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Council Refuses to Provide Fund in Budget Fixes County Taxjtete Frankfort. September 10-- The'Clinton county council. In sea- nlon since Tuesday morning, adjourned Friday afternoon after clashing the proposed county budget more than and adopting a county tax rate of 43 cents, 13 above the present rate. This -cut will reduce the amount requested.for running the county next year to about J14.696. the 43 cent rate, 40 cunts is for county afid 3 for bond and.

interest. Among the major cuts was one Oi In the poor relief advances to the" township; the whole cut on the proposed expense for tho of voters. TefUH- Inx to appropriate the estimated of a cut of KOOO in the amount for okl ago pensions: 000 to tht Clinton county hospital and J12.000 proposed for steel cabinets In the office of tho county recorder. In falliwr to appropriate money to bo disbursed through the commissioner's court In expense of county-side registration of voters, the council passed a resolution stating the opinion of the body was that the state legislature by its action in passing the registration repeal tho statute then existing and that it still remained a The body also cut the proposed expense of tho county general election from 510,000 to J8.000. The rate as now fbcod by tho county council at 43 cents with the rate of 75 cents for the city Frankfort and tho rate of J1.30 as set by the hoard of school, trustees for tho Frankfort school city, leaves but one local rate yot to bo made, that being the rato lor township poor relief which Is to repay Clinton tho amount advanced to Center townohlp on poor relief work.

This ViJl be made before tho mooting of tho tax adjustment board which will pass i upon the proponed levies. WITH LIVES BUT LOSEPRQPERTY A loiter received by relatives of W. E. Armstrong and family, of Combes, Texas, who wore In tho storm area In Texas during the recent destruction there, brings tho 7iow8 that they escaped bodily Injury but have suffered greatly In the loss of homo and buslnoss. Just as tho roof and porch crash- In tho Armstrong family mado their escape and managed to get to tho depot blocks away whore they' remained for several hours, 'until tho wind had quieted.

Tho letter states tho storm hit hard about noon Monday and raged all night, calming down somewhat about o'clock Tuesday morning, Tho "family escaped this part of tho storm except the shop which blown to pieces with 'their au- 'tomobllo-under It. Then about 8 o'clock tho storm began again and tho front porch of tho housi and tiortlons of tho roof woro carried a Block away. Conditions arc described as terrible, with no water und lights and grocery supplies limited and many Injured and.killed. Each family allowed a gallon of water per day to bo usrd exclusively as drinking water. The storm was- described as similar to tho Florida storm brought such wido-sprcad destruction.

Auto Wreck Fatal-, Indianapolis, 10-- Eu- Leeb, 20, was killed and throo other'persons injured torooblls In which they were riding- struck a utlllt polo Edna Gadbury, 27,. Eva Mlllor. 30, and Paul Todd. 19J were Injured. DEPRESSION HAS BROUGHT CHEAP INSURANCE, EASY TO BUY, EASY TO SElt, AND JUST AS GOOD IFNOTHiNG HAPPENS.

BUT THE THINKING MAN BUYS HIS PROTECTION STOCK COMPANY AND HAS NO ADDITONAL WORRIE Lobby Bank I Lt ANNit KQONE Ap Uninvited Guest A3 SOON A9. WE WA5H THE "DISHES -I'LL (MTHE.CASH BOX-THEKl YOU BACK.FROM TXEBAUK BEFOR.E: THE'CROWDS t. i i CAW STOP WORR.VIMG ABOUT START GOM1W FAIR. THAT'S SWELL! Attractions At Mart' -Born to- Mr. and Mrs.

Russell Mast 707 East Jackson street, a aon. Billie Jean. baby was born August 30'at. 4:15 o'clock. By Brandon W.aUh "CAUSE'MZS.

i PUT. 1W-THE "1MCE1 SAW IM THE 'PED MPllPOLIC Man Said to Have Operated in Kokomo and Other Indiana! Towns Is Arrested Peru, 10-CTribune Special)--A in giving- hia name aliw ti John Adams, 57, of mother and her two daughters were kllind todav when.aNev Tork Gpn- Hock, is being held In the struck n.rl»ml countv lail on charge', ol trai -th, Miami county Jail on or had stalled on at a cro.lng.her, lullfv A i a Mm. on connection with an alleged fraudulent advertising and "travelers association" membership scheme in which it is claimed scores of oper- WhlCn It IB clailueu ouuicn UA wjivi- MIS. ators tourlat hora'ea -have been oac suffered a compound frac- dcfrauded out of hundreds of dol- turc the left leg but her hus- lars. The arrest was made Chief of Police'Everett VanGlldor and Vcmon Shields, an.

operatlvo tor the state department aafetv. Police aald the man had been soiling advertising and "memberships" In a fictitious association at guaranteeing to "nil five beds throe nights each week for a period of five years." His story was (hat traveling men-who woro members of the association would bo obligated to stay at the tourist homos which he sold. A Peru young -woman who had been employed by Adama as solicitor aided -police In 1 trapping him when she became auspicious' of the scheme. Adams was accompanied by a 18-yoar-old youth said to be hla son, who wiU released. Ho had In his possession numerous booklets and pamphlets, all aald'to advertise companies and associations which do -not These were confiscated by the officers.

The man is said to'have been sought In various parts of Indiana for a long'time, and receipts and papers found-in his room indicate 1 that he had' boon operating for many months in various parts of the United States. CitlcB In Indiana where he la known to have operated the scheme include Kokomo, Greenfield, Windfall, Sholbyvillo, Arcadia, Warren, lapel, Loganaport, Silver Lake and- Mentcno. Ho had been in Peru for about three wooks. Woman Drinks Poison. Mi's, Ida May Rader, 67, wife of Zdward Ruder, died late yesterday at Dukes Memorial hospital, an hour'-after -she drank two ounces carbolic acid in.

an'alley in the down-town district. She was found In agony at the rear of the Boxy theater by 'passersby, who called the 'Drake ambulance in which she was rushed, the hospital, but too late to counteract the of the poison. The -body was taken to the Ham- mond-JacltBon funeral home on' West Main street and Monday will bo removed to the of a sister, Charles 275 West Main 'street. Funeral. services will be conducted from the Hammond-Jackson -chapel at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.

Tho Rev. Edward Sauaaman, of San Pierre, will officiate and interment will be made in Tlllett cemetery, a short distance north of Peru. Relatives in Kokomo. The deceased was a sister of James Smallwood -and William Smallwood, of. Kokomo.

Surviving besldos the two brothers and the husband arc the following othar brothers and' sisters: Garfleld Smallwood, of'NIles, Charles Smollwood, of -Wabash; Mrs. Delia McMahon, of South -Bend, and Mrs. Ella neuter, of Peru. Mr. and Rader had been residing for-jsoyoral, Mr.

and Grant'Baber In the custodian's house in park. Mr. Baber is' custodian of the park. His wife is a sister of Mr. Rador.

When Rader left'the house yesterday afternoon her sister-in-law that she would never see her again, but little concern was caused by the remark because of others of a similar which she had made previously, i Later aha telephoned the house and asked for Mr. Rader. being Informed that he was out, sho asked Baber to "tell him I said 'hello' and' 'goodbye'," breaking the connection before she could bo questioned further, "Suicide Note. County '-roner -Newell found In the doid woman's purse a note'addressed 1 "Charlie and, E1-. la," referring vto her' brother-in- law and sister, and Reuter, in which instructions given for'the disposition of her.

personal! effects following'her death. Relatives of tho dead woman said. she had been In ill health and had worried over her -husband's, unem- pl nent, and' that she. cned suicide 'on several occasions. Way From Jail.

Sept. bar In a second csJl and. dropping to ground. Denver Pea, 29held on' Ian; automobile, Banditry j.charge,, escaped tpom the Rush, county jail lost night, in-; the 'Jail did attempt to MOTHER AND 'TWO DAUGHTERS DIE TRAIN HITS STALLED AUTO Goshen, Sept. 10-- A The victims were- 'Mrs.

Kathryn Zolllngcr, 4'6; Lois 18, nnd Esther Jean, 11, Mi-s. Zolllngcr's 14-year-jld son, ure band, Clinton Zollinger-, escaped uninjured. Tho father and son Jumped from the car aa it stalled on tho'tracka. Mrs also had loft tho 'car but was 'struck and killed --by the debris of the automobile. The Zolllngers were enroute to a family reunion when the' occurred.

GEORGE FMIN DIES HEART AFFLICTION PROVES FATAL TO MACHINIST; FUNERAL TUESDAY George 83, well known resident of Kokomo the past 21. yearn 'died at his home ,1120 South Buckeye street shortly after noon Death was attributed to a heart ailment with which he had been afflicted for- the past year, For: many years Frain was a machinist at tho Haynes 'Automobile factory prior to which ho operated, a machine shop of his own. He is survived -by the widow, two daughters Mrs. R. E.

Nutt of Kokomo and Mrs. E. R. Coffinan, of Logansport, a' 1 son. John, two sisters Mrs.

George Graffis of Kewanee and Mrs. David Wood of Torre Haute, two grand children, and two great grandchildren. Tho funeral will be held at the home 1 at ten o'clock Tuesday morn- Ing with A. Nutt of Indianapolis 'officiating. Burial will bo In.

Albright cemetery --Arthur Killl'es of here turned over, Klllies Danville Week-End Accidents More Business for A'uto Repair Shops Garages here, received a large number oJ 'bars In end traffic accidents, Saturday and In the 800 Washington street, cars driven by Cecil Anderson, 21, of 1307 South street Bird an. unknown driver collided: Both cars were damaged, No one, was On the Duke road a' half mile aouth of highway 22 cars of lea Pettlt, 23, of 1022 North Indiana avenue, and 'R. W. Smith of'R. F.

4, collided with severe damage to both'cars: No one was injured, At Markland avenue and Armstrong street, 1 a car driven by Clark Zeck, of 1005 South; Indiana avenue and a. driven by Jesse Avery, collided with resultant dam- a both vehicles. On Main' street- between Taylor and Mulberry street, cars of Bernard Gribbons, 29, of 1208 North Washington street, Fred Lig- 36, 804 North''Bell street, wero damaged In a collision. At Monroe' and, streets, cars of Glon Barnett, of 920 'East Morgan 1 -street, and Mrs, Joseph B. King, 4, were damaged when they cr.ished at the street intersection.

-In a roadside accident, caused by lack of visibility '-o high corn, north -of- Vermont, cars tfriven by Hershall Griffith, 21, and Walter Chek, wore badly damaged and Lon Duttdn, and Pearl Andrews passengers In the Griffith car'were slightly injured about 'the local Theaters I NEW MYSTERY LOOMS MURDER HINTED IN FINDING OF BODY ON RAILROAD TRACKS Indianapolis; Sept. 10--(fl 5 )-Salmon, 52, a mussel dig- INDIANA Today, Tuesday Ann'Harding, William Powell In "Double Harness." Thursday "Baby Face" with Barbara Stan- George Brent, -Donald' Saturday "Her Bodyguard," with Edmund Lowe, Wynne'Giboon. Coming Sunday "Goodbye with Joan Blo-i- Warren William. SITE Today Slim Summei-villo, Zasu Pitts "Out All Night" Tuesday, "Wednesday, Thursday On the stage "Crazy People'" 16 people musical comedy show, on 'the for. Trick" with Ralph Morgan, Sally.

Blano. Victor. Jory. Friday and -Saturday "The Man 'Who Dared" with Preston Foster; Zita Tohann, Joan Marsh. Coming "Shanghai Madness," with Spencer.

Tracy. KE KILLED WOOD Thirteen Convicts Blast Way From Camp 1 Near New Orleans Now Orioacs', Sept. long-term convicts blasted their, way out of the Angola prison farm today with pistpl and rifle three dead and four wounded behind them. Meager' reports said' tho men rushed from the main, hall of sugar camp and seized automobile. As guards.

approached they were cut down with a concentrated firo from rifles and pistols. Seven men within the prison fell and two. the escaping prisoners were apparently wounded by the guards. The rioters threw their wounded into the automobile, with them escaped through the main gate, still holding, back pursuit with a steady, fire, from weapons. The' car down lonely road before, guards could aM 7t Tuesday, Wednesday Wednesmr fcVealVand It before LaWy hamP a railroad telegraph operator Friday ded thc tllat aewnt fl ce 3 i ot hcr sections hunting for Wilson and Qrant witners Snvnrnl after all Blondell, Thuraday, Friday Lois Wilson and Qrant in "The Secrets of Wu Sin." Saturday "Come on" with Tom Keenc arid.

Rosco.Ates. Coming Sunday George Brent and Zita Johann In "Luxury.Liner." Tuesday' Richard BartheJmees, Sally Ellers I Airport." Ralph Mae Glarko 1 in Girl." Friday, Saturday. Edward Dollar," Coming Mafx Brothers in. feathers." "Horse. PARAMOUNT Today.

"Obey the. Law 1 Carillo', Louis Wilson, 'Dickie Moore, JJVUHJ I I 'ger, was killed under the of also Myatery. train north: of the city Pollco Investigation, after of. the crew said Salmon 1 body was cold when they reached it. The.authorities were working iveral theories including ont that possibly was slain and --Arthur or unicago T( killed and three, other, Chicagoans body placed on the tracks It were hurt today when their auto- was the mobile turn down on trac lt order to commit suicide that, he or ncrc turnea A.IHIMQ died in an ambulance on the way might' have; intoxioatec and to a'Danville (HI) The went to sleep on the o'ther injured Mrs: -Ann Killles, Leo Young, Dubois, who his wife; Mrs: Jacob Stadtler and aaid 11 Mrs Margaret Aspln, were taken Salmon had been drinking I ft i (Ml heavily.last 11 (Central and Eastern Standard Tlia'a) Nota-All protrama to kay unfl baalo chains or'troupii tharaof unless.apeel- fled; ookit to cotat (c to o) deaisnatlon includaa-nllavailablo atatlonsx lubjtct to P.

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Talk ba- Howard Rly.at Organ--weit Happy.Bakari Trio-cut; Jack Baui Tht Vlllaga only C. Hill--btlc; T.ha; Ambaaiadora only- coait Piano Taam--Jo' .0 Smith, Songa--a to a (MS--Nat of Today--c to Llttla Jaok Ulttla--o to (ympHony--o to Ji--Phil Rigan, Tanor--to cat Qray'a to Balaaco larnay Rapp to Danca Hour-- only NETWORK BASIC iaat: wbal wham kdka wjar wjr -wayr wma.1; Mldwart: kwk. kwcar koll wmaq kao, CANAJDIAN-- kstp wrb.e wday kfyr, wrva: wjax wab: wa.pl,;. wjdx wfaa, wbap kprc- woat.ktba ktha ka-hl PACIFIC COAST kfl kew kamo ktar i Singing Annla--aait Hlmbtr'a Enatm. Slatira-InVSonol only only Noaa on.

Country.Club--oast.-,:. COO-- Nomaoa Orchaitra. i Ihifttr, planlata Mlnitrala Monnnlii Vocal Hour cat- Mala: Trio--aaat; Amoa''n'i Andy--repoat for woat cat. Symphony--to Harrla A OrohaatraV-' Orcheatra Wednesday, Thursday. Soldiers of the with Toomey, Anita Page.

Friday, Saturday. Buck Jonea, in "Oalifornia Trail." Coming Sunday. Tim McCoy, in the Frii Souvinirt for thi Kid- din at Littir'i, 4 to 5 p. m. C.S.T.

TUES.y THURS. A I I CH.EII McKiT iNO 3 I A the telephone wlree had been cut before the the Several after the escape had been FUGITIVE IS CAUGHT PRISONER PICKED VF DRUNK FOUND TO HAVE ESCAMD PENAL FARM When Hai-ry Miller, 3S, of 22M North Webster street, alias Harry McCart, alias Harry Cook. got drunk, in Kokomo be let himself in for a lot of trouble. -Ho was arrested Sunday morning and Sunday evening he was on the penal farm. Monday morning he will appear before a jud i castle to explain why beTan away wreckage, an from the penal farm in the first assisted out place.

It seems that Miller or or Cook, was arrested In Anderson PECULIAR MO ACCIDJTIRE Several Escape Danger as Car Climbs Guy Wire on City Street One of the wierdest automobile accidents of the year early Sunday night tho lives of several near the Intersection of Union street and Vaile ave- nue, and resulted in the arrest of Albert Peterson, 1825 South Market street who was charged with drunken driving- Driving a small coupe Peterson was drivi ic in a venu! at about the time Gene Bagwell. 16, of Greentown was pushing his car in the center of the street In an effort to get it started. Peterson attempted to pass the Basswell car to the north and misjudged the distance. The Peterson leaped over the curb and struck o. guy.

wire of telephone pole. The wire held and the car leaped straight up into the air, then as a wheel caught in the wire, twisted and crashed heavily on its side. Peterson, with Joseph -Ardrey, 1833 South Market street was. pinned in the wreckage, and the two men were assisted out by pedestrians. Police were called and Peterson was when the officers said they found him in an or COOK, was arreatea fj cers sa they found him in ar last May and sentenced to serve lnt oxlcate i condition.

He had cut a sentence on the state farm. Two ferc(J ft gevere shaking and a con rimro lot-fir Ho from tLtG ill" days later he escaped from the institution and has boon at large ever since. Wher. caught. here he was held Cor state officials who returned him to the farm.

The penalty for escap-. ing from that instltuion is, a. sentence of from qne to three years in the state prison. Federal Loons Approved Washington, Sept. 10-r(P)--Sec- retary.

Ickcs today approved and grants totalling S221.000 to municipalities for public works projects. Thirty per cent, of the total is granted outright and balance lent. Petersburg, was given $50,000, including a-sum of not over J15.000 for construction of a modern water filtration works. The loan Is 'to be repaid with interest of cent' men killed was Tliroc Boyi Drown. Warrensburg, Sept, --Tho bodies of three boys, drowned a Schroon river last men killed was H.

trusty guard who last-week shot they leaped from row- otorious boat Tho to d'eafh- Jim Yarrcll, North Louislunan. robber, OWl'l. -f notorious boat, were recovered today. Tho boys were Wilbur Stanley, 16; How- North Louisiunan Bank he tried to escape. The others wero ard Wells, 14 and John Wells 12, J.

W. Fletcher, farm foreman, and- all of Lewisvllle, near hert. Reyan unidentified prisoner. burp ROM, 14, ashore. Prison officials 'saJd'they could not explain how the convicts obtained their'arms'and -'ammunition.

Don't taki your vacation without tht Kokomo Trlbunt following you. TODAY and TUESDAY RICHARD BAHTHELMESS Ellers Tom" Brown --in-- AUo A Broadway Brevity, all in color OOD TODAT 'BIRL MISSING' with Lyon Mary Brian Guy Tuesday and' Wednesday WILLIAM FOWELL JOAN BLONDELL --In-LAWYER MAN OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL EVEN? "To TheBterioera of Kokomo nnd Envlronji nflorila nmnnaremenl ot the Mnrn 'nlefmun! to the ot MARCUS of -JD33 (o Lntayctte three-diiT eiiffiiareiiient coniinenelna; Sunilny, 1 This IK past peradvonturc "the largest and moot im- nortant thoatrlcttl atcmction thnt has been this Section Nearly seventy.persons and rcqulrca double-Ionirth railroad and Pullman Dort the personnel-and frorn--stand -stand, th, artists will bo HA- VeuwF In Bronw, comlnc' thVrciilcaeo World's Fair, and LA PASJ51TB. in thejcele- hratsd DANCE (Fan-DuncolNii which the originator CAFBLB JIAT MO11T. PARIS. in times past this, production would have error-ed at THUEE DOLLAH owinc to the fro- nucncv of under established'policy ind -spacious seatlngr.aapaclty oe.the'.Mars wo to provide thlH superlative ofCcrlnB: at the LOW- EST TAI11FF EVER.

CHARGED AVYWHJJRE a of magnitude and merit. The' GUAKAXTE13 'OP AGEHBST BEHIND. TICKET THE" GREATBK MARCUS 'SHOW OF JBS3. H. C.

FBEDEK1CKSOX, Haiinnrcr i I Mnrx Tlionlrr, Lnfnyetir' 2 Complete 1 and Different -PRODUCTIONS TUESDAY-MIDNIGHT FROLIC A NIGHT AT FOLEES BEBGERB ALL HESER1CED 50c AJTD TBe ro- AIX SEATS. lOc LAST'TIMES TODAY LEO CARRLLLO oiEY THE LAW with Lois' Wilson, Dickie Moore Also "Jungle Added7-- Jubilee Singers In "Slave Days" Tomorrow for 3 of the Storm" with Bogli Toomey, Anita Pago tusion on the head. Ardrey ed a severe abrasion on the arm. Garnet Sparks, 316 Voile avenue was walking on the north sidewalk directly in the path, of the Peterson car at the time of thf accident, and had not the guy wire intervened, she and the -two children who wore with her would have been struck. The car was a complete wreck.

TODAY and TUESDAY BXTBA-- RUTH ETTING "Cnuhinr. 'the "Bird. In Sprini" ''AU- 1 Technicolor SUly--Symphony Paramount Comlnr "BABY FACE" Slnmvrc LAST TEME8 TODAY Slim Summerville 1 il ZMU in OUT ALL NIGHT" SIDE TOMORROW WED. THUR. 16 16 THE BIGGEST STAGE AND SCREEN SHOW OF THIS SEASON! ON THE STAGE ROY GORDON Hli 16 Merry Mad Manlact In Person THE GOOFIEST, DAFFYIEST FUNNIEST MUSICAL COMEDY STAGE SHOW AN HOUR OF SCREAMING FUN! STAGE SHOWS AT 3:03 8:53 DON'T MISS THIS HI- LABIOCS I A A BIOT! TBIOES FOB TB3S'.

ATTBACTION ONLY: ADKLTB Eventafi: 20c 3(c CHILbBEN 1 Alwaym--10f On the -Screen at 1:32, 3:53, 5:24, 7:22, 9:43 HysUry Mafic Comedy "TrictlorTrick" RALPH MORGAN SALLY BLATTE VieiOB; JOBY.

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