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Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
BROTHER OF
HELL CAT ON
THE WARPATH
Marks 3 Policemen for Death;
Accused of SlasE,ing Wife
of Colored Detective.
OUT FOR VENGEANCE

Henry Hell Cat" Thomas brother
is in indianapolis to avenge the
death of Thomas, according to the
police today.
He is known as Bear Cat" Tolbert.
Already menacing reports have
reached police headquarters.
Bear Cat" threatens to kill lal po-
licemen who took part in the pistol
duel late Thursday afternoon in
which his brother was killed after he
mortally wounded Sergt. Maurice
Murphy.
Police are nervous aud watchful.
He must he caught. dead or alive,
they say.
dragnet is spread over the negro
districts.
When he was reported to have been
seen in the vicinity of Indiana avenue
and the canal at 10 o'clock this morning
a score of police were dispatched to the
district.
Two "fast wagons" carried squads Of
armed officers.
One negro was taken to headquarters.
He answered the description OF Bear
Cat" but proved an alibi.
THREE POLICEMEN
ARE "OIARKED."
Lieut.. Herbert Fletcher and Detectives
Sneed and Trabue have been marked
by the negro. IL is claimed
Bear Cat Tolbert has told persons
in the colored neighborhood that be will
kill.
The slashing of Mrs. Sneed. wife of
Detective George Sneed, colored. in her
home yesterday morning is laid TO Toll
bert
When detective roll call was held this
). morning a picture of Bear Cat was
shown to each man.
fsHes the fellow you must watch for
today-bring him in," were the instruc-
tIons.
Police and detectives are reluctant to
give out information shout the arrival
here Of the supposed new terrorist
One negro says be knows "Hell Cats"
brother, and says he is the man who
robbed him yesterday. He told his story
to Detective Hanks.
Other informants have conf1ded in the
officers the threats made by the in
vader. He means business, they de-
clare.
The pistol duel with Hell Cat
Thomas was one or the most Sensatlonal
In the history Of criminals in the city.
Thomas defiant and menaeing, had
threatened to kill any policeman who
tried to arrest him. He "broke loose
after his home was raided of $1,000 worth
Of loot and his wife arrested. He was
wanted in connection with several rob
berries here.
WROTE LETTER f-s@----s--'-. z--7' -
TO DETECTIVES.
. After writing a letter to Detectives
MSneed and Trabue, who were instrumental
Vn bringing about his wife's arrest, in
which he said he would kill them If
they did not free bis wife, he eluded ar
rest for several days
Il IL - - =. LII z
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
ITALY HAS NEW
CABINET CRISIS
Reorganization May Let in
Clerical Party.

LONDON, March "A political crisis
has followed the ministerial conference
called by Premier Nitti of Italy," said a
Central News dispatch from Rome today
at is expected that the cabinet will be
RECONSTRUCTED to contain members of the
clerical party"
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
BANDITS PULL
DAYLIGHT RAID
Invade Downtown Baltimore
and Rob Jewel Shop.

BALTIMORE, March 9-Automobile
bandits, operating in broad daylight
or the busiest thoroug hfares in the
shopping section here today smashed
the big plate glass window of James
Armiger & Co, jewelry store, cleaned
the window of thousands of dollars
worth of diamonds, shot and seriously
wounded man who attempted 10 pre-
vent their getaway and escaped int their
waiting automobile.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
Plead kidnapping as
Self Defensive Act

TOMBSTONE, Ariz. March 9-Kid-
naping in self defense will be the answer
Of defendants in the Bsbee. Ariz, de-
portation trial. it was indicated today.
Taking OF evidence win be resumed to-
morrow
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
FUNERAL PARLoR ZONES.

SAN DIEGO. March 9.-It is planned
here to establish a zone system" for
undertaking parlors and crematories.
These establishments could be located
only in a certain district unless 90 per
cent of the property ownsrs in another
district consented 70 other location
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
QUAKES ROCK
ITALIAN TOWNS
Tuscany Province Racked, but
Damage Believed Slight.

LONDON, March 9.-Earthquake shocks
were felt throughout Tuscany. Italy, to-
day, said Central News dispatch from
Rome.
Many persons fed from their homes,
but the DANA &c is believed to be slight.
Tuscany is a department in north
western Italy bordering the Mediterran.
can sea. 1t contains a number of in
dustrial centers, chief of them being
Florence, Leghorn, Pisa and fistoja. The
surface In the interior is mountainous
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09

Explaining. she said: Every one has
her llfe 70 1--we, and mine Is only {
small part 'in this big word.
owen Moore and tried to live ours
as man and wife, and failed. We sepa-
rated long ago. We could not agree,
but there was no III feeling. The sepa-
ration aud unsettled marriage relations
caused tangled business problems.
was married. yet not a wife. A divorce
decree offered the only way out. I was
opposed TO this idea. would not con-
sent Business worries grew and 1 still
held out Finally they became so great
that l consented l have made my viii,
ended my problems and am happy or
at least win be II the public viii let
me alone and forgive me and forget
this incident in my life"
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
Maintenance Men
Vote Against Strike

WASHINGTON, May 0.-Allan Barker,
president of the brotherhood of Main
tenance-of Way Employees, today an
nounced here that his organization has
decided not TO strike
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
Teachers to Wage Pay Fight
at Mass Meeting Next Week

School teachers of indianapolis will meeting
Mills hail. Shorge High Monday
Representatives the federation
with Superintendent
presented and conference held
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
OH, NO, MAYOR
HASN'T CLOSED
RUFE'S JOINT
1917 North Senate Avenue
Public Gambling House,
but What of It?
THAT SUNDAY A. M. RAID

Rufe Page and John Overton are
still operating a poolroom at 1917
North Senate avenue.
Their license has not been re-
voked by Mayor Jewett, despite his
recent promise to revoke the IL
censes of operators of poolrooms
who have violated the law.
At least three con<retions have resulted
in judicial recognition of the place as a
public gambling house.
The letter Of Mayor Jewett to Judge
Pritchard in which he declares he will
revoke the license of poolroom operators
who have been convicted Of law violations
calls attentions 10 the fact that when the
police made their most recent raid on
the Page place they overlooked. either in
tenti6nally or unintentionally, most
obvious violation OF the law.
HAPPENED AT
SUNDAY RAID.
The raid was made at 3 o'clock sun
day morning, March /, and twenty three
negroes and one white man were arrested.
Later all were released because the police
produced no evidence Of gambling. They
did however. produce conclusive evt-
dence that there were twenty-four per-
sons in the poolroom at 3 o'clock in the
morning This was direct violation OF
the law and yet no charge was made
against either Page or Overton for such
violation.
Here is the law on the subject as found
in Sections Z and s Of the municipal
code:
prohibited hours No person who
shall keep or operate any billiard or
pool table under a license issued by the
city shall permit any person to play bill
liards or pool on such table, or permit
any person IN the root IN which such
table is kept. between the hours OF l.
o'clock, midnight, and o'clock a. m.
Penalty. Any person violating either
Of the foregoing two sections shall. upon
conviction. be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding $50
POoLROOMS MUST
BE LICENSED.
The other section referred 10 is Sec
tion @. which requires pooirooms to be
licensed. According TO records I'm the Of
fee Of the city controller. Robert Page
and John Overton paid a license Jan. u,
1920. for the operation Of three tables.
The mayor has not only not revoked
the license Of the place operated By Page
and Oyerton. but he has not revoked any
poolroom licenses In his letter to Judge
Pritchard he said
1t has been called to my attention
that several persons holding poolroom
licenses have been convicted in your
court OF gaming aud other otrenses.
"On your recommendation. persons
holding pooiroom licenses who have been
convicted in your court, and whom you
deem unworthy or holding such licenses
IN the city, will be investigated, and
IL the facts are sufficient | Will immedi-
atsly revoke any such license"
Either Judge Pritchard did not deem
any poolroom proprietor unworthy Of
holding a license, or Mayor Jewett did
not find the facts sufficient to justify
the revocation Of any license. it appears.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
WRITES LETTER
GIVING REASON
HE WON'T RUN
Communication Received by
A. c. Sallee Springs Sur
prise on Democrats.
EXPRESSES HIS REGRET

Thomas Taggart today announced
his determination not to permit the
use Of his name in the Indiana demo-
cratic primaries as candidate for
the United States senate.
His reasons for refusing to accept
a nomination that has been rendered
him by the unanimous desire of the
whole democratic party in Indiana
are contained in letter which was
received at Democratic headquar-
ters this afternoon.
Mr.. Taggart gave as his reason for
withdrawing in the following letter:
MY Dear Mr.. Sallee-As chairman Of
the democratic state committee, I desire
to make known through you to the democ-
racy OF the state my position in regard
TO the senatorial race
Writing this letter Is the hardest po-
litical task have ever undertaken. The
democracy of Indiana has always been
most generous with me, In fact. every
personal wish that have expressed po-
litlcally that was within the power OF
the party to confer upon me has al
ways been granted. That Is what makes
this task so hard.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09

sun sets today, 5:45; rises tomorrow,
sos; sets, 5:46.
One year ago today, highest tempera-
ture, SO; lowest. 80.
Additional weather reports on market
page.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
RTHE WEATHER.

Local Forecast-Fair and warmer to-
night. with lowest temperature as to 10
degrees; Wednesday fair with moderate
temperature.
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
WOULD BE
PLEASURE TO sERNE.

Nothing could give me greater pleas
ure than 10 serve my party In answering
this call were II not for the fact that 7
do not feel physically able 10 undertake
this campaign
About two years ago had a very
serious illness which wss only overcome
by the greatest Of care and perfect rest
and in entering into campaign such as
J would desire TO make In order 10 win,
7 am afraid OF a recurrence Of my former
ailment
For the reason mentioned above.
must, therefore. respectfully but urgently
request that my name be withdrawn as
a candidate.
In closing this letter ] want 10 again
thank my friends for the great confidence
that they have reposed In me and to as
sure you that there is nothing In my
heart but the klndiiest feeling TO every
human being.
with additional assurance that any
thing | can do to help in the coming
campaign will be done with pleasure,
beg to remain. yours very truly.
"T. TAGGART."
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
TRIED TO STAY
OUT, HE SAYS.

''In recent years have tried to i'm
press upon my friends In the state that
I was not seeking any oflice.
Recently my name has been used by
my friends as a candidate for the United
states senntorshlp. A few weeks ago
stated through the public press that |
was not a candidate for senator. and
tlid not want the nomination, Notwith-
standing the notice that had giveu. pc
titions continued to be circulated ia my
behalf and on Tuesday. March >. pc
tition WIS filed with the secretary OF
state, naming me as a candidate for
United States senator.
81 appreciate more fuity than / can ex-
press In words this great honor. par
ticulariy the compliment OF receiving the
nomination 20 the highest ofice Ia the
gift OF the people Of the state without
opposition
Indiana daily times., 1920-03-09
WROTE LETTER
TO DETECTIVES.

After writing a letter to Detectives
ASneed and Trabue, who were instrumental
Vn bringing about his wife's arrest, in
which he said he would kill them IL
they did not free bis wife, he eluded ar
rest for several days
The two detectives found him shortly
before o'clock in the vicinity Of Twelfth
and West streets. They trapped him in
an alley.
The emergency was called. Sergt-
Murphy led the squad. Before he knew
it a pistol in Hell Cats" hand was
CONTINUED on Page FOur.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
PRESIDENT NOT INVITED
TO FIRST COUNCIL SESSION
United states VIII Have No Part In
Session OF League OF
Nations.
tBv Associated Press.l

WASHING iON, Dec. 3I-Presldent
wilson has not been invited TO cali the
first mc.tin. OF the council OF the
league Of nations after ratification OF
the treaty Of Versailles has been com
pictcd, state Department officials said
There was n suggestion some time
ago that the invitation be extended
TO hin. but the question was not de-
tcrmined a. that time. Some admins
lration o'hc!ais believe he would ac-
powers. but the united Statea viii
have no part in the meeting OF the
council by reason OF the fact that tho
treaty has not been ratified by the
senate.
The treaty provides that the first
Meeting OF the assembly of tho league
shal! I've called by the President. hut
the assembly is not expected to meet
IN the immediate future. The council,
however. must assemble within a fort
night after ratification is completed
nj Paris as the carrying out OF some
provisions Of the treaty are entrusted
20 IL.
Peace treaty compromise talk reach
cd more formal stage today when
senator McNary. of Oregon. a leader
OF the mild reservation Republicans.
discussed various compromise sugEes-
braska the acting Democratic leader.
1t was said that although no definite
agreement came out of the conference.
tho Conversation took n hopeful turn.
Afterward both Senator'S seemed conf
dent that n middle ground could be
found that would insure ratification
early in the year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
NORMAN HAPGOOD DENIES
GEORGE HARVEY'S CHARGES
Den"mnces False Statements That He
Has Been Friendly TO BOI-
shevist ReEime.
FBy Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec 3I.--Norman Hap
good Issued a statement here tonight
in explanation OF his resignation as
minister to Denmark, in which he
catcgorically denied having expressed
sympathy for or having had relations
with the Soviet government of Russia.
lie declared his views have not
changed regarding the maintenance of
tho blockade. and that he still believes
Bolshevism is strengthened by H., not
only in Russia. but elsewhere, "in pro-
portion as Europe suffers from the in
ability to get raw materials and food
from Russia and to send her manufac-
tured articles in return"
Charges that Mr.. Hapgood had been
in friendly relations with Lcnine and
Trotzky were originally made In Har-
vcy's Weekly, and the former minister
SAID that one OF his reasons for asking
TO be released from the diplomatic SER
vice was the necessity OF answering
Colonel George Harvcy's falsehoods.
His attack-was foolish and vindictivc,"
he asserted.
Mr.. Hapgood said he has been op-
posed to communism all his life. and
denounced the charge that he was, Il
plcnipot entiary Of Lenine and Trotzky
as a "grotesquc falsehood." He char.
acteriZed an accusation that he mad
used the American legation at Copen.
hagen as a trading post" for the Soviet
government as "desDicaOle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
SEEN ON THE SIDE
NJ HENRY EDWARD WARNER
Regards TO Bill,


When Shakespeare said that cash was trash
He-evidentlY didn't know
There'd come a day when folks would say
That what he auhored wasn't so;
He wasn't hep to values that
Were destined for the lot of man
He hadn't priced tho tabloid fiat
Huilt on the folding plan.
What Shakespeare said he doubtless meant FL
AT least, like to think he did;
But had his bank-rOll felt the dent
Made by a woman's modish lid?
Did Shakespeare ever pay a dime
Apiece for eggs and them so?
Were incomes taxed in Shakespearcs time?
Then how could Shakespeare know?
We arc inclined to think that Bill
Was given much TO form OF speech,
And when he said that cash nil,
He let his license over-reach
We think IL Shakespeare lived today
He'd hunt the movie TO its lair
And write scenarios for pay,
And scramble for his share.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
New Strike Machinery

DRESIDENT WILSON'S second industrial
conference has contributed something
very definite and determinate to the pro-
cesses for settling labor disputes and while
the program proposed for national and
regional system OF arbitration is being criti-
ciZed, 1t should be remembered that neither
the critics nor anybody else has offered the
country anything better.
Certainly the present strike adjustment
machinery is insufficient and Ineffective A
few minor controversies here and there NAV
be settled by Federal mediation but when
1t is possible for strike of the steel workers
to run for months and when il is nossible
for 100000 mine workers to quit their iobs
practically paralyzing the industry of the
country it is obvious that old methods of
dealing with wage adjustment are futile and
must be pronounced failures
After nearly thirty days OF intensive study
or all the problems involved in American in
dustrial life, after Analysing the defects of
the present system and after taking into ac-
count the unrest which is at the bottom OF
most disputes between employer and en-
ployee, the Industrial commission asks the
country TO indorse and to legaliZe q plan
whereby regional arbitration boards will he
set up, under authority Of law, i'm districts
corresponding to the Federal reserve dis
trlcts, these boards to assume immcdiatc
3urlsuic!ion over any labor dispute within
its territory. An appellate board is TO be
created, which will sit in Washington. to
hear appeals from the regional bodies. and
TO handle issues which are strictly national
I'm their scope.
The success Of this plan naturally depends
upon the confidence which is felt in il by
the government, by the employer and the em
ployee If the membership Of the regional
boards and of the national board is NOT sucb
as to commend it to the men whose interests
are involved. the plan will coliapse as have
other adjustment programs. But until some
responsible body produces more acceptable
substitute. 1t is hardly in order to condemn
that proposal which the industrial confer
cnce has painstakingly evolved
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
More and Rctter-P.Id Policemen.
he Editor of The Times p ispntch:

10 the Editor of The Times spntch:
eeeney Of the poiee fo ySer of 1m the
for her eeent servieS Saa eSne sney Win
mond is sufficiently paid for theTr Services
Hundreds, and perhaps thousands of men work. .
hs salary that Being paid 20 the poic e" of
fs, When we take into consideration the
10000 people ihe o. eFS OF thIa
night. when the Inhabitants Of this munici-
I raliiy are asleep it can be pany seen that
nicpalty. We sleep contented with the knowi-
Sdse ,'ai the police officers are watching over
that they we're looking after, our possessions
NEht is too cold. nor any day 100 hot. For them
e. render t, service For this and other reasons
%Sy be for Se to lay aside i
T 1InS oiccrs also risk their lives to save
the Ives and 1rG9sriy Of o,hs5s and an Of ihIs
o"r IS eaed To Of o
GERS who have lost their lives in the discharge
eer G. harm of's and sf John r.
berger.
nj wSn!S a'eG call attention 70 the fact that
city is insul h In old Jackson Ward the
PIE, there is seldom seen an oaiser during re
nnpoced but IS not the fault te Of
dhe police officer; this is due TO the conditions
the has "f peen deS to to 9hs c the y aS
ssd The Iss nd seG Of the coll
not more protection than any other section of
the city. There was a committse of colored
thorties in the early part Of January. who
m the of the be & 60
they fs That they fGnd DO s e shS Tork
ever. that a larger number Of policemen should
be assigned TO the negro section of this city
The city aad t'' and by this
means giving better pro'eson e B 5A scjiys9
Richmond, Va, December so. 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
.BLAMEs PRUss|Ah CHIEF |
Won BUEL0W ORDERED
CATHEDRAL CITY SHELLED
Won Hnusen Declares Prussinn Guards
uOmbnrdcd Rhcins without
ShudOw OF ncnsOn.
LBy Associated Press.l


BERLIN. Dee. 31.-Rheims Cathedral
was damaged by German shellnre the
hrst time on September 4. 1914. whep
The Prussian guards bombarded the
city. for two hours. even after it had
been occupied an entire day by Saxon
troops, according to Lieutenant-Gen-
mander OF the Saxon Third Army. who
has just published "reminiscences OF
the first battle of the Marine.
the revelations of Baron Won Hansen
are prefaced by statement which de-
clares that while the Germans have
been searching hclplcssly for the guilt
tire year has passed in which no at
tempt had been made to establish the
responsibility for the bombardmcnt of
He explodes the theory of the MILL
tary. leaders who declared the firing on
Rheims was forced by military ncces-
French were said TO have used the
towers OF the cathedral for obscrva-
ton posts and emplacemcnts for guns.
Tells OF General Advance.
Baron Won Hansen. in his reminis-
cences says that on September g. 1914.
he advanced southwark with his troops
against Rheims. at the same time that
General Won Buclow. at the head OF
ing the city.
Although fights on September 1 and
2 had made doubtful whether Rheims
could be held or used as fortress,
General Won Buelow announced by
wireless. according TO Baron Won
hausen, that he had ordered Rheims
On the same day General Won Hansen
Rhes na Dy bs aTpans thst
cuSSed his operations thus:
Il decided to make q sally against
the Qualifications and took forts Vitry
and Nogcnt LAbhesse without opposi-
with many guns and much a,nmuni-
ton. The population was satisfied
since the presence OF German troops
prevented disorders. AZ noon ON. Sep
TENDER 3, Rheims was firmly held by
the Saxons. A few hours later. how
ever, it was learned that tho city was
Guards. 1t was regarded as SEN
sational report, which nobody believed
until shells actually fell. The guard
couricrs had failed TO return.
Bombnrdcd City Two Hours.
On September 4, the guard bonn
barded Rheims for two hours. damag-
ing the cathedral. After the lombard
had imposed a fine of 100000 francs,
which would be Increased TO O.OOO.-
600 IL the couriers were not released
Baron Won Hausen's "reminiscences
say General Won Euelow imposed the
t:ne without knowing whether the
ira; the fact was that they did not
reach Rheims. General Won Buclow is
said to have ordered the BON bardment
OF tho city without knowing whether
II WAS defended.
Discussing the question OF guilt for
the firing on Rheims. ,he Vossische
ZeftunE says:
Chief guilt for the fearful act un-
auestiionably Is on Lieutenant Genera
Won Hansen. who knew the SECOND
Army planned an attack on Rheims
ana took it ahead of that time, failing
10 notify General Won Buelow OF tho
citys occupation. thus exposing his
own troops in Rheims to lombard