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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
NOW PHANTOM
GUNMAN'S HERE
Ball Player Tells Police He
Was Target.

A phantom gunman made his appear
ance at the postofice today and attempted
to end the baseball career of Steve c.
Ferrel. 314 North East street, according
to a report to the police.
An emergency call was received at po-
lice headquarters from Illinois and Mary
land streets. where Ferrel is employed as
& barber IN the Grand hotel building and
follows the "hot stove league when not
playing baseball. On arriving the police
squad. led by Sergt. Huston, vas met by
Ferrel who informed them he had just
been shot in the leg by an unidentified
man at the Federal building.
A close examination failed to disclose
any wounds, but Ferrel insisted that he
was shot and the police hurried to the
postofice to look for the would he assas-
sin. Nobody around the Federal build
ing had heard any shots fred and no
trace could he found Of the gunman.
Ferrel informed the police that he was
q ball player and was leaving for Florida
on a spring training trip next week with
the Indianapolis club. He described the
man who was supposed to have shot him
as a stranger with a little revolver. Fer
rel was finally convinced that he had not
been shot when taken to police head
quarters. but he insisted that some one
had tried ito get" him.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
LEMCKE MUST
PAY BACK FEES
Responsible for Illegal Tax
Charges, Says Eschbach.

No change has occurred IN the atti-
tudc of the state board OF accounts to
ward the collection OF illegal fees by
county treasurers. said Jesse Eschbach,
chief examiner OF tfh6 state board Of
accounts, TODAY when his attention was
called to the fact that Ralph Lemcke,
Marion county treasurer, is collecting
delinquent tax fees Illegally.
THE former ruling Of this board still
stands" he said ut applies to every
one alike"
Mr.. Eschbach said that examiners from
his department are now checking up the
books Of the Office Of the county treas
nrer and that all fees for delinquent
taxes collected IN violation Of the law
will be charged back to the treasurer.
He said that be had turned over TO his
examiners all the information In his
possession concerning the treasurer's Of
6ce and that he had given them instruc-
tious 10 examine into the collection OF
delinquent tax fees.
The attitude Of the board Of accounts
referred to by Mr. Eschbach was ex-
pressed In statement made by him on
Sept 90, 1919. Mr.. Eschbach ruled that
no fees should be collected that were
not actually earned under the law and
he set out the fees to which the treas.
urer Is entitled. He declared that no
fees for serving notices can legally be
collected unless notices are actually
served on taxpayers.
Mr.. Lemcke, from the day he took
over the trcasurer's office, has been as
sessing arbitrary costs against delln-
quent taxpayers in addition to the pen
atty prescribed by law.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
CITY FINANCE
CRISIS LOOMS
OVER TAX LAW
May Be Forced to Ask Funds
From State at Proposed
Special Session.

A financial crisis which the city gov
ernment of indianapolis is approaching
as a result of the tax muddle caused Of
fcials at the city hall today to say that
it appears inevitable that they must go
before the state legislature with q re-
quest for relief In case that body is called
into special session by Gov. Goodrich.
Running q city without money" and
ITS a good thing our credits good"
were phrases used by the officials in In
formal discussions of the city's plight.
Ordinarily the city would be receiving
large sums Of money from the county
treasure in advance settlement of the
spring installments Of taxes at this time.
But the suits which have tied the en-
forcement Of the tax law IN Marion couu-
~ up In the courts prevent tax collec-
ton To meet current expenses the city
must soon seek a larger temporary loan
than ever before, It was predicted.
The principal difficulty OF the city lies
in the fact that the budgets of all de-
partments are based upon the estimated
receipts for the year Of S.. 800 600. This
estimate was made last September when
the tax levy was fixed. Subsequent dis
covery of a mistake of nearly Sl0O,O000OO
in the assessed valuation Of taxables in
WHICH the CITY Is lHtrEVsteu anu Ae
valuations under orders Of the state
board of tax commissioners have pared the
amount the city may reasonably expect
to receive this year to. $2-5o0.O0O, Off
cials said.
Heads of departments are confronted
with the immediate necessity Of cutting
their budgets to the bone, and then
some, City Purchasing Agent Dwight ;.
Ritter declared. He indicated that some
general action along this line may be
expected soon. His department already
is figuring upon possible cuts which
may have to be made in various street
repair and construction materials.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
EMBARGO PUT
ON SHIPMENTS
Order Follows Strike of 1900
Express Employees.

CHICAGO. March GA general eru-
hargo was declared today by the Anieri-
can Railway Express Company on all
express freight in Chicago, both incom-
Ing and outgoing.
This action was taken as the result
of strike Of 5000 members of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks. called
early today. Though the strike was
branded as illegal" by officials of the
grand lodge of the organization, 1t has
within Ave hours completely paralyzed
express shipments here.
Among other cities affected by the
strike. aud at which embargoes may be
declared, are Detroit, Cleveland, Toledo,
Elkhart, Moline and Davenport
The strike Is for higher wages.
Among express shipments which it will
delay according to the union heads, are
newspapers, perishable goods, dairy
products and live stock.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
10 PCT. CUT IN
PAPERS URGED
National Board Addresses
Resolution to Publishers.

NEW YORK. March 6.vPublishers OF
all classes OF newspapers throughout the
country are urged In a resolution adopt
ed here today by the board OF directors
and paper committee OF the American
Newspaper Publishers association, TO
make Immediately a reduction Of 10 per
cent in consumption of newsprint
Tho resolution follows:
Resolved, That publishers OF all
classes OF newspapers, daily and weekly,
he urged to make Immediately a reduc-
tion Of 10 per cent in consumption Of
newsprint and 10 request all advertis-
ers, both local and foreign. to reduce
their space per cent during the present
emergency.
"In case advertisers viii not cooper
ate to the extent OF the suggested re-
duction publishers are urged to raise
their advertising rates sufficiently TO
bring about the mentioned percentage Of
reduction.
Reports of committees In charge of
the campaign on cooperation and CON
servatlon in the use of newsprint indi-
cate that an important savings has been
effected and that majority of the news
papers have put into effect practical
economies and are cutting size and num-
Der Of editions, eliminating wastage, in
creasing selling prices and raising I'D
vertising rates, but the increased demands
for advertising space have to an extent
interfered with the decrease in the use
OF newsprint compared with 1919 which
Is required to meet the pre-. II, 1T .d-
tiou and to bring consumption Of news
print within the limits of present mill
production capacity.
The general sentiment of the publishers
attending the meeting was that the stu
alton while seriouss does not Justify gov
ernment action or the passage Of any of
Continued on Page Ten.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
TEACHERS DEMAND MORE PAY
1niels Declares y. S. VIII Need 30 Ships b
Mary PickfOrd Says
She's Not Going to
Marry Fairbanks
Got DiUOrce From, OLUen Moore
Because She Wanted to Be
Free Again.

LOS ANGELES, March 6.-"The rumors
that have been circulated that 1 intend
to marry Douglas Fairbanks are absurd.
Such thought has never entered my
head" declared Mary Piekford today in
the first interview obtained since her dt-
vorce from Owen Moore last Tuesday.
Some people think my recent divorce
was secured to permit me TO marry
again." she declared. This is not so.
Is 1t necessary to marry again simply
because a person is divorced? I don't
think so. I merely wanted to be free.
Mr.. Moore and I have been separated for
three years or more. have wanted a
divorce for many years, but 1t was sim
ply to avoid such a situation ! have
found myself in today that l had put
1t of so long.
II sought a divorce because I wanted
to be free. Mr.. Moore is q charming man
and most genial-but there are many in
stances when even two genial persons
can not agree. went to Minden three
weeks ago with mother.
NERVOUS AND
COULDN'T WORK.
Il had not planned to secure a di
vorce at that time. I was nervous and
i
wanted a rest friend Of mine rec
ommended Wally Springs, a quiet and
healthful little place near Minden and
high up in the mountains. While I
was there was informed that Mr. Moore
was not so far away, working on loca-
ton. Then / determined II was the
opportune time. ! had no knowledge
before hand that Mr.. Moore would not
contest the case. so 1 Immediately Sc
cured a country lawyer and filed my
complaint.
''Mr. Moore certainly did not receive
any sum OF money from me with the
request that ne refuse 10 contest the
suit. Such a thought had never entered
my mind, for knew Mr.. Moore was
a gentleman, one who would not permit
such a thought to enter his mind, but
after the decree was granted TO NE I
regarded is as a sacred matter, of no
interest to any one but myself There
fore. mother and made plans TO avoid
publicity. We did try to elude inter
viewers. i felt that though my career
and my work In the hlms are the interest
Of the public, my personal atsirs were
not.
SORRY IF SHE
HAS OFFENDED.
~ now realize my mistake. have
learned now that do not belong 20 my
self. II l have done anything to Of
fend the public, am so sorry. My life
work is TO make people happy, to Ill
their hearts with gladness through my
appearance In picture stories. | want TO
continue this good work and | will do
so as long as the public demands IL.
''ln the future years, when my feeble
efforts have failed to bring cheer to
millions OF picture lovers whom /
humbly try to please, then and only
then will / retire from my work.
no longer must depend upon the films
for my living. ! have earned enough
to keep myself and my mother and 1t
is not Lecessary for me to work for
financial gains. l will work In the future
only for the pleasure | receive from it
and for the smiles my beloved admirers
reap from my pictures. other than this
have no plans for the future"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
SAYS LODGE WILL
'OUTLAW' STRIKERS

WASHINGTON. March 6.-organiza-
tions of the Brotherhood Of Railway
Clerks In Chicago, which ordered their
members to strike this morning, will be
"outlawed" from the grand lodge, it was
declared today by the president, ]. j.
Forester.
"The strike" be said, ais unauthorized
and illegal and steps will be taken to ex-
pei these people as soon as the facts are
officially brought to the attention of the
grand lodge"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
FIRE MAY COST
LIFE OF GIRL, 5
Little One Burned When Left
Alone in Home.

Elizabeth Lewis. 5-year- old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cort Lewis, 1882 West
Market street, WAS burned, perhaps
fatally, when her clothing caught nre
when she was left alone In her home
this morning.
The child ran screaming into the
street. Mrs. Ailene Watson living
across from the Lewis home, was the
first to reach her. She began TO tear
the flaming clothing off her.
Elizabeth was rushed to the City hos.
pital, where It is said her injuries are
serious. She was burned badly about
the head and body.
Grace Lewis, her mother. told the po-
lice she had left the girl in the house
only few minutes before to go to a
nearby store. 1t is believer the child
either played with the stove ar got too
close to 1t and her clothing ignited.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06

retain virtually the same political rights
as the American states, but they will
eventually be part of the whole Just as
the states IN America each represent an
integral part of the union"
BALTIC STATES WILL BE
COMPELLED TO JOIN.
DO YOU believe the Baltic states will
join the Russian federation - Count
PahleH was asked. He replied:
They will be compelled to join be-
cause they control the seacoast Other
wise it would be just as If the original
thirteen American colonies had attempt
cd to secede, cutting off the balance of
America from the Atlantic coast.
"Lenine (the premier of soviet Russa)
recognizes Russia's economic dependence
upon the trade routes of Latyia and
Esthonia and IS promising them local
Continued on Page Ten.l
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
Pennsylvania Floods
Force Many to Flee

PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-Flood
conditions prevailed throughout eastern
Pennsylvania today, despite the sudden
cold wave which followed Yesterdays and
last nights rain.
Practically every river and stream in
the region was out of its banks. Hun
dreds of families have been driven from
their homes and factories and power
plants have been put out of commission.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
President Receives
ROper's Resignation

WASHINGTON. March e.-President
Wilson today received the resignation of
Daniel G. Roper as commissioner of iu-
ternal revenue He will accept It aud is
understood to have asked Secretary of
Treasury Houston to recommend a sue
cessor.
Roper will retire on April /. It has
frequently been reported in Washington
that he will become manager of the Nc
Adoo presidential boom.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
COrOnOr's Cocktails
Take 4 More Lives

ST. PAUL, March 6.-Thtce were added
to the list of wood alcohol victims here
today Herman Schmidt James Nugent
and James s. Martin died from drinking
the poison, and Dennis Tgoe was blinded.
Eleven deaths and one blindness have re-
suited from wood alcohol in three days
here.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
STEAMER AFIRE
1000 MILES OUT
Bushrod's Wireless Received
at Naval Station.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The United
States shipping board steamer Bushrod
is afre about 1000 miles off New York,
according to sn Intercepted wireless
message received at Otter Cliffs, Me-, the
naval radio station here reported this
afternoon.
The message said:
Unknown ship K l B reported in
distress, bunkers afire, at 3S1S north lati-
ture, 5S.13 west longitude"
"K 7 G r" is the wireless call for
the Bushrod, steamer Of 1900 tons,
which left Norfolk for Nantes, France,
March /.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06

The west Russia regime was created
during the violent fighting that ragged
between the northern frontier of Poland
and Petrograd during 1919, but it col
Iapsed after a short existence. Its sym
pathies were said to be pro- bolshevist
and it had the assistance of large forces
or German troops that were then in
Courland.
SOVIET TOO FIRMLY
ENTRENCHED NOW"
II am convinced the soviet government
is too strongly entrenched to be over
thrown now" said Count Pahen. "There
was an opportunity for that last summer
but ii was lost. The new Russian gov
ernment appears to be 4 stable unit, but
think that it will eventually evolve
into real representative institution.
"Some parts of Russia viii develop
faster in political sense than uthers.
These districts as autonomous states Will
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
FOUR ESCAPE
JOLIET PRISON
Illinois Police Trail COnvicts
Toward Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 6.--Four prisoners
escaped from the state penitentiary at
Joliet, ILL.,, early today, according to
word received by the police here.
The escaped convicts are Frank stock
ley. Charles Martin, John Anderson and
Harry Jones. The two last named are
negroes.
They are believed to have headed for
Chicago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
Papers May Print
All of Court News

CHICAGO, March 6.-Newspapers have
the right to publish all court testimony,
whether II is true or untrue, according to
ruling handed down in a libel suit
against a Chicago newspaper by Circuit
Judge Oscar II. Torrison. The ruling
was given in Instructions to the jury
hearing the case
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
MORE, HE ADDS,
UNLESS LEAGUE
ADOPTED SOON
Must Be Ready for Any Emer-
gency, Secretary Tells
House Committee.
rs NO MIDDLE GROUND

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Appear-
ing today before the house naval af-
fairs committee, Secretary of Navy
Daniels declared that our navy ''is
weak in the types of ships which the
world war proved were essential in
fleet efficiency" and he urged the
adoption of the building program for
next year calling for thirty ships
The cost of the building program as
recommended by Secretary Daniels as
being necessary because of the delay
on peace treaty action and the unset
tied condition Of the world war was
placed at S195, 100000.
'1n the unsettled condition of the
world today" he said, "our navy must
be prepared for any emergency.
I'VE have only two courses to pursue ;
we must have a league Of nations by
which every nation will help preserve
he peace Of the world without competi-
tive navy building. or we must have
inromparably the biggest navy in the
world. There is no middle ground"
DELAY WILL ADD
TO L. 9. NEEDS.
AhAtss AAeAS Is leakue OF nations
sOcn or II the United States finally
decides TO stand outside the league, Sec
crctary Daniels said he would be CON
strained to recommend a building pro-
gram calling for the construction Of
sixty nine ships.
Il had hoped" said the secretary, TO
appear today with a final recommenda-
tion as to the building program for
he navy, but as the peace treaty has
not been acted upon there are uncertain
ties in the situation.
If the covenant had been ratified our
duty would have been plain With the
league 10 operation Ii would not have
been necessary 10 impose upon the tax
payers. In view Of the present burdens,
the money necessary for building more
ships.
PROGRAM OUTLINED
BY sECRETAPS.
The building program for the next
fiscal year, as presented to you, is:
'Hattleships. two.
Battle cruisers, enc.
Scout cruisers, ten.
"F'lotiiia leaders. i've,
s'Pleet submarines, str.
'Airplane carriers. two.
"Aircraft tenders, two.
Destroyer tender. one.
"submarine tender, 1.
Il am not recommending additional
dreadnoughts, battle cruisers and scout
cruisers, though these ships are the back
bone Of naval efficiency.
Had the peace treaty been settled.
with the possibility OF ornaments being
curtailed and regulated as originally sug
sested by your committee in 1896, would
have submitted a program today which
CONTINUED on Page Tcu.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
Indianapolis to
Be Second Boston?

second Boston?
Children are reading travel books,
poetry and books on natural history,
chiefly, according to records of the
Prospect branch library, while two
thirds of the books read by adult
patrons are fiction.
More adults are reading books on
European history than before the
war, Mrs. Mile Drane, branch Ii
brarian, said today. Five hundred
more books were borrowed during
February of this year than during
the same month a year ago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
CONFER NAMED
NEW SENATOR
Former Governor of Alabama
to Succeed Bankhead.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. March 6.-Former
Governor B. B. Conner has been named
by Gov. Kilby to succeed United States
Senator John II. Bankhead., decea sed.
Mrs. r. B. Conner, wife of the newly
appointed senator from Alabama, died at
the family home a. Birmingham today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
ILL, GERARD
CANCELS TOUR
Democratic Presidential Can
didate Stricken Suddenly.

WATERFOWL, S. D., March 6-James
W. Gerard, former American ambassador
to Germany and candidate for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination, was taken
suddenly Ill ut Aberdeen and left for
New York today. canceling further speak
ing engagements.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
PAY TOO LOW,
RMRAL TEACHERS SAY

Rural school teachers of three Indiana
counties-one northern county, one CEN
trail and one southern-in answering 4
QUESTIONABLE sent out from the office of
the state superintendent of public In
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
Says United States of Russia
VIII GrOU From, Present Chaos

March 6The United
prediction Pahen governor
will central like
existence
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
WEATHER,

Local Forecast-FaiF and colder to-
night and Sunday; lowest temperature
expected tonight, 10 TO IS degrees above
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
Top-R. v. Law, president;
n. NJ. Cartinhour, vice president.
Lower-A. w. Hutehison, seere-
tary; n. c. Lathrop, treasurer.

Under the direction OF the Indianapolis
Automobile Trade association the TWEEN
tieth annual motor car exhibit viii he
held at the fair grounds March to l3
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.

sun sets today. 5;ia; rises tomorrow.
6:f6: sets, a:43.
One year ago today, highest tempcra-
ture, 35; lowest, FL.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-27
GOODRICH STANDS
FOR STATE TAX Law
BY Tnlfad Press;

BY nitcd Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May 26.-
Declaring that the democratic state
convention repudiated the governor
ship records Of Thomas r. Marshall
and Samuel NJ. Ralston I'm adopting
its platform plank regarding taxa
ton, Gov. Goodrich made public a
statement today saying the present
tax law embodies features the dem
ocrats had repeatedly promised but
failed 10 enact.
The governor characterized the
arbitrary power OF the tax board
over bond issues and tax levies as
"a temporary power vested In the
tax board only until the total prop
erty valuation in the state was as
certained."
The democratic convention has
copied the republican plank upon
this question" Gov. Goodrich assert
ed.
The democratic convention has
copied the republican plank upon
this question" Gov. Goodrich assert
cd.
Regarding the democratic plank
assailing the tax board for exercis-
ing these POWERS. Gov. Goodrich
said that the state body was au-
1891 law which was enacted by a
democratic legislature and that the
board had been ordered to mako
horizontal increases by the demo
cratic governors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-27
FORMER EVANSVILLE
PATROLMAN ARRESTED

CHICAGO. May 26-Leonard
Ellis. former Evansville, Ind. pO-
liceman, will be tried before a jury
here June on a charge of disor-
derly conduct.
Ellis was arrested Sunday night
when he pointed a revolver at a no
tel detective and demanded TO know
why a Miss Blum OF Evansville"
had been ordered out of the hotel.
City detectives grabbed Ellis before
he received an answer Ellis is en-
plOyed here as a federal prohibi-
tion agent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-27
O'DELL MURDER TRIAL
OPENS IN GOTHAM
BY United Press

BY United Press:
ROCHESTER. y. e. May 26.-Pearl
Beaver O'Dell, charged in conjunc-
ton with her husband, James L
ODell, with the murder Of Edward
Kneip, was placed on trial today be
fore Justice Robert r. Thompson.
Evidence 10 support the testi-
mOny of Mrs O'Dell that she was
annoyed by Kneip, the murdered
man, after her marriage 10 ODen
and that Kncip tried 10 renew inn
proper relations with her, has been
found by Atty. Fuller, counsel for
Mrs. O'Dell, ne said
James /. O'Dell was recently con-
victed and is now in Sing Sing prison
under sentence OF death