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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
MELLETT MURDER
SUSPECT ADMITS
AL|B| IS FALSE
ContesSes Lying About Ger
tain Details of Story of
Whereabouts.
RM Tnfted Preea

Bu Cnfted Press
CLEVELAND, Aug. '18.-AlfEi of
Louis Mazer. charged with the MUIR
der of Don r. Mellett, Canton Ohio
newspaper publisher, is breaking
down. according TO reports ema-
mating from the room at the Federal
Bldg, where he Is being grilied.
Mazer confessed lying about GER
tain details in his account of his
whereabouts before and after the
murder, Investigators said. The
accused man told Questfoners Tues
day he was at the home of a po-
liceman until 1:30 a. m. the night
Of the murder, then went to the
home of Dolly Cary and remained
there until 2 p. m. the following day.
Admits Lying
When confronted today with the
statement of a Canton man that he
was seen in a Canton restaurant at
10 a. m. the morning after the Mel
lett murder, Mazer is reported to
have admitted being there. He is
also said to have named an under
world character he met that morn
ing to tell him "about a dog that
was sick"
It was repeatedly predicted in in
vestigating circles that another ar
rest on a murder warrant will be
made before night. Five men were
said to be involved in the murder
case on the basis of evidence al
ready gathered. Mazer, the first ar
rested, is one of the five.
Loud voices issued from the quiz
room as Mazer was confronted by
Norman Clark, Canton attorney,
who told investigatorsM Mazer threat
ened his life ''for talking too much. "
Clark also charged Mazer with hir-
ing two Detroit men to get" Jiggs
Wise, Canton policeman, two months
before Mellett was shot.
At the conclusion of Clark's tes-
timony before Mazer, Carl Studer.
associate of Mazer, held on a liquor
conspiracy charge, was ushered into
the room. Detectives gathered
around Mazer and Studer in one cor
ner while they made statements,
concerning Clark S
charges. Studer then dictated
statement to a stenographer.
Throughout the first day Of ex-
animation Mazer, proprietor of a
pool hall in Canton's "jungle,' chung
to the story th@t he was
visiting Carl Streitenberger, po-
liceman friend, at the time Of Mel
lett's murder.
When investigators stopped their
to go back to Canton on
night, Mazer was hysterical.
1t is believed he will make some
startling revelationsf today, If not
about the murder, about liquor OPP
erations. He is said, to be suffering
for narcotics, cut off with his ar
rest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
HITS DRY LAW
SECTION AGAIN
Judge McCaIIister Holds
Search Warrant Illegal.

Holding that search warrants is
sued in accordance with section 81
OF the Wright bone-dry law are IL
legal, Judge Fred McCallister in mu-
nicipal court two discharged John
Eacret, 70, of 2219 Haines Ave-, on
two blind tiger charges.
The judges decision upheld rul-
ing which he made several months
ago, when he stated that under this
section the court is made merely \
rubber STAN. There is no provision
for a hearing on issuance Of the
warrant.
Eacret. however. was fined $3.50
and sentenced ninety days on the
Indiana State Farm on a charge of
maintaining a nuisance. He said he
would appeal, though he admitted
he has been selling liquor since Dec.
/, 1925.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
NO POLITICIANS;
He IS SET FREE
Judge Is eAenient With In
jured Prisoner.

Because he had suffered physical
injuries and because ''about forty
politicians" did not Iseek his release.
as is usually the case, Frank Reg
gans, 80, of r. r. H, Danville, was
set free by Judge Pro Tenn Earl
Cox in municipal court today.
Judge Cox, taking judgment un-r
dere advisement in the case of Reg
gans, charged with drunkenness,
operating a motor vehicle while
drunk and blind tiger, said he felt
sorry for the man.
Reggans, at the time of his ar
rest, was in an auto accident, and
was in the hospital for some time.
But, If you had been selling
liquor 1t would have been different,
his honor said.
A short time before, Cox had fined
Clarence Ten Eyeck, 7o2h E. New
York ST., 5000 and costs and given
him thirty days on the Indiana State
Farm on a Blind tiger charge,
brought after he was arrested again
this week on the same charge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
B0RER SCOUTS RETAINE ED
Fifteen United States Men VIII Aid
States Fight on Corn Pest.

The fifteen Federal scouts sent to
Indiana recently to investigate the
European corn borer have been re.
tained by the State for the next
month and will assist I'm combating
the pest, State Entomologist Frank
N. Wallace announced today. Gov.
ei'nor Jack son approved the plan to
retain the men, who have been un-
Ger L. Fl. Worthley, Federal corn
borer expert. ~The borer has been
found in ten townships in northeast
ein Indiana. A quarantine likely
will be established and an expert
mental laboratory is to be set UP in
a few days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
CARROLL APPEALS

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-Earl Car
roll, theatrical producer. today filed
an appeal from his conviction. fine
and sentence to year in prison, on
charges of perjury growing out of
the party he gave at which Joyce
Hawley, model, was alleged to have
bathed unclothed in a tub Of cham
pagne.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
S1.O35 CITY
TAX RATE
SUBMIT TED
Buser Draws Up 1927 Bud
get for Consideration of
City Council Members.
LOWER THAN THIS YEAR
Provides City $6,748,200 on
Estimated Valuation.

Making drastic slashes in many
departments, City Controller Will
liam c. Buser today submitted to
city council a budget of 1927 city
expenditures which provides for a
city tax rate of 1035.
The city tax rate for this year,
set by the Shank administration, is
s1.05. The rate for 1925 was s1.55.
Buser estimated that the assessed
valuation of Indianapolis property
for 1927 will be $625, 900, 900 On this
valuation the tax rate will net the
city s6,748,200. This year the s1.o5
rate was collected on a valuation
Of s644,0OO,O0O, netting the city
$6,762, 900 revenue.
$13,SOO Less
According to these estimates the
present administration will be spend
ing s13,S00 less next year than this.
Buser also declares that the
Shank administration appropriated
for this year 100000 more than the
$1.05 tax rate provided, and that
much of this amount must come out
OF next years revenue.
Council can slash the budget items.
but cannot raise them.
Unless city council acts upors the
budget on or before Sept. the 1925
rate of $1.O5 will prevail next year,
according to the law.
Councilman plan to hold a public
bearing on the budget, Buser an
nounced. The budget probably will
be referred to committee at a spe-
cia1 session of council tonight.
Salaries Cut
Thorough pruning of estimates
submitted by department heads in
volving reductions in salaries for
many employees and elimination of
number Of position features the
budget.
The park board bore the brunt
with reduction Of cents from the
amount sought and of cent from
this years allowance.
The offices of park board and rec
reation department attorneys. now
held respectively by Telford Orbison
and State @Senator William T. Quill
len, are eliminated.
Buser also fails to provide COM
pensation for the Office of attorney
for the board of sanitary commits
sioners. now held by Joseph J. Dan
iels, and for attorney for the board
of health, State Representative
Turn toPage IL
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
SEES CROP
LOSS FROM
MORE RAIN
Wet Spell Damages Wheat,
Oats in Shock-CauSeS
Grain to Sprout.

Loss Of thousands of dollars in
wheat and oats crop will result if the
rainy spell continues several days.
William H Settle, Indiana Farm
Bureau Federation president, de-
clared today.
There has been rainfall for the
past six days in many localities of
Indiana, j. II. Arlington United
States weather bureau meterologist,
stated.
Cloudy weather tonight, with
probably occasional showers and
thunder starms, was forecast by the
weather bureau. Little change in
temperature was expected.
Wheat and oats in the shock have
begun to sprout where additional
rains prevented the grant from dry
ing. Settle said wheat and oats had
already been damaged consider
able" but not to the extent expected.
About one-fourth of the oats crop,
which is practically all in the shock
in northern Indiana. the oats belt,
has been damaged, Settle estimated
One-fourth of the wheat is said to
be unthrashed
Heavy loss from hail was reported
by Hendricks County corn growers.
Corn has been damaged from wind
and continued rain in other sections
Marion County has not suffered
much fro mthe rain. Clarence Henry,
county agricultural agent, said.
The only apparent damage is some
wheat and oats has begun TO
sprout. The rain has helped the
SIS, 900 900 truck raising industry
near Indianapolis. Henry said.
Some growers feared tomato rot,
but the situation has not become
critical TO date, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Aug. ,18.-Rudolph
Valentino, young Italian who
studied farming, but became the
fiappers' idol of the movies, today
was on a threshold, on one side of
which was life and health, and on
the other, doubt.
Physicians believed this to be the
critical day Of the actors illness,
which began with his sudden col
lapse and a quick double operation
for gastric ulcers and appendicitis
Sunday.
Reports from the siclroom were
encouraging this afternoon, al
though physicians refused to pre-
dict the outcome for at least twen-
ty-four hours more.
During the night, Valentines
temperature mounted to 103, but
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
CITY AGENT OF
BIG -FOUR DIES
Frank Hooker Drops Dead in
Station Cafe.

Frank Hooker. IS, OF 3175 N
Capitol Ave-, Big -Four Railroad
city passenger agent. dropped dead
today while eating lunch in the
Union Station restaurant.
Mr.. Hooker. who had complained
of not feeling well for several days
left his office at 10 a. m. on business
according to e. H. Kruse, chief clerk.
He fell from stool ten minutes
after entering the place. Apoplexy
or heart attack was believed the
cause of death.
Until four years ago. Mr.. Hook
had been employed by the Pullman
Company here. Besides the widow,
who is i'll. a son Verne survives.
Motorpolicemen Long and Kern
sent the body to city morgue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
Brookhart Guarded;
Receives Threats
Bu Unitc1 Press

BIZ UHNC1 PTe8S
CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa. Aug. Is.
Threats to assassinate Smith w.
Brookhart. United States senatorial
candidate. should be carry out a
scheduled speech at the Marion fair
this afternoon. were contained IN
two letters received by Marion citi-
zens.
Brookhart arrived here at 1910 p.
m. today and was met by a detail
OF police and deputy sheriffs and
was escorted from the train TO Ma
rion. He will be guarded through
out his stay there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
UNDER WORLD
GANGS START WAR
$4,000 Craps Game Robbery Srs Rival Ring Leaders to
Seek ReVenge-Not Reported to Police.

War has broken out in the In
dianapolis underworld.
Reports OF factional strife over re
cent craps game 5obhtries are float
ing thick and fast these days.
Six big stake craps game robberies
are said to have been staged here In
the last few weeks.
The most recent and biggest haul
was made Saturday night by a
convicted bootlegger and hi-jacker.
who stepped into a craps ring on S.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18

him out OF the way" one of the men
said.
You shoot that dog and I'll shoot
you" Mrs. Stienke replied.
When Mrs. Stienke ran to tele-
phone police. Prince, who had been
guarding one door, ran around the
garage and the men fed. Il
Mrs. Stienke said Prince is an off
spring Of the German police dog for
merly owned by d. c. Stephenson.
who now is serving a life sentence
for murder. Princes father was a
full-blooded wolf. Mrs. StIenke said.
The dog is about a year old and
was secured by Mrs. Stienke when
he was eight weeks old.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
BACK BOOSTER MOVE
Advertising Men to Hear Talk on
Indianapolis First

Indianapolis Advertising Club will
get behind the Chamber of Com
merce movement to boost the city at
its Thursday luncheon at the Clay
pool.
Dick Miller. City Trust Company
president, will speak on ''Indianapo.
president. will announce the fall
program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
CITY FAIRLY HEALTHY
Infant Death Rate 20 White, 123
Negro Babies Per 1000.

Infant Death Rate 10 White. 123
Negro Babies Per 1000.
BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s-Seven-
ty out of each 1000 white babies
born in Indianapolis during 1924
died. But OF each 1000 Negro babies
born, 123 died.
This is shown by a recent survey
published by the Department of
Conn1erce, and which showed In
dianapolis to be comparatively
healthy. both for white and Negro
babies.
The most deadly city for Negro
babies Is Leavenworth. Kan, the
death rate there being 571 per 1000.
Cities having a higher death rate
than Indianapolis were Philadelphia.
Chicago. Cincinnati and Baltimore.
while New York. Louisville and
Los Angeles had lower rates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
Whose Little Boy
Is He?

Juvenile Court attaches are
trying to locate the parents of
a little, fair-complexioned boy
of about six. held at the De-
tention Home since Saturday
when it was alleged he took
forty newspapers to sell.
Investigator Charles Downey
said the lad first said his name
was Paul Peterson. Then
Robinson, then Paulson. The
lad said Jim" his father,
worked at the Link Belt Com
pany and he lived in a fat on
Illinois St. None of the lads
stories have been substantiated.
There are no reports of any
boys missing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
INVALID TRAPS BURGLAR
Blocks Robbers Path of Escape
With Her Wheel Chair.
BIZ United Press

Bu Ontted PfeSS
BOSTON, Aug. 1S.-When her
valuable antique clock chimed ten
times at 4 o'clock, Mrs. Margaret
Sullivan of the south end, an In
valid, piloted her wheel chair
through her home to investigate.
She found a burglar removing the
clock from a shelf.
Mrs. Sullivan blockaded the only
exit with her chair, notified the po-
lice by telephone and shouted for
help. Neighbors captured Thomas
Doyle and recovered the clock.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18

Police Dog, Mistress Share
HonorS for PIuck-Im- !
prison Three.

Prince, a German police wolf dog,
and his mistress, Mrs. Blanche Sti-
enke. 1857 Pleasant Run Blvd,
shared honors today because of
their pluck Tuesday afternoon in
imprisoning three armed auto thieves
in the garage behind the Stienke
home. The three escaped before POI
lice arrived.
Mrs. Stienke knocked a revolver
from one Of the thieves hands when
he pointed it at her. Prince, who
was at his mistress side, grabbed
the thief's leg.
Shoot the dog. We've got to get
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
U. S. ARMS VIEW GIVEN
Kellogg Says This Nation Will Not
Be Subject to Foreign Control.

PLATTSBURG, N. Y. Aug. 49,
While the American Government is
urging limitation of auxiliary naval
armaments ut will not accept super
vision of any otside body or be
subject to inspection or control by
foreign agencies" Secretary of
State Kellogg made clear today.
Kellogg made that pronouncement
in speech delivered here dedicat-
ing the memorial to Commodore
Thomas MacDonough. naval hero of
the battle Of Lake Champlain in the
war Of 1872.
Kellogg described the question of
land ornaments as one not direct
ly affecting this country and one
which can be solved more expedi-
tiously by separate regional pacts
Of the governments concerned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18

East St.. drew his 'gat" and backed
out with $4,000
The man was in the place Friday
night. 1t was said, and won $4,000
Saturday night he returned, but lost
81, 900. He left the game. When he
strolled in the second time that night
he ordered about thirty to Zine up"
They did. He backed out of the
door with the money and drove
away.
The affair was not reported to po-
lice, but members of rival gangs are
out for revenge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
Hoosier, 81, Beats
the Trust

sssAd ps1tul Ha
KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. 49,
Michael eager Brown, "a, re-
marked during his life that he
opposed being robed by "the
casket trust
Tuesday night Brown died.
His death revealed that he
had constructed a casket in
which he Is to be buried.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
MORE STRIKE BENEFITS

Additional strike benefits totaling
800 viii be distributed to members
OF the local street car mems union
at the meeting Thursday morning,
President Albert Greeson said today.
A mass meeting viii be held at 8
D. m. Saturday at Morris and Hard
ing SITS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
ARMY OFFERS REWARD

Authorities at Ft. Benjamin Iar-
rtson have offered police a $50 re-
ward for apprehension of Joe Low
cry. 1S, who escaped from the guard
house Tuesday night. He was wear
ing blue overalls with a large "P"
on the back.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
HOOSIER TRIO HELD


bU JUItGI TTeS6
CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Roman and Oscar Moore,
all of Terre Haute, Ind, were held
here today for violation Of the pro-
hibition law and carrying concealed
weapons. Police arrested the trio
following a spirited auto chase.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
8 ESCAPE; Z REMAIN
BV United Press

BU United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Aug. is.
Authorities are searching for
three Negros who sawed their way
out of the Vigo County Jail Tuesday
night and escaped. Seven other
men in the same compartment re-
fused to leave the Jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
FOREST FIRE SPREADS
Bv United Press

SEQUIA PARK, CAL, Aug. 1s-
Forcing 400 fire fighters to retreat.
the forest fire that has threatened
this\ park for several days swept
into the northwestern corner of the
park today and is burning on an
eight-mile front in the Black Oak
nat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
PLANE FALLS IN CHANNEL

CROYDON. England, Aug. ia
trans-channel passenger airplane
from Paris crashed today near Rom
ney marshes and one person was re-
ported to have been killed and eleven
injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
FLOODS FEARED IN OHIO

BN Untted Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 49,
Rivers and streams were approach
ing the danger mark today follow
ing heavy rainfall throughout south;
ern and central Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
KIDNAPER| SEARCH FAILS
Indian Claims Daughter Was Taken
From Tourist Camp Here.

BH United Press
CARLYLE. Ills, Aug. 1s.-Search
Of John Adams, wealthy Cherokee
Indian, for his young daughter,
whom he claims was kidnapped from
an Indianapolis tourist camp, has
met with failure7~-
Adams trailed a band OF gypsies
whom he suspected to Carlyle.
Search Of their camp failed to re-
veal any trace of the child.
indianapolis police and park de-
partment officials have no record OF
any girl being kidnapped from a
tourist camp here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
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barrasment remained embrace and turned her
husband with slight rown irritation at the in
Larry too was apparently undsmayed ground
Then it's now time place
he said lightly Go ahead Perry have say
bystander like to do
natural I'm sure Inman remarked what are we
ing to do, Myra?"
going what you cried Heath suddenly wrathy
will at pack your things and get out
"And II 1 refuse to >obey?"
refuse mercy have caught you
holding clandestne meeting with wife, find her In
your 1 nave a right you!"
"why your" asked Inman, with maddenng cooness
would take kill Get out tell you Go upstairs
and before down the morning to be far from
here and come back! Get that?"
YES Heath get that"
Co again the husband and wife
alone together
Rrenss breakfast at halfpast eight
he decency
Gardeners liked O'Clock better and
later still.
Todhunter Buck spending the
month of june with her And he doc and goodempere
chap whom she had loved from bayhood she ruled him with rod
at least regarding household appointments
So Todune awkward ancestral had long
table.
available table laid the bungalow
porch fairly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
Forecast

Mostly cloudy tonight, Thurs
day pr o b a b ly occasional
showers or thunder storms; not
much change in temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
FOUR PERISH IN FIRE

Mother and Three Children Are
Burned TO Death.
Bv United Press
FRANKLIN. Pa, Aug. 1S.-
Trapped in their frame house when
an oil stove exploded. Mrs. David
Beightol, N 30, and her three children
were burned TO death today. The
husband was away. delivering milk,
when the explosion occurred. Two
OF the children were girls. aged
and Z. and the third was a baby
boy. months old.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18

Teneriffe Is the largest of the Can
ary Islands. It is dominated by the
volcanic peak of Teneriffe. The last
population figure for the island cited
In gazeteers is 1880
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-18
EARTHQUAKE REPORTED
Intense Shock Said to Have Jolted
Island of Teneriffe.
Bv United Press

bU OWfItU IFtdt
MADRID, Aug. 1S.-Dispatches
received here said an intence earth
shock has been felt on the !3land Of
Teneriffe.
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Wrap them all up"

that! She made q mental note that
III. Hedge would pay dearly.
You appreciate the force Of it, do
you not?" he demanded.
II? Oh. assuredly!"
"Of course. It's obvious"
But as he glanced at the bundles
again his .frown returned.
well, where next7"
Il wasn't sure there was going to
be any next"
Its q waste of. time, gasoline. and
tires to spend an afternoon merely
shopping for gloves and Shoes" he
declared with emphasis. Scientific
shopping contempltacs the purchase
OF all necessities within the shortest
space OF time and with q minimum
Of travel. What elye?"
Constance stole q glance at him
and paused irresolutely. Unconscious.
ly she patted her bat.
mot that?" he exclaimed In alarm.
Now she locked at him sauarely
and smiled.
mo. not that" she agreed. WAS
it--terribiy expensive7''
Moderately So" he admitted.
Then hastily: But not extravagant.
There is marked difference. ]
draw the UEs at extravagnace. But.
as I sai6 before. economy Is not
wholly gagged by dollars. con.
sdier the hat an economy. all things
taken Into account. Do you find It q
usefuf. practical hat?"
"Oh, tremendously SOL" she IS.
sured him.
Ho had spoken quite soiemnly. but