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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.

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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,

Bill Reuter

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