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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
DEAD PILOT FORMER
PURDUE U. STUDENT
Marshall Attended State
School Two Years.
BIZ United Press

ny CNUeu PFcSS
FORT WORTH, Tex, Jan. 15.-
Jerry Marshall, pilot of the Ameri-
can Airlines ship that crashed with
the loss of II lives. had been flying
transport planes for eight years,
and his experience dated back to
transforming days when he headed
an itinerant flying circus.
Marshall learned to fly at the
Army air schools at Brooks and
Kelly Fields in Texas. Later he
taught aviation at the University of
Texas. He attended the Universe
ties of Texas and New Mexico and
took two years at Purdue. His
widow lives here.
When at Purdue he earned his
way by taking up passengers in a
plane he owned and flew almost all
the time. He was born in Swayzee,
Ind, Gown between Marion and
kokomo, in 1908.
Glenn Freeland, the co-pilot, also
is survived by his widow who lives
here. They were married six months
ago
Miss Perala Gasparini, "a, had
been employed as hostess on the
Memphis-Fort Worth flight since
October. She was a trained nurse
of Memphis.
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II KILLED AS
PLANE FALLS
into SWAMP
Luxury Ship Demolished in
Arkansas Plunge; Ia
Passengers Victims.
ACCIDENT SAYS JURY
Cause of Tragedy Mystery;
Federal Probe Gets
Under Way.
Copyright, 1885, by United Press)

GOODWIN. Ark, Jan. 15.-Seven-
teen mangled bodies-Ghe toll of
the worst plane disaster n the his
tory of American commercial avn
ation-were taken from the twisted
wreckage of a crack airliner today
and laid out along a swamp road.
Immediate investigations began to
fix responsibility. The American
Airline's twin-motored Douglas
luxury ship crashed last night in
dense swamp three miles northeast
of this farming hamlet, carrying all
on board-14 passengers and crew
of three-to a frightful death.
Soon after Lake Littlejohn, De-
partment of Commerce investigator,
arrived from Little Rock, a formal
coroner's inquest was held on the
scene. The jury decided the crash
was purely accidental" All II
bodies, some unacceptable, were
loaded on ambulances to be taken to
Memphis.
Four Bodies Identified
Bodies of the following have been
identified:
w. r. Dyess, WPA administrator
for Arkansas, of Little Rock.
Pilot Gerald Vaughn Derry
Marshall, 40, Fort Worth, Tex.
Co-Pil0t Glenn Freeland, 80,
Fort Worth, Tex.
Hostess Perla Gasparini, "a,
Fort Worth, Tex.
Unidentified, but known dead:
r. H. McNair, of Little Rock,
boarded plane at Washington.
Mrs. ]. S. Germillion, Knox
vile, wife of the company's man
ager there. She was en- route from
Nashville to Little Rock.
F. c. Hart. New York City, EN-
route from Nashville to Los An
geles.
Charles Altschul, Glendale,
Cal, en- route from New York to
Los Angeles.
J. C. Calm, Los Angeles. En-
route from New York to Los An
geles.
Mrs. Samuel Horowitz, IS, Bos-
ton. En- route from Boston to Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Benjamin Horowitz, IS.
Her mother in-law.
Seba Horowitz, 5, Mrs. Samuel
Horowitz' son.
Sam Schwartz, Atlantic City,
N. J. Boarded plane at Newark;
en- route to Los Angeles.
w. S. Hardwicke, st. Louis con-
tractor, boarded plane at Memphis
for San Antonio.
ID. A. Chernus, also en- route to
San Antonio from Memphis.
N. Porter, Philadelphia. Bound
for New Mexico. Boarded plane
at Memphis.
H. w. Plato, Laredo, Tex, en-
route home from Memphis.
Investigators rounded up natives
of the dismal swamp country ada
cent to the Mississippi River, hoping
to learn from them something that
would lead to partial explanation
of the disaster.
Motor Missing, Is Claim
John T. Shea, Memphis attor-
ney, said that one of the planes two
motors seemed to be operating amiss
when the liner took off from Mem
pkiS. Otherwise there was no clew
to cause.
The plane was flying in perfect
weather It's gasoline supply was
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
MOTHER, so, BEATS
CHILDREN To DEATH
Attempt to Hang Herself
Later Fails.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WEST CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 15.-
Mrs. Joseph Oberly, so, wife of the
Chester County agricultural agent,
beat her three children to death to-
day as they lay in their beds and
then attempted to hang herself.
The dead we're: Mary, II, high
school senior; Joseph Jr., 10, and
Louise, 8.
Mrs. Oberly. with strand of tele-
phone cord around her neck, was
found beside the children's bed. She
was taken TO the West Chester
County Hospital. Physicians said
she would recover.
The children's father was reported
attending an agricultural confer
ence.
Near the children's bed lay
biood-stained steel bar. evidently
used by the woman in beating the
children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
KARPIS TRAP FAILS
while omen EAT
Desperate and Aid Escape
Garage AmbuScade.
By United Press

By United Press
AURORA, Mo-, Jan. 15.-Alvin
Karpis, Americas public enemy No.
l, and a companion escaped a trap
set by Federal officers and highway
natrolmen at a garage today.
The trap had been maintained
since Dec. 80 when Karpis and his
companion rented space to store
their automobile.
The identification of Karpis at
that time was made positive by
Harry and Oliver Seburn. who op-
crate the garage, and several at
PENDANTS.
The trap failed when officers tenn
porarily relaxed their vigilance at
breakfast.
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congressional support. Friends
of the President said they
knew of no change in his Oft
expressed opposition to imme-
date payment.
Bonus leaders in House and
Senate, however, were confident Of
ability to pass the bill over the
Presidents veto. Their confidence
was borne, out by a United Press
survey showing that at least 81
Senators were certain to vote to
override with two-thirds major
ity almost inevitable.
Senate May Vote Tomorrow
That the House would overthrow
veto seemed foregone conclu-
sion.
The united front bonus bill-for
which the compromise measure has
since been substituted in the Sem
ate-was passed by the overwhelm-
.ng majority of 1876 to 80 in the
House.
A year ago, the House overrode a
bonus veto, and it was only by eight
votes that the Senate failed to fol-
low suit.
The compromise bill, introduced
by Chairman Pat Harrison of the
Senate Finance Committee may
come up for a Senate vote tomor-
row. 1t provides for issuance of
baby bonds, which could be cashed
Immediately by veterans or held as
an investment at 3 per cent inter-
est.
King Drafts Substitute
Unanimous consent must be
granted for consideration tomorrow,
Otherwise, the bill will lay over for
one day.
The only apparent obstacle to
prompt enactment appeared in the
announcement by Senator william
H. King Cd, Utah) that he would
attempt to substitute for the COM
promise bill measure calling for
immediate payment of only the
present cash surrender value of adj
jllSted service certificates.
Such measure would be unac-
ceptable to veterans organizations
and bonus advocates, who demand
immediate payment of the 1945
value, an average of about $1,000 a
veteran, less the amount borrowed
on the certificates.
A United Press poll of the Senate
showed at least 81 votes for over
riding a veto, with several more
doubtful ones expected to be in that
column.
They are lined up as follows:
For overriding (640
DEMOCRATS (48)-Adams, Bach
man, Bailey, Bankhead, Barley.
Bilbo, Black, Bone, Bulow, Byrnes,
Caraway, Chavez, Clark, Copeland,
Costigan, Donahey, Duffy, George,
Guffey, Harrison, Hatch, Holt, Lew
is, Logan, Maloney, McAdoo, McCar-
ran, McGill, Mcclellan, Minton,
Moore, Murphy, Murrau, Nicely,
Overton, Pope, Reynolds, Russell,
Schwellenbach, Sheppard, Smith,
Thomas of Oklahoma, Thomas of
Utah, TrammeI, Truman, VanNuys,
Walsh, Wheeler.
REPUBLICANS (13) - Borail,
Capper, Carey, Davis, Dickinson.
Frazier, Gibson, Hastings, McNary,
Norris, Nye, Steinwer, White.
FARMER-LABOR (O-Shipstead.
Benson.
PROGRESSIVE OLA Toilette.
Doubtful, but who last year voted
to sustain the veto 90:
DEMOCRATS (5)-Ashurst, Con-
nally, Gore, Pittman, Robinson.
REPUBLICANS 80 Barbour.
Johnson. KeyeS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
M'NUTT DENIES HE
WILL RESIGN POST
Governor Spikes Rumor He
Will Become Senator.

Gov. McNutt today strongly
denied rumors that he might resign
and be appointed United States
Senator if Senator Sherman Min
ton is named to the vacancy on the
United States Court of Appeals in
Chicago.
L intend to serve as Governor of
Indiana until another Governor is
inaugurated on Jan. II, 1887" he
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
CONDITION OF BANDIT
CONTINUES CRITICAL

Mother of Young Gunman Is Given
Suspended Sentence.
Albertis Lynn Matherly, the 81
yeaT-old product of the Indiana Re-
formatory at Pendleton who took
advantage of parole FROM a holdup
charge to get shot in a holIup Mon
day, remained in a critical condi-
ton today at City Hospital
His mother, Mrs. Margie Mather-
ly, who was arrested early yesterday
on charges OF being drunk and dis
orderly, explained in court that she
was out hunting blond she says
led her son astray.
Fine and costs and days were
suspended by the court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
ICE GUARDS UNLIKELY.
SAFETY LEADER HINTS

Dammeyer Doesn't Believe Problem
Would Be Solved That Way.
Anticipating demands that guards
be placed along Fall Greek in the
winter to prevent recurrence of the
tragedy Saturday when three boys
wre drowned, Theodore Dammeyer,
Safety Board president, said today
he did not see how the problem
could be solved by this method.
There seldom is enough ice to
even attract skaters and children
would slip by the guards in any
case, Mr.. Dammeyer said.
The North Side Federation of
Civic Clubs last night resolved to
ask city officials for the protection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
PNEUMONIA WARNING
REISSUED BY MORGAN
Epidemic Continues at Peak, Health
Board Official Says.

The pneumonia epidemic in Indi-
annapolis, which has caused AZ
deaths since the first of the year,
continues at its peak. Dr. Herman
g. Morgan, city health board secre-
tary, warned today.
A notable lack of sunlight, DR..
Morgan said. is the cause of the
epidemic. People aren't getting
enough ultraviolet rays, he said.
DR.. Morgan said he had hoped
that the two days of sunshine re-
Gently would put a brake on the
epidemic, but admitted today that
apparently It hadn't.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
PACKERS OPEN DRIVE
TO REGAIN AAA TAXES

Chicago Firm Takes First Steps in
Move to Recover IS Millions.
By Omitted Press
CHICAGO. Jan. 15.-Meat packers
today took the first step in a move
to recover approximately $50 100000
in processing taxes paid under the
outlawed AAA.
Counsel for Miller & Hart, Inc,
packers, sought court order modi-
flying a temporary injunction issued
several months ago and asked that
S662,798 posted by the firm during
processing tax litigation be released.
Federal Judge John P. Barnes
postponed hearing on the action
until tomorrow at the request of
the United States district attorneys
Office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
By United Press
OFFICERS ARE RENAMED
FOR FLETCHER TRUST
Evans Woollen Jr., Is Reelected
President by Directors.

officers of the Fletcher Trust Co.
we're reelected today at the annual
meeting of directors.
Those renamed include Evans
Woollen, chairman; Hugh Nick.
Landon, vice chairman; Evans
Woollen Jr., president; William B.
Schiltges, first vice president; Don
aid S. Morris, vice president and
trust officer; H. Foster Clippinger,
Lawrence A. Wiles, Walter S.
Greenough, Norman Metzger and
Robert F. Scott Jr, vice presidents;
L. Albert Buennagel, secretary; Le-
land Crawford, treasurer, and Syl-
vester G. Kasberg, cashier.
Mr.. Crawford was elected assist
ant secretary and auditor of the
Fletcher Joint Stock Land Bank.
and Mr.. Schiltges, president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
<0NE-MAN GRAND JURY
is COMPLETED TODAY
Five Women Selected as Members
of County Investigating Body.

Marion County's "one-man grand
jury was completed today with the
selection of Mrs. Hazel M. Hollis,
371l N. Hawthorne-la, and Mrs.
Alma Z. TaggaTt, 514 N. Drexel-av.
Members previously selected were
Mrs. Fay e. Fisher, r. r. II, Box
92-B; Miss Della Tarpey, lie Z.
25th-st: William F. Peacock, 1889
Lexington-av, and Mrs. Elma Hart,
135 e. 36th-st.
Three venires. two of Is each and
another of six were exhausted before
the five good women and one man,
true. were found.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
GASOLINE PRICE TO GO
UP HALF CENT FRIDAY.

Advance Due to Rising Wholesale.
Crude Rates, Standard Says.
By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-An advance
of u cent gallon in retail gasoline
prices to become effective Friday
was announced today by the
Standard Oil Co. of Indiana.
Tank wagon price of gasoline and
retail price of naphtslas also viii be
advanced Y cent, according to the
announcement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
ROOSEVELT MAY
VETO VETERANS
BONUS, IS HINT
President Ready to Turn Down Any Measure
Calling for Immediate Payment,
White House Intimates
RUSH TO PASS NEW BILL CONTINUES
House and Senate Leaders Confident of Get
ting Enough Votes to Override F. D. R.
Check Survey Shows
BIZ Z Hited Press


WASHINGTON JAM 15.-White House intimatons that
President Roosevelt will veto any bonus bill calling for inn
mediate payment failed today to deter congressional bonus
advocates in pemel push toward enactment of
promise that would pay veterans with demand notes.
White House sought to rebuke that Mr..
Roosevelt would the bill because of its overwhelming
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
HURD ASKS ARCHITECT
FOR FOUR PROJECTS
Building Commissioner Seeks Help
From WPA Officials Here.

William F. Hurd, building COM
missioner, today asked wPA officials
for an architect to draw plans for
proposed improvements at the city
market, two new fire stations and
new dog pound
The fire stations are to be at
West and New York-sts and 18th
st and Roosevelt-av and the dog
pound is to be in the 200 block on
S. West-st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
CLUBMAN GUILTY OF
THREATENING F. D. r.
New Yorker to Be Sentenced Jan. "a
in Federal Court.

y FFEttU
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Austin
Phelps Palmer, wealthy retired en-
gineer, pleaded guilty in Federal
Court today to sending letters
threatening President Roosevelt.
He will be sentenced Jan. "a on
two counts of an indictment car
rying maximum penalty of ID
years IN prison and a fine Of $1,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
WAGNER CONNERY LAW
INJUNCTl0NS GRANTED
Labor Board Is Restrained From
Forcing Act on Two Firms.

81 JHWed Press
BOSTON, Jan. 1.-two large
New England manufacturing estab-
lishments today were granted tenn
porary injunctions restraining the
National Labor Relations Board
from making them abide by provi-
sions Of the Wagner Connerv labor
disputes law which, they charged, is
unconstitutional.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
HOUSE REFUSES TO
REJECT COURT CURB
Committee Turns Down
Motion to Table Bills.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The
House Judiciary Commute, in secret
session, has rejected motion to
table bills calling for curbs on the
Supreme Court.
The rejection came with growth
in House and Senate for action on
several suggested plans to remove
much of the power of the Supreme
Court and lower Federal courts to
declare acts of Congress unconsti-
tutional.
It followed a long, bitter discus
sion on a motion by Rep. Warren
j. Duffey Cd, o. to table the bills,
and leaves the committee in posi-
ton to proceed with consideration
of the bills, if it decides to do so
later.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The
Treasury Department made ar
rangements today to meet the mid
month pay roll of more than 5000
workers who have been engaged in
AAA functions.
The funds were made available by
a transfer of $4,000 900, from De-
partment of Agriculture $100,0000O0
AAA administrative expense fund.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-15
EDITH'S PLEAS DENIED
All Except One of Her Motions for
New Trial Are Overruled.

NEW IrlaI Are UverruIed.
By United Press
WISE, Va. Jan. 15.-All except
one Of the pleas of Edith Maxwell,
convicted patricide, for new
trial were overruled today. The one
was based on the claim of new evil
dence.
The ruling was made by Judge
II. A. w. Skeen.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11
Is Great Britain

Britain suddenly has become war
conscious. Even the sluggish Bald
win government has aroused itself
TO investigate what many regard as
real dangers to the empire.
The government Is preparing TO
spend more than half o billion dol
lars for enlargement Of It's navy
and creation Of q mighty air force.
Observing the power that has been
developed In continental air forces,
Britain ct last realizes 1t can not
remain nj solitary grandeur" pro-
tected only by It's navy.
Proposed as O goal by the cabinet
Is an air force with plenty Of ma
chimes for defense purposes, but also
with bombers OF such long range,
terrific speed, and huge bomb ca
pacity that they could infiict Sc
we're punishment on any enemy.
The British lion Is keeping an es-
pecially wary eye on the Mediter-
ranean, where Italy has pre-empted
q large measure OF authority ada
cent 10 Britains "llfe-iine" TO the
east: Belgium, In renouncing It's
military alliances, also has caused
worry,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

On paper, Russia Is the strongest
military power In the world. Fear.
ing an attack by Japan In the Far
East and by Germany In the west,
the soivets have built an army OF
about 100000 men. The Com.
munist chiefs have placed their ad-
equate munitions works far inland,
out OF easy reach OF hostile bomb.
erg.
The Red air force, one Of the fin
est In the world, has astoundcd for.
eisn military observers by carrying
machine gun and light artillery
squadrons behind the lines Of O
mythical enemy and parachuting
them to the ground.
The Russians claim q reserve OF
about 100000 men, but many OF
these are only half-trained. The
army Is far better clothed, provis-
ioned, and armed than Russian ar
mics ever were under the cars.
Transport lines also have been i'm
proved.
Added 10 these enormous forcese
are the rapidly developing factories
and mines, which are making the
nation self-supporting. Russia has
declared IL will pick no quarrel, but
has served notice that II will fight
back II attacked.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

France, once more frightened by
q heavily armed Germany, anxiously
looks for places TO tighten It's de-
lenses. It has about $4,000 men In
Its armies, and could draw from q
reserve Of probably 100000 men
who have had military training.
Facing the Germany frontier,
France has O belt Of steel and con-
crete Notifications - the Maginot
line. But II and when Germany
strikes, more than likely II will be
through the air. 80 France now Is
hurriediy overhauling It's air army.
France has military allies In the
Little Entente, which includes
Czechoslovakia, Rumania, and Yu.
goslavia. France has Its pact with
Russia, hangs tightly to the League
OF Nations, and trying TO polish the
rusty spots of Its old pact with Po-
land.
Most Of all, France would like to
have Great Britan's support In the
next war. But every time France
has opened the subject, thus far,
Britain has refused TO commit It.
self. And Italy Is an uncertain
neighbor, apparently ready to night
anyone.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

ITALY, under the dictatorship Of
Mussolini, already has proved itself
a formidable military nation. Its
navy Is new and powerful. It's army
Is completely mechanical. It's dir
force Is one Of the best In Europe.
But II Duce Is not 80 sure Of Hit
Ter, with whom he sometimes hrts,
and fears q clash with England over
power In the Mediterranean and
Africa. He has declared himself In
favor OF On armed peace" which
threatens war with any nation
which steps on Italy's toes.
Recently, Mussolini announced
another huge war program. II calls
for 1900 munitions factories 10 work
90 hours week. new airdromese
In northern italy, on the Adriatic
and west coasts OF Italy, and IN
Sardinia and Sicily; more airplanes,
and more ships.
Mussolini boasts he can mobilize
100000 men. But many Of these
are not trained and many could not
be armed ct present. One thing 10
certain; Italy Ia far more powerful
now than In 1914. Bidding for Italy's
services will be high when the next
war breaks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11

Under Adolf Hitler, Germany Is
arming to the teeth. Already It has
more than $4,000 soldiers fully
equipped with tanks and heavy ar
tillery.
In It's labor camps and semi
military organizations, Germany has
q reserve Of probably 100000 men.
It's DIR force Is leaping 10 tremen-
dous proportions.
Basing his actions on alleged fear
OF Soviet Russia, Hitler has alarmed
Europe with several swift moves,
March II, 1885, lie proclaimed his
intention OF building q vast air
force. March 10, he rent the YER
sailles treaty by declaring he would
disregard It's military clauses fetter-
Ing Germany.
On May 2, O frightened France
signed q military pact with Russia,
and on June 10, Britain Joined the
armament race through All accord
with Germany, restricting Ger
many's navy to 80 per cent OF the
British navy.
Hitler has directed Germany's
re-entry into the war arena almost
single handed, with the help OF only
n small circle OF close advisers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-11
ACCIDENT VICTIM
REPORTED BETTER
Mrs. George Erik Shows
Gratifying Improvement
at Norwalk Hospital

Improvement has been shown
at Norwalk hospital In the condi-
tlon Of Mrs. George Erik, Of sos
South Wilson street, who was In
jured In an auto crash OH the Bos-
ton Post Road early yesterday
morning. x-ray revealed frac-
tured collar-bone. Her condition
Is not serious and she Is expected
to recover.
Her husband, George Erik. and
Irving HOLMAN, Of Englewood ave-
nue., were both injured slightly IN
the same accident. HOLMAN was
driving Mr.. and Mrs. Erik home
from a state meeting OF the White
Shrine OF Jerusalem AZ Greenwich.
The accident occurred when q
car driven by Robert Mueller, OF
Brooklyn. N. Y, went out OF con-
troll and hit three other cars and u
trailer. Mueller Is under arrest.