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I' "All the News All the Time lOUAl In Two Parts 36 Pages PART 1 GENERAL NEWS 18 PAGES LARGEST HOME-DELIVERED CIRCULATION LARGEST ADVERTISING VOLUME ft MAdison 2345 The Times Telephone Number Connecting All Departments TIMES OFFICES 100 North Broadway And Throughout Southern California TRUI INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM 5L 0 2. 3 IT UNDER TKi LAW EjS' 2 yft'jc m. ft u- i- Z- jVOL. LIV TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1935. DAILY, FIVE CENTS to i BRITISH HAIL KING GEORGE A iON ACT lis vaLID, Senator Cutting, Three Others Killed When Fog-Bound Airliner Crashes Will Rogers Remarks: May 6.

To the Editor of The Times: AT JUBILEE Thousands Hurt COURTRULES Supreme Bench's This is the home of the 1 Crush Views Differ Speech Radioed to Empire rive to- our Decision on famous Santa Anita race track. We are over here shoot-ing some race scenes. I can't even pick the winner in a movie race where it's fixed. Just TBI TWO IN FILM PARTY ALSO NEARDEATH Clog in Gas Line Hinted Cause After Thanksgiving in-Brilliant Ceremony Retirement Law Says Step Beyond Congress Power fit, Wkv jc WASHINGTON, May 6. UP) In (Scenes of yesterday's opening of Great Britain's Silver Jubilee, flashed a five-to-four decision, the Supreme Court today declared unconstltu from London to New Yor by ra- tional the railway retirement law dio and by Wirephoto to Los Ange affecting more than 1,000,000 em les for today's paper, will be found Angelenos Among Nine Hurt; ployees.

en Page 18, Part "The act was beyond the powers Pilot, Forced to Pass Port, Warned "Tighten Belts" (Copyright. 1935. oy tne Associated Press of Congress," said Justice Roberts LONDON, May 6. who delivered the high court' King George of England opinion. He assailed sections of the law Jcnelt today with the rever 51 reading of a fund the government has called the "conscience fund." If you feel that you have cheated the Gov.

you send the money. It now has $618,000. Now off hand that sounds like a lot of conscience, but it figures out to just one-half cent apiece. So I imagine we still got quite a little bit on our mind that we haven't settled for. Say how about the government having a "conscience fund." They have skinned us many a time.

Yours, WILL ROGERS. pensioning employees who have ence of an humble pilgrim voluntarily left the carriers serv in ancient St. Paul's Cathe ice; those who have been discharged for dishonesty and for gross neg' 'dral to give thanks to God for completion of twenty-five years on the throne, while ligence and those who have been MACON (Mo.) May 6. (Exclusive) Nosing blindly through a murky fog in an effort to land before a rapidly diminishing fuel supply gave completely out, a TWA airliner, Los Angeles to Kansas City bound, early today forced a crash landing in a muddy field near Atlanta, in which Sen automatically retired. HUGHES IN MINORITY Jail his vast empire cele Chief Justice Hughes, who de brated his jubilee with livered the opinion upholding the government in the famous gold mingled prayers and merrymaking.

So tremendously exuberant was the celebration of London's mil- clause cases, was in the minority this time. He wrote the dissenting LIGHT VOTE opinion and was joined by Justices L. lions, swelled by tens and hundreds Brandels, Stone and Cardozo. PREDICTED Aligned with Justice Roberts were Justices Van Devanter, McReynolds, Spectators viewing this scattered heap of wreckage yesterday near Atlanta, were amazed that any of the thirteen persons on the ill-fated T.W.A. air liner when it crashed still were alive.

Four persons, including Senator Cutting, of New Mexico, were killed, and nine were injured. Note cabin cushions strewn on ground. wirephoto ator Bronson Cutting, of New Mexico, and three others were killed. Among the injured for whom little hope of life was held tonight at the Samaritan Hospital here were Paul Wing, father 'of Toby Wing, film actress, and Pat Drew, Sutherland and Butler. Dominguez Estimate Calls Justice Roberts's words that the act is "Invalid as violation of due process" of law and is "not in pur for About 48 Per Cent of Registration pose or in effect a regulation of commerce" was immediately Inter I Paramount studio electrician.

II fcnortiy oeiore 11 p.m. physicians preted by some observers as laying down principles which may affect materially the court's Judgment of the N.R.A. and its code rules of in City Clerk Dominguez estimated yesterday that about 290,000 votes of thousands of visitors, that thirty-seven persons were taken to hospitals with injuries received in the great crush and the ambulance corps estimated it had treated 7139 cases of fainting, sprained ankles and broken bones. STANDS COLLAPSE At Newcastle some sixty persons were injured in the collapse of a ctand overloaded with spectators watching a military parade. So tempestuous was the shouted icclaim that rolled along with him as his state procession proceeded from Buckingham Palace to the cathedral and back that the King obviously was stirred deeply.

The day's most touching moment came In tne cathedral when the King-Emperor knelt while the Arch will be cast in the city today in dustry. CITED CRUDENESS President Roosevelt in signing the railway law last spring, had the general municipal election, which is being held in conjunction with the Los Angeles School District election to select four members commented it was "crudely drawn. Justice Roberts said the act would administered blood transfusians for Wing and Drew. It was the second transfusion of the night for Wir. who suffered a crushed chest aaJ internal injuries.

Drew sustained a badly leg and severe shock. HINT BLOCKED FUEL LINE 3 While airplane technicians and TWA officials sought to establish reason for the tragic crash, a -oner's inquest, which recessed n-night, heard testimony Indlcat that blocked fuel lines from of the Board of Education. benefit 146,000 persons who had re tired within one year before Its en Domlnguez's estimate calls for approximately 48 per cent of the registration of 604,695 in the 1890 actment. "This is in the last degree arbl trary," he said. precincts to go to the polls.

In Ruling that invalid sections of the the district outside the city limits an additional 115,818 voters are reg law made the entire act unconstitutional. Justice Roberts said those who were scheduled to retire when istered in 155 precincts. These may vote only on the school board. the act was to become effective jlivl auxiliary tank 40 the' powerful At the April primary the vote minors oi me air liner caused in was 45 per cent. COST OF BALLOTING This election will cost the tax Co-Pilot Kenneth Greeson of Kansas City, who died in TWA liner crash.

Miss Jeanne Anne Hillias of Kansas City, killed in air crash that took four lives. Broason Cutting, United States Senator from New Mexico, dead in air crash. Pilot Harvey Bolton of Kansas City, killed in plane crash at Atlanta, Mo. bishop of Canterbury pronounced his blessing and at its conclusion, oblivious to the others rising about him, remained on bended knee as If offering one final personal prayer. Subdued alike by the gray shadows f.

the cathedral and the humility cf the King and Queen were the crimsons, golds, silvers and ermines worn by the dignitaries of the empire and representatives of almost all the nations of the world gath- payers approximately $100,000. Most of- it is spent directly in the employment of precinct officials and forced landing. Paul Richter, TWA vice-presid i.t In charge of operations, testL i at the Inquest that thirty gall of gasoline remained in an auxilL tank when he examined the wrecked ship, but added that he could not AWARD LIST in renting polling places. would- have received a pension although they never had contributed. He added the cost the first year would be $9,000,000.

NOT PERMISSIBLE "That is not a permissible subject of legislation," he said, explaining it set up "new contract obligations." Some railroads, he said, would have had to pay money for the employees of other carriers. "This pooling provision of the act is unreasonable and arbitrary," Roberts held. SKID LANDING AIM OF PILOT The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. During the day Survivor's Own Story of Air Liner Smash-up ANNOUNCED Dominguez will maintain a special service at the City Hall to advise (Continued on Page 8, Column 2) voters as to the location of their polling place and to give other in A lfA I TTft A 1 t9T- Zoc Aikins Drama Scores; formation.

The telephone number vivid storv of the air crash which! had no knowledge that the ship had! lrCar detracted at lime of early today toog the lives of VbIM" Fetal Crash in Plan to "Sacramento Bee' Gets Service Medal believe that Senator Cutting died Avert Bouncing States Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico, two TWA pilots and a Killers to Toss Coins to Decide NEW YORK, May 6. (UPJ Pulit without awakening or knowing what had happened." "The trip was perfect on the Los Angeles-Albuquerque leg," she said. "We left Albuquerque at 9:15 and ran Into the fog at 12:30 a.m. woman passenger, near Atlanta, and left nine persons injured, including six members of a Hollywood motion-picture party, came zer awards for 1934 were announced Who Dies First MACON (Mo.) May 6. (UR) Pilot Harvey Bolton was making a precautionary landing when his giant transport plane, Sky Chief, crashed into an embankment early today, tonight from the lips of Mrs.

n. L. is Michigan 5211. Dominguez also requests election officials to heed the special instructions relating to an early report of the vote. BATTLE ISSUES The city-wide battle has concentrated about the two bus propositions and the selection of a majority of the school board.

Proposition No. 1 would permit the unrestrained operation of jitney busses, which were outlawed in the downtown district by Initiative ordinance in 1917. No. 2 proposes to create a political transportation board with unlimited authority to borrow money to buy municipal busses. Candidates for the various offices have divided sharply on the issue of Upton Sinclair's Epic organization.

Mesker, wife of a pilot and one ofTt real Pea dense and roll- Mayor Burned in Effigy After Rebuff to King LONDON. May 6. (JP The Ber-mondsey Mayor, who refused to meet the King, was burned In effigy tonight as a jeering crowd of 2000 persons surged around the Town Hall. The crowd sang the national anthem while the straw-figured Mayor. S.

R. Waiglitman. went up In smoke. Before the burning the townspeople paraded the streets dragging behind them the effigy. Around the neck was a placard reading: "This man was disloyal to his King." Wcightman declined to meet the King with ether London Mayors at Camberwell Green May 18 on the ground that the expenses would deprive thirty poor, crippled children! of a week's holiday at the seaside.

CHICAGO, May 6. (Exclusive) Death looms as the only certain winner in a sepulchral game of chance that is scheduled for Thurs killing Senator Bronson Cutting of ing. I remember the time because say whether such an amount would have kept the plane aloft. Farmers who hurried to the scene testified that Pilot Bolton gasped before he died, "My gasoline was gone." WARNED TO TIE BELTS It was shortly before 4 a.m. when the giant transport plane began losing altitude with weakening motors, and Bolton warned his passenger to tighten their safety belts.

He then turned to the task of landing safely in the blinding fog. The huge ship skimmed between a house and a barn, brushed a small branch from a tree and leveled off for a landing on a level pasture. But its dying motors apparently were unable to carry it far enough. It struck at the side of a muddy road, buried its nose Into an embankment Bolton apparently had (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) Dead and Injured in Sky Liners Fatal Dive tonight. "The Old Maid," dramatized by Zoe Alkns from a story by Edith Wharton, won the drama prize.

"Now in November," first novel of Josephine Wlnslow Johnson, won the award for the novel. The best book of history was "The Colonial Period of American His- the survivors. PASSENGERS SLEEPING "The motors were functioning per- day in Joliet penitentiary. On that day John Hauff of Chi cauo and Fred Gerner and Arthur Thielsen of Rockford have signified Soviet Heads Stress Might of Red Army I asked Mr. Kaplan.

"It was raining hard and nothing could be seen. We flew and flew, seemingly for hours, through the heavy fog and raia The plane, of course, was dark and most of the passengers asleep. NO LIGHTS ANYWHERE There was no way of telling where we were. No lights could be seen anywhere. Then suddenly, without warning, came the crash.

"The plane did not go into a spin or a dive there was no intimation New Mexico and three others, officials said tonight. In a formal statement signed by Paul Richter, vice-president In charge of operations, the air line company disclosed that landing wheels on the liner were still retracted when Bolton and his capacity load of eleven passengers and his Co-Pilot Kenneth Greeson skimmed to earth. A failing gas supply made the landing advisable. The wheels were in this position, the company said, because Bolton tory," by Charles McLean Andrews, the Judges decided. RErORTORIAL HONORS William H.

Taylor of the New York Herald-Tribune was given the that they will toss coins to determine the order in which they will file to death in the electric chair soon after midnight. All three are awaiting electrocution for the murder of J. Charles Bundy, cashier of the Leonore State This is particularly evident In the contest for the school board, where Bank, slain during a robbery. award "for a distinguished example of reportorial work" for his series on the international yacht races. (Continued on Page 5, Column 1) Arthur Krock of the New York THE "TIMES" TODAY-NEWS SUMMED UP Times was given an award "for dis (Continued on Page 2, Column 2) (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) tinguished service as a foreign or Washington correspondent." Each of these received $1000, save MOSCOW, May 6.

CP) Red Russia todax was promised a continually increased army now composed of nearly 1,000,000 men and so strong that "an enemy will not dare even to think of attacking our frontiers." The highest officials of the proletarian nation, in speeches before the graduates of the Kremlin Military Academy, made public today, declared the Red army to be the bulwark of peace on the European MACON (Mo.) May 8. (Exclusive) Krock. who got Those who perished when the TWA airliner "Sky Chief" crashed to In flat to Ahead! WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT JOURNALISM AWARD The Sacramento Bee. CaL. for articles by Arthur FEATURES.

Radio, Page 12. Part Women's Fashions. Clubs and Society, Pages 5. 6 and 7, Part II; Cross-Word Puzzle, Page 15. Part II; Markets and Financial, Pages 14.

15, 18 and 17, Part Comics, Page 8. Part II. earth near here today were: BRONSON CUTTINO, Unitea Waugh received the first journalism award "for the most disinter States Senator from New Mexico. PILOT HARVEY BOLTON, Kan ested and meritorious nubile service sas City. DRAMA.

Page 13, Part rendered by an American newspa-j 1 per" during the year. The award te( UlUrCCIS I6CXU CO-PILOT K. H. GREESON. Kansas City.

a $ooo goia meoai. NEWS. Page 17. SHIPPING Part I. MISS JEANNE ANNE HILLIAS.

Bright Ambush won Audrey THE WEST. Schools may take $5,000,000 State gas-tax fund. Page 5, Part I. Works Director Kelly gets word Central Valley project may be made Federal reclamation enterprise. Page 9, Part I.

Assembly votes to reconsider bill on regulating loan brokers and fixing rates. Page 11. Part I. Present social order twisting human beings, says welfare scs-, sion speaker. Page 10, Part I.

GENERAL EASTERN. Air liner crash that kills Senator Cutting and three others. Injuring nine including film ex-exutives. Page 1, Part I. Call Issued for "grass roots" G.O.P.

onference. Page 4. Part I. 20. Kansas City.

Wurdemann the $1000 prize for the as Brazil Storm Rages for Week BY W. M. KIPLINGER, Business Writer and FREDERICK SHELTON, Economist LETTER NO. 3 Yesterday we described how the government's monetary policy and price-raising program paved the way for inflation. To continue: best verse of the year.

The injured: RICHARD WALLACE, Hollywood WEATHER REPORTS AND VITAL STATISTICS. Page 14, Part II. BEST BIOGRAPHY i The best American biography was; motion-picture director, suffering from severe chest injuries. PAUL WING. Hollywood, father adjudced to be E.

Lee." two-vol- ume work on the life of the Con-I PICTORLAL PAGE. Wire-photos and Other Camera High Lights. Pasc 18. Part I. Ipf Film Actress Toby Wing, critically Trojan varsity wins spring football game.

Page 11, Part II. Chisox take lead in American League. Page 11, Part IL THE CITY. Dominguez predicts balloting by only 48 per cent of registered voters today. Page 1.

Part I. Officials seek $1,500,000 to aid indigents until July 1. Page 1. Part II. Winfleld Sheehan.

Fox Films chief, and other bank directors sued bv bank receiver for Page 1, Part II. Filing of murder charges ordered in auto crash cases causing deaths. Page 1, Part II. Vance Breese flies north to start assault on air speed record of 384 miles per hour, ending here. Page Part II.

Ship oiler reports to police he was kidnaped and beaten In harbor strike. Page 10. Part IL Rancher denies blame for Coogan tragedy and tells speed of death car. Page 2, Part IL announces -total of forty-nine features for 1935-36 production season. Page 1, Part IL i Justice Craig flatly denies charges In Itaio case.

Page 3, Part II. isuci iaiui (iim.cs kuhuj ouufcuw iuck injured, his chest crushed federate general by Douglas S.jmo violent storm in uanias nis-Freeman. His award is $1000. i tory beset the city today for the ah1 a ra m4fvii 4a rlcA 1 1 Prnn rAXuAtlnn iinAV Vt a AAA C. G.

DREW. Santa Monica. Cal, Honorable mention for bioeraphy utvnt, fr.ih was given to Dark JSavOe Muzzeyj injuries mountmg and an unprecedented drought in 1934, aided the rise. chief electrician for Paramount studios, critically injured, his and left leg fractu from heavy loss of bit- U. WILLIAM KAPLAN.

I i i lOtprnmeni loans, on iinm. There was no award for the most aaaing to tne aevasiauon. were made on the assumption that; prices would rise. If prices were not i ta rise mint r.f the Inans would co distinguished editorial writing of the; Rains lashed the coast and W1 year. winds wailed as officers and volun-and financial Institutions, have be- FINANCIAL.

Insurance rwn honor commissioner tonight. March of Finance. Dangers noted in silver purchase pact. Sales of chain and mail-order houses rise. Profits of gold-mining company higher.

Trade in Lcs Angeles scores second consecutive year's high. Rail pension decision fails as stock-market influence. Page 14. Part Angeles, assistant to pio- The $500 award lor tne best car- teer dug through the debris, crag-(come buttress to credit structure. sour and the government would bepniount studios, broker toon was given to Ross A.

Lewis of ging out the bodies and municipal Home owners Loan Corporation the Milwaukee Journal for his car-j engineers strove to divert floods. I nv -Sur. Ill Work far TVaths hav. hr, estimated at loEe1 2.300.000.000 to dJ- a neavy loser, uovemment nas power to raise prices through its! KRS- KAPLAN- probabl; to inflate. It is safe to as-irtly injured, with fractured back, mime that c-KmTnnt win An tin in 'paralvred from waist down.

WASHINGTON. Supreme Court rules railway employers retirement law unconstitutional Page 1. Part Roosevelt order legalizing works program set-up gives Hopkins whip hand. Page 6, Part No new taxes likely for at least two years. Congressional leaders bei.ere.

Page 8, Prt Both Sides," published in the Sep- more than 400. The homeless are. tressed mortgagors on homes, and is estimated at 2000. preparing to loan more. tember 1934.

Issue. order protect or Mlvaire it in-1 HENRY SHARP E. Los Angeles. Farm Credit Administration has vestments. Paramount cameraman, superficial loaned more than $2,000,000,000.

I Deficit budget financing: Loacs. cuts and bni s. Reconstruction Flnans Corpora- relief, public works, etc, ran up huge MRS. mP UmGjno! tion has outstanding loans of more deficits, wita more to follow In MTeSffieSd r. i Jcojin! of Tear.

Puhlle debt aWS'nd, N. Droten rigM leg ana THE SOUTHLAND. Santa Barbara election today to climax bitter Mayoralty fight. Fiyera lay floral path at funeral of airmail at Long Beach. Page Part IL U1U iiS-M V-J tiK rwi nm rwi in ion "TIMES" ELECTION SERVICE la accordance with Its custom.

The Times will gather, tabulate and make public returns frcm today's municipal election as rapidly as they become available after the polls close at 7 p.m. Returns will be broadcast from station KMTB at InterTals, wiil be published hi night street editions and will be given by telephone to all who call MAd-sca 2345, The and loans, mortgage companies ija rUXIm Vf HrnVan left ena of nscai year IS35 wane msj yt, others. Remember This The hardest troubles to hurdle are those we make for ourselves. FOREIGU. Thousands injured in tumultuous celebration of British King's jubilee.

Page 1, Part Manila hears reports rebels near city for new outbreak Page 4, rart 2. FUTURE MEANING Conung-nt public debt should be, nJ l.tj added, mart than $4,000,000,000, for i -v. SPORTS. Southern California amateur erf arts today. Page -IL Part IL 6raphs open series with Seals today.

Page IL Part XL The inference la these loans, the1 VllJ, U9 VI inn future of themt They (CesUnael Pare 19, Oolama 2) tsjuries. neamng.

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