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Evening star., 1933-02-23
COL. w. w. FORSYTH
DIES IN LEXINGTON, VA.
Retired Army Officer Had Served
in Virtually All Parts
of World.

Col. William w. Forsyth, U. S. A., re-
tired, died at 2 o'clock this morning at
his home in Lexington, Va, after a
long illness.
Col. Forsyth. who was rs, had suf-
fered from heart ailment for some
time. He had been acutely i'll, how
ever; for about six months
Born in Atlanta on August 81. 1856
he was graduated from the United
States Military Academy at West Point
N. Y, in 1882, becoming first lieuten-
ant seven years later. He attained the
rank of colonel on July l, 1916. and
was retired less than a year later a,
the age Of CO.
During his IS years in the Army he
served in virtually all parts of the
world, including China, where he par
ticipated in the action against the
Boxer rebellion. At one time he also
he was retired. on May %, 1917, he was
with the 9Th Cavalry.
Following his retirement he went tc
Lexington, where he has maintained his
residence since 1919. His wife died
about two years ago.
He Is survived by three daughters
Mrs. E. r. W. McCabe, whose husband
formerly a colonel in the Field Artil-
1ery, now is military attache at Rome;
Mrs. John Keyes, also the wife of q
colonel in the Army, and Mrs. William
M. Garrison, wife of a captain. A
brother, Arthur Forsyth of Atlanta, also
survives.
Col Forsyth will be buried with mill
tary honors in Arlington National Gem
etery at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
FIGHT MACARTHUR
AS PARADE LEADER
Veterans Oppose Chief of Staff as
Substitute for Gen.
Pershing.
Protest against the appearance OF

Protest against the appearance OF
Gen. Douglas Macarthur as grand
marshal Of the inaugural parade il
Gen. John J. Pershing is not able to
come to Washington for the affair was
registered today with the Inaugural
Committee by George D. Brady. repre-
senting the Veterans National Liaison
Committee, and former registration
officer of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force.
Meanwhile other veterans organiza-
tions, including the American Legion
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, dis
claimed any connection with Brady's
protest. Both organizations declared
Brady is not connected with them.
Brady, who also has been active In
the Workers Ex-Service Mems League,
an organization associated with Com
munists, issued statement to news
papers and sent a copy to the Inau-
gural Committee.
Crawford Sloan, adjutant of the
District Department of the American
Legion today declared "the American
Legion is entering into no such protest,
and: will not be party to any move to
have Gen. Macarthur removed as pa
rade marshal"
Similar information was given at the
headquarters of the Veterans of For
eign Wars. Both organizations are
taking an active part in the inaugural
parade.
At the Inaugural Committee it was
stated that the committee has received
no official word that Gen. Pershing,
who is reported in news dispatches to
be ill in Tuscon, Ariz, will not be able
to come to Washington and lead the
parade However, it was stated if he
does not come, the original plan of
having Gen. Macarthur, as chief of
staff of the Army serve as alternate
grand marshal. The committee had
not received communication from Mr..
Brady.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
BLANTON DENIES
COMMITTEE STORY
Reports Described by Repre-
sentative as Attempt to
"Hamstring" Him.

Published reports that Representative
Blanton of Texas might succeed Repre-
sentative Cannon of Missouri as chair
man of the House Subcommittee on
Appropriations which writes the District
supply bills, were vigorously denied on
the floor of the House yesterday by Mr..
Blanton.
Attempt to Hamstring.
Publication of the report Mr.. Blan-
ton described as an attempt to ham
string" him and Mr.. Cannon because
they persistently fought all attempts to
increase the Districts appropriations for
1884 beyond the amount recommended
by the subcommittee.
There is not one scintilla of basis
or foundation for it," Mr.. Blanton de-
clared There is not member of the
Committee on Appropriations who will
thing. There is not a member OF this
Congress who will say that he ever
dreamed of such thing
Mr. Blanton also criticized newspaper
correspondents who sent to Texas last
Saturday an account of an attack on
him by Representative Schafer, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin for making so many
speeches against amendments to the
District appropriation bill.
Because assisted Chairman Cannon
in preventing numerous amendments,
carrying millions of dollars, from being
added to the appropriation bill then
before the House" said Mr.. Blanton,
"the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr.
Schafer), as the wet leader here, with
no intentions other than to take his
usual wet swipe at me simply because
am a dry, took the floor to berate me
for fighting such amendments. Certain
wet reporting agencies in the gallery,
who never overlook a chance to side
swipe and try to hamstring any dry,
seized upon the incident to send some
misleading reports of this trivial and
unimportant incident to Texas papers.
And they were published in my district
by some papers.
Story Published.
"Here is what was published last
Sunday in the great Star Telegram of
Fort Worth that goes all over my dis
trict. The big headliners are, "Schafer
Upbraids Blanton for Many Speeches" p"
and is dated Washington, last Saturday,
February 10.
Nov had the paper gone on and
told what kihd of speeches they were
and what they were for and what they
accomplished, it would have been all
right; but they just left it up in the
air like that.
Now these newspaper reporting
agencies cannot get away with that.
Why this same misleading report was
sent to my own newspaper, the splendid
Abilene Reporter News"
Evening star., 1933-02-23
CONTINUED
BY UNION PAINTERS
Contractor Says Labor Agent
Sent Home so Men Re-
porting for Work.

Fifty union painters who reported for
work on the House Office Building today
were pulled off the job on strike by
Business Agent r. F. Whalen of the
Painters Union, Local 1858. They had
appeared on the job expecting to go to
work, according to the paint contractor,
w. A. Thomas, when Whalen appeared
and kept the men on strike. The men
went on strike Monday and were of
duty yesterday.
At headquarters of the Painters Un-
ion it was explained that painters are
still on strike on three public build
ings, the House Office Building, the
Senate Office Building and the Public
Health Service headquarters. 1t was
explained on behalf of the painters that
the $11 prevailing wage scale under the
Bacon-Davis law had something to do
with the strike.
S11 Paid on Two Jobs.
Contractors on the Senate and House
Office Building jobs, however, explained
that they are paying the $11 prevail
ing wage scale, and will continue to
pay it. They therefore cannot under
stand, they said, why the men were
pulled" off the job. w. A. Thomas,
contractor on the House Office Build
ing, where the men reported for work
today, said he had submitted to union
leaders affidavits from all men in his
employ to the effect that the painters
had always received the union scale Of
S11 a day for all work performed,
Thomas promised to continue the same
scale for his men. When Whalen kept
the men on strike today, however, Wha-
len explained, according to Thomas,
that some painters still were receiving
under wages" Thomas said none OF
his men were receiving under wages" ="
and he did not know where the under
wages" were being paid.
Another Point in Dispute.
From other union sources it was in
timated there is something else OF i'm
portance in the agreement between the
painters and contractors over which
there is a controversy. The nature OF
this controversy, If there is one, has not
been made public.
Under the Bacon-Davis prevailing
wage law, the Secretary of Labor has
ruled that the prevailing wage for paint
ers in this city on public buildings Is
s11, which is the union wage.
At the Office of Edward w. Minte
Co., which has the paint contract on
the Senate Office Building, 1t was said
painters were still on strike there. Of
flcials of the company said they had al
ways paid the $11 and would continue
to pay this prevailing wage, but painters
still we're on strike.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
bL LACKWELL DENIES
| GUILT IN Staying;
BLAMES 3 OTHERS
Attempts to Fix Responsible
ity for EckIund Death
on Defendants.
INSISTS HE WITHDREW
FROM ROBBERY PLOT
Tells Court He Dropped Pay Roll
Hold-up Plans After Tourist
Photographed Him.

Testifying this morning in the Eek
lund murder trial in District Supreme
Court, Everett Lee Blackwell attempted
to shift the blame to the other three
defendants.
Albert Ernest Cash was expected to
take the stand in his own defense this
afternoon. The two other men on trial
are Claude Myers and Fewel Workman,
both colored. Testifying Tuesday, they
attempted to shift responsibility for the
Staying to the two white youths.
Ecklund Slain in Hold-Up.
1t was the colored defendants who
attempted to hold-up Elmer H Ecklund
and Harry Stumm. near the new House
Office Building, January 20, and rob
them of the pay roll. Both Ecklund
and Stumm were shot, Ecklund dying
of his wounds. The prosecution claims
Blackwell and Cash plotted the hold-up
and are equally guilty with the colored
men.
This morning Blackwell admitted in
court he had plotted the pay roll rob-
berry. He said he had withdrawn, how
ever, after tourist, photographing the
House Office Building a week previously,
had gotten his and Workman's pictures.
ne dilu WOIkIndll IldQ ultelueQ W get
the pay roll a week before the actual
attempted robbery, he said
Called Him "YelIow."
After that, he told the jury, he con-
tinually counseled the three others
against the robbery, but they called him
yellow" and disregarded his warning.
Contrary to the picture of Workman
presented to the court Tuesday as
ble-minded, Blackwell gave testimony
indicating he was one of the prime
movers in the robbery attempt and had
said he would kill if necessary to get
the money. Blackwell denied being on
the scene when the hold-up was COM
mitted, and his attorneys, James Archer
and F. Joseph Donohue, produced wit
nesses in an attempt to establish an
alibi. These included the defendants
brother, Frank Blackwell, and the pro-
prietor of store at First and D streets
southeast.
The trial commenced week ago yes
terday. 1t is expected to continue
through the week and possibly may not
be concluded until Monday.
Blackwell had a black eye when he
appeared in court this morning. His
attorneys said fellow prisoner at the
District Jail hit him yesterday. The
other prisoner was not one of the de-
PENDANTS in the Ecklund trial.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
WHITNEY STABLE
CAPTURES TROPHY
Wins MiddIeburg Bowl for
Third Year Before Crowd
of 1000.
By staff Correspondent Of The Star.

MIDDLEBURG, Va, February 23.-
Before a crowd of 1000, the finest
hunting horses in northern Virginia
met and passed a rigorous test of
stamina, speed and jumping skill on
the Glenwood race course here yester-
day afternoon.
Almost three score entries competed
in three events of hunter trials which
the Middleburg Hunt Club has made
an annual Washingtons birthday fix
ture among horse lovers Of Virginia and
Washington.
Whitney Stable Wins.
For the third successive year, the
Middleburg Bowl, chief trophy Of the
trials, was carried off by the Llangollen
stable of Mrs. John Hay Whitney.
Whatu I Do, chestnut that earned
the coveted prize in 1881 and 1882, did
not compete this year, but Bon Diable,
one of the famous hunt team of greys
which made horse show history at the
National in Madison Square Garden
last November, came forward as a stall
wart substitute to capture top honors
of the 1888 meet.
Only one fall marred the day. That
occurred in the pair class, when Miss
Viola Winmill was spilled over stone
wall as her mount raped it in full
stride. She was uninjured.
The Whitney stable began the after
noon in a winning mood, with Knight
of the Galtees, big-boned and rangy
bay, victor in the Masters Plate divi-
sion, first on the program, and Thorn
brack, which has won IN steeplechase
for Llangollen, third. Robert B. Young
rode his own Annapolitan, son of
Imp. Grey Steel, to take second place
It was in the Virginia Plate. largest
and best contested class of the day.
that Bon Diable turned in the cham
pionship performance of the after
noon. Close behind the high score came
Mrs. Robert Winmill's Flying Hawk, an
8-year-old daughter of Star Hawk, and
Miss Belle Baruch's Souriante III.
With ladies and gentlemen riding in
formal hunting regalia, the spectacular
pair class completed the days sport.
Yoick and Big Top, Arnold Hangers s.
year-old sons of Royal Canopy, turned
in the winning round in this event,
while a Whitney entry was second and
Mrs. Winmill's pair third.
Judges in all classes were William du
Pont, jr, and James Butler, jr.
Among those who attended or par
ticipated in the trials were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Caswell, jr.; Miss Helen Rob-
bins, Griffith Warfield, Roland Dawson,
Charles Castleman, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Galleher, Louis Leith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Botsford, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
White, William B. Street,, William Alny,
jr.; Richard Wallach, James McCor-
mick, DR.. Robert Humphries, Miss Bat
tina Belmont, Daniel G. Sands, M. F. H.
Of the Middleburg Hunt, and others.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
PROBE OF CIGARETTE
PRICE CUT is ASKED
Celler Charges Makers Of Foul
Popular Brands Acted to
Ruin Independents.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Celler, Democrat, Of
New York, yesterday introduced a reso
luton calling for an Investigation bl
the Federal Trade Commission of fou
tobacco companies which recently re-
duced the price of their cigarettes a
the same time.
The companies he named were thu
American Tobacco, the F. Lorillard, thl
r. J. Reynolds Tobacco and the Lig.
get & Myers Tobacco Cos. These
his resolution said, reduced tht
price of their cigarettes from $685 I,
$3.50 thousand "solely for the pur
pose of running certain independen
manufacturers of so-called 10-cen
brands of cigarettes"
The manufacturers of "independen
brands" the resolution continued, "tak
ing advantage of low tobacco prices
have brought the price of cigarette
within the depressed state of persona
incomes in the United States"
Celler's resolution would direct tn
Trade Commission to determine If ther
exists between the companies which re
duced prices of the four popular brand
"any agreement, understanding. col
lusion or convention that influence,
the action in fixing the decreased pric
in violation of law, and also to deter
mine the relation that exists betwee,
the aforesaid producers of cigarette
and the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co."
Evening star., 1933-02-23
MARYLAND BUDGET
CUT OF 100000
STUDIED BY R|TCH|E
Reduction of IS Per Cent in
Teachers Salaries Is One
of Economies.
GOVERNOR HOLDS PARLEY
WITH STATE OFFICIALS
Slashes "All Along the Line" Ex-
pected to Be Urged on
Legislature.
Ry a STAR CORRESPONDENT OF The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIC, February 23.--Gov. Al
bert c. Ritchie is preparing to make
reductions totaling nearly 100000 in
the original State budget which he sub
mitted to the Maryland General As
sembly at the outset of the current
session of that body, it was learned
authoritatively here today.
The chief executive met with nearly
a score of State officials and admin
istration leaders at the executive man
sion last night and decided to recon-
mend cuts in his original budget, which
will aggregate between $1,50o.000 and
$2,000,000, after reviewing his original
financial schedule.
While it could not be definitely as
certained which items would be most
seriously affected by the reductions, it
is said. the cuts will be made 'all along
the line.'
Gov. Ritchie, it was learned, will pre-
pare the amendments to his first budget
to the Legislature.
1t was learned the reductions may
seriously affect the schools 1t has been
proposed that free transportation for
school children be eliminated and the
office of truant officer and the manual
training, domestic science and music
curricula be abolished from the schools
Under the cuts proposed, counties
also would be limited to one supervis-
ing teacher and all teachers salaries
would be slashed Is per cent.
Notification of the proposed reduc-
tions has been sent to Boards of Edu-
cation throughout the State in an ef-
fort to obtain their reactions, it was
learned In the course of tax-reduction
plans, it is also believed, the school
equalization minimum for counties par
ticipating in State aid will be reduced
from 81 cents to 40 cents.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
RHODES WIDOW DIES

Word was received here today of the
death Monday in st. Louis, Mo, of
Mrs. Anna Rhodes widow of former
Representative Marion E. Rhodes, who
served as assistant to the controller
general from April l, 1923 until the
time of his death, Christmas day, 1928.
Funeral services were held in st.
Louis today with burial scheduled
later in Potosi, Washington County,
Mo, home of the late Representative.
Mrs. Rhodes, an active member Of
the Congressional Club, was well known
in Washington, where she was promi-
nent socially. She had made her home
here for the greater part of the past
Is wears
Evening star., 1933-02-23
RACIAL STRAINS FORMING
RUSSIA TO BE TRACED
Princess Julia Cantacuzene to
Give National Geographic Lee
ture Tomorrow Night.

The many racial strains and civiliza-
tions that have gone into the making
of the Russian OF today will be out
lined by Princess Julia Cantacuzene in
an Illustrated address before members
of the National Geographic Society at
the Washington Auditorium tomorrow
night. Lantern slides will show the
various peasant and city types of Rus
sia, the architecture of its dwellings
and monuments, and the brilliance
that flourished in st. Petersburg under
the regime of the Gar. Motion pictures
taken within the last few years will
exhibit contrasts that have grown up
under the Soviet.
Princess CantacuZene formerly was
Miss Julia Grant, granddaughter of
President u. S. Grant. and was born
in the White House. After she became
the wife of Prince Michael Cantacuzene
she spent 20 years in Russia.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
WOMEN PLACE WREATH
ON TOMB OF WILSON
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty and
Mrs. Charles F. Hamlin Ar
range Services.

A group Of members of the Demo-
cratic National Women's Club, follow
ing the Washington birthday anniver-
sary precedent Of other years, yesterday
placed wreath of flowers On the tomb
of President Wilson at Washington
Cathedral. Very Rev. G. c. F. Bra
tenahl, dean of Washington, conducted
a brief service. Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty and Mrs. Charles F. Hamlin
had charge of the arrangements.
Later in the day the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the death CT Right Rev.
Henry Yates Satterlee. first Bishop OF
Washington, was observed at service
in the Bethlehem Chapel, Canon John
w. Gummere and other Cathedral
clergy participating.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
POCKETB00K WITH SIG
TAKEN FROM WOMAN

Police today were seeking a 14-year-
old colored boy who allegedly snatched
a pocketbook, containing $76- from
Maude Harrison while she was near
her home, 1909 o street. yesterday.
Clothing valued at 1888 was reported
taken from a store in the 1900 block
of New Jersey avenue by thief who
gained entrance by breaking a rear
window.
A man who entered the store of B.
Herman, 1887 Second street southwest,
yesterday became frightened and ran
after an unsuccessful attempt to open
the cash register.
Morris Herman, IA, discovered the
man in the store and was told to hold
up his hands. After keeping the boy
standing, the thief ran.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
SWAMI TO LECTURE

"a Review of Rethinking Missions
will be the subject of lecture to be
delivered by Swami Akhilananda of In
dia tonight at o'clock at 17l2 N street.
The lecture will be based on the report
of the Laymen's Foreign Mission APP
praisal Commission.
Swami Aknilananda will define the
fundamental concepts in Mohammedan-
ism, Taoism and Hinduism. He Is q
graduate Of the University Of Calcutta.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
BROWN PLAN APPROVED

Crosby Favors
School for Police Sergeants.
Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, police COM
missioner, today gave his approval to
the plan of Mai. Ernest W. Brown, chief
of police, for establishment of school
for sergeants of the Metropolitan Po-
lice.
School will open on the first Mon
cay after Inauguration day, with classes
running five days week for two-week
periods for various groups. Sessions
will open at l o'clock and continue
from two to three hours each. They
will be conducted by Lieut.. H. G. Gala
han, who also teaches the rookie police
men
Evening star., 1933-02-23
HOUSE TO PASS ON JUDGE
Takes Up Louderback Report Prob
ably Tomorrow.

Speaker Garner said today the House
would consider the report Of its Judi
ciary Committees investigation of the
official conduct of Federal Judge Har-
old C.. Louderback of San Francisco.
Calf, as the next major item on its
program.
The majority report, recommending
that the judge be censored for his con-
duct, and the minority report, recon-
mending that he be impeached, are to
be brought up prebably tomorrow.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
BABY ELAND ENDS HUNGER STRIKE;
KEEPERS AT ZOO ARE RELIEVED
Orphan, Week Old, Capitlates After Being Fed Milk
With Syringe.

muzzle was coaxed down to a pan OF
warm milk. The temptation proved too
strong and he broke his strike With a
vengeance.
Glands in general are the largest OF
African antelopes, tall, strong and swift,
with spiral horns. The mother OF this
Gland in particular cost $3.50, and the
father, an unusually fine specimen, is
even more valuable.
The baby eland is doing so well Mr..
Blackburn hopes he can make his debut
to the public in few weeks, when he
quits fleeing on spindly legs from i'm
aginary dangers.
Evening star., 1933-02-23

The Zoos youngest hunger striker
has capitulated in favor of four quarts
of milk daily, much to the relief Of the
keepers.
For the motherless Gland, only week
old, is valuable in terms of dollars and
cents, in addition to being favorite.
The mother died when the baby Gland
was born, and for days thereafter the
small orphan refused to take milk from
nursing bottle or from pan.
Head Keeper w. H. Blackburn, how
ever, had him fed by force with a
syringe. Yesterday the little rebels
Evening star., 1933-02-23
Alumnae Dance Postponed.

The dance of the Immaculate Alum
nae Association. planned for tomorrow
night. has been postponed until after
Easter. The committee has gone ahead
with plans for large affair at the later
date
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-01
CRADLE PHONE
RATES CHANGED
25-Cent Extra Charge to
End When Payments
Total SO.

Monthly charge of IS cents for
the French or cradle type telephone,
will be eliminated after 50 has been
paid, under an order of the public
service commission adopted today.
The order is directed to the In
diana Bell Telephone Company, but
is expected to be applied to other
telephone companies where such
phones are used, it was explained.
Sherman Minton. public counselor,
had it promulgated.
1t was worked out in cooperation
with B. G. Halstead, attorney for
the telephone company. A similar
order already is in effect on Bell
properties in Ohio, is was explained.
The order is retroactive, in that
persons who already have paid 50
in monthly charges for such phones
need pay no longer. This includes
the charge of so cents monthly,
which was made some time ago be-
fort it was reduced TO 25 cents by
the commission.
Under the Is cent charge. it will
take three years to pay off for per-
sons starting now. or the 50 could
be paid at once, it was pointed out.
Previously. there was no limi-
tation to the monthly payments,
they merely continued.