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FORTY-THIRD YEAR U. S. WEATHER FORECAST fa Navy Planes Collide In Mid-Air, Crews Of Both Are Killed Head-On Crsh Off San Diego Witnessed By Naval Aircraft Carrier Lexington (By United Press) SAN DIEGO, April 6. Two navy planes, participating in tactical exercises with the fleet at sea, crashed in midair today and fell into the sea, killing all four hands aboard. The dead: Lieut.

Ludwell R. Pickett, Coro-nado; and Chief Aviation Machinists Mate Harry Bradley, San Diego; and Lieut. Joseph J. Lough-lin Long Beach, and John J. Garney, San Diego, aviation machinist's mate, first class.

Searching Boats Can't Find Bodies The spectacular crash occurred in full view of the aircraft carrier Lexington 45 miles southwest of Point Loma, according to advices released by naval air headquarters here. The planes were flying at altitude when they rammed head-on. The shattering impact sent them into the ocean. Both craft mnk with the bodies. Boats were lowered immediately from the but none of the bodies were recovered.

Fleet in Exercise P.ior to War Games Pickett, a lieutenant of junior grade, and Bradley, were riding in one plnne; Loughlin and Garney in the second. The fleet set out for tactical exercises from San Pedro and San Diegb yesterday as a final tune-up before departing for the annual war games April 16. Later it was reported the body of Lieutenant Loughlin had been recovered, as the Lexington returned to port here tonight. Pension Bill's Hearing Denied (By AMnrintert Press) WASHINGTON, April 6. Requests for a Townsend old-age pension bill hearing failed to get action today from the House way and means committee.

Chairman Doughton, North Carolina Democrat, said the requests were made by supporters of the Townsend plan and he laid them before the committee. He explained the committee took no action. "What is the use of holding hearings and deluding the old people Into a belief they are going to get $200 a month?" Doughton re-maflTed. "The two per cent transaction tax the Townsendites propose is ludlcroue, absurd and ridiculous." The Townsend bill, backed by Dr. F.

E. Townsend and his old-age pension organization, calls for pensions of up to $200 a month for persons over 60. WELL, I II Tell You: By Bob Burns I admire a man who is conservative up to a certain point, but yim pint near got to take a chance if you want'la git ahead, No mutter what you go Into, you 1 i nd there's bound to be somo id of a "bug-a-boo" attached to it If you should find a proposition where there no chnnnc connected with It, you'll find the competition ho keen you couldn't make anything on it anyhow, The most conservative man I cvit saw was my Undo Hod. I went out to visit him one time mid found him sittln' In the shade of a Iree. I says "How's your cotton doin'?" and he says "I didn't plant hone Ihis year I'm fluid of the boll weavlls." I says "How's the corn?" Ho nays "I didn't plant no corn clth-er-T I was afraid wo wouldn't git enough rain." I said "Dld'ja plant It all In potatoes?" and he suys "Naw, I didn't plant no potatoes cither I was afraid of the potato bug." And I says "Well, what did'ja rlnnl Ihon?" Ho says "I didn't plant nolhln' I played safe!" ICawriitliU 1037) FAIR WEDNESDAY; THURSDAY PROBABLY UNSETTLED: NOT MUCH CHANGE TN TEMPKRATURE: MODKRATE NORTHWEST WIND OFFSHORE.

TWENTY-FOUR PAGE? fnJIUl to Wreckage of New Airliner Is Described By MAJ. A. D. SMITH (Copyright, 1937. by United Press) ALBUQUERQUE, N.

April 6. I located the lost Douglas Royal Dutch air line plane with eight persons aboard from our TWA Ford plane in a canyon on the snow-covered mountains near the New Mexican border today. While flying at an altitude of feet I was able to spot the missing ship half-buried in the deep snow below. There is no trail or road within approximately seven miles of the wreckage and scattered timDer throughout the area will make it extremely difficult for ground parties to reach the scene. From mv observations it was aD- parent tne ship flew into a canyon wall.

It appeared the nlane hurt burned after the crash. Under such circumstances it seems obvious that all eight persons aboard, including two women, were either killed or burned to death as I could detect no slcn of life near the wreckage. I took off from Albuquerque aft er hearing reports of the crash from a forest ranger's son near Alpine, and information from John T. Butler, operator of a resort lodee at Greer, that he had seen a plane circling over his ranch Saturday afternoon. The Douglas plane took off Saturday morning from Bur- (Continurd on Page Two) Ship Goes Aground Upon Isle of Wight (Bv Assnciuled Press) LONDON, April 6.

The Italian ship Luigi Accame went aground tonight off the southern end of the Isle of Wight during a thick fog. After a lifeboat from Yarmouth reached the scene, it was announced the ship was in no immediate danger. Laguna Council to Talk Bathing Suits (By Assnrinted Press) LAGUNA BEACH, April City councllmen expect to decldo tomorrow night just how rigid a bathing suit ordinance will be adopted for the summer season of scanty attire. it Editor's Nolo: Mililary records Indicate that the oldest member of the A. E.

was George S. Carpenter of Grovo-lnnd, and that the youngest was Frank R. Saulicre of Quinvy, Muss. Enlisting at the age of 75 Cnrpenter had charge of a field kitchen near the front lines. Enlisting at the age of 12, Saullere served 19 months as an Interpreter and runner with headquarters company, eighteenth Engineers.

Today on the twentieth anniversary of America's entry into the war, the United Press obtained from Cnrponter, visiting a slater In Jersey City, N. and Saullere, a Qulncy newsman, these statements: By FRANK R. SAULIERE "Yougost Doughboy" I honestly cannot see any particular achievement In having managed to squirm under the tent to tho big show 20 years ago. For It was a matter of pure luck and every kid with tho breaks I got would have done the same. We all recall tho heartbroken kids who wore returned home when their true ages were discovered.

Looking back on It now, It Is an WILES -A BED TERRAIN $11 EMC Ground Searchers Give Up Try To Reach Ship at Night; Will Start in Morning EIGHT ABOARD ARE DEAD Inspection Reveals Ship Burned After Crashing Into High Peak on Arizona Line (By Asswiatcd Tress) SPRINGERVILLE April 6. Deep snow, thawed by a day of sunshine, abruptly halted late today the efforts of ground searching parties to reach the wreckage of a fallen Douglas skyliner and its eight occupants, believed certainly dead. Unable to walk through the soft snow, which ranged from five to six feet in depth, members of two ground parties returned to McNary, about 35 miles due west of here, tonight. SPRINGERVILLE, April 6. Searching parties of grim-jawed western men trudged through knee-deep snow tonight toward the wreckage of a once-majestic sky-liner now a pitifully crumpled heap of twisted metal on a lonely Arizona mountain.

No hope was held that any of the eight passengers aboard the fallen ship could have survived its crash onto the slopes of Mt. Baldy, peak towering out of a rugged terrain about 30 miles west of the New Mexico border. Fear Searchers to Face Long Delays As the hours passed and no word was heard from the ground parties, was feared they might not return from their "lission until tomorrow. Before he left, Sheriff John Nunn expressed belief it might even be several days before the wreckage could be found. State Patrolman Jack Buzard said he thought the job might be done in "four or five hours." The wreckage, Slackened, tangled and shapeless, was sighted at 9:40 a.

m. (Mountain standard time) today by searchers aboard a rescue plane piloted by Major A. D. Smith, veteran executive of Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. No Sign of Life in Snow About Wreck Although there were no marks of Identification visible, Major Smith and others of his party held no doubt the scattered ruin was all that remained of a 21-passenger Douglas airliner, missing since it left the Burbank airport Saturday morning.

Because of "bumpy" air condi tions, it was impossible for the rescue ship to approach close enough to sight the bodies, if any, (Continued on Page Two) experience I wouldn't give up for anything In the world. Whether, knowing a little more about It now, I'd bo as willing to do it again, I'm not certain. One thing I do know, there is nothing but a Cadmean victory In war. By GEORGE 8. CARPENTER "Oldest Doughboy" I always had a fighting disposition.

Long before the World war, I held a commission In the British army. When I first tried to enlist for the World war, they told me tho highest age they would accept was 55. I was 75 so I went to other enlisting places and told them I was 55. Finally at a place in New York they took me on, because they couldn't prove I was lying. I went across on a convoy.

When we got on the other side I had a misunderstanding with the commander- of the boat so I left It at Brest. I wound up In charge of one of the portable kitchens that fixed food for tho boys In the front lines As far as present conditions go, I think there Is too much bigotry and selfishness In the world. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, hut I believe In President Roosevelt's good neighbor policy. SNOW, nffl Veterans of World War in Statements cMtospaper for Saa Bevmrqino County. AND THE PAIL? ORANGE BELT NEWS Indians May Buy Rum If Bill Signed (By United Press) SACRAMENTO, April 6.

Senator Karl (Chief) Keough, the "liquor for Indians" advocate, smiled with satisfaction today as the Senate passed his bill to permit Indians to buy liquor. The vote was 23 to 9. In a presentation that was noteworthy for brevity and point of view, the chief declared: "This is a good bill and I know of no opposition to it." Following introduction of medical testimony that effect of alcohol on the North ner-ican Indian has been "greatly exaggerated," one senator opposing the bill committed a tactical error that allowed the chief to deliver his telling thrust. "Just what is the capacity of an Indian?" Keough was asked. "Just a little better than an was the triumphant answer.

(By United Press) WASHINGTON, April 6. Pros pects of a bitter fight in the Senate judiciary committee appeared to night when Senator John Hughes, Delaware Democrat, notified the committee that on Thursday he would move to end public hearings on the President's supreme court reorganization bill. Committee Chairman Henry F. Ashurst, Arizona Democrat, prompt ly stated that although it would "pain" him, he would be forced to vote against such a motion, while Senator Carl Hatch, New Mexico Democrat, said he would go along with Hughes. Ashurst has taken the position that the longer the hearings con- tinue the quicker the opposition will exhaust Itself.

Senate opponents seemed to share the view for today they made plans to report the Mahoney constitutional amendment to the Senate ahead of the President's bill. Senator Edward R. Burke, Ne braska Democrat, chief of the op- position, outlined this strategy as three more witnesses appeared be fore the committee to attack Mr. Roosevelt's plan. Hughes said mean' time that his action was based on the belief that continued hearings would not change any votes In the committee.

Illinois State Senator James O. Monroe today was excused as 8 witness after Senator Hatch object ed that his testimony was "reflect ing on the President." Monroe was reading a prepared (Continued on Page Two) Lupe, 'Tarzan' Peace Reached HOLLYWOOD. Anril 6. Exclaim. Ins: "I weel nevaire divorce mv hus- ban'," Lupe Velez, voluble, sparkling-eyed Mexican actress, tonight announced an armistice in her domestic battle with Johnny (Tarzan) Wclsmuller.

A week ago Wclsmuller moved his toothbrush and pajamas from their Beverly Hills homo to an athletic club, and the stormy marriage of the film couple appeared on the rocks. "But wat of cct?" asked Miss Velez. "We have a quarrel. I say you go your way and I go So wat? So Johnee take a trip. Las' night he come- back and we go out together.

Tonight we go to the boxing mntches and watch other people fight. "I do not know what starts these stupeed gossips." Democrats to Tell Of Plan Opposition LOS ANGELES, April 6. California Democrats, opposed to tho plan for increasing membership of the supreme court, will give voice to their views at a Jefferson birthday dinner here on Tuesday, April 18. Former Senator Jamea A. Reed of Missouri has been asked to make tho principal address at the meet ing, which Is to be hold under auspices of the Jeffersonlnn Democrats of California, according to janies w.

Meiien, chairman. III! HUG GAG PROPOSED lb) Incumbent Mayor Holds Lead In Reelection Race But Lacks Majority of All Votes CITY ATTORNEY IN LEAD Light Balloting Gives Incumbent Officials Safe Margin In Municipal Contests (By United Press) LOS ANGELES, April 6. In one of the lightest votes on record, Mayor Frank L. Shaw and John Anson Ford, county supervisor from the Hollywood district, were nom inated In the primary today as mayoralty opponents in the general city elections next month. Although holding a commanding lead in the six-candidate field, Shaw was running far short of attaining the necessary simple majority for reelection.

Controller Leads Combined Opponents Incomplete returns tonight from more than one-half of the city's 2,360 precincts gave Shaw 54,177 votes and Ford 40,520. Gordon Mc- Donough, another member of the 'board of supervisors, trailed a poor third 21,476. Others in the mayor's contest trailed with Carl Wirsching receiving 7,546 votes; Andrae Norskog 2,435 and Frank C. Shoemaker, 980. Twelve incumbent councilmen appeared headed for reelection.

City Attorney Ray Chescbro was piling up an increasing lead over four opponents for his job and appeared to stand a good chance of being reelected. He was leading Municipal Judge Irvin Taplin, to ,21,809 with the other three candidates polling less than 9,000 votes together. Sunday Dance Plan Success in Doubt City Controller Dan O. Hoye appeared certain of reelection when returns boosted his lead to more than two to one over his two opponents. A proposition to legalize Sunday dancing one of 16 propositions on the ballot was left in doubt when early returns showed a see-saw count.

Tamale Merchant Is Killed by S.P. Train (By Associated REDWOOD CITY, April Hermosillo, 50, bartender and formerly a tamale merchant here, was killed today when his automobile collided with a southbound Southern Pacific passenger train. Baruch Says BE IN FINALS FOR LA. POST lhat World Realizes (Editor's note: Berni.rd M. Baruch was chairman of the war industries board in the World war.

Upon him Woodrow Wilson placed the responsibility of supervising the mobilization of materials for the American and the allied armies and the civilian population. At Versailles, Mr. Baruch was an economic advisor to the American peace commission.) By BERNARD M. BARUCH (Written for the Associated Tress) NEW YORK. Anril 6.

On this twentieth anniversary of America's entrance Into the war, I would like to believe the world had learned the futility of conflict. I would like to believe that ag gression and nationalist hatreds ex ist only in the history books, that nations could settle their disnulea peacefully, I would like to believe that the world practiced tho high Idealism of Woodrow Wilson, that his hone had become a renlltv would like to believe every nation hated war equally. But we learnod little, If anything, from the war. The nations of the world are marching again down the same old road that led to 1014. Instead of the disarmament en.

vlsloned by the Treaty of Versailles, the world is spending astronomical sums for new weanons of destine tlon. Instead of tho security prom ised in the treaty, the fooling of In 85c a month 6c copy SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY War's Anniversary Observed as F. D. R. Reviews Big Parade Veterans of 1917, Youth From R.

O. T. C. in Army Day March (By United Pres3) WASHINGTON, April thousand fighting men marched smartly along historic Constitution avenue today, reenacting in minia ture the scenes of 20 years ago when America declared war to make the world safe for democracy. Long lines of troops soldiers, sailors, marines, R.

O. T. C. boys, and World war veterans in uniforms too tight for comfort turned eyes right as the Army day parade passed President Roosevelt, commander-in-chief of all military forces, in the reviewing stand on the south lawn of the White House. Scene Contrasts With April, 1917 Many of the paraders youngsters then marched over the same route exactly two decades ago, afire with enthusiasm for America's par ticipation in the World war.

At 1:18 p. m. on that day, April 6,1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the declaration which sent some of them to France. Today there were prancing horses, fluttering flags and the blare of martial music. But the FftS CIST HE Bl (By Associated Press) VITORIO, Spain, April 6.

Leaders of the insurgent northern army driving toward Bilbao tonight asserted they had "thrust a foot in the half-open door" of the Basque province and that the road to the sea could now be considered open to them. In today's drive alone, they said, 12 square miles of mountainous territory was captured as Gen. Emilio Mola's soldiers battled through rainstorms toward Durango, key to Bilbao, the Basque capital, 16 miles further on. Insurgents declared the Basque forces disputing the mountain fastnesses with them had lost 10,000 of their best men in killed, wounded and captured in the six days of the offensive. The Basque dead alone were estimated at 2,000.

Officers of the attacking forces said the slaughter of their shock troops, who were hardy mountaineers, had seriously weakened the Basque separatists, Anarchists and Communists allied in the defense of the Basque country. (In Madrid the Febus (Spanish government) agency reported a strong insurgent attack had been repulsed at Dima heights, on the road from Bilbao to Ochandiano. I BAD He Would Like to Know security surpasses even the early summer of 1911. The treaty Itself has been nullified. It is horrify inar to consider tho consequences of the war for which the world is now preparing.

You may be sure the civilian population will not be spared. The devastation In Spain is but a miniature example. Of What this civilization nf which we speak so much and so proudly? It is not pleasing to write of such madness, but it la no avail to present falso portrayals. inero is more to the dishenrten-tng situation than the bill helnir spent for defenses and rearmaments billions which, If used In the ways or pence, would go far toward abolishing slums and lessening pov erty. Economic Gibraltar And Vnrrinna have been erected and these barriers to trado have Increased the international -will.

Their llml. tlon alone would be a great contribution to peace. This government nits ortercd to tho world a program for their elimination, to end the spread of economic nationalism. Considerable benefit has resulted, but It has been difficult to obtain the following of nations barricaded behind quotas and trade restrictions. Who and what is to blame for this despairing state? Some believe WITH 161,640 POPULATION 13 FIFTH IN CALIFORNIA AND WITH 20,157 SQUARE MILES IS LARGEST IN AREA IN AMERICA.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1937 in Nation's Capital thoughts of the President and every man in the parade were on peace not war. Crowds which lined Constitution avenue today, cheered, but it was far from the outburst of war fever which swept the thousands of spectators massed along the same route 20 years ago. Like the President and the marchers, those who watched the parade were looking to Congress to help keep the nation out of war. Preparedness, Peace Forces Campaign Admjral William D. Leahy, chief of naval operations, addressing the American Legion at Alexandria, pleaded for public support of joint army-navy efforts to create an adequate national defense.

Mrs. Roosevelt joined Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick, New York clergyman, in a broadcast under auspices of the "emergency peace campaign," which is inaugurating a "no-foreign-war" drive. The anniversary also was the oc casion for a reunion of members of the wartime Congress who voted against entering the world conflict (By United Press) SAN FRANCISCO, April lice today dispersed pickets on several San Francisco bay area WPA projects as directors ordered resumption of work.

Police broke up crowds of strikers who attempted to halt work on the reopened projects. Rocks and other missiles flew at workers who returned to their jobs. City Manager John Hassler of Oakland requested Federal WPA relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins to grant workers the 10 per cent wage increase they demanded. The San Francisco board of supervisors made a similar request.

The San Francisco labor council announced through its president, John F. Shelley, that it would call on William Lawson, state WPA administrator to urge similar action. District WPA Director William Mooser Jr. announced that the backbone of the strike had been broken and that most workers returned to their jobs. But Workers Alliance and American Federation of Government Employes officials denied this report.

Mooser said the only projects on which no attempt will be made to resume work will be isolated Federal projects employing "white collar" workers. Strife Futile the Treaty of Versailles was responsible for Hitler, that It was unjust to impose upon Germany the teparations and the admission nf guilt. Tho Americans strongly opposed these clauses at Versailles, but the vengeance engendered by French feats and the spirit of England's "khaki" campaign prevailed. The German army, somo believe, Is the dominating danger to the peace of Europe and of the world, and the narrow selfish view at Versailles has reaped Its reward of fear. Others may believe the Imperialism of Japan and the Red and Fascist dictatorships ate more dangerous than the Nazi.

But this Is not the day to fix the blame. It Is, instead, tho day to can upon the peoples of all coun tries to pay no heed to warlike rulers. It Is time to practice the civilization we preach. I will not believe democracy has failed. I will not believe the peoples themselves do not want and pray for peace, that they look forward to naught but war.

But their volcos must be strong. Thoy of old, fearing the marauder, pleadingly asked: what of the night?" The peoples of today, having passed through the nlirht nf bur. barlsm, should not plead but should demand: Statesmen, what of the day? WA STRIKERS SAID DEFEATED LEWIS' UNION WILE BARGAIN FOR MEIERS C.I.O. Fails to Secure Demand For Exclusive Bargaining Rights From Chrysler STRIKE HITS 0LDSM0BILE Industrial Unrest Crops Up Ii Numerous Cities Despite End of Some Strikes (By Associated Press) LANSING. Aoril 6.

The Chrysler corporation and the United Automobile Workers of America signed an agreement toniirht endincr the month-old strike in the company's plant and accord ing the union collective bargaining rights for its mem bers. The settlement was signed by representatives of each side and will be in effect, along with a supple mental agreement to be negotiated beginning Thursday, until next March 31. The signing took place In the office of Gov. Frank Murphy, who conducted a series of conferences between the management and labor. Each Side Agrees To Respect Rights The union agreed to end thi strike immediately and also to call no more sit-downs in Chrysler plants.

Corporation executives said operations would be resumed as quickly as possible and that some ben might be back at work before the end of this week. The union, claiming that 59,000 of the 67,000 Chrysler corporation em- SIT-DOWN RAPPED WASHINGTON, April 6. Senate leaders drafted today; a strongly-worded condemnation of sit-down strikes and a denunciation of illegal labor practices by employers. Predicting its speedy passage, they agreed to put the resolution to a vote tomorrow. Senator Borah, Idaho Republican, Immediately provided an opposition rallying point by announcing! "I am not necessarily committed to voting for the pending resolution." "I am not disposed myself to condemn illegal practices of labor in its fight with capital, also employing illegal methods, so long at these- illegal methods do not Involve the taking of human life," he added.

ployes were members, hf 'r solo bargaining rlghtj am' the strike March 8 wheV tflfli' mand was rejected. I The terms also provided. y. -ernor said, that th corpr" "will not aid, promote or tinm any labor group or organization" oi any other union which might "un-. dermlne" the U.A.W.A.

Chrysler Not to Help Other Unions In return, the, union pledged thu, It would call no sit-down strlkn nor permit Its members to engai; In any in Chrysler plants for the duration of the contract, which ex tends to March 31, 1938. The union agreed also that "neith er It nor Its members will intimidate or coerce employes" and also not "to solicit members on corporation time or plant property." Governor Murphy, who brought together Walter P. Chrysler and John L. Lewla, announrod an agi ce ment had been reached at 9:08 nt. (EST) and said would be signed at 11 p.m.

and Its provisions made public then. C.I.O. Not to Seek Members in Plants However, a few minutes after lhat hour ho distributed copies of the pact to newspaper men and plulnod It to them before the (lining had taken place. A summary of the principal provisions fallows: 1. The Chrysler corporation prom Iset It "will nt aid, promote oi finance any labor group or ornl zatlun" or any other union whirl (Continued on Tag Two I 'I I f't.