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FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937.
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SCHOOL WRECKED: HUNDREDS DIE
Fire In Wake Of Blast
CROWDED AUDITORIUM COLLAPSES
BOILERS
BURST
TYLER (TEXAS),
MAR. 18. BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR HUNDRED CHILDREN ARE ESTIM- ATED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY A BOILER EXPLOSION WHICH DESTROYED PART OF A SCHOOL BUILDING TEEN MILES FROM SITUATE ABOUT FIF-
HERE.......
WOMAN FLIER SETS RECORD ON OCEAN HOP
UNKNOWN ENTERS SIMPSON DIVORCE
KING'S PROCTOR SEEKS DIRECTION
London, March 18. To-morrow's Divorce Court
entry:
But May Be Detained Atenuse list has the folowing
Hawaii For Repairs
Honolulu, Mar. 18.
Amelia Earhart, flying around the world, landed at Wheeler Field at 28.5 minutes after 8 o'clock this morning, Pacific Standard Time. The Pan-American Clipper, giant Sikorsky flying boat, which is also heading for the Antipodes, landed over three hours later.
Miss Earhart, who flies under her maiden name but who is actually the wife of a wealthy publisher, Mr. George Palmer Putnam, denied she was tired on her landing. Said the 39-year-old air voyageure: afraid I kept, everybody up waiting."
"I'm
She is anxious to arrive at Howland Island in
extreme doubt about their ability to depart to-day. It daylight, but her technician. Paul Mantz, expresses his
understood the propellor is sticking.
CLAIMS A RECORD
THIS ESTIMATE
Meanwhile, the - Pan-American Clipper will take off Sunday, weather WAS GIVEN BY THE periniting-United Press. SCHOOL SUPERIN- TENDENT IN A TELE- PHONE MESSAGE FROM THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER,
near
Employees of an oil company the spot state that "children are dying all around us." Fire-fighters with equip ment, as well as doctors and nurses, are racing to the scene. The total number of children in the school at the time of the disaster is belleved to have been about 1,500.
The explosion tore out the end of the school auditorium which was crowded with several hundred children of oil workers, in the East Texas oilfield.
Later,
Honolulu, Mur. 16 Miss Amelia Earhart's arrival here
early to-day was awaited by a crowd
of several hundreds, some still in
evening dress. These people endured a drizzling rain to see Miss Earhart's big monoplane make a graceful land- ing at the airport.
Despite-her-apparent-fatigue,-the- nier
sald she would Howland Island later In the
She
leave for
duy
claimed her Oakland-Honolulu ap was the fastest ever made over
westerly direction,
the distance in
The Hawaitan Clipper arrived, three hours after Miss Earhart and was followed a few minutes later by the New Zealand --Reater. Pan-American Clipper. bound for
GANDHI'S. POWER IS
The bodies of 135 children and UNSHAKEN
ten teachers were' recovered two hours after the explosion oc curred.
The hall of the school apparently collapsed when the explosion hop- pened, crushing most of the children, a few of whom appear to have been 'burned.
So violent was the explosion that bricks from the buliding were thrown a quarter of a mile from the scene of the disaster.
Over 600 Dead
Later.
INDIA SOCIALISTS NOT A FACTOR
CONGRESS SETS
ITS COURSE
adopted an amended
The
Con-
resolution
Philippines' Independence
Being Rushed
Washington, Mar. 18. -President Marmel Quezon of the Phuipplaes has suggested that the date of independener be advanced to 1938 or 1939-United Press,
AGREE ON PROPOSAL
Washington. Mar. 18.
is
- President Manuel Quezon and " United States officials liave agreed to the terms of, the proposal to dvance the date of the complete independence of the islands from 1946 to 1938 or 1939.
A committee of experts will be appointed to work out detalls of the revision of the independence programme enacted in 1934.- Reuter,
Every Effort To Assist China Trade
London, March 18.
"Before the President. Sir Boyd Merriman: Undefended divorce Cake: Simpson, W., versus Simpson, E.A. (Applica- tion by the King's Proctor for directions). Hearing fixed for
10.30 a.m."
This unusual application, it is understood does not represent the Proctor's formal intervention in the proceedings in which Mrs. Wally
Simpson was granted a decree nist against her husband, but is designed been in circulation. to dispel certain rumours which have
informed about the application and
Mr. Ernest Simpson had not been
was not aware of it until he saw the ontification in the press-Reuter,
UNDISCLOSED PERSON
London, March 19.
Britain Hopes To
Avoid Naval Arms
Race With Powers
BUT IS PREPARED TO ALTER
PLANS IF NEED ARISES
Singapore Base Watches Over Interests In Pacific
LONDON, MAR. 18.
ΤΟ
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO STICK The cause last reveals that an un- 14-INCH GUNS FOR 35,000-TON, BATTLESHIPS IF ALL OTHER
weld the President at the Divorce HOUSE OF COMMONS WITH REGARD TO THE REPORT THAT Simpson divorce case in ncing POWERS DO THE SAME, DECLARED SIR SAMUEL HOARE, FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY, REPLYING TO À QUESTION IN THE
disclosed person Intervening the
announced that the King's Proctor
before of Court, Sir Bay Merriman, in conce
tion with the intervention to ask for
directions in the:
proceedings. |JAPAN MIGHT ADOPT 16-INCH GUNS, DURING THE REPORT
It is recalled that any interested
person can intervene to show cause STAGE DEBATE ON NAVAL ESTIMATES.
why a divorce should not be made
final, and that a divorce can he
annulied if it can be shown that there
Sir Samuel added he still hoped it would be possible to implement the naval
was collusion in obtaining a decree. agreement reached at London last year. It would be a great calamity for the world if such understandings were not carried out by the great naval powers "and we saw
-United Press.
SWORD OF ISLAM FOR
MUSSOLINI,
again the start of competition amongst new types and sizes."
-Sir-Samuel said that-while-he-had--no-official-in-
formation as to Japan's intentions, it would-be a matter of the greatest regret if any power started to build bigger than 14-inch guns or ships beyond 35,000 tons.
"As far as Britain is.concerned we intend to stick to Tripoli, Mar. IB. 14-inch guns for the 35,000-ton battleship, if all other The sword of Istum-a magnificent present from native chiefs to Signor naval powers do the same; and there is the widest Mussolini-was accepted by Il Duce
in a ringing speccit at an impressive measure of agreement between certain of the naval ceremony on the market square here powers." He was sure these limits would be very much. to-day. The sword has a gold hilt, beautifully chased, and is said to better for the world as a whole, and he did not think that
any navy would lose in any way in officiency.
have cost £2,000.
Signor Mussolini, in expressing thanks for the gift, referred to "this symbol of strength and justice," and declared: "I shall take this sword to Rume and keep it as one of the dearest
memories of my He.'
Il Duce proceeded to dwell on the loyal assistance of the Tripoli and Libyan Moslems during the Abyssin ian war and promised to legislite in their interest from Rome.--Rouler.
TIN COMMITTEE ON ROUTINE
He hoped, he said, that Britain would not have to change her designs for capital ships in the future. But if other countries broke their agreement, Britain would have to consider the new situation-Renter.
Singapore Costs
London, Mar. 10. The question (of the cost of the Singapore naval base was raised in the House of Commons at the report stage of the Naval Estimates to-day, the Opposition Labour member, M G.. H. Hall, pointing out that the rk- penditure had rown from £7,000,000
grown to £11,500,000, excluding the £2,750,- 000 to be spent by the Army and Air Force at the base.
In the House of Commons, replying New Delhi, Mar. 18.
to Mr. Louis Smith (Conservative); The explosion is attributed to an After a discussion which lasted for Captain Euan Wallace, Secretary of accumulation of gas in the boiler-thirteen hours, the All-India
the Overseas Trade Department, sald room.--Reuter.
gress Committee, by 127 votes to 70, visits by British diplomatic and com-ion that to-day's meeting of the In- of the Admiralty, replying, declared
London, Mar. 18. every effort was being inode to allow
London,tin circles are of the opin- Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, Civil Lord authorising and permitting acceptance mercial officers in China to the chief ternational Committee dealt with of office under the new Constitution cities in the hinterland, with the routine matters; hence they are not an increase in expenditure over two that the reason for what looked like Constitution object of stimulating British trade. surprised that no communique was In provinces where
ere. Congress com The oil company plant at Houston minds a majority in the Legislature.
of three years was in reality the re- has been informed from East. Toxus
Captain resolution, however, curries a number and scope of such visits must
Wallace added that the issued.
placement of several very heavy items that of 730 pupils and teachers in the proviso that ministerial posts shall be limited by the exigencies of the paint that as long as demand can- truncated eariler. For example there Well-informed quarters stress the on a programme which had been building at the time of the explosion, not be accepted unless the leader of service as a whole. During 1035 and tinues at the present rate, there is was the increase over the building of the Congress Party in the Legislature 1936, visits were made by these little or nothing which the Interna- the North Wall to allow for the ac- Hundreds of bodies are laid out in is satisfied and is able to state publicly omcers to various places in Chips, and tional Committee can do which would commodation of capital ships and an rows in the school grounds. There that the Governor will not use
his they would be continued as far as alleviate of Interference, or set possible in the future.---Reuter
the existing tightness. increase in accommodation by about Ministers regard
50 per cent. aside the ing their.constitutional netit
activities. The fact that the resolution favours The school was divided into two the buildings, one a high school, the other the acceptance of office and that it
only 100 are alive.
:
are heart-rending scenes as. frenzied | Special power of
parents are frantically searching for their children.
Goodhl
The argument of the Gandhi group appears to be that efforts should be
was carried by a large majority is containing lower grades. The high regarded as evidence that school was almost entirely destroyed, and his methods still dominate the *as the walls were pushed out by the Congress.
blast and the roof of the two-storey structure collapsed.
The other building, from which the made to carry out the Congress pro- smaller children had only just been gramme constitutionally, and that if Congress forms Ministries there will
deadlocks.
Router.
GUN-WOMAN COLLECTED MUSSOLINI'S PHOTOS
Paris, Mar, 18:
Guarding Pacific
However, he went on, the founda- tions of the Base were well laid and in a very few years the whole picture would be completo. There would be: additions next year and the following year, but the total cost could now be
SIR SAMUEL HOARE. First Lord of the Admirally
estimated with some accuracy. Wher SUPPLEMENTARY
ESTIMATES
Tokyo, Mar. 19.
CHRYSLER
FIGHTING
WORKERS
SEEKING WRIT OF
ARREST
PICKETS ON PATROL
Detroit, Mar.-18... In drizzling rain and snow, to-day union picket patrols watched for any attempt to eject -6,000 sit-down strikers from the Chrysler factories here, who, with high officials of the United Automobile Workers of America, are defying the legal injunction | obtained against them by the
company.
The Willys-Overland automobile factory at Toledo, Ohlo, employing 4,200 men, closed to-day until Monday owing to the shortage of material from Detroit, whose strike situation has led to the lay-off of 4,000 other Toledo workers.
One plant of the Fisher Body Corporation at Flint, Michigan, hos been closed by the strike of hundreds of women in the
sewing department
and 60 men in the shipping depart- ment. In this plant 4,900 have
thrown into idleness.
The strike in the Fisher Body plant
Later has been called off and work is being resumed immediately-Reuter, COMPANY'S STRATEGY
finlahed, the base would be the most
Detroit, Mar.. 18. complete and most tangible expression.
The Chrysler Corporation ha dismissed, was only slightly damage be no deliberate attempt to create | Benito Mussolini, including à large one, autographed, are reported Prepared to defend her interests.
No less than 300 photographs of the Italian Dictator, thất in the Pacific Great Briinta la
applied for a writ for the arrest of United Automobile Workers' lenders Resemble Rag Dolls
to have been found in the flat of the woman who yesterday shot no aggressive idea 4,000 miles from Diet the Supplementary Estimates Bill, injuction which ordered them to "It stands there," he said, "surely
and 8,000 sit-down strikers: in the The Cabinet has submitted to the factories here who are defying the The victims, according to
It is argued that if a deadlock Superintendent of Schools, resembled Governors' restriction of the Con-
the arises, and it comes from
down the Comte de Chambrun, former French Ambassador to Japan, to protect the
Austrails, New totalling 58,197,000 yen, making the rug dolls, from which the, clothes had gress programme, then the
Rome, Madame Fontange, as she calls herself. Her name is really Zealand and the other interesin we aggregate of next year's Budget quit the factories-Reuter, Nethe been blown.
whole Madame de la Ferriero,
over the Pacific Ocean." 2,872,134,000 yen, have position would be reconsidered by Police searched her flat for two terviewed, declared the reported An eye-witness says. there was a
The supplementary it includes a the Congrest working committee. hours this afternoon white an excited relationship between his client and
small additional amount for the Navy, low rumble and then a loud report A feature of to-day's meeting was crowd watched outside
This total means that the "Budget and the high school building seemed the comparative fallure of the
high Italian. personage had nothing.
of the former Prime Minister, Airi NACE AREA London, Mar 18. to rish in the air. Next came a burnt Socialist element, which is regarded
Koiti Hirota, which crithed a storm in Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minis of fame and the building, fell in ap as demonstrating that it is as yet une
Parliament earlier in the year, has far, annotinced in the House of Come parently quickly exungulahing the nble seriously to challenge Gandhi's
been cut by 160,447,000. Bu, the mons to-day that the Budget will be fire by its own welahi
tering way, Reuter
500,817,000yen above the Introduced on April 201-Reuter Bul-2 prosent working, Budgels, Reuter, letin Service. Allerede p
24%
Reuter.
NEUTRALITY, BILL PASSES references-to-Mussolini and the juridically in France. The only point A private diary, stated to contain whatever to do with the cast Comte de Chambrun, was also found with which they were dealing was
Washington, Mär:"18": and placed under seal,
The House of Representatives has the atlacit on the Comte de Cham- passed the McReynolds Neutrality total; la Madome Fontange's lawyer, In-brun-Reuter,
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