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Evening star., 1933-11-06

AS PLANE CRASHES
Two National Guardsmen and
Five CoIored Persons
Burned to Death.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHREWSBURY, N. j., November g.
An airplane accident which sent q
National Guard craft hurting into a
bungalow, killing two airmen and five
others, Is under a fourfold investigation
today
A terrific explosion followed the
plunge of the plane into the basement
of the house yesterday and flames
sweeping upward, burned to death the
five colored occupants.
The dead:
Lieut.. George r. johnson, 80, South
American explorer and aerial photog-
rapher.
Sergt. Alfred Poole, 36.
Mrs Margaret King, %.
June King, 5.
Patricia King, 2.
Edward Wilson, 80.
Cora Ragland, IS.
Taking OF from Red Bank Airport for
q Photographic fight, the plane soon got
out Of control 1t plunged through the
rear wall Of the King bungalow. The
roof and wall splintered and collapsed,
then the tank exploded with q roar and
In q moment the house was q pyre.
"A neighbor said she heard q child
scream, then silence. Another plane,
carrying newsmen to the. scene from
New York, ripped of its wing when it
hit an apple tree In landing. The three
occupants were slightly shaken up.
johnson, who was co-pilot Of the
Shippee johnson expedition to Peru,
was president Of the Aerial Exploration
Co. OF New York. Poole was mar
ried and the father of an 11-year- -old
daughter.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
What's What
Behind News
il, Capital.
Welles Pressure Is
Blamed for Undermin.
ing Grau Rule in Cuba.
BY PAUL MALLON.

THE welles pressure probably has
been the greatest influence In
undermining the Grau San Mar
l. tin government Of Cuba.
1t has been one of those things
about which statesmen cannot talk
openly, because nothing can be proved
But In private they speak rather freely
about it, and give great credit to our
Ambassador.
A diplomat has to be good to get
d,Day tDith the things Welles did
down there. II he tDere caught in
any open or official act he tDould
haze been branded as q meddler in
Cuban affairs. Latin. America ioould
hare been aroused. The consequences
might hare been serious.
The State Department was about
ready to run out on Welles few weeks
ago. He led 1t up a blind alley by
sponsoring the De CeSpedes regime,
which was swiftly overthrown.
Wanted WeIles Out.
Some departmental officials wanted to
reorganize the revolutionary Grau San
Martin government, but Welles held
them of He furnished private re-
ports indicating each succeeding week
would be Grau San Martins last. The
officials grew suspicious and murmured
about the advisability of getting
Welles out Of Cuba.
Evening star., 1933-11-06

lContlnued From First Page.)
ment was asked to strike it out. being
doubtful OF its competence, and this
request was granted.
A little later, however, the offer wa,
renewed, the nurse having then testi-
ned to statements by Mrs. Shepard as
TO the prospect Of recovery. She said
she was not going to get well; she was
going to die With the aid of this
new evidence, the conversation already
summarized was proved second time
Tnere was timely challenge of the
ruling.
She said, DR.. Shepard has poisoned
me. The admission of this declara-
ton, If erroneous, was more than un.
substantial error As to that the par.
ties agreed. The voice of the dead wife
was heard in accusation of her hus-
band, and the accusation was accepted
as evidence of guilt. II the evidence
was incompetent, the verdict may not
stand"
Upon the hearing in this court, the
Government finds its main prop In the
position that what was said by Mrs
Shepard was admissible as a dying
declaration the opinion continued
This is manifestly a theory upon
which it was offered and received. The
prop. however, Is broken reed.
ITO make cut a dying declaration the
declarant must have spoken without
hope OF recovery and In the shadow OF
impending death. The record fur
nishes no proof of that indispensable
She may have thought she was 20.
ing to die and have said so to hel
nurse, but this was consistent with
hope, which could not have been put
aside without much more to quench 1t
Discusses Dying Statement.
Indeed, a fortnight later, she said
to one Of her physicians, though hel
condition was then grave, You will gel
me well, won't you?'
Fear or even belief that illness will
end in death viii not avail Of itself tc
make dying declaration. There must
death Is near at hand and what Is said
must have been spoken in the hush oi
its impending presence.
Despair of recovery may, indeed. bt
gathered from the circumstances II the
facts support the inference. There Is
no unyielding ritual Of words to bf
skopen by the dying.
Despair may even be gathered though
the period of survival outruns the
bounds of expectation. What is decisive
is the state of mind.
Even so, the state Of mind must be
exhibited IN the evidence and not left
to conjecture. The patient must have
spoken with the consciousness of swift
and certain doom.
What was said by this patient was
not spoken in that mood. There was
no warning to her in the circumstances
that her words would be repeated and
accepted as those Of q dying wife
charging murder to her husband. and
charging it deliberately and solemnly
as fact within her knowledge.
ITO the focus of that responsibility
her mind was never brought. She
spoke as one Ill, giving voice to the be-
liefs and perhaps the conjectures Of the
moment
Evening star., 1933-11-06
BEST DAMAGE SUIT
REVIEW is GRANTED
Supreme Court Reopens Case Of
Boy, 5, Who Fell Through
Wharf and Drowned.

Noah Best was granted a review by
the Supreme Court today Of the action
OF the District Of Columbia courts re-
fusing to entertain a suit he brought
against the District of Columbia claim
ing damages for the death Of his son.
Edward Best, years old, who fell
through q hole In a wharf maintained
by the District and was drowned.
The District Supreme Court dis
missed the suit. refusing to submit it
to jury, and its action was approved
BY the District Court of Appeals. The
action Of the lower courts was based on
the failure Of the complaint to state a
cause OF action. the courts taking the
view 1t did not show liability on the
part Of the District for the drowning of
the child. Best contended the wharf
was adjacent to a street, without
fence or watchman to exclude or pro
tect children. He pointed out the
wharf flooring contained many holes.
dangerous to young children. The Dis
trict insisted the statement contained
In the complaint failed to disclose any
liability on it for the death of the boy.
Evening star., 1933-11-06

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only about six or seven women will be
employed, and these would need expert
ence. The women are used at the
money order windows.
In his announcement covering the
subject generally, Postmaster General
Farley said that "postmasters have been
directed to employ to the fullest pos
sible extent competent and deserving
men and women who are UNEMPLOYED
and have dependents" To do this, the
postmasters will cooperate with relief
agencies, war veteran organizations and
charitable associations They are also
to make thorough inquiry to verify
the statement of applications as to their
need of employment and fitness for
the work While the employment is
without regard to civil service, persons
on the civil service register will be
eligible.
The Postmaster General urged on
postmasters the necessity for having all
Christmas matter delivered before
Christmas day. and told them TO give
the utmost publicity to the early-mail-
ing campaign.
Only special delivery and periShable
mail will be delivered on Christmas day
and Christmas eve. Large advertisers
are requested to withhold heavy mailing
Of catalogues, calendars and SO forth
from December to January l.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
DEBT FAILURE HELD
LIGHTLY IN BRITAIN
Token Payment Seen in Gov.
ernment CircIes-BattIe
Over Exchange Feared.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 6.-The report
OF Sir Frederick Leith-Ross on the
breakdown in debts negotiations al
Washington was ready for presentation
to the cabinet today, but official quar-
ters considered the question Of debts
incidental to other immediate Parlia-
ment issues.
In government quarters it is believed
another token payment to the United
States is soon to be announced to meet
the December Is payment.
1t was agreed, however, that the
cabinet might not have time to reach q
decision formally before the House of
Commons reaSsembles tomorrow.
Exchange Fight Seen.
The only possible danger seen here is
that the failure to negotiate q debt
settlement In Washington may result
in the United States and Great Britain
girding for battle over a new economic
issue-that of money exchange controls.
Comment on this phase of the situa-
ton will not be forthcoming until after
and Chancellor of the Exchequer Cham
berlain speaks in the House of Com
mons.
1t is expected that attempts will be
made to whip debts into a life parlia-
mentary issue again, but political OBJ
servers think such a program is un-
likely of success.
Chamberlain, as the government
spokesman on finance in the Commons,
will carefully refrain, it is believed,
from placing any blame for the Leith-
Ross missions failure on the shoulders
Of the Roosevelt administration. At the
same time he is expected to point out
that the British mission went to the
United States hoping to reach final
settlement of the war debt
British Public Apathetic.
The British Official view, as expressed
in Parliament, Is likely to be one Of
disappointment over the Anglo -Ameri-
can inability to reach a final settlement.
Authoritative American observers here
have reported to Washington that the
British public is apathetic toward the
whole debts question.
continuance of token payments
generally will be accepted by the British
as the best means Of handling the
problem.
When the United States accepted the
first token payment the impression
gained ground here that the whole
debts question was susceptible to such
treatment. During the decade since
the debt was funded the problem has
ceased to arouse the violent passions
previously expressed In large sections of
the British press.
The national government has coolly
omitted any debt provision from the
British budget and, with other national
and international problems pressing,
particularly that of political unrest on
the Continent, Great Britain, according
to American observers, will be satisfied
to see the debts bogie shelved again.
STATEMENT EXPECTED.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
FATHER C0UGHLiN SEES
REM0NETIZED SILVER
Currency Ills Hold Back N. r. A.
Progress, Catholic Pastor
Says Over Radio.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, November 6.-Rev. Father
Charles E. Coughlin, pastor of the
Shrine Of the Little Flower, predicted In
a speech yesterday that ''the President
is about to remonetize silver"
Asserting that 'one of the greatest
moral issues in our Nation today "a to
cancel the money system which, since
the year 1873, has been in vogue, ="
Father Coughlin said: There Is moth
ing wrong with the national recovery
act. The fault lies with its teammate-
the currency"
Father Coughlin spoke over an inde-
pendent hook-up Of radio stations.
Sooner than you suspect" he said.
silver shall be remonetized. Govern
ment certificates soundly and solidly
backed by silver that has been restored
to its normal and natural value in re-
lation to gold shall begin 10 pass from
hand to hand of q citizenry liberated
from the tyranny OF the international
banker. liberated from the fear ere
ated by famine Of money"
Evening star., 1933-11-06
GORDON Of POLICE
TO GUARD L|TWNOV
Soviet Envoy Will Avoid New
YoTk-Arrives Here to-
morrow.
Continued From First Page.)

today, State Department discussions
with the Soviet commissar of foreign
affairs will be brief
When LitWnov reaches Washington
tomorrow, he will be escorted directly
to be presented to the President.
Wednesday morning he will call at
the State Department and talk with
Secretary Hull until lunch time, when
luncheon in Lityinov's honor. The
talk with Hull may very likely be his
only State Department visit.
Others in the White House confer
ences will include Secretary Hull, Un-
dersecretary Phillips, Assistant Secre-
tary r. Walton Moore, William Bullitt
special assistant to Secretary Hull, and
Henry Morgenthau, jr., governor Of the
Farm Credit Administration.
Scope of Talks Pondered.
Whether diplomatic recognition alone
shall dominate the conversations was
thrust forward as question. %
The Soviet commissar of foreign
affairs and his government have main
tanned a strict silence on their attitude
since President Roosevelt's invitation to
explore relations. n. ts. = a.o.. ..a..
But past Soviet policies indicated
Litvinov would prefer to have this
weeks conversations deal almost en-
tirely with the establishment of normal
relations.
Such a course would leave to future
discussions debts. claims, credits and
trade relations. Informed quarters said
TINS mad been Russia's policy in estab-
fishing diplomatic relations with other
countries.
President Roosevelt has kept his own
counsel on procedure. But In his note
to Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet president, Mr..
Roosevelt invited a representative ito
explore with me personally all questions
outstanding between our countries"
This message, coupled with q later
decision to hold preliminary talks al
the State Department, led some OBJ
servers to believe the United States
would insist on coupling other issues
between with any discussion of recog-
milton.
Propaganda Pledge Seen
They say, however, these matters OF
debts, claims and credits, may be
scanned only In a general way. Lit
vinov is bringing with him no economic
and financial experts. He may well
call attention to this fact when he Sits
down with American spokesmen.
1t Is considered probable, too, that
President Roosevelt may prefer to leave
to later negotiations the details OF
issues which might confuse the inter-
national relationship he is seeking to
clarity.
As for Communist propaganda, in
formed sources predicted Litvinov
readily would pledge that no Soviet
citizen would be allowed to engage In
propaganda II admitted to the United
States
Evening star., 1933-11-06

During the past few days, it began
to appear that his promise was finally
coming true. The departmental Off
cials began cheering for him-good old
Welles, they knew he would come
through.
A highly trustworthy insider in Wall
Street asserts he knows that the Hearst
estate sold out its holdings In the
Homestake gold mine some time ago.
The sale is said to have been in the
open market at around $50 share.
The buyer was supposed to be a
prominent investment banking firm,
unquestionably acting for a customer
who wanted to keep his name quiet.
Johnson Bars Movies.
You will not see Gen. johnson In
the movies much from now on. He has
decided they do not do justice to his
beauty and he is probably correct.
Not long ago the neipsreels set
up their cameras in his Office to
photograph the dispatch OF an
N. r. A. flag to the Byrd polar er-
pedition. When johnson sdw them
he put on a scene tohich mould hare
done credit to Gdrbo. The gist of
his argument tDas that the sound
films must ipithdrdU, that he mould
haze no more OF nloUies.
The dispatch of the Byrd flag was
photographed by still cameras only.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
SOFT COAL MEN AT WORK.
10000 Return to Captive Mines After
Ending Strike.

10000 Return to Captive Mines After
Ending Strike.
UNIONTOWN, Pa, November Dr.
In peaceful contrast to the strife of
the last three months, Western PENN
sylvanias striking soft coal miners today
marched back to the pits they deserted
in e demand for union recognition.
Ending a deadlock which the Wash
ington administration had viewed as a
threat to the entire national recovery
program, some 10000 men went back
to work in a drab setting of rain and
fog.
They are among the last-and the
most recalcitrant-of some $4,000 work.
ers who stalked out Of the mines early
in August, went back for a few brief
weeks in September, and then struck
again because they claimed their de-
mands were not met.
Eleven mines Of the H G. Frick Coke
Co., in the heart of the Fayette County
fields about which the strike centered,
reopened, putting between 5000 and
5000 men back to work. The company
announced its other mines will resume
operations "as soon as conditions war
rant"
The captive" on-commercial)
mines of a number of other steel-con-
trolled companies also reopened.
Martin F. Ryan, "insurgent" union
chief and moving spirit in the prolong-
ing of the strike, was the first to enter
the mine at Grindstone, where he is a
checkweighman
William Hynes, president of district
No. Of the United Mine Workers OF
America, who, with Rryan and six
miners went to Washington Friday to
negotiate the final agreement with the
President, also was on hand to wit
ness the resumption of work.
Under the agreement, the miners will
meet within the next 10 days to elect
collective bargaining representatives.
National Labor Board agents will super
wise the elections.
The men resume work under the
wage and working conditions provisions
of the N. r. a. code for the COM
mercial bituminous mines. Day work
ers will get s46o daily. an Increase
of about dollar, while the actual coal
diggers viii receive 20 cents Q ton, as
against the old rate Of so cents q
car Of 21e tons. Es- -'-----~
Commercial mine workers have been
back In the pits for several weeks, the
operators having met their demands
for union recognition. Many of them
had struck in sympathy with the
Captive miners.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
Wife Says Doctor
Married Her Only
To Get Housekeeper
Appeals Court Refuses to
Consider Charge Di.
UOrce Grounds.

The mere fact that o man marries
for the express purpose Of securing a
housekeeper and then treats his bride
accordingly is not sufficient ground for
q divorce, the District Court Of Appeals
ruled today in passing upon the petit
ton of Mrs. Alfrida K. Taylor.
Mrs. Taylor, a school teacher, had
asked the District Supreme Court for a
limited divorce from DR.. James Eli H.
Taylor. At the trial, DR.. Taylor testi-
fed that what he needed was service,
and that although he knew his wife
was school teacher, he thought she
had training enough TO be his house
keeper and relieve him Of all such
duties"
When his wife took charge of the
housekeeping, DR.. Taylor continued, she
did not do 1t very we'll" and when
he complained to her, she did not re-
ceive 1t very we'll" He added that Mrs.
Taylor did many things in cooking that
he did not like, and he thought she did
not have the ability or the desire to
learn how to cook, and he always let
her know when her cooking displeased
him"
Observing there was no evidence the
doctor ever complimented his wife about
anything after their marriage IN De-
cember, 1921, the court said: "Inasmuch
as Mrs. Taylor, with her husbands con-
sent, continued teaching until October
/, 1922, 1t Is net strange that she was
unable to fulfill the rather ambitious
requirements OF the doctor for house.
keeper"
Shortly after the marriage, DR.. Taylor
was said to have moved into a separate
room and discontinued his wife's allow
ance and she resumed teaching. 1t was
shown she continued to occupy O room
in the doctors house and might, II she
desired, eat at the doctors table
After reviewing the testimony, the
Court of Appeals affirmed the action Of
the lower court IN refusing the divorce.
Costs Of the appeal. however, were as
sessed against Dr.. Taylor.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
STATEMENT EXPECTED.

An official communique was expected
today to set forth the failure of the
United States and Great Britain to
agree upon war debts revision and
showing that another token payment
will be made on the December is due
date.
This token viii be made by Great
Britain probably on the same terms as
the June is installment.
The partial payment viii be in recog-
nition of the legality Of the debt and
VIII simply be received by the President
In lieu Of full payment.
In all likelihood Great Britain viii
take advantage of the American offer
to use silver in the payment at the rate
OF so cents an, ounce.
Thus, the whole debt issue is again
projected into the future. and conyer-
sations with other countries are not ex-
pected just now.
Until there is stabilization of the
currencies OF the world 1t appears high
~ unlikely that Mr. Roosevelt win en-
ter any definite agreement for down
ward revision Of the debts.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
HARD COAL miners
OPEN UNION STRIKE
National Labor Board Advis-
or Believes WaIk-0ut viii
Be Short-Lived.
By the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
wILKES-BARRE, Pa, November g.
A general strike affecting approximately
10000 anthracite miners in Lackawanna
and Luzerne Counties, the upper" hard
coal region, starts today. but John D.
Moore of New York, technical adviser
OF the National Labor Board, thinks 1t
viii be short-lived.
After q round Of protracted Sunday
conferences with leaders of two oppos-
ing unions, Moore expressed optimism
of an amicable settlement
II think progress has been made and
will be continued" he said. Il hope
that out of my investigation something
may come which will send the miners
back to work. even before grievances are
taken up for adjustment"
Thomas Maloney, district president of
the newly organized United Anthracite
Miners of Pennsylvania, asserted, how
ever, that the miners could not be pre-
vented from answering his organiZa-
tion's strike call today.
Even If an amicable settlement could
be effected, the plan would have to be
submitted to the convention of locals,
which could not be convened until to-
morrow, he said.
Evening star., 1933-11-06
PHI KAPPA ACCEPTS
SEVEN NEW MEMBERS
Catholic u. Fraternity Ceremonies
Featured by Many Disting-
uished Speakers.

Seven new members formally were
accepted by Omega Chapter, Phi Kappa
Fraternity, of Catholic University at
initiation ceremonies Saturday night at
the Kennedy Warren.
They are J. Ferris Douglass, jr.;
Thomas N. Duncan, Richard H.
Guinan, jr.; Francis z. johnson, John
A. Kahanec, John E. Leary and James
p. Reing.
Speakers at the ceremony included
Rev. Dr.. Charles Hart, Rev. DR.. George
Stratemeier Rev. DR.. Maurice Sheehy,
Rev. DR.. John Donnely, Rev. John
Gordon, Edward Curran Vincent wal
ters, Rev. Delisle Lemieux and Rev.
Frank Guy.
The national Office of Phi Kappa was
represented by Wilfrid " Worland.
John P. Dugan, pledgemaster, also
spoke.
Evening star., 1933-11-06


Houston drew from the witness an ad-
mission that he knew one or two COL
ored persons In Loudoun County whom
ne considered qualified for grand fury
service
did you ever consider selecting them
Tor the grand jury2" Houston asked.
Yes did this year." was Judge Alex-
ander's reply.
Did you consider them before that?'
the defense counsel queried.
7 did not" said the witness.
During the examination, Houston
LIST OF names Of Negroes residing in
Louooun County seeking to learn the
extent OF the judges acquaintanceship
several Of the names as persons he
knew casually" denied acquaintance
snip with majority of those named
and reiterated that he did not know the
ones he identified well enough to rule
on their qualifications for grand Jury
service.
AT the outset Of crosS-examination by
Commonwealth's Attorney John Gal
leher, the same point In regard to per-
sonal discretion In the selection of the
grand jurors reappeared In Judge Alex
ander's testimony.
Although e. s. Adrian and a deputy
sheriff were the only two officers pres
ent In the court room TO guard Craw-
ford, ante-rooms Of the building were
filled with armed State policeman and
small detachment Of National Guards
men was stationed outside as reinforce
ments. Within the court room the
spectators were divided more or less
evenly among colored and white.
When Crawford first appeared at the
court house he was questioned by news
paper men, but was saved from an in
terview, which seemed to make him
extremely nervous, by the approach Of
his attorneys.
Assisting Mr.. Galleher in the prose-
cution Of the case Is Capt. Frank wray
Of Berryvilie. Edward p. Lovett of
Washington was In court TO assist
Houston.