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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13
RUSSIANS WILL
CHANGE GRAIN
TAKING SYSTEM
Move Afoot to Give More
Freedom to Peasants,
End Food Shortage.
BY EUGENE LYONS
United Press Stan Correspondent

MOSCOW, Jan. IS. - Another
move to stimulate farmers and in
crease Soviet Russia's grain crops
was seen today in Premier Viaches-
las Molotov's announcement that a
grain tax in kind rather than grain
acquisitions would be enforced in
the future.
The premier's speech was believed
the forerunner of legislation look
ing to this step, which will permit
far more freedom among peasants
than in recent years under the COL
lective farms system.
Soviet leaders were believed ready
to abandon entirely the present sys-
tenn of grain acquisitions and SUBJ
Stitute the tax in kind.
The move represents another
effort to overcome peasant apathy
which in the past two years has
been responsible largely for the ma
tons food shortage.
Heretofore, individual farmers in
the collective farms were obliged
by law to surrender their grain to
the government at fixed price. The
more they produced, the more they
were obliged to turn over, and the
inducement to increase their plant
ingS and harvestS was at a
minimum.
Under the projected new system,
cn ~ e..
would be assessed in advance a
definite tax payable in grain. Any
thing above this will be considered
private property, and the peasants
may sell it in the open market for
what they can get.
The idea back of this change is
to encourage larger paintings and
greater care of the crops.
Realization of these goals, of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13
SLOT MACHINE BEATEN

DENVER, Jan. 1.-Two holdup
men who held up a barbecue stand
belonging to Jess Duncan have
found the only sure winning COM
bination on a slot machine.
The only sure way to win is to do
what they did, take the machine
and pry off the back. That is what
they did to two of Duncan's ma
chimes. They completely ignored
his cash register.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13
RABBIT SHOOTING NOW
UNLAWFUL IN STATE
Open Season on Dummies Ended on
Tuesday, Game officials Warn.

Open season on rabbits closed on
Tuesday and possession or sale OF
wild rabbits now is unlawful, it was
pointed out today by fish and game
division officials of the state con-
Servation department.
Attention also was called to the
law which provides the closed sea-
son on fur bearing animals becomes
effective Jan. Is. This applies to
taking og fox, opossum, raccoons,
skunk, mink and mustrat.
Trapping or possession of such
animals after that date is unlawful,
and possession of a freshly skinned
hide of any such animal, more than
five days after the season closes, is
prima facie evidence of a violation.
Walter Shirts, division superinten-
dent, announced that game wardens,
in the last month, made SiXty-nine
arrests and siXty-tWo convictions
resulted. Total fines and costs as
sessed amounted to $1,188, which
goes into the local school funds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13

course, depends on (a) the size Of
the tax assessments, and (b) the
faith of the peasantry in the new
order. They repeatedly have been
disappointed in the governments
promises.
The tax lin kind" was used
throughout the "Nep" or new
economic policy. period. The re-
turn to it will be a highly un-
pleasant move for the Communist
leaders, but it is dictated by the
critical food conditions facing the
country this winter which are
undermining industrial production.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13
RADIO BURGLARS LOOT
Mirror and Shotgun Also Are Taken
by Thieves Here.

Table model radio, a mirror and
an automatic shotgun comprised
loot obtained by burglars in three
housebreakings reported to police
today.
Robert Thomas, 1922 Broadway,
reported the radio taken from his
home by burglar who entered by
forcing open a side window. The
mirror was taken from the lobby of
the Meridian Salem apartments at
1886 North Meridian street, Robert
Ferreday, manager of the building,
reported
Oliver wellington, 25311a North
Temple avenue, reported loss of the
shotgun, which was taken from his
home. Entrance was gained through
a side window.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13

CAM is like that. He dreams and
smiles when he wants to.
And when he played that last
march, "Rakoczy," I wanted to
stand up and sing it with him. I
don't blame the audience for calling
for more. 1t would have been a lie
not to. He came back.
The concert was a Civic Music
Association presentation. (By the
Observer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13
Four Big Openings on Tap
Today in Local TheaterS
Blackstone at Indiana, Lehr at Lyric, Cynara at Palace
and Animal Kingdom at Apollo Bid for Favor.

Jour important keep busy today try
all the local openings the day
Blackstone and
Lawyer Man while
starts his second the a Lyric
There important openings Ronald
CONAN and Kay Francis Cynara the Harding
ana lesne Howard in The Animal Kingdom" the Apollo
Blackstone
on the stage today at the Indiana for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-13
HOOVER WASHES HANDS
OF DEBTS, MELLON HINT
T.. p. To Do Nothing Between Now
and March 4, He IntimateS.

Il. p. To Do Nothing between NOW
and March 4, He IntimateS.
BIZ United Press
LONDON, Jan. 13.-AmbasSador
Andrew w. Mellon intimated
Thursday that the Hoover admins
tration intended to do nothing fur
ther between now and March 4 to-
ward solving the war debts crisis.
The grey-haired ambassador in
his first press conference since re-
turning from a holiday in the
United States told correspondents
that State Secretary Henry l..
Stimson is not in a position to
give me any definite instructions
on war debts.
Il have not received any more
and in view of the forthcoming
change of administration hardly
expect any," Mellon commented.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
go GET LOCKED up
is ORDER OF JUDGE
Cox Sends Ex-Cop to Jail
in Own Custody.

"There's no need to call depu-
uty sheriff. Just take these COM
mittment papers over to the Jail and
tell them to lock you up
With this order, Circuit Judge
Earl R. Cox sent Thomas j. Gray,
ex-policeman and former grand
jury member, to an indefinite term
in Jail for contempt Of court today.
Gray was found guilty of failure
to pay S. weekly support to his
wife, Mrs. Bertha Gray, and two
small children. Evidence was heard
last Saturday when Cox ordered
Gray to appear today.
A divorce suit filed by Gray Nov.
IL is awaiting trial. On Dec.
Mrs. Gray filed a petition for the
support money until the case is
heard. The order was granted
Dec. "a, but Gray made no pay
mentS.
When questioned by Cox, Gray
said he was unable to pay, and did
not answer Cox's question why he
continued owning an automobile.
Gray was dismissed from the police
force after his indictment in con-
nection with a federal investiga-
ton of a liquor conspiracy which
resulted in the dismissal of several
other officers.
A suit to mandate the safety
board to rejnstate Gray is pending
in court,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14

and other contributions for deducting amounts
given to individuals Such contributions are con-
sidered gifts and are not deductible."
THE bureau points out that $500 deduction
u as a personal exemption" may BIZ made by the
head of family. This deduction formerly was
$500. There is also allowed an additional $500
deduction for dependents" other than husband or
wife eff such dependent person is under Is years of
age or if over Is and incapable of scf-Support be-
cause mentally or physically detective
Thus the bureau holds as dependents only chill
dren under Is or cripples Or tee mentally afflicted.
No notice whatsoever is taken in the law of the
changed economic situation which makes dependent
persons who in other years we're self-supporting.
After citing the Law and defining family relation
ship, the bureau asserts ut is seen from the fore
going that there is really no problem raised by
reason of financial assistance given in 1892 by in
diyiduals to their unemployed relatives
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
No Income Tax Exemption for
Aid Given to Needy Relatives
Newspaper Alliance

81 ScriPps-Hotcdrd Newspaper Alliance
WTASHINGTON, Jan. l4--If you contributed
500 or $1,000 to your community Chest. that
is a deductible contribution from your income tax
but if sent $50 every month to your brother who
has been without work and another $50 every month
to your sister, you not deduct the amount from
your total taxable income
There seems to be no justice in this, but never
theess it is an official ruling by the bureau of in
ternal revenue and it comes as SAD news to thou
sands of income taxpayers, who on March is will be
required to pay higher rate of income taxation
than they have paid any year since the war.
Many taxpayers had asked if such contribu-
tons were as worthy charity as donations to the
Y. NJ. c. a. or the church building fund, but the
internal revenue bureau ruled otherwise 1t said:
The amount contributed by taxpayers to
needy relative individual may not be deducted
for federal income tax purposes under the heading
of conq buttons there is no provision in Section
23N oh,he revenue act Of 1882. headed charitable
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
Democrat Senate Leaders
Doubt If They Can Choke
Off Debate.

By ScrippsH o1cdrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA gag
rule bearing the necessary signatures
for move to choke off the Long
Wheeler Thomas filibuster against
the Glass banking bill is in the
hands of Democratic senate leaders
today but they doubt the wisdom of
applying it.
They have been warned by Re-
publicans that the two-thirdS of one
total vote to make it effective are
not forthcoming.
Democratic leadership is sharply
divided over resort to this drastic
remedy, although the preliminary
move of getting the sixteen sigma
lures shows how the youngsters re-
bellion has upset them and cast a
shadow over the incoming Roose-
welt administration.
Minority Leader Robinson, (Dem.,
Ark, often the target of Senator
Huey P. Longs wrath, prefers to
withhold the motion if it seems like
ly to fail. 1t might impair his pres
tige in the face Of a possible fight to
unSeat him next session.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
MRS. BRINK is
9Th IN TOURNEY
Shows BriIIianCy in Last
Round; Judged One of
Two Best.

~ WCS SDfCiQb
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Jan. IA.
Although she played magnificent
bridge Friday, Mrs. L. H. Brink of
Indianapolis failed to overcome the
handicap of two rounds of low
cards, and finished sixth in the
national amateur bridge tourna-
ment here.
Carroll Duren Of San Francisco,
Cal, won the national title. Miss
Sadie Bennett of New Orleans, La,
was second, and Mrs. Sidney Conner
Of Macon, Ga, was third.
Mrs. Brink, entrant of The In
dianapolis Times, was rated by eX-
perts Of the American Bridge
League, which sponsored the ma
tional competition, as one of the
two best players in the tournament.
After scoring heavily in the first
round TO lead the field by more
than $500 points, she was forced
by poor cards to play a defensive
game in the second round, and
barely held her lead.
She dropped to sixth place Thurs
day when the run of low cards con-
tinued.
Mrs. Drinks play today was the
feature of the final round. Playing
brilliantly, she piled up more than
1000 points.
Duren, the winner, was the only
man in the competition. He re-
ceived the cup emblematic of the
national championship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
LEAGUE SEEKS
SIMPLE BALLOT
Women Voters Would Drop
Long List of Names
of Electors.

HooSier voters in 1886 will have
the names of presidential candl-
dates on the ballots, rather than a
long list of party presidential cleo
tors, if the Indiana League Of
Women Voters program is put
through the present legislature.
In outlining plans for election re-
form drafted by the league. Miss
Florence Kirlin, executive secretary.
pointed out today that placing
presidential candidates on the bal
lot is one change sought.
Others include a permanent regis
tration law, long fought for BY The
league.
Ballot scratching would be made
easier under another measure pro-
posed by the league. This would
permit a voter to mark the party
circle and merely scratch candi-
dates by checking those he wished
to vote for outside the party column.
An economy measure proposed by
the league would eliminate 1000
election day sheriffs at a saving of
around $4,000, Miss Kirlin said.
The league also is sponsoring a
bill, already introduced, which would
require five-day wait to wed after
the marriage license is issued. This
would eliminate such matrimonial
mills as now operate in border cities
like Jefersonville and Crown Point.
Miss Kirlin pointed out.
Ohio and Michigan have such
statutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
MANY LIVES SAVED IN
RILEY OXYGEN ROOM
More Than Half Of Patients Re-
covered, Hospital Report Shows.

COVeIeu, hOSplCal Report SHOWS.
More than half of the critically i'll
patients treated last year in the
Riley hospital oxygen room recov-
cred, DR.. Edwin T. Thompson, In
diana university hospital admins
traitor, said in report Thursday
at the annual meeting of the Riley
Memorial Association.
DR. Thompson also reported in
crease Of 497 in number of patients
treated, as compared to previous
years. Average cost Of $2,95 for daily
care of each patient is a decrease
of Is cents, he said.
Research committee of the organ
ization made special gains in field
Of spinal meningitis treatment and
prevention through use of $17,500 in
funds available for the year. Total
fund held in reserve for the work is
$275 900.
The association reelected Hugh
Mex. Landon, president; James w.
FeSlor. e-president; Arthur V.
Brown, treasurer, and James w.
Carr, secretary.
Directors reelected are: Fesler,
Or. Carleton B. McCulloch and
Samuel D. Miller.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14

The minister in q historical down.
town church had been paid-S200.
Flowers had been ordered-$5, 900
worth-and reservation had been
made for a $2,400 breakfast in a
downtown club.
Everything was set and ready, ex-
cept for one detail. The story sound
ed strange to a prominent florist,
who had dined Mrs. Kirkland to
celebrate the huge floral order.
Suspicion first gripped the florist
when his guest, commenting Of the
luxuriouSness of the club, decided to
engage the dining room for the
wedding breakfast.
While Mrs. kirkland was discus
sing the matter with club execu-
tive. the florist literally burned up"
the telephone wires in making in
uuiries. He had cashed a $50 check
for Mrs. Kirkland to relieve her
Of temporary embarrassment" he
told detectives.
The inquiries brought results, and
within a few minutes Detectives
william Miller and Edward Rouls
were standing guard at the club
entrance.
The florist and Mrs. Kirkland
emerged. Miller and Rouls followed.
The woman fed in a taxi. The de-
tectives trailed behind until the cab
stopped at the Harrison hotel, where
Mrs. Kirkland apparently rushed to
her room.
Miller and Rouls waited until the
woman and Hughes checked out, "
bound for California. The pair was
arrested.
They are said to have admitted
passing bad checks in Los Angeles,
Cal; Philadelphia, New York, and
in Florida and Texas cities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
WRITER LOSES
100000 SUIT
FOR LOVE BALM
64- Year old Architect Sell
ties Out of Court,
Is Report.
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-The love
story Of Ernest r. Graham, one OF
the nations best-known architects,
and Mrs. Alma N. Anderson as
measured in hundreds of thousands
of dollars, was told in superior court
records today.
Only the outline of the story had
been revealed when Superior Judge
Paul McWilliams ordered the
100000 conspiracy suit Of Mrs. An
derson, romance writer, against
the architect dismissed.
There were intimations that set
Element of the case had been
reached outside of court.
Hardly had this matter been dis
posed Of when new legal complica-
ton of the blasted romance arose.
The Canada Life Assurance Com
pany of Toronto asked the federal
court to interpret the rights of five
persons to divide a $500 monthly
annuity which Graham ordered paid
to the conely 46-yenr-old au-
thoress.
Ten Year Affair Described
Those named were Edwin Mark
ham, 80-year-old poet, whose work,
THE Man With the Hoe" is a by
word in America, I. R. O'Crowley
and Lucy G. Mcdaniel, New York
attorney, Robert E. Burke, Chicago
attorney and Mrs. Anderson. Mrs.
Anderson explained the action arose
over a loan made to her by Mark
ham which was secured by the an
nuity.
A ten-year love affair between the
architect, now "a, and the writer
whose works include Love Letters
of a Mystic" Shadows" and "Old
Fashioned Days" was outlined be-
fore dismissal of the suit.
Mrs. Anderson said she met the
famed architect, who was assistant
director of construction for the Chi
cago worlds fair of 1893 in 1916
She said he already had paid $685.
900 for her support and would pay
100000 more under an annuity
agreement if she fulflls her normal
life expectancy.
She said Graham promised to wed
her on the death of his invalid wife,
but that he cast her aside in 1925.
Her complaint charged she had
been Swallowed" by detectives and
otherwise annoyed.
Paid $4,000 a Year
Opposing counsel termed the
case "a gigantic conspiracy"
Describing Graham as she met
him, Mrs. Anderson said:
He was most attractive and
quite devoted. He was very fond
of dancing, and although he was
not young man he danced beau
tifully. He did the things one
usually does when one is in love"
She said he paid her expenses
and rent, amounting to about
$4,000 a year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
COUNTY REGROUPING
BILL is INTRODUCED
First Consideration of Pro-
poSaI From Senator.

First consideration of the pro-
posal to provide ways and means
for working out consolidation of
counties and townships came from
Senator L. L. Shull (Rep., Sharps-
ville), when he introduced two
bills in the senate Friday.
County commissioners, acting up
on their own initiative, or on petit
ton of at least fifty resident free
holders, must call an election to de-
eide upon consultations of neigh
boring counties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14

And, as a consequence, Charles j.
Kirkland, alias James Hughes, alias
Charles Bishop, and Mrs. Arlene
Kirkland, alias Bishop, alias
Hughes, alias Williams are in the
city prison today suspected of at
tempting one Of the most daring
confidence games ever undertaken
here.
Kirkland, 81, of New York, and
Mrs. Kirkland, 43, are charged with
vagrancy. They are held in default
Of $4,000 bond, following their ar
rest late Friday night when prepa-
rations of the wedding had reached
the point of completion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
Gag Rule Sought to End
iLibuSter on Bank Bill

But Senator Carter Glass Dem.,
VT, demands a showdown on the
measure supposed to have the in
dorsement of President-elect Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.
He wants to know how many
Democrats will support the fiery
Mr.. Long against the established
Democratic leadership and the next
President.
He also wants to show that big
banking interests, represented by
certain reactionary Republican SEN
ators, are the real opponents Of the
measure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
AIRPORT FLOOD LIGHTED
Landing at Night to Be Made Safer
in Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 14.-Alle-
gheny county airport here is being
f1oodlighted to make landing as
safe at night as at noon. The air
port, with its length of $500 feet
covers more than 148 acres.
These will be Illuminated with five
sixteen-inch and twelve twenty
four-inch hoodlights. Twenty-Five
items are included in the contract
for lighting the field.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
Famed Opera Conductor Here
to Search for Hidden Talent
GiaComo SpadOni Undaunt-
ed by insult Crash That
Lays Dreams Low.

The fingers of life have played
every scale possible on Giacomo
Spadoni, just as his own fingers
have run trebles and BASES on the
piano in testing hundreds Of voices
Of songbirds of the nation.
And now Spadoni, former assist
ant conductor of the Chicago Civic
Opera company, is in Indianapolis,
smiling as he views the most recent
tune that life played-the insult
crash
Spadoni, with many others Of the
Chicago company, found themselves
without patron when Samuel In
sui left for Greece, so he is visiting
indianapolis and plans formation of
a grand opera chorus which may be
the foundation Of a grand opera for
the capitol city Of Hoosierland.
Mistaken for Slayer
In visiting the city, Spadoni
laughs at his Chicago experiences
and relates one where he was taken
for suspect in a gang murder that
he did not know had. been COM
mitted.
It seems that Spadoni and Desire
Defrere, baritone, were visitors in
a Latin restaurant, in front of
which an italian had been slain.
They we're conversing with the
chef, when some one called the chef
aside and whispered, They killed
him."
The dining room emptied. AS
their dinner arrived, a swarm of
policemen entered the restaurant
and, surrounding Spadoni and his
friend, took them to Jail.
I'VE didn't even know a murder
had been committed" laughed Spa
doni," and it was eight hours before
we could make any one understand
who we we're and our connections"
Has Wide Experience
Spadoni has conducted operas and
formed operatic choruses in Detroit,
st. Louis, San Francisco, Los An
geles, San Diego and many other
cities.
He is a great believer in efforts
to discover hitherto unknown tai
ent through additions. He is cred
tied by press notices as knowing an
"ah" when it's hitting on all cylin-
ders and when it's as flat as a pan
cake.
CALI Curci, Bonelli, Schipa and
Martinelli are some Of the singers
who have worked in operas under
Spadoni's direction.
You have nice city here. I last
was here three years ago with the
Chicago Grand Opera Company. My
wife, you know, studied in school
here. She is American and I am
Italian. She was Helen Hadley
Outland, pianist" Spadoni said.
Plans to Work Here
Spadoni plans to return to Indi-
annapolis within a few days to look
for a site for his studio. He will
coach pupils for grand opera work,
in addition to the formation of a
chorus.
The chorus work will be free of
charge. Any one with a good voice
will have a chance to show what
he or she can do. We will want
both men and women" he said.
Spadoni believes that an opera
company, with the use Of principals,
if necessary, from the professional
ranks, can be formed in Indian
apolis, similar to organizations now
operating in Detroit, Chicago and
other cities.
But the chorus is the basis of
opera. We must start there and
that will be my first move" he said.
Famous singers who have been
under direction of Spadoni are
Cali Curci, Bonelli, Schipa, Mar
tinelli and Raisa.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
.FILIPINOS may REJECT GIFT
OF LIBERTY OFFERED under
BILL VETOED BY HOOVER
If Senate Follows House in Overriding
Presidents Action, Bitter Fight Will
Rock Islands Over Freedom Terms.
scripps-Houord Nciospaper Alliance

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-If the senate rides
roughshod the Presidents veto of Philippine ndepend
ence did the house Friday there will be staged at Manila
The battle Of the century whether the people of the
islands will accept freedom thus rendered
If the veto is overrdden it still remains for the Philip
pine legislature approve the measure and by
certain it will do The Fipnos have twelve months in
which to debate the ISSUE and there every indication that
the debate will be both long and hectic.