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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-22

MARKED TREE. Ark. MAY 22-
A great deal has been written ~ the
last few months about the troubles
-. Feen sharecroppers and landlords
in eastern Arkansas None Of these
articles has gone 70 the heart OF
the trouble.
To understand the situation 1t is
necessary 10 know frst, how the
lands are held. second. the system
under which they are cultivated.
The delta land Of eastern Arkan-
sas is As rich as any IN the world
Thousands Of acres have been culu-
waited in cotton for many years.
without fertilizer. and still produce
bale n the acre in favorable sea
sons. II yields a money income far
in excess Of wheat or corn lard. Il
it potential source Of PERPETUAL
wealth.
Corporations Get Monopoly
Such land lends itself easily 10
monopoly. Vast tracts have been
acquired by few powerful indi-
viduals and corporations. IN the
eastern part n Poinsett County.
about 40 miles west OF Memphis
four landlords own more than a
hundred thousand acres.
Cotton is cultivated mostly by
sharecroppers. Under this system
the landlord furnishes the land.
tools and seeds: the sharecrOpper
supplies the labor and is supposed
10 receive half OF the crop.
The sharecrOpper system resulted
from the condition in which the
South was left at the close Of the
Civil War With the freeing OF the
slaves. a new system OF working the
land had TO be found.
Landowners without Money
TIE landowners were without
money or credit. The slaves were
liberated but had no credit. money
or lands.
In this desperate situation the
Sharecropper system had its origin
A working arrangement was made
by which the former masters fur
nished the land and the former
slaves worked IL. paying as rent
part of the crop.
This system was the child OF ne
cesSity II was. perhaps. the only
arrangement available But once
under way. it quickly demonstrated
that the plantation owners had not
lost and the slaves had not gained.
as a result Of the Civil War. nearly
as much as they first thought
Quickly it demonstrated its abil-
itv 10 exploit the lives of the work
CTS. white and black men, women
and children: not only to reduce
the Negroes again to practical slav-
cry. but to force under its ruthless
yoke, the poor whites as well.
Most Ruthless Labor SySter
In no field OF American endeavor
has a system OF labor employment
been devised so cruel. so ruthless.
so degrading, so destructive of
health. character and human rights
as the sharecrop system.
The landlord owns the houses and
the land, teams and tools. He also
controls credit for food and cloth
ing. This stern fact is the security
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-22

Of the planter, who knows the share
troopers must accept his terms. 1t
is the despair of the troopers. who
have learned that they must meek
~ submit.
The planter has no trouble to get
troopers. The country is full Of
these poor people, willing to accept
any proposition which promises
food and shelter BY the first of
each January the tenant houses are
filled and the plantation has its full
quota Of troopers.
Furnish" Averages $40 Monthly
But work does not begin until
about March l. Until work begins
the landlord does not begin to fur
niSh MS troopers The chances
are they have neither money nor
food How are they to live till they
begin work? The lean forms of men
and women. the pinched faces of
children. often tell the story.
AT last March arrives. The work
of blowing and listing the land for
planting begins. Then also the
furnish TO the sharecropper be-
gins-meal fat, salt meat, beans
and molaSSes.
The allowance for food must moi
exceed rs cents or dollar an acre
q month. A one-man crop ranges
from 10 to y acres so ne must make
his crop on a furnish of about $40
a month. Even this is not con-
tinuous. because the furnish ceases
when work stops
When the crop is laid by about
July l. the furnish stops until pick
ing begins. which is about Sept. l.
During these idle months. there is
more crime. especially stealing. than
at any other time.
Picking Season Is Best
During the picking season the
cropper draws the customary price
for picking. IS cents to a dollar a
100 pounds. Tt is then that he fares
best. He can pick from one to two
hundred pounds a day. His wife
and children pick also They now
see a little money. get more to eat
and something to wear.
When picking is over. the land
lord sells his cotton and credits the
returns on the troopers account.
The whole management Of the
business has been in the hands of
the landowner.
He furnishes" the cropper. keeps
the account. gins and sells the cot
ton and tells the cropper how he
stands. The cropper usually comes
out in debt: If not. he has few dol
lars at most with which TO bridge
over December. January and Febru-
sry There is little or no money
le { 10 buy clothing for the winter
or trinketS for Christmas.
Such Is the system in meager
outline.
Tomorrow: Economic and social
aspects of Sharecropping.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
"BENGAL LANCER" HELD
OVER AT THE PALACE
Powerful Story Of Fighting in
India Will Be Screened
for Another Week.

So powerfully have the adventures
Of the Kings 4lst Bengal Lancers
been transferred to the celluloid that
the picture THE Lives of a Bengal
Lancer" current at the Palace, Is the
best picture of its type produced in
many moons. An all-male cast, save
for two unimportant female charac-
tiers, proves that pictures can be made
without the so-called love interest, "
and strengthens the film by leaving
out scenes which feminine characters
would demand.
Gary Cooper Is cast as the star, but
Franchot Tone, his subtly humorous
Subaltern, is as much star as Gary,
who In this picture carries off his "he-
man" part without overacting. Rich
ard Cromwell, young lieutenant and
son of the stern colonel of the regi-
ment (Sir Guy Standing), is the third
member of the triumvirate around
which the action Of the picture CEN
tiers.
As one might imagine, the story is
OF warfare in the hills of Northern
India, with the Lancers pitted against
the tribeSmen, who, to give a purpose
for the chief engagement OF the pic
ture, have stolen a mere couple Of
million rounds of ammunition and a
brace or two of machine guns.
The three principals cover them
selves with honor in escaping from
the dungeon in which they are i'm
prisoned, and save the day for the
Bengal Lancers. Young Cromwell
personally attends to knitting one Mo-
hamed Kahn, tribe leader, who Is in
charge Of the uprising.
There Is tense drama in the picture.
punctuated by the wit of Tone, as
Lieut.. Forsythe, and the railing of
Cooper against "Old Ramrod," his
colonel, who places duty to the regi-
ment above all else.
Lives of Bengal Lancer" may be
termed, without fear of contradiction,
a fine picture.
Short subjects include a Grantland
Rice Sportlight, showing a panther
hunt in the Everglades, which Is in
teresting, and a long reel of the
Hauptmann trial. T. K.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
CAPITAL WILL NOT
HAVE METROPOLITAN
City Does Not Possess Adequate
Auditorium, According to
Local Association.

The Washington Opera Association,
Inc, announces through its chairman,
Elizabeth Howry, that there will be
no performances given OF the Metro
politan Opera Co. this Winter in
Washington.
For three years the members of
this group successfully underworld the
Metropolitan's appearances here as
their civic contribution. This year
both the Metropolitan Opera Co. and
the Fox Theater officials have evi-
denced every desire to cooperate with
the association in making 1t possible
for the worlds greatest opera COM
pany once more to visit the Capital.
The opera association, however, feels
that it is imperative to await better
general financial conditions, unless
some group or agency erects build
ing adequate In seating capacity and
stage requirements. without q large
auditorium fitted for opera the scale
Of prices for the best opera Is beyond
the average public, for whom the
opera association gives its energy and
money.
The trustees of the association re-
main the same-Miss Howry, present
chairman; Mrs. Robert l.. Bacon and
Mrs. Tracy Dows, former chairmen;
Mrs. Charles j. Bell, Mrs. Franklin
Ellis, Mrs James s. Parker and Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
AND
CHILLS WITH.
THIS PICTURE
"The White COckatOO,' -
at the Metropolitan, Is
WeH.Balanced Mystery.

Weird winds whistling around cold
stone corridors. three murders, innu-
merable shots in the dark and sundry
other odd bits of fast and dangerous
action combined into a well-knit story,
well-played, make The White Cocka-
too," which opened yesterday at the
Metropolitan, motion picture which
should amply supply the wants Of
you mystery film devotees for thrills
and suspense.
You probably will know before the
Commissaire of Police Just what is
behind the sudden deaths and das-
tardly doings in that damp, chill
French hotel, but you will not know
in the first reel nor in the second
OF course. it all is a plot to separate
poor Jean Muir from the fortune she
is about TO receive, but with the help
OF Ricardo Cortez, who wanders into
the scene and whose presence never
is fully explained, everything comes to
the proper conclusion. with the fates
and the scenario writer's saving Miss
Muir and Mr.. Cortez from sudden
death for their happy clinch in the
end.
Miss Muir, an excellent young
actress who looks II despite her some
% years, and who demonstrated un-
expected depths q short while back
in q piece called Desirable" has a
role this time which calls less for
sensitivity than for sincerity. She
gives 1t that sincerity and plays
the young lady about whom all
the terrors revolve in q convincing
manner which makes her real and
which some of her Hollywood sisters
would not have attained.
Mr.. CorteZ, for the time being al
least, ceases to be william, with the
result that he turns out to be q very
likable chap when cast as the cou-
rageous, quick thinking American who
does the detective work. Ruth Don
nelly contributes her usual share OF
comedy relief, and Minna Gombell
Walter Kingsford, Gordon Wescott
and John Eldredge handle lesser
roles capably.
Alan Crosland directed this first of
Warner Bros new Clue Club series of
IL pictures. bringing the Mignon G.
Eberhard story to the screen as o
well-paced and well-balanced mystery
photoplay.
The Paramount news reel devoted
to the Hauptmann trial at Fleming
ton, N. j.; film demonstrating the
technical work attendant upon the
making Of a motion picture, and a
musical short are included on the
Metropolitan's bill. HIM.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
Where and When|
| Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing.

Cornelia Otis Skinner in
~Loves Of Charles H." today at 2:30
pm. Mansion on the Hudson" to-
night at $50 pm.
Earle-"The Right to Love-" at 10
am, 1920, 2:45, $40, 7:35 and 10
pm. Stage shows at 1880 am, 1855,
4:2o, 6:45 and 9:05 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Wings in the Dark, "
at $50 am, 1920, ESQ, $40, 7:50 and
1925 pm. Stage shows at 11:30 am,
2, 4:3o, and 9:35 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Enchante April,
at 1909, 2:09. 400. SOC, 500 and
1000 pm.
Cslumbia-"Enter Madame" at
11:15 am, 1:20, 3:25, 5:35, TAO and
e:25 pm.
Metropolitan-"The White Cocka-
too" at 11:25 am, 1:30, $3.50, 5:35
TAO and 9:40 pm.
Palace-"Lives Of a Bengal Lancer"
at 11:55 am, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and s:35
pm.
Tivoli-"The President Vanishes," at
2, 4:o5, sos, 7:50 and 9:35 pm.
Ambassador-"Babes in Toyland," at
2, 4, 6, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
GRAND OPERA
IN THE MAKING
OF THIS FILM
"Enter Madame,'' at Co.
humbia, Is a Light But
Interesting Picture.

ELISA Landi's charm and beauty,
Cary Grants likable nature. Lynn
Overman's amusing comedy relief, a
fine musical score, and light treatment
by Director Elliott Nugent, make OF
Enter Madame" now at the Columbia,
an entertaining film, in spite of the
fact that Hollywood's Plot No. Z again
Is put to work.
Enter Madame" is a story about a
chap who marries an opera singer.
The latter too soon goes of on a tri-
umphal tour, whereupon friend hubby
sets sail for his United States home
land alone. Meeting up with an old
friend feminine, you know. he is not
alone for long, and shortly plans di-
vorce, deciding he is good and sick Of
life made hectic through its connec-
tions with back-stage affairs. If he
went through with the matter and left
his wife this would no longer be Plot
No. z; then. too. maybe nobody would
want him to leave his wife. At any
rate. there Is nothing to be excited
about in the story; it's the treatment
which makes it enjoyable
El4ood bdLlul lldo lidO LIiC DCiiCAI VI
better lighting than she here receives
but she still is a very handsome per-
son and a young lady who can make
an emotional role ring true. She is
beautiful rs La Tosca, warm in her
love scenes, torrid In her tantrums,
and in general gives her role as Lisa
della Robbia, the opera star, genuinely
sympathetic treatment. One Of those
wild fits of temperament is superb.
Without Lynn Overman, Enter
Madame" would have had a struggle
to escape super -dullness in spots. but
whenever the film begins to drag it
seems Mr.. Overman chances upon the
scene to inject some of his dry humor,
which has been saving grace in
better and worse pictures than this
one. Cary Grant has one of those
roles which are continually handed to
Hollywood's leading men, but he is
much more pleasant doing what little
he has to do than are huge number
of other motion picture males. Sharon
Lynne, Cecilia Parker, Frank Albert
son and Richard Bonelli also do their
part.
The flowing musical score includes
excerpts from La Tosca," "Cavalleria
Rusticana" and N Trovatore," sung
by Nina Koshetz and Mr.. Bonelli.
H. M.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
HEIFETZ TOMORROW.

Jascha Heifetz, the world famous
violinist, who is announced for an
appearance in recital at Constitution
Hall tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock,
will reach Washington tomorrow morn
ing at 7:45 O'Clock after q transcon-
tinental airplane flight from Los An
geles to New York all day yesterday.
Heifetz is appearing in washington
q month earlier than originally an
nounced owing to q change in his
schedule that was necessitated by an
other world tour that begins early this
month. He was originally announced
to appear here Sunday, March 3, but
through an exchange Of dates with
John Charles Thomas, the American
baritone, his appearance was made
possible and Thomas will sing at Con-
stitution Hall q month from tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
SECOND CONCERT OF
beethoven QUARTETS
Pro Arte Quartet of Brussels
Heard at the Library of Con-
gress Yesterday Afternoon.

The second concert in the complete
cycle of quartets by Ludwig Van
Beethoven was given yesterday after
noon by the Pro Arte Quartet of
Brussels. The cycle is being given in
the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Audi
torium in the Library of Congress
through the courtesy of Mrs. Coolidge
and presented by the Columbia Broad
casting System. The program yes
terday contained two quartets, the
first in ID Major Opus l8, Number 8"
and the second, "Opus 18, Number 4.
Written in C Minor" Both quartets
were written in 1900, which marks
turning point in the music Of Bee
thoven, and both were exQuisitely
played yesterday. The work OF the
four players was so perfectly bal
anoed and they are SO entirely in
sympathy in their playing as to give
the impression of perfect ease and
enjoyment. The tone in all four in
struments is beautiful, and such tech
nical things as clear attacks. shading
and marked rhythms are so much a
part. of their playing as not to be
noticeable. leaving only the impress
sion of beautiful music exquisiteIy
played.
The first Of the two quartets, writ
ten in D major. appeared less mature
than the second, written in C minor,
but none the less satisfying as played
by the Pro Arte Quartet. The delicacy
Of the presto movement, and the
graceful figures. perfectly turned in
the andante con moto, were like fine
etching and mosaic. The second
quartet, that in C minor, was played
with ample breadth and dignity, the
form of the composition being more
serious than that of the first quartet
played. Each player is so much a
part of the ensemble as not to obtrude
himself or his work, yet when the
theme or bits Of theme fell to the in
dividual he made the most of 1t. And
In the final movement. allegro -prestis-
simo, the theme was literally tossed"
back and forth between violins, viola
and cello. A portion of the program
was broadcast yesterday afternoon
and the one this afternoon also will
be. K. B.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
PIANIST HEARD IN
RECITAL AT CARLTON
Alexander Sklarevski of the Pea
body Conservatory Shows Ex-
cellent Command of Style.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

hAhSA- IktS4shh4Ns
Alexander Sklarevski, Russian pianist
of the faculty of Peabody Conserva-
tory. gave his first full program recital
in Washington last evening at the
Carlton Hotel. A large audience
greeted the artist and showed appre-
citation of his playing with generous
applause and many recalls.
Mr.. Sklarevski demonstrated imme-
diately a finely grounded mechanical
equipment and a command of style in
presentation of orthodox verify. His
readings Of the Haydn Sonata in z
Minor" Beethoven's Sonata in F
Minor" and a group of Chopin num-
bers, "Nocturne in F Major" Ma
Zurka in C Sharp Minor" Waltz in
A Flat Major" and "Ballade in F
Minor" were authentic in detail and
we'll analyzed.
AS thorough as was Mr.. Sklarevski's
understanding of the musical values
of this important and revealing pro-
gram. it was nevertheless apparent
that his personal feeling for the music
was not the equal of his technical per-
formance
Mr.. Sklarevski has no new or diff
ferent angle to make known to mu-
sicians already acquainted with the
accepted interpretation, and much OF
the poetry of all three of these COM
posers' works was lost thereby. He
cannot be classed with the tonal
artists who have widened the range
of the pianos expressiveness by
means of infinite shadings and a
new development of touch.
OF the three sections which COM
prised the first half of Mr.. Sklarevskis s
program, the Haydn sonata and
Chopin's "Nocturne" and "Mazurka'
were better fitted to his style and
were given with clarity of outline
and brilliant effect. The Sonata
Appassionata," while also containing
these qualities, was lacking in
abundance of the emotional feeling
which has gained it the name of
"AppaSSionata. The other numbers
by Chopin were well delivered, but
without variety Of color.
The final group contained Isolde's
"Liebestod," Wagner-Liszt; the Waltz
in F Sharp Major" Liadov; Debussy's
"LIsle Joyeuse," Scriabin's "Etude in
Sharp Major" and Dohnanyi's
"Etude Caprice in F Minor"
Evening star., 1935-02-02
SNEEZE ATTACK GRIPS
WOMAN FOR % DAYS
Gettysburg Mother of Seven May
Be Taken to Johns Hopkins
Hospital for Treatment.

By the Associated Press.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, February a.
Mrs. Edgar Harmon, "a, mother of
seven children, who has been sneez-
ing almost constantly for % days ex-
cept when she sleeps, will be taken to
Johns Hopkins Hospital unless she
gains relief over the week end.
DR.. Ira Henderson said she refused
to leave her family yesterday.
Numerous tests and diagnoses have
failed to disclose the cause of the wom-
ans puzzling malady, but DR.. Hen
derson found that sleep stopped the
seizures. A change in Mrs. Harmon S
body temperature, even If she only
puts her hand in cold water, brings on
the attack.
The sneezing has not affected Mrs.
Harmon's general health, DR.. Hen
derson says.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
N. R. A. CONSTITUTIONAL, :,
CHICAGO JUDGE RULES
Motion to Dismiss Suits Against
Six Lampshade Makers
Is Denied.
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldteO EIcsS.
CHICAGO, February 2.-Ruling
that the national industrial recovery
act is constitutional, Municipal Judge
Frank M. Padden yesterday denied a
motion to dismiss suits brought by
the N. R. A. code authority against
six Chicago lampshade manufacturers.
Judge Padden said it was the first
test of the constitutionality Of the
N. l. r. A. since the Federal Supreme
Court voided the acts oil section, a
decision on which defense attorneys
based most Of their arguments for dis
missal yesterday.
The suits were brought by Michael
Schwartz Of New York, code agent,
seeking $500 each from the manufac-
turers, which he alleged they owed on
code organization assessments.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
SPELL OF HICC0UGHING
CEASES IN Interview
Attack of New York Painter Ends
Abruptly as He Speaks
With Reporters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 2.-Just as
a group of reporters was about to in
terview Samuel Falk, 43-year-old
painter, about his 13-day spell of hic-
coughing yesterday, the attack sud-
denly ended.
All sorts of Notwithstanding his
breath, sugar-water, breathing into a
bag and inhaling horseradish fumes
had failed to break the spell, Falk's
second within year.
The reporters walked In, Falk hic-
coughed just once and then it was all
over.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra this evening at $50
o'clock in Stanley Hall. John S.
M. Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant leader.
March, Kings Hussars". Leonard
Overture, lie Roi Ia Dit. .Delibes
Persian dance, "Shahrazed" .Hildreth
Novelty fox trot, Midnight"
c. F.. Clark
Selection. from light opera, "The
Pirates of Penzance". %: Sullivan
Mazurka, Bella. ......... Waldteufel
Waltz, "Old Timers. .......... Lake
Finale. MY Maryland" :. Wolerstein
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1935-02-02
PASTOR RECALLED
Rev. c.. E. Keys to Serve Here for
Three Years.

Rev. C. e. Keys, pastor Of the First
Church Of the Nazarene, has been
recalled to serve the local church for
the next three years. Rev. MIR. Keys
came to Washington from Pennsyl-
vania last April.
The three-year period is the longest
time one can be called in this de-
nomination. at the end Of this time
one has to Be recalled again. Rev.
D. E. Higgs district superintendent,
presided at the business meeting.
Rev. Mr.. Keys breaches tomorrow
at IL am. the second in series OF
sermons based on the Sermon on the
Mount. 7:30 pm, why Men Do
Not Become Christians" Young peo-
PIES meeting, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-02
GEN. BOOTH TO- SPEAK
Volunteers of America Head at
st. Margaret's.

There will be two services Of holy
communion at st. Margaret's tomor-
row. The early communion will be
celebrated at 7:30. At the II o'clock
service the preacher will be Gen. Bal
lington Booth, founder and president
Of the Volunteers of America.
The Young Peoples Society will
meet at 6 O'Clock for supper, followed
by their regular meeting. The Wom-
ans Auxiliary Of the diocese of Wash
ington will hold their monthly meet
ing at st. Margaret's Tuesday at
o'clock. A business session with ad-
dress viii be followed by social.
Evening star., 1935-02-02

LOT events naPpeIl ouIAiiS Oil dC'
There was the time. for instance,
when Kelly was appearing in his
Virginia Judge" act and a large cat
wandered out on the stage and began
purrine and rubbing against the
comedians legs.
As the audience began to litter audi
bly,. the cat leaped up on the judges
desk and uttered a plaintive meow.
Pardon me-" Kelly announced as
he picked up the cat and started for
the stage wings, I'll have to get rid
of this catalog before continue my
monologue
Thus keeping the audience laughing
with him instead of at him.
Another time Kelly had started his
talk when a carpenter backStage be-
gan saving a wooden beam. all I'M
aware that he was creating splendid
competition for the judges act.
Something had to be done until the
fellow was stopped and. once again,
Kelly'S presence of mind helped the
situation.
THAT noise, folks" he roared over
the 1OOtnghtS, is just the stage
manager walking barefooted."
You'll soon be buying first editions
by Gary Cooper, as this motion picture
star Is the latest to disclose literary
ambitions and is telling his friends
that he is already well into a book
on hunting.
Gary certainly knows his subject
and what he has to say should be
we'll worth hearing.
Cooper will tell you about the