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Buffalo. TAug. M' tlNB) "Louis Maser Is innocent of the JWat nt TVin Mellett." declared Floyd E. Streltenberger, city detective of when informed today that Maier is charged with the murd Oantnn Dhlo. editor.

"Mater was at my home from mid 14.KA or 12:55 a. on the night of the killing andJ wW do anything. I Tan to wear f. enoerger aia. eitnhArffAr.

who is here attena nolle convention, appeareq that Mazer had been piuyuDou vta with thfl murder. Maier'ls understood to (have told the investigators, in seeking to establish an alibi, that he was at the home of a Canton police official at the time that MeUett was shot Streltenberger was very certain of the time that Mater came to his home and of the approximate time he left, he eaid. He admitted that Mazer had a reputation of being engaged in nt iinnor. but described him as being of. no importance in the Faderaf Building, Cleveland, Ohio a 18 fiNSl Louis Maser, Can ton Jungle chief was due for another twlfflc" grlHlng today in the R.

TWoiiott murder case. Believing that his prisoner was showing signs of weakening, U. 8. nutria Attorney A. E.

Bernsteen to day planned to confront Mazer with MittATiiit rovernment witnesses chief among whom will be Norman Clark, a Canton attorney who at one time represented Maser. Clark, it was said, was to testify, that Mazer threatened' to "bump him off" it he did, not stop talking about the Mellett case. From Clark's Hps the district attorney Is expecting a story of Mazer's activities prior to the killing of the Canton publisher. It Is known that Clark will testify that he warned Jiggs Wise of the Canton police department that Mazer had told him there was a plot to kill Jiggs. $1 PURCHASING EVENLY DIVIDED Good weather greeted Huntington's Tinllar Day.

Wednesday, wim pac age patrons seen in the down town latrict throuRhout the day. Buying was well distributed throughout the fcualnaaa hours. Men and women were about equal among the shoppers. Men wear, ahoai and other Items were attrac tive to the masculine buyers, but the women had plenty of bargains In the arinim atores to attract them. There wr auto accessories, too, which Merchants had been disappointed the last fW days in preparation tor this Dollar Day owing to.

the Inclement and warmer weather was. "needed to make this trade extension enqrt ait nthar bi SUCCeSS. When the sun broke forth early in mnrnln and the thermometer DO' gan to rise, spirits were revived and vn thd clerical forces got the In spiratlon to welcome the Dollar Day patrons. Smiles were prevalent about the business section as the day advanced and the package patrons became more plentiful. TEMPERATURES range at Huntington: High S3; low 65 Inch.

Precipitation .16 WOMAN DIES OF TETANUS. Peru. Aug Mrs. Sadie Wlerenga, 42, of Grand Rapids, Mich died In a hospital here today to tetanus resulting from injuries sustained In an automobile accident jiear here August 7. Mrs.

Wlerenga's arm was almost eveied by the metal strap of her wrist watch when the machine in which she was riding was overturned, pinning her beneath the wreck BEDS CLAIM POLE FORCES CONCENTRATE Copenhagen, Aug. 18. (INS) The Russian soviet press continue to imbllsh. alarming statement regarding Polish troops concentrations on the Lithuanian frontier, according to dispatches received here. The Isvestla is quoted as saying that the Poles have temporarily suspended plans tor the occupation of Lithuania because the soviet press revealed the plan SPECIALIST KILLED SAYS MRS.MILLS WHERE BODY, WAS FOUND Somerville.

N. Aug. 18. (I. S.l That the throat of Mrs.

Eleanor Mills, murdered cnonster, waB cm after her death from bullet was testified at tne special tiau Mill hnnrlne todav bv Dr. A. F. An derson. blood expert hired by the tat i Dr.

Anderson declared that a week or ao after the murders naa.peen committed In 1922, he was given a Quantity of aoU.W rtamtia.f fV Th. Aoctot said that analysis showed that the soil was Impregnafc ed with blood thus establishing the theory the murders mltt(Lon tne spoi wnerw uw i were discovered, A "If a. nerson's throat Is cut after that person has been shot," said An "rnfrl Weedine ceases. Or laree Quantity of blood wouli leave the body, peraaps. six ined revealed only eight tenths of a pintref blood.

Th nrftliminarv hearing was draw A. a olnsA today. SDeciai frose cutor Alex Simpson saia he expected to close) me nearmg uj Friday ux.a foi that nave f.oti aA and I think we have enough evidence to convince a grand fo warrant ury tnat an luuitLmcuv ed," said Simpson. START WORK UPON NEW OOWNTOWWRTER MWN PIPE AND PLUG WILL GIVE ADDI TIONAL FIHt CKUIEVliuii TO BUSINESS AREA. v.

Din. the fire nrotectlon facili ties for the Midway section on Jefer son the city waterworks department started Wednesdaaiaklng excavations or a new fire plug on Jefferson street.atrath or railroad crossing. The WW I. Kainv man ft rrom tue the Wabash crossing, south along the sidewalk: grade on me v' Jefferson street This new 'arrangement will place a nlue beyond the railroad tracks for possible need at the Whlte inv Prs nronerty and the business blocks between the railroad and oyer the river brandies. Tne next yius south of the railroad Is at Frederick atret.

i rri.a nid a.rrantrement delayed ac in at a. number of fires because the lines of hose could not toe laid across the railroad from the Weet State street plug. Several, blazes have occurred in the Midway block In recent years and insurance rates remained high for adjacent properties because of Inadequate fire protection service. RICH WOMAN GRILLED I DOCTOR'S WB Minneapolis, Minn, Aug. AS (INS) Mrs.

J. D. McDrnott, who said that Is thewlfe of a Chicago millionaire Is HWd for. questioning by police herV thls afternoon following the death of Dr. Norman Barden, thirty years old, prominent Minneapolis physician, whose body wis found by police In bed In a room, occupied 'by the couple at, a.

downtown hotel. A post morten examination to determine the cans of Dr. Barden's death haa been starteoY Fashionably dressed and wear Ing several diamond rings said )o be worth mora than $10,000, Mrs. McDermott was taken to police headquarters shortly after the discovery of Dr. body.

President Coolidge Approves First Two Routes and Federal Aufo Experts Survey Many utners ui ue Vast Help to Commerce. By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON (I. N. S.

Staff Correspondent) Washington," Aug.18.(IrN. A remarkable network of commercial aerial highways, Interlacing the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Caaada to the Gulf, is planned by the department of commerce as a part 'of the government's drive to develop commercial, aviation, It was revealed today by Assistant Secretary of Commerce W. T. McCracken, in cnarge or me program. with the approval or ireBiaeni Coolidare already given for the first two routes the 2,080 mlle transcon tinental hop from New York to San Francisco and the 987 mile distance from Chicago to Dallas, Texas, worn on the program is now unaer way.

As In these first two routes chosen, the deoartment will follow cnieny the air lanes established by the post office department in handling an mall. Three aviation experts have been sent out to survey proposed national routes. McCracken said. At present the aerial surveyors are worKing on the Salt Lake City to Los Angoles leg of the transcontinental route, the ChicaKO to Dallas lane ana a new route between New York and Bosion which will later be a part of tne pro posed "Atlantic Airway," running from Boston to Miami, Fla. When the reports of the experts are received, McCracken said, plans will be, drawn to extend government aid In marking the commercial air lanes.

This aid will consist of! placing beacon lights for night flying, MM tit Evansvllle, Aug. 18. (INS) Hoosier state officials will halt arrests of Kentucky commercial motorists entering Indiana it was indicated today until a conference at Indianapolis September 2 for the formulation of plans to end the "license war" between the two states. State officials of Kentucky, Ohio. Indiana and D088iblv other states will confer at that time in an attempt to end the warfare along Kentucky borders against motorists of other states.

Secretary of State Fred E. scnorte meter met with a group of business men here yesterday in an attempt to reach a solution of the matter, and following the passage of a resolution asking Indiana officials to abstain from arrests of Kentucky motorists until after the conference at Indian apolis indicated he would accede to the reouest. The conrerence was called at the request of local busi ness men who have been the hardest hit by the controversy between the two stats. No Kentucky officials attended the conference, however, and there were no Indications that the truce will not be one sided. Schortemeler believes that if the co operation of Ohio.

Illinois and JUDGMENT IN DIMOND CASE FILED IN COURT A transcript of Judgment has been filed In circuit court In the matter of Charles Ade, administrator for the estate of Caroline urshel, against Harry Tlmond and Esther uimona. Suit was filed Anril 29. 1926 against the defendants alleging that the plain tiff had rented to the tleienaants a property at 235 North Lafontaine street, at a stipulated monthly rental nt C2R. r.nmnlftint was made in Squire George W. Stults' court mat the defendants were then owing the plaintiff $175.

At a hearing on May 6, finding was in favor of the plaintiff for $170 and costs as againt Harry Dlmond and nothing against Esther Dimond. Returns by the con' stable indicated that collection of tho Judgment had been attempted, but no personal property levy on 'had been found. markers to keep pilots on the lanes in cloudy weather nd in estaDiisn ing emergency landing rlelds. Sta tlons will be established to broadcast weather forecasts. At first, ws will take care of the routes) actually flown over now, said McCracken.

"Tnat means we will make commercial routes out ol the air mall service lanes. We in' tend to keep the air mall going first and later on, we will extend our routes into all sections where com mercial aviation wil folow us." Under this program, tne following two routes will be "commercialized transcontinental route, from New York, via, Belief onte, Cleveland, Chicago. Iowa City, and DeslMoines Omaha and North Nebr. Cheyenne, salt Lane uity, Reno. and Sacramento, to San Francisco.

At Salt Lake City, a leg will extend southwest to Los An eeles. Tha southern airway, from Chi eaxo. via Mollne, 111., St. Joseph and Kansas City, Wichita, and Oklahoma City, to Fort Worth and Dallas. Texas.

The next two government routes to be established Mccracken intimated, will be the Boston to New York leg of the "At lantlc Airway," from Seattle to Los Antreles. the "Atlantic airway" ultl matelv will run through Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleleh. N. C. Columbia, S.

in Atlanta, where it will connect with the present air mall route from 'Atlanta to Miami, via Jacksonville, West Palm Beach and Tampa. (ConUnued on Page Three.) Hailed IndlanapoUs, Aug. 18 (INS) Governor Ed. Jackson today gave his official approval to plans of Secretary of State Fred E. Schortemeler for holding an intersUte conference here In an attempt to thrash out the automobile, license "war" controversy.

The conference Is scheduled to be held on September 2. Pending a mm Tennessee officials can be obtained Kentucky will be forced to toll a halt immediately on her campaign against motorists of other Federal action may also be sought In an effort to settle the controversy. Today's Peru. Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE New York ....10 Chicago 0 0 Batteries: New York: Barnes and McMullen; Chicago: Root and Gon First game: Boston 000 000 100 1 9 Pittsburgh ......120 001 00 4,11 0 Boston: R. Smith Mogrldge and J.

Taylor: Pittsburgh: Kremer and Smith. (. Second game: 4 Borton i 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 Batteries Boston: Goldsmith, and J. Taylor; Pittsburgh: Meadows and Gooch. it Philadelphia 0 0 Cincinnati ..2 0 Batteries Philadelphia: Pierce and Wilson; Cincinnati: May and Har AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago, at New York Postponed.

Rain. Cleveland at poned. Rain. Philadelphia Post1 End of fifth: St. Louis 0 0 1 0 0 Boston t.

2 0 0 0 1 Batteries: Davis, and Schang; Ruffing and Gaston. Jacobson homered in first. First game: Detroit at Washington: games postponed. Rain. 8TORK STOPS Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Wondirly, of ireru, a son. corn Tuesaay. ofening at the Huntington county hospital and named Robert Charles, Jr Mrs. Wonderly was formerly Miss Doris Richardson, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. Richardson of West Drive. The couple recently moved to 15 KILLED BY TORNADO Little Rock, Ark, Aug.

18 (INS) A tornado," sweeping a path 100 yards wide between Joiner and Wilson, Ark, last night resulted In" the deaths of ten to fifteen persons and caused huge property loaeee, aocord lng to meager reports Hera. Communication lines are down 'and Infor mation as to details are lacking, OUNCIL BACKS PLAN 0 SLASH GUY PAY IIL VOTES FOR SEVERAL REDUC TIONS IN PRELIMINARY CON FERENCE 0 BU DGET OTHtIS BE MADE Entire Action Is 8ubject To Approval Two ST By Body In Open Session Later Where the last out going Demo cratic, c.ltv administration made some last minute increases in municipal expense, the present Republican city administration nas eiectea to ome reductions, according to action hv the administration at a meeting i a nf tho cltv council Tuesaay nigm. In considering the municipal budgets for 1927. the council is noiding aariea of meetinKS under the direc tion of Mayor Charles Snider, going ver the several departmental recom manriatlnnii. Final adODtion Will be at an onen meetinK of the council.

At. the session Tuesday evening, hv a vote of tour to two, the council recommended a reduction of $220 In the annual salary of the office of city dart. Aft nertains to functioning as clerk to the board of works. During a major part of the Julllerat admlnls ration. 1300 was tne amount auow ed the city clerk as secretary to me hoard of works.

Then, at the con rinsion of Its administration, the council boosted the salary to $720 per year. yv Other boosts authorised were for other clerical duties In the city building. Deputies in the water wprks and clerk's offloa were raised fmrn xSK to 1100 per The present "admlnlsiratiofr believes the pay of tho deputies is meruea the conference Tuesday night recom mended no changes for the coming budget. The council also ttnmmea me budget 'on salary, for the deputy in the office of Mayor Snider, who also assists In the clerical work for the other departments. By a unanimous vote, as reported, the pay scale for that deputy was cut from $1,000 to $900." Councilman Charles Fossel man moved, to make a cut of $200 on this item, but on an amended motion by Councilman W.

Hildebrand. the figure was changed to $900, a cut of only $100. The council also recommends re ductions for repairs to the scale house on Cherry street. It was agreed that the second. floor oi tne scale house should be converted Into living apartment quarters, as planned when the building completed several years ago.

TRANSFERRED TO BANK ACTION INVOLVING $50,621 TAKEN TO ENABLE PROMPT SETTLEMENT By deed of assignment, filed in the Office of County Recorder Howell late Tuesday. E. C. and Jennie Stoud er have transferred to the Hunting ton Trust 8avlngs bank as trustee nronertv holdings and values totall ing $50,621.89, "to provide additional and means for prompt payment of indetedness or the renewal there of." This action follows conrerences hv hwidi of the. several, banks or Hnntlnaton.

This assignment is maoe in iavor of the Huntington county state hank, the First National Ban, tne Citizens Bank and the Huntington Trnat A Savings Bank, the trust de. partment of the latter institution be lng assigneoj tne iruBiecnmy. Arcordln to the papers on file. tha Huntlnrton County State Bank held papers endorsed oy Mr. ana Mr Rtmi to tne amount or izi.o.i, with the First National BanK having $14 581.20, the Citizens bank $7,634.03 nd the Huntington Trust A Savings Hank' $3,437.45.

Recent notes bore dates In Marcn, way, juiy ana Au gust, 1926. OLD SETTLERS HERE AFTER GO YEARS Honoring Philip Stanger pf Independent and William Stanger of Power Hill. 111., who are Tisltlng In hi. rltr with Emanuel Stanger of 7 wilkerson street. Mr.

and Mrs, n. w. Heeter entertained twent slx guests at dinner recently at their home on Wilkerson street These three men are known as the "old settlers" and have not seen one another during the last sixty years, They ware former residents In this part of tha country and resided on farm one mile south ot Blppus. CHURCH MAY END WAR IN 110 EPISCOPATE ADMIT8 DISCUSS ING PLAN; GOVERNMENT CONTINUES ARRESTS MflTlo.o ltv. Auk.

18. (INS) The Catholic Episcopate today sent a letter to President Qalles disclaiming any connection with the alleged revolutionary plot govern ment and declaring tnat tne cnurcn nn nnt rfARlm to accomollsh Its ends in the nresent controversy mrougn violence. The episcopate makes an overture to the government in the letter by urging7 the president to permit the church to work toward reformation of the constitution by legal methods, Initiating such a movement at the next session in September. Mexico City. 18.

(INS) Al though the Catholic Episcopate aa mits that It is discussing possible means of ending the controversy with the government, it was denied today that It has been decided to terminate tharauannnalon of the Cult. 'Whatever efforts thareplscopate may be" making towards peace it appeared today that they had not yet reached a stage where they could ha made nublic. and it is believed that there will be no open effort for ending the controversy untu tne congress, Meanwhile, the government con tinues to arrest many Catholic men and women who are alleged to have been concerned with tne auegea revolutionary plot against tne gov ernment. The Episcopate depreciates tnese charges of a conspiracy against me government and points out that It his 'steadfastly counselled against violence. Evidence of the smoldering bitter i a a attA i ness tnat exists mrouguuui.

wo nation was seen in dispatches from Chllpanclngo Guerro, stating mat a Schismatic Driest naa Deen smin there after he had attempted to cdn duct services. The slayer, or me priest was summarily put to aeam. Tho nrieat wag said to have been atahhAd at the altar and an infurlat ad mob then attacked the alleged alavnr and killed him. The nolice are unusually active ana there are continual troop movements. One by one priests are declaring their acceptance of and obedience tj the religious laws and are being re.

stored to possession of the cnurcnes which formerly were In their charge, Minister of the Interior Tejeda tola the International NewB Service correspondent today. According to Tejeaa, mirieen priests have followed tne leaa oi Father Dimas Anguino Alvaredo of Vera Crus, In offering allegiance to the Mexican government and obedi ence to Its religious regulations. HI RS ACTION TO IK TIN PROMOTER SEEKS TO FORCE COMMISSION TO GRANT LICENSE FOR BOUT New York. Aug. 18.

(INS) Manda mus proceedings, designed to force the license committee to show cause why Jack Dempsey should not De granted a permit to meet Gene Tun iey here on septemoer jo, win oe brought today by Tex Kicxara, on De hall of the Madison Square Garden corporation, but the proposed separate action by Dempsey may be delayed. Arthur T. Drlscoii, tne cnampion attorney, made this known this morning In announcing that a further conference with Rickard and Gene Nor mile wa scheduled for today. we decide that Dempsey should start proceedings, I will leave fori Saratoga tonight." Drlscoii said. "I will return as soon as I get Dempsey's signature to the papers but I cannot hopo to file the proceedings before Friday morning." TWO ELECTROCUTED Cleveland.

Aug. 18. (INS) George Ross, forty one, New York, and Robert Megus, thirty, linemen ot the Cleveland Electric Illuminating company, were electrocuted today while working on a high tension r.n at the company's new substation, at Bayvillage, Ohio. I ir don't BSce to dance," laid the Cap per, "and Jaw amlo WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight, Thursday; probably ahowera, thunder and a torjna; not much Change in temperature. "HUNTINGTON tOPPORTUNTITS GATEWAY 10 PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS HUNTINGTON, INDIANA WEDNESDAY liVENING, AUGUST 18, 1926.

No. 168 ram 7la), ii I i MM. Herald HUNTINGTON The nn op npQ mnfinwiip I mm mm UUI W. 7 W5AMT0N 'DETECTIVE CLAIMS MAZER WAS AT HIS HOME xNIOHT OF. MURDER LEADER DUE FOB GRILL leader's Former Attorney Called To Link Him With Alleged Death Plots U.S.

Plans Huge Airway by stem As Aid To Commercial Aviation Nation to Handle Own Forces, Says Kellogg Country Willing to Abide by Agreements But Will Not' SUDmil 10 uruera irum tiuivau, cjiutt on Geneva Proposals. Piattshnrffh. N. Aug. 18.

(INS) A plain spoken message td tha world on America's disarmament policy was delivered here this afternoon by Secretary of State Kellogg. The American government, ue nam, is comraiuea to ana wiu joyaiiy and practicable plan for reducing' the world's burden ot I ft1.flT.fl 111 I competitive armament, uut iu 6uv wiutu, wm not paruciyum for reducing armament on the basis of each nation's wealth and resources such as some of the nations, notably France has advanced at the present Geneva conference. Depends On Good Faith Nor will the United States, Kellogg said, ever agree to the creation of any international agency which would be given power to supervise a nation's armament or say when an individual' nation was or was not too heavily armed another proposal advanced at Geneva. "So far as the United States la concerned" said Kellogg "the ex cutlon of any International agreement must depend upon good faith and respect for treaties. We will not accept supervision of any outside body or be subject to inspection or control by foreign agencies.

If other powers' desire to make such a regime of International control applicable to themselves It would be no concern of ours." The speech of the secretary of state was delivered here at the unveiling of a statue to the memory of Comlno dore Thomas McDonough of the heroes of the war of 1812, but its international Importance was attested by the fact that President Coolidge read and approved it before its delivery and by the additional fact that It was cabled to most ot the European cap itals for simultaneous publication abroad. Give Every Help. The American delegates will' remain at Geneva so long as there is any chance of an acceptable basis for reducing armament, Kellogg' said, but it was obvious from the tenor of his speech that he la not sanguine of the conference attaining any far reaching results unless soma of the European nations change their attitude. However, he mentioned no names. Kellogg drew a distinct line of de marcation between land limitation and sea aranament The United States he eald.

is not vitally Interested In larid armament other than It would like to see Europe's armies reduced for Europe's own good. As for the American army it already has been 1 cut to 118,000 men, about the min imum for police purposes. It will not be practicable, he thought to arrange any universal scheme for reducing armies "for It is difficult to see the relation of the land armaments of the far east to those of western Europe or to those ot North and South America." Concerning naval limitation, he (Continued on Page Three) COWINIITTES If ANNOUNCED WORKERS WILL CARRY OUT AO TIVE PROGRAM DURING 1920 1927 Working committees to carry out the active program of the Huntington Y. M. C.

A. were announced at a luncheon meeting of the board ot directors at the Wednesday noon. President Charles R. Bailey believes the program for 1926 27 will be well handled by his selection ot heads of these committees and the men assigned to assist la the depart mental activities. Reports were also received by the trustees and discussions relative to the various features of the interesting suggestions.

The committee assignments were: Membership Committee: Phllli Bash, Oscar Bradley, FreJ H. Bowers, Luke Baker, Win Run yan. Finance Committee: Clark Griffith, chairman; J. M. Trlggs, Chaa R.

Bailey, Chas. MoGrew, Paul M. Taylor. Physical Committee: Jesse( Morrison, Chairman; F. R.

Houck. aid A. Purvlviance, George Blppus, Clarence Heck. Boys' Work: Win Runyan. Chair man; J.

M. scudder. toeter uuisnau, IW. D. Redrup.

Chester Acwey. Bible Study Committee: J. u. Scudder, Chairman; John Wea er. J.

A. Kramlen, C. E. Byers. Oma! Shidler.

House Committee: Donald A Pur viance, Philip Bash, Dave Repp. Foreign Work Commttteee: Fostei Cutshall, J. M. Trlggs, Charles Mo Grew, Vincent Abrams. Executive Committee: Paul Taylor.

Chairman; J. M. Trlggs. D. A.

Pur vlance, C. R. Bailey. A. H.

Sapp. Win Runyan,.