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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-15
STORE
HEARS TALES
OF TRAGEDY
Arkansas Farmers Tell
Stories Of Worst
Air Crash

GOODWIN, Ark, Jan. Is
U.N.S0. - This town - where
nothing ever happens"-found it.
self today the locale Of the worst
airplane disaster in the history
of United States aviation.
Their eyes bloodShot, the resi-
dents Of this village Of 400 this
morning had a story to tell, a
story that all America read to-
day, Of the crash which Snuffed
out the lives Of II persons, the
IL passengers and crew Of three
Of an American AirlineS plane.
At Memphis, Ed Hurlburt, local
manager for the American Air
lines, said the plane was % min
uteS late on its swing in from
Newark, N. j., last night.
He also said the plane should
have contacted ground stations
every is minutes but nothing was
heard after 1913 p. m. when the
pilot, Jerry Marshall, reported
that he was making an emergency
landing at q field near Brinkley,
Ark.
Town Wakes Up
French's country store became
the center Of activity here last
night when first news Of the
crash came from farmers who
heard the thunderous roar Of the
falling ship. And then Goodwin
really awakened.
The store became headquarters
for ambulance drivers, newspaper
men, camera men, and searchers.
Reporters sent their stories out
over one telephone. Incidentally
French'S did Q rushing business
In rubber bootS-rub6er boots for
the searcherS who waded through
the murky waters to the scene OF
the crash.
Boys Tell Story
While the bodies were being re-
ceived, these had their story to
tell Of the crash:
Ralph Eldridge, Is, and Bob
Massey, Is, who were poSSum
hunting nearby:
"The motors didn't fall. We
could hear them roaring until
the crash buried them In the
ground"
George Jones. q farmer, who
heard the crash:
81 was standing on my front
porch when I heard the motors.
We are not on the air lines and
I wondered what the plane was
doing above rs. I was looking
for lights but I couldn't zee
them. Then I heard the crash.
II sounded like two box cars
hitting"
Hope Lee Bradford, Of Forrest
City, near here, who followed an
ambulance to Goodwin in his car
and then struck across country to
the crash scene:
ut IS horrible. The plane is
strewn over 200 feet. An bodies
are badly mangled."
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Recent Plane
Tragedies
Listed

NEW YORK, Jan. Is UNS0.
The crash of the American Air.
lines plane Southerner near
Memphis last night is the ninth
major air tragedy in the last
three years, an International News
Service checkup today revealed.
On March Is. 1888, a plane
plunged into a dwelling &C Hay.
ward, Cal, killing IL occupants OF
the house and three passengers in
the plane.
June IL. 1888, a sightseeing
plane crashed near Chicago, bring.
ing death to nine.
November % Of the same year
IA persons lost their lives when an
airliner fell in Russia.
On February Is, 1884, eight pas
sengers were killed when q plane
fell near Salt Lake City.
May 10. 1885, was the date Of
what was perhaps the greatest
heavier,than-air tragedy of all
time. The super Russian plane the
Maxim Gorky, fell to earth after
colliding with a small land plane
in the Soviet Union. resulting in
the deaths of 40 persons.
June "a last. saw two planes
collide at Medellin, Colombia. the
toll being IA dead.
December 10 last, eleven per-
sons we're killed when a Belgian
plane crashed at Tatsfield, Sur,
rey, England.
On New Years Day, IL were
killed in the crash of British
ship near Alexandria, Egypt.
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BODIES FOUND
CRUSHED IN
SWAMP
American AirIines Ship
Twisted by Impact
Around Trees
Continued from Page II

water in several places was as
much as two feet deep.
Mail packages had burst open
and letters were scattered about.
The gasoline tanks burst, but
there was no explosion. Great
branches Of trees had been ripped
away by the impact and the fuse
lage was a mass of twisted metal.
First grim word Of the disaster
was brought here by c. c. Fogg, a
farmer, who told other reScuers
and searchers that you won't
need a doctor. They're all dead"
Later, after the time of the crash
had been fixed at 1880 last night
for the plane, which was three
miles off its course, definite word
of the seriousness Of the tragedy
reached here.
The plane-known as "The
Southerner" piloted by Ger
aid Marshall, 40, of Fort Worth,
Tex, who took over the controls at
Memphis for the run to Fort
Worth.
His co-pilot was Glenn Freeland,
80, also of Fort Worth, and the
stewardess, Perla GNSparini, Mem.
phis, a graduate Of the Baptist
Hospital there and a native OF
Shaw, Miss.
Stories of the crash first came
from two Goodwin farmers who
heard the ship roaring overhead
on it's way to Little Rock, its
rider lights blinking.
A few seconds later, they heard
a thunderous crash and then the
searching parties were organized,
after George Jones, another
farmer, rushed into . store here
with information that a ship had
crashed near his home, mile
north of here.
Coroner Crawford, coroner,
would not allow removal of the
bodies until after word from Lake
Littlejohn, of the Department of
Commerce Air Bureau, stationed
at Little Rock.
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Moro Castle Officer
Defends Quitting Ship

NEW YORK. Jan. Is T.N.So.
His action in leaving the burning
liner MORO Castle while passen'
gers were unable to get into life
boats, was defended Yesterday by
Eben S. Abbott, chief engineer, In
Federal Court.
Abbott. with other officers Of
the liner and the company which
owned it. are on trial on charges
of criminal negligence. Said Alb
bolt:
ST was in a dazed condition.
do not remember the lifebOat
being lowered. After / regained
my cOmpOSure told the crew
to pick up passengers and
helped at the oars"
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HOPE HELD OUT
FOR KIPLING

LONDON, Jan. Is u.N.S0.
According to a hospital bulletin
today, Rudyard Kipling shows a
slight improvement"
An earlier bulletin said the
writer slept quietly"
Friends of Kipling were alarmed
at midnight when DR.. A. z.
Webb-J Johnson, who operated on
him Sunday night for a perfo-
rated gastric ulcer, appeared at
Middlesex Hospital and remained
four hours, but the bulletins were
found reaSuring.
Reports that the patient had
developed peritonitis and lapsed
into a coma we're denied at the
hospital.
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Southerner Left
Newark at 100 p. m.

NEW ARK, N. j., Jan. IS
T.N.SD-The American Airlines
transport plane, Southerner,
which crashed near Memphis last
night, bringing death to II pas
sengers and three members Of the
crew, left Newark Airport at 1870
p. m. yesterday. It was bound for
Forth Worth, Tex, a division
headquarters Of the airline, air.
port attendants said.
It was scheduled to take on pas
sengers at Camden, N. j., Wash.
ington, Nashville and Memphis,
Tenn.
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One of Plane Victims
Son Of Wealthy Family

NEW YORK, Jan. IS U.N.SJ.
Charles Altschul, one of the vic.
Tins in the crash Of an American
Airlines plane in Arkansas last
night. was a recent Yale graduate
and the son Of a wealthy Park
Avenue family, it was revealed TO-
day.
Altschul was listed on the pas
senger list of the airplane as com.
ing from Glendale, Cal, probably
because he was en- route to the
Western city.
Members of his family said he
planned to enter business in Cali
fornia.
He was % years old.
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c. r. Smith, AirIines Head
Leaves For Crash Scene

FORT WORTH, Tex, Jan. Is
0.N.S0,-President c. r. Smith
of the American Airlines who was
here last night when news Of the
plane crash at Goodwin, Ark. was
received. left before daylight to.
day in. a special private plane for
the scene. He was due at the
Little Rock Airport about 1890
o'clock this morning it was said
at the airport, and was expected
to continue on to Goodwin i'm
mediately.
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night, said today one of the
motors Of the plane wasn't run
ming smoothly when the plane
left Memphis"
Shea, who flew from Nashville
to Memphis in the plane. said
the motor was not exactly miss
ing but it wasn't running at the
same smooth roar l had heard
coming from Nashville"
He said the motor seemed to be
splitting an unusual amount of
fire from the exhaust.
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Passenger Who Left Plane
Refers to Motor Trouble

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. Is.
0.N.S),-John T. Shea, Mem
phis attorney, who disembarked
from the Inflated American Air
lines plane at Memphis last
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Treasury Condition

BY International News Service
Treasury balance as of January
Is, 30.069, 65302; internal
revenue, $11 ,l92,332.60: customs
receipts, SIS, 160, 1889.
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Day i'm Congress

SENATE
Not in session.
Committees:
10 A.M.-Munitions investiga.
ton; open.
10 A.M.-FinAnce subcommit-
tee: on liquor tax; open,
10 A.M.-Foreign Relations; on
neutrality; executive,
HOUSE
Meets at Noon.
10 A.M.-Appropriations su b.
committees; executive sessions on
the War and Agricultural Depart
ment appropriation bills.
10 A.M.-Foreign Affairs Com.
mittee; executive session on neu,
trality.
1890 A.M.-District Committee:
open session on the airport and
traffic situation.
1890 A.M.-Merchant Marine
Committee; open hearings on
legislation regarding fishing in
Alaska.
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Light grey, dark grey, tan, brown, including
our wellknown features such as the Deep
Tone, Polo and English in snap br1ms'
bound edges, welt edges, TyrolS, Hombergs
and even DerbieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
PLANS HEARD
FOR ANNUAL.
SWIM DRIVE

Plans for the annual life saving
and swimming campaign sponsored
by the Ell Centro branch of the Am
erican Red Cross were discussed at
the final meeting of the board
Monday afternoon in the office of
Guy A. Weakley, district superin
tendent.
This campaign opens June l in Ell
Centro at Kenyon's Desert plunge,
and George Hughling, popular in
StructOr who has conducted the
work in the valley for several years,
will once more be in charge. IN
struction is free.
The board gave a vote of thanks
and Commendation to Mrs. H. L..
Roberts for her excellent report on
the activities of the Community
Clothes closet, also giving similar
expressions of gratitude to Mrs.
Homer Miller and Mrs. j. T. DeVore
for their services as volunteer
workers.
Report of various rehabilitation
cases was made and Mrs. A. B. Han
son, president, thanked the board
members for their cooperation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
HoW Congressmen
Voted on Farm Bill

Senator Lynn j. Frazier of the
United States senate committee on
agriculture and forestry, in let
ter to Dan West, county assessor
collector. gave The names of house
Of representative members who
voted for and against the Frazier
Lemke farm rcfinancc bill SO that
valley farmers may know what
their representatives did. The bill
was defeated recently although
supported by farm groups.
Your congressman is sent to
Washington to represent you. If
he did not do so it is your privilege
to change your representative. Do
not be satisfied with defeating the
one now in congress. Put up and
elect a person who will support the
program for which you stand said
Senator Frazier in his letter.
Fer California, the following vot-
ed for the bill, Representatives En-
glebright, Tolan, McGrath, Gear
hart, Stubbs. Scott, McGroarty,
Hoeppel, Collins. Those votin G
against it were Congressman George
Burnham of this district and Con-
gressmen WEIGH. Carter. Kramer,
Costello, Dockweiler, Golden, Lea,
Buch, Kahn, Ford
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26

lmunitieS themselves
w. Voris, western representative
has surveyed the field and the fund
has agreed TO assist. All organiza-
tions interested in child welfare
will be. called upon by the county
P.-TA. next fall for assistance.
Four Groups Formed
-Four P.-T.A. groups have been re-
Gently organized in Ell Centro max
ing that city 100 per cent as far as
the elementary schools are con-
cerned and bringing P.-TA. mem
bership in the county above the 1000
mark.
With this large backing the p
ia. is now in position, said Mrs.
Glasby, to do authentic research
work and to furnish authentic in
formation to other organizations.
The Save the Children Fund has
appointed one case worker in the
field, Mrs. w. j. Meagher of Ell Cen
tro who will cooperate with the
school nurse.
Sponsors of the Save the Children
Fund include such we'll known ma
tional figures as Irwin S. Cobb, the
Hon. Cordell Hull, the Hon. JOS
ephus Daniels, the Hon. Ruth Bry-
an Owen, Sgt Alvin G. York. the
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt and 9th
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
GREAT ZIEGFELD SHOW TELLS
STORY OF FAMOUS PRODUCER

THE Great ziegfeld", Metro
GoldWyn Mayors giant musical op-
ening a roadshow, twice daily, re-
serve seat engagement at the Cali
fornia Theatre, San Diego, can be
described in three Worlds
Greatest Entertainment.
Challenging all competition, "Thc
Great Ziegfeld" has more first-rate
entertainment values crowded with
in its several reels than any other
picture labeled musical" :"
Aside from being a musical ex-
travaganza this story of Americas
greatest Snowman and the glorifi-
cation of the American Girl also
possesses a fine dramatic quality.
1t has a triple-star threat .
William Powell, Myrna 10y and
Luise Rainer to tell the story
suggested by the career of Florenz
ziegfeld. Powell as ziegfeld. Miss
10y as Billie Burke and Miss Rainer
as Anna He'd.
Supporting the star triumvirate
are such players as Virginia Bruce,
Frank Morgan, Nat Pendleton, Reg
nald Owen. Ernest Cossart, and
Herman Bing.
The entertainment value becomes
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
CONFESSES THEFT
FROM GOLF CLUB

LOS ANGELES May 26. (UP)-Believed a suicide for
years after jumping off Long Island steamer Donald
Crkot in jail here today awaiting Yonkers
N Y to face eghtyearold charges of misappropratng
900 from the Grassy Springs golf club
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
JNO. ROBERTSON
ATTENDS BIG
AUTO MEETING

Returning Monday from the dedi-
cation of the new General Motors
assembly plant at Los Angeles, Jno.
r. Robertson, Buick Pontiac Olds-
mobile dealer, expressed admira-
ton for the enterprise which forges
a new connecting link between the
Southern California dealers and
the manufacturers
Robertson attended a banquet at
the Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles
prior to the dedication of the plant,
Joining with other dealers from
Southern California in welcoming
Alfred P. Sloan jr., president of
General Motors; w. S. Knurson,
vice president in charge of manu-
featuring and r. II. Grant, vice
president in charge of sales who
came from Detroit to dedicate the
new plant Many leaders in Los
Angeles industry and in public life
were present.
The dedication exercises took
place at the site of the extensive
plant in the Los Angeles industrial
district. Sloan declared that con
struction of the plant afforded a
means by which General Motors
may re-distribute part of its wealth
to Southern California in the form
of a large institution and a manu-
featuring payroll.
Robertson conferred with r. H.
Grant, vice president in charge of
sales, who told him that General
Motors builds its cars to meet I'm
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26

a Parade Of ziegfeld-Fannle Brlcc,
the ruling American comedicnne;
Harriet Hoctor, whom Ziegfeld ac-
claimed the PaVlova of America;
Ray Rubber Legg" Bolger, Broad
way dancing star. Also through the
story march such memorable char
aCters as Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor
Gene Buck, Irving Berlin, and
George White.
Musical numbers, totaling six, arc
possibly the most dazzling ever con
ceived either for stage or screeo.
Staged by Seymour Felix, formerly
Ziegfeld's dance director they in
clude the beautiful American Girl
Circus" number, featuring Harriet
Hoctor in a daring original ballet;
the Girl Bouquet number. featur-
ing the Glorified American Girls
and Ray Bolger, the you" num-
ber, featuring the Glorified Dane
ing Girls on the Ziegfeld Roof; and
other eye filling numbers of dazz-
ling beauty help to make "Thc
Great ziegfeld' truly great enter
tainment.
"The Great Ziegfeld" will not be
shown in any other theatre in San
Diego or the Imperial Valley this
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
Hollywood Film SHOP

HOLLYWOOD, May 26. UP) -
Mary Boland, Sc and fair but by
no means fat, says Hollywood re
ducing diets should be given back
TO horses, the original owners.
You don't have to eat hay to
keep slim" she sneered IF you
are fat it's just because you sleep
too much. Show me fat man or
woman and Ill show you a lazy
one.
II never diet, and look at me" 3"
Boland regarded her five feet four
inches and 125 pounds complacent-
ly in a prop mirror. MY father
gave me rule for keeping slim
when 1 was a youngster, and I've
never needed another.
Six hours sleep is enough for
a man" he used to say. Seven
hours is enough for a woman, and
eight or nine for a fat fool
Il find seven hours about right
for me. If I sleep longer I gain
weight, but to lose it I have only
to sleep an hour or two less each
night"
Bolands substitution OF midnight
oil for the vegetable plate is not a
new idea in Hollywood, but she is
the first actress to come out flat
footed in favor of it.
Some time ago Marlene Dietrich
was quoted as saying her stayout
habits were an aid TO slenderness.
Immediately Carole Lombard, Ida
Lupino, Madeleine Carroll, Joan
Crawford and Jean Harlow adopted
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
County p.-T.A. Pushes
Plans for Feeding
< Children Of Needy

Feeding the undernourished and
underprivileged school children of
the county is valley wide project
which will be initiated next fall by
the county council of the Imperial
Valley Parent Teachers associa-
tions, plans for this program being
under way at the present time.
Mrs. r. L. Glasby of Calexico,
county president, in discussing the
need for the program, pointed out
the large number of undernouriShed
children and stated that these chill
dren are unable to take advantage
of the educational facilities avail
able for them, easily become a prey
to diseases and are a health men
ace to the other children with whom
they are associated.
To meet this situation two schools
of the county, Mt. Signal and Ala
mo, have already started canning
projects and third will be initiated
in Ell Centro These two schools
have been given surplus tomatoes
by valley growers and these will be
canned by volunteer workers, p
ia. members and their friends, and
stored for use in the school lunch
program next fall.
Glass jars for the canning were
supplied by the Save the Children
Fund, an international philan-
thropic organization whose chief
purpose is to supply financial aid
where communities are willing to
shoulder welfare work for children
but where necessary funds can not
be obtained entirely by the COM
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
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urday afternoon issue now sue
ceeded by The Post-Press, sun
days) by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 625 state
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post office as second class mat
ter.
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Bennitt, General Manager; Rus
sell Bennitt, Secretary
Ed. Fitzhugh, Managing Edi-
tor.
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In conjunction with The Post
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
Rich Mine Gunner
Sued For Divorce

LOS ANGELES, May &C. U.P)-
The second honeymoon" of George
Holmes, millionaire discoverer of
the rich Silver Queen mine in the
Moiave desert, reached the divorce
courts today.
The 33-year old prospector, who
sold his mine for 100000 was sued
for divorce for the second time by
Mrs. Halle Holmes. Her first suit,
filed last November, was dropped
and they sailed for Honolulu on
second honeymoon.
Mrs. Holmes, in the new action
charged her husband absented him
self long periods without eXplana-
ton, and quarreled with her.
Holmes is said to be in Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26

the idea, and announced great re-
suits.
Dietrich, however, spoiled every
thing by denying the belief limit
ed slumber had anything to do
with the success of her famous
figure.
Ten actresses ranging from Mary
Pickford to Oracle Allen were
elected the most intelligent in
Hollywood" by vote Of psychology
students of Dr. John w. Todd at
the University Of Southern Cali
fornia.
Others tabled bright" by the
sophomorcs were Norma Shearer,
Ann Harding, Irene Dunno, Clau-
dette Colbert, Grace Moore, Bette
Davis, Ruth Chatterton and jean
cite Macdonald.
Without reflection on the lucky
girls, popular vote seems an odd
way Of determining intelligence,
rather like the war departments
clubbing brand new shavetails of
ficers and gentlemen" by act of
congress.
Speaking of the Orient, the
China Clipper company, includ-
ing Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart,
Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander,
and Henry B. Walthall, Till journ-
ey to San Francisco Friday to
shoot scenes at the Alameda base
port and give the natives a thrill
Movie filters" however, will make
the trip by train.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
TROUSER THIEF
SENT TO PRISON

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 26. U.R)
j. ID. Nelson, alias Robert
Bounds, "a, Fort Worth, Tex, to-
day was sentenced to serve one
to two years in state prison for
stealing Gov. b. b. MOeur's sum-
mer trousers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26

The 40-year-old auditor, arrested
last night at the SaWtelle Soldiers
home, where he was working as
orderly. confessed the theft, ac-
cording to police, and told of his
thwarted suicide attempt that eff
fectively hid him for years.
II left a note at the club eX-
planning everything and went out
on a steamer in the sound" he
related. Il jumped off and was
drowning. Then a fellow came
along in a rowboat. That was
the most unfortunate piece of
luck 1 ever had.
Il wish I'd drowned. I've wish
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
Man Admits Guilt
In Bible Sale Fraud

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 26. U.P)
guilty to using the mails to defraud
james Wallace Kerr, %, pleaded
by sending Bibles COD. to dead
persons. He enclosed a note, at
torneys said, advising the recipient
that $5 had been paid on the book
and $495 was due.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26

ed It right along. I didn't tel
the fellow in the rowboat any
thing. I just thought I'd disap-
pear
1t was not until Cirkot applied
for his veterans bonus that au-
thorities learned he was alive. The
company which bonded him as
auditor and had to make up his
loss also applied for the bonus.
Reporting him a suicide. The vet
Grams bureau revealed he had been
at the soldiers home here three
years.
Cirkot, according to police, said
he spent the $4,000 on a girl
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26

perial Valley conditions. Grant has
made many visits to Imperial Val
ley and is familiar with the de
mands made on cars here, particu-
larly during tile summer season.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-26
Divorce Laws in
Russia frightened

MOSCOW, May 26. WP)-A decree
has been drafted prescribing severe
punishment for cases of abortion,
increasing subsidies for child birth
and tightening divorce laws, it was
announced TODAY.