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The broad ax., 1926-08-07
BIG TIME AT SOLDIERS FIELD
AUGUST IA TO 22

A hundred head of viscious cross
bred Brahma- a-Mexican steers are now
being conditioned on the Mccarthy
ranch at Chugwater, Wyo., for use in
the steer riding contests at the Chicago
Rodeo, August IA to r. Among them
are two known man-killers and ac-
cording to Tex Austin, director Of the
rodeo. they are the most vicious herd
Of cattle ever punched.
The animals were picked out OF
herds comprising more than 5000
head and were graded at four years old
and LOO pounds. Verne Elliott OF
Johnstown, Colo. was sent into the
Yaqui country in Mexico by Austin
to get the cattle. On the way to the
border the herd stampeded and before
thew could be rounded up two Mexican
vaqueros had been gored to death
After getting the beasts across the
border it was found necessary to put
brass knobs on their horns, as the first
time they were penned up three OF
them were killed by the Others. After
being knobbed by a bunch of cowboys
they were shipped to the Mccarthy
ranch. There they viii be fed up and
put into the best possible condition
for the rodeo-
The Brahma- Mexicans are consid-
cred BY cattIemen to be the most
vicious animals raised On the American
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TELEPHONE TEAM PLAY
SAVES DYING WOMAN
Three Girls at Switchboard Rush
Police to Aid Unconscious
Victim of Poisoning

AS result Of team work between
three telephone operators, one Of
whom had hunch and another who
was able TO- out-taIk police officer,
the life Of Mrs. Josephine Schwartz
Of Oakland. Cal, was recently saved
When Miss Lenore Barrett. tele-
phone operator, noticed that call for
doctor at an early morning hour re-
NAMED unanswered she sensed the
fact that something was wrong and
turned the call over to her supervisor.
Miss Mary Powers. who Immediately
got in touch with police headquarters.
When the desk sergeant wanted to be
sure that there was something wrong.
stating that they could not 60 Or a
wild goose chase, Miss Gertrude Trim
berger, the chief operator. took charge
of the situation and finally convinced
the police that they should investigate.
A policeman arrived just in time. as
Mrs. Schwartz was found unconscious.
an empty vial Of poison at her side.
The woman was rushed to the emerg-
eney hospital, where her life vas
saved.
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value. The volume becomes, therefore,
a somewhat unique source-book for the
history of the various social and polit-
ical problems of the Negro.
Comparatively little eulogistic and
occasional oratory has been included
and though there are many selections
which are not brilliant examples Of
oratorical style and form. few Of the
selections fail to qualify as important
social documents And when figures
as significant a. Garrison, Wendell
Phillips, Sumner, Frederick Douglass,
and Booker Washington are eulogized
by contemporaries and co-workers,
there is more than transitory value to
what was said. Perhaps the most IL
Eliminating and valuable sections are
those dealing with the early protests,
which are surprising in their advanced
tone and competent character, with the
Negro anti-slavery orators, and with
the speeches Of the Negro Senator'S
and Representative during the period
Of congressional representation. But
the outstanding virtue Of the book is
after all, that it is comprehensive-that
it gives a vivid and yet reliable pan
oramic view both OF representative Ne
gro thought and of the whole Negro
question
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Oppenheiner. a white lawyer who vol
unteered his services III Susie's defense.
Finally, OIL the ground that Susie was
mentally subnormal and did not under
stand her right to a counsel and jury,
Judge Mathews reopened the case and
reduced the sentence from thirty years
TO six. The News-Lcader commends
Judge Mathews Tor his courage in
openly admitting and correcting a mis-
take. To this praise we gladly add our
own hearty commentator Of the
News-Leader, the Times Dispatch, and
the citizens Of Richmond They made
real the old theory that all are equal
before the law.-The Nation.
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During His Boyhood Days, at New
Market, Virginia, julius F. Taylor,
Under the Direction Of Mrs. John Sprak-
er, was Christened in the Church of
England, and Attended the Services
Every Sunday Morning with Her.

received all of the attention he needed
Mrs. Spraker, holding her head high
up in the air, proudly walked into
church and we following close behinc
her and when she arrived at her pew
we would walk right in and sit dowr
BY her side and remain there until the
church services were over. All The
other colored people who ATTENDED
services at St. Marks Church occupied
seats upstairs.
The above incident is ample proc
that Mrs. Spraker was one of the mos
humane and dearly beloved ladies who
have ever drawn the breath of life. The
following story further shows that she
was greatly interested in us at all times
even after we had come north to
live she was still interested in our fu-
ture success.
On or about January |, 1874, the time
had arrived for US to locate in Harris
burg, Pa, where our dear mother, Mrs
Mary Ann Taylor, and other members
of our family had already located on
that Sunday morning long ago. Mr..
Spraker hitched old Charlie up to the
light spring wagon and Mrs. Spraker
held Us by the right hand from the
house to the wagon in our left hand
we carried two little books which she
had presented to als; at this distance
Of time we cannot recall the writing
which she had written on the fly leaves
of both books, one of the books was
the hymn book of the Church of Eng
land and the other was the prayer book
of the same church.
Aside from those two books Mrs.
Spraker also presented us with other
presents; namely, one little round red
lined looking glass, one new blue jeans
overcoat, one brand new blue jeans
suit, one black oilcloth trunk or suit
case. After all OF our traps were placed
in the wagon and Mrs. Spraker had
warmly bid us long farewell, at the
same time i1npressing upon US to con
tinue to be polite to the ladies and tc
be a good young man, Mr. Sprakel
drove US from Newmarket to Noun
Jackson, which is a distance Of sever
miles; and after Mr.. Spraker shool
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hands all around and had wished us
the best of success, and further stating
that if we ever returned to old Virginia
that we could always find a home at
his house, he drove back to Newmarket
that same Sunday afternoon, and on
the following Monday morning for the
first time in our life we boarded a
train bound for Harrisburg, Pa.
In conclusion, Mrs. Spraker, who
has long since joined the great heav-
enly host and the little colored boy
which she held by the hand appeared
at our bedside on Tuesday evening,
June 8, in the Cook County Hospital
the night we reached the border line
Of death which separates the living
from the dead
On Wednesday morning after We
had beheld Mrs. Spraker and ourself
in vision or vivid dream, a lady
appeared at our bedside and she re-
quested to know if this was Mr.. julius
Taylor, and we responded Yes.
madam she went on to say that she
was the hospital deaconess of the
Episcopal City Mission, and that she
had noticed that it was stated by US
on the register downstairs that we be-
longed to the Episcopal Church. and
when she finished talking we explained,
Why, lady, We were christeaed. in the
Church Of England at Newmarket,
Va" In asking the lady her name.
she replied, Miss Ruth NJ. Parsons .
and she turned out to be a very pleas
ant lady to meet. She had Rev. Father
Austin Pardue to call on US and offer
up prayer and other words OF con
ISOLATION and he was the first preacher to
call on Us at the hospital; on the next
Wednesday church services were held
upstairs III the lovely little chapel, and
Miss Parsons escorted US up to the
services, and we being quite cold, She
secured blanket and against our pro-
test she put it around our shoulders;
and in parting from Miss Parsons we
promised her that in the future we
would spend more of our time in at
tending services at some Episcopal
church-the church Of our first or early
love
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1t will be recalled that it was stated
in these columns last week that Mrs
John Spraker of New Market, Va.
taught the writer how to read and
write right along with her own sister
Miss Mary Fowler and instilled many
other solid ideas and lessons in our
mind, which have never departed from
Us and which will be Of great value to
us to the end Of life.
Mrs. Spraker was also very broad
along religious. lines. She was the
wealthiest and one of the most prom
inent members of St. Marks Church
of England of New Market, Va, the
Episcopal Church of the present time,
The Sprakers owned fine, white
saddle horse, by the name Of Old Char
lie, and every pleasant Sunday morning
Mr. Spraker would get him ready for
Mrs. Spraker and ourself and before
she would mount him she would walk
close by our side, lay her hand on
either side of our head and look in our
ears and if they were not clean she
would stop right there and command
us to secure a cloth and clean them
out good before we could ride to
church with her.
AS our ears were always large, it
was hard task for Us to keep them
nice and clean. After she had inspected
our ears for the second time and if
they passed muster, she would request
her husband to bring forth old Charlie
She was dressed from head to feet in
a long snow white riding habit and she
presented most lovely appearance in
her costume of white and the writer
was also dressed up in white. After
Mrs. Spraker was assisted to mount
her husband, who did not take much
stock in preachers, would grab Us and
say, Come here, you little devil, and
throw us up behind Mrs. Spraker on
the back of old Charlie, and away we
would go to St. Marks Church at New
Market, Va
On arriving at the church, either the
sexton or some one would assist the
ladies to dismount and tie their horses
under the large shade trees which were
near at hand and after old Charlie had
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Republican candidate United States Senator from Illinois
II claimed that some his friends made bull OF spend
ing too much money him the April primaries that
reason Of that fact thousands Of
out th;s State will support for Hon George e
Brennan the peoples candidate for United States Senator
from illinois, that all the present conditions MR.
would be the best to represent the people -
Illinois In the United States Senate
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The old lame duck the United States Senate from Illinois,
who should be hooted out Of for attempting bribe
buy his way back into the United States Senate
unable ride roughshod the rights the people
Illinois, and from this time on he absolutely dead polit
cal cock i'm Illinois politics. for he brought everlasting
Disgrace the leaders Of the Republican party this
State.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-29
Nebraska Capitol Architects Memorial Near Completion

To most of Nebraska's 100000, the new capitol, Lincoln, will be a symbol of states greatness. To one woman, at least, it will be a monument to architectural genius of one man. the late Bertram (, Goodhue. His widow recently visited the structure, now nearing com pletion, and declared it to be his greatest work. The cost of the building is esti mated at S7,O00.0 LOGO.
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JUNE II, 1926

session all the time and the witness
can be brought before It. one thing
is certain that this court or any
other court should not stand for It's
witnesses being tempered with. II
seems very suspicious that the wit.
ness could not be found"
In a sworn statement by Casey.
to Police Chief Johnson, introduced
by the Government in the Weber
trial, it said that Casey paid Keeney
$500 for the purpose OF taking
care" of the witnesses and "ls 10
have paid an additional sum o FIX"
the court case.
1t was Keeneys contention that
he was seeking to trap Ca ey into
Offering him a bride on orders OF
Remy. Federal Agent Louis Weln
was working with Keeney in this
connection.
POLK is the one who is supposed
to have been kept away by receiv.
ing the money" Judge Baltzell com.
mented.
Yes" replied Johnson.
Casey pleaded guilty to the charges
against him and Weber was found
guilty by a jury. They will be sen.
fenced Saturday.
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r. Sprow. Losers were: General
Electric of FIT. Wayne, r. Ormiston,
w. Walt and c. Rosencrantz; Lynn,
r. Hinshaw, A. Southworth, and l..
Difibaugh.
Local Chief Judge
Judges for the event were Hutsell,
Capt. Frank Stevens of Indianapolis,
and Robert Gaskell of FIT. Wayne.
The General Electric Company's
band furnished music during the
morning contests and exhibitions
Units in the parade were: Gen
eral Electric of FIT. Wayne; Penn
sylvania Railroad, FIT. Wayne; Bow
ser Tank Company, FIT. Wayne;
Brass Foundry, FIT. Wayne; Packard
Piano Company, FIT. Wayne; Knit
ting Mills, FIT. Wayne; General Elec-
trio, Decatur; Rubber Regenerating
Company, Mishawaka. Volunteer
companies were from Montpelier,
Dunkirk, Hartford City, Portland,
Butler, Berne, Bluffton. Decatur,
Bremen, Columbia City, Albany,
Farmland. Auburn, North Manches-
ter, Kendallville, Andrews, Warsaw.
Roanoke and Lynn.
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to Phi Beta Kappa. and the Bachelor
Of Divinity degree from the College
Of the Bible, affiliated with Transyl
vania College, Lexington, Ky. in
1919. He was pastor Of a church
Of the Disciples Of Christ in Kansas
City and a member of the editorial
staff of The Kansas City Post be-
fore he came to Indianapolis in 1921.
Recently he has been executive Sec
rotary for Indiana of the League Of
Nations Nonpartisan Association.
His successor in this work will not
he selected until September. Head
quarters of the association will be
maintained in the office of DIR. Alva
w. Taylor. secretary of the Board
of Social Welfare of the Disciples
OF Christ. in the Occidental Bldg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-17

The Northern Indiana Industrial
and Volunteer Ffremen's Association
closed it's two-day convention today
with a parade, starting at l p. M.
and firemen's contests of ladder
climbing and hose laying at 2 p. m.
The parade, led by Indianapolis
Fire Chief Jesse A. Hutseli, formed
at Senate Ave. and New York st.
The contests were held along the
west side Of the Statehouse.
Button Wins
In the morning session the Bluff
ton, Ind, volunteer fire fighters
won over the Bowser Tank Com
pany's industrial smoke eaters, of
FIT. Wayne, in water battle. In the
preliminary battles the Bowser COM
pany beat the General Electric
team of FIT. Wayne, and the Button
company beat the Lynn, Ind, CON-
pany.
Members of the winning teams
werei BoWser Tank Company. j.
Bectal c. Shaver and N. Suffer;
Bluffton, J. Bales, E. II. Brooks, and
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TO BE
IN COUR T
ON MONDAY
Jean viii Prove That She
Didn't Battle in Stage
Tub a la Nude.

Blu Times Special
NEW YORK, June lift Jean
Bodine does what she says she is
going to do-and Jean had an indig-
nant, determined look in her eye
when she said it-New York will see
a lot of Jean in Harlem court next
Monday
Jean is % and-well, shape'y. Pc
lice who backed on to the stage of
the 125th st. Theater with eyes mod
estly averted and draped a cloak
around Jean before they carried her
TO court said they had been reliably
informed that Jean was art itself
Less Than Eve
Jean was in bathtub when the
gandarnnes rudely broke up the per
Torrance. She appeared in a bur
lesque of Earl CAROLS bathtub
party. Three detectives of the third
inspection district, who reluctantly
went about their duties of inspect
ing, swore she had on even less
man tNN, pNNdhSc lSNC > lldil WaSll l
bobbed
"She was-ahem-nude,' the de
tectives told Magistrate Marsh when
she was arraigned today.
''Nude?" exploded Jean. The very
idea. l wasn't. l had on this
She Finds 1t
She searched in her handbag while
the court waited. After some ex-
ploring, she dragged out "this'-a
bit of silk about the size of dollar
bill-certainly not bigger than a 50
bill.
What on earth's that?" gasped
the court.
This" replied Jean, 'is a silk
union suit. I wear it every night.
I'll wear it here and prove it isn't
immoral
Magistrate Marsh looked thought
full and postponed decision until next
Monday
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a. M, a 15-minute run from Elkhart
Ind, where an earlier 10-minute halt
was made.
At Elkhart between 1000 and
1000 persons were gathered. Cardi-
nal Bonzano was presented with a
golden trumpet, gift from an Elk
hart man. The papal legate spoke
few words of appreciation.
Mayor Chester r. Montgomery,
headed the city's official reception
committee here and presented the
distinguished churchmen with a
bouquet of American Beauty roses.
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as BONDSMEM BARRED
Only Six Now on Eligible List in
Municipal Court Tire.

Forty-f1ve bondsmen, whom, it is
alleged, failed to provide bonds for
defendants when they did not ap-
pear for trial, were barred from
signing bonds in municipal court
three by Judge Dan V. White late
Wednesday. Only six bondsmen
now are on the eligible list
Bondsmen at police headquarters
have been a source of trouble to 1u-
thorities for some years. It is said
the recent ruling will curb their ac-
tivities
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Ford Runs 81 Miles
on Gallon of Gas"

A new automatic and self-regulat-
ing device has been invented by John
A. Stransky, G-567, Stransky Build.
ing, Pukwana. South Dakota. with
which automobiles have made from
30 to 81 miles on gallon OF gaso.
line. II removes carbon and reduces
spark plug trouble and overheating.
II can be installed by any one In Ave
minutes. Mr.. Stransky wants dis
tributors and is willing TO send
sample at his own risk, Write him
ay.-Advertisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-17
CAR LICENSE CHANGED
Pa*roiInnn Discovers Stolen Car
With Plates Switched.

Hopes to find an auto reported
stolen by Reese E. Adams. 50 S.
Eighth St.. Beech Grove, Ind, de-
serted in the. city, were blasted
early today when Patrolman James
Farrell, found an auto reported
stolen by Ray H. Mount, 1927 E.
Vermont St.. at Pike ST., and
Ralston Ave.
Some washers were found behind
the Mount auto where the thieves
had changed the license plates.
Adams license was number 523-S60.
The plates on Mounts auto were
dealers license M-650.
Police said the same men probably
stole both autos.
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AUTO THEFT CHARGED
Brothers, Another Youth Held on
Vehicle Taking Charge.

Charles Reddington. II, Of 1856 S.
Belmont Ave-, and Paul Minter, IS,
Haywood, were charged with vehicle
taking today by State Policeman
Charles Bridges.
The two with Ray Minter, 10, a
brother OF Paul Minter. who was
arrested previously, are alleged to
have stolen a car owned by Morris
Freeman. 1898 Oliver Ave-. and
driven It to Waverly, Ind. Detec-
lives Lansing and Mas questioned
the trio.
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PR0WLER TEARS SHIRT
Man Reports Tussle With Peep
ing Tom i'm Yard of Home.

Robert Calvelage, 2243 n. Penn
sylvania ST., has a torn shirt today
as result of a scuffle with a peep
ing Tom who was looking in the
window Of his home late Wednes-
day.
Calvelage told police the man fed
after he failed in his attempt to
capture him.
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the editor OF a new
LIBERAL W e g k | y
ournal of religion,
The Christian, -
ublished by DR..
urris Jenkins in
ansas City, Mo.
sze will begin his
gork July 1. The
EDITORIAL offices Of
no journal will be
II the Linwood
Boulevard Christian
Church. OF which
y. Jenkins is the
pastor.
Myers received
the Bachelor OF
Arts degree from
Wabash College in
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ate In attempts to enforce lava
thing we all greatly deplOre-and
have not shaken the confidence Of
men I'm the accuracy of MIR. Remy's
statement nor increased the conf
dence I'm the police department.
What the Downey Avenue Mems
Club wishes to see is hearty coopera.
ton between the police department
and the prosecutors office, the dis
missal of incompetent and unworthy
police and withdrawal of the force
from all semblance of political con-
troll or Weddings.
MAY We count on this from your"
(Signed by executive committee,
Downey Avenue Mems Club
NOAH SIMMONS, President.
A mysterious telephone call from
man purporting to be Polk, miss
ing witness in the Weber Casey
trial, was received late last night by
Federal officials, 1t was learned to-
day.
w. o. Holman, prohibition agent;
Dry Chief Harris. and Judge Baltzell
are said to have been called by the
man.
The call spurred Federal agents
into action this morning and c. w.
McPhail. district Department OF JUS
tice head took over the investiga-
ton. replacing John j. Maroney, who
was originally assigned, but who is
out OF town. Harris also left In
dianapolis early this morning.
McPhail AMI Holman went to the
Polk residence in the Marian Apis.
but were unable to find any trace
Of the man or his wife.
The man first called the house of
Holman, but because Holman was
not home he called Harris. Harris,
it was said. knowing he would not
be in Indianapolis today told the
man to call Judge Baltzell.
! 1t is understood that Judge Bait.
zell did not converse with the man
to any extent.
The man told Harris and Holman
that he was Polk and he had Just
arrived in the city and learned OF
the subpoena service on him as a
Government witness.
McPhail and Holman gained en-
trance to the Polk apartment and
found the subpoena on the table un-
touched. but there was no trace OF
either Polk or his wife. Persons at
the apartment said neither of them
had been seen about the building.
Combines Probes
Ward said he expected to combine
the investigation OF the corrupt
practices in connection with prohi-
bition enforcement begun under Vel
lowleys order with that begun in
connectiin with the charges against
Keeney and Polk. He said IL the
two could be brought together he
will call a special grand jury SEES
sion sometime before next Septem-
| Der.
1T all depends on how suddenly
we are able to get our hands on all
! the evidence" Ward declared.
Remy is expected TO confer further
with Ward and turn over certain
sworn statements that pertain to
/ the case.
| In ordering the investiga ton
Judge Baltzell said; I'm connection
with the disappearance of the wit
ness this court wants to know what
| happened to him. This court Is in
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INDIANAPOLIS GIRL NAMED

BIZ TfmcS NDPCinT
FIT. WAYNE, Ind. June H.
Grand president of the Psi Ieta X
sorority today was Miss Helen
Seward of indianapolis. officers were
elected at the national convention
here Wednesday.
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ELLER REIMBURSED

BIZ Times Special
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, June II.
-Hod Eller, Indianapolis policeman
who lost his purse while catching a
rum runner here recently. has been
reimbursed. Citizens raised $50 for
him.
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FORTY GET DIPLOMAS
BIZ Times Special

MARION, Ind, June IA four
day commencement program at Tay-
lor University here was concluded
today. Forty graduates were award
ed diplomas Wednesday.
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REBUILD DRILL TOWER
Firemen Reconstruct Structure at
Engine House No. 80.

Firemen today were busy recon.
structing the drill tower dismantled
when the city garage was built on
the ground ii once occupied back
of the central fire station at New
York and Alabama SITS The six
story structure will he erected at
Station 80 at New Jersey and South
SITS
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COOLIDGE AID WEEDS

BU Tunes SDeCtdE
NEWPORT, r. l.. June 17.-Mrs.
Margaret Fahenstock Stokes Of
New York, Washington and New
port was married here Tuesday to
Lieut.. Benjamin L. Holcomhe, jun
Tor aide to President Coolidge.