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Bank Loans Register
100000 Decline.
During Week
Lag for Second Time
After Advance for
Six Periods
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board said
banks in 10l leading cities decreased
their commercial industrial and ag.
ricultural loans 5000 900 TO $3,841.-
900 600 in the week ended May 3.
1t was the second week of decrease
after six consecutive weeks in which
similar loans increased 1T the same
banks.
The boards statement gave the
following summary Of assets and
liabilities on May 8. together with
changes for the week and with the
same week last year, In millions OF
dollars:
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Auto Sales Soar
| 81 Per Cent Over
Last Year
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 9.-Factory
sales of passenger cars and trucks
in April totaled $50 200 units, q
gain of 81 per cent over April last
year, but per cent less than the
preceding month, the Automobile
Manufacturers Association esti-
mated.
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London bur Gold

LONDON. May Qp.-Bar gold. 1885
Sid. on " penny. NquivaienE S34. .75D
Bar silver. 20isd. on V. Eauivalent.
AZ SO cents.)
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Quotations furnished by Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc, which states
transactions or arm bids or Offers. but
should indicate approximate prices. and
unless otherwise indicated. are as quoted
BY the SPONSORS or issuefs.
Not quoted BY sponsors or is0uerA
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Also extra or extra

ALSO extra or extras.
Quotations furnished BY Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc. which states
they do not necessarily reflect actual trans
indicate ApproXfmate prices.
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Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reoorted yes
tetqay these transactions by customers
Her York Stock Exchange for May 5:
i.dp3 purchases involving 3O441 shares:
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New York Bur Silver

NEW YORK. Nay . 1-DaF H.
yer, ~, unclaimed.
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Washington Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Electric Power So pfd-5
at lis.
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Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. May R.-Crude rubber
i9t0ree opened to IL higher NAY,
1870: July, 1900: September. 16.07-O0.
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Investing Companies

NEW YORK. May aP,.-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc:
Moon quotations
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MISCELLANEOUS
STOCKS

Chevy Chase Club Ist 4hs- 104
Col Country Club 1st 4I.s io3
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Federal Lund Bank

NEW YORK. May R.-Federal Land
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Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK. May p R.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
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BONDS

PUBLIC UTILITY.
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was selected by Good Will Fund to

was selected by Good VIII FUND to
serve for one year as administrator
Of G. H. A. to gain experience which
could be used to advantage in help
ing Other medical co-operatives
throughout the United States. His
salary is paid by Good Will Fund.
Three officials OF G. H. A. will at
tend the first annual convention of
Group Health Plans at the Hotel
Aston, New York City, July 20, 81
and %, 1t was announced by Mr..
Garman. The delegates will be
President Garman, Administrator
Taylor and DR.. Mario Scandiffio,
medical director.
Among the medical care groups
to be represented at the conference
will be the Ross-Loos Clinic, Los
Angeles; Civic Medical Center, Chi
cago; Group Health United, Mime
apollo; Milwaukee Medical Center;
Trinity Hospital, Little Rock, Ark;
Security Associates, Denver; Wage
Farmers Helth Association, st. Louis;
Farmers Union Cooperative Hos
pital, Elk City, Okla, and others.
The convention will be addressed
by noted champions of cooperative
medical care. 1t is sponsored by
operatives.
Mr.. Garman announced that G. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-11

War and Navy Departments to &C.
quire planes without taking competi-
tive bids. A general law requires all
Government orders to 60 to the low
est bidder. Representative Mays bill
would exempt Army and Navy pur-
chases of planes and parts unit,
June 30, 1941.
Another development occurred
when President Roosevelt asked
Congress yesterday to make avail
able Immediately $25 900 900 for
purchase of strategic war minerals
Congress has authorized expendi-
ture Of $1,000 900 during the next
four years for that purpose, but
has not appropriated the money.
The President also asked for
$4,000 to enable the Geological
Survey to study development OF
strategic minerals and $3.50, 900 fol-
the Bureau of Mines for investiga-
tons and experiments with strategic
minerals for defense and industrial
uses.
Representative Woodrum, Demo-
crat, of Virginia said Col. Lind
bergh, urging action on the Sunny
vale project, had argued before the
subcommittee that more than half
OF the planemaking industry was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-11
EVENING WASHINGTON G., TUESDAY, H. 1899

A. has been steadily increasing its
membership. During the past year
he said there had been a net gain
OF 125 actual members, which with
families, mean an increase of about
$50 people. The total membership
OF G. H. A. now stands at about
1880, he said, meaning that G. H. A.
is furnishing medical care to about
5000 persons, from families repre-
sented in 43 units of the govern
ment.
Mr.. Garman said he was pleased
with the opening of Mutual Health
Service by the Medical Society of
the District of Columbia, to furnish
limited prepayment medical care
to limited group. Il think Mutual
Health Service indicates progress
on the part of the Medical Society,""
he said, "in seeking a way to get
better distribution of medical service.
1t is a step in the right direction"
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destroyer U. s. s. Anderson, which
arrived here yesterday under COM
mand Of Comdr. William Matthew
Hobby, jr., for minor repair work.
The Anderson is to leave tomorrow
morning, probably between and 9
am. She IS not open to visitors.
Three old destroyers Of the Train
Ing Squadron, the Leary, Schenk
and Semmes, also are tied up at the
local yard.
The six midshipmen's cruise de-
stroyers. at Dahlgren, Va, today,
are to complete the trip to Wash.
ington during the latter part of the
afternoon probably arriving here
about pm. The midshipmen will
inspect the Naval Gun Factory and
other equipment of the local ward
tomorrow and the cruise detach-
ment will leave Washington Thurs
day morning for Newport, RI.
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10 U. 5. Destroyers
Will Be Docked Here

One of the heaviest concentrations
Of naval vessels at the Washington
Navy Yard in many years was ex-
pected overnight following the ar
rival late this Afternoon of six de-
stroyers of the Atlantic Squadron
carrying the second cruise detach-
ment of midshipmen from the Naval
Academy.
Between about 6 pm. today and
am. tomorrow there will be total
OF 10 destroyers berthed along the
Navy Yard water front.
One of them Is the new 1.5OO-ton
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Lindbergh |ndorses
$10,000,o0o Fund for
Aeronautic Research
House Committee Also
Would Permit Buying Of
Planes Without Permit
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A proposal to build a $4,000, 900
aeronauticS research station at
Sunnyvale, Calf, is again before a
House Appropriations Subcommittee
this time with the Endorsement of
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.
The committee recently rejected
the Budget Bureaus recommends
ton of the project. Col. Lindbergh
appeared before the committee yes
terday and urged establishment of
the station.
Meanwhile. Chairman May of the
Hopse Military Affairs Committee
proposed that Congress permit the
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6. H. A. Administrator
To Serve Another
0ne-Year Term
Medical Cooperative
Delegates to Attend
Convention

The one-year term of Perry r.
Taylor, administrator of Group
Health Association, who was loaned
to G. H. A. by Good Will Fund, Inc,
for the period ending August l, has
been extended for one more year.
This was announced today by
c. c. Garman, president of Group
Health Association, following a bust
ness meeting last night of the board
of trustees.
Mr.. Taylor came to G. H. A., an
organization of Government en-
ployes banded together in a medical
care cooperative, from the Rural
Identification Administration. He
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Jewish Center Dance

The Service Council of the Jewish
Community Center will sponsor a
dance next Tuesday night at the
center. Music will be furnished by
Leon Brusiloff and his Music
Masters"
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on the West Coast. The East Coast
already has q research station at
Langley Field, Va.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
MRS. LAWTON
TO Be BURIED
IN ARLINGTON
Requiem Mass to Be
Held Tomorrow

High requiem mass for Mrs.
Brigid Lawton, q resident OF
Washington for 40 years, will be
celebrated tomorrow at 8 a. m, at
st. Martins Catholic Church. The
Rev. Louis Miltenberger, assistant
pastor, viii be celebrant. Inter.
ment viii be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Mrs. Lawton died yesterday at
her residence, 100 block v st. N,
E., three months after the death
Of her husband, Richard Lawton.
q Spanish American War veteran
and War Department employe.
Born In Cork, Ireland, Septem-
Der 10, 1857, she eEnigrated to the
United States with her husband
in 1887, and came to Washington
in 1899. She was a member OF
the Sodality and the League OF
the Sacred Heart of st. Martins S
Catholic Church.
Services will be conducted at
the residence tonight at 8:15 p
m. by members of the Sodality.
She leaves a son, Frederick Law.
ton, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Murphy, both Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Taylor Burial
InFrederiCk

Funeral services for William
Robert Taylor, retired Federal en-
ploye, who died yesterday at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Edith King, $500 block Illinois Ave.
N. w., will be held at noon tomor-
row at the Lutheran Church of
the Incarnation. The Rev. Henry
Mankin, jr., pastor, will conduct
the services. Burial will be in Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
Born in Frederick county, Md,
September 8, 1857, he was the son
of William B. and Annie Taylor.
Before coming to Washington 48
years ago he was employed in his
fathers woolen mills. In 1909 he
entered Government service with
the Quartermaster Department of
the United States Army, serving 18
years.
Two daughters, Mrs. King and
Mrs. Edna Woltz; a son, r. Ray.
mond Taylor: a sister, MIS-. Rob-
ert Klotz, and nine grandchildren,
all of this city, survive.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
RALLY,
TRADING LIGHT
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Jan. z GN.S0
The stock market developed
firmer tone today, after momentar-
lily extending yesterdays decline
in initial transactions. Price
changes were small with plus
signs slightly in the majority.
Trading was extremely light.
Sales in the first hour totaled 24O,-
900 shares.
The market was featured by
strength and activity in a few
specialties, as American Tele-
phone, Cluett Peabody and the
low-priced Loft. All climbed into
new high ground, with Telephone
and Cluett rising more than q
point.
Both q. s. Steel and Bethlehem
converted opening fractional de-
clines into equal gains before the
end of the first hour. National
climbed nearly a point.
Others to change early losses
into plus signs were Santa Fe and
N. Y. Central in the rails; Doug
las and United Aircraft in the
aviations; Anaconda and Kenne-
colt in the coppers; General MO
tors and ChrySler in the motors; !;
Montgomery Ward in the mail
orders; and Du Pont in the cheml-
Gals.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Anarchy and Violence Rule Mexico, Writer Declares

was fearful of repriSals if his name
were used, told the story Of the
Kiko tennis shoe factory, located
in the Federal District. He had
sold the owner 10 industrial ma
chimes on a basis of one-thtrd down
and a year to pay the remainder
A month later the men went on
strike, and won an award. The
owner was ordered to pay them in
Identification for strike time and
the usual claims" He couldn't
do it and the factory was expro
priated for the workers. The
Singer man approached the syndi
cate foreman for a settlement.
DIVIDED UP MACHINERY
you'll have to see the old
owner" said the foreman. "He
signed the contract with YOU"
But" protested the Singer
man, you're using the machines,
and they're still our property.
We hold title to them"
Sorry" replied the foreman,
and that was that.
Well, the workers found they
couldn't run the factory at q
profit, so they dismantled the ma
chinery, divided it amongst them
selves and sold it piecemeal. Which
was the end of Mexico'S only ten
mis- shoe factory. Now they're
buying such footwear from the
Japs and Germans.
A Judge Of the Federal Supreme
Court recently handed down a de
cision that when q rest day, suct
as Sunday, and q national holi
day fall on the same date, thu
two are coincidental and a worker
therefore shall receive not two
but only one days extra com
pensation. A mob Of the pro
letariat promptly invaded the hal
of justice, disrupting the sancro
Sanct atmosphere with lust!
shouts of Lynch him!" Hi
honor scrambled off the bench
and took it on the lam through
rear door.
And that's life, as Is, today il
! Mexico.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

He arrived in Mexico City and
registered at the swanky Ritz
Hotel, in the downtown business
section. The mine didn't reopen,
and a few days later an armed
delegation from Guanajuato
into the Ritz lobby de-
manding to see him. They wanted
a total of 100000 pesos in
claims" Mcdonald eluded them
by going into hiding. They swash-
buckled about the lobby for a
week, then left after being told
Mcdonald had resigned.
INVADED MEXICO CITY
Jock Splers is general manager
of the Mexico City Tramway Com
pany, employing 5000 men. Along
with the Mexico City Light &
Power Co., it is owned by Canadian
capital. Spier's predecessor, vii.
liam Fraser, was shot to death in
his office during a labor dispute
two years ago.
Spiers' present troubles started
when the men demanded he fire
three executives, whom they al
legged were exercising discrimina:
tory tactics. No wage increases
or other grievances we're involved.
Spiers refused the demands point,
blank.
The men appealed to the labor
departments board of arbitration
and conciliation. It was one OF
those rare instances when the
board ruled in favor Of the EN-
ployer. The finding was that the
men had no just cause for com
plant.
Refusing to abide by the deci
sion, they posted guards at all en-
frances to company headquarters
forbidding the three blacklisted
executives to enter. Spiers ap
pealed to the police, but they de
clined to intervene. There the
matter rested when the writer left
for home.
A sales manager for the Singer
Sewing Machine Company. who
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
MRS. LINGER'S
RITES MONDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie
M. Linger, retired Federal en1"
ploye, who died at Mt. Alto Hos.
pital yesterday after an illness Of
four months, will be held Monday
at 2 p. m. at the AnacoStia Bap-
tist Church. The Rev. Thomas E.
Boorde, pastor, will offlciate.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
Mrs. Iinger was born in Wash.
ington, January 8, 1888. She was
the daughter Of Robert L. Pad
gett, who survives, and the late
Ann Catherine Dempsey Padgett.
During the World War she en-
tered the Navy Department, n
firing in 1887. She was marrieC.
to Edward o. Linger, retired busi-
ness man Of Washington. in 1908.
She was q member Of the Jacob
Jones Post Of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
Her body will be taken today
to the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Florence Hammer, 1900 block v
st. S. E., until time of services
on Monday. Mrs. Linger made
her home in the 1700 block Good
Hope Rd. S. E.
Besides her husband, father and
sister, she leaves two brothers,
Robert E. and Arthur L. Padgett,
and three nieceS and q nephew.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

machinery stored in one Of the
yards.
Mcdonald decided the only
thing to do was to leave for
Mexico City, thence go to the
United States and report the Situa-
ton personally to his board OF d1'
rectors. Hearing a demonstration
might be staged at the railroad
station, he started to drive to the
next town to board a train. He
was stopped on the road by a gang
of armed miners, who kidnapped
him in his car, four riding on the
roof and three on each running
board. He was taken to union
headquarters.
"They sat me down at a table,"
said Mcdonald, with a light
shining in my face and three
cooked and loaded rifles at my
ribs. One started prodding me-"
"'Take that gun away I said.
"'Shut up or I'll see you on the
floor filled with lead replied
the miner. And another added.
"A short trip to the graveyard
will be fine for you
OFFICIAL IGNORED
"1 told them," continued Nc
Donald, ''that I was without
funds to pay them for the days
they were idle, and that as for
the machinery, it wasn't ours; it
belonged to another company
and was only stored there.
They were prodding me with
rifles and reiterating their mur-
der threats when the secretary
to the governor Of the state
appeared. He asked for an ex.
PLANTATION. They ordered him to
sit down and keep quiet. He
obeyed. Finally. when it looked
as II they were going to shoot
me, he spoke up and said he
would guarantee the miners
legal justice. I was released
after signing an agreement to
release the machinery to them"
Constabulary and soldiers es
corted Mcdonald out Of town
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

President Roosevelt again alter his
attitude or not, Congress will in
sist on acting sanely, helpfully.
Corporation executives an d
other high in the world Of affairs
should no longer wait" for this,
that or the next thing, but should
launch vigorous, comprehensive,
courageous efforts to push the
country forward and upward.
ACTION URGED
BY their fruits they will be
judged.
If they act heroically, the
chances all are-Short Of the out
break of major war in Europe
that distinctly better times will be
generated. They need not fear
that the public will acord undue
credit to others and withhold due
credit from them.
Men of affairs, cast off your
roll up your sleeves
and go to it to push sales and
employment!
Copyright, 1888, by =. c. Forbes.)
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
GILBERT RITES
DUE TOMORROW

Final rites for Mrs. Bessie May
Gilbert, wife of Carl H. Gilbert,
of the Marlboro (Md.)
branch of the Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Co., will be held tomorrow at
II a. m. at her home in Meadows,
Md, with burial in the Chelten'
ham Methodist Cemetery.
A native OF Cincinnati, Ohio
Mrs. Gilbert was born August 10
1883, and graduated at Wood
ward High School and came to
Washington as a bride IN 1901.
She had made her home in
Meadows for the past is years.
She was an active member OF
Electa Chapter, No. 2, Order Of
the Eastern Star. =
Besides her husband, she leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Jack Sans,
bury Of Forestville, Md, and Edith
Gilbert; two sons. Cecil and
Donald Gilbert; a sister, Mrs. H.
M. Bower; brother, Frank Whit.
ney, and a grandson, Donnie Gil
bert.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

school students following the oil
appropriations.
"The Socialist Mexic a n
school," said he, "doeS not merely
underlie life, but is life itself"
Mexican children, In other
words, are only reading exhorta-
tions which their fathers and
brothers and uncleS are carrying
out. The primer is the workers
Bible.
HERE'S AN INSTANCE
One must bear that constantly
in mind for an intelligent under.
standing Of what is happening in
Mexico. Because what is happen
ing is sheer movie melodrama out
of a nightmare imagination.
Citing a few examples at random
in different industries:
Augustus Mcdonald was gen
eral manager Of the Guanajuato
Reduction & Mines Company
owned by American capital, in
the state Of that name. Because
Of the IL per cent export tax now
levied on mining products ano
the general increase in labor
costs, the company could nc
longer operate at a profit. II
was mining low.grade ore with nc
prospects of discovering new
veins.
Mcdonald twice petitioned the
Federal labor board, as pre-
scribed by the law, for permission
to shut down. Twice his petition
was denied. Meantime a strike
had been called by employees o.
the Guanajuato Light and Power
Company, subsidiary Of Electric
Bond and Share. Then men were
out 10 days. Inasmuch as the
utility supplied current to Nc
Donald's property, he had to sus
pend operations during that pc
Rod. His workers demanded tina
he pay them for their idle time
also that he surrender to then
The Washington times., 1939-01-06

the changed procession; 90 Eff
forts to find something different
as basis for leadership.
First, to save face, he drags in
all the hasty quarterback stuff of
recent years, and tries to state it
as part of a scheme of national
defense! He specifically says the
farm program, the huge public
debt, ETC., are part of scheme
Of preparedness, and that never
have there been six years Of such
far-flung internal preparedness in
our history" (Does he mean far
flung spending and debt?).
TELLS OF NATIONAL UNITY
He even claims to have con-
tributed to our national unity and
TO the morale of the people. Then
he goes on to say that now I'VE
have passed the period of internal
conflict" We can now seek ire
covery"
Second, and most encouraging,
is his attempt to put himself at
the head of the new forces.
Thus, he several times refers to
recovery" and to the need of
employment for capital" as we'll
as labor. He admits the social
security act and Wagner act need
revision. He recognizes freedom
of speech and press as desirable.
He turns to Congress and says, you
do the job.
DEFENSE NEW SLOGAN
As to something new" after
all the trial balloons of recent
weeks, he plunges on national de-
fense." Mr.. Roosevelt now vigor-
ously belabors "dictators," just as
they belabor him. Thus each ma
tional administration is supplied
with an external whipping boy"
much to the edificaton of the
patriotic citizens within.
It is in connection with this ma
tional defense program that we
find the bug under the chip. ma
tonal defense" is the new "emer-
gency!" We have now solved our
internal problems! Now we have
to put dictators in their places, by
which he means that we must de-
fend religion, democracy, and
International treaties.
Thus, Mr.. Roosevelt argues, we
must retain our present scheme of
Government spending, deficit fl
nancing, and economic regimenta-
ton in order to deal with a new
external emergency.
MIR. ECCLES' STUFF
Whether he is aware of it or
not, the new move, if successful,
will play into his hands. AS chief
commander of the military and
naval forces of the nation and as
controller of the Federal Reserve
System, Mr.. Roosevelt would
emerge triumphant.
Economically, the main point is
spending, and the President re
peats almost word for word Mr..
EccleS' stuff.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Greer Rites
To Be Held
Tomorrow

Mrs. Sophie G.. Greer. rs. who
died yesterday at Casualty Hos.
pital after q short illness, will be
buried tomorrow with the final
rites Of the Catholic Church. Re.
QUEEN mass viii be celebrated at
10 a. m by the Rev. P. J. Begley,
assistant pastor. in the Holy Com.
forter Church.
Burial will be In the New Cathe-
dral Cemetery, Baltimore.
A native of Maryland, Mrs.
Greer had lived there until four
years ago when she came to Wash.
ington. The widow Of George
Hartman, realtor, Of Baltimore
and California, she was married
last year to w. A. Greer, retired
Virginia dairyman. She was a
member of the Sodality Of the
Holy Comforter Catholic Church.
Several nieceS and nepheWS and
great nephews survive.
The Washington times., 1939-01-06
Walter W. Fondren,
Oil Executive, Dead

HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. 8
U.N.SD.-The body of Walter w.
Fondren, 81, pioneer Texas oil man
who died in a San Antonio hotel
of a heart attack, was returned
to Houston today for burial. Fon-
dren, one of the founders Of the
Humble Oil Company, was vice
president and director Of the huge
organization until his retirement
in 1888. He was attending ses'
sions of the General Missionary
Council of the Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church, South, at the time OF
his death.