Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 114, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1926 — Page 1

“The VANITY CASE” A Tale of, Mystery and Love

BEGIN HERE TODAY In Harbor Gardens. Eons Island, to an elaborate bungalow, lived FERRY HEATH and his wife. MYRA. At the time the story opens the Heaths were entertaining as house guests: LAWRENCE INMAN, a distant relative o£ Myras, and. aside lrom Perry, the only heir to her considerable fortune, ar.d ... , BUNNY MOORE, young, vivacious, golden-haired, an old friend of Myra a Myra Heath was a peculiar woman. She was cold, sarcastic and decidedly not in love with her husband She never used cosmetics or dressed In colors. She had°a*passton lor collecting fare old bottles, and her latest was an old whisky bottle which she v.-as nuite proud of but which aroused her artistic husband to scorn. Than, ic 3 growing intimacy between Inman and Myra Heath and between Bunny and Perrv !svra becomes provoked at the Infatuation for her husband and dethat she has made her will in favor of Inman, cutting Perry off. Clares that Perry is a candidate for presidency of the Country Club and his chief opPOTent is a man Samed SAM ANDERSON. Bunny, thnmbfng through a portfolio of Heath's drawings, runs across a card marked The Work of Perry 64 That night, after Bunny and Inman retiro, Myra Heath alludes mysteriously to her husbands “Becryt." When Perry goes to led. Inman comes downstairs, and he and Myra are In each other’s arms whe> Perry Heath discovers them. CHAPTER IV mT WAS characteristic of Myra that she showed no surprise or embarrassment. She remained in Inman's embrace and turned her face to her husband with a slight frown of irritation at the Intrusion. Larry, too. was apparently undismayed, and stood his ground, as he took his cue from Myra. “Then it’s now a case of the time, the place and the loved one all together,’’ he said lightly. "Go ahead. Perry, have your say.” "There’s not much to say.” Heath lighted a cigaret. “But as an interested bystander, I’d like to know what you two propose to do.” "That’s only natural, I’m sure,” Inman remarked, “what are we going to do, Myra?” "You’re going to do what I tell you,” cried Heath, suddenly wrathy. "You, Larry, will go to your room at once, pack your things and get out of here the first thing in the morning.” “And if I refuse to^obey?” "You won’t refuse. You are at my mercy. I hare caught you down here holding a clandestine meeting with my wife. I find her in your arms. I have a right to shoot you!” "Why don’t you?” asked Inman, with maddening coolness. “You’re not worth it!” Heath glared at him. "Not worth the powder and shot it would take to kill you. Get out, I tell you! Go upstairs, find before I am down in the morning, you are to be far away from here and never come back! Get that?” "Yes, Heath, I get that.” "Go, then.” And Inman went, and again the husband and wife were alone together. • • • Mrs. Prentiss always sat down to her breakfast at half-past eight o’clock. If truth were told, she would have preferred an earlier hour, but Harbor Gardens people were late risers, ar.d eight-thirty was just about the earliest one could breakfast with decency. Most of the Gardeners liked nine o’clock better, and many were later still. This summer, her nephew, one Todhunter Buck, was spending the month of Juno with her. And as he was a docile and good-tempered chap, whom she had loved from babyhood on, she ruled him with a rod or iron, at least regarding her household appointments. So Todhunter, whose awkward ancestral name had long since been reduced to Toddy, almost always beamed at his aunt across her matutinal table. In available weather, this table was laid on the pleasant bungalow porch, which gave on the Western landscape and commanded a fairly * \ (Turn to Page 8)

VALENTINO A T CR ISIS STAGE

Actor’s Temperature Mounts to 103, Then Drops Back to 100 —Widespread Sympathy Shown.

Bv United Pret* l NEW YOKK. Aug. ,18.— Rudolph Valentino, a young Italian who studied farming, but became the flappers’ 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 actor’s illness, which began with his sudden collapse and a quick double operation for gastric ulcers and appendicitis Bunday. Reports from the sickroom were encouraging this afternoon, although physicians refused to predict the outcome for at least twen-ty-four hours more. v During the night, Valentino’s temperature mounted to 103, but

HARAKAS DID NOT' KNOW STEPHENSON Man, Paroled From Prison by Governor, at Work. Nicholas M. Harakas, 24, who received a parole from the Indiana State Prison from Governor Jackson, despite the fact he has resided In State penal institutions almost continuously since 1919, had no acquaintance with D. C. Stephenson, former political ally of Governor Jackson, during his stay at Michigan City. Harakas. working- on the night shift at his father’s restaurant at 806 Indiana Ave., said he was not employed In the chair factory where Stephenson worked and knew nothing of his activities. The paroled prisoner has been an Inmate of the State farm, Indiana Reformatory and Is said to have deserted from tne* Navy. He participated in a break for liberty from the reformatory that resulted/ln the death x>f a guard. Naval officials said a report on Harakas was sent to Washington, but no action will be taken here unless orders are received from headquarters.

BORER SCOUTS RETAINED Fifteen United States Men WUI Aid State’s Fight on Corn Peat. The fifteen Federal scouts sent to Indiana recently to investigate the European corn borer have been retained by the State for the next month and will assist *in combating the nest, Btate Entomologist Frar.k N. Wallace announced today. Governor .Tack ion approved the plan to retain the rnen, who have been under L. H. Worthley, Federal corn borer expert. *The borer has been found In ten townships in northeastern Indiana. A quarantine likely will be established and an experimental laboratory is to be set up In a few days. Forecast Mostly cloudy tonight, Thursday probably occasional showers or thunder storms; not much change in temperature. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 su m 67 10 a. m...... 76 7 a. m 68 11 a. m 78 8 a. m. .. J ... 72 12 (noon) .... 78 4 a. ro~. v . 76 1 p.

dropped gradually down to 100 at 10 a. m. His pulse, which was 100 early this morning reduced to 90. Polyclinic hospital authorities have been "Valentino Information desk.” Among the actor’s gifts received were twelve Bibles, one elegantly bound, another, evidently the cherished possession of an elderly person, showing marks of long use. A girl in Chicago sent a copy of "Snowshoe Al's Bedtime Stories for Grown-Up Guys.” A cablegram came from Winifred Hudnut (Nat&cha Rambova), in Europe, who recently divorced Valentino In Paris, wishing him well and asking to be kept Informed as to her former husband’s Illness. Pola Negri, actress, telephoned the hospital twicA during the night from Hollywood. Cal., and among the messages arriving at daybreak was a second cablegram from Doug Fairbanks and Mary Plckford, who are in Europe, and a telegram from Byd Grauman, Los Angeles theatrical magnate. "I am very much pleased,” Valentino said when Informed of the hundreds of inquiries.

‘Side Yard y of House Used by Motorists Motorists on Capitol Ave. today were using the "side yard” of the famous house of Robert Hackney, which now is proceeding majectlcally down the avenue to 2318 Capitol Ave. The house, which was tifrned from Twenty-Seventh St. late Tuesday, occupies most of the thoroughfare, leaving a narrow lane for a single line of motor traffic. Traffic Inspector Lester Jones ordered a traffic officer to regulate the flow of vehicles about the wandering domicile. North-bound traffic will be halted for a time until south-bound motorists purr through the gap, and vice versa. Hackney estimated that the Journey down Capitol Ave. would require only a day and one-half, but builders say {be avenue will remain partly blocked for several days.

HITS IY LAW SECTION AGAIN Judge McCallister Holds Search Warrant Illegal. Holding that search warrants Issued In accordance with section 31 of the Wright bone-dry law are Illegal, Judge Fred McCallister In municipal court two discharged John Eacret, 79, of 2219 Haines Ave., on two blind tiger charges. The judge’s decision upheld a ruling which he made several months agOj when he stated that under this section the court is made merely a rubber stam. There is no provision for a hearing on Issuance of the warrant. Eacret, however, was fined $260 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. 1. 1925. FLOODS FEARED IN OHIO Bu United Preaa COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18.— Rivers and streams were approaching the danger mark today following heavy rainfall throughout aouthera and central Ohio.

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CHANCE FOR BIG AIRPORI HEBESEEN Noted Aviator on Ford Tour Says City Has Opportunity. , FLIGHT PLANES PROCEED Take Off for Cincinnati, Starting at 10 a. m. Indianapolis has an opportunity to develop one of the greatest airports In the Middle West. MaJ. K. W. Schroetier, noted aviator, declared today. He is pilot of the three-motored, all-stee’ Ford monoplane, one of the twenty-one planes that left the Inf dlanupolia airport at the Motor Speedway today for another jaui t In the second annual Ford reUabllicy tour. He also is manager of the Ford airport at Dearborn, Mich. . The planes In the tour took off from the airport at 10 a. m.. leaving: at one-minute Intervals. ( The first plane to complete the nlnetyseve nair miles to Cincinnati. Ohio, was No. 8, a Douglas transport, piloted by Leroy Manning, which landed a t12:07, the United Press reported. H. L. Laas, piloting: a Driggs-Dart No. 24, was first to take off. Laass was given preferential position this morning because he was the last to arrive at the field Tuesday, encountered trouble on the trip from Moline, 111., and did not arrive until after dark Tuesday* One Delayed Eagle Rock plane. No. 6. piloted by William Kysor, did not get away with the other planes, though It officially was checked out. Its taking off was delayed until afternoon because of a broken propeller, the result of an accldfent early this morning when the mounts were being warmed up. The plane bumped Into another ship. "The possibilities of Indianapolis developing a real airport are great." Schroeder declared. "Within the next few years. If properly developed, this city should have one of the best airports in the Middle West. "The opportunities are golden. The location, transportation facilities and population all are to the advantage of the establishment of the airport. “Ideal 1 "Ample space Is provided at the Speedway. It Is an Ideal location, only a few minutes drive from the city.” “The results of an airport are marvelous,” he said. “Such a port In Indianapolis will Increase population and business. I understand that the definite location of the port at the Speedway is well under way. Indianapolis will make no mistake by developing It.” The twenty planes leaving this morning aligned north and south, about fifteen feet apart, facing east. They taxied down th*e field to the north, swung around and took off facing southeast. They rose In consecutive order, inverted from the landing positions, making Walter Beach, piloting a travel-Air, No. 2. Tuesday’s first arrival, departed last in the regular group. He flew the 250 air miles from Moline at an average of 119.5 miles an hour, winning the tenth leg of the tour. Time Wired Time of the take-off was wired Cincinnati flight officials by Odis Porter, timer of the 600-mlle Speedway races. The start was signaled by John B. Reynolds, Chamber of Commerce general secretary, and referee of the flight here, and Miss Elsie Green, assistant referee. Reynolds made the trip to Cincinnati In one of the planes. At the evening banquet Tuesday night Ernest Greenwood, assistant to Herbert Hoover in commercial aviation, declared the country needs a system of airways with bases at a number of key cities.

INVALID TRAPS BURGLAR Blocks Robbers' Path of Escape .With Her Wheel Chair. Bu United Preaa BOSTON, Aug. 18.—When her valuable antique clock chimed ten times at 4 o’clock, Mrs. Margaret Sullivan of the south' end, an Invalid, 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 police by telephone and shouted for help. Neighbors captured Thomas Doyle and recovered the clock. HOOSIER TRIO HELD Bu Initel Preaa / CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ronan and Oscar Moore, all of Terre Haute, Ind., were held here today for violation of the prohibition law and carrying concealed weapons. Police arrested the trio following a spirited auto chase. FOREST FIRE SPREADS Bu United Preaa SEQUIA PARK, Cal., Aug. Forcing 400 fire fighters to retreat, the forest fire that has threatened thtsv park for several days swept Into the northwestern corner oil the park today and ia burning on an eight-mile front in the Black Oak flat.

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SEES CROP LOSS FROM MORE RAIN Wet Spell Damages Wheat, Oats in Shock —Causes Grain to Sprout. Los* 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, declared today. There has been rainfall for • the past six days In many localities of Indiana, J. H. Armlngton.y United States weather bureau meterologlst, stated. Cloudy weather tonight, with probably occasional showers and thunder stauns. 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 grani from drying. Settle said wheat and oats had already been damaged "considerable,” 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 fcall was reported by Hendricks County corn growers. Corn has been damaged from wind and continued rain In other sections. Marlon County has Jnot 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 $5,000,000 truck raising industry, near Indianapolis, Henry said. Some growers feared tomato rot, but the situation has not become critical to date, ho said. FOUR PERISH IN I FIRE Mother and Three Children Are Burned to Death. Bv Vnited Prr* FRANKLIN, Pa., Aug. 18.— Trapped In their frame house when an oil stove exploded, Mrs. David Belghtol, 30, and her three children were burned to death today. The hushand was away, delivering milk, when the explosion occurred. Two of the children were girls, aged 5 and 7, and the third was a baby boy, 6 months old.

Brookhart Guarded; Receives Threats Bj Cuffed Prr.tK CEDAR RAPIDS. lowa. Aug. 18. —Threats to assassinate Smith W. Brookhart. United States senatorial candidate, should be carry out a scheduled speech at the Marlon fair this afternoon.* were ** contained Ifn two letters received by Marlon citizens. Brookhart arrived here at 12:10 p. m. today and was met by a detail of police and deputy sheriffs and was escorts,! from the train to Marlon. He will be guarded throughout his stay there. CITY FAIRLY HEALTHY Infant Death Rate 70 White, 123 Negro Babies Per 1,000. By Time* Bvecia l WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Seventy out of each 1,000 white babies born in Indianapolis during 1924 died. But of each 1,000 Negro babies born, 123 died. This is shown by a recent survey published by the Department of Commerce, and which showed Indianapolis 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 1,000. Cities having a high or death rate than Indianapolis were Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati arjd Baltimore, while New York, Louisville and Los Angeles had lower rates. EARTHQUAKE REPORTED Intense .Shock Said to Have Jolted 1 Island of Tenerlffe. Bv United Pre* MADRID, Aug. 18— Dispatches received here said an lntence ‘earth shock has been felt on the loland of Tenerlffe. Tenerlffe la the largest of the Canary Islands. It Is dominated by the vo'.canic peak of Tenerlffe. The last population figure for the Island cited In gazetoers Is 138,000.

FLAPPER FANNY SAYS:

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No woman, is m bad as she looks to her enemies. *

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‘ALL-COMERS’ CHANNEL TRY IS PROMOTED Scripps-Howard Papers, Including Times, Accept . Ederle’s Challenge. BACK LILLIAN CANNON Cables Seek Entrants From All Nations. Bv Vnitei Prets NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—Definite steps were taken today promoting an international race of all-comers across the English channel. After Gertrude Ederle's announcement that she would be willing to engage In such a race, for a $20,000 purse, against any swimmer In the world. Fred S. Ferguson, formerly of Indianapolis, president of tho Newspaper Enterprise Association, announced that his organization and the Scripps-Howard newspapers, including The Indianapolis Times, are ready to contribute $5,000 to such a purse In behalf of Miss Lillian Cannon of Baltimore, who is now waiting favorable conditions to swim thy channel. Ferguson cabled London to determine whether the Westminster Gazette and Lord Riddel, both Interested In channel swimming, would be willing to make similar contributions on behalf of British entrants. Cables were sent to South America inquiring whether any Interest might be shown there in behalf of South American swimmers. “If the gesture of Gertrude (Turn toPage 11)

CITY UNDERWORLD GANGS START WAR $2,000 Craps Game Robbery Stirs Rival Ring Leaders to Seek Revenge—Not Reported to Police.

War has broken out In the Indianapolis underworld. Reports of factional strife over re oent crape game inbhwles are floating thick and fast these days. Six big stake craps game robberies are said to ha\-e been staged here In the last few weeks. The most recent and biggest haul was made Saturday night by a convicted bootlegger and hl-Jacker, who stepped Into a craps ring on S.

ROAD PROPOSALS BRING ARGUMENT ~m Three Marion County Projects Before State Board. One of those old-fashioned arguments, with everybody participating, took place at the State tax board office today, at hearing on remonstrances against improvement of three Marion County roads, for which bond issues totaling $115,377 are asked. Representatives of the Indiana Taxpayers’ Association objected to each of the three roads. After a farmer had invited board members to ride over the highways, Board Chairman John W. Brown announced the board’s engineer will view the roads before action Is taken. Roads under consideration are: J. A. Swells Rd., 2.96 miles from Michigan Rd. south to the Johnson County line, bituminous macadam; C. J. Stewart Rd., from State Ave. southeast to Churchman pike, .91 of a mile, asphalt, and William Thompson Rd., .37 of a mile on the Lafayette ltd., between Myers Rd. und Sixteenth St., concrete. KID N APER SEARCH FA ILS Indian Claims Daughter Was Taken From Tourist Camp Here. Bu United Preaa CARLYLE, Ills., Aug. 18.—Search of John Adams, wealthy Cherokee Indian, for his young daughter, whom he claims was kidnaped from an Indianapolis tourist camp, has met with failure:— Adams trailed a band of gypsies whom he suspected to Carlyle. Search of their camp failed to reveal any trace of the child. Indianapolis police and department officials have no reebrd of any girl being kidnaped from a tourist camp here. ARMY OFFERS REWARD Authorities at Ft. Benjamin Harrison have offered police a S6O reward for apprehension of Joe Lowery, 18, who escaped from the guard house Tuesday night. He was wearing blue overalls with a large “P” on the back. ——————— MORE STRIKE BENEFITS Additional strike benefits totaling SIOO will be distributed to members of the local street car men’s union at the meeting Thursday morning. President Albert Oreeson said today. A mass' meeting will be held at 8 p. m. Saturday at Morris and Harding Sts.

Make It ‘Hof for Thieves

Police Dog, Mistress Share Honors for Pluck —Imprison three. Prince, a German police wolf dog, and his mistress, Mrs. Blanche Stlenke, 1867 Pleasant Run B?vd. f 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 police 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

Mrs. Blanche Stlen ke and Prince.

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 telephone police. Prince, who had been guarding one door, ran around the garage and the men fled. Mrs. Stienke said Prince Is an offspring of the German police dog formerly owned by D. C. Stephenson, who now Is serving a life sentence for murder. Prince’s 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.

Kast St., drew his ’gat” and backed out with $2,000. The man was in the place Friday night, it was said, and won $2,000. Saturday night he returned, but lost SI,OOO. He left the game. When he strolled in the second time that night he ordered about thirty to "line up.” They did. He backed out of the door with the money and drove away. The affair was not reported to police, but members of rival gangs are out for revenge.

CITY AGENT OF BIGJOUR DIES Frank Hooker Drops Dead in Station Case. Frank Hooker. 68, of 3176 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 left his office at 10 a. m. on business according to E. H. Kruse, ohlef clerk. He fell from a stool ten minutes after entering the place. Apoplexy or h p art 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 ill, a son Verne survives. Motorpolicemen Long and Kern sent the body to city morgue. BACK BOOSTER MOVE Advertising Men to Hear Talk oil Indianapolis First.’ Indianapolis Advertising Club will get behind the Chamber of Commerce movement to boost the city at its Thursday luncheon at the Claypool. Dick Miller, City Trust Company president, will speak bn “Indlanapo* president, will announce the fall program. • CARROLL APPEALS Bu United Ptcsa NEW YORK. Aug. 18.—Earl Carroll, theatrical producer, today filed an appeal from his conviction, fine and sentence to a 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 champagne.

Hoosier, 94, Beats > the ‘Trust* B3aj pajjuq ng KOKOMO, Ind.. Aug. 18.— Michael Cager Brown, 94, remarked during his life that ho 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.

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MELLEII MURDER SUSPECT ADMITS AUDI IS FALSE Confesses Lying About Certain Details of Story of Whereabouts. Bv United Preen CLEVELAND, Aug. 18.—Alibi of Louis Mazer, charged with the murder of Don R. Mellett, Canton (Ohio) newspaper publisher, is breaking down, according to reports emanating from the room at the Federal Bldg., where he is being grilled. Mazer confessed lying about certain details in his account of his whereabouts before and after the murder, investigators said. The accused man told questioners Tuesday he was at the home of a policeman 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. tlfe morning after the Mellett murder. Mazer Is reported to have admitted being there. He is also said to have named an underworld character he met that'morning to tell him "about a dog was sick.” It was repeatedly predicted In Investigating circles that another arrest on a mfirder warrant will be made before night. Five men were said to be involved In the murder case on the basis of evidence already gathered. Mazer, the first arrested, is one of the five. Loud voices issued from the quiz room as Mazer was confronted by Norman Clark, Canton attorney, who told investigators*'Mazer threatened his life “for talking too much.” Clark also charged Mazer with hiring two Detroit men to "get” Jiggs Wise, Canton policeman, two months before Mellett was shot: At the conclusion of Clark's testimony 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 corner while they made statements, supposedly concerning Clark's charges. Studer then dictated a statement to a stenographer. Throughout the first day of examination Mazer, proprietor of a pool hall in Canton’s “jungle,” dung desperately to the story tb#t he was visiting Carl Streitenberger, a policeman friend, at tho time of Mellett’s murder. When investigators stopped their questioning to go back to Canton on Tuesday night, Mazer was hysterical. It is believed he wjll make some startling revelations, today, if not about the murder, ifeout liquor operations. He is said ; to be suffering for narcotics, cut off with his arrest.

U. S. ARMS VIEW GIVEN Kellogg Says This Nation Will Not Be Subject to Foreign Control. PLATTSBURG, N. Y., Aug. 18.— While the American Government is urging limitation of auxiliary naval armaments “it will not accept supervision of any otside body or he subject to inspection or control by foreign agencies,” Secretary of State Kellogg made clear today. Kellogg made that pronouncement In a speech delivered here dedicating the memorial to Commodore Thomas MacDonough, naval hero of the battle of Lake Champlain in the war of 1812. Kellogg described the question of land armaments as one not directly affecting this country and one which can be solved more expeditiously by separate regional pacts of the governments concerned. PLANE FALLS IN CHANNEL Bu United Pr.taa CROYDON, England, Aug. 18.—A trans-channel passenger airplane from Paris crashed today near Romney marshes and one nerson was reported to have been killed and eleven injured.

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subs cm TAX DATE SUBMITTED Buser Draws Up 1927 Budget 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 William C. Buser today submitted to city council a budget of 1927 city expenditures which provides for a city tax rate of 1.035. The city tax rate for this year, set by the Shank administration, is $1.05. The rate for 1925 was $1.55. Buser estimated that the assessed valuation of Indianapolis property for 1927 will be $625,000,000. On this valuation the' tax rate will net the city $6,748,200. This year the $1.05 rate was collected on a valuation of $644,000,000, netting the city a $6,762,000 revenue. i $13,800 Less According to these estimates the present administration will be spending $13,800 less next year than this. Buser also declares that the Shank administration appropriated for this year $120,000 more than the $1.06 tax rate provided, and that much of this amount must come out of next year’s revenue. Council can slash the budget Items, but cannot raise them. Unless city council acts upon the budget on or before Sept. 6 the 1926 rate of $1.05 will prevail next year, according to the law. Councilman plan to hold a public hearing on the budget, Buser announced. The budget probably will be referred to committee at a special session of council tonight Salaries Cut Thorough pruning of estimates submitted by department heads Involving reductions in salaries for many employes and elimination of a number of position features the budget. t The park board bore the brunt with a reduction of 3 cents from the amount sought and of 1 cent from this year’s allowance. The offices of park board and recreation department attorneys, now held respectively by Telford Orbleon and State William T. Quillen, are eliminated. Buser also falls to provide compensation for the office of attorney for the board of sanitary commissioners, now held by Joseph J. Daniels, and for attorney for the board of health. State Representative (Turn toPage 1*)

NO ‘POLITICIANS’; HE ISJET FREE Judge Is Lenient With Injured Prisoner. Because he had suffered physical Injuries and because “about forty politicians” did not /seek his release, as Is usually the case, Frank Reggans, 60, of R. R. H, Danville, was set free by Judge Pro Tem Earl Cox in municipal court today. Judge Cox, taking judgment dere advisement In the case of Reggans, 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 arrest, was In an auto accident, and was In the. hospital for some. time. “But, if you had ybeen selling liquor it would have been different, his honor said. A short time before, Cox had fined Clarence Ten Eyeck, 702% E. New York St., S2OO and costs and given him thirty days on the Indiana State Farm on a fTYind tiger charge, brought after he was arrested again this week on the same charge. 3 ESCAPE; 7 REMAIN Bu United Preaa TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Aug. 18. —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 refused to leave the Jail.

Whose Little Boy Is He? Juvenile Court attaches axe trying to locate the parents of a little, fair-complexioned boy of about six, held at the Detention Home since Saturday when it was alleged he took forty newspapers to sell. Investigator Charles Downersaid the lad first said his name was Paul Peterson. Then Robinson, then Paulson. The lad said “Jim," hi father, worked at the Link Belt Company and he lived in a flat on Illinois St. None of the lad’s stories have been substantiated. There are no reports of any boys missing.