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Evening star., 1937-01-02
IS DEAD REPORTED
| IN ARMY AIR CRASH
Plane Found in Alabama
Is Believed From Lang
ley Field.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELM. Ala, January 2.-Lieut.
Carey Clarke, commanding c. c. c.
camp here, said today he had received
a radio message from a Forest Service
fire tower that an Army plane, with
three officers dead, was found wrecked
in woods near Munford, Ala.
Clarke made his report while South
eastern Airport workers were seeking
word Of Col. F. l. Eglin. U. S. A., and
Naval Lieut.. Howard E. Shelton, jr.,
who were overdue on a flight in an
Army attack plane from Langley Field,
Va. to Maxwell Field at Montgomery
Ala. Clarke said he had sent four
c. c. c. men to the scene Of the crash
The dispatcher at Maxwell Field
said Col. Eglin's plane, of the ALI
type, had only enough fuel to continue
flying until 2:30 pm. yesterday. Max
well Field officials had said their only
theory was that the plane was down
in an isolated section.
The Hef1in area of East Central
Alabama was drenched by heavy rains
yesterday, and hying conditions were
hazardous.
Two ambulances and four officers
were reported to have left the Fort
Mcclellan Army camp at Admission,
Ala, for the scene.
While the fire tower report said
three men were dead and the Langley
Field Army plane was reported to have
carried only two officers, quick check
revealed no other missing plane In
this area.
LEFT LANGLEY FIELD.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
NINE LIKELY DEAD
IN BOAT BLAST
Search for Victims in Lake
Michigan Vain After
Blast and Fire.
BY the Associated Press.

by llE ASSOCldleQ EIcSSs
CHARLEVOIX, Mich, January o.
Coast Guard Capt. William Ludwig
said today he feared all hands per-
ished when the Beaver Island mail
boat, Marold II, was blown to pieces"
by an explosion while salvaging gas
oline cargo from the abandoned
tanker. ]. Oswald Boyd, in upper Lake
Michigan yesterday.
Capt. Ludwig, who returned to his
Beaver Island station after an all
night search for survivors, said five
members Of the crew and possibly
four other persons" were aboard the
110-foot salvage boat. Both vessels
caught fire after the explosion and
continued to burn throughout the
night.
At Charlevoix no one was reported
missing this morning, and persons
who saw the Marold leave yesterday
said they saw only the five members
Of the crew aboard.
THE top deck and pilot house of
the Marold II were blown right up
onto the deck of the Boyd" Capt.
Ludwig said. THE all-steel mail boat
was completely wrecked and must
have gone to the bottom shortly after
the explosion (about pm. Eastern
standard time Friday. The bow of
the Marold is sticking out of the water
and a little of the stern shows.
The lifeboats were missing. They
might have been blown to bits. 1t
Is doubtful whether any of the men
aboard even had a chance to lower
the lifeboats''
Capt. Ludwig said his rescue craft
had to battle fields of ice to get to
Simmons Reef, 18 miles northeast of
(See BOAT, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1937-01-02
ITALY AND BRITAIN
SIGN NEW ACCORD
Mediterranean Status Quo
| Frozen by 'GentIeman's
| Agreement
BY the Associated Press.


ROME, January 2.-Great Britain
and Italy today signed a gentleman's S
agreement, an official communique
announced, guaranteeing the status
quo of the Mediterranean and drawing
the two great powers to closer CO.
operation.
Only brief communique was pub
lished to announce the important news
that friction between England and
Italy, which at this time last year
threatened to burst into open conflict,
had been eliminated.
However, the authoritative Fascist
commentator, Virginia Gayda, made it
plain the agreement in no way modi-
hes the Italo- German understanding
on European problems-including
Spain. This understanding. he as
serted. always remains the backbone
of Italian foreign policy"
No Hostility for France.
Gayda also charged the French had
attempted until the last minute" to
participate in the Mediterranean pact.
cor at least to delay its conclusion" )"
He did, however, say Italy had no in
tention Of adopting hostile attitude
toward France, but wanted clarifl-
cation OF the French policy toward
Spain, which is an integral part Of
the Mediterranean problem"
The text of the agreement, It was
announced, will be published Monday.
Meeting in the Chigi Palace. Count
Galeazzo Ciano, Italian minister fCr
foreign affairs, and Sir Eric Drum
mond, the British Ambassador, signed
the document this morning.
The communique announced:
Count Ciano, minister for foreign
| affairs, and Sir Eric Drummond, Am
bassador of his Brittanic majesty. have
signed on behalf of their respective
governments a declaration by which
the Italian and British governments
exchange assurances with regard to
the Mediterranean"
It was considered probable the ac-
cord would assist in an eventual regu-
lation of the Spanish civil war as a
danger to the status quo of the Medi-
terranean.
Informed sources have reiterated,
| however, that Italy does not intend TO
desert the Spanish Fascist insurgents.
The agreement was understood to
begin with general preamble to the
effect the activities of the two countries
| in the Mediterranean were naturally
not antagonistic but complementary.
Accord Strictly Bilateral.
The accord was understood to be
strictly biIateral and does not con-
template the entrance Of other coun-
tries 1t was believed the French for
eign Office would issue statement ap-
proving the pact as in line with the
Franco-British policy OF closer CO.
operation with Italy.
| The signing put finishing touch on
negotiations which began Immediately
after Premier Mussolini's speech at
Milan last November.
Although no official indication has
(See AGREEMENTS. Page A-ll)
Evening star., 1937-01-02
imported Serum, Fails to SAGE
Girl Suffering Rare Infection

medicine. Improvement was noted In
Miss Easley's condition. After the
supply on this continent was exhausted
more was brought across the Atlantic
by fast liner and flown here.
Only last Sunday Miss Easley's con-
dition was considered sufficiently i'm
proved to permit removal from the
hospital.
Mrs. Easley disclosed last week the
supply Of medicine again was running
low and the family had exhausted its
resources during the young woman's
illness. Doctors said they believed the
case was the first in which the serum
had been used In this country.
Miss Jean Essley. q twin, Is one Of
the three sisters surviving.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
Nauajos Eat Horses as Rescue
From Sno,v Faces 2-Day Lag
81 Miles of NarrO,u Mountain Passage
Bet,ceen Ne,0 MEXICO Party and
800 Nut Haruesters in Plight.

A truck load of food and hospital
supplies, which set out from zuni last
night was halted by heavy drifts after
covering only few miles.
Reports of the marooned were
brought into Zuni late yesterday by a
weary, famished band of nearly SO
men, women and children, also trapped
by Mondays blizzard.
They said second storm New Year
eve, which they weathered. had re-
moved all possibility of the other fam
lilies breaking through to habitation.
In gutteral voices they told trader
how their fellow harvesters were
staving off starvation by eating half
famished horses which were unable to
find forage in the deep snow drifts.
Near-zero weather added to the
hardship.
A search continued on the bleak, un-
protected reaches of the vast Navajo
reservation for five missing persons.
Fryer expressed confidence the Gov
ernment tractor sent from Ganado,
Ariz., would reach Arthur Hubbard to-
day. Hubbard set out from Steamboat
Springs, % miles west of Ganado, two
days ago, to take sick child to q
hospital.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
Woman's Shouts Foil Effort
To Steal Car Containing g $500

a block down the street. The woman's
screams unnerved the robber and he
suddenly changed his plans-jumped
from the moving car and left it to
move unsuided along the thorough
fare.
The driverless automobile was
stopped by Noble Smith. local fireman.
who leaped on the running board as 1t
passed In front Of No. 4 engine house.
Taken to police headquarters, the car
was reclaimed by Mrs. Hedding, who
startled police when she announced
that the dashboard compartment con-
tanned the $500. receipts from the
florists shop. The money was safe.
but the robber was still at large today,
ignorant Of the loot he had missed.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
p,s stat, Correspondent OF The Star.

z. Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January q
Mrs. Sarah Holdings automobile,
after q would-be robbers unsuccess-
full attempt to steal it, was safe today
and so was $500, in dashboard
compartment when the abortive theft
was tried.
Mrs. Hedding. local florists en-
ploye, left the motor Of her car run
ming while she mailed letter at the
post office here last night.
The opportunity to seize the vehicle
was taken at that time by the thief
seen by the automobiles owner As he
leaped into the car. Shouts from Mrs
\ lHedding followed man and vehicle foi
Evening star., 1937-01-02
Ev the Associated Press.

Ev the Associated Press.
GALLUP, N. Mex, January AT
least two days Of slow battling against
huge snow drifts apparently lay ahead
Of rescuers today seeking more than
300 snow-bound Navajos. reported
eating their horses to avoid starva-
ton.
Supply trucks moved at snail's pace
out of Zuni behind a snow pillow toward
the zuni Mountain region, so miles
south of here.
Thirty-four miles of narrow noun
tain trail, in which snow was drifted
in places as deep as eight feet, was
the barrier between the rescuers and
the marooned pinion nut harvesters.
Supt. E. r. Fryer of the Indian
service estimated there were approxi-
mately so Navajo families scattered
through the region south of zuni,
Ramah and Inscription Rock. In that
same general area more than 1000
Indian nut pickers we're caught in
q snow storm five years ago.
He estimated it would take two days
to reach the first of the marooned
and that the rescue probably could
not be completed for four or five days.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
ATTEMPT TO BOMB
GALES THWARTED
Lighted Explosive Is Found
in Front of Home in
San. Diego, Calf.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO. Calf, January IA
lighted bomb found in front Of the
home of Gen Plutarco Elias Gales
caused police to place a heavy guard
today about the residence of the
exiled former Iron man" of Mexican
politics.
Braulio Estrada, member of the
Gales household, saw a man lighting
the bomb late last night from a WIN
dow of the residence. He ran from
the house. snatched out the burning
fuse and pursued the man into an
isolated section Of Balboa Park.
Police Chief George Sears said the
bomb, a crude affair fashioned out
of a quart beer bottle and filled with
black crystal powder, was sufhcienly
powerful to demolisi1 the Gales
mansion.
Gales and several relatives were
playing cards when the apparent at
tempt was made to assassinate the
former Mexican President.
Gales denied receipt Of threatening
letters or telephone messages. It was
recalled, however, that when he was
a patient in Los Angeles hospital
few years ago he requested police
guards after the reported receipt Of
threatening letters.
Gales. in a recent interview. said
Mexico was on the brink of revolution
and claimed his exile, ordered by
President Cardenas in April, 1896,
would aggravate the situation.
When Gales was sent from his ma
tive land by the presidential order. it
was charged he had carried on Grim
inal labor against the Mexican revo-
luton"
Counter Revolt Charged.
Cardenas was accusing Gales OF
counter revolutionary activity. Both
are members of the Revolutionary
(governmenD party.
The day after his exile Gales said:
Never, never, never, under any cir
cumstances, am going back to Mex
leo with any idea Of engaging In poll
tics or government.
''If there is anything that can save
Mexico now it is for labor and the
middle classes to organize and fight
communism. ! do not mean revolu-
ton. I mean evolution. Mexico Is a
boiling cauldron Of dissatisfaction.
II blame President Cardenas for my
exile"
Evening star., 1937-01-02
Summary of 'Today's Star

FOREIGN.
Basque government orders patrols to
fire on attacking craft. Page Al
Attempt to bomb Gales home in San
Diego, Calf, thwarted. Page Al
Italy and Great Britain sign pact to
preserve status quo. Page Al
Madrid reports capture of three towns
in Guadalajara sector. Page ALL
NATIONAL.
Nine likely dead in blast on boat
salvaging lake steamer. Page Al
Former convict resembling boys kid
naper Is held by police. Page Al
Democratic chiefs on hand today for
pre-Congress parleys. Page Al
Army plane vanishes on flight from
Langley Field. Page Al
Court order balks ousting OF Daytona
Beach woman mayor. Page Az
Boy. father shot in bang g-up New Year
at Baltimore home. Page A-3
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Maryland plans tests to iii 80 vacant
State jobs. Page Az
Two we'll dressed bandits sought In
drug store hold-up. Page As
West Virginia also 10 get William b.
Reed. II caught. Page A-3
Evening star., 1937-01-02
GOVERNMENT ACTION
new HOPE IN STRIKE
Legislation by Congress Expected
to Provide Solution for
Marine Tangle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, January a.
Predictions of Federal action to end
the 65-day Pacific Coast maritime
strike replaced hopes Of peace through
settlement negotiations today.
Some observers expressed belief leg
islation by the new Congress, opening
Tuesday, will provide machinery for
solving the tangled conflict.
Assistant Secretary Of Labor Edward
F. McGrady left for the National Cap
ital by airplane yesterday after two
months Of negotiations ended in ap-
parently hopeless deadlock over de-
mand for hiring preference to union
ships officers.
E. Marsh, Labor Department con-
ciliator, took over negotiation at
tempts, but said he did not expect
further conferences before Monday.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
LEFT LANGLEY FIELD.

LANGLEY FIELD, Va, January 2
R.-An Army plane piloted by Col F.
!. Elgin, with Lieut.. Howard E. Shelton,
jr.. as a passenger, was sought In
Southeastern States today after being
reported many hours overdue at Max
well Field, Ala, its destination on a
flight that began here at $3.50 am,
Eastern standard time, yesterday.
A checkup at Fort Benning. Ga,
and Murfreesboro, Tenn, described
by Langley dispatchers as possible
landing places for the ship, revealed
no clues. The Air Corps at Fort Nc
Pherson, Ga, also reported the plane
unsighted.
Officers at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
where Eglin picked up Shelton, said
they did not know why the lieutenant
accompanied the pilot.
COMMISSIONED DURING WAR.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
NEAR-FREEZING HERE !
TOMORROW FORECAST
Rainy This Afternoon and To.
night, With AZ as Lowest
Temperature.

Near freezing temperature is expect
ed to move in on Washington over the
week end.
This afternoon and tonight will be
rainy, the forecaster said, and the
"low" during the night probably will
be about AZ degrees.
The rain is due to end some time
tomorrow morning and the afternoon
and night will be colder.
Following a minimum reading Of
SO at 6 o'clock this morning, the tenn
perature dropped to 36 at 10 o'clock.
1t is not expected to go much above
40 during the day. Yesterdays high"
was so.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
By the Associated Press.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, January "A
dramatic fight for the life of Miss
Jaypee Easley ended in failure late
last night when she died Of an infec-
ton that was checked, but uncon-
quered, by use of a rare French serum.
Seven months ago the attractive, 28-
year-old piano student was attacked by
streptococcus viridans, rare blood in
lection almost always fatal.
Several weeks ago one of the doctors
on the case read In a scientific publica-
ton OF q serum newly evolved In
France to treat it. A supply was
brought by airliner from the Montreal
oficcs Of the French firm making the
Evening star., 1937-01-02

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 2.-Homer Mar
tin, president Of the United Automo-
bile Workers of America. said today
the union would not answer the latest
communication of the General Mo-
tors Corp. until after the general con-
ference of u. A. w. A. representatives
at Flint tomorrow.
Union delegates from 10 cities will
confer Sunday on collective bar
gaining proposal to be submitted to
General Motors. the principal target
of the u. A. w. A. in widespread
strikes which closed seven Of the cor
poration's plants and left 10000
workers idle.
While the automotive factories re-
manned shut down for the New Year
holiday week end, Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin emerged from retirement to
make a New Year day radio plea for
industrial peace"
Strife Threat Feared.
The Royal Oak priest called upon
laboring men to be sensible Chris
tians" and upon industry to let Jesus
Christ sit as chairman of your board
of directors" He expressed the fear
that industrial strife threatens our
prosperity with a new furore."
William S. Knudsen, executive vice
nresident of General Motors had told
union officials before the holiday that
the corporation was willing to meet
with employees representatives, but
that any collective bargaining pro-
posals should be submitted to indi-
(See STRIKES, Page A-1l.)
Evening star., 1937-01-02
$4,000 Monthly
IsSun, Allowed
COuzens' WidOW
She viii Receive One.
Third OF Senator's
Estate.
,y tie Associated Press.

BY tie Assoclated PreSS.
DETROIT, January 2.-An al
lowance of $4,000 month for Mrs.
Margaret A. CouZens, widow of Sen
ator James Couzens, has been author
lied by Probate Judge Thomas c.
Murphy.
The widow will receive one-third of
the s30,0000,000 estate of Couzens,
who left no will. The petition for
allowance said Mrs. Couzens has to
maintain several residences and finance
the education of a daughter, Edith, 10.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
ANSWER OF UNION
TOG. N. c. DELAYED
Workers Delegates From 10
Cities Confer at Flint
Tomorrow.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Walkouts occurred last Deek in
seperal industries. threatening to
balk accelerating business recovery.
Chief among them toere occupd-
ttonal strikes in autonotiUe plants.
Union objectiDes are increased
Uages, adjustment OF Overtime
rates and recognition of unions as
collective bargaining agency. Re-
instatement OF employees, allegedy
dismissed TOR union actipity also
being demanded by United Auto
mobile Workers, whose repre-
sentatipes are scheduled to meet
tomorrow in Flint, Mich, to pre-
pare a collective bargaining pro-
posal to be submitted to General
Motors.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
APPEALS FOR AID
Sonora Cardenas Would Help
Spanish Children.

MEXICO CITY, January (R.-
Sonora Amalia s. de Cardenas, wife Of
President Lazaro Cardenas of Mexico,
appealed yesterday for help for Spain's
war-stricken children.
Although the Mexican government
has given moral and actual support
to the Madrid government the Presi-
dents wife made no distinction be-
tween children of the insurgents and
the Socialists.
She announced a campaign to start
January to buy clothing. food and
medical supplies for Spain's children
"riddled with bullets and cast out into
misery. cold and the wrath Of the
elements"
Evening star., 1937-01-02
BLAST KILLS TWENTY
Mexican Road Workers Victims o
80 Boxes of INT.

TORREON, Coahuila, Mexico, jan
uary 2 (R.-Twenty or more highway
workers were reported today to have
been killed when 80 boxes Of TINT ex-
ploded on the Bermejillo El Palmito
road.
Horrible details were brought to the
public works headquarters from nearby
camps. Some Of the victims were
found dangling grotesquely from
branches Of trees and telegraph poles.
ONE body was said to have been
blown 300 yards.
The explosion was reported to have
occurred shortly after truck un-
loaded the boxes of explosives in a
warehouse tent where all the dead
workers were resting.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
De VALERA ON TRIP

Will Visit Zurich Specialist Who
Treated Eyes.
DUBLIN, Irish Free State, January
2 LP).-President Eamon de Valera,
who has suffered from severe eye
trouble. announced today he would &c
to Zurich, Switzerland, next week TO
consult DR.. Alfred Vogt.
Friends said the visit was only for
q routine check-up, as his eyes have
shown steady improvement since his
treatment by DR.. Vogt last May.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
WEATHER.

V weather Bureau FofecaN'
Rain tonight. probably ending tomorrow
morning lowest temperature tonight about
"a degrees. colder tomorrow afternoon and
night: moderate winds Temperature
Highest. ts, at 3 p m. yesterday; lowest, 70.
at loa.m. today. Full report on page ALL.
Evening star., 1937-01-02

(See SPAIN, Page A-11.)
The Washington times., 1937-04-26
DAVIS TO SEE
CHAMBERLAIN

LONDON, April 26 G.N.S0.-Ex-
ploration of the chances for sue
cess of a possible future world eco
nomic conference went ahead to-
day in London and Brussels.
Norman H. Davis, United States
ambaSsador-at-large, arranged to
call on Neville Chamberlain, British
chancellor of the exchequer and
prospective prime minister.
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden
went to Brussels to talk with Pre-
mier Paul Van iceland, who will
go to Washington in June.
Van iceland is the key figure in
the slow process of arranging a
parley. Into his hands has fallen
the job of making reasonably sure,
as Britain demands, that a globe
conference would succeed, before
it is called.
Eden already has talked with
Davis, and will pass his informa-
ton on to Van iceland.
The Washington times., 1937-04-26
Only Friends See
Nicholas and Wife
Off TO Exile

BUCHAREST, Rumania, April
26 UN.SJ.-Bade farewell only
by two friends, former Prince
Nicholas and his commoner wife,
for whose love he lost his royal
position, flew into exile today.
His brother, King Carol. who
stripped him Of his princely rank
in a showdown over Nicholas
Fascist leanings, was not present.
Nicholas and his wife went by
air to Vienna, flying over the
mountains where the Duke of
Windsor, another royal exile, is
awaiting the time when he. too,
may take commoner wife. An
ticipated demonstrations by the
Fascist iron guard did not ma
terialize.
Nicholas plans to continue
from Vienna to Milan, where he
and his wife will make their
home.
The Washington times., 1937-04-26
1872 COUNCIL
WILLC0NVENE
HERE TONIGHT

The forty-fifth annual council
Of the Daughters Of 1912 will elect
national officers tonight at the
first session Of a three-day meet
ing to be held a the Willard Hotel.
Many of the daughters arrived
yesterday to attend Sunday after
noon services for deceased daugh-
tiers at the st. Thomas Episcopal
Church.
The convention will be opened
formally tonight by Mrs. John
Francis Weinmann. Music will be
supplied by the United States Ma
rine Band. Americas Greed will be
recited by its author. William
Tyler Page, and the delegates will
be welcomed by the honorary ma
tional president, Mrs. Robert j..
Johnston.
Other speakers will include H.
L. Ponder and DR.. Earl E. Harper,
president of Simpson College. The
society will be presented a flag
honoring the memory of Miss
Jessica Randolph Smith by Mrs
Sydney Perry Cooper, president
Of the North arolina State Society.