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is SPATCH ITY f0 CODE The Only Evening Newspaper in St. Louis With the Associated Press News Service EDITION NO. ST. LOUIS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 193132 PAGES. PRICE 2 CENTS.

SIX DROWNED WALTER WILLIAMS POSSIBLY SHOWERS TONIGHT, MOSTLY FAIR TOMORROW Promenade Deck of the Ruined Morro Castle Tin: TEM PJ5KATUKKS. BOAT SHE a. TO RESIGN AS HEAD OF MISSOURI U. i a. 3 a.

4 a 5 a. a. INCENDIARY SUSPECTED BY SKIPPER OF BURNED LINER in i 2 1 i hi ''i high. it noon p. m.

KS NEAR low. i 3 p. ml; lav m. i Alde-oman Official forecast i for St. Louis and vicinity: Mostly I Educator, Who Has Reach- I.

CHARLES YOUUE'WANTED cloudy. possihly on the "phone showers tonight; tomorrow generally fair; not much chance in ed Established Retirement Age of 70, to Ask Today to Be Relieved. Acting Captain of Morro Castle Testifies at Fed eral Inquiry That Locker Blew Out at Start of the Blaze. BOARD'S ATTITUDE NOT MADE KNOWN cl of One of Victims sims With Daughter, 3. shore After Scow Goes in Mississippi Riv- ugh.

MAN, 1 LOSE LIVES Si Missouri: Genet-j ally fair tonight and tomorrow, ex- i cept possibly; showers in ex-1 treme east, por-l tion early slightly cooler to-1 night except in si. utheast and ex- treme east portions. Illinois: Mostly: PREVIOUS EFFORT TO SET SHIP AFIRE It Is Not Certain Curators Will Let Him Step Aside Now Temporary Executive May Be Named. WFATM ER BIRD emudy tonight or dighny warmer in ex-i portion tonight; cooler' i ow treme east Ijovs and Death When Girl Also Accident Overload- Specs, f. trie COLUMBIA, learned todav t- P'spali-h Sept.

It was that President Wal- He Weeps at Opening of Hearing as He Tells of Death of Capt. Will-mott Several Hours Before the Tragedy. WOMAN WHO TOLD FAKE KIDNAPING STORY KILLS SELF Had Said She Could Not Stand I'ub-licity After Exposure by Federal Agents. r't Ships Water 80 from Shore. a ter Williams of the University of: Missouri had decided to submit his I resignation to the Hoard of Cura- Iters, at its meeting here this after- noon.

Wi.liam.- in July reached the I of To. which is the established! aire for retitemeru of members of1 the university's teaching staff. Wiiliams had a severe illness last spring, and underwent a major op- era'ii'r. in a St. Louis hospital in 'June.

He has neen head of the AX Mrs. and r- i CITY. Mo Sept. 10. Ellis.

45 oi shot tsdf in a vacant ga-sy after tel.ir.g an opei-reautv parlor she could he rui jcrv a 'r em.ii!-. r.t of Federal i.nvestiga-e had her acting ahduo'ed ar.d to- ima L-ira the a' Decatur 133 DEAD OR MISSING IN REVISED CASUALTY LIST OF MORRO CASTLE NEW YORK, Sept. 10. DEAD and unaccounted for in the Morro Castle disaster totaled under an Associated Press compilation this afternoon. Dead 116 Identified 7 7 Unidentified 39 Unaccounted for 17 me' uni ve rsi? founder nee June.

1930. and was the university's School idfc. M.fml -aid she was released i Au. she was found in her apart- i A ssc.riatPft Pr-ss Ph t-. Of the chairs and tables that were set about this section of the deck, nothing N.

J. PHOTOGRAPHED yesterday at Asbury Park, but twisted steel skeletons remain. of Journa.ism. and its dean since the school opened in 19dv The holder of several honorary degrees, he is rot a ccliege graduate. In advance of the board meeting, it was not cettain that the curators 1 i-en ck at toi p.ac cut off side.

-IS said rce her tohi 1 a him. re i be readv to accept an out- STRIKE MEDIATORS Radio 0fficcr Dedares ne ht Va 424 I W. to a 'J i'ies ed nokirc Survivors Passengers Crew SAILOR SAYS FIRE SPREAD BEFORE a theater thoi. Fed-ld she ad-oties in an r. i I 1 i resignation, though it was toed that they would name ne to pei form executive du-r so l.a.g as the president e-iie a a ce oi complete from his duties.

flans for r.g ai. :t.g or a-sis'ant ut ARRAN GE 1 He Had to Ash for Order to Send Out SOS nieoi ties f. I eh. seie i av tv Ye 1 i from the facultv were ALARM SOUNDED wife, was tert. Mis.

dre-s anrj on a nail Total aa7 The Ward line figured that 553 were aboard, having revised an estimate of 560. based on inability to tell the number of the crew within hree or four. ha. IT He Writes Vivid Account of the 25-Minute Delay After He Was Aroused by Fire-Fighters. WiTH MILL GROUPS Other Leaders of Industry Called in After Textile Institute Rejects Union Offer.

i r. rim May lie President Emeritus. In the event of his retirement ftom the presidency, it is expected ha' Williams will h.e designated president emeritus of the university for life. It would be posaibie also for him to retain the position of dean of the School of Journalism. He has kept the title of dean while serving as president.

and Frank Martin, in active charee of the Wa- HUGE WAVES AGAIN BATTER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SHORE Bis Swells rounding lieach Frnrr -Malibu to San Juan apistrano. Deck Storekeeper on the Morro Castle Will Testify Drills Were Not Carried Out Properly. By GEORGE I. A LAG First Assistant Radio Officer on p. sho-tiy 'r.

dir. to rue i at had drifted -note wh. '-a-e I.US ANGELES, rer.ev feting of the South Th. LINER SANTA RITA, FIRE IN HOLD, MAKES PORT Board the Morro Castle. 'As wrjTTPn from note? jnue.i d-wn aboard the Oast Guard Cutter Tampa durinc its futile attempt tu tew the Morro Castle to part.) (uoryright.

1934.) NEW YORK, Sept. 10 went to bed about 9 o'clock Fridav night he Huge then buf-: California ent, i lie XeWpi.lt of Pacific i Copyright. 1034. by the Associated Press.) SPRING LAKE. N.

Sept. 10 William deck storekeeper aboard the Moiio Castle, said today he intended to By the Associated Pres. NEW YORK. Sept, 10 Chief Officer w. F.

"Warms broke down and wept today at the Government's investigation of the burning of tlie liner Morro Castle, as he told of the death of his captain, Robert K. Willmott, aboard the ship the night before the tragedy early Saturday which resulted in the loss of more than lou lives. Capt. Wilrnott had not been ill on the way out, Warms testified, and he died suddenly of acute indigestion Friday night. "We laid out the captain Go! rest his soul and I went to th school, has been designated as associate dean.

The Schr.ol of Journalism, as founded by Williams in under A. Ross Hill as president of the univeisitv. was the fust hool of its kind to t.e oi-graingei! as a Uepaitmrm of a major ed ationa i institution. 0. et ovel 1.

-tantly as uted for rieaeh. Whei ix and was awakened about 9:20 bv the chief radio officer-. Georne I I tui i pt P'edetal steamship inspectors White Rogers, who toid me that tell hl.tiiu for mi (jlkv Steamer liv Klect i ic Itailw.ty i ai-i: mined coi.i the foniid-floni lii.ue; sc etai h. The lua in mo! w. i -file a i -t i tne shoies along the S-forma coast from Mai that no water came cut of the fire hoses of the vessel when the crew h.

Capt. Willmott had died. I went back to sleep again after a lanse of Derhans half an hour. Swillifjiet to the which i it had on i mi. hit hei Lhu to floated to fiht the fire that I was sleeping in the cabin ad- attempt ed By Assoranted WASHINGTON.

Sept. 10 A gen- eral conference of representatives i of cotton textile manufacturers ami the Piesidtiil boa i of iiiipiiiy will he held heie this weei. probata i i VY. Anderson, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association a Southern group, and Ernest H. Hood, president of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, have been asked to bring representatives of the indus-try to Washington to present a cr osst-section iewpoint of the operators, San joining the ship's radio room, which 1 swept the ship.

is on the hurricane deck directly! He also intends to tell them, he back of the navigation officer's! said, that crew members were or- he Associated Press. piHiieis. i ms caoin was separated i its load of Vn fir ia and To the boat, he said, and is son Chaiies. r.rnealh the water. As for the shote.

he con- i i e. hold ma he? memhei of the r. on of the chil- Juan Ca pisi i a Scientists have been at a loss to explain the strange behavior of the ocean. At Long Fleach the rollers were breaking as far off sh.oe as K.OA feet, and some were '0 to 30 feet high. BALBOA.

C. Sept. 10. The Grace liner Santa Rita, a fire smoldering in its hold and passengers sleeping soundly in their cabins, steamed into port today under its own power. Canal Zone firemen who sped 50 miles into the Pacific Ocean to fight from the navigation officer's quarters by a nar row passageway, and all of the radio force occupied it.

I was awakened again this time by a heavy trampimg of feet and noticed it was evartlv 'Sfi in the dered into life bouts and lowered away ahead of passengers; that weekly fire drills were not properly carried out; that the fire had spread over the midship section before any alarm was sounded. He said the Morro Castle had thers Disappear. This development came after morning. The stateroom lights were on. the shot Editor of Paper at Wiioau.s.

born in F.oonvilim Mo. ieaiiiei typf-sftting and attended the local schools there, and was editor and part owner of the Roon-v'lle Advertiser at the age of 20 He removed to Columbia in I s9n. and was editor of the Columbia Missouri Heiaid for IS vears. He was a member of the University's Board of Curators for several yea before he resigned, on the approval by the Board of his plans for a i of Journalism, of which he I was placed in charge. While an editor in Columbia.

Wiliiams was president of the National Editorial Association, and; wa sactive in organizing national and international groups of ed- jitois. He was organizer and sec- iretary of the World Press Parlia-' i ment. held in St. Iouis in connec- tion with the World's Fair of lf04. His hook, "The State of Missouri." a compendium of the resources i and attractions of the state, was I the official publication of 'the state's commission at the Fair.

I I smoke was in the air. Loud fran lad disappeared, i minutes to find began dragging George A. Sloan, president of the the blaze on the vessel, helped put Cotton Textile Institute, had con- out the fire. feried for three hours with thri a flood of carbon dioxide gas, board, but at the conclusion merely 'rushed out to sea by the Canal Zone announced the conference would be; tug Favorite, helped check the fire we continued late today SHIP'S CREW UNDISCIPLINED AND NEW. CONGRESSMAN SAYS Asserts He Has Information Sailors Were Hired Day l.efore Sailing for Each Trip.

By thf Ass. ATA WAX. X. Sept. Representative William H.

Sulphin telegraphed today to the Federal Steamboat Inspection Service, saying he had information leading him to heiieve the crew of the Morro Castle was "new and undisciplined." The telegram was addressd to Pickerson X. Hoover. Director-General of Steamboat Inspection for the Department of Commerce, who is ciinductinir a hearing into the cause of the ship (iisastt i. It said- tic yells came from men running to and fro past the portholes. Someone screamed: "We can't control it, the pressure is gone." Awakened His Chief.

I turned toward the radio room entrance. The third assistant radio officer, Charles Macki, was standing there. He said something unintelligible. While jumping into my pants I spied Chief Radio Officer Rogers sleeping soundly. I shook him awake.

He immediately dressed and replaced the third operator at the key. Upon entering the radio which was working slowly through the cargo in No. 3 hatch. Fire still smoldered in the cargo of cotton, wool and coffee when the ship docked, but Capt. Stevenson said it was under control.

Afire 200 Miles From Balboa. The vessel, on the way from Buena Ventura to Balboa, flashed a radio message that fire had broken out yesterday afternoon. Its position then was about 200 miles from Balboa. The Favorite was loaded wkh 70 tons of chemicals and put to sea. While the conference was on Francis J.

Gorman, head of the strike committee, announced that the strikers' arbitration offer would expire at 6 o'clock tonight. The strike entered its second week with efforts toward a settlement at a standstill after the manufacturers had rejected an arbitration proposal made by union leaders. Gorman had proposed that the President's board of inquiry, headed bv Gov. John G. Wi- bridge," Warms testified.

"I'm not myself," the chief officer said. His head dropped and his handkerchief over his eyes and wrpi. Sobs shook his shoulders. "We were pals," he told the board. A moment later he straightened in his chair and said "OK." United States l'rosecutor I'resent.

The inquiry, presided ov by Dickerson X. Hoover, Assistant Director of the P.ureau of Navigation at Washington, opened before a packed hearing room at the New York Custom House. At the hearing table with Hoover was Martin Conboy, United States Attorney, an "observer," John I. Crone, superintendent of steam boat inspectors of the Second Inspection District; James Smith, b-cal Inspector of boilers; and Capt. Carl C.

Xielson, local inspector of hulls. Conboy informed the board of investigation at the start that he intended to follow up the hearing with his own inquiry. "Our investigation may be much more detailed and unlimited than the scope of this investigation," said. "All information will be used, and the investigation will be conducted personally by mo." The questioning was conducted chiefly by Hoover and Ncilson. First Word of Fire at 2:45 A.

M. Warms testified that on Fridav night his vessel was in the tail end of a hurricane. He said the first word of fire he had was at 2:45 a. m. when the another small tire two weeks ago.

of which the passengers knew nothing. It was put out, he said, by the three night watchmen and the fourth mate. Only some tar paper in the hold burned. Prill Regulations Violated. "We had fire drill every Sunday he said, "but only two stations responded to it.

They were the stations on the fore deck and on the deck aft, where passengers could see and be impressed. "Under Federal regulations every member of the crew is supposed to take his station at fire drill. The majority of them lay in their bunks." Relating his experience in the fire of Saturday which burned some and caused others to leap to their deaths in a turbulent sea, O'Sulll van said: "I was at my station within two minutes after the alarm was given. "We tried to fight the fire from A deck. As far as we could see down to the dining salon the en La Ye i no Cop was hour and artificial measures were em-: ur.su effort to other bodies, in-' d-rkness.

was re-f'-day The bodies of son were recovered rm th.er is Mrs. Cretia a resident of a La Verne resided hv of Homer Coe and i liisi year from Well-: School. Another M-s de Cioix. Fctty. 0.

Mi s. Emma Chaiies. wa a fou 1 1 at the School of Xo-' L. nni- in Wellston. l.y two son-.

Ed- a.i.nt rst Christian ge and 2. an He made various journeys to for-egin countries to attend press conference, and on special missions. How He Became President. The vacancy in the office of president, which he was called to fill in resulted from differences between the curators and the president. Dr.

Strattoti D. Brooks. The final action came after the controversy over Prof. Max F. Meyer's sex questionnaire.

The board members stated that their dissatisfaction with Dr. Brooks was not room I looked at the radio clock. It was exactly 3 o'clock. (I clearly recall my first thoughts one more hour before my watch commences.) After informing Rogers that I was going to take a look at conditions I went on deck. The entire bridge was enveloped I nant of New Hampshire, a rbitrate The tug met the liner about 50 the dispute with both sides agree-miles from this port.

Firemen, in-ing to abide by its decision and 'eluding Chief Campbell, boarded with all mills closed during the ne-the Santa Rita with equipment and gotiations. in a few minutes had the hold sat- Sloan termed the proposals "of a urated with the flame-suffocating character that makes them utterly gas. impossible from every Charges of Incendiarism. Sloan met with the mediation) Officers of the Santa Rita de-board todav to continue presenting clared after docking that "the fire I "Information in rnv possession leads me to believe that the Clew of the Morro Castle was new and undisciplined, and that this line; hired the crew just before the day, of sailing, dismissing the crow after: each trip and engaging another crew before again. Request with a thick smoke.

About a score of men and women tit seems as you caridully investigate th Morro i though they were largely members the manufacturers' side of the con- here and also that on the caused by his action in the matter 'o fthe questionnaire, as the board tire midship section was a mass of roaring flames. "We spread three fire hosts. No water came out of them. One of them broke at the coupling. 'n I'assenjrers in Lifeboat.

"We were helpless. I grabbed the nozzle of the hose that broke ind smashed in a cabin window to ret a passenger out. I couldn't find Amu Farts Co. "THPUAKES CAUSE 'Y DAfriAGE iN ALGERIA Itesiroicd at Carmtt, in 'be lielif Kiver Vnllc. I re.

it ion. NRA CIGARETTE PRICE ORDER In States Haing Mamp Tax. Tt Is to tt" Added to p.v r.p A-- WASHIXGT. N. 1o.

Ifugh 1 S. John son to, lav amended XRA's flict. Castle were the work of an interna- Sloan. in rejecting the at bit ra- ional radical organization. "They I tion proposal, said: "I want to said that on July 23 the Grace Line make ir clear that any question of had sent a circular message to all arbitration between employers and vessels asking the formation of "the employes in this industr" is a mat- Grace Line Marine Association," for ter for the determination of the the purpose of closer co-operation 'employers and employes in each of the ship's personnel and owners i of the numerous mills concerned.

land asking the personnel to vote had upheld his objections and had suspended Prof. Meyer. Other causes, the curators said, made a change in the president's office necessary. In conference with Gov. Caulfield, they selected Dean Williams as having the needed executive and diplomatic qualities.

FYank M. McPavid of Spring-fiehj. chairman of the curators, asked before the meeting as to the impending retirement of Williams. illation to of the crew) were hugging the deck immediate- belo v. Saw Flames Everywhere.

I looked into the passage that separates the mate's rooms from the radio quarters. Flames, yellow roaring flames, were all that I could see. It looks to me as it had been burning at least an hour. Men still wer. yelling and running around with buckets in their hands and yelling for water.

Immediately, I thought of the batteries in the emergeno- room. Quickly returning to the radio room. I informed Rogers of the conditions, particularly of the dense flames on the port side. I cautioned him to keep away from the re "The strike chairman is not au- on the measure. I hey said the ofri-thorized to act for the great ma-; cers voted "no" overwhelmingly states having a 10.

A shocks ey yes-at Car- Aig. ria. Sent. ea 1 1 laoiake Cm hf Fiver Vid '-'a houses ret ail ciga re' 1 provide that stamp tax on shall be added whether the st ioritv of emn oves in tne matter wnne tne crew vuira c'gaiettes "such tax to the minimum price lb is located within night deck watchman informed him. "He reported he had een srnok and fire coming out of ventilators on the portside amidships." "What did yo do then?" Xielsion asked.

"I sent the second officer to investigate. Then the salon night watchman reported lire in the library" "Did you leave the bridge," NleW son asked. "No sir" He said a locker 'Mew out" a the second officer put a fire tx anybody and I got lost in the smoke. The second officer pulled me out. "The crew dropped the waterless hoses when the order came to release the grips on the life boats on the deck above us.

"Our boat. No. 5, was lowered to A deck. The order came 'git in that We got in. myself and 10 other members of the crew.

Through thr whole th ng I saw hut I heavy damage at of arbitration. Nor am I for an-of the employers." Gorman said the union would cladlv submit to an election to let The officers said: "We are more than -willing to cooperate with the owners and always have, but we are unwilling to cooperate with the radical elements or without he slate." XRA's price ordei resulted in fix WaMignies. were reported In- ing a minimum two packages for said. "I on't have anything to say-about that until after the meeting." At the president's residence, no statement could be obtained, but it was learned that Williams, who has been doing most of his university work at his home recently, ex-pected to co to Jesse Hall for the nts villages b- mil- tl slipp of the crew. If the association were I i the workers decide who should i speak for them.

"Mr. Sloan has much 1o say ahout lack of authority on both formed, the crew would have an 2a en's for the popular brands and designed to prevent la rg-e chains which sell cigartttes as a side-line from them to obtain euslom batterv room. the affairs of the wall adioining th voice in voice in Continued on Fftge 2, Column were killed Fridav when iolent quake 01 Oi b.aiij idt. Continued on 1'ajre Column 1 Continued on I'age Column 1. i Continued on l'age 4, Column 3.

Continued on 1'age 1, Column 3 icutaioi meeting. eii leu other goodc. 0.