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WAR, NAVY AND AGRICULTURE POSTS GIVING ROOSEVELT MOST TROUBLE IN NAMING CABINET President-Elect Still Is Hopeful of Persuading Carter Glass to Be Treasury Chief; Farley Only Sure Bet. BY RAY TUCKER Time* Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—President-Elect Roosevelt was reported today to be approaching the final makeup of his cabinet as a result of conferences with prospective members while passing through the capital en route from Miami to Hyde Park. Though subject to last-minute changes before he makes it public on March 2 or 3, the situation with respect

to the cabinet is said to be as follows: Secretary of State—Senator Cordell Hull of Tennessee, unless shifts resulting from other refusals necessitates his transfer to the treasury. Secretary Treasury—Senator Carter Olass of Virginia is inclined to refuse. He prefers the senate, and has not been convinced that he can not be of more service there than in an executive department. But Mr. Roosevelt still Is hopeful of persuading the distinguished Virginian to enter his official family. Attorney - General Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, though reluctant to quit the senatorial field, is understood to have consented to take charge of the department of justice. Farley Is Sure Bet Postmaster - General National Chairman James A. Fariey a sure bet. Labor Secretary—Miss Frances Perkins, industrial commissioner of New York and Roosevelt adviser, the most likely candidate, despite protests of the American Federation of Labor and her willingness to be left out in order to relieve Mr. Roosevelt of embarrassment. Interior Secretary—Senator Bronson Cutting (Rep., N. M.) still unwilling to quit the progressive bloc in the senate, but Mr. Roosevelt hopeful he can persuade the wealthy progressive to join fortunes with the “new deal." If Cuting refuses, some young western progressive, with exGovernor La Follette of Wisconsin frequently mentioned, is a possibility. Commerce Secretary—William H. Woodin of New York, Jesse I. Strauss of New York and Henry I. Harriman of Boston, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, are under consideration. Harriman believed to have a good chance because appointment of either Woodin or Strauss, with Farley and Miss Perkins, would make the cabinet topheavy with New Yorkers. Trouble on Three Posts The posts giving Mr. Roosevelt most trouble are said to be war, navy and agriculture, especially the last. Henry A. J'MPbfQt. JUS'S Moines editor, has To be in the lead for the farm job, with Frank Murphy of Minneapolis and Henry Morgenthau Jr. of New York also mentioned. Morgenthau, however, is believed to be sure for assistant secretary of agriculture. Wallace's chances are thought to have decreased because of his recent declaration in favor of “controlled inflation" through cutting the gold content of the dollar and remonetization of silver. In conferences with other prospective cabinet members, the President-elect Is said to have given assurance that he will not stand for any tampering with the currency. As this setup indicates that two 1 southerners, three westerners and three New Yorkers may be in the cabinet, it generally is thought the war and navy posts will be allocated to New England, the southern Atlantic seaboard—possibly Georgia—or the coast. HUNTING SCENES FOUND' ON ANCIENT PAVEMENT Large Mosaic in Syrian Ruins Shows Animals at Bay. B. v Science Service PRINCETON, N. J.. Feb. 18.— Scenes of brave hunters facing wild animals are revealed on a large mosaic pavement unearthed at Daphne in Syria. A report, received here says that the discovery was made by the committee for the excavation of Antioch and its vicinity, the headquarters of which are at Princeton university. Exact antiquity of the important mosaic is not determined, but the spirit of the drawing has led archeologist'-' to assign it to the late third or fourth century A. D. The expedition will excavate the building completely this spring. One large mosaic panel of the pavement, about 23 feet square, depicts hunters on land. A smaller panel depicts hunters at sea. A central medallion contains a bust named "MegalODsychia" in referance to the great mental courage of the hunters in meeting the beasts. The border, now damaged badly, represented scenes from Daphne. i

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SSOO FUND TO HELP STUDY OF INDIANA TOWN De Pauw Professor to Sift Results of Experiments at New Harmony. By Time* Special GREENCASTLE. Ir.d.. Feb. 18.—A research grant of SSOO has been awarded to Professor Francis M. Vreeland, professor of sociology at De Pauw university, for a community study of New’ Harmony, Ind. Purpose of this study is to gauge j the social trends of a small com- ! munity and to measure the effects of the unique heritage of this little town on its present-day life. The grant came from the Elmhurst committee on social research, with headquarters in New York City It will make possible the completion of a most interesting study started by Professor Vreeland several years ago. New Harmony is the site of several odd experiments in community life dating back as far as 1814 wuth the Rappites and continuing through 1825 and 1927 under Robert Ow’en. The survey under Professor Vreeland w’ill include an analysis of the community’s accomplishments up to the present time and an interpretation of its characteristic community consciousness. Some of the finest books written on the New’ Harmony experiments were the work of a De Pauw alumnus, the late George *B. Lockwood, well-known Muncie publisher, graduate of De Pauw class of 1894. Professor Vreeland will attempt to discover the nature and value of a community’s traditions and the major work of the survey will be completed this summer, to include an analysis of the characteristic community consciousness in the light of the unique past of New Harmony. Professor Vreeland has .beoj| -ou< the De Pauw faculty since? 1029? He received his Ph. D. degree from the University of Micrigan and has been active in recent years doing research work with the New York School of Social Work. Last December he read a paper on the New Harmony experiment before the American Sociological Society in Cincinnati and certain phases of this paper commanded attention of sociologists.' The grant w’ill enable the De Pauw professor to make a valuable contribution to one of the most unusual communities in Indiana. RAFT REFUSES ANY MORE GANG ROLES Scorns Bootlegger Role; Suspended by Studio. II y United Priss HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 18.—George Raft was suspended by his studio ! Friday because he refused to play any more moving picture gangster roles. Raft told Paramount officials he considered the title role of "The Story of Temple Drake” was unsuited to him. Although Marlene Dietrich and Stuart Erwin succeeded in delaying production w’hen they resisted assignments of pictures. Raft was successful only in having himself i placed off the pay roll. Emanuel Cohen, producton chief, shrugged his shoulders, and put Jack La Rue, young New York stage actor, in Raft's part opposite Wynne Gibson. Raft issued a statement later contending the part was "a menace to his future career" and might prove unpopular with his fans. "The Story of Temple Drake” adapted front William Faulkner’s novel, "Sanctuary,” called for Raft to play a bootlegger who shoots to kill. In his last picture. Raft was a j speakeasy proprietor and before i that he was a wise taxi driver.

SILENT SAM CRACKS; CONVICTS KILLER

Strain of Hours, Without a Word Spoken, Brings Confession

Thi* is the tenth of a series of stories based on information from the files of the United States bureau of investigation and other sources telling for the first time the bureau's agents' part in famous mysteries. BY LOU WEDEMAR Times Staff Writer SPECIAL AGENT J-4, of the United States bureau of investigation, was in a disconsolate mood as he watched the tropic liner. Western World, warp into her Hudson river pier in April, 1928. His assignment w’as one of the most difficult he had received in years. This was a case jf murder on the high seas, often impossible to solve, because of the clannishness of sailers. They had their own customs, their own laws. The whole crew r was guilty until proved’ innocent. The cable from Rio de Janeiro told little. "Bernard Suarez. 20, killed aboard liner Western World two days out of Rio,” the cable said. "Crew refuses to talk." He went aboard the ship as soon as she docked, identifying himself to the customs men and immediately disappearing among the crew. Below’ decks he waited until the rush of unloading had abated, listening to the crew’s gossip in several languages—J-4 was a linguist—and trying to pick up some information that might be of value. He was satisfied, during those first hours in the liner's hold, that his identity emained unknown. Life is qrdinarily as safe aboard ship as on Broadw’ay, but the fact remained that one murder had been committed there. Another was not impossible. The crew lived in a wnrld apart from the passengers. When things had quieted down, but before the men began going on shore leave, he sought the chief engneer. Identifying himself, the agent was taken to his quarters. "What happened to this man Suarez?” J-4 asked. a a a J-4 was known to his superiors for the succinctness of his reports and to his friends for his lack of loquacity. But now’, even though he was nicknamed "Silent Sam,” he had to do a little talking. “He was stabbed to death,” the engineer replied. “Where’s his body?” “Buried at sea.” “Any suspicion who did it?” “Yes, but I can’t prove it.” This colloquy led into a description of tne discovery of the crime. “Bernard was a utility man.” the engineer explained. “He did a little of everything—had the run of the ship. The only outstanding thing about him was that he was quite a lad for the ladies.” “There been any quarrels over women?” “No. Suarez was in the galley for a while on the second watch on March 20. Then he went out. Later one men ran up and told me, ‘Suarez has been stabbed.’ ” "Whßrd' did you find him?” “In a'passage leading toward the bow.” “And nobody around?” “Nobody.” “Let me see the crew’, one at a time.” Interrogation of them added nothing to the engineer's state-

Doak’s U. S. Employment Exchange System Lashed

Lack of Performance and ‘Even Bad Faith’ Are Charged in Article. Bit Scripps-Hotcard Newspaper Alliance ’NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—The system of federal employment exchanges organized by Secretary of Labor William N. Doak is indicted tor "lack of performance, waste of public money, inefficiency, even bad faith,” in an article in the Survey Graphic today. The article is a digest of facts collected by the social science research committee of the University of Chicago, and digested by Ruth M. Kellogg. The Doak plan was announced after President Herbert Hoover’s veto of the Wagner employment exchange bill in 1931. The article points out that the public was led to expect an effective and much-needed effort to organize the labor market and provide an effective clearing house for workers and jobs. Iristead. Miss Kellogg says, location of federal offices has been determined by political expediency, not by need: Politics rather than fit-

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FOR the most part the crew was i voluble, using many words, in all varieties of Spanish, but saying . know* anything” in English, and- *- -..t <■ • 7 refused to talk further, was the V • .- -. only exception. * -’ 5 - ... .. ‘ * ' . * “Have I seen all the crew?” J-4 ‘ 1 ~ asked wearily late that night. ~ ,-ofc*.’ * .... V **“-**: -h. V ~—T Z “I think so,” the captain told him. “Except, of course, the cook, - jSSp?' Z - 1 ' • -''vhr' Julio Beldana. He came up on the -**’• -•**. -*--* • ' Pan America a week ago. The rest - T J*''' .. ' 7 -1 oi the crew is intact.” " . J-4 thought the matter over. Solving crimes that had occurred - thousands of miles away wasn’t ni ” l , .. easy, even though the scene re- J 1 • ’ ** mained United States territory and returned dutifully to the investi- ~ ~ . gator. "NIiPWT” _ . - “I’d like to see the passageway,” ~ ?- J-4 suggested. - The dark, damp corridor told' him nothing. The blood-stains ' ■ ■- had been removed by the crew's ,VLi***V VA ~ •*“ . diligent scrubbing. “T3 TT fViex wnv v>flULnt i--- 1 . ■ 1 ■" '■

ment except the injuries suffered by Suarez. He had been cut on the right hand, the face and in the body. He had died two days after the attack. n a FOR the mest part the crew r was voluble, using many words, in all varieties of Spanish, but saying nothing. One big dark-skinned man w’ho murmured “I don't know anything” in English, and refused to talk further, was the only exception. “Have I seen all the crew?” J-4 asked wearily late that night. “I think so,” the captain told him. “Except, of course, the cook, Julio Beldana. He came up on the Pan America a w’eek ago. The rest of the crew is intact.” J-4 thought the matter over. Solving crimes that had occurred thousands of miles aw’ay wasn’t easy, even though the scene remained United States territory and returned dutifully to the investigator. “I'd like to see the passageway,” J-4 suggested. The dark, damp corridor told him nothing. The blood-stains had been removed by the crew’s diligent scrubbing. "By the way, Captain. What W’as the weapon used?” The Captain paused. “That’s the funny thing,” he said. "Apparently he was stabbed with a long-bladed knife, but we couldn’t find any trace of it. Julio Beldana, the cook I was telling you about, didn’t miss any hardware from the galley. "We searched the crew’ but couldn’t find a single/ knife. Probably went overboard." J-4 had one rule that frequently helped him in his work. When an unusually circumstance appeared in a case, he concentrated on that circumstance until it W’as explained fully. n a u IN the murder of Bernard Suarez he was troubled by a memory he could not quite place. There had been something w’rong about some member of the crew. "Let me look them over again,” he requested. He studied each of them as they appeared. When one came into the cabin J-4 straightened suddenly. This w’as the man who hadn't talked very much. •What’s your name?” he asked. “Sam,” replied the Spaniard. “Same as mine. Don’t talk much, do you?”

ness for the job has determined the selection of staff. “In a southern state,” Miss Kellogg writes, “I was told of a man converted to the Republican party overnight in order to qualify him as a state director in the federal employment service. One woman lost her job and another was appointed in her stead because the former was known not to ‘vote right.’ Staff members in some offices were instructed for whom to work in the pre-election campaign and for whom to vote.” Miss Kellogg questions the claim of Secretary Do£k that more than two million persons were given jobs in 1932 through his agencies, and she quotes figures from different offices to support her position. She concludes: “The Doak plan has served not only to make clear the points at which its administration falls short, but the weakness of the plan itself. GERMS SHIPPED ABROAD Great Care Taken of Cargo Bound for Australia. By Timex Special HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 18.—A shipment of germs from the Rockefeller institute in New York has left here aboard the Canadian National freighter Canadian . Constructor for Australia. The germs belong to the mening occi family and are used to fight meningitis. Owing to the high mortality that has occurred among the germs during previous shipments from New York, special precautions are being taken with this cargo. The germs, stored in specially constructed containers, have been given a cabin to themselves. Arrangements have been made to maintain the temperature of this cabin at a proper degree throughout the voyage and the germs will be under the personal care of the master of the ship who. however, j will not permit any familiarities.

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The Spaniard shook his head. “Well,” J-4 said softly, “neither do I. What do you know about the murder of Bernard Suarez?” “I don’t know anything,” replied the Spaniard. Further than that, he would not speak. J-4 left him, after taking the precaution of suggesting that Sam be kept aboard ship for a day or two, w’ent ashore. He communicated with the police and a routine search for Beldana was instituted. Harlem detectives also offered him some interesting information Beldana and Suarez had been admirers of the same girl w’hen the Western World was previously in New York. J-4 tried in vain to locate the girl. Early the next morning, however, he’learned that Beldana had been taken off a coastal vessel by the marine police, w’ho were holding him for questioning. a a a THE agent interviewed him, but without result. No. he had not killed Suarez. No, he had not argued with him. Yes, he had seen him aboard the ship.

$10,000,000 SAVING FORECAST BY M’NUTT Schools Crash Averted, He Eells Editors. Governor Paul V. McNutt gave the first public accounting of his stewardship to more than 800 Democratic editors and their guests at the annual midwinter banquet of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association in the Claypool Friday night. Outlining what has been accomplished and touching upon future plans, McNutt summed up the case by asserting that a $lO,000,000 reduction will have been made in the cost of state government and the school system saved. “This is the testing time for representative government,” he said. "Through representative government we can meet every need of today.” Lieutenant Governor M. Clifford Towmsend praised the reorganization plan of state government and urged that consideration of the tax program before criticism is launched. R. Earl Peters, Democratic state chairman, praised the “matchless leadership of McNutt,” and thanked the editors for aiding the party.

‘NEEDS A SPANKING’

Lady Astor By United Press LONDON. Feb. 18 —Lady Astor, vigorous American-born member of the house of commons, was told during debate Thursday that her mother should have given her a spanking. The house rocked with laughter during the exchange between Lady Astor and George Lansbury, labor leader. She interrupted Lansbury's speech during debate on a motion censuring the government's unemployment policy, and Lansbury barked: “Your mother ought to have flogged you.” Lady Astor leaped to her feet and cried: "Does he really believe in people flogging children?’’ She subsided, however, when the speaker ijpled her out of order.

The Western World

He had quit his job because he W’as tired of sailing and wanted to get back to New York. No, he had no sweetheart in Harlem. And that was that. The Western World w’as due to sail the next day and Agent J-4 found himself without any evidence. As he mulled the case over he thought again and again of the silent Sam of the crew. “There's something there!” said J-4. “I don’t trust these silent people.” Aboard the Western World again, he conferred with the captain. r. “In this respect at least,” said J-4, “I’ll match myself against any sailor.” “Don’t think you have a chance to make him talk,” said the captain,., “He’s very close-mouthed. But you have my best wishes.” Sam was ushered into a cabin and J-4 joined him, locked the door and sat down. Neither man spoke. J-4 did not tell his companion why he was there.' He just sat and looked at the silent seaman. They heard the sounds of loading. Cranes squeaked and clanked, windlasses whined, distance voices

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Will M. Smith Senator-Elect Frederick Van Nuys has announced he will recommend Will M. Smith, Indianapolis, for the post of internal revenue collector to succeed Everett E. Neal. Snjiith, former chief deputy collector, has been in the insurance business fourteen years. RIO GRANDE SHIFTS OWNERSHIP OF LAND Changes in Stream’s Course Help United States, Then Mexico. By Times Special MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18.—Almost Unprecedented floods in the Rio Grande during the last season have made necessary another survey of the course of that erratic international boundary stream. Every time the river gets out of its legalized banks it transfers more or less territory from one country to the other, and it is the duty of the international boundary commission carefully to investigate and determine to which country these accretions belong. The treaty between the United States and Mexico provides that any body of land up to 247 acres, transferred by the river changing its bed, becomes a part of the domain to the country to which it has been delivered. Several instances of changes in nationality of acreages at various points in the Rio Grande, have occurred during floods in times past. During the last twenty years the United States has gained from Mexice approximately 5,000 acres, and there have been transferred to Mexico about 1,000 acres by changes in the course of the river. Did you lose anything today? If so, don’t delay. Just call Times Want Ad Headquarters, RI-5551, and place a Lost ad on the job. It costs only 3 cents a word, *

sounded as the crew made ready for sailing. The afternoon merged into evening. and still the two silent men sat facing each other. Noises gradually ceased, and the silence was louder than the noises had been. The slap-slap of the waves became nerve-WTacking, even to J-4. ana TP HE ship was moving restlessA ly with the rising tide at dusk w’hen Sam the sailor spoke for the first time. “I don't know anything,” he snarled. J-4 smiled. He stared into the sailor's face, watching for signs of his breaking will. But Sam was more determined than J-4 had expected. He leaned back, made himself comfortable and returned the agent's stare insolently, easily. The cabin grew’'hot. but neither man would admit he was uncomfortable. Each grew thirsty, but neither would admit it. The air grew stale, but J-4 and the sailor continued their duel. Eight bells struck, and Sam moved uneasily. Then he coughed, and glanced calculatingly toward the door. J-4 produced a revolver, and the sailor subsided. Neither dared to sleep. It was hours later when the sailor broke. All noise had ceased except the sound of their breathing and the break of timbers. a a a “T DON'T know’ nothing!” he X shouted suddenly, leaping to his feet. “Kill me if you w r ant to, but I don’t know nothing!” After his outburst he w’as silent again, but he was turned toward the door, as if suspecting other members of the crew w’ere eavesdropping. He clutched at his collar, tried to swallow. J-4 smiled coolly and murmured: “So they call you Silent Sam? Why, sailor, that’s my name!” Sam glared at the agent with bloodshot eyes and then shrugged his shoulders. "You win,” he whispered. “Take me ashore and get me something to eat and I'll talk. I don't dare speak here.” In a coffee pot the story came quickly. Sam, a boilerman now, once had gone to college and wasn’t too well liked by the rest of the crew’. Life is cheap sometimes at sea and he was afraid friends of the murderer w’ould kill him. “Here’s w’hat happened,” he said. "I was alone in the firemen’s mess about three bells that day, when in came Suarez. Beldana, the cook, came in a few minutes later. “He had a big knife from the kitchen in his hand. Suarez jumped up and said, “This is where I am waiting for you!” “Beldana slashed at hirn, cutting his hand. Suarez tried to hit Beldana and Beldana plunged the knife into his body. Suarez ran down the passageway and I cleaned up the mess.” J-4 laughed. “Fine, Silent Sam,” he 'said. “You'll make a good witness. By the way,” he added, grinning, “in Texas, where I come from, they’d call you Gossiping Gus!” Beldana W’as convicted of manslaughter a month later in federal court and sentenced to seven yeevrs in Atlanta penitentiary. Next: The great impersonator.

DE PAUW WILL HONORJBDERS Hornbrook to Be Principal Speaker at Feb. 22 Celebration. By Timex Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Feb. 18.— De Pauw university will observe founders and benefactors day on Wednesday, Eteb. 22. Henry H. Hornbrook of Indianapolis, a member of the board of trustees of De Pauw r , has been chosen for the special chapel service, which will be held during the morning. Hornbrook, a prominent actuary, is a graduate of De Pauw with the class of 1892. He has been secretary of the board of. trustees at De Pauw since 1908. The De Pauw alumni council, of which Louis S. Binkley of Chicago is chairman, will hold its annual meeting in the afternoon. The council is made up of all class secretaries and alumni club secretaries. At this meeting nominations will be made for officers of the De Pauw Alumni Association. Present officers, whose terms expire in June, are Harvey B. Hartsock, Indianapolis, president; Miss Hazel Day Longden, Grecncastle, vice-president, and H. E. Sutherlin, Indianapolis, treasurer. There also will be nominations for an alumni member of the board of trustees, as the term of Kenneth C. Hogate of New f York, managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, expires in June. Special committees on commencement, the centennial celebration and the world’s fair will make ‘heir reports at this meeting. A luncheon has been arranged for members of the council at Longden hall, men's dormitory.

THRIFT AND ITS INFLUENCES Thrift encourages a simple and wholesome manner of living, it means the conserving of one’s resources. Thrift means keeping your savings and expenditures in the proper proportions. Thrift leads to the building of a competence for later years. THE INDIANA TRUST surplus 82,000,000.00 THE OLDEST TRUST COMPANY IN INDIANA

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SENATE BACKS PERRY TWP. IN UTILITY FIGHT House Expected to Indorse Move to Shift Taxes From Decatur. Renewed effort to secure favorable house action on the bill which is expected to place the $5,000,000 Indianapolis Power and Light Company power plant in Perry township will begin Monday. Senator E. Curtis White Drm., Indianapolis*, resident of Decatur township, which now taxes the plant. Friday failed to halt passage of a similar bill in the senate. It passed. 29 to 18. with White paired against Senator John Bright Webb iDem.. Indianaphlish a Perry township resident. Both refrained from voting, after speaking pro and con on the measure, depending on their place of residence. Other Marion county senators supported passage and Senators Mahoney, Smith and Weiss all joined in the debate on Webb's side. Would Increase Tax Burden of their argument was that the power and light company now profits from the lower tax rate in Decatur towmship and if its plant is transferred to Perry township it would cost the company between $40,000 and $50,000 more annually in tax payments. White pointed out that to add the plant valuation to the Perry township assessment would bring down the township rate and the company \vould not pay more. “The county board of review and the state tax commission set the plant assessment,” White explained. “Switching it from one township to another will not change that. The land on which this plant stands has been taxed in Decatur township for fifty years. The entire matter now is in the courts and should be settled there.” Politics Is Bar. Says Smith Senator Leo Z. Smith (Dem., Indianapolis*, contended that the matter can not be settled properly in the courts "due to politics. - ' Smith is a lawyer. He charged that it is not a PerryDecatur township fight, but "the power and light company against Perry township.” Senator Jacob Weiss YDern., Indianapolis), also supported this view and related the various valuations given the new plant by the company, depending on the purpose for which the valuation was to be used. "In selling stock to promote the plant the company valued it at $8,000,000,” Weiss declared. “Then for rate making with the public service commission the firm boosted this to $12,000,000. while the company appealed from a $5,000,000 tax value of the Marion county board of review and got it lowered to sl,150.000 by the state tax board. "Effort to defeat this bill is just an Indianapolis Power and Light Company steal.” The bill provides for a survey and not direct transfer.

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