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THE KOKOMO TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,1935 SEVEN C1RCIM1LLBE MOVED OUT OF PERU fARTERS Ringh'ngs Plan to Combine Hagenbeck-Wallace Show with Other Units BELIEVE IT OR NOT By RIPLEY Peru, Dec. 23--(Tribune Special)--Following announcement from Wevr York today by Samuel Gurnpertz, head of the Singling Brothers circus interests, that the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus would be moved Peru and would not be put on the road next summer, it was learned tonight from oritat.ive sources hera that the Kingiing.s will operate two large shows next year. One will be known as that of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, Combined. 2t is not believed that the name of the other has been decided upon definitely, although it will be composed of the present Al G. Barnes and personnel and part of that from" the Hagenbeck-Wal- Jace.

The remainder of the latter will be added to the Rtngllng jBrothera-Barnum and Bailey. The new show will he quartered at L.O.S Angeles, and the quart era in Peru be vacated, it was learned. However, the circus will remain here until following the close of various winter shows in which some of its acts are participating. Next spring wiil mark, the first about a half-century that a circus has not started from Peru on its summer tour. The lale Benjamin E.

Wallace, long a resident ot Peru, atarted the first one with a few horses and wagons. It was known as "The Great Wallace Shows." It grew until, in 190-1, Mr. Wallace purchased the Carl wild animals, which Inul been brought from Germany for oxihibi- tion at the St. Louis world fair, and launched the Carl Hageiibeck Great Wallace fihow.s, which waa the first major competitor of the Ringling and Barnum interests. Home time before Mr.

Wallace's death he sold cut to the late Jerry Mugivan, Bert Bowers, now of Peru, and Ed Ballard. of French Lick, formed the American Circus corporations. About ten years ago they sold to the Ringling interests. WALTON THE WORP CHRISTMAS WRITTEN 720 DIFFERENT WAYS GREENE REDD DYERS FIRM IN WASHINGTON D.c. 5TIFTER -GERrAAN POET AND PAINTER WAS SUMMONED TO REGISTER AS A NffZI OTHERWISE HIS BOOKS WILL BE BANNED.

STtfTER DIED IN IB68-68 AGO 3 ADAM'S APPLE ORCHARD U. S. ROUTE foO Between OK aM MADRID, TOWB. QREAT PORTUGUESE NAVIGATOR 60RWON CHRISTMAS AND ON DISCOVERED NATAL (AFRICA) WHICH MEANS CHRISTMAS Walton, Dec. 23--Mr.

and Mrs. A. P. Flynn will celebrate i KoKlen wedding anniversary at tht-ir home Wednesday. Open house bu held for friends in the afternoon and evening.

Miss Elizabeth Flynn will assist in the reception. Early morning services will be held at the Lutheran church Wednesday at 6:30. The public is invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs.

Bcrtelle Butz of In- are visiting this week Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bell and Mrs. Audra Butz. Mr.

and Mrs. Wayne Shockncy of Ambla are spending the holidays the latter's mother, Mrs. Samuel Betz, here. I Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Bouse are visiting for a few days with lives in Webster. Miss "Dorothy Lindscy, local high school teacher, is spending 1 her va-I cation in Parker, Ind. Clay Laymon of. Ball State Col-! lego is spending the holidays with i his mother, Mrs. Lu D.

Laymen, here. Englar Finney of. Mtmcie is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Finney, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wilson are spending this week with relatives in Marion. Edgar Phillips of Battle Creek, is vteiting his parents here this week. SERGEANT COSBY IS FREED OF MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE Brownstown, Doc.

23 --A Jackson circuit court jury acquitted Sergeant C. N. Cosby, Cincinnati, railroad detective, of "a charge of involuntary manslaughter tonight in the fatal shootin" last May 2D of 18-year-old Tom Paul Jones of Harlan, Ky. Jones was shot in the railroad yards by Cosby as the youth and two companions were making their to Indianapolis for the motor Jjpeedway race. He died June 10.

The jury received the case at o'clock this afternoon. Judge John C. Branaman returned to reopen court after the verdict was reached tonight. The jury had deliberated six hours. Two Minor Auto Crashes In spite of the slippery streets Monday night but two minor automobile accidents were reported to the police.

At Walnut and Buckeye streets cars driven by Lee Johnson, 43, 1239 North Union street, and Jack Weaver, who refused to give his address, collided with small damage, and in an aley between Main and Union streets, cars driven bv Jesse N. Kohn, 20, of 212 West Elm street, and Roscoe Baer 51 of 1S19 South Union street, bent fenders. one was injured in either accident. Injured in Fall Mrs. Lora M.

VanBibber had the misfortune to fall on the snow Thursday evening at her home south of the city, receiving severe injury the left knee cap, which will take some time to recover. Bank President Dies Bedford, Dec E. Farmer, 73 year old president Jt BJ Citizen National Bank, died today. BODIES OF LAST VICTIMS OF KILLER COMER FOUND Sapulpa, Okla, Dec. bodies, the last of five sought as victims of an itinerant oil field worker, were found today by squirrel hunters in a field west of here.

A car key, clothing and stature convinced officers that the two were L. A. Simpson, Piedmont farmer, and his son, Warren, 14, who were last seen a month ago when they offered a ride to the oil field worker, Chester Comer. Both had been sho'. Comer was driving the Simpson car when he was wounded fatally by Marshal Oscar Morgan at Blanchard, Okla.

Before Comer died, he mumbled that he "did away" with the Simpsons and Ray Evans, Shawnee civic leadre. Evans' body was found near Lindsay. The body of Comer's second wife. Lucille Stevens Romer' was recovered near Edmond. The body of his lirst wife, was found, riddled with bullets near Kansas City, Kas.

Kills Huso Bobcat Evansville, Dec. 23-- (ff)-Andrew Westhoff's reported slaying of a 40 pound bobcat caused Wabosh rivere valley residents to believe today the big game hunt is over now. Different hunters have sought a large animal reported prowling the bottomlands since Thanksgiving. Gunmen Rob Loganpsort Store Logansport. Dec.

2 3 -Two youthful gunmen fled with $100 In checks and cash tonight after holding up an cast end grocery here. Two customers were held at bay by revolvers as the gunmen took the money'from Guy Roberts, manager. ONLY TWO IN BUS TRAGEDY STILL UNIDENTIFIED; CAUSE IS PUZZLE Pocahontas No. 3 SPECIAL tons This Offer Good for Cash Only Best Coal Obtainable J. M.

Leach Ice Coal Co. S05 So. Main Phone 6166 Christmas Illumination Unusual Christmas decorations are reported at the home of Edward Walters, North Purdum street. A large painted and illuminated Christmas scene showing Santa with his sleigh and reindeer has been erected in the yard and is attracting much notice. Says She'll Retire At 48, Lucresia Bop! (above), leading soprano of Metropolitan Opera company, said she would retire at the end of the'current Beacon "while people are saying 'the 1 voice is better than (Asso- elated Press Photo) Hopewell, Dec.

23-- (JP)--Police believed tonight they had learned the identity of all but two of the fourteen persons killed or drowned when an Atlantic Greyhound bus hurtled through an open drawbridge into the deep water of the Appomattox river early Sunday. The cause of the tragedy, however, had not been determined. An autopsy was performed in Richmond this afternoon on L. G. Alford of Five Points, N.

driver of the vehicle, but Acting Coroner J. M. Bailey of Hopewell said the report probably would not be ready for a week. High officials of the bus company have expreestd the opinion that the driver was dead when the bus plummeted over the 25-foot drop into icy water j. Commonwealth's Attorney John Goodman, who said he believed the COLLEGE HOUSEKEEPER IS KILLED BY KITCHEN HELPER Philadelphia, Dec.

discharged kitchen helper, police said, shot and Killed Mrs. Mary L. Cinder, housekeeper of Founder's Hall at Haverford College, as she sat at a happy, holiday dinner party with relatives asd friends in the hall tonight. Investigators said the slayer walked silently into a small first floor dining room in the hall, placed a double-barreled shotgun almost at Mrs. Cinder's head, and fired.

A few minutes later a Negro identified as Roy Crittendon, of suburban Ardmore, surrendered to Patrolman William Rogers, of the Lower police. Rogers stated the maii told him he sought revenge because Mrs. Ginder discharged him last Tuesday for drinking. SMOKE STORE AS FIREMEN GET FALSE ALARM At exactly the same time a false fire alarm was sent in from Vaile and Union streets, about 10:45 o'clock Monday night, the store room of the Kroger grocery in South Union street, between Walnut and Sycamore streets, was filled with smoke. Police Sergeant Hale broke in the door and discovered that the clouds of smoke were coming from a stove that had a damper closed.

Had he not taken such prompt action, there would probably have been a serious smoke loss. The damage was regarded as small. CONVJCTED MASS SLAYER IS SENTENCED TO DEATH Port Orchard, Dec. Hall, 33. convicted of first degree murder in the Erland Point "mass murders," was sentenced today by Superior Judge G.

Button to hang in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla, Six persons were slain at Erland's Point in 1934 during a robbery at a residence. Mrs. Peggy Paulos, co-defendant with Hall was acquitted after testifying for the state that she was forced to aid Hall in the holdup. The date for execution will be set within five days. Fire Bezes High School Charlottesville, Dec.

23 (fPt --Fire destroyed the Charlottesville high school this afternoon. The' building was unoccupied since the pupils left for the Christinas holidays Friday. driver was either dozing or that his brakes failed him, tonight said the state police believed there -were nrj skid marks on the bridge. "The first thing I did when the bus was brought up from the water was to examine the brakes," he said. "The emergency lever was pulled back as far as it would go.

Either the driver was dozing or the brakes failed in my opinion." Officials of the state division oi motor vehicles ordered a detailed report. Highway department heads were considering additional safeguards at drawbridges. The police announced the following list of identified dead: Mrs. Anne Duncan, Pittsboro. N.

C. Mrs. J. W. Massey, Hopewelll Captain John Belch, Hopewell.

Mrs. Ruby Mathews, Richmond. L. G. Alford, Five Points, N.

C. Mrs. Loretta Fairfax, Superior, Wis. Miss Lillian Fairfax, Superior. Wis.

Elizabeth Fisher, Negro, McKenny, Va. Gertrude Fisher, McKenny, Va. Martin E. Smith, Richmond. Mrs.

Martin E. Smith, Richmond. Misa Ruth Perline, 21, of RFD 1. Gary, N. C.

IF--Mrs. Lulu Boles, 810 East Broadway, had attended the Sipe Monday mat. or night she would have received a gift of $110. Next Monday is S130.00 "BANK NIGHT." TODAY New First-Bun Thriller! "THE GIRL WHO CAME BACK" --with-- SHIRLEY GREY SIDNEY BLACKMEB Xmas Day Thurs, A I. Old Fashioned BRAZEL BLOCK or SniCHEIX BLOCK per ton BERRY SONS Phone 4397 ATTRACTIONS AT THEATERS SBPE Today.

'The Girl Who Came Back" with Sidney Black'mer and Shirley Grey. Wednesday and Thursdav Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in "O'Shaughnessy's Boy." Friday and Saturday "The Lawless Rider" also Tom Mix in "Miracle Rider" No. 5. Coming; Sunday Gene Stratton Porter'a "Freckles" with Tom Brown. PARAMOUNT Now Flaying and Up to and Including Dec.

24. Will Rogers, in "In Old Kentucky," with Dorothy Wilson, Alan Dinehart and Bill Robinson. Christmas Day and Thur. Frl. Sat.

Double features. Charles Starret, Pauline Brook in "Make A "Million," and Tim McCoy in "Man From Gun Town." Coming Sunday Double features. "Westward Ho," with John Wayne and Helen Twelvetrees, Donald Cook in "The Spanish Cape Mystery." INDIANA Today. "Stars Over Broadway," with Pat O'Brien, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh. Wednesday Christmas Day is a 5210.00 "Bank Night." Wednesday and Thursday "In Person," with Ginger Rogers, George Brent.

Friday and Saturday James Cagney in "The Frisco Kid," with Margaret Lindsay, Ricardo Cortcz. Also Joe Louis vs. Uzcudum fight pictures. Coming Sunday Charles Dicken's "A Tale of Two Cities," with Ronald Coleman and bigr cast. ISIS Today.

"Broadway Hostess," with Winifred Shaw, Lyle Talbot, Genevieve Tobin. Sat. Cecil B. Mine's "The Crusades, with Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, 5,000 others. Coming Sunday- Joan Crawford in "I Live My Life," with Brian Ahearne, Frank Morgan.

WOOD Today. "The Little Minister" with Katharine Hepburn and John Beals. Wednesday, Thursday Anne Shirley, Tom Brown and O. P. Haggle in "Anne of Green Gables." Friday, Saturday "Outlawed Guns" with Buck Jones also "Red Rider" No.

4. Coining Sunday Walace Beery, George Raft and Jackie Cooper in "The Bowery." COLONIAL Today. Sylvia Sidney, Marshall in "Accent on Youth." Wednesday, Thursday "Follies' Begere" with Maurlc, Chevalier, Ann Sothern, Merle Oberon. Friday, Saturday Paul Muni in "Doctor Socrates. Coming Sunday Clark Gable, Loretta Young In "Call of the Wild." Former Russiaville Man Dies Westfield, Dec.

23-- (fP)-- Irvin Stanley, 87, scientist, teacher and business man who died of pneumonia at his homo yesterday, will be buried tomorrow. He was a native of Russiaville (Howard county. TODAY Sylvia Sidney, Herbert Marshal 11 0 --Also-- I "SU)y Symphony" all in color I 1 WED. and THUR. Maurice Chevalier, Ann Sothem --In- it BEGERE" SAW BUS TRAGEDY Purdue Injured sustained a broken arm and head Terre Haute, Dec.

injuries which included a possible --LJpyd Davis, 2S, and his brother, skull fracture. His brother, a stu- Geslie W. Davis, 22 both of West I dent at Purdue, sustained less ser- Lafayette, were injured near! ious injuries about the head, here today when the automobile South Side Lumber Coa! an instructor at Purdue SO. i i a remodeling. Final A "Broadway Hostess" "ISMT Starting KAY FmD TM? THEIR LOVE RODE THE STORM In the Grandest Romance Ever Screened I 'Wonder picture of oil time lulls shining romance of Richard the lien Heart and his lovely onkissed bride! IJacy McNair (above) is tender of the drawbridge through which a bus carrying 14 persons plunged into the Appomatox river near Hopewell, Va.

He said he beard a crash and looked around just in time to see the bus tumble into the watere. (Associated Press Photo) BLOOD FLOWS AS RIOTING BREAKS OUT IN VENEZUELA Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 23 i i and bloodshed is underway in hall a dozen Venezuelan cities in a struggle- for the "rocking chair throne" of the dictator, Juan Vicente Gomez, said unofficial reports today. A report which reached here by airplane said a virtual state of war was in existence. Provisional President Eleazar Lopez Contreras, who succeeded Gomez when the president died last Tuesday, is fighting desperately to hold his office.

Revolutionaries burned two theaters in Caracas which were owned by a friend of the late dictator and also destroyed the office of the newspaper "El Nuevo Dlario." Property damage was estimated at $200,000. Rioting was reported underway in the cities of Valencia, Merida, Cumana and elsewhere, as well as in Caracas the capital. Make it a 365 day Christmas with a new Aiwater Kent Radio. flrmstrong-Landon Co. LAST TIMES Minister" --with--.

KATHEBINE HEPBURN JOHN BEAT. Fox and Babbit" WED. THTJB. She'll Leap Into Your Heart and live There Forever! "Ann of Green Gables" --with-ANN SHIRLEY O. P.

HHGGEE It's A Christmas Special For The Entire Family! ANY SEAT lOc ANY TIME BIG PICTURES A I PARAMO TODAY Is the LAST DAY WILL ROGERS "IN OLD KENTUCKY" STARTING XMAS DAY and SAT. 2 FINE FIRST-RUN PICTURES for ONE IN A FLASHING GUN GAME FOR LOVE --Also Added-- 'CO1OB CABTOON" "NEWS' CHARLES STARRETT MONOeiAM PICTURES A present FES LORETTA YO5JSIQ Ian Kellh Kalheiine DeMille C. A Smiih A a a A a a i knights in armor, war galleys, men-at-arms, locked in merciless conflict with Islam I tff the parodies harem of Saladin, oriental despot, where Richard's bride ii held captive by Islam's ruler I SEE exa tBC redemption of the Holy Land, by thousands of Crusaders singing hymns of victory! WSCOXON Joseph Schtldkrsu! a 1 0 0 0 6 One of the Year's Biggest Hits at LOW PRICES! Over TODAY Pat O'BRESX Frank McIIUGH James HIELTOX FROMAK WEDNESDAY What a happy gift and what a marry show! Sign a Card! DAY! COME EARLY WEDNESDAY SIGN A MATINEE PROXY CARD AND AVOID THE NIGHT CROWDS! if On Screen Wed Ihur Palpitating Stoij of Movie Stai in Love' The -story of a pampered darling of the screen who scorned the worship of a million men, and met her master in the man who didn't care..