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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-07
BELIEVE AIMEE DEAD
Los Angeles Abandons Probe of Dis
appearance.

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 7.-Of-
fetal investigation of the disappear
ance of Mrs. Aimee Mcpherson was
abandoned by Los Angeles officials.
Both police and district attorneys
office Investigators after tracing
rumors and reports concerning the
evangelist's asserted whereabouts
have come to the conclusion she is
dead.
I'VE believe, as at first, that Mrs.
Mcpherson drowned" said Herman
Cline, chief of detectives. 1--WE have
investigated all clues to the con-
trary and there is no evidence to
substantiate any other theory"
She has been missing three weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-07
SCHOOL BOARD TO
GET PRELIMINARY
SHORTR|DGE PLANS
Designs to Be Presented
Tuesday Night-Summa,
Program Up.

Preliminary plans for the NEW 81,
100000 Shortridge High School, to be
built at Thirty Fourth and Meridian
Sts., will be presented to the school
board Tuesday night by Kopf &
Deery, architects, it was announced
Plans for carrying out a. summer
repair and building program, to cost
about $325,000, on grade schools
were to- be formulated by the build
ings, and grounds committee at q
meeting this afternoon.
The summer building program is,
in part, the same as one drawn up
three years ago by Jacob H. Hilkene,
building and grounds sup erintendent,
which was never compile ted.
Calls for Additi ons
In addition to REPAIRS on a num-
Der of buildings, it calls; for erection
of additions to several, grade school
structures. The buildings to be
added to were never completed &C.
cording to plans, being left half
finished so as to make part of the
structure available to relieve con-
Z 6Col1OII VI tl1C OCuOOlS dI OuC6.
Blue prints of the Shortridge
structure will be submitted to the
advisory committee composed of
yilkene, Charles w. Kern, head of
buildings and grounds commit.
he nd Walter G. Gingery, Of the
ee a 'dge faculty, either today or
hortrl, for the committees final
IN.
onsiderati, has fifteen days in
The board we or reject the draw
which to appro approval by the
ngs. Following very will prepare
oard, Kopf & D,
working plans. s0o
Capacity of g., a capacity
The building will have va brick
# $500 students and will b. and a
structure with two stories ne in
basement. Main entrance will / ~th
Meridian St., with two Thirty-Fou-
It. entrances and two rear exits.
Sixty-five classrooms and twenty
laboratory rooms will be confined in
he structure. Nv
The gymnasium and the new Caleb +"
Mills Hall, the school auditorium, ~ ~
will be in the elongated southeastern u
section of the building. Id
Classrooms are to be twcnty-six II
eet long and twenty-five feet wide, Id
With laboratories forty feet long and l,
wenty-six feet in width. All CORR 1t
ors will have a clearance width Of st
ourteen feet. Drawings approved
" the former board limited the ~
downstairs corridor width to twelve q
eet and upstairs to ten feet. II
General dimensions of the build L
ng are 265 feet on Meridian st. and
/ frontage of 418 feet on Thirty II
Fourth st. The size of the property r.
S 600 feet on Thirty-Fourth st. and u
LOO feet on Meridian ST.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-07
NEGRO HELD IN FIRE QUIZ

Police today held a Negro under
$4,000 vagrancy bond for investiga-
ton by fire officials in the recent
burning of houses on Madeira St.
Damage to the houses was estimated
at $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-07
DARE is DISASTROUS
BIZ United Press

BIZ Untted Press
BAYONNE CITY, N, Y.-",Double
dare you to jumps called out a pass
ing youngster to Edward Gunshef-
sky, II, who stood on the roof of a
garage, near his home, pretending
he was about to jump twenty five
feet to the street below. Edward
Jumped arAi fell a crumpled heap 70
the sidewalk. Both mis- wrists were
broken in the fall and he is suffering
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-07
OLDEST "H.yLLO" DEAD

CAMBRIDGE, M ass.-Mis s Emma
Mutt, telephone OPP orator fe n thirty.
three years, died hel.e in hi r seven
tieth year. She is believed TO have
BEEN the oldest operator in Il lie world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-07

The broadbill swordfsh. king Of
ocean fishes, grows to the weight of
1000 pounds, is pugnaceous, and his
power and speed are tremendous.
The broad ax., 1926-08-21
THE BROAD AK
Published Every Saturday

In this city since July 18th 1899,
~ithout missing one single issue Re
gubIicans, Democrats, Catholics. Pro
testanrs, Single Takers, Priests, inf
deIs or anyone else can have their saS
IS long as their language is proper
and responsibility is fixed.
The Broad AK is newspaper WHOSE
platform is broad enough for all. ever
claiming the editorial right to speak
is own mind. 1t is neither Demo
cratic nor Republican. 1t is strictly
or absolutely independent in politics
Local communications will receive
attention. Write only on one side OF
the paper
subscriptions must be paid IN adj
vance.
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Advertising rates made known OF
application.
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THE BROAD AK
62O6 S. Elizabeth St, Chicago.
Phone: Wentworth 1897
JULIUS r. TAYLOR
Editor and Publisher
Vol XXI No. 49
Chicago, August p, 1926
The broad ax., 1926-08-21

The Garland Fund made an initial
gift OF $4,000 to the Legal Defense
Fund raised by the N. A. "A. G. P. and
further gifts of upward Of $4,000 as
the N. "A. A. c. P. met its offers.
Mr. Johnson has for several years
been one of the Board administering
the Garland Fund, other officers being:
Clinton Golden, vice-president; Eliza
beth Gurley Flynn. secretary; Morris
Ernst, treasurer; Lewis Gannett, as
sistant treasurer; Robert w. Dunn,
Ben Gitlow. Roger Baldwin, Norman
Thomas, H. H. Breach, Frieda Kirch-
wey, William 2. Foster and Professor
Scott Nearing.
The broad ax., 1926-08-21

Entered as Second Class Matter, Aug.
70, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
III. Under Act of March 8. 1879.
The broad ax., 1926-08-21
WHO'S WHO IN THE N.A.A p.
Rev. Hutchens c. Bishop

Rev. Hutchens c. Bishop is Pastor
Of ST. Phillips Protestant Episcopal
Church in New York City, which is
reputed to be the richest Negro church
in the world, owning much Harlem
real estate, including apartment houses.
Rev. Bishop has been pastor of this
church for more than 80 years, the ire
mendous growth in membership to up
wards Of 5000 and in wealth to up
wards of S1,OOO,OOO, having occurred
during his pastorate. Rev. Bishop is
a faithful adviser OF the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Col
ored People, having been member OF
the Board of Directors for some ;ears,
and regularly attending their meetings.
The broad ax., 1926-08-21
KLAN WOULD SCARE COL
ORED POSTWAR FROM LONG
ISLAND HOME
N. A. A. c. P. Asks Full Police
Protection

A letter signed with initials of the
Klu Klux Khan ordering him to re-
move from his home in Hollis, Long
Island. because of his race. has been
received BY Thomas B. Harper. Negro
postal clerk, who purchased home in
this community on May 1st.
Mr.. Harper and his wife are fair
colored people, but when darker
friends came to visit them the agent
who sold the home. together with the
president of the local civic league,
sought to have them accept back their
equity and move.
On Mr.. Harper refusing to be run
our Of community because Of preju-
dice, he received letter ordering him
to move within a month and sell to
the agent.
A few nights thereafter a fiery cross
was burned opposite his house. Mr..
Harper appealed to the lieutenant in
charge OF the precinct for protection
and sought a permit to have arms in
his house. The last was denied
The National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People has
written to George Mclaughlin, New
York Commissioner of Police. urging
that instructions be given the lieuten-
ant of the precinct TO see that ample
police protection is granted Mr. Har-
vey in case needed
The broad ax., 1926-08-21
One of the hghclas judges of the Municipal Court
cago who will Tuesday, November 2, succeed himself
the Municipal Court bench

1926. This will prove a tremendous
benefit to all the taxing bodies in the
city Of Chicago and Cook County, as
it will enable them to retire their tax
anticipation warrants at an earlier date,
thus saving thousands Of dollars Of
interest which had heretofore accrued,
and in addition, making it possible for
them to meet all their financial obi
cations promptly This in itself is the
most remarkable improvement achieved
in the office of the County Treasurer.
These cash registers and auditing
machines were the first machines
manufactured and installed for the col
lection of taxes
Carr has established nearly 200 sub
stations in various parts Of the city
and county where taxes may be paid
without additional cost either to the
County or the taxpayers. This has
proven an immense benefit to tax
payers who are spared many incon-
veniences and the loss of much time.
Carr created real estate depart
ment to take care Of the needs Of
brokers, banks and corporations, as
well as taxpayers at large. More bust
ness is co-ordinated and expedited.
An information bureau has been in
augurated where taxpayers unfamiliar
with the vernacular of their adopted
country may transact business in their
native tongue.
During Mr.. Carrs term of Office not
a piece of property was sold for taxes
without first giving notice by regis
tered mail at least ten days prior to
the sale, thus protecting property
The broad ax., 1926-08-21
FIGHT ENTRY OF u. S. IN
LEAGUE

Geneva.-The entry of the United
States into the world court with reser-
vations seems unlikely, it has been
learned at the secretariat of the league
Of nations.
Twenty-Five nations already have
accepted the invitation of the league
to meet in Geneva in September to
examine the proposed United States
reservations and a majority Of these
nations have intimated they will OPP
pose the reservations.
The broad ax., 1926-08-21
LEAVING FOR CLEVELAND
SUNDAY

The delegation Of Fort Dearborn
Elks and Fort Dearborn 1926 March
ing Club will leave Sunday, August
p at 1000 a. m. over New York Cen
trail, La Sale Street Station, for Cleve-
land to attend the Grand Lodge meet
ing Of EIks.
The broad ax., 1926-08-21
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
GARLAND FUND

New York.-At the regular meeting
recently Of the American Fund for
Public Service, known as the Garland
Fund after the name Of its donor,
James Weldon Johnson, Secretary of
the National Association for the Adj
vancement OF Colored People, was
elected president, it was announced re-
Gently.
The broad ax., 1926-08-21
MRS. ORA B. STOKES VISITS

Mrs. Ora B. Stokes, Richmond, Va,
who was graduated from the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute in the
class with NJ. T. Bailey, John A. Yeat-
man and Reid Thomas, and who is
now in California, will spend few
days in Chicago with school mates ane
friends in returning to Virginia.
The broad ax., 1926-08-21

owners from having their property fall
into the hands of tax sharks. This
action has earned for him the com
mendation of thousands of small tax
payers
The collection Of taxes during Mr..
Carr's administration amounted to over
$l,OOOO0O,OOO totaling over 100000
individual items, and it may be said for
the efficiency and honesty of Mr.. Carr's
administration, that not one Of these
items was ever legally protested, nor
was he ever subjected to any liabilities
or personal spite during his term of
office.
These are some of the many &C
complishments Of County Treasurer
Carr during his term Of Office, but
they are sufficient to give striking
proof Of his exceptional ability and
his fidelity to the people.
His friends believe that such a rec
ord entities him to election to the Office
Of Sheriff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27

war have healed all scars, he re-
turns. Then what? Director Lu-
Their Reed has endowed "1'he Ace of
Cads" with one of the most amazing
twists ever seen. You'll never guess
what happens so why spoil your
pleasure by divulging the finale?
Suffice it to say that Menjou has
trumped "The King on Main Street"
and "a Social Celebrity" with 1.-The
Ace Of Cads." Alice Joyce and Nor
man Trevor are featured. Forest
Halsey wrote the screen play for
Paramount.
Director George Melford secured
an excellent cast for the modern YER
sion of 1.-THE Flame of the Yukon, -
in which Seena owen plays the title
role and which will be on view at
the Opera House on the Thursday
and Friday program.
Arnold Gray, find" appears OPP
posite Miss Owen in the role origi-
nally played by Kenneth Harlan
when he first entered the motion pic
ture field. Matthew Betz. Jack Nc
Donald, Vadim Uraneff and Wini-
fred Greenwood complete the cast.
The scenes of the picture were filmed
at Mammoth Lakes in the Sierras-
and in six feet of snow.
Many modern touches illuminate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
AUGUSTA C. OF c.
COMMITTEE TO
MEET TONIGHT

The active efforts for the organiza-
ton of a new and representative Au-
gusta Chamber of Commerce will be
remused today. after week of quiet
activity occasioned by the hustle and
hustle Of the holiday week. The
committee on membership has been
organized and the first general meet
ing of the entire group will be held
this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the
Council rooms at City Hall.
Following the meeting tonight it is
the intention to carry through the
membership program Immediately
and there is prospect that the char
ter list will be closed within the
week and the general meeting Of the
entire membership held for the cleo
ton of officers for 1927.
Besides the organization committee
Of ten members the general commit
tee on membership classifications will
meet this evening and the whole
group will number some four score
men and women. George w. Merrill
will preside at the session at City
Hall this evening and will explain the
organization plans for the campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
u. S. Govt. Yet to
Take COgnizance of
British Note on China

Washington, Dec. 26-(H)-The
British memorandum on China,
made public yesterday in London,
strikes a responsive chord in official
circles here in so far at least as it
represents British concurrence in the
American belief that China should
be granted with little delay the adj
ditional customs revenues contem-
plated by the Washington confer
ence.
The Washington government took
the initiative in bringing about con-
sideration of the customs and extra
territorial question by the two recent
conferences in China. There is ev-
cry indication that it favors early
agreement among the customs treaty
powers for the collection at Chinese
treaty ports of the increases decided
upon by the Washington conference.
The British communication has
not been examined closely as vet at
the state department as it was re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27

ceived on the eve of the Christmas
holidays. 1t appears quite likely,
however, that some official express
sion of the American viewpoint on
the customs and eXtraterritoriality
questions is to be expected at an
early date.
Secretary Kellogg still has under
examination the a-territoriality
reports made by Silas Strawn of
Chicago, special commissioner at the
Picking eXtraterritoriality conference.
That report recommended progress
sive REIMBURSEMENT of extraterrito-
rial rights in China as the Chinese
themselves were able to modernize
their judicial machinery. 1t advised.
however, immediate steps to correct
certain abuses by foreigners of ex-
traterritorial privileges through har-
boring Chinese offenders against
Chinese law and also urged that the
mixed court be directed by the gov
eminent to administer Chinese law
in extraterritorial areas so far as
that law could be made applicable
to foreigners.
Presumably the British suggestion
for amendment Of extraterritorial
treaties is based upon the report of
the British commissioner to the Pc
king conference and upon recon-
mendations identical with those SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Strawn. While the
Washington government has not as
yet approved the Strawn report,
there seems little doubt that it will
be accepted with few reservations
in the framing of American policies
on extra-t erritoriality in China.
Tn, with fr, IN,
Chinese customs revenues, it is
pointed out that there are thirteen
major Chinese ports through which
foreign goods chiefly flow into China.
The bulk of the import duties col
1ected by the Chinese government
are received through the custom
houses operated by the Chinese GUS
toms administration at these ports.
In the present disrupted political
situation in China, some of the ports
are in the hands of one Chinese fac
ton and some held by other forces.
The Washington conference contem-
plated that the increased revenue
would all be delivered to the Picking
government and would aid in the
establishment of a strong central
authority in China, the object at
which the Washington conference
powers were aiming.
Under the present chaotic condi-
tions it Is to be assumed that If the
increased duties are made effective
Immediately the revenues accruing
will be turned over to the political
authorities actually controlling each
custom house port. In that event,
the Cantonese government, due to
it's recent military successes and the
control it now exercises over impor-
tant entry ports such as Hankow and
Canton, would be largely benefited
by action of the powers making eff
fective the new import duties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
EAST WINTHROP

The Christmas entertainment at
the Baptist church on Friday even
ing was largely attended and the
young people did finely and much
credit is due Mrs. Alice Irish who
so carefully trained them. AT the
close of the entertainment Santa
Claus called and distributed oranges
to all of the young people, after
which the trees We're gathered.
Everyone enjoyed the evening very
much.
w. K. Batchelder of Pittsburgh, Pa.
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Bachelor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Skillins of
Portland were visitors over Christ
mas at Carl Mace's.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Titus We're
Christmas day visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. C. Davis at Monmouth.
G. NJ. Foster and family were holt
da guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall
Harris at Winthrop.
Miss Eleanor Bailey of East
Douglass, Mass, visited in Skowhe-
gan few days last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
MANCHESTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis were
week. END visitors at Alden Spears.
The Sweetland family of Gardiner
were Sunday guests at Charles
Moore's.
Elliott Hawkes. passed the holi-
day in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blossom and
son Robert were weekend and
Christmas visitors at Rev. l. War
rem Hawkes., where Sunday services
were also held.
Miss Mary Wingate took Christ
mas dinner with her sister, Mrs
Florence Roberts in Hallowell.
A large family party passed
Christmas at w. D. Fairs. The
Libby family of Litchfield, Schwartz
family of Winthrop and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton Farr of Augusta
George Sleeper Of Portland visited
his sister, Mrs. Sarah Wing, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William WEIGH at
tended the horse races in Augusta on
Saturday.
Miss Frances Collins is at home
for the week.
Wallace WEIGH has gone to the
Dead River region with a party OF
lumbermen.
Mrs. William Morgan has been
very seriously i'll the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Spear passed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27

guests on Christmas day of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E.. Leavitt.
Miss Katherine Hegarty is passing
the Christmas holidays with her
mother and sister, Mrs. Annie Heg-
arty and Miss Mary Hegarty.
A meeting of the Hospital Aid So
ciety will be held at the home of the
president, Mrs. C. r. Hartman at 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. A good
attendance is desired as there will be
matters of Importance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard and family of
Sidney spent Christmas with Mrs.
Billiards. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
Dudley.
Miss Flora Johnson spent Christ
mas at her home in Lubec.
Elliott Williams of China was the
guest of friends in town over Christ
mas and the weekend.
Herbert Bell of Millions Mills, n.
II. passed the weekend in town. He
will return today accompanied by
Mrs. Bell and son. Richard.
Mrs. Archie Murray of Troutdale
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Shaw.
Mrs. Carrie Strout passed Christ
mas with her daughter, Mrs. w. A.
Whiting in Monmouth.
Mrs. II. T. Chamberlain of Water
vile and Miss Marguerite Chamber
lain of New York were holiday and
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph G. Jordan.
Robert Herrick of Providence and
c. L. Thomas Of Boston arrived Fri
day to pass Christmas with Mr..
Thomas brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Thomas.
Miss Muriel Rollins of Douglass,
Mass. is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Rollins.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Webb passed
the week end with relatives in Au-
burn.
Albert Seamans of Brookline, Mass.
is passing the Christmas vacation
with his mother, Mrs. Effie French.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Aube have re-
turned from their wedding trip pass
ed at Rochester, n. II.
Willie Kinds, Jr. and son, James
are visiting relatives in New York.
DR.. Ezra X. Maxfield is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. 3. Max
field.
Miss Dorothy Webb of Quincy,
Mass. is passing the Christmas va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Fl. Webb.
Miss Eileen Clement of Pennington
Normal school is passing the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. S. Clement at winthrop Center.
The Sargent Glass of the Congre-
7 gational church will hold a Christ
mas party at the Parish House We'd
nesday evening.