning, a fanfare of trum- pets, a sudden-bursting tumult of applause and the swelling cry of “God save the King!” signaled the event to dense-packed hundreds of thousands outside. The cry was caught and echoed over the empire’s capital, while radio, wireless and trans-Atlantic cables and telephones swept the tidings to millions scattered over the face of the earth. A salute of 62 guns at the Tower of London and 42 guns in (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) b A ]