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ACTRESS’ TRIAL FOR EXTORTION NEARING JORY Olga Edwards Wine in Duel With State Attorney as Defense Rests. FAMILY PROUD OF HER Will Appointed Magnate as Guardian of Disputed Baby Boy. p NEW ‘YORK, April 16.—Olga. Edwards, 34-year-old actress, today underwent further cross-examina-tion at her trial on charges of extortion preferred by Nathan Leo Amster, traction magnate. Although Miss Edwards appeared tired, she not only was able to withstand the fire of questions of Richard Gibbs, assistant district attorney, but was able to add new details to her story of her affair with Amster. When she completed her testimony, the defense rested and the state began rebuttal testimony. It appeared that the case might go to the jury of married men in Judge Rosalsky’s general sessions court before nightfall. In today's testimony Miss Edwards enlarged upon her earlier insinuation that the financier was friendly with Lyle Stackpole, noted actress, and she dramatically turned to her own advantage her crossexaminers’ questions concerning her relations with her parents. The witness testified that she “first knew of Amster’s interest in Miss Stackpole” at thetime she had prepared a will naming Amster the guardian of her son Lee. 6. whose father, she claims, is Amster Says He Told Her “I knew it—he told me,’’ she said of the affair when asked if she just surmised it. ‘‘That was at the time you drew this will?” ‘‘Naturally, T wanted his father to take care of him.” “Even after you knew his relations with Miss Stackpole?” “I only knew he would take wonderful care of the boy.” Miss Edwards then was taken over her testimony of Tuesday in regard to the various amounts of money given her by Amster. when Gibbs suddenly shifted his line of attack. ‘‘lsn’t It a fact.” he asked, “that your family disowned you ten years ago?” “I don’t think so.” she replied, with a warm smile. Father Proud of Her “My. father is very fond of me, and my mother is here now. Otherwise, i don’t think I could have gone through this horrible ordeal. “It has been an ordeal for you then?” “It has been for me to go through the past five months." she replied. Miss Edwards was called upon to give a detailed account of how she spent the SSOO a month that- was paid her from the SIOO,OOO trust fund Amster created and later withdrew because he said she violated its provision by annoying him and demanding more money. sl3 a Day Room Bhe admitted having paid sl3 a day for a hotel room, but excused that on the gorund that Amster “always wanted me to stay at expensive places.” Gibbs tried to get Miss Edwards to admit that she had asked Amster to increase the allowance to SI,OOO a month. Miss Edwards insisted that the proposal originated with Amster. and that prior to her arrest in November of last year, she brought up the matter again only to have Amster tell her he could not afford it. Whereupon, she added, the subject was dropped.

NAMES ON BALLOTS WILL BE ROTATED Decision Follows Filing: of Klan Slates for Delegates. County election commissioners were to decide today upon a method of rotating the names upon the primary ballots as the result of the filing of alleged Klan slates of delegates to the Republican state convention. These slates all bear the names of candidates for delegate whose surnames begin in “A'' or so that ordinarily they would head the ballots, but George O. Hutsell, county clerk, has determined there shall u e rotation. The slates were filed by former leaders of the Red Star League and the Klan. Seven hundred Republicans filed for the 25(5 delegate posts and 250 Democrats for the 204 delegate seats for that party. AUTHOR’S TRIALTs' SET H. Bedford-Jones Faces Fugitive Charges April 22. Fugitive from justice charges against Henry Bedford-Jones, prolific novelist of Evansville and La Jolla. Cal., will be heard in municipal court April 22. rhe author is said to be wanted in Evansville, where he was cited for contempt of court.

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VACCINE RUSHED TO FOIL PLAGUE Fear Smallpox Epidemic in Costa Rica. Bv United Pres* WASHINGTON. April 16—Headquarters of the American. Red Cross here announced 50,000 tubes of smallpox vaccine, sufficient to vaccinate that number of persons, was en route by airplane to San Jose, Costa Rica. The order, sent at the request of the Red Cross at Costa Rica, was a duplication of a similar amount of vaccine sent several days ago. The shipment, started over the Eastern Air Transport, line Tuesday night from Philadelphia, bound direct for Miami. Fla., where it will be picked up by a Pan-American mail plane and shipped to the Central American port. GRAF ZEP IN SPAIN Giant German Airship Arrives at Seville. Bv United l'r> ss SEVILLE. Spain. April 16.—'The dirigible Graf Zeppelin, making a. test flight in preparation for its trip to Brazil and the United States in May, arrived today at 1:10 p. m. Th royal family and a great crowd, which had been arriving here for two days, greeted the big dirigible, which will use Seville as its terminal for the South Atlantic flight. PROPOSES ALIEN BAN Senator Asks Immigration Halt for Five Years as Jobless Cure. Bv United Press WASHINGTON. April 16.—Complete suspension of immigration for fiVe years as a cure for unemployment was proposed in the senate today by Senator Black (Dem.. Ala.)

CITY STRIKERS DISPERSE AT RIOT SQUAD THREAT

Company officials from the main Hayes Body Corporation plant, Detroit, will fly to Indianapolis afternoon for conference with representatives of sheet metal workers at the local plant who hare been on strike this week. First trouble between authorities and the strikers loomed for a few minutes shortly after noon when two organizers of the International Labor Defense League, from Chicago and Pittsburgh, defied two po-

Sheep Graze on Stilts to Keep Job for Genius B" SEA sen ice WATERBURY. Conn., April 16.—Lester Green, the resourceful fellow who attached long wooden legs to chickens to keep them from getting lost In tall grass, once more has bent nature to serve his owr particular needs. An attack of sciatica has made it impossible for Green to operate a mowing machine and for a time he was in danger of losing the lucrative contract which he holds to keep the grass cut around the Prospect reservoir. Then, chronicles the Waterbary Republican today. Green duf stilts on the hind legs of his sheep and allowed them to graze on the steep embankment around the reservoir. First, however, he tried vstiltless sheep, but “they rolled down hill and were hurt.”

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LOOPHOLE LEFT FOR BIG NAVIES Three Nations Agree on Contingency Clause. Bv United Press LONDON, April 16.—Agreement on the so-called contingency clause of the naval treaty—the last outstanding obstacle to drafting of the pact—was reached today by the United States, Great Britain and Japßn. The British spokesman announced the delegates expect to finish drafting the treaty and to sign it Tuesday, permitting the American delegates to sail for New York April 23. The contingency clause is a compromise clause under which any nation. threatened by attack, may increase her naval tonnage, past limits set by the parley, upon notifying the other powers. The new clause eliminates any suggestion of a "consulative pact,” as suggested by Great Britain. The new proposals provide that if one power is threatened by the provocative naval building of a rival ration, it will be necessary only to notify the other signatories of her plans to build and maintain a force compatible with her own security. Each of the other nations then would be privileged to increase its building to proportionate amount, in the same type of ships. RAIN WILL CONTINUE No Change in Temperature Forecast for Thursday. Continued rain tonight and probably Thursday, with no noticeable change in temperature, was predicted by the United States weather bureau here in its forecast today. Northern Indiana, which also will get continued rainfall until Thursday at least, is expected to experience slightly higher temperatures Thursday.

licemrn who ordered them to halt a meeting opposite the Hayes plant. About four hundred strikers and others were listening to speeches by the organizers. While the patrolmen walked across the street to telephone headquarters for a riot squad, the crowd dispersed. Although Hayes officials declare that solution of the strike is near, strikers today said operations of the plant had not been resumed.

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D. A. R. SNUBS PRESIDENT ON WORLDCOURT Personal Plea to Group by Hoover Defied in Vote. TRIBUNAL IS CRITICISED Stand Against ‘Work to Drag U. S. Into Politics of Europe’ Taken. Ru United Prffo WASHINGTON, April 16.—1n face of President Hoover’s appeal for support of the world court, the Daughters of the American Revolution today went on record against American participation in that international tribunal. The action was taken when the convention unanimously adopted a resolution on the correct use of the flag which embodied a criticism of the world court and the league of nations. Stand by Independence This report, presented by Mrs. Charles Brand, wife of Representative Brand (Rep., O.), said in part: “In this time of unrest over the world, when work is being done to drag the United States into a tangle of European politics by way of the league of nations or by way of the world court or by way of a consultation pact or by any means to get us involved in European diplomacy or in European offensive or defensive operations, it is healthy for us to look back to the days of our revolutionary fathers and mothers when our flag was born. “We must stand against involvments in European affairs and stand anew for American independence.” Hoover to Receive Delegates President Hoover addressed the opening session of the convention Monday night appealing for support of the world court. After the address Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president-general of the D. A. R., said that the organization had not gone on record formally on the proposal to enter the world court because of divided sentiment among the women. Mr. Hoover will receive the 4.000 delegates at a White House reception this afternoon.

Pitching of Mike Cvengros and the war whoops of 6,000 fans may have won the opening ball game from the Blues for the Indians, but second guessers find sufficient reason in this photo of “Miss Indianapolis,” Miss Betty Hester, 2442 North Illinois street, The float of the Indianapolis park department adorned by Miss Hester in'the pregame parade, won the silver loving cup as the “most beautiful float.” The bouquet Miss Hester holds was presented to johnny (Red) Corriden, Indians’ manager, by “Miss Indianapolis,” as the first ball was pitched.

FIRE LOSS $14,000 Overheated Furnace Starts Cleaning Firm Blaze. Overheating of a furnace resulted in a $14,000 fire damage early today to the building and contents of the Superior Rug Cleaners Company, in the rear of 1804 College avenue. H. E. Winkler, owner of the plant, and several employes were at work at the plant at the time the fire broke out, city firemen said. Winkler estimated $2,000 loss to the building and $12,000 damage to twenty-five mgs stored in the onestory structure. The building and contents were covered by insurance, Winkler told firemen. U, S, BAILIFF DIES E. 0. Shick Passes After Lingering Illness, E. O. Shick. 58, bailiff in federal court since retirement in 1924 as assistant manager of the Indianapolis branch of the International Harvester Company, died early today in his home at 955 North La Salle street, after several months’ illness with heart disease. Fimeral sendees will be held Thursday morning and the body taken to Lawrenceville, 111., *his birthplace, for burial Friday. Sundving him are the widow, Mrs. Irene Shick; a son. Fred Shick. and a daughter, Miss Eloise Shick, all of this city. CITES NEED FOR CHRIST Third Pre-Easter Sermon Given at Keith's by Dr. Rorer. The world today needs to grow up with Christ in all things to attain perfection, declared Dr. Virgil E. Rorer, pastor of Meridian Street M. E. church, in his third pre-Easter message at Keith's theater Wednesday noon, in a sermon on “Complex Character.” The noon meetings are sponsored by the Church Federation of Indianapolis. Thursday Dr. Rorer will speak on “The Well in tile Valley.” WARNS AR*' 77 OFFICERS Drinking on Goiu . -r Trip Means Dismissal, Savs Gen. De Witt NEW YORK. April 16.—Army officers who accompany the forthcoming pilgrimage of the Gold Star mothers and war widows to the French war cemeteries may ' not take liquor while there, on pain of dismissal from the sendee, according to a warning by Major-General John L. De Witt, quartermastergeneral of the army.

SOCIETY ‘CAREER’ IS SPURNED; MOTHER TO DISINHERIT GIRL

Wife of British Army Officer to Give Up Fight for Daughter. Bu United Prruft CINCINNATI, 0., April 16. Mrs. Henrietta Keppel Bethell of England and India announced today she had resolved to disinherit her daughter, Miss Marjorie Schiele, 17. To comply with the law. she will let her have SIOO, and no more. Mrs. Bethell and her mother, Mrs. Marie Hanke, wealthy Cincinnati woman, have been contesting in probate court for the custory of Marjorie. Tuesday Marjorie announced in court that she preferred to be with her grandmother. That settled Mrs. Bethell’s mind. “Let her stay here and go to work, and shift for herself. She will realize then the wonderful life she is throwing away by refusing to go with me. Let her stay here and cook and eat ice cream and talk about, neighbors, if that is the kind of life she wants. St St St “T OFFERED her the best there JL is of life, a beautiful life. But she threw it away. Let fyer stay here, and if she ever comes to Europe, she will find a sign reading ‘not wanted.’ The career that Mrs. Bethell had in mind was partly described in letters that welre read in court several days ago. “You will be in an important social position,” she wrote. “There is a possibility of entertaining the prince of Wales—you will be introduced into the highest society in the world.” Mrs. Bethell is the wife of General Hugh Keppell Bethell of the British army.

SQUAD CAR HITS STORED HURT Swerves to Miss Taxicab in Answering Alarm. Police Sergeant Harry Smith suffered a sprained shoulder and two patrolmen escaped with cuts and bruises thi safternoon when their squad car, responding to a radio alarm that a prouder was cornered in a garage in the rear of 2005 North Alabama street, plunged over the sidewalk into a Kroger grocery at North Alabama street and Ft. Wayne avenue. Closely following an emergency car from police headquarters, the squkd car was speeding northward when a taxicab, driven by Howard Cohee, 605 Tecumieh street, entered Alabama street from Ft. Wayne avenue. Swerving to miss the taxicab, Patrolman Jack Small swung the squad car over the sidewalk. He and Patrolman Wasme Bear and Ray Boyd, riding with him, were scratched and bruised. The car was damaged badly. Sergeant Smith was taken to city hospital. Cohee was arrested on charges of failing to give right-of-way to a police car and with reckless driving. The report of the prowler, which centered squad cars at the Alabama street, address, proved false. ARLISS WORKS ON~PLAY Distinguished Actor to Shift Premiere to Los Angeles. Bv United Press LOS ANGELES. April 16. George Arliss, distinguished actor, may shift the locale of his next play premiere, probably next October, from Broadway to Los Angeles, he said today. Arliss refused to divulge the name of the new production or that of its author.

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HUNDREDS of voter already have been cast in The Times wet and dry poll of the city, which started Monday. The Times is sponsoring this ballot in response to the request o' the Literary Digest that a check be made against its poll in this city, part of the Digest’s natiOn-wide prohibition ballot. Tb' Vote, to Noon Today—Enforcement, 37; modification, 63; repeal. * ; total, 556. M your ballot to The Times Vote Editor or bring it to The Times office, lere ballot boxes have been placed on the first and second floors. Give ir name and address, and state whether male or female. Vote on or roposition only.

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RIUTING MARKS INDIANREVOLT One Killed, Many Injured in Salt Uprising. Bv United Press BOMBAY, India, April 16.—The campaign of civil disobedience which the Mahatma M. K. Gandhi, inaugurated on a muddy beach at Dandi less than two weeks ago threatened to become a crusade of violence and bloodshed today, with sporadic outbreaks from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian sea. Although Gandhi urged only passive “resistance” in the campaign for independence, demonstrations against British authority at Calcutta. Bombay, Allahabad and Karachi developed into rioting or threatened momentarily to burst into violent conflict. Fighting was worst in the streets of Calcutta, where approximately eighty persons, including nine European officials, were injured in riots growing out of protests against the imprisonment of Mayor J. M. Sen Gupta, a Gandhi supporter. Indian troops were added to police defenses at Karachi today to end rioting which broke up during the trial of leaders of the national congress for violation of the salt laws. One person was fatally wounded, seven others, including two European military sergeants, were seriously hurt, and twenty-six were injured in the fighting which was quelled only after the guards had fired on a mob which stormed the court room. xiourly Temperatures 6a. m..... 48 10 a. m 58 7 a. m 49 11 a. m 60 Ba. m 52 12 (noon).. 61 9 a. m 54 1 p. m 64

‘NOT ONE CENT FOR LOBBYING,’ SENATE PROBERS ARE TOLD BY ANTI-DRY CHIEF AT HEARING Association Against Eighteenth Amendment Used Funds to Support Wet Candidates, Curran Tells Committee. BRANDS GRUNDY AS A ‘PUSSYFOOT* ‘We’d Like to Employ Brookhart Because He Turns Thousands Against Prohibition,’ Association .Head Declares. BY NATHAN ROBERTSON t'nltrd Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 16.—The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment spent $427,213 during 1929 in its fight for repeal of the eighteenth amendment, but “not a cent went for lobbying,” Henry H. Curran, president of the organization, told the senate lobby committee today. The money was used in supporting wet candidates for office and in disseminating information showing the American people how the dry law works, Curran explained. The association’s pay roll for the year was $251,484, he said. Senator Robinson of Indiana, only “regular’ Republican member of the committee, challenged the wet leader s statement there was no expenditures for lobbying. But as he started questions concerning this the committee adjourned until Thursday, directing Curran to return.

Curran was questioned at length by Robinson and Caraway, both drys, as to whether the association would be willing to “resort to arms if necessary to remove the eighteenth amendment.” “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it,” Curran replied. “You said you were willing to fight for your point," Caraway added. “With the Methodists and Bishop James Cannon?” Curran asked laughing. “He explained he meant fighting by peaceful means. “What if you can’t do it that way?” “We are going to.” “People in Revolt Already” Curran added that “the American people are in revolt already.” Robinson took issue with this statement, asserting 60 per cent of the association’s money was contributed by seven men. The Indiana senator said of the $166,000 raised by the association this year, SIIO,OOO came from the following: Irene Dupont, $30,000; Pierre Dupont, $12,500; Lamont Dupont, $17,500; Richard T. Crane. $12,500; Arthur Curtis James. $12,500; John J. Raskob, $17,500, and Charles H. Sabin, $7,500. “That makes it look almost like a Dupont subsidiary so it wouldn’t look like the American people are in revolt.” “That’s Not the Point” Curran said 10,000 people had contributed to the association during 1929 and that the contributions so far this year are not representative. Quizzed about representatives of the association, sent to investigate liquor control in other countries Caraway asked; “You employed no one except those in favor of modification in this country,” Caraway asked. “We didn't inquire. That was not the point,” Curran replied. “Os course you never employed Wayne B. Wheeler or Dr. Mcßride,” Blaine interjected. “I'd like to employ Senator Brookhart (Rep., 1a.),” Curran replied. “Why?” Curran asked. “Because of a letter I have here,” Curran replied. Brookhart “Wet” Promoter Caraway would not let him read the letter but insisted upon an answer to his question. “Because every time Brookhart speaks on the dry question he turns a thousand people against prohibition,” Curran finally answered. Curran said he has no occupation now other than directing the association’s activities. He became president of the group Feb. 1, 1928, he added. One hundred people are employed by the association, Curran said. His own salary is $25,000 a year and expenses. he added. William H. Stayton. chairman of the board, gets a salary of SIO,OOO a year, while his assistant, Elizabeth Livingston, gets $4,800, Curran said. There are 250 members of the association’s board of directors, he added. Snaps Back at Caraway “Do you draw the color line?" Caraway asked. “I never heard of it,” Curran replied, “Keep those words in your own mouth. Don't put them in mine.” The association spent $32,000 for "political expenses” during 1929, Curran testified. This was used, he said, for campaigns and referendums. “Do you make direct contributions to campaign expenses of candidates." Caraway asked. “Yes.” Caraway asked him to file a list of such contributions. “Would you support a dry if he

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were the better man” Caraway asked. “No," Curran answered. Grundy a “Pussyfoot” Caraway asked what, candidates the association now is supporting. Curran replied that they are now backing three Pennsylvania candidates. Francis H. Boland for senator, Thomas W. Phillips for Governor and Charles Dorrance for Lieutenant-Governor. The other candidates have not spoken on the prohibition question, Curran explained, adding that Senator Grundy (Rep., Pa.) is of the “pussyfoot variety.” “Did you support any one in the recent Illinois primary? “No.” “Will you in the election?” “It all depends on Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick.” “She has said she is going to run as a dry.” “They sometimes change their minds.” “You allow a woman the privelege of changing her mind?” “Yes.” Slams Anti-Saloon League Chairman Caraway and Curran engaged in a lengthy argument over the propriety of the association’* methods of attacking prohibition. Caraway charged the association with “propaganda to destroy the Constitution.” “The Anti-Saloon League and others carried on a propaganda campaign for twenty years to destroy the Constitution and they did,” said Curran. Cannon in Hot Retort Bv t v itrd Prise WASHINGTON, April 16.—Replying today to charges of Representative Tinkham (Rep., Mass.) that the Southern Methodist board off temperance and social service maintains a “coercive lobby” in Washington, Bishop James Cannon Jr., chairman of the board, called upo Tinkham to explain why he confined his accusations solely to Protestant organizations. “I would like to ask Representative Tinkham why he charged only the Anti-Saloon League, the Methodist board of prohibition, temperance and public morals and tha Southern Methodist board of temperance and social service, all Protestant organizations, with lobbying and failed to mention the national Catholic welfare council?” Cannon declared. “Is it because he represents a wet, Roman Catholic district in congress?” CONVICT MUST HANG FOR PRISON SLAYING Seaman Demanded Death or Right to Slay Whole Human Race. Bv I 'nitrd Pr< ss TOPEKA, Kan., April 16.—Carl Panzran, 40-ve<:r-old federal convict and seaman who demanded he be put to death or be allowed to live and slay the whole human race, was found guilty of a charge of murder here today and was sentenced to be hanged Sept. 5. Thus the government must execute a man in a state which years ago banned capital punishment for its prisoners. Fanzran was accused of killing R. G. Wamke, laundry superintendent at Leavenworth penitentiary.

School Photos The Times today prints, on Page I, Section 2, the first group of pictures of 8A pupils in city grade schools. All pictures of grade school graudating classes that space will permit will be reproduced before the close of schools in June. The first group published is that of Grade BA. School 8. at 620 Virginia avenue. Watch The Times for these pictures. Your child will be in one of them.

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