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New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
CONFESSED BANDIT
 NAMES HIS VICTIMS
Tom Johnson Does Not Wait for
 Them to Identify Him

Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. r P) Tom Johnson, confessed mur- derer and stick-up man, does not believe in letting his victims iden- tify him he identifies the vic tims
 Johnson's initiative astonishes police officials who have been treated to one sensation after an- other since Johnson was brought back from Seattle, where he had given himself up.
 Johnson has confessed to nu- merous hold-ups here. He not only has led police to spots where he worked, but described the rob- berries in detail and has specified the amount of loot in each case.
 But the police decided to have some of the victims formally identify Johnson. A show up" was arraigned late yesterday at the city jail, and among those called was Mrs. Charles Tatum, of Aberdeen, s. D., who was robbed dL ItI uOILt lIGib July j.
 The victims were against the wall facing the robber. Suddenly Johnson stepped down and saun- tered over 10 Mrs. Tatum.
 How do you do, Mrs. Tatum? How are you?" said Johnson, and then shook hands with her.
 q am fine" she answered. 'It seems strange to see you here"
 Although Mrs. Tatums husband was tied 10 a tree after the rob- beFy, Johnson told Mrs. Tatum that he had taken pains 10 see that no harm would come to MT. Tatum. for their daughters sake.
 When I saw your little girl that night,' he told Mrs. Tatum, T de-
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
Eery Youth at Some Time or Other Wants to Own "A Wheel' and of Late There Is Great Reival of Racing as a Sport.

New York, Aug. IT. P-Human legs remain worthy competitors of gasoline as propulsion power for wheeled travel in America.
 The humble bicycle, which reached the zenith of popularity in 1897, not only still holds an import ant place in everyday transportation of Americans, but has staged a tre- mendous revival in racing sports, say officials of the cycle trades of America.
 These officials predict that with increasing congestion of traffic caused by automobiles, the bicycle is destined to assume still greater importance in travel.
 2,000,O00 Bicycles
 It is estimated there are now 2,0o0,000 bicycles in the United States. A department of commerce report showed that 287,00O were manufactured in 1925, but manu- lecturers say these figures were in complete and that many more were turned out.
 A modern version of the ancient fable of the tortoise and the hare is seen by the cycle experts in the relations of bicycles and automo- piles. The ability of the bicycle the peddled "tortoise"-to thread in and out of lines of traffic enables 1t to overtake the automobile-the motored "hare"-and in many in- stances to make better time, they assert.
 Every Boy Wants One
 Another advantage favoring the bicycle is the survival in the average modern youth of a desire 10 possess a bicycle at some time in his young life. More than S0,000 pupils in 50 schools throughout the country have been instructed in the use Of the bicycle by a field force main- tained by the cycle trades organlza- tion.
 Rules for safety are stressed, and the annual report of the organiza- tion for the past year, states that there are fewer accidents among children riding to or from schools on bicycles, than among those who walk. Statistics on bicycle acci- dents, in fact, shows them to be the lowest in percentage of all yehicular accidents.
 More in the East
 The center of the bicycle popula- tion is given as the middle Atlantic states. Working people in New Eng land, in particular, use the two- wheeled conveyance to good advan- tage in travelling to and from work.
 At least 100000 of the bicycle riders in the country now are girls it is reported.
 Chicago, especially, has seen an increase in bike racing. More than 40 states have held elimination trials to qualify riders for the sixth annual races which the Amateur Bicycle League of America will hold at the sesqui-centennial eX- position at Philadelphia from Sep tember 10 to 12. Entry for the races was sought by more than 1,5oO riders.
 The Cycle Trades of America will hold it's annual convention at At lantic City from September z to II.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
Boris to Reply
 To Little Entente

Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. IT P|The Bulgarian governments answer to the joint note of the little entente powers requesting that Bulgaria take steps to put a stop to incursions of cometadjis, or irregulars, across the border. will be delivered after the return of King Boris to Sofia. The king has been on a vacation for the past two weeks on his brother ICyril's estate in Czechoslovakia.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17

and no one ever knew the differ ence. Jack Mitchell is dead.
 Another difficulty of that nights pioneer transmission came when a New York paper learned there had been delay and demand ed to know where the trouble had been.
 Tn the cows tail,' came the answer.
 We won't print that angrily replied the New York daily.
 "The answer had really been a shipboard operators ingenuity in coping with the problem of de- scribing the yet unnamed antenna, then just loose copper cable hang ing between the ships masts like a cows tail between it's legs
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
Coast Guards Face
 "Dry" COurt-Martial

Asbury Park, N. J., Aug. IT PI Three members of the coast guard, charged with permitting rum-run- ners to operate and with selling liquor today on trial before gen. eral court martial convened at Ship bottom station which already secret ly disposed of the cases of eight other coast guards charged with similar offenses. Captain John Boedeker, commander of section base No. 1 is president of the court. What disposition was made of the eight guardsmen tried was not re- vealed by officials who conducted the court martial for ten days be- fore it became public knowledge.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17

he claimed. It is not the duty of the defense to do so. Judge Mangan said he did not intend to disclose his defense. This will be done in the divorce court, he said
 Judge filling ordered Scott to pay S5 a week towards the support of the oldest child. for six months, and to furnish a $2OO bond to do so or go to jail for 80 days.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
HUMAN LEGS, PLUS BICYCLE, WORTHY
 OF COMPETITION WITH GASOLINE

Swiss cities. He was last reported on August as leaving Geneva for Territet, Switzerland, driving his own automobile.
 A dispatch from Geneva on July 30 said that King Boris en- gagement to Princess Giovanna, third daughter of King Victor Elm manuel Of Italy. was considered an accomplished fact" There has been no confirmation on this re- port
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
STAMP INVENTOR DEAD

New York, Aug. IT Pl-William H. Thompson, inventor and manu- facturer of time stamp used in business offices, died Of heart fail- ure at his home on Riverside Drive last night, aged 77. He was native of Somers, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17

King Boris, young bachelor Monarch of Bulgaria, left his capital in the middle of July on what was described in many quar- ters as a matrimonial errand. He was accompanied by his sister, the Princess Eudoxie. Travelling as Count Rilski, the young king went to Geneva, Lucerne and other
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
Man First to Fly Over
 Channel Goes Once More

London. Aug. IT. P - Louis Bleriot, who in July 1909, made the first air flight across the English channel in a little 25- horsepower monoplane, has just crossed the channel by air but this time as a passenger in 420-horsepower air liner. It was his first flight across the channel since his historic one of 1909.
 NJ. Bleriot has flown in France frequently since his eventful achievement, but has always travel ed by steamship hitherto in his fre- quept trips to England.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
King Boris Reported
 Back From His Trip

Paris, Aug. IT P - A Havas dispatch from Sofia says that King Boris has returned from his in cognito trip to Switzerland.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-17

A clock is being made in Eng land, the hands of which weigh half ton. The minute hand is Is feet long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-01
MERCHANTS ARE
D. c. GUESTS

Representatives of fourteen big
department stores in various Sec
lions of the country. are winding
up a two-day visit to Washington
today by an inspection of the store
OF Lansburgh & Bro, hosts of the
visitors.
The visiting merchants are mem
bers of the American Retailers AS
ISOLATION, a group of large depar-
ment stores in all sections of the
country, organized to make group
purchases, and thus retail mer-
chandise at lower prices; and to
pass on to one another the benefit
OF the various experiences in re-
failing each of the members meet.
Lansburgh & Bro. is the Washing
ton member of the association. The
group is said to represent a retail
volume Of business totaling $685.
000, 900 annually.
The visitors are entertained at
the Mayflower Hotel by the local
department store on their arrival
here from Baltimore yesterday
morning A visit was paid to the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier and
q wreath placed on the shrine.
Lansburgh & Bro. gave a dinner
TO their guests at the Mayflower
last night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-01
GAP I AIN
SAVES BOY

Cornelius Sullivan, captain of No.
13 Engine Company of the District
fire department, today is being
hailed as one Of the heroes of the
department.
At a fire Saturday night in the
home Of Mrs. Rose Palmer, 1910
st. N. W., Captain Sullivan found
10-year-old William Palmer in a
back room overcome by smoke.
The lad had been taking a bath
and had on no clothing. so Captain
Sullivan stripped off his overcoat
and wrapped 1t about the boy He
then lifted his seemingly lifeless
burden and carried him to the rear
porch and passed him through a
window to a room next door.
Captain Sullivan then rushed back
into the burning house and assisted
in rescuing Mrs. Carrie Burroughs
and Mrs. Palmer. He was assisted
by Private G. A. Richardson.
The stairway OF the house was In
flames and the house filled. with
smoke when the firemen arrived.
The rescued were found with the
aid of flashlights. Damage was
s., 600.
Captain Sullivan is As years old
and has been in charge of No.
Thirteen Engine Company since its
organization, August 1, 1925. Rich
ardson is "a years and has been
probationef since July, 1925.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-01
VindictiUe Sentence
Aimed to Gag Him,
Says Mitchell
Article v
BY WILLIAM MITCHELL

by the War Department to be
October g. 1926 than month and half after the
date on which had statements which exposed the
of the War and Navy Departments IN con-
nection with aviation the whole of national de-
tense.
The charges against for conduct the prejudice
good order and military discipline that any OF the
things said untrue but that under the military
code right say publicly anything in the nature OF
criticism matter questions involved might be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-01

Mitchell fires another voIley eX-
cIusiveIy i'm The Washington
Times ON Thursday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-01
Bedroom Furniture

with inlay, seveniece suite consisting
Dresser Vanity Dresser ChifOrette, full size bed M
Chair, Nightsand S1AOoOU
ANTIQUE Maple colonial spool design consisting Of
Dresser Chest Drawers Dressing Table full size OQkR M
upholstered eDe1J1oOV
Combination red mahogany fourece suite consisting
Dresser Chest of Drawers Dressing Table full size C07 m
poster bed epk1y oeOU
Cane Seat Chair bench to match above Gel ~ MI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-01
Summer Furniture

Green enamel decorated four-piece reed suit
Chair. Rocker and Center Table, spring seat Gus
upholstered in harmonious cretonnes
Parchment enamel decorated four-piece re,
Settee Chair, Rocker Center Table, spring seal
ions. upholstered in harmonious cretonnes.
Putty decorated fiber Armchair or Rocker
seat cushion, covered in cretonne, each .....
Willow Bar Harbor Chair, stained silver
gray !. .:....|...
Willow Bar Harbor Chair, stained mahogan
brown ....................
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
TEAMS TO GO
| AT IT AGAIN
Bismarck> and Turtle Lake
Will Try to Break Tie
2 Next Sunday

Last Sundays tie game, which rar
10 innings to a 0 to 0 finish, cstab.
fishing what is believed t. be q
record in North Dakota baseball his
tory, will be played off SUNDAY AZ
the local diamonds: Bismarck versus
Turtle Lake.
Both teams have big following
and record crowd is expected to be
in attendance on Sundays game. :
High class ball is expected. Prac-
ticaliy the same line up for both
teams will do battle Sunday, as were
in play last week.
On the Pitching Staff
The game will start at 3 p. NJ. Bis
msrck time.
Gessellschen has had "a wonderful
pitching career and is onsidcrcd one
Of the leading pitchers in Northwest
independent baseball. He will be
ably supported by Leinhard, a high
class catcher. Every man on the
Turtle Lake team is finished ball
player and there is not weak spot
disc0yerablc in the team.
The Bismarck line up will be the
same as that which gave battle last
Sunday. Love will pitch and between
him and Gessellschcn Il pitchers
battle is respected 't0i develop. The
game will be we'll worth seeing, ac-
cording to George Smith, secretary Of
the local club. Intense excitement
prevails in both towns.
Meyers. Of New Salem, will umpire
behind the plate, and Kuslcr of Tur-
tie Lake will be the arbitcr Of the
bases.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
Tex May Force Bout
Through Legal Act

New York. Aug. 1S--R--Lawycrs
representing Promoter Tex Richard
were bent on legal efforts today to
gain a license for the heavyweight
boxing champion, Jack Dempsey.
They contemplated mandamus pro-
cccdngs in the state supreme court
aimed at the license committee of the
state athletic commission. On Mon
day the committee refused to grant
Dempsey permission to fight Gene
Tunney, until he had met the negro
challenger. Harry Wills.
There are some rumors that Rick
ard is about to change his mind and
offer to present a DempscyLWills
contest. William j. Brady .theatrical
producer. is said to have offered
100000 to the champion if he will
meet the negro here in September.
But Richards friends say that he
will stage a Dempsey Tunncy contest
It the Yankee Stadium Sept. 49,. or
there will be no heavyweight title
/. bout. this year.
Attorneys for Richard base their
action on the opinion made public in
Albany by Attorney General Citing
or. that the license committee is be-
yond its power in refusing to license
the champion after he had been de.
clared eligible by the state athletic
commits sion.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST is, 1925

companicd by. J. D. McCusker,
tored to Bismarck Sunday mornih !.
where they were joined by Mrs. Nc
Cusker and children and Jack. Ma.
Iaehlan OF the Annex hotel. T
entire party then went TO Mand'.
l-and enjoyed p:cn.c dinner at III
Park.
The Braddock Study and Civic club
met ut the home Of Mrs. j. A.tAllens-
worth with Mrs. f.. w. Baker and
Mrs. Ras Aarvig as assisting host
csses. Twelve members were present.
After the business meeting social
hour followed. The next meeting
will be held Wednesday afternoon.
Aug. IS, a.. the home of Mrs. A. y.
Piers. This will be the last NICE ing
of the summer which has been de-
voted mainly to business and social
activities. With the beginning Of
September the regular program and
sumcd. Mrs. Aarvig, in behalf of the
Braddock Woodman Circle, presented
the club with q check for $25, to b.
used to help carry on the civic work
Of the town. This check was CRATE
fully accepted and applied on the
we'll debt. The club nOts only APP
preciates this gift for its money value
but also for the spirit of friendship
and cooperation which prompted the
giving Of it. The club wishes to
thank al the Circle members and
hope that in the future they may in
some way return the favor.
J. +. Ayers of Long Beach, Calf,
and Will Ayers of Sioux City, la.
also Mrs. Sisco and Miss Leone Of
kintyre were weekend visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Barton and
family were Sunday visitors at the
G. B. Aarvig home az Kintyre.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
3 Pirate Veterans
Cleared of Charges

Pittsburgh, Aug. 49, L9 The
case of Carey. Adams and Bigbec
against the Pittsburgh Nationals APP
parently was a closed incident today.
Three cOrsair veterans-Max Carey.
Babe Adams and Carson Bigbee--
Ousted for nsubordination, stood
cleared of any malicious intent" in
their leadership of a movement to
have Fred G.. Clarke, assistant man.
ager, removed from the bench. Their
cxoneratiOn of everything save mis-
taken zeal" came yesterday from
John Heydlcr, president of the Ma
tional League, to whom Carey had
appealed, following his suspension by
the Pirate management, and the UNI
conditional release Of Adams and
Bigbee.
Heydlcr found. after a series Of
conferences with the disputants, that
none Of the three players was guilty
Of "wilful characterization or mali
cious intent to disrupt or injure his
club" and that each may leave the
team with good name, and with no
stain or blemish on their long and
honorable careers"
Both sides to the dispute indicated
their satisfaction with the league
executives decision.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
Paul Sides Fights
at Cakes Saturday

Michael X. Brady. Bismarck fight
manager, left this morning for
oakes, N: D.. lherc he will pilot his
lightweight, Paul Sides, against
Harvey Hill OF Glendale there Satur-
day.. Sides has been ut Cakes for
the last two months, where he makes
his home.
He will fight Hill, the. ten round
main event Of what promises to be
very attractive fight card.
braay'H lightweight star has to
win his fight Saturday in order 10
get q shot on a card at Aberdeen.
S. D., Sept. 6.
Sides is q very promising young
ster and should 90 long way under
thc direction Of Brady who is q
veteran bantam and well known
featherweight, hsviNg fought xomc
Of the best in both divisions In North
Dakota. Minnesota. = Montana and
wyoming. Ne, "a.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
STORM. CAUSES.
WIDE DAMAGE
Electrical Display and 2.76
Inches of Rain Visit Cen.
trail Minnesota

st. Cloud, Mimi, Aug. 1s.-LR9-A
seveEe electrical storm, accompanied
- ZIG inches Of rain in central
Minnesota shortly after midnight
caused widespread damage. Base.
mcnts in st. Cloud were flooded, pak-
ing blocks we're washed out, and
shocked grain beaten down. Hail
damage was reported negligible.
Several hundreds local telephones
Ifero out Of order this morning, with
a number of toll tines down.
Power and light service in the
vicinity of Buffalo and Monticello
was temporarily disrupted early to.
day but was back tof normal later
this morning. @
Bad Washouts Yn
Highway engineers reported sev.
cral bad washouts chiefly south and
vert Of st. Cloud where the rain.
TALL appears 10 have been the heav.
lest.
The rainfall was the hcavicst. or
record this year, according to figures
submitted by the state reformatory
weather bureau. 1.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
S0UTHWORTH
is SENSATION
Discarded Player Leads st,
Louis TO Victory With
Two More HOmerS

Only one game separated Pitts
burgh today from the rushing st
Louis Cardinals in the National
league. Billy Southworth, discard
cd by the Giants. but made regular
outficlder by Rogers Hornsby, has
been "A sensation with his home runs
since Joining st. Louis.
He is the second outfielder turn
I'd away by McGraw to gain "a name
in the records for long hitting this
season. Hack Wilson Of the Chicago
Cubs Is two ahead Of Jim Bot
tomley Of the Cardinals for the
leadership in the National league.
Southworth, - years old, is see
ing service with his fifth majo
league team. He played for Clevc-
land, Pittsburgh and the Braves be-
for going to the Giants.
Yesterday he pounded out two
homers in his clubs 8 to 7 victory
over Brooklyn. His blow in the
seventh with two on base put the
Cardinals in the lead to stay.
Cincinnati remains only half
game behind the Hornsbys, AS IL re-
suit of good pitching by Carl Mays.
He allowed 10 hits, but had little
trouble in turning back Philadelphia,
3 to 2.
Bush Of Chicago beat the Giants,
Z to 0, only Lindstrom and OFT. turn
ing back his pitches for singles.
Wait Hoyt was knocked from the
mound and the Chicago White Sox
heat the Yankees, 5 to 3, in tussle
limited to five innings by rain, but
the New York team gained ground in
the American league because Cleve-
land dropped, 3 to 4 and 6 to 4 to
Philadelphia. This uprising placed
the Athletics only half game behind
second place.
The Red Sox captured double
bill from the Browns, 5 to and 4
to o. Bill Jacobson INDUCED in "a
field day against his old team mates
with three hits in each contest, two
Of them doubles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-18
A HANDY BATH TUE

Chicago Aug. -8~rew other
cities in the world have such q large
bathing beach as Chicago.
"Just across the street" for count
less thousands Of. bathers, its fifty
miles along Lake Michigan bring Il
almost - close as the bath tub.
Dofftnk street clothes, donning
bathing garb, most J. Of Chicago'a
b9thers skip from home to the lake
I'M % very few minutes. There they
lSnE tAste all Che pleasures Of = SEA-
|rl1e resort, except salt. Extremes Of
'1tyf9 and color in bathing suits and
beech umbrellas meet.
Home days q quarter Of million
bAfters crowd them, q continually
sItkjng panorama Of COLOR, hundreds
Sihg, crossing Michigan Avenue or
5Qtlef adjacent Lakeside streets, and
sAJ44reds Of others coming.
ss ptketehing such - gFeAt distance
salgng NE city's lake front, they o.
feY She poor as web - the rich the
joys 81 bathing. From Chicagdfs
Little Italy, for instnnce. II Is but
aIsbtief trip to = northljde beaeh,
spA on the south sida,> tie beachers
lip Very close to the hIalhler homes.