Evening star., 1932-05-07

Doumer came out of the coma and rec
ognized his family He made pathetic
effort to bid them farewell. but was un-
able to speak and fell back, exhausted.
A moment later he was dead.
Body to Lie in State.
The body was taken Immediately to
the palace. 1t was placed in the green
Salcn, where it was to lie in state and
where the French people would have
their last opportunity to look upon the
kindly, white-bearded face of the man
who was one of Frances most demo-
cratic Presidents, and who rose from
poverty, the son of a railway section
boss. to become chief executive Of the
republic.
The first to leave the hospital was
Nine Doumer. She was supported by
her two daughters and was wringing
her hands in anguish. The members of
the cabinet followed the body as it was
taken from the hospital to the palace.
Premier Tardieu, upon whom the chief
executive burden now falls, was ex-
tremely pale. He showed the strain of
his own recent illness. Two members
Of the cabinet were weeping openly.
A crowd of about 200 was waiting
outside the hospital in the early dawn.
In 1t were representatives of most of
the foreign diplomatic delegations in
France. M. Pietri announced that the
President died from cerebral compn-
cations, which set in rapidly after mid
night.
The cabinet ministers remained at
the palace while the body was being
laid out and before they left Premier
Tardieu had called a meeting for 1880
am. today.
Session Delayed.
Under the constitution the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies should be sum-
moned to elect a new President within
48 hours. but with the run-off election
for members of Parliament to be held
tomorrow. the emergency session was
delayed to Tuesday.
Albert LIE Brun, president of the Sen
ate, was prominently mentioned as
possible successor of M. Doumer. He
himself was suggested as a candidate
for the presidency last year and he fol-
lowed M. Doumer as President Of the
Senate when the latter was finally
chosen President of the republic.
Morning newspapers which went to
press too early to carry accounts of
the Presidents death printed editorials
expressing an opinion that was heard
frequently in popular discussions later
that the time had come for France to
be less liberal in opening her frontiers
to "cranks" who come here to commit
murders.
Men and women wept openly in the
streets as the word passed around that
the venerable President had died dur
ing the night. M Doumer's simple,
democratic qualities made him, to the
French people, the personiflcation of
the highest virtues of family life and
ideal citizenship.
Assassin Was Bold.
Various eyewitnesses of the shooting
yesterday agreed that the assassin, DR..
Paul Gorgolov, made no attempt to
conceal his gun.
They also told of the gayety Of the
opening of the book sale Of the former
soldier authors, which was transformed
into scene of horror by the tragedy.
"All the authors were at the coun-
ters," said Philippe Glarardet, writer,
assisted by number OF beautiful
women wearing the latest Spring
lightning. President Doumer, exactly
on time according to his habit. had
hardly entered the first salon when
the series of shots burst out like the
cracking Of a whip.
DR.. Gorgolov had shot the President
right in the middle Of the crowd, firing
over and under the arms of the people
who stood around him.
THE athletic Claude Farrere, noted
author, tried to save the President and
was struck by a bullet himself. The
President had fallen to the floor, which
was running with blood.
The assassin was captured and
dragged outside. There was neither
panic nor tumult, only feminine shriekS
Everybody seemed crushed with horror
An attempt upon the life of man so
unanimously respected and revered for
the dignity of his life and his devotion
to his country seemed impossible.
Governments Express Sympathy.
With tender precaution, as a soldier
would be carried from a battlefield, the
President was carried away. M Dou-
mer.. who gave four sons for France
during the war, had sacrificed also his
own blood. BY a cruel fate he was
struck down in the midst of the former
soldiers, among whom, at least, he
might have thought himself thoroughly
secure"
Messages of sympathy from many
governments, including one from Presi-
dent Hoover of the United States,
poured in last night. They came from
Chancellor Bruening and President Won
Hindenburg of Germany, from the Ital-
ian Ambassador who was instructed
to express his governments official re-
gretS; from Madrid, from London and
from Pope Plus XI at Vatican City.
Ambassador Walter E. Edge of the
United States, accompanied by Norman
Armour, counsellor Of the American
embassy, called at the presidential
palace at 10 am. to express the official
condolences of the American Govern
ment.
After a whiting bombardment of ques-
tioning, which lasted we'll into the night
and included much rough handling,
all police were able to get out Of the
assassin, DR.. Gorgulov, was that he
killed the President so France might
declare war on Russia.
Expelled From France.
European states seemed favorable
to Bolshevism," he finally declared, 80
I decided to kill the President and cause
France to declare war on Russia. had
no accomplices. I carried another pistol
and a vial of poison in my pockets
I planned to kill myself because !
knew my life had been finished"
He said he was born 81 years ago al
Braviscala, Russia, in the Caucasus
and was trained as a CoSsack. He served
with the Cars army on the Austrian
front during the World War, he said,
and later studied medicine at Prague.
Czechoslovakia. 1t was gathered that
he had lived in several European cities,
including Paris, until 1881. He was
expelled twice from France about that
time for practicing medicine without q
license.
With his Swiss wife he then went TO
called a party Of Russian Fascists and
Anti-Monarchists" He advocated what
he called The Green Movement" as n