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Evening star., 1936-04-05
Bv John Jaw DAILY.

- HORTLY before the World War
ended American troops who
had seen service in front-line
- trenches were replaced by re-
cruits fresh from training camps.
AS the bedraggled doughboys craWled
from the dugouts one of the smart
newcomers, proud of his outfit, all
decked out in trim uniforms, shouted
to mud-spattered top sergeant:
Now you can write home and tell
your mother you've seen the soldierS"
Tomorrow the soldiers will be on
parade-celebrating Army day-and
Americans on the sidelines may 60
home believing they have seen Uncle
Sans armed forces.
When the Military Order of the
World War set about establishing a
new national holiday to be observed
annually on April 6-anniversary of
Americas entrance into the World
War-the main idea was to call at
tention to an oft-neglected phase of
American life.
The United States Army, one Of the
smallest military forces in the world,
is an unknown quantity to the av-
erage American.
Once in a while, of course, there
Is a parade. Then, with flags waving
and bands playing, the Infantry and
the Cavalry and the Artillery step
out in military formation. Cheering
patriots along the line of march ex-
perience a great heart tfrob and feel
they have seen the Army at work.
That is not the Army at work nor
Is it the Army at play. Merely sam
pie of the Army on dress parade.
IT WAS to counteract such ignorance
that patriotic members Of the Mill
tary Order of the World War set about
some 10 years ago to put new ma
tional holiday on the calendar. Ten
years after the World War ended the
first Army day demonstration was
staged-here in Washington.
This year, marking the ninth ami
Versary of Army day, parades and fes-
tivities will be held in all but or 7
OF the 48 States-and the people Of
the United States will be brought face
to face with new meaning Of the old
Army.
For 156 years Uncle Sam has strug-
gled along in peace times with skele-
tonized Army. This for the reason
that the military policy of the United
States is non-aggressive.
That, true, is the military policy
world. They can be armed to the
teeth. goose-stepping and drilling day
and highland yet they are non-ag-
gressive, but just SO soon as the proper
moment arrives the Big Berthas boom
forth and the war Is on-for aggres-
sion.
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Amounts for Veterans and
Dependents Constantly
Rise to New Figures.
= IxTY BILLION DOLLARSl


Money enough to reach from
here to the moon and back
- again; money enough to pave
the streets of the town with gold;
more money, much more money, than
even the fertile brain of Jules Verne
could imagine. And it makes the
Count Of Monte Cristo look like q
piker!
That 0,O0O,OO0,OO0 is just about
what it is going to cost to pay the
pensioners of Americas wars, five of
which began this pleasant Spring
month of April. They are the Rey-
olutionary, Mexican, Civil, Spanish
American and World Wars.
To get the amazing, and staggering,
story Of the costs of the Nations past,
present and future obligations to the
veterans of all wars, and their de-
pendents, necessitates a bit of digging
among the mountainous files which
Uncle Sam has accumulated In WASH
mgton. In the dredging process, how
ever, one brings to light facts and
figures which are, TO- say the least,
provocative.
One finds, for example, that several
pensioners of the War of 1812-which
ended 12l years ago-are still on the
rolls; many from the Mexican War,
thousands from the War Between the
States, the Indian Wars and the Span
ish-American War, and with the
World War story of vast and steadily
increasing expenditures still in the
making.
For all wars from the time Of the
Revolutionary up to and including the
Spanish War, the Federal
Government has expended a total Of
1926, ,000, 900 in the form Of pensions
to veterans and their survivors. These
pensions date from 1790, and the fg-
ures indicate total costs to date, along
with pensions to. members Of the rege
illlar permanent military establishment
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Smaness of Nations Military Force Gives No Hint of Its
Modernity in Respect to Equipment and Training.
Plane Shortage One of Most Acute Deficiencies.
Days Observance General.

A THOUGH aviation was born in
this country-down at Kitty Hawk.
N. c., with the Wright Brothers at
the cradle-the godfathers of aviation
have fallen down rather miserably on
the job. In 1926, for instance, the
Morrow Board, appointed by President
Coolidge, recommended that the Air
Corps should be placed on flve-year
program. At the end Of that period
Uncle Sam, according to the plan,
would have 1900 serviceable planes
in operation. That was ten years ago
and those figures were never ap-
preached.
! Congress, it seems, has always failed
to appropriate the money.
Not only has the United States
failed to bring its Air Corps up to the
prescribed plan set forth by the Nor
row Board, but most Of the airplanes
bought under that program are now
obsolete. So rapid is the improvement
in the aviation industry that the
super luxe plane of today is the
ramshackle derelict of tomorrow.
This very situation was brought to
public attention by the Army's expert
ence in flying the United States mails.
| The aviators could take it, but the
ships couldn't. So they cracked up
and with them many splendid young
| lives.
AS a result of this catastrophe, the
Baker Board-under the chairman
ship of former Secretary of War New
ton D. Baker-came into existence.
The Baker Board, set up in 1884,
recommended that the Air Corps
should have 1920 planes-service.
fighting airplanes-by 1889. Strate-
gists at the War Department recon-
mend that the Air Corps get 800
planes year, for five years-to give
the boys some sort of an advantage.
1t is pointed out, in this respect, that
the life of an airplane at best Is only
five years. Also, there is 20 per cend
crash rate. If the Army has 1000 newl
! planes by the end of the next three
years it will consider a miracle was
worked.
Testimony of Air Corps officers be.
fore committees of Congress is to the
effect that at the rate Uncle Sam is
building his Air Corps there ought to
be about TOO serviceable fighting air.
planes Of up-to-date type at the end
of this fiscal year BY the same period.
Ethiopia will probably have a larger
air force.
A UTHORITATIvE groups In Con.
gress, aware of the great in
creases being made in foreign air
forces, are recommending that tbs
United States Air Corps b incraased
to a full complement Of 1000 afr.
planes within the next five years. This
agrees with Secretary Of War Dern's
recommendation of 800 planes a year;
but the appropriation for the fiscal
(ContinDed IN Eiohfh pooaN
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NATIONAL DEFENSE.

ut is particularly gratifying
to see the attitude the people of
the United States now take to-
ward adequate national defense.
They are aware that it is only
through a sound military defens-
i've organization that they can
be insured against aggression
and more important still, in the
light of present international
events, against involvement in
the wars of others. It is not
proper or economical to maintain
an elaborate military organiza-
ton in this country, but a ma
tional disaster may well follow II
we allow our defenses to fall be-
low what expert opinion knows
is an irreducible safe minimum.
"MALIN CRAIG"
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O Bombardment destroying the work of centuries and
symbol of peace 2) The lst Division of the A. E. F.
marches riumphanty down Pennsylvania avenue. photo
by l. Pridgeon Star Staff (3 German heavy artillery
swinging into action ~ Nighttime Army maneuvers
under powerful searchlights. (5 Proclamation of War
July 2 1914 by Franz Joseph King of Austria Hungary
against Serbia. Copy of this historic document which
started the World War; is the property of Col Edward H.
McCrahon of Washington D. c. active member of the
Military Order of the World War; sponsoring Army day.
CO. Three.nch gun battery of the Coast Artillery firing
a night.
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about the new armies. They have air.
planes that can travel 800 miles an
hour, carrying 5000 pounds of ex-
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transport them, feed them, medicate
them-mass them.
There is an impressive resiliency
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the aboUe photograph expressly forbidden except by
Special permission OF the Copyright holders
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who died in 1906, at 90. Just a year
before, Hiram Cronk died. He was the
last survivor of the War of 1872, and
reached the ripe age OF los years.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
III NED WASAINGTON'S @za
| 6sIa Heroes mBlz19 @
William NeaIon Found Life Of Motornnan
Very Dull; Exciting Career With
D. G. Police Much Better

Born, in Ireland in 1874. Will
liam Joseph Nealon come to
Washington when he was 10 years
old, and his first job was as a
motorman.
But that life was too dull, so
he joined the Metropolitan Police
Department few years later and
had plenty of excitement for the
next 80 years.
He was first assigned to the
old Herring Hill beat in George
town, where the leader OF the
gang sought to uphold his pres
tige by beating up the cop on the
beat. But in this case he found
a policeman who was willing and
knew how to use his fists.
Mr.. Nealon had many narrow
escapes from death in the tough
section. Once he was sent to the
hospital with wounds suffered
when a dope-crazed woman hit him
over the head with a bottle of
whiskey.
He was commended for saving
the life of brother officer who
had been jumped by gang in an
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
ADVERTISEMENT
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The Washington times., 1936-11-20
GIRL, Is, SHOT
BY HUNTER

Struck on the forehead by a
load of birdshot, Ruth Fields, 16,
who lives on Alabama Avenue
across the District Line, in Mary
land, was slightly wounded yester-
day.
District police sent to investi-
gate arrested Edward HALEY, 81,
a resident of the same neighbor-
hood, and took him to the Eleventh
precinct, where he is held for
Maryland authorities. The girl was
taken to Casualty Hospital, where
the wounds were said to be minor.
HALEY told police he shot the
girl by accident while hunting.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
School Girls Ruse
Wins Bus Service

WILMINGTON, N. j., November
11-year-old girls who yes
terday admitted they had told
stories about a masked man try
ing to lure them away, so that
authorities would pro vide bus
service to and from school, waged
a victorious campaign. The local
board of education said the serv-
ice would begin shortly.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

Ask your A&P Manager about the extra special UGIMeS
he has personally selected for yOM Check eUery item
Sm this advertisement and the outstanding UaMeS.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
Richmdn Escapes
Injuries in Plane

SUNBURY, Pa, Nov. 20 G.N.SO &.
Luck stuck with Harry Richman,
radio and stage star and trans
atlantic flier, when his plane, Lady
of Peace, made an emergency
landing at Sunbury Airport.
A tire blew out as Richman
landed here to adjust the Oil pres
sure of his motor. Both occu-
pants of the plane escaped injury.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
GOLD DIVISION
WITH WORLD
FORECAST
International News Service

The time when the United
States will divide up with other
nations of the world its enormous
gold hoard Of over 1000 million
dollars was forSeen today by Sena-
tor Elmer Thomas CD of Okla
homa.
The division, he said, will come
about when the United States and
the principal foreign nations agree
to stabilize currencies.
Tie World to Dollar
The United States, Thomas
pointed out, has $11, ,105, 900, 900
in gold, more than half the
amount in the world; and 2,000,-
900 ounces of silver, over 20 per
cent of the world supply. He
said:
"The stocks have great value
as a war chest, as a base for
money and as basis for stabili-
ZatiOn of currencieS, so that we
can reallOcate gold and silver to
other nations. / do not think
that people would object to the
division, if they understood its
purpose.
"The United States, through
these huge stocks, can tie the
currencies of the world to the
American dollar. Half the ma
tiOnS now have their currency
tied to the British pound. Only
three nations are worth inviting
to a stabiliZatiOn conference.
They are Great Britain, France
and the United States. They
control all other currencies."
Senator Thomas returned to
Washington proposing to make a
new fight for the commodity
dollar" with the price level of 1926
as the goal.
For 2O-Cent Cotton
The bill he plans to introduce
in Congress directs the Federal
Reserve Board to regulate the
value of the dollar in the inter
est of the entire country, and
transfers the Bureau of Labor
Statistics to it so that it can have
accurate information on COM
modify prices on which to base
the dollars value.
Thomas declared the dollar
must be cheapened about 2212
per cent more in order to reach
a price level so that the budget
can be balanced and debts paid.
He said the dollar should be
regulated so that the price of
wheat will be $150 and cotton
20 cents.
The Roosevelt administration
Thomas asserted, has expanded
the currency more than 1000
millions through workings of the
silver program.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
SCORPION STINGS GROCER

after Mrs. Otis Bradley, socially
prominent, had picked up a
banana and, feeling something on
her hand, brushed off the black
spider.
Church was i'll and his hand
paralyzed within five minutes
after the bite. He was taken to
a hospital, where toxin was ad-
ministered.
Bystanders killed the scorpion.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
Record Year

VIENNA U.N.SD.-Austria has
had a record tourist traffic year.
1t is estimated that tourist traffic
in Austria this year will have bene-
fitted the country to the extent of
about fifty million dollars.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

DANVILLE, Va, Nov. 20.-James
M Church, local grocer, was seri-
ouSly i'll today from effects of a
scorpion bite, received when he
picked bananas from a bunch
hanging in a store.
The scorpion measured 3 inches
in length. 1t had been living evi-
IDENTIFY in the tropical fruit.
The spider attacked Church
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
Barking Dogs Banned

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, November
20. Police Judge Donald
Younger has ruled that the city
has outgrown it's pastoral status
and assumed sufficiently the re-
sponsibilities of metropolitan life
to make barking dogs unnecessary.
His first sentence was q suspended
one of Is days in Jail for the
owner of two hounds that hadn't
become citified.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

alley. Here he used his fists to
good advantage and overpowered
the gang leader.
During the Harding administra-
ton Mr.. Nealon was assigned to
the White House. Later he went
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
ADVERTISEMENT

Old Guard Says Win Free Gift.
See Page SIS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
OWNERS
Modified FOR
SAFETY DRIVE
State Traffic Association to
Make Campaign Plans
Today.

Mobilization of owners of more
than 100000 trucks licensed in In
diana for support of the safety pro-
gram of the Governors committee
on public safety was announced to-
day by the Indiana Motor Traffic
Association and American Trucking
Association.
The IMTA safety committee is
headed by Ray Shook, South Bend,
and Ed j. Runner, Seymour, is
chairman of the Alta state steer
ing committee on safety.
Plans for developing the safety
campaign are to be made at the
IMTA directors meeting this after
noon. Charles L. Riddle, Indian
apolis, new president, is to preside.
Names of operators active in safe
ty are being furnished by the
IMTA, to Donald F. Silver, state
safety director, and Loran w. War;
ner, state accident prevention bu-
reau director.
Indiana Motor Traffic Associa-
ton, Inc, and its members, with
the record of winning the national
safety cup presented by American
Trucking Associations, Inc, for the
best state association safety cam
paign conducted in the United
States last wear" said a letter to
operators, "are under double OBJ
legation to give active and energetic
support to this movement and
should all the more be in position
to make a worthwhile contribution
to this allstate effort"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
City Couple Has Romantic
Memories of World War
Everett E. Edwards, Wife
Met at London Dance
During Conflict.

To many men the World War was
a nightmare of noise and terror, but
to Everett E. Edwards, 1925 N.
Somerset-av, and his wife, Mrs.
Winifred Graney Edwards, it recalls
romantic memories of England.
Mr.. Edwards was convalescent
in the Kings Canadian Red Cross
Hospital in Priory-la, London, and
Mrs. Edwards was a clerk in the
Royal Air Force when they met at
dance in London, Nov. 18, 1918.
They were married in Old Trinity
Church, New York, Feb. 20, 1920
A native of Indianapolis, Mr.. Ed
wards enlisted in the Forty-E Eighth
Canadian Highlanders, Co. B, in
Toronto in the spring of 1915.
A memorable date for Mr.. Ed
wards is Oct. %, 1918, because ne,
with 10 other patients in the hes
pital, we're guests of Princess Alice,
a sister of the late King George v,
in Windsor Castle on that day.
The awed soldiers were taken
through Windsor Castle and Eton
College and were given dinner in
Ciros exclusive night club. Princess
Alice and her daughter, Lady
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
RAIL CARRIERS DISPUTE
TAX, RETIREMENT ACTS
1873 Firms File Constitutionality
Suit in Washington Court.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. Coon
stitutionality of the railway tax and
retirement acts was contested today
in District of Columbia Supreme
Court by 135 railroads, two express
companies, and the Pullman Co.
The carriers have sued to outlaw
the acts on the same grounds as
those on which the previous Rail-
road Retirement Act was declared
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
CHURCH NEEDS
IN downtown
AREA STUDIED
The Rev. Give Mcclure
Heads Federation Group
Making Survey.

Because officials of the Church
Federation of Indianapolis believe
the greatest church needs come
from close-in areas to the west and
south of the business district, whe. e
facilities are inadequate, a survey of
the situation has been launched.
The Rev. Give Mcclure, executive
secretary of the Baptist Churches
Of indianapolis, has undertaken a
survey of the number, location and
activities of the churches in the area
and upon that survey the federation
is to base its program, DR.. Ernest N.
Evans, federation executive secre-
tary, announced today.
Members of the commission, head
ed by Mr.. Mcclure, are: L. F. Ar
tbs, Senate Avenue Y. M G. A., as
Sociate secretary; the Rev E. L. Day,
director of Disciples churches in
the city; the Rev. W. c. Hartinger,
district superintendent of Methodist
churches; the Rev. H. B. Hostetter,
state superintendent of Presbyterian
churches; the Rev. Howard G. Ly-
tel, Fletcher Place Methodist
Church pastor, and the Rev. w. g.
Proctor, Mayer Chapel Presbyterian
Church pastor.
The commission is to meet Tues
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20

to wooded section near Brandon,
his name was scratched off the blot
ter and the name 20. r. Sauls"
was written in. The Tampa direc-
tory lists no o. R. Sauls.
These men walked out unmolest-
ed. But Mr. shoemaker, Mr.. Poul-
not and Rogers we're escorted sep
arately to cars parked outside by
policemen who told them they
would take them home.
town IA miles from Tampa, where
Mr. Rogers already had been
whipped within a circle of auto
headlights. His clothes had been
torn off. When his back and thighs
were mass of cuts and bruises, hot
tar was smeared on him and feath-
ers out of pillow slip were ap-
piled.
The same treatment was given
Mr.. Poulnot and then Mr.. Shoemak-
er. Telling about it afterWard, Mr..
Poulnot said that during the ride
to Brandon, Mr.. Shoemaker seemed
to be only half conscious and fire.
quently moaned.
While the whippings of Mr.. Poul-
not and Mr.. Rogers were severe,
they were mild compared to the
savage blows given to the limp
body of Mr.. Shoemaker. Apparent
ly the f1oggers used a chain and
leather belts or rawhides which cut
deeply into his flesh.
Left Unconscious on Ground
Hot tar was then poured over
the open wounds, followed by feath-
ers, and he was left unconscious on
the ground.
The floggers then drove away and
left the three victims in the dark
ness.
Mr.. Poulnot and Mr.. Rogers man.
aged to get into their clothes and
tried to help Mr.. Shoemaker, but
he was too weak to move. Leaving
him, they walked painfully several
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20

been in trouble with the police be-
fore. AS president of the Unem-
ployed Brotherhood. he was &C
cused of organizing riotous DEM
onstration in front Of CWA head
quarters in 1884. He also made a
speech one night in which he said
to a street-corner crowd:
IF they don't give us the relief
We want, let's go open warehouse
and take what we need"
He was arrested, but released lat
er on his promise before local
judge that he would make no more
such speeches. Later he held sew
eral relief jobs under FERA ana
WPA.
Mr.. Rogers was Mr. Poulnot's
right-hand man.
When the three were arrested by
the raiding party that fatal Satur-
day night three others were pres
emit. Charles Jensen state secretary
of the Socialist party; John A. Nc
Caskill, city fireman and son of a
city policeman, and Walter Roush
a member of the Socialists state
executive committee.
Put Into Police Cars
The six men we're put into police
cars and taken to police headquar-
ters at the City Hall, where they
individually were asked a few des-
ultory questions. They were
charged with being Communists but
each man denied it.
Mr.. Roush, Mr.. Jensen and Mr..
McCaskill were released almost i'm
mediately. Although Mr.. McCas-
kill was well known to the police,
Mr. Poulnot began TO yell for help
when two policemen led him to
car in which two strangers were
seated.
Crowd Is Fooled
A crowd gathered. Somebody
asked what was the matter and one
of the abductors said, He is
crazy man we are taking to Chatta-
hoochee" (Chattahoochee is the
state asylum, 200 miles from Tam
pa
Mr. Poulnot was thrown on to Che
floor of the car and told to keep mis-
mouth shut. The car then proceed
ed to waterfront street, where the
other cars were waiting. A burlap
bag was put over his head.
Another car drove up. Mr.. Shoe
maker was taken out of it and
thrown in on top of Mr.. Poulnot.
Mr.. Shoemaker was a powerful
man, more than six feet tall and
weighing 240 pounds. He resisted
when taken out of the first car and
apparently struck some of his alb
ductors. Somebody hit him such a
powerful blow on the head with a
blackjack that ne was knocked
senseless and his whole right side
was paralyzed.
The car was then driven rapidly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
DIRTY POLITICS
BLAMED FOR
LASH MURDER
II FIoridanS Are Indicted
After kidnapping and
Deadly Assault.

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