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FORSYTH, DEAN OF ARTISTS IN INDIANA, DIES Famed Landscape Painter. Last of 'Hoosicr Group.’ Passes. ILL SEVERAL MONTHS Herron Instructor. 81. to Be Buried Monday in Crown Hill. William Forsyth, dean of Indiana artists, died today m his Irvington home 15 S. EMerson-av, after an lllnrss of several months.' He •**.* he last surviving member of artists known as the "Hoosier trroup including T. C Steele, J. Otis Adam* and Otto Stark !RS4 in Hamilton County. Ohm. Mr Fnrsvth eame to this ritv as a bov of 10. He received hi' firs* prose uonal art training • n Munich Germany. Upon his return to Indianapolis his fame grew i • painter of landscapes I He taucht art at the John Herron Art M i-ciim until its reorganization in September. 1933. Sinee that time he had been eommissioned bv the Public Works Administration to paint pictures for public buildings.! Realizing hi* own failing strength. H,fr Knr-vth told a reporter for The Indianapolis Time* in an interview l*st week: T m t-o old to fight. When T go Into a thing I go in to finish it He was -peaking of the art enntrnvei v raging over the seiertion nf iurie for art competitions. A mail man with humorous eves and a wispish white mustache, he was a familiar figure throughout the city In Irvington theatrical circles, he was known as an expert amateur comedian. Funeral services will be held at 3 in M'-ndav afternoon a the home Buru.l 'll! he in Crown Hill Surviving Mi Forsyth are the widow. Mr Al ee A Fnr'Vth: three daughter* M " Constance Forsythe, also an artist, and Miss Dorothy and Miss Evelyn Forsyth: two sisters. Miss FJunbeth and Miss Alice Forsyth. and a brother. E. J. Forsyth, all of this city. TRUCK UNION OFFICERS FREED. NABBED AGAIN Trie Taken to Putnam fount* to Fare Assault Charges. Immediately after Municipal Judge Charles J. Kara bell dismissed charges of vagrancy against three trick unmn officials today. Putnam Ceßinty officials arrested them on warrants charging assault and battery and left the city with them In custody. The men are Harrv Peats. Evereti Williams, and George Haygood. all connected with the Indianapolis unit of the International Teamsters. Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers Union. At the same time. William Peats. pr*' idcnt of the union, was arr<- :ed near union headquarters on another Putnam County warrant and was taken into custody by a deputv sheriff. He too was taken to Greencastle. The Putnam County warrant rh.irges they assaulted Fred Rontsrhler. and his brother-in-law Wester Retlry, both of Detroit, who were rooming in Indianapolis at 1254 v IlhncMs-st. The assaulted men are in the trucking business. CONTRACT FOR STREET LIGHTING IS EXTENDED Renewal In Cover Six Months rending Appraisal Report. The Works Board todav extended fn- - ■. months the rontract of the Indian 'poll- Power A* Light Cos. tor current n light the city streets, ponding a report of the Indiana Public Service Commission. Th Puhlir Service Commission min' months ago was asked to appraise the power company investment to determine a (air return. It had been expected that the appraisal would be mmoleted by now A note from Mayor John W K*in. now vacationing, was read today to the board approving the cx'en-ion action. JAIL SLAYING SUSPECT IS CAPTURED IN TEXAS Youth Denies Killing Cell .Mate in >Yabash. Ind. Rtf ' •>’<<( f*r. t FL PASO. Tex March 29 —Captured a* the bedside of his brother. Robert B Ftnkenbiner. 20. said ’his afternoon he may fight extradition to Wabash. Ind. where is wanted on charges of breaking jail and of s!a'. .ng another prisoner Pete Holcomb They are trying to pm this on me beca :>e me and Pe’e had trouble before,* 4 P.nkenbiner .said **l just walked out of the tail two days after Pete wa* found dead” NAMES CARDINAL FORHIGH JEWISH HONOR Editor I and Boston Prelate's Stand Against Persecution. Jty r Pr BOSTON March 2* -Alexander Brin, editor of the Jewish Advocate, today said he will nominate William Cardinal OConne'.L Catholic archbishop of Boston, for the Oottheil medal, awarded annually to the American who has done most for Jewry and Judaism during the year. Mr Brin a*id. "the Cardinal's condemnation of the persecution of Jew* and evidences that his spirit is of wholehearted friendliness to the Jewish people leads me to my conclusion.'*

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Kidnap plotters will havp liftie regard for their lives if they attempt to carry out the rumored intention of .spiritmg away the Dionne quinmpler? At. first repon of an abduction plot.‘provincial police were rushed to Callander. Ont.. and two stalwart officers. W. Noyes, left, and J. W. MrCevrd right are shown here on duty at the babies' hospital entrance, where the spring sun warms the five little carriages, and melts the snow still visible in the I'mro-inclosed varri.

BARUCH BARES STOCKS DEALS Reveals How He Turned Cold Shoulder to Wall Street Men. H V 1 >•'•! Prrtf WASHINGTON. Marrh 29. Bernard M. Baruch told the Senate Munitions Committee today that Wall Street brokers attempted to sell him New York Shipbuilding Corp. stork in 1933 with the inducement that they had information about prospective government business for the company. Appearing for the third day as a witness at committee hearings on means of taking profits out of war. thp financier and adviser tn five Presidents said that Ben Smith, New York market operator, attempted to sell him 5000 shares of the stock. Mr Smith railed me up.” said Mr. Baruch. and said he had bought the stock for me. He said that the government was going to place a lot of orders and that the stork was a good buy. I said—Did you say the government ?' 'Mr. Smith said ‘ves.’ "Then I said—Well. I'll tell you what you can do with that stock Then I told him. So you .see I n p ver actually owned the stock " Responding to questions by Senator Arthur H Vandenbere 'R.. MichMr. Baruch testified he had never participated with Mr. Smith in pool operations. Returning to a of his wartime experiences, Mr Baruch said American business men 'did qin'e handsomely" during the war. I don't want to create an impression." he said, "that the American business man was a hardhearted fellow who thought only of his profits When he saw his bov or his relatives leaving for the war 7on* he became a different sort of person FIVE WIN $717,375 IN BIG SWEEPSTAKE Four Americans Among First Prize Winners. ffy r nilfd Prrtt NEW YORK Marrh 29 Luck showered approximately 51.T00.000 on Amer.ean and Canadian sweepstake winner* today m the running of the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree. Four Americans and one Canadian won $143 475 each as holders of tickets on Revnoldstown. the 18-to-l shot who came in first. They were: Ray Gould. Bronx. N. Y". Ann Goldberg. Philadelphia. Pa. ' Five Glasses." Philadelphia. Mabel Leueiman. Olney. 111. "Spring Eternal." Canada. Times Index Bridge 19 Books 29 Broun 25 Comics 43 Crossword Puzzle 43 Cunous World 43 Editorial 2fi Financial 42 Food Page* 32-34-35 Hickman—Theaters 39 Junior Aviation 10 Notes on Canvas 14 Radio 16 Religion* Qu>tioDs 13 Sport* 36-37-36 State New 7 i Woman s Pages 18-19-20-21-22

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2 More Auto Victims Die; Toll Far Ahead of 1934 Deaths of Man and Boy Hike Fatalities to 39, Compared to 23 a Year Ago; Safety Drive Ignored. Two persons injured in traffic accidents in Marion County died last night and today to bring the year's traffic fatalities to 39. Last year only 23 had been so killed by March 31. Last year's total of traffic deaths was 131 killed. Thus, in spite of strenuous court action against drunken and careless

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dents investigated by city police, in each of which one or more persons were taken to the hospital for treatment. At the present time there are four persons in hospitals suffering from critical traffic injuries. Gilbert Goldberg. 720 E. 46th-st. 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Goldberg, died early today in City Hospital of injuries received in a traffic accident March 17. The bov stepped in the path of a ear driven by Roger Elmore. 31. of 2241 College-av. at 30th-st and College-av. Young Goldberg was the 39th person to die of injuries rereived in traffic accidents in Marion County this year. John Levendecker, 817 N. Gladtone -av. died last night of injuries suffered 11 days ago when he was struck bv an auto at New York and Pennsylvania-sts. Mr Levendecker, the 38th victim, was 74. Robert Stansbury, 21. of 2832 Park-av, driver of the car. was arrested on charges of driving -with faulty brakes, the police report shows. Funeral services for Mr Leyendecker will be held at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon at the home. Burial will be in Concordia Cemetery. James Ahern. 38. of 3216 North-western-av. who still is on probation on a drunken driving charge, was critically injured early today when his auto smashed into a lighted safety zone guard at Pennsylvania and WashingtoK-sts. Ahern was thrown from the car. Police said he had been drinking. On Oct. 17. 1933. Ahern was charged with intoxication, but Municipal Judge Dewey Myers withheld judgment A total of 60 davs on charges of intoxication anh drunken driving were suspended, and fines of sls and costs w r ere levied on Ahern by Judge Myers Nov. 27. 1933. He was still on probation on those charges.

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THE BANKING BATTLE What do you know about banking? When you go to vour bank and make a deposit or get * loan, what machinery of money and credit lies behind the transaction? To most of us the operation is pretty vague. But in the light of an impending battle at Washington over major changes in the banking System, the desirability of informing ourselves is becoming urgent. The Indianapolis Times, consequently, has asked Thomas L. Stokes of its Wellington bureau to write a series of articles explaining in simple terms the background of the banking situation, and the implications of the approaching battle. The first article—there viU be four—will appear on The Times’ financial page Monday.

traffic death toll is mounting out of all proportion with previous years. So far this year, there have been 525 auto acci-

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‘PINK SUP’ REPEAL PASSED BY SENAIE House Likely to Approve Change in Conference. By 1 „itr,l pm* WASHINGTON, March 29.—The bill repealing the publicity section of the income tax law' w r as sent to conference today to i-on out differences between House and Senate versions. The Senate, in approving reoeal 53 to 16, late yesterday attached an amendment permitting state and municipal tax officers to examine any income tax return on official business. Treasury officials said they had not decided on disposition of some 5.000,000 "pink slips." but indicated they probably would hr thrown in w-aste baskets when reppal becomes effective.

Fear of General Strike Hovers Over Terre Haute Ranks of Protesting Workmen Now Number 1200: Hotel Crippled as Staff Joins Walkout. By Tonrn .iprritjl TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. March 29—Labor war clouds gathered over Terre Haute today with more than 1200 employes of three firms on strike, and wurh persistent reports of strikes threatening in six or seven more ndustries. And hanging ominously over the w T hole situation was the threat of a national strike of the United Mine Workers of America, which has approximately 50.000 members in this region.

Employes of the Terre Haute House, one of the leading hotels, went on strike yesterday 120 strong, and established picket lines that discouraged patronage. Today. C. M. Ellis, hotel manager, talked optimistically about an early amicable settlement. Virgil Hurst, president of the Hotel Workers Union, which is demandirg more money and fewer hours, did not agree. He said that he knew of no progress in the negotiations as yet. and intimated that there was an unsatisfactory situation existing at the Deming Hotel, the other large hotel in the city, where as yet no strike has been called. Asa result of the Terre Haute Hotel strike, guests were forced to carry their own bags to their rooms

NEW SHORTAGE REPORTS PROBED Private Investigators Seek Confirmation of Rumors Involving Others. While Criminal Court Judge Frank P. Baker prepared today to summon anew grand jury to fill out. the balance of the January court term, private investigators sought to run down reports of additional unproseeuted shortages in public accounts. Thp latest reported '•mbezzlement followed closely on the discovery that Thomas Doyle, former deputy clerk in Judge Baker's court, had been discharged in April. 1934, because of a shortage in his accounts. No charges ever have been made against him. Menwhile members of the discharged grand jury resumed their attack on Judge Baker’s charges. They openly declared they had been discharged to prevent the return of indictments in the defunct bank cases, and asserted they would fi ,e accusing affidavits as private citizens unless all responsible bank officials are indicted. In addition to studying the affairs of the State Savings and Trust Cos., the members of the discharged grand jury said they went into the circumstances surrounding the closing of the City Trust Cos. and the Washington Bank and Trust Cos.

and were denied the accommodation of dining room service. Truck drivers, all unionized, refused to make deliveries at the hotel, and a small group of nonunion maids, part of a skeleton staff, took care of the rooms. Meanwhile, there were conflicting opinions as to what, if any, progress had been made in conciliating the strike of 540 members of the United Garment Workers of America. Local 196. which has been in progress for several weeks. The union alleges a violation of Section 7A of the National Industrial Recovery Act. which provides for collective bargaining. Robert E. Mvthen. conciliator from the Department <tt Labor. Washington, D C. has held repeated conferences with all concerned. Neither was any progress reported in the conciliation of the strike of 650 employes of the Columbian Enameling and Stamping Cos., now out for a week. They are demanding a recognition of seniority rights and an increase of 5 per cent in pay for 45 per cent of the employes. Although officials of the Terre Haute. Indianapolis Ar Evanston Railroad said they knew of no strike threatened among operators and conductors of city street cars, there were persistent rumors of unrest in that *ector. * Throughout the week the Labor Temple has been the scene of scores of meetings.

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mcoES KP CLOUDS: ITS OUR FAULT New Flight Into Emotional Stratosphere Launched by Times Reporter. BY HAROLD LA POLT Times Staff Writer Counter Commissioner Ernest K. Marker today madp a perfect threepoint landing near the spot where, yesterday. h° "took off" for another ascent in the emotional stratosphere. The landing, however, was not madp until the jolly commissioner had denounced "whipper-snapper reporters” and similar plagues. The ascent began when a reporter asked the commissioner some questions regarding the contract which the commissioners have signed with Charles B. Clark, who until Jan. l. was county attorney. It's All Our Fault The Indianapolis Times first disclosed contents of the contract which would permit the former county attorney to receive up to 33 1-3 per cent of the value of property alleged to be due to the county under an agreement with the Colored Orphans' Home. The Times had pointed out that ordinarily the incumbent county attorney handles the county legal business without additional pay. The instruments had not been calibrated today, so no one knows whether yesterday's ascent established a. new record. On two other relatively recent occasions. Commissioner Marker has soared aloft when asked questions. He’s Weary of Questioning One of these was when the Users Gas Cos., whose parentage still remains a mystery, sought an exclusive natural gas franchise. The other was when the commissioners appeared to have everything set to buy an apartment house ; which Juvenile Judge John F. Geckler didn't want as a site for anew county detention home. Commissioner Marker yesterday let it be known with some vigor, that he is becoming weary of answering questions regarding his conduct of the taxpayers’ business. He had been asked why Mr. Clarke had not recovered the money for the county while he was county attorney. Mr. Marker said the facts were not known until after Mr. Clarke had left office. Threatened to Quit Before He started on his flight when a reporter wanted to know why if the facts were discovered only in January. the contract with Mr. Clarke had gone to great, lengths to explain that his services were preferred over those of County Attorney John Linder because of the long investigations Mr. Clarke had rpade. "I'm not going to allow a bunch of 'whippersnapper' reporters to write such things.” Commissioner Marker declared. "If I have to put up with such things I'll quit.” On other occasions the commissioner has threatened to quit but nothing ever has been done about it. Commissioner Dow w. Vorhies seemed eager to join in the fray, but he was "shushed down" by Commissioner Marker. The "whipper-snapper" reporter said something about The Times publishing the facts whether Commissioner Marker liked it or not. By this time. Commissioner Mar- ! ker had reached the rarefied atmosphere, and shouted down that . he would give all news in tne future : to a morning newspaper reporter. WOMAN HANGED WITH 2 MALE ACCOMPLICES Insurance, Slayer First of Sex Ever Executed in Montreal. By TJniffd Pret* MONTREAL. March 29.—A woman and two men were executed on the gallows in Bordeaux Jail yard : at dawn today. Mrs. Tomasina Saro. 51. died for arranging the murder of her husband for his insurance. Leone Gagiardi. 38. and Angelo Donofrion. 19. a high school student, ttie actual killers, shared the scaffold with her. Mrs. Sarao was the first woman ever executed in Montreal, the third in Quebec Province. SPANISH CABINET QUITS IN DEBATE ON REVOLT Right-Wingers' Refusal to Commute Leader's Sentence Blamed. By t nited Prat MADRID. March 29.—The Cabinet headed by Premier Alejandro Lerroux resigned today. Minister of Justice Rafael Aizpun announced. The crisis arose over the refusal of the right wing ministers to i countenance commutation of the death sentence on Gonzales Pena, Socialist deputy and alleged generalissimo of the Asturian revolt last October* Thousands were i wounded or killed in the revolt and millions in done.

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Flandin Government Believes Further Discussions With Adolf Hitler Are Impossible of Reaching Accord. READY TO ASK FOR SHOWDOWN Paris Willing to Inaugurate Security System on Continent With or Without Participation by Nazis. BY RALPH HEINZEN United Press Staff Correspondent (Copvrißht. 1335. bv United Press) PARIS, March 29.—The government is strengthening its Colonial arm.v units in France, it was learned this afternoon. Many Colonial soldiers are close to the German frontier. Colonial contingents in the country include not only men from Morocco and Algeria, across the Mediterranean in Africa, but from Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, and Indo-China in the Far East. The Colonial troops are widely distributed through the country. Included are a Madagascar battalion of machine

REPORT OUTLAW KILLER TRAPPED Raymond Hamilton Believed Surrounded by Troops in Swamp. By l nbrd FVrc* HAZELHURST. Miss.. March 29 — The greatest man-hunt, in Mississippi's history was under way this afternoon when sheriff's posses and National Guardsmen penetrated swamplands of the wild Pearl River in search of Raymond Hamilton. Texas murderer and public enemy No. 1, who was believed trapped with an outlaw companion and two kidnap victims. A cordon of 200 National Guardsmen and police officers patrolled the area all night, guarding every highway outlet. Thomas J. Grayson of the Mississippi National Guard was in charge of the search. He issued orders to "shoot to kill on sight." Fear was expressed by officers that Hamilton may have killed the two hostages he seized early yesterday during a wild dash across southern Mississippi. The bandits’ prisoners were M. E. Smith, farm agent of Jefferson Davis County, and Ralph Ballis of Prentiss, Miss. Three women, believed to be accomplices of the outlaws, were seized early yesterday and are held in jail at Prentiss. The outlaws fled into the Pearl River swamp one mile west of Georgetown after terrorizing southern Mississippi all afternoon. After robbing the Bank of Blountville at Prentiss of SISOO, they shot a woman, kidnaped four men. stole four automobiles and disarmed one of a dozen posses. SCORES OP PRIESTS ARRESTED BY NAZIS Group Faces Charges of Currency Smuggling. By United Prt** BERLIN. March 29. Numerous” Roman Catholic priests, nuns and monks have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to smuggle foreign exchange, it was announced officially today. The arrests were made at cloisters and monasteries in various parts of the country, an official statement said. The sum mentioned in the alleged plot was 2.500,000 marks < 51.000.000 u Suspicion at frontier stations led to an investigation of smuggling, it was said, and the investigation is continuing. SPRING TEMPERATURES BACK FOR SHORT STAY Mercury to Drop Near Freezing Tomorrow, Is Warning. Mild southerly winds brought back the spring temperatures to Indianapolis today following a two-day cold snap which brought the mercury down to near freezing and threatened plant life with a light frost Showers and a switch to north winds tomorrow will bring the temperatures down to within freezing tomorrow night. J. H. Armington, Federal Meterologist, said. GRACE BUOD SLAYER KNIFES SELF IN CELL Albort H. Fish Slashp* His Abdomen With Piece of Bone. By l nitfd Prrtt OSSINING, N. Y . March 29 —Albert H. Fish, 65-year-old convicted slayer of Grace Budd. 10. today slashed his abdomen with two pieces of bone, inflicting deep if not serious wounds, Fine Sing Prison authorities announced. * The eccentric slayer sharpened the bones of pork chops in his teeth, Warden Lewis E. Lawes .said.

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gunners at Pamiers, a battalion of Indo-Chinese at Carcassonne, the Second Colonial Infantry from Africa, at Brest—a naval station—and large forces of Moroccan and Al--1 gerian troops at Toul. a great military depot 50 miles from the German frontier. This strengthening of men is in addition to the recently authorized provision to increase the term of compulsory army service for French youths from one year to two. The senate today passed a measure providing for defense against aircraft bombardments and the naval construction bill under which a giant 35.000-ton battleship wall be built immediately. As for the diplomatic position, it seems indisputable that the government feels further discussions along the lines of the Berlin conference between Sir John Simon and Adolf Hitler are impossible. It is felt tha f the entire basis of negotiation must be changed. The government intends to ask Great Britain frankly if it is going to continue its isolationist policy as regards committments on the continent, or is ready to consider adherence to a security system along with France, Russia and other nations. This system, in the French view, should be inaugurated if necessary without German participation. But Germany could adhere later if it desired. War Near, Italy Warns By I mtrrl Pratt ROME, March 29 —War in Europe “will occur most unexpectedly as a result of political strain,” Gen. Federico Baistrocchi, under-secre-tary of war in Premier Benito Mussolini's cabinet, predicted tonight to the senate. The Italian general then assured his listeners that ‘ Italy will have 600.000 men fully equipped in April.” Gen. Baistrocchi continued hi3 preparedness address with the warning that "the possibility of war suddenly breaking out impels us to be ready to our utmost in order that we are able to take the initiative at the outset to present the enemy from imposing its will upon us.” Russia Urges Treaty By I V’trrl Pri tl '’MOSCOW, March 29. Russia urged on Great. Britain today the absolute necessity of a treaty to guarantee the peace of eastern Europe, and argued that if Germany and Poland refused to adhere it would be because they wanted w r ar. Capt. Anthony Eden, British cabinet envoy, continued his talks with Maxim Litvinov, Russia’s brilliant foreign minister. The privilege of an appointment to meet Josef Stalin, leader of the Soviet, was accorded him. Stalin, secretary-gen-eral of the Communist party, not titular head of the government, rarely sees foreign visitors. There seemed no doubt from the tenor of the negotiations that the visit of Capt. Eden would mean cementing relations between capitalist Britain and Communist Russia on a firmer basis than they have been since the Bolshevik revolution. For the first time since the inauguration of the Soviet government King George's health was officially toasted on Russian soil last night. M. Litvinov. Capt. Eden's host at a dinner, raised his wine glass and said: "I drink the health of his majesty. the king.” M. Litvinov was as frank as diplomats can be when he spoke at thp dinner. Without mentioning Germany by name, he hinted to Capt. Eden that Germany menaces not only Russia but England, and he said that never since the World War had peace been menaced as it is now’. Boasts Huge Force By tnited Prat LONDON. March 29 Adolf Hitler informed Sir John Simon that Germany already has an air force stronger in point of numbers than Great Britain's, the Daily Mail diplomatic correspondent reported today. British estimates have been that Germany had half as many planns