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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
POSTPONE TRIAL OF
3 ACCUSED BY GIRL
Complainant Unable
Appear, Judge Told.

Further delay in trial of three
men held in connection with in
juries received by Mary Beyerlein,
IS, of 26 South Addison street, when
she leaped from a third story WIN
dow Sept. 27, was granted today in
municipal court 3.
Judge Dewey Myers postponed the
case until March when the girls
mother appeared and said that al
though Miss Beyerlein had been re-
moved from city hospital to her
home, she was unable to appear in
court.
Two of the defendants were &C
cused by Miss Beyerlein of forcing
her to go to party in an apart
ment under threat of losing her job
in the soda fountain of downtown
drug store.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
Grand Jury Inquiry in
$40 Murder Case Begins

silence, after comforting with at
torneyS in regard to defense.
The three previously had talked
freely to police.
They have closed up like clans
and will not tell us anything" De-
tective Chief Fred Simon said to-
day. Even Mrs. Bake. who was
released on bond yesterday to take
care of Mrs. Saunders children, re-
fused to talk, saying she had told
us all she intended to tell us.
The only thing Mathers woulo
tell us was his statement when I
asked him if he was sorry he killed
Mr.. Saunders.
"'Of course I'm sorry, he re-
piled.
Mathers conferred for more than
two hours yesterday with his attor-
ney, Judson L. Stark, former prose-
cutor.
The will of the Rev. Gaylord
Saunders, entered for probate in
Wabash, makes provisions for his
foster father, William H. Haynes,
and provides that the remainder of
my estate shall go to my beloved
wife, Neoma Beatrice Saunders"
In case my wife Neoma Bea-
trice Saunders marry at any time,
reads a codicil of the will. which
matter We have discussed and which
meets with my hearty approval, it
is my expressed will and desire that
at such time my entire estate with
all additions, subtractions and &C
foundations shall be decided as fol-
lows: Two-thirds between my sons,
William Nelson and James Clayton,
each to share alike. The remaining
one-third to become the property OF
my wife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07

MeuSS.
WE filled that cemetery with
w bodies of American boys,
killed in battle On one Sunday,
I buried seventy-one bodies.
There was little help to be had in
preparing graves. 1 went to
French major and told him that
I needed help in preparing for
burial of these bodies. French
colonials were sent over to dig
the shallow trenches. They had
been promised holiday for do
ing that work on Sunday. They
worked all day, and late in the
evening we began burying the
dead.
II prepared each mans body
myself. I wiped their faces, and
tried to fix them as I thought
their mothers would want them to
look. Then I wrapped each in a
blanket, and pinned an identlfica-
ton tag on the blanket. They
were buried shoulder to shoulder;
over each, three prayers were
said; one for the soldiers native
land, for which he had given his
life; another for the relative who
would learn soon of his death, and
another for the repose of the soul.
u =
"THIS American flag" DR..
Il White tenderly touched the
folds of the worn colorS beside
him, was used in every burial
ceremony. I bought it in Paris;
unlike American-made flags, the
stars are printed on the blue sur
face, instead of sewn. If you look
closely, you will see small brown
specks in the colors. They are
stains of blood, which seeped
through the blankets, and which
cleaning has not removed COM
pletely."
Painstaking care was taken by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07

When Acknowledgment
officials refused to deal with
him, the Legionnaire lobby
list, who claimed to have an
inside track" at the war de-
partment, is reported to have
remarked:
THAT will cost you just 100000
worth OF business"
Exact details of the story could
not be learned, so great is the con-
fusion and mystery here that sur
rounds what threatens to be the
first major scandal of the Roosevelt
administration, which broke in con-
nection with the pending award OF
$l0,000,000 in army motorization
contracts.
The general outlines of what oc-
Cured, as it is discussed around
Washington, are somewhat as fol-
lows:
A former national official of the
American Legion, prominent IN
politics in a midwest state, tele-
phoned from Chicago to Marmon-
Harrington officials in Indianapolis,
and suggested he would be able to
get an army truck contract for the
company, if it would retain him as
a Washington representative. That
10 CT DoppnnhnT.
The legionnaire suggested that the
company official, to whom he was
talking, visit him in Chicago to dis
cuss the matter. The Marmon-
Harrington official declined.
On the following day second
legionnaire lobbyist appeared in the
office of the Indianapolis company,
and, the story continues, brought
with him advance copies of the
truck specifications, which he Of
fered to have altered if the COM
pany's products could not meet the
requirements. He left the specifi-
cations, promising to return later.
Meanwhile, company officials re-
ported the case direct to the White
House, which ordered the depart
ment of justice to make an inves-
tigation. And when the justice de-
partment made its report, President
Roosevelt called for grand jury
action.
Meanwhile, it is said the legion
naire- lobbyist returned to offices Of
the Indianapolis company in jan
uary and was informed of the de-
cision of the company not to deal
with him.
1t is reported that several Mar
mon Harrington officials will be
asked to testify before the grand
jury, but United States District At
torney Leslie Garrett refused this
morning to reveal their names.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
GRAFT PROBES
SPEEDED Up
BY ROOSEVELT
President Orders Agents to
Go to Bottom of Every
Charge.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has instructed the
department of justice to go to the
bottom of every complaint received
concerning contract awards, it was
learned at the White House today
simultaneously it was learned
that j. Edgar Hoover, ace federal
investigator whose men have been
trucking and tripping kidnapers
throughout the nation, had gone on
the trail of rumors of irregularities
in efforts to sell material to the war
department.
Mr.. Roosevelt's order to the JUS
tice department came as inquiry
into the conduct of governmental
business moved forward on a wide
front. Air mail subsidy contracts of
the postoffce department and pur-
chases of aviation material by the
navy department during the admin
istration of former President Hoo
yer are being investigated by con-
gressional committees.
Black Widens Scope of Charges
Chairman Hugo Black of the SEN
ate air mail committee today Wild
ened scope of the postoffice inquiry
with charge that government
specifications we're drawn in 1881
so that Frank E. Bruce, Memphis
Tenn. manufacturer, had a mo
nopoly" on contracts for laying
wood flooring in postoffices through
out the country.
On another investigation front,
public works administration sleuths
believe they have or will obtain evil
dence sufficient to warrant prose-
cutions.
Discussing the war department
situation on letting of contracts,
Mr.. Roosevelt made it clear that
complaints came in from three or
four sources and that they seemed
worthwhile investigating.
Determined that the breath of
scandal shall not touch any of his
administrations departments, the
President confidently believes that
there will be drastic action without
delay.
Adams to Be Summoned
Charles Francis Adams, secretary
of navy in the Hoover administra-
ton, will be asked to appear before
a house naval affairs subcommittee,
in connection with contracts on
which airplane manufacturers made
large profits on material sold to the
navy. David S. ingalls, and Edward
P. Warner, respectively Hoover and
Coolidge administration assistant
navy secretaries for aeronautics, also
will be asked to appear.
The justice department turned j.
Edgar Hoover loose on the war de-
partment mystery after Joseph Sill
verman was barred by Assistant
Secretary Harry H. Woodring from
further appearance before the de-
partment.
The war department inquiry has
reached a federal grand jury here
and identities of the witnesses in
dictate that proposals for sale of
motor equipment to the department
figure largely in the proceedings.
The army is in the midst of a
huge motorization program for
which the PWA advanced $4,000
900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
New Leader Is Sought

President Lebrun accepting Della
dierS resignation asked him to d.
rect current affairs while a sue
cessor was sought. Then Lebrun
sent for the chamber and senate
presidents. the customary first move
In seeking a new premier.
I am resigning," Premier Della
der said. with my government. to
avoid further killings and shedding
of French blood
Premier Daladier's associates said
he was deeply affected by the kill
ings. and told one minister:
Power is not worth such Sacri-
fees"
Rioting broke out again in the
Place de la Concorde at IL a. m. to-
day. Angry citizens. members Of no
political faction. showed their re-
action TO last nights Shootings by
burning motor cars.
Police quelled the riot without
bloodShed. A growing crowd con-
tinued TO mill through the great
square, under control Of police and
soldiers, all ignorant of the cab
inetS resignation.
Meanwhile. news of the Paris riot
ing spread through the provinces.
resulting in numerous clashes Of
civilians and police all day long.
especially at Nice in the afternoon.
The government ordered police
throughout France to attempt TO
avoid bloodShed.
The riots were a manifestation of
the public's indignation and disgust
over the revelations in the SAC, OO0,0 900
Stavisky banking scandal.
They started at dusk last night
when q crowd tried TO storm the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07

Chamber of Deputies building in
which Premier Daladier, appearing
before a hysterical session, with
deputies fighting and shouting, OBJ
tanned three successive votes of
temporary confidence.
Repeatedly, police fired into
crowds. The crowds fought back
and as tempers waxed hotter, they
set fire to the Ministry of Marine
building and sought to impede fire
men who put out the fire after
slight damage had been done.
Police estimated that sixty thou
sand persons participated in the
riots last night. The public blames
the government and the police alike
for the casualties in the riots. 1t
has not been proved that a single
rioter fired a shot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07

Chaplain White, in identifying
the bodies of dead soldiers. Often
the metal tags which worn about
their necks had been removed, and
placed in the pockets of their uni
forms. In such instances, Chap
lain White traced the soldiers
through hospital records of their
wounds, missing members of COM
panieS, and information from
their comrades.
Il was able to identify all of
the dead whom 1 buried, with the
exception of one man." he recalls.
when I could not find who he
was, I went to the officers tent,
and took an mixing pad. With it,
made finger prints of the man,
and record of his wounds, his
size, and color of his hair and
eyes. I kept that record, and the
spot where he was buried.
Il made maps of the cemeteries,
and listed the soldiers 1 buried
there, ana the location of their
graves. Where Identification tags
were lost, I cut now ones from
aluminium braces, which were used
for the support of broken arms.
stamped the mans name and the
number of his outfit on these
make-shift tags, and fastened
duplicate tags on the body, and
on the crude wooden crosses which
we placed over the graves. Those
crosses were so close together that
we had to 'stagger' them-one
would be set forward, and one a
little back, to make room for all"
DR. WHITE was captain of
II Company I, First Indiana
infantry, in federal service, on
the Mexican border, under Gen
eral John j. Pershing. He went
to France as a member of the
American Red Cross, and his first
work there was the establishing
of stands where hot chocolate was
served to soldiers. Three days
after he established the first of
these it was put in charge of
group of girls from Smith college.
Word was received that there
was shortage of chaplains, and
that the army would accept any
who could pass the examination.
Il told them that they had re-
fused to take me in the army by
the front door, but would be glad
to come in through the back door,
DR.. White says. II passed the
examination, and was sent to the
American Red Cross hospital at
Toul, which later became the
Evacuation Hospital, ia. I rode
for thirty-one kilometers in an
open Ford car, with three officers
in the back seat, the driver and
an officer, and a roll of bedding
in the front seat beside me. My
seat was my tin helmet, and my
feet were hung over the side of
the car. We reached Barbecue
late at night. All Of the cots were
taken. A little lieutenant noticed
me, I'm leaving, buddy he said,
you can have my cot
II AFTER I attended that same
L. little lieutenant in the hos
pital, where he was brought
wounded. The next day I was
sent to the hospital at Toul.
When I reached there, seven
bodies were lying there, awaiting
burial. My work began with them.
I must have buried thousands of
soldiers. Most of them were
Americans; a few were Germans.
Those soldiers did lot Of
thinking. When they lay on their
death beds in the hospital, the
same question would rise to their
lips. Manned and dying, they
asked the same question: This
war will stop other wars, won't
it?' There was only one answer
to give them; whether I believed
it or not, I could only say, 7
hope So"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
DOUMERGUE MAY
BE NEW PREMIER:
RIOTING RENEWED
Former President Accepts Leadership of
France on Conditions; Daladier
and His Aids Resign.
SIXTEEN KILLED, 1000 WOUNDED
Power Not Worth Such Sacrifices and Blood
She'd Cries Premier in Resigning
Newly Accepted Post.
By United Press


PARIS, Feb. 7.-Gaston Doumergue, former president
French republic today accepted the premiership to
succeed Edouard Dalader upon conditions, government
officials said.
Government officials confirmed that the former presi-
dent urged by leaders of all prominent parties to out
of retirement seek order of the present
chaos consented accept the task conditions to be
decided later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
Officials Are Silent

officials of the Marmon- Herring
ton Automobile Company refused to
discuss the disclosures from Wash
ington when approached by Times
reporter today.
1t was learned, however, that the
matter now being probed in Wash
ington involves eleven other auto
mobile concerns in addition to the
local company. An official Of the
Indianapolis automobile company
was reported in Washington today,
ready to testify in the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
MISSISSIPPI CITY FIRST
TO GET SHOALS POWER

Electric Energy Flows Into TupelO's
Distribution Lines.
By United Press
TUPELO, Miss, Feb. Electric
energy from the government-owned
plant at Muscle Shoals flowed into
Tupelos distribution lines today.
This northeast Mississippi city Of
1000 at 1901 a. m. became the first
to draw from the wartime white
elephants vast electrical supply.
Tennessee valley authority cleo
tricity shot through lines acquired
from Mississippi Power Company to
light homes and turn the wheels OF
industry here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
NOLAN PROBING
CWA IN STATE
One Case of Alleged Graft
Investigated, Says u. S.
District Attorney.

United States District Attorney
Val Nolan said today he is con-
sidering evidence in one case of
alleged CWA graft in Indiana.
The case, investigation in which
is partly completed, involves an
official, Mr.. Nolan said, who is
alleged to have used his Office to
obtain for another person CWA
job and then have taken part of
the salary.
Mr.. Nolan said investigation of
the case probably would require an
other week and that the evidence
probably will be presented to the
federal grand jury when it convenes
March 5.
Copyright. 1884, by United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. - The
governments drive to end graft and
political racketeering in the civil
works and public works administra-
lions gained added momentum to-
day as special investigators entered
new areas and rushed to compile
ton reports which promise to bring
grand jury Investigations in nine
states and the District of Columbia.
The division of investigation of
the PWA has increased its staff to
1870, due to widespread reports of
irregularities. Special regional Of
fees have been opened in Boston,
New York, Chicago, st. Paul. Port
land. Ore; San Francisco, Fit.
Worth, Kansas City, Atlanta and
Washington.
The investigating body, the Unit
ed Press learned. believes it has OBJ
tanned or will obtain sufficient evil
dence to warrant prosecutions in
Washington, Chicago and Baltl-
more, and in the states of Indiana,
Kentucky. Oklahoma, Utah, Massa-
chusetts, California and Arkansas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
BY HELEN LINDSAY
Times staff Writer

"XXTHAT outfit Buddy?"
dead soldiers before trench
reproduced
before the chaplain with
chaplain White pastor the First Presby
terrain church, Indianapolis
MY Tommy recognized the picture Stalngs book and
probably identify
Though didn't the being it must
the American Military cemetery
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
NAMED SCHOOL CHIEF

Shelbyville Principal Promoted by
City Council.
BIZ United Press
SHELBYBILLE. Ind, Feb. wv.
F. Lopez formerly OF Princeton.
principal of Shelbyville high school
for seven years. today was named
superintendent of Shelbyville city
schools by the city council
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07
ROOSEVELT BACK AT
WORK AFTER ILLNESS
Jests About Cold After Absence Of
Two Days.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was back at his job
in the executive Offices today after
an absence of two days because OF
a slight cold. He looked mt ana
showed no traces of illness. He
laughingly explained that the cold
gave him an opportunity to give his
study in the mansion spring house
cleaning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-07

Throughout the morning,
Mr.. Doumergue had been i'm
plored by telephone and tele-
graph messages to come to
Paris and assume the leader
ship.
The historic Place de la COncorde
was abandoned by the authorities
to a milling. SabOtaging, fighting
crowd of 10000 rioters today while
President Lebrun struggled to Iorln
anew government behind the guard
ed gates of Elysee palace.
Premier Edouard Daladier re-
signed with his entire cabinet IN an
effort to appease the fury OF the
popuIace. Riots already have cost
almost a score of lives and 2COO
of injured.
The hated horse guards, bonn
barded with iron missiles and paw
ing stones in the Place de la Con-
corde. were ordered withdrawn
across the Seine behind the infan-
try for their protection.
The great square, one called the
Place de la Revolution, where Louis
XVI and Marie Antoinette were be-
headed. was left in the hands OF the
mob. a battle-ground for Royailsts-
Communists and other anti-govern-
ment elements.
$4,000 Join Rioters
A crowd which surged toward the
FIysee palace, chasing the horse
men. reached within a block OF the
presidential mansion, the closest
they had come in recent days. They
we're met by twenty police, who
merely requested them to draw
back out of respect for the friend
illness of the police. and a serious
situation was averted.
Steel-helmeted police replaced the
horsemen.
AS dusk settled over Paris the
tension of last night was repeated
and by $50 p. m. the capital once
more resembled an armed camp.
Fifteen thousand rioters swarmeo
in the broad squares and boule-
wards. concentrating their forces
upon the great Place de la Concorde
Opposing them we're twelve thou
sand police and troops, holding
bristling possession of the Concorde
bridgehead. leading over the river
Seine to the chamber of deputies.
Police Are Nervous
This scene. the battle-ground Of
last night. was still strewn with
debris. torn clothing. paving stones
and uprooted ratings.
Human barricadeS OF police
eight deep. we're thrown around the
bridgehead. preventing the mob
from approaching. The rioters
threatened. if they crossed the
Seine. to burn the parliament build
ings.
The police were nervous. and
fearful Of deadly attacks from I'M
attached bands of rioters seeking
revenge for last nights killings
which already have brought new
name into French history Bloody
Feb 6th"
Evening star., 1934-02-18

rived here late today from the snowy
slopes Of the Uintah Mountains. where
their pursuit ship fell.
The board planned to leave later
for Jerome, Idaho, to investigate the
wrecking Of the bomber piloted by
First Lieut.. James Y. Eastman, which
crashed in flames late last night.
Members of the board declined to
comment on their findings as to the
probable cause Of the crash Of the
pursuit plane 81 miles from Oakley,
to Cheyenne, Wyo.
However, others who made their
way to the scene from Oakley through
the mountain SHOWS said accumulat-
ing ice on the wings apparently forced
the plane down as 1t circled about a
sheep pasture. The wreckage burned.
The cause Of the wreck of East
hams bomber, which plunged to
earth, appeared less evident to OBJ
servers today.
Lieut.. A. L. Smith. In charge of
Army Air Service personnel at Boise,
Idaho. reported, after preliminary
investigation, that Lieut.. Eastman,
flying through a fog. nosed directly
into the ground after having altered
his course from west to south, and
having passed the Jerome Airport at
a distance of about mile.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
UarnH uf ThankH.

HAGAN, RICHARD G. ] wish to extend
my sincere thanks and appreciation to
relatives and friends for their kind ex.
pressions of sympathy and beautiful
floral tributes at the death Of my be-
LUCY v. HAGAN.
LOMBARDI, JOSEPH. The family Of the
press their sincere thanks 10 all Of his
friends for their kindness to him during
his long illness and the sympathy to
them at the time of his death.
RAISON, VIOLET ANNE. Mr.. and Mrs
John Neill wish to thank their friends
and neighbors for the many kind things
done for them in their bereavement over
the death Of their daughter, MRS.
VIOLET ANNE RAISON; and for the
beautiful flowers. They wish especially
TO thank Capt Rhoda J. Milliken, head
Of the Womens Bureau, Metropolitan
Police Department, for her services in
the members Of the Metropolitan Police
Department and the Womens Bureau;
Hon. Fred w. Cast. mayor OF Cheverly,
Md, and Chi Sigma Gamma Sorority.
WALKER, EDWARD. We wish to extend
70 our relatives and many friends our
sincere thanks and appreciation for the
lovely Moral tributes and kind words of
sympathy IN the sad bereavement of our
beloved husband and father, EDWARD
WALKER
MRS. EDWARD WALKER AND FAMILY. =
WOODLAND. LUCY ELLEN. We wish 10
extend TO our many relatives and friends
thelr Moral tributes and expressions OF
mpathy at the death of our mother,
MRS. LUCY ELLEN WOODLAND
HER CHILDREN. .
Evening star., 1934-02-18
FUNERAL ARRANGED
FOR COL. G. M. CRALLE
Services With Full Military
Honors to Be Held at Q
PM. Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Col G.. Maury
Cralle, 81, U. S. A., retired. will be
held with full military honors at
the Fort Myer gate Monday at 2 pm.
Col. Cralle died Friday in Walter
Reed Hospital after long illness.
He was retired in 1882 after heart
attack suffered while he was in charge
of the disciplinary barracks at Alca-
traz Island, Calf.
Honorary pallbearers will include
Maj. Gen. Fred w. Coleman, Maj.
Gen. Amos A. Fries, Brig. Gen. Edwin
D. Bricker, Brig. Gen. Alexander E.
Williams, Brig. Gen. Peter Murray,
retired; Brig. Gen. Frederick B.
Shaw. Col, John L. De Witt, Col. M.
B. Stokes and Col. William Taylor.