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Evening star., 1933-12-24
165 ARE KILLED
AS FRENCH HOLIDAY
TRAIN is WRECKED
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tered a speed of 65 miles an hour at
the time of the crash.
A second catastrophe was narrowly
averted when the express of Meaux
into the tangled wreckage.
The engineer of the Meaux train
said the fog made the red signals
appear green, but a strange PRESENT.
ment caused him to look again, and a
clear spot in the fog showed a red
light.
He applied the brakes so suddenly
that passengers were thrown out of
their seats
Two hundred Of the injured were
rushed to Paris hospitals and 80 others
were taken to hospitals and private
homes at Lagny, Pomponne and Torig-
ny by rescue trains. fleets of ambu-
1ances and private automobiles.
Premier Camille Chautemps with an
other cabinet member rushed to the
scene Of the wreck from Paris as
soon as Parliament adjourned aftAA
a night session.
Most of the victims were passengers
on the local train, which had also de-
1ayed its departure from Paris because
g. the fog and stopped about miles
from Lagny.
The express crashed into it at 8:15
pm. (3:15 pm, Eastern standard time)
The accident was one of the gravest
in the history of French railroading
1tswaS far more serious than the one
at Evreux last October, in which IS
were killed and SO injured when the
Cherbourg- Paris Express. rounding a
curve, hurtled of 30-foot viaduct in
the Rouloir River.
Among the seriously injured in last
nights wreck was the French Senator
Hachette and Henri Rollin and Castor
Poittevin, members Of the Chamber oi
Deputies,
Evening star., 1933-12-24
LEWIS FINDS PEOPLE
SUPPORT ROOSEVELT
Senator Reports Improvement in
Business and Morale in
Western States.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December Ex-senator
James Hamilton Lewis, Democrat, of
Illinois. upon his return today from
speaking tour through Western States
in behalf of President Roosevelt's
policies. declared that everywhere he
had found a disposition to support the
administration regardless of political
affiliations.
Il must say that have never known
time III all my political life where
there was such union of effort to aid a
President and to give to an administra-
ton patriotic support as now prevails
all over the country" he said
There are no political parties and
very little partisanship. Everywhere
there is an increase in business, an in
crease in good feeling and an advance
in everything that means prosperity to
the country"
Senator Lewis said the order Of the
President increasing the coinage of
silver money has given new heart to
the mining States
They feel that this is the beginning
Of an encouragement to mining de-
velopment of all metals" he asserted.
Senator Lewis plans to go to Wash
ington to attend a conference of ad-
mln1stration lcaders in advance of the
opening OF the general session of Con-
gresS January 5,
Evening star., 1933-12-24
PERSONAL PHYSICIAN
GOES TO AID WOODIN
DR.. Jerome Wagner Will Stay With
Secretary Until Recovery
Is Advanced.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOCldIeQ
TUCSON. Ariz, December 23.-Dr
Jerome Wagner of New York. personal
physician to William H. Woodin, Secre-
tary of the Treasury, was at the desert
Sanatorium today to stay with his pa
tient, he said, until such time as he felt
Mr.. Woodin is on the road to recovery
Mr.. Woodin is suffering from throat
ailment
DR.. Wagner was requested to come to
Tucson by DR.. w. Paul Holbrook, chief
physician at the sanatorium, where Mr.
Woodin was brought last week.
Mr.. Woodin has beeh seriously Ill
and under the care of DR.. Holbrook,' -
DR.. Wagner said. "Inasmuch as I have
been Secretary Woodin'S personal physi-
clan and have knowledge Of his previous
illness, DR.. Holbrook thought it advis-
able that come here to consult with
him regarding the secretary's condition.
Under the very Skilful care of DR..
Holbrook, Secretary Woodin seems to
have passed the critical stage of his ILL
ness and while his condition is no longer
dangerous, he is still seriously i'll.
Or. Holbrook thinks that I should
remain here until such time as we both
feel the Secretary is well on the road to
recovery. DR.. Holbrook and will at all
times keep the press fully informed"
Evening star., 1933-12-24
WASHOUT AND SLIDES
MAROON 1926 ON TRAIN
Christmas Travellers on 0lympian
Continue Journeys in Cars in
Western Montana.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SUPERIOR, Mont, December "a
Marooned between slides and wash
out, 125 passengers on the Oympian
eastbound Milwaukee passenger train
struggled miles through the mud on
foot tonight to a highway at st. Regis
where railroad officials supplied motor
cars to speed them on delayed Christ
mas journeys.
There is no suffering nor alarm,
said B. NJ. Hyde of Superior, a passen-
ger. Others regarded their predicament
as a lark.
Hyde arrived here late today from the
train, which was halted yesterday noon
by flood waters of the swollen st. Regis
River and the sliding of earth loosened
by a week of rain.
The holiday travellers, most Of whom
left Tacoma, Wash, Thursday for Chi
cago or points east, were to be motored
from St. Regis to Missoula, Mont,
where they will continue the trip by
rail.
For a time they were confronted
with possible hunger when dining car
rations ran low, but section hands
were pressed into service and packed
food in from st. Regis on their backs
The cars were warmed electrically.
Throughout Western Montana today
swollen mountain streams continued to
inundate low areas and many persons
were forced to find shelter on higher
ground. Schools were dismissed at in
undated cities
Evening star., 1933-12-24
LINCOLN LETTERS
BARE WET VIEWS
Drank When 1t Was Demand
ed, Rainey Says UnpubIiSh.
ed Documents Reveal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Speaker Rainey disclosed yesterday
that hitherto unpublished letters OF
Abraham Lincoln, showing the Civil
War President took a drink of liquor
whenever the social graces demanded
it, were being offered for sale to the
Government for historical purposes.
Rainey, who represents in Congress
the same Illinois district that Lincoln
did. also showed reporters two note
books of Lincoln's, one containing
slippings of the Lincoln Stephen A
Douglas debates in Illinois, and the
iother clippings relating to slavery. with
his personal notations. One notebook
was leather-bound, with clasp. The
other was bound in cloth.
To Be Shown President.
After the Christmas holidays, he said
he would take the notebooks, valued al
between $4,000 and $4,000. to the
White House for President Roosevelt's
inspection.
These books and letters, Rainey said
were a part of the Wirtz collection,
which was purchased by G. A. Baker &
Co. of Chicago. They were turned over
to him by Emanuel Hertz OF Chicago
Most of the collection was obtained
from James A. Herndon, the Law
partner of Lincoln. Some of the letters
we're those Of Lincoln to Ann Rutledge
THE letters show that Lincoln took
a drink of liquor whenever he wanted
IL, or felt that he had to do it at social
functions" Rainey said They show
that he did not like it, but that he did
not let it stand in the way when social
functions demanded it.
Stored in Safe.
Rainey had the documents stored in
the safe at the office of Sergeant at
Arms Kenneth Romney of the House
He declined to permit the notebooks
and letters to be inspected.
Their disposition, Mr.. Rainey said
he was informed, is now in the hands of
the Baker company in the settlement
of the wirtz estate. and Mr.. Hertz is
representing the concern in the effort
to dispose of them to some public or
semi-public organization interested in
Lincolniana.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
WOMAN ESCAPES FIRE
AND DEATH IN WELL
Accuses Husband of Beating Her
as She Lay in Bed and
Igniting It.
By the Associated Press.

b Associated
SNOWVILLE, Me, December 23.-
Rescued from a well as her home
burned TO ashes, Mrs. Gertrude Brown,
30, was in a critical condition in a hos
pital here tonight. Her husband, James
A. Brown, accused of beating his wife
twice, throwing her in the well with a
rope tied about her ankle and burning
their home was lodged in the Waldo
County Jaf., charged with assault and
battery.
Authorities said they had learned no
motive for the attack, but County At
torney Charles S. Taylor and Sheriff
Roscoe S. Littlefield said they had a
sworn statement from Mrs. Brown in
which she accused her husband of beat
ing her as she lay in bed early this
morning, setting fire to her bed and
locking her In the room and then throw
ing her down the well, after she escaped
through a window.
Neighbors attracted by the flames at
the Brown home rescued the woman
from the we'll They said she was un-
clothed when they pulled her out, hav-
ing lost her kimona in the flight from
her blazing bed room.
She said she had been dragged
through the snow to the well by means
of the rope tied about her ankle.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
|EX-CUDAN OFFICERS
ORDERED PAROLED
Relatives of Freed Men Re-
IoIce at Verdict-Grau
Talks With Caffery.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, December 23.-The Audicia
Court OF Havana Province today Or
dered the freedom, on parole. of 4O4
former Cuban Army officers, imprisoned
after the battle of the Hotel National
October 2.
approximately 1000 relatives of the
officers crowded the court house and
the streets outside waiting for the ver-
dict of the judges. Scenes of indescrib-
able joy were enacted when the order
for freedom was finally announced.
The appeal to the court for nodifica-
ton OF the indictment was presented
for the officers by DIR. Jose Manuel
Fernandez Supervielle, a civilian law
yer, and former Lieut.. Cesar Lorie. who
himself escaped from the National
Hotel few days before the battle.
Talk With Caffrey.
The attitude of Col. Fulgencio Ba-
tista, present chief of the army, and
leader of the revolt Of Septenher 4
against the government of 0rlos
Manuel de Cespedes, was not known
1t was learned on highest authority
that President Grau San Martin dis
cuSsed Cuba'S economic situation last
night In meeting with Col. Batista
and Jefferson Caffery, personal Fenre-
sentative of President Roosevelt.
IT was authoritatively stated the
subject OF United States recognition for
the Grau San Martin government was
net discussed.
Meanwhile, as it became known that
the government was studying modifi-
cations to the workmen's Compensation
law it recently approved, reliable re-
ports indicated foreign insurance COM
panies had served notice that compen-
sation policies would be Cancelled unless
reforms to the law were approved.
Law Held Most Advanced.
The compensation law, described BY
its sponsors as the most advanced
ever enacted" gives workers the right
to demand compensation for sickness
and accidents even when the cause is
not directly traceable to the work
performed"
Posters were placed today on walls
throughout Havana, signed by Col.
Bastita. offering a reward of $500 for
the capture Of the killers of Mario
Cadenas, young student recently found
oead IN Marlanao Suburb, near Camp
Columbia.
The killing caused much agitation in
student ranks and several meetings of
protest were held, in which many stu
dents. once sympathizers of the Grau
regime. threatened to withdraw their
support unless the slayers of Cadenas
we're apprehended and all students held
for political offenses liberated imme-
diately."
Reports that Caffery was ready to
recommend immediate recognition of
the Grau government were spiked TO-
night by the most authoritative Ameri-
can sources. The flat statement was
issued:
There is no immediate prospect Of
such recognition"
The reports apparently had been
nourished by the fact that Caffery
dined last night with President Grau
and Col. Battista and again tonight
with Grau at the palace.
1t was learned that Caffery went to
the palace tonight on Graus personal
invitation and the visit was purely Of
a personal nature.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
FATAL SHOOTING ENDS
FIGHT OVER WARRANTS
Kentucky Game Warden Killed
After Wounding Two Men He
Tried to Arrest.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CARROLLTON, KY, December 23.-
An attempt to serve a warrant for use
of a wing net in fishing in the Ken
tucky River here resulted today in the
killing of deputy game warden and
the wounding Of the two men he sought
to arrest.
The man killed was James Claxon,
%, deputy game warden for Carroll
County. Dick Lacey, fisherman liv-
ing on a house boat, and his son Hill
were shot through the hip by bullets
from Claxon's pistol
Other officers arrested the two
wounded men.
R. H, Sandford, jr., and Lester
Knight, State game wardens, said they
had served the warrants when Dick
Lacey seized a double-barrelled shot
gun and fired twice after Claxon, back
ing away. had fired a shot that missed
the elder Lacey but struck his son.
Other shots fired by the officer before
he died, his companions reported, struck
the elder Lacey.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
WHEELER TO SPEAK
ON SILVER POLICY
Will Address Radio Forum
Audience on New Program
of Buying Metal.

Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Demo-
crat, of Montana, will discuss the silver
situation and President Roosevelt's re-
Gently announced new silver policy at
1890 O'Clock next Wednesday night In
the National Radio Forum, arranged by
The Washington Star and broadcast
over a coaSt-to-coast network OF the
National Broadcasting Co.
Senator Wheeler has long been identi-
fed, with both the 'silver bloc" and
the progressive bloc" in the Senate,
and has advocated the coinage of the
white metal as an aid to the solution
of problems growing out of the depres-
sion.
The Montana Progressive will ex-
plain what the new Government policy
Will mean both domestically and from
an international viewpoint. Because OF
his long study of monetary matters, he
is regarded as among the leading au-
thorities Of the country on the silver
question.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
RASMUSSEN BURIED
Family and a Friend Only Ones
to Attend Rites.

COPENHAGEN, December 23 CP.-
In the presence Of only members of his
family and a friend, Knud Rasmussen,
the Arctic explorer. was buried here to-
day in suburban churchyard.
His widow. two daughters. q sister
and a nephew, and Miss Emmy Larg-
berg. his secretary were present
In accordance with the explorers
wish that the funeral be kept secret
there was no public demonstration, al
though 1t was held at state expense.
Evening star., 1933-12-24

Sergt. Earle Burdine of the Mont
gomery County police force said one
cartridge remained in the revolver after
Loren had been shot. He said it be-
longed to John r. Berg, Roberts grand
father. 1t was not known just how
Robert located the revolver, which had
been in the house for some time.
Loren was a pupil In the fourth
grade Of the Rockville elementary
school, Robert, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Heustis, is in the fifth grade.
Mrs. Shott, who also teaches kinder
garten in Rockville, Is well known to
radio listeners by her broadcasts in the
sketch, Aunt Sue and Polly" juve-
nile program heard over Station WRC.
She and her husband live on Beall ave-
nue.. They have one other child,
Dawn. 7.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
MEN ON BEER BOAT Sh01
Pair Ignore Halt Order of Customs
Officers.

DETROIT, December % CP.-Cus-
toms border patrol inspectors shot and
wounded one man and arrested another
on Lake st. Clair today when the two
ignored commands to halt their speed
boat for inspection. The boat, fitted
out to resemble a customs patrol boat,
was towing lugger, which the officers
said contained 81 cases of beer.
The wounded man is Melvin Dourth
of Detroit, who was taken to a hospital
with bullet wounds in the knee and
shoulder. His companion, Eugene Weld
ing Of Wyandotte, Mich. was held at
Evening star., 1933-12-24
FINANCE FIRM HEAD DIES
L. c. HARRISON Founded $50, ,ooo,.
600 Small-Loan Business.

CHICAGO, December % UP).-Leslie
Craig HARRISON. SIS, president of the
Household Finance Corporation, $780,
100000 firm dealing in small loans, was
found dead In his Office today. His
death was believed to have resulted
from a heart attack.
HARRISON was one Of the founders OF
the company. which has branches In
nearly 100 cities of the United States
and Canada. He started his business
career in the office of bicycle renting
firm in Philadelphia.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Maude e. Bower Of Boston, and
five children.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
GIVES Up CHARGE
OF BLIND BABIES
Cruelty Accusation Denied by
Mrs. Kraeuter, and Probe
Fixes No Blame.
BY the Associated Pres-.

SUMMIT, N. j., December 23.-Mrs
Gladys M. Kraeuter today resigned as
superintendent of the Arthur Sunshine
Home and kindergarten for Blind
Babies, following public hearing on
charges she had used unnecessarily
harsh and brutal measures in disci-
plining the children.
The board of trustees, in accepting
her regisnation, after four-hour hear
ing, stated that "the evidence does not
indicate that the superintendent has
merited the characterization of a cruel
or brutal person.
"She has not, however," the board
stated. had the further special training
or experience which would supply her
with the background of resources which
would Meet modern standards of dis
cipline."
The board also said "this investiga-
ton has demonstrated that the present
ences and abilities which have been
employed to improve in many particu-
lars the care Of the children"
Teacher Charges Cruelties.
The public hearing was conducted by
William j. Ellis, State commissioner OF
institutions and agencies, on charges
by Miss Enda H. Ennis, teacher at
the school, that the children have been
punished with cold showers, adhesive
md that
they had been locked in closets and
that they had been told they were haV-
ing their throats cut or their hands
cut off.
mony, Miss Ennis charges that the
children we're nervous" as the result
of cruel" punishment. A third, a
totally blind music teacher, said she
didn't think Mrs. Kraeuter did any OF
those drastic things.
All teachers said Mrs. Kraeuter did
not intend to be cruel.
In her defense, Mrs. Kraeuter assert
ed that she had given the showers with
a physicians approval and that she had
taped the hands of a child who was
scratching others.
She denied she had threatened to cut
off their hands or had been present
when a laborer sought to frighten a
child by pretending to cut his throat
Nur es Praise Work.
Three nurses in the home praised the
superintendent's work and said her pun
ishments were not cruel. A delegation
from the Summit Lions Club Auxiliary
asserted its confidence in Mrs. Kraeuter,
and Mrs. John F. Futterer of Newark
aunt of a child who had been at the
home, commended Mrs. Kraeuter's S
work.
After charges and defense were heard
the trustees went into a closed meeting,
at which Mrs. Kraeuter submitted her
resignation. in which she said she "ap-
preciated the expression of Comrnls-
sioner Ellis and my board relative to
the findings that am not guilty OF
any brutal or inhuman treatment OF
the children at the home.
Il have served the home to the pest
of my ability I love the children ana
they love me-" she said. Therefore,
in order to enable the board to nave a
free hand in any methods or systems
that they adopt for the interest OF the
children 1 hereby submit my resigna-
ton
ment of Institutions and Agencies has
been asked to conduct survey OF the
Children under care and to recommend
the type of service that the nome Is
giving or may be best prepared to give.
officials said Mrs. Kraeuter VIII re-
main In charge Of the home until ner
successor is chosen.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
ARMED CLASH IN BRAZIL
Former Argentine Army officer
Do-,1~4ad Taodar of Rand

BUENOS AIRES. December % up.
The Argentine consul at Uruguayana
informed the foreign ministry today
that Brazilian forces had clashed with
80 men commanded by former Argen-
tina Army officer while the latter were
attempting to cross the frontier into
Argentina.
One person was reported killed. Uru-
guayana Is q Brazilian border town In
the State of Rio Grande Do Sui.
The leader of the men was said to
be former Lieut.. Col. Segundo Pomar,
who was dismissed from the Argentine
Army some time ago, because OF al
legged seditious activities.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
s'Back Roosevelt"
Is Tate's Campaign
Slogan in Texas
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, December 3d.
j. Waddy Tate, mayor Of Dallas
from 1879 until 1880, announced
today that he would be candi-
date for Congress against Hatton
w. Summers in next years Dem
ocratic primaries.
MY platform" he said, will be
one of the shortest on record and
will contain but four words
Stand by the President
Tate was known as the 'hot
dog" mayor because of the "hot
dogs" he served at his campaign
rallies and his advocacy of a bet
ter deal" for the blue shirt
boys"
His platform included free dom
key rides in all the parks for the
children.
Evening star., 1933-12-24

listed 12,o27 families receiving relief in
the District. and it was found that
small families and non-family persons
made up the bulk of the cases when
viewed from the standpoint of the size
of the family. More than two-thirds of
the families were Of three persons or
less and one-fourth Of the cases report
ed that the family consisted Of one per-
son. However the record is not with
out its large families, no less than 18
families of IL persons being reported,
6 Of them white and II colored.
The number of females on relief ex-
ceeded the number of males by only 6
per cent. regarded as normal and indi-
eating that the depression has not
spared either sex to any appreciable de-
gree. AS matter of fact, for white per-
sons, the number of males exceeded the
females by about per cent, while for
colored the females exceeded the males
by about per cent.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
LUMBERMEN'S CODE
AUTHORITY TO MEET
Entire Membership to Gather in
Washington Next
Month.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0cIateu FTtsB.
PORTLAND, Oreg., December 23.-
The entire membership of the National
Lumber Industry Code Authority will
meet in washington January 27, Carl
Bahr of Washington, secretary of the
National Control Committee OF the
authority, announced here today.
The committee adjourned last night
after having been in session here for
10 days.
The Washington meeting will be
preceded by a two-day conference, in
which lumbermen and forest conserva-
tionistS will discuss conservation meth
DDS. Bahr said he believes the Joint
meeting viii be particularly important
because, for the first time, the two
groups viii meet on common ground.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
SIAMESE KING REFUSES
To DEFER u. S. VISIT
Royal Couple to Travel Next
Spring--Government Apparently
Running Smoothly
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BANGKOK, Siam, December 23.-
The proposed visit of their majesties
King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambai-
barni to Europe and America next
Spring has not been postponed, accord
ing to the lord chamberlain of the
royal household
With the recent rebellion quelled and
a new cabinet formed today, government
affairs seemed to be running smoothly
Under the new government lineup.
Phya Bahol retains the premiership and
remains commander in chief of the
army, also taking over the portfolios
of the interior and public instruction
King Prajadhipok has planned to
visit the United States a second time
for another eye operation.
Evening star., 1933-12-24
Boston Mails Set Record.

BOSTON, December 20 R.-Boston
postal authorities announced today that
about &c, ,000, 900 letters, cards and pack
ages had been deposited in the mails
In Boston since December !, establish
ing q new record that may exceed the
highest previous total by 100000 pieces
of mail
Evening star., 1933-12-24
Italian Official Dies.

FLORENCE. Italy, December % OP).-
Senator Giuseppe Tanari, for many
director of state railways. died today.
He was 81. Tanari entered the Senate
in 1914, Premier Mussolini gave him
the title OF minister Of state last May,
Evening star., 1933-12-24
FORGETFULNESS OF BOY
MOST PROVES FATAL
Sent for Kerosene, He Buys Gaso-
line-Father Puts It on
Fire.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia, Decem-
ber % The absentmindedness OF a
l0-year-old boy almost cost the life OF
his father, Robert Burrill today.
Sent for a can of kerosene, to en-
courage a slow fire, the lad forgot ana
ordered gasoline.
Burrill poured it on the blaze and
was showered with flaming liquid. He
was badly burned.