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New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
CONFESSES ASSAULTS
Prisoner in California Admits Strangling to Death or Attacking Dozen Women.

San Francisco, Calf, Aug. II Pl Whether Thomas Johnson, in jail in Seattle, and Philip H. Brown, due at San Francisco today from Needles in custody of Sheriff w. A. Shay. are rival prevaricators, luna tics. fiends incarnata or all three, is a question awaiting solution today.
 Johnson has told a tale of mur- dering more than a dozen persons over central and western sections Of the United States and committing more than 100 robberies. Investiga- tion has tended 10 substantiate in part his confession" which followed his sudden appearance at the sher- iffs office in Seattle a week ago.
 Brown is expected 10 repeat with added details his alleged confession in Needles yesterday that he strangled 10 death or attacked 12 women in California.
 He declares his attacks were all on women.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

disability and about 3,000,0OO acci- dents in all causing at least one days disability.
 Actual time lost as a result of these non-fataI accidents is 5O,0O0,- 900 days yearly, while the total number of days lost is approxi- mately 3OO,OOO,0OO. which at an average wage of only s4 a day would amount to a total wage loss of s1.1S4,O0O,o0O. according to Dean Kimball.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Definitely Establishes
 26 Sailors Are Drowned

Halifax, Aug. Il CP)-Twenty-slX members of the crew of the auxil- iary fishing schooner Sylvia Mosher are believed to have perished when the craft was piled up, total loss, on the north side of Sable island during hurricane last Saturday.
 Captain John Mosher, 25 years old and married, is among the miss ing. It is said that nine bodies and several dories have been washed ashore on Sable island.
 The Sylvia Mosher was the hiGh- liner of the Lunenburg fishing fleet. All the members of the crew were Nova Scotians
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
BY TOM SIMS

once upon time. a fellow would go out and have a few drinks. The sidewalks and buildings would start acting peculiar, so he would call a cab similar to the one above.
 The cabby would either ask the fellow his address, or look through his clothes and get it off an old let ter After a short drive the hilarious gentleman would arrive him safely.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

That, however was "once upon a time" Now a fellow goes out and has a few drinks. He climbs into his auto. Perhaps a more sober minded friend will ,remonstrate.
 "I can drive better drunk than can sober" replies the hilarious one. And besides, I'm not drunk"
 Sometimes he arrives home safe ly. Sometimes he absent-mindedly begins to admire the scenery and becomes a part of it.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
MANY BIG FAMILIES

Rome, Aug. II P.-Italy boasts of more than 10000 families which have ten children or more, it is disclosed by special statistics com- piled by order of Premier Musso- lini.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

The problem of "squaring the circle" was discussed in the oldest mathematical document known, a papyrus dating back to about 20OO B. c.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

The railroads have been author ized by congress to carry any totally blind person, accompanied by a guide, at the fare charged for one person, under such reasonable regu- lations as may have been established by the carrier
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
ACCTSED OF THEFT

Manchang, Mass. Aug. II P)- Charged with the larceny of about s1,00O of the funds of Manchaug council. LCnion St. Jean Baptist D'Amenique society. Adelard Du- huque. for more than l years treas urer of the society, was arrested to- day at his home and taken to the Worcester police headquarters, where he was released on bail for appearance in central district court.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01
PLUMBER GIVES
QUICK SERVICE
]. C. Carr Can Be Relied on
In Emergencies.

If this cold weather freezes up
your water pipes 1t viii be anoying,
of course. but as long as there are
such prompt and reliable plumbers
as ]. C. Carr, 1109 Prospect St., you
don't have to worry long.
Carr. whose slogan for business is
quick service" has a force Of men
who can be relied upon In emergen-
cies. For five years this plumbing
establishment has been living up to
the reputation it's owner established
at the beginning.
"Send for Carr. hen fix it." is
what his old customers say now,
when anything goes wrong with the
plumbing in their homes.
CARR carries and recommends the
Sands hot water heating system. and
customers report that even in this
cold weather, their houses are com
Portable. He also has an excellent
line of the Kohler and Standard
equipment. The high grade materi
ais and equipment is only half the
story, however, for Carr also has
skilled workmen, with years Of ex
perience behind them. to see that
the installation and repair work Is
we'll done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01
SPEED In RAzING
Old RESIDENCE
SURPRISES MAN
Work of Reliable Workers Is
Lauded by Passing
MotoriSt.

i've been watching the Reliable
Wreckers take down that house." re-
marked a man who passes Forty
Ninth st. and Michigan Rd. in his
machine every day. Its simply
amazing-the rapidly and order
with which they proceed. I see that
house wrecking is an art, as well as
house building"
The house he referred to is the
old home Of DIR. Thomas Noble, Jr.,
which will. through the systematic
work of the Reliable Wreckers, be
''as a tale that is told" in a few
days. making way for the Doctors
new home. The quick, clean work
done at this point is just q typical
Illustration of the way that the Re
liable Wreckers proceed.
AS soon as the last scrap Of wreck
age is removed, the wrecking COM
pany will turn it's attention to Riley
ST., near the city hospital, where
it has contracted to remove a num-
Der of small houses for the park
board. But, small houses or large.
the policy of the Reliable Wreckers
is the same; attention to details,
quickness and order.
Lumber from the buildings they
raze is supplied to customers in any
amount desired, hut only the best OF
the lumber obtained from the build
ings RACED is sold to the Reliable
Wrecker customers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01
Developments
I'M THEATRICAL
CIRCLES GOOD
MERGING Of Interests and
Building Of Earring
Outstanding.
BY Walter ID. Hickman

Two important theatrical moves
during 1926 will make this year have
effect upon 1925.
The merging Of the Shubert in
terests at the Murat with Englishs,
and the placing of all legitimate at
fractions in English's and the build
ing Of the new Earring community
theater in the north part of the city,
are the two elements which will have
much influence upon the new year.
The immediate financial and
artistic success of the Earring
Theater, modern and beautiful,
opens the way for the building of
more real community theaters in In
dianapolis.
The ''store room" theater is giving
way all over the country to ex-
pensive and modern buildings. The
Earring is the first attempt, and a
most successful one, to build cost
ly modern theater outside of the
business district
Needed Concentration
The merging of the Shubert inter-
ests with the interests at Englishs
makes possible the needed concentra-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01

The quiet dignity that belongs to
the colonial type of architecture
marks the new home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. d. Ambrose at 1857 N. Penn
sylvania ST., designed and built by
Harvey e. Rogers in the Northrupp
addition. The house Is set well back
In a large lot, which will be terraced
and handicapped.
Built on a knoll, the Ambrose
home, Of red brick with ivory trim.
has the true colonial fiuted columns
at the front entrance and the side
porch to the south. Through an
arched door to the right of the CEN
ter hall Is a bright and attractive
living room, with double sets OF
French doors and a handsome brick
and mahogany colonial fireplace.
Color Combination
Colonial wall brackets form the
lighting fixtures of this room, and
the deep cove molding is effective
against the taupe OF the stippled
walls. Taupe rugs, with furnishings
OF blue and taupe, make satisfying
color combination. The woodwork
here, as in all the downstairs rooms.
is Of mahogany.
The DINING room, which is d.
rectly across the hall from the nv-
ing room, is reached Though an
arched door. An effective Colonial
lighting fixture of silver attracts the
eye. The color scheme here is again
the taupe with a touch OF blue.
An adorable little breakfast room
in two.toned gray with blue trim
and blue lighting fixture leads into
"a compact and convenient kitchen.
Here are buill-in features, even to the
ice box, and the little conveniences,
such as a broom closet, light over
the sink. etc. There is also a down
stairs lavatory and a telephone nook
in the rear hall.
Ascending the mahogony Colonial
stairs. one enters the master bed
chamber which has many claims to
charm. The room is large with two
single French doors, which lead to
the upper porch on the south. There
is a fireplace here, brick trimmed.
in which burn realistic gas logs.
The woodwork, is Of ivory. ma
hogony trimmed. and the walls are
two-toned gray and rose.
Rose embroidered Grapes. with a
touch of blue at the windows, French
doors. and rose and blue polychrome
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01
HOUSEWIVES In
CITY PLEASED
With INVENT
Water Softener Economical
as Well as Convenient,
They Say.

Practically all housewives find the
hardness of city water, real prob
lem. A good water softener in the
home, eliminating the necessity for
using chemicals and large amounts
of soap materials for toilet, foundry
and cooking purposes. is both great
convenience and decided economy.
The Puritan water softener,
handled by August Buschmann and
Sons, Inc, dealers in wholesale
plumbing supplies at 1886 College
Ave-, has been tested and is recon-
mended by many Indianapolis house
holders. 1t has also given decided
satisfaction in public buildings 1t
can be installed at a nominal cost.
The softening material Of the Pu-
ritan, which is called doucil, repre-
sents the greatest and most ad.
vanced step in the art of softening
water. Doucil is not a chemical,
and affects the quality Of the water
In no way other than to remove the
hardness by a filtering process. From
time to time, doucil is rejuvenated
by the addition of common salt to
the tank. No further attention is
required, asN doucil lasts forever
In auto service stations, the Puri-
tan water softener is widely used.
furnishing water for radiators; in
beauty parlors it is highly appreci-
ated and in dry cleaning establish
ments it is almost indispensable.
A demonstration. which will con-
vince any one of the merits of the
Puritan. can be arranged through
the local plumber or through August
Buschmann & Sons. Inc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01

Ed wynn. considering the time OF
his engagement, did nice business.
Sensible Bookings
And this merger is no reflection
upon this city's ability to support
good shows. 1t permits SENSIBLE
bookings and the concentration OF
interest upon one house.
In the music world, great progress
has been made. There has been more
community work than ever this
past year, caused to a great extent
by radio entertainments. The Times
by it's WFBM programs once week
has introduced some marvellous In
dianapolis talent. This policy Will
be continued during 1926.
There has been a great reawak-
ening in choral singing here. The
various choruses of the city have
had their most progressive years,
including the Mendelssohn Choir,
the Maennerchor. the Indianapolis
Oratorio Society and others.
Capacity for Concert
Ona B. Talbot at the beginning OF
this season had the delightful ex-
perience of seeing a capacity house
for an orchestral concert. She is
now experiencing her greatest and
biggest season.
The Matinee Musicale, by intro
ducing new artists here and the en-
couraging of local, appreciation of
better music, hass had a most
profitable twelve months.
In the vaudeville field, the Lyric
and Palace have registered with
marvellous success, probably their
largest year. Keith's maintains its
standard and not only has held its
regular patronage during the year
but added definite new" public.
The movie field has been most
encouraging. Some of the best
pictures did not cash in" as they
deserved but on the whole the Apol-
10, Circle, Ohio. Colonial and the
Isis have had good year. The
general average of pictures has been
much higher in an artistic way.
Burlesque is represented at the
Broadway. The Berkell Players last
summer cleaned up" so much
money that Berkell could afford a
real vacation this winter in Cali
fornia-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01
LEWIS is VETERAN ACTOR

Ralph Lewis, star in '4The Last
Edition" and other thrillers, plays
an important role. in the Para
mount school picture GLORIOUS
Youth" The veteran actor came to
New York from Hollywood especial
1y for this part.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01

ton of legitimate forces in Indian
apolis.
One great advantage of this
merger is the elimination of costly
and useless competition between the
two houses. The Music Box Re-
vue" and George Arliss never should
buck" each other in a city Of the
theatrical size of Indianapolis.
This merger has brought certain
change of opinion in the minds OF
the bookers in New York. Nearly
every attraction playing English's
this season has done satisfactory
business, and In some instances like
"Topsy and Eva" and mo, No, Nan
ette,' played to absolute capacity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01
CARDINAL is IMPROVED
Prelate Passes Quiet Night and Is
Reported Better.

BU United Press
BRUSSELS, Jan. 1. - Cardinal
Mercier. after passing a quiet night.
was reported in a better condition
today. His temperature was about
normal andehls pulse was Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01

lighting fixtures, blend with the
furnishings, attractively. There are
two large closets in this room.
Another bedroom, papered in
forestry effect, has abundance of
light, filtering through latticed cur
tains, and vies in daiptiness with
the, third bed chamber which is
papered in apple blossoms.
The Bathroom
A spotlessly bright bathroom, with
tiled floor, has a shower, a mirrored
medicine chest and many built-in
conveniences.
In the compact basement is a good
laundry equipment and the attached
heated garage, which is conven-
iently reached from the rear hall
without going outdoors, attracts
much favorable comment. From the
front of the house the entrance Of
this garage, which blends harmo-
niously with the architecture, is
marked by round frosted globes. Fin
fishing hardware was furnished by
Vonnegut Hardware Company;
paints, varnishes and enamels, by
Hatfield Paint Company; all shee.
metal work, including cutters and
forty-pound charcoal coal roofing tin
on porch roof laid and furnished by
Shelton Sheet Metal Works; tile
work by Braun Tile Company; plum
bling done by c.. e. Burke; Rybolt
furnace installed by Rybolt Heating
Company; wall paper furnished by
Bethard Wall Paper Company; the
lighting fixtures throughout fur.
nished by Goldstein Brothers; cistern
built by w. J. Shields; hardwood
floors laid by Thomas A. Guffey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01
HOME HALLWAY is LINK
Best of Taste I'm Furnishings is
Challenged

To strike Che right note in the
hall challenges the best of taste in
home furnishing. The entranceway
to the home stands as link between
the GOODNESS of the outside world and
the cheerful comfort Of the Interior
Harsh Journalism is to be avoided;
yet the hail must not intrude upon
the function Of the rest of the home
to provide the full measure of hos
pitality.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01

Ogden II. Hammond of Ber-
nardsville, N. T., is slated to be
the new American ambassador to
He will replace Ambassa-
dor Alexander p. Moore.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-01
FURNITURE is GROUPED

This is the day of furniture group
ings. One now studies the various
wall space and corners and tries to
make them interesting with groups
that are both pictyresqne and use
full. No longer is It necessary that
all pieces in a room have the same
historical relationship.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-02-20
D A Y 7 0 N ATTORNEY DE-
CLARES NEGRO AND WHITE
CHILDREN UNDER SAME
REGULATIONS
(Preston News Service)

Columbus, o., Feb. 18.-Negro and
white children at Garfield School
Dayton, are under the same regula-
tons, are not Disseminated against and
are taught the same curricula. it was
contended before the Ohio Supreme
Court, Wednesday morning By John B
Harshman, Dayton city attorney.
John c. Shea, attorney for Earl
Reese. contended that in dividing class
6 and combining Negro children. t.
three buildings in the BODYBUILDING
group at Garfield School, the board OF
education has set TIP a separate school
for Negro children in violation Of the
state law
Negro children have always attended
kindergarten and assemblies in the
main brick building Of the school, and
at present there are two classes of Ne
groes in the main building. the city at
torney contended.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-02-20
BILL CHARACTERIZES F.F.V.'S
AS "COLORED"
preston News Service)

Richmond, va. Feb. 18,-Nothing
has stirred the blue bloods" Of Viz
ginia TO more vigorous action and pro-
test since the days when their sons
gave their lives in vain to maintain the
nations scourge in the sixties than the
introduction Of the Racial Integrity bill
in the state legislature last week.
Opponents to the measure point out
that the bill would classify as "colored"
some Of the most distinguished fam
lies Of Virginia, and various proud and
patriotic societies and organizations
have prepared to fight the measure to
the last ditch. it has been announced.
10000 Whites Would Be "Colored"
One Virginia historian expressed the
belief that the passage Of the bill would
mean the classification as "colored" Of
at least a dozen members of the Vir-
ginia General Assembly, as we'll as not
less than 10000 Of the most distin-
guished people i'll Virginia.
This racial integrity measure. which
is being warmly advocated by John
Powell, Richmond pianist; Major
Ernest Sewer Cox, ethnologist: and
Dr. A. W. Picker, State Registrar of
Vital Statistics, classes as 4colored''
all white" persons with any known
demonstrable or ascertainable admix-
ture of Indian or Negro blood2 forbids
their marriage to white persons. and
declares, void absolutely alb initio''
any marriage entered into between
such "colored" person and white. :
The only exceptions under the bill
would be the descendants of Indians
and whites married prior to 1919. 1t
does not except the descendants Of two
very famous marriages between In
dams and whites in 1854 and about
1914. From these two unions are
sprung many Of Nirginias leading fam
lilies. Their names are not made pub
lie. 1t is understood that a judge of
the present State Supreme Court of
Appeals would fall under the ban.
From among the descendants Of one Of
the marriages have come two COVER
nors Of Virginia.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-02-20
). Brotherhood of Dining Car
Employees

The Brotherhood Of Dining Car En-
ployees. under the careful guidance Of
Rienzi B. Lemus, of Richmond, Bos-
ton. and Washington, has become out
standing among the Negro labor or
CARNATIONS in America During the
World War the heavy trials of cooks,
walters, and pantrymen working on
the diners Of America 5 great railway
trunk lines gave these men the vision
to see that they were entitled to a
greater equity in the matter Of hours,
wages, and other conditions of labor.
Frequently, these men doubled" back
over their runs after a nights rest (?)
on the hard floor Of dining-car And
although food and service obligations
SCARED with American prosperity, the
brother who was rushing tray to
some famished. but unappreciative
traveller. or the chef who was putting
some extra English" upon a pumpkin
pie, baked in the car" was the last
one to feel the impulse which raise"
in wages usually gave Too, these men
knew that higher standards Of service
could be easily attained were they TO
systematic their work AID organize
themselves into cohesive unit.
With a few wise leaders and a
goodly percentage Of enthusiastic fol-
lowers the dining-car employees
launched their unity program, based
upon the principle Of collective bar
gaining. Today. they are three thou
sand strong, from Maine TO Louisiana;
their service is superior; their wages
are higher; and the carriers and the
travelling public are better served and
better pleased than ever before in the
history Of American railway transpor-
tation. Rienzi B. Lemus and his asso-
ciates are to be commended and con-
graduated upon their splendid perform
ance and upon the example they have
set TO the Negro labor world.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-02-20

specially commended. For the colored
worker, as for no other, mediation Is
always to be preferred to a strike. but
mediation does not mean, of course
mat colored men have no moral right
70 bargain collectively. In fact. media
ton and arbitration are stimulants of
group bargaining. The extra million
which the Pullman porters will receive
means homes, education, and greater
independence for the porters, who thus
contribute to the Races economic as
sets. Greater economic strength
means, in turn. greater political
strength; and greater political strength
means stronger voice in the govern
ment Of all the people.
Common sense has the hue-and-crv
method bested by SO per cent. Intelli-
gently presented causes win nine times
out OF ten, and the mediating porters
have made monkeys out of those per-
sons who sought to place the bali and
cham OF silence about their brains
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-02-20
ATTY. FARMER TO ADDRESS
GRADUATES

Atty. Walter Nj. Farmer, lS4 w.
Washington St., has accepted an in
vitation from the faculty Of Lincoln
University, Jefferson City, Mo-, to de-
liver the baccalaureate address before
the graduating class, June, 1926. Mr.
Farmer is a native of Missouri and was
graduated from Lincoln University
some years ago. He is the only mem
Der of the race to ever be graduated
from The Washington University Of
St Louis, Mo. Following his gradua-
ton, i-r. Farmer practiced law sue
c,ssfully for years in ST. Louis, where
he was leader among his people, has
been a citizen of Illinois for several
years and is considered as one of the
leading practitioners at the bar in this
state. Thus he goes back to his Alma
Mater, having done honor to his race
and to the nation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-02-20
DOWNINGTOWN INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL NOTES
preston News Service)

Preston News Service)
Downingtown, Pa. Feb. 18.-L. HI.
Dennis, Deputy Superintendent OF
Public Instruction of Pennsylvania, in
charge Of vocational training, made a
regular visit to the Downingtown IN
dustrial School on February 2. He
studied carefully the courses of study
outlined by each teacher to cover their
years work and made suggestions for
their Improvement.
A schedule of visits by experts in
charge of specialized subjects in the
Department of Public Instruction has
been arranged. Each week one of
these directors is to visit the school
and hold conferences with the teachers
of the particular subject and with the
general faculty. Every effort is being
made to give better direction to the
work Of the school and to place it I'M
der the critical supervision of trained
experts.
J. H. N. Warning, Jr, principal Of the
school, attended the meetings of the
National Urban League in New York
City.