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FAIR IN FULL SWING; CROWDS PASS '32 MARK Labor Day Throngs Pack Grounds: Dog Show Is Popular Feature. JUDGING IS UNDER WAY Style Display Attracts Many: Legion Contests Completed. Machinery of the Indiana state fair was thrown into high gear todav. an Judging of Juvenile exhibits was completed and the working man cam>* into his own with observance of Labor day. Onp of the feature attractions scheduled was the start of Grand Circuit harness racing at 1 p. m. on the mile track An excellent racing program is scheduled for each aft- j ernoon during the week. Vaudeville and band concerts will enliven the afternoon racing pro- j gram, while fireworks, vaudeville and band concerts are scheduled for tonight at the grand stand. Dog Show Opens Today marked the opening of another popular feature of the fair, the dog show, which revealed a marked increase in number and quality of entries, fair officials said. The dog show will continue Tuesday and Wednesday. Judging scheduled today includes beagles at 1:30. smooth and wire-haired fox terriers. 3:30, and Chihuahuas, bulldogs and Boston terriers. 7:30. Attendance at the fair Saturday and Sunday was encouraging, showing an increase over the first two days last year, desipte fitful showers Saturday and a heavy downpour Saturday night. Saturday's attendance figure was 7.22 ft paid admissions, compared with 5.723 for the same day last year, while Sunday revealed 10.419 admissions compared with 8.366 last year. Style Show Popular Popular with feminine fair fans is the two daily style shows presented in the women's building by L. S. Ayres & Cos. Principal event at the grand stand Sunday afternoon and night was the competition of American Legion drum and bugle corps. Finals in the contest were won by New Albany, state legion Class A champions for 1933. with a score of 9470. Laporte was second in Class A with 94.40; Lafayette, third. 91.10: Clinton, fourth, 88.80, and Anderson, fifth. 8860. Elwood won first place in Class B competition, with Warren a close second. Mac Harp. New Albany, won first prize in the individual bugling contest. with Arthur Dinsmore of Bruce P. Robison post. Indianapolis, taking second. I a Porte Drummer Wins Winner of first place in the individual drumming contest, went to B C Batchelor. La Porte. Other winners were James Goss. Vincennes, second; Charles Dexter. Anderson, third, and Maurice Hartan, Bruce P. Robison post. Indianapolis fourtn. Children under 12 will be admitted free again Tuesday, designated e American legion and Children's day. All soldiers in uniform or with G. A. R. buttons also will be admitted lree. Today's judging program includes grooms' and gold medal colt club, and open steer classes, in the coliseum: sheep judging in sheep arena. Yorkshire and fat barrow judging in the swine arena, poultry judging, and Purdue students judging contest in the coliseum. Four artists will give demonstrations in painting ai 8 o'clock, starting tonight and continuing through Thursday in the fine arts gallery of the women's building. Winners to Be Portrayed Winnfrs in the 4-H Club dressmaking and calf contests will be painted tonight by Elmer Taflinger. A still life in oil will be painted Tuesday night by Paul R Jones, while pastel portraits will be demonstrated Wednesday night bv Helen Briggs and Thursday night by Cornett Wcod. Admission is free. Tippecanoe county led in 4-H Club competitions with a total of seventy-two ribbons, of which girls accounted for forty-three. Martin Underwood. Summitville. continued his winning streak of the last three years by taking the Holstein calf championship in the dairy division. Other division winners included Spencer Richards. Greenwood. Ayreshire contest; Woodrow Beck. Frankfort. Guernsey division, and Martha WTiite, 12. Newcastle. Jersay. Win* Breeders' Prize Robert Harvey. Bridgeport, won the Indiana Guernsey Breeders Association showmanship prize, second place going to Robert De Long. Tippecanoe county. Similar prizes offered by the American Jersey Cattle Club for the best fitted calves were awarded to Russell Hensley. Anderson; Ernest Wisley. Romney, and Catherine Yerkls. Camden. showmanship prizes going to J D Keith. Mooresville. first; Francis Jones. Anderson. s-ond. and James Stutz. Indianapolis. third. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a m : Southwest wind, 3 miles an hour; temperature. 82; barometric pressure. 300 ft at sea level; general conditions. high, broken, lower scattered clouds, light haze; ceiling, unlimited; visibility, 6 iruiee.

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At the Fair TUESDAY Ameriesn lotion and Children'* Di • Children 12 und und#- Admitted 1 Polled Shorthorn, Holstein and Angus cattle and grades and draft horse teams judged in colis°um. Poland China and Chester WTiite swine judged in swine arena. Races, vaudeville and band concerts, grand stand, night. Farm bureau quartet, 10 a. m . to noon, grand stand. Manufacturers' industrial exhibits. 9 a. m to 10 p. m., Manufacturers' building and on mechanical fi°ld. Indiana university stage show 7 , all day. I. U. building. Dog show, dog and cat show building. Broadcasting by W'LS. WKBF and WOWO in studio in grand stand and WFBM from studio west of administration building. Horse show. pony polo, vaudeville, band concerts, coliseum. 7 p. m. All soldiers in uniform or with G. A. R. buttons admitted free. Weather Forecast—Fair and warm.

VAN NUYS WILL FIGHT FOR DALE Case Against Muncie Mayor Was ‘Made.’ Asserts Indiana Senator. BV WALKER STONE Time* Special Writer WASHINGTON. Sept. 4—" Handmade" evidence, said Senator Frederick Van Nuvs today, caused the liquor conspiracy conviction of George R. Dale. And if the mayor of Muncie chooses to take his battle for vindication to the White House and ask President Roosevelt for a pardon, he will have the active support of Indiana's Democratic senator. "I shall assist George Dale all I can.' said Senator Van Nuys. ‘‘l have known him for at least twen-ty-five years. Like the rest, of us, George has his pecularities and eccentricities, but I am convinced thoroughly that he is not guilty of the crime alleged in the indictment.” Senator Van Nuys made his statement following a report in Washington that Mayor Dales attorney, William A. McClellan, had asked the department of justice to send him the blank form for an application for pardon. Dale d°cided to seek a presidential pardon, it was reported, after the United States court of appeals in Chicago, four weeks ago. upheld (Turn to Page Twelve)

ROOSEVELT YAGHT IS BACK IN POTOMAC President Catches 100Pound Turtle in Ocean. By 1 nit*d Press WASHINGTON. Sept. 4 Stephen T. Early, presidential secretary, informed the navy department that ihe yacht Nourmahal. bearing President Roosevelt to Washington, reached the protected waters between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, Va.. early today. The yacht then proceeded leisurely to the entrance to the Potomac river. Early, with the President aboard the Vincent Astor yacht, said the time of their arrival in Washington was uncertain, as Mr. Roosevelt planned to fish in the lower Potomac. Arrangements were made for an airplane to carry newspapers and dispatches from the capitol to the President. The President hooked a 100-pounri turtle before leaving ocean waters. I.ate Spring Cut Fires Hu I nil "I Prenn SALEM. Ore. Sept. 2—A late spring, roupled with several drenching rains since beginning of summer. resulted in low fire hazards in Oregon.

CONEY ISLAND RACE TRACK. CINCINNATI. Sept. 4.—The Labor Dav handicap will furnish the big attraction of the afternoons card here today and Magnifico looks mighty like the winner. In fact, there isn't anything else on the card that looks quite as good, although he is carrying the top weight of 116 pounds. Over a mile and a quarter route. Low Gear figures to be the winner of the third over Kadiak and Tommy.

C. V. Whitney might make it a double win for the afternoon, with Gilbert Elston, who figures to cop the sixth in easy fashion. Billy Champ will extend his best efforts to get home in front of Brushdown in the seventh and Banset looks like the winner of the nightcap. Black Comet, in new hands, probably will show better than he has in the past and so we are handing him to you in the second. Col. Matt Winn opens Lincoln Fields today for a three-week stand and I think that Brown Wisdom will be the winner and the best thing on the card. This race is. however, over a longer distance than he has been traveling, but let the old boy take care of himself. Today’s Selections ,4f Coney Island—1. Garb, Lou Root, Kentucky Helen. 2. Black Comet, Flying Silk. Royal Rock. 3. Low Gear. Kadiak, Tommy. 4. Ruane, Santerno, Conachen

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RACE TRACK Selections BY O BETILLA

SLASH IN CITY BUDGET URGED BY CHAMBER Rate Cut From 51.31 to $1.26, This Year’s Figure, Is Advocated. COUNCIL TO STAND PAT Demands of Real Estate Board Will Be Ignored at Session Tonight. Recommendations for cuts in the city's proposed 1934 budget, which would slash the rate from the proposed $1.31 to $1.26. the same as this year, were made to city council today by the budget committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Despite the concrete proposals made by the chamber and a predicted protest move by the Indianapolis Real Estate Board, the council tonight is expected to stand pat on its rate and formally approve the higher budget. The chamber slashed most heavily the general fund, pointing out that a reduction of $51,045.13 is possible as compared to the appropriations before the council. Contingency Fund Cut The mayor's contingency fund bore the heaviest load, w'ith the recommendation that it be cut in half, to SIO,OOO. Other cuts were recommended in police department equipment, city salaries, contractual obligations, general supplies and removal of the salary of the city plan commission attorney. In dealing with the park board's budget, the chamber asked for a total cut of $21,515. The heaviest cut of $2,565 is included in abolition of the post of attorney for the park board. Other slices are sought in equipment and materials for park purposes. The health board budget was trimmed $3,850 in the proposal, with repairs to city hospital cut in half, to $2,000. Other slices in this division were recommended in material purchases. Other Reductions Asked The city sanitation department was urged to reduce $7,705 from its more than $22,000 in appropriation requests. General services, materials and repairs were used for the cut. Operation of the city airport, south of Ben Davis, was criticised, withfailure to produce more than $9,053 in revenue in 1932, far below' the operating cost, cited. The committee of the chamber pointed out funds which still have balances of almost SIOO,OOO and sug--1 gested a thorough check of these ! and. ifk possible, deviation of the finances from the regular channels to bolster other departments. In line with the real estate board's prediction of a tax strike unless the $1.50 law is adhered to, the chamber's report stated: "A condition of this kind will bring the city face to face with a situation which either will require immediate curtailment of expenses or the incurring of possible deficits. Survey Is Advocated "Therefore, we venture the sugy gestion that it is not too early for officials to make a complete survey of city departments and functions and prepare a listing of those which most easily might be curtailed or eliminated, so that, if the worst happens, some kind of program will have ben outlined to meet the emergency.” With the budget started tonight, it is expected to be continued Tuesday. when the county council opens its doors to persons seking to protest the tentative rate. The council started its closed doors sessions with a rate of 76 cents in view, but since has pared several items. •Formal hearings are expected to take the entire week and councilmen indicate they expect t be to slice the 76-cent mark to below 60 cents. '

5. Magnifico. Dalter D, Ep. 6. Gilbert Elston, I Prevail, Good Politian. 7. Billy Champ, Brush Down, Jimmy D. 8. Banset, Vesee, Ever Faithful. Best—Magnifico. Track— Slow. At Lincoln Fields—1. Portmanteau, Louie Dear, Cayuga. 2. Domino Player, Yankee Waters. Miss Flip. 3. Pancho Lopez, Volta Maid. Rubio. 4. Sidney Grant, Yonkel, Mountain Elk. 5. Bahamas. Cathop. Lemon Hills. 6. Trey, Constant Wife, Risky Miss. 7. Boy Crazy, Graymayre, Damascene. 8. Brown Wisdom, Sir Percival, Labor. Best—Brown Wisdom. Track—Fast,

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1933

HURRICANE TEARS PATH OF RUIN ACROSS FLORIDA, HEADS INLAND

Five Nations Race for Sky Trophy

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Six balloons are shown here, representing five nations, at the start of the Gordon Bennet international balloon race from Chicago. There were seven in the field, but one of the German entries tore loose from its moorings and W'as destroyed. The bags are 'left to right) the French entry, the German Deutschland, the United States navy entry, the Goodyear IX, the Polish Kosciuszko and the Belgian entry.

KIDNAPING GANG CHIEF ESCAPES Harvey Bailey, Notorious Gunman, Breaks Jail in Dallas. Hu t niter! Preen DALLAS. Tex., Sept, 4.—Harvey J. Bailey, notorious Kansas gunmanconvict, accused as leader in the kidnaping of Charles F. Urschel, Oklahoma oil millionaire, escaped from the Dallas county jail today. He fled in an automobile owned by Nick Tresp, turnkey jailer. Other than that, authorities at the office of Sheriff Smoot Schmid ’would not reveal the method of escape. No shots w'ere fired. Time of the escape was given as 7:10 a. m. Deputies Ed H. Morrow' and C. W. Young, found locked in cells, said Bailey had a pistol. It w'as smuggled in by friends, officers believed. The deputies said Bailey locked them in the cell and forced Tresp to accompany him. The convict and the jailer w'alked outside the jail and stepped into Tresps small sedan.

FEAR NEW CRIME AT TORTURE HOME Police Stand Guard Where Woman Was Slain. Bu Timrn Special ROBINSON, 111., Sept. 4.—Fear of retaliation by a member of a torture murder gang whose three alleged accomplices are prisoners caused Illinois state police to stand guard throughout the night at the home of Bernard Weldon, 84, near Newton. 111. Harold L. Peck of Indianapolis; Henry Shelby, Tilton, 111, and John Allen, Danville, 111., are held by authorities. At the home of Weldon last Tuesday night, his sister, Mrs. Mary Schrader, 82, w'as injured fatally, after she and her daughter, Miss Anna Schrader. 47, had been assaulted criminally and Weldon beaten. Arrests were made Wednesday and the prisoners brought to jail here. Today, however, whereabouts of Peck and Allen are not known. Shelby is held at Danville. It is believed that Peck and Allen were slipped into the jail at Newton on Sunday, as state police were ordered to leave Robinson and go to Newton

Times Index Book a Day 12 Bridge 6 Brown Derby Coupon 2 Brown Derby Pictures 9 Classified 10 Comics 11 Croosword Puzzle 9 Curious World 11 Dietz on Science 4 Editorial 4 Fishing 12 Hickman Theater Reviews 5 Industrial Page 7 Kirby Cartoon 4 Lodge Page 5 Obituatries 2 Radio 9 Serial Story 11 State Fair News 3. 9 Successful City Women: Series. 6 Vital Statistcs 9 West Points Plays War; Series...l2 Woman's Page 6

On the Air Fanny and Kitty Watson, vaudeville stars, will be interviewed by Walter D Hickman of The Times over WKBF at 1 p. m. Tuesday. Hear them. They are at the Lyric this week.

Four Balloons Still Up in Bennett Trophy Race One Gas Bag, Believed U. S. Entry, Sighted Over Ontario; Six Start From Chicago Field. BY GENE GILLETTE United Press Staff Corresoondent CURTIS-REYNOLDS AIRPORT. GLENVIEW. 111, Sept. 4—Soaring toward the wulds of Canada with a bravado born of the sky itself, the world s crack balloonists raced today for fame and the Gordon Bennett trophy.

Only four of the original seven entrants in the premier balloon competition remained aloft, according to United Press reports. One balloon, a German entry, collapsed while being filled with gas for the race and tw'o others descended Sunday. A French balloon, piloted by Georges Ravanine and Georges Blanchet, came dow'n in a corn field not far from Ibion, Mich, about 180 miles from Chicago. The Frenchmen said a leak in their gas bag had prevented them from traveling a greater distance. Their balloon was undamaged in landing. German Balloon Down The German balloon, Deutschland. piloted by Dr. Erick Koerner and Richard Schuetz, descended at Kingston, Mich, a little less than 300 miles from Chicago. The aerialists had a narrow escape from injury when their balloon struck a ditch as it descended suddenly. One of the four balloons remaining aloft was over Ontario, traveling at such a height that observers could not determine which entry it was . This craft was sighted over Lionshead. Ontario, on the east shore of Lake Huron, and later wafe believed to have passed over Goderich, Ontario. It was possible that this was the United States navy balloon piloted by Lieutenant-Commander T. G. W. Settle, winner of the 1932 race. Earlier, Settle’s baloon was seen at Caro, Mich. Wedell Sets Record The balloon race was the major event of the international air races, at which Jimmy Wedell, Paterson, La, set anew unofficial world's speed record for land planes. Wedell was timed in a qualifying flight at 296.94 miles an hour over a straightaway course, better than two miles an hour faster than the existing record. Today he was to make anew effort to better the mark. Captain Frank Hawks, Wedell and Colonel Roscoe Turner, Los Angeles, were leading entries in a 100-mile race over a closed course. LINDY OFF TO HOLLAND Flier and Wife End Their Visit in Denmark. Bu United Prenn COPENHAGEN. Sept. 4 —Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh left for Helder. Holland, in their seaplane at 11:20 a. m.. today (4 a. m. Indianapolis time*. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 71 8 a. m 77 7 a. m 73 9 a. m 83

McLafferty Is Fair Out in Front of Floundering Rivals in Broum Derby

With a market-basket in his hand. “Courthouse” Joe McLafferty dumped enough Brown Derby ballots in the office of The Indianapolis Times today to take a 6.000 lead over his nearest competitor, "Motor Inn" Rogers. Joe says he's as good, as in, and that all that is necessary is to put the tape-measure on his skull, get the hatter to fit the derby, and to crown him with it on the night of Sept. 7 in front of the Indiana state fair grand stand. Rumor still runs rampant that on the last balloting day, Tuesday, one

TAXI BATE WAR IS THREATENED Violence Follows Slash in Fares; NRA Help to Be Asked. Indianapolis will be the battlefield in a taxicab rate war unless NRA officials restore peace, it was declared today by Clinton Caultfwell, manager of the Union Cab Company. Cauldwell explained the situation following taxi disorder early Saturday morning, resulting in arrest of seven persons, damage to three cabs, and ten instances of call box tampering. The outbreak followed a reduction in rates put into effect Friday by the Hoosier Cab Company. Cauldwell charges the . Hoosier company broke a rate agreement when it set a maximum charge of 45 cents for any trip inside the city. Although two of those arrested were Union drivers, Cauldwell said his company had nothing to do with the trouble. Persons arrested will be tried Thursday in municipal court on vagrancy charges. AUTO USED AS COOLER Air Drawn Into Car Over Pan of Ice Lowers Temperature. By United Press LINDSAY, Cal, Sept. I.—There's no need to swelter while driving in midsummer heat, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jack of Lindsay insist. Here's their recipe: Put a large cake of ice in a pan beside the gear shift lever; open the cowl ventilator; close all windows except one at the rear, and leave that one open but an inch. The air drawn into the car through the cowl passes over the ice and is cooled before it filters its way out the window, they explained. They claimed they could reduce the temperature inside their car 10 degrees under that outside. France Leads Wine Drinkers Bu J niter! Prenn PARIS, Sept. s.— France holds the world's record for wine drinking. with a per capita consumption of 146 quarts. Italy comes second with 108 quarts, Spain third with 80, and Chili fourth with 62. Nowffiere else do the inhabitants average as much as fifty liters.

(Photo* *nd Skoll Mmnrfmfntt of Lesdtr* on Pao 9) SKULL STANDINGS Joe Mcl.afferty 11.IMG T. B. Roeer* 4.5.12 Fred W. Krueger 3.46!> E W Mushrnsh ,KG Bob Shank 2.400 Elia* W. Duiberrer l.tfM Dr. William Smith Jr 1,116 Looi* J. Carrin 1.064 AI Feenee 862 Clarence I. Baker 41* dark horse in the race will take Joe like Gram took a certain Civil war town. ‘ Dentist” Smith has stepped over i “Java” Carvin of Western Union

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Towns Between West Palm Beach and Ft. Pierce Struck by Full Fury of Storm; Damage Is High. WIND REACHES 100-MILE .VELOCITY] Thousands Flee When Warnings Are Posted;' Special Trains Evacuate 6,000 From Everglades Region. Hu I nUni Prenn WEST PALM BEACH. Fla., Sept. 4.—A terrific hurricane moved inland early today, after lashing the Florida coast from here to Ft. Pierce. 100 miles to the north. Communications were down to Ft. Pierce and towns between. It was feared damage had been heavy. Inland towns to the west were in the grip of the storm. Red Hill, seventy-five miles from here, was held in a sixtymile wind, which seemed to be increasing in intensity. The barometer was dropping rapidly.

This town was without communication with the outside world for more than two hours, while fierce winds, estimated to be reaching a velocity of 100 miles an hour in gusts, ripped through the streets. A hasty check indicated damage was comparatively slight. No deaths w'ere reported, and only tw r o injuries. A youth W’as blown through a plateglass window and a woman had a small piece of debris blow'n against her ankle. Fort Lauderdale, seventy - five miles south, w T as without communications. At 12:30 a. m, w'hen lines were severed, a thirty-mile wind w'as blowing and the barometer had dropped three points within a half hour. Miami, farther south, experienced gale winds of forty to fifty miles an hour. Fear was felt here for the towns of Jupiter, Stuart and Fort Perce, all to the north. It was believed the center of the storm passed north of here, but how far was a matter of conjecture. Stuart is half way bebetw'een here and Fort Pierce. The freighter Western Sword, shorn of her propeller by the hurricane, w'as anchored off the Florida coast, riding out heavy seas and the screaming wind. She was believed safe.

Texas Prepares for Terrific Storm; Hundreds Flee Coast

By United Prernt GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 4.—The Texas coast was battened down today in preparation for a tropical hurricane of great intensity, expected to strike sometime around noon. It was the same storm that took a toll of approximately 100 lives in Cuba.

An exodu from Galveston ana other coast towrns took hundreds into the interior. At Port Aransas, 200 miles southw'est of here, 250 of the tow'n's 500 inhabitants were reported evacuated. Huricane warnings w'ere displayed from Corpus Christi to Freeport, northeast storm w arnings north of Freeport to Port Arthur, and

Hurricane Death List in Cuba May Pass 100; Relief Rushed

By I niterl Pro* HAVANA, Sept. 4.—President, Carlos Manuel de Ce.spedes, taking per* sonal charge of hurricane relief work, motored through the stricken provinces today, surveying damage and arranging aid.

GIRLS RETURN TO BUGGY California Quartet Makes 30-Mile Trip Drawn by Mule. Bu United Prenn TULARE, Cal, Sept. L—Four distinctly modern Tulare girls threw modernity aside the other day and made a tour of the district in a 1900 model buggy drawn by an aged mule. The quartet, Gertrude Van Houten, Madeline Greaver, Dorothy Kemzle, and Mary Jane Garber, arose before dawn, harnessed the mule, and eighteen hours later, drove into the S. K. Skaggs summer ’•jorne some thirty miles away. Spuds Up 300 Per Cent WARSAW, Ind, Sept. •*. —A 300 per cent increase in the price of potatoes since 1932 has been noted here. Last year they brought only 60 cents a bushel as compared with $2.64 a bushel now.

fame, in the race for seventh place. Remember, today and Tuesday are the last voting days in the race to be the city’s mast distinguished resident and receive a silver plaque from The Times. The winner will be announced in Wednesday's edition of The Times. He will be shown testing the derby on his cranium. Vote today’s ballot on Page 2. It's not too late to have your say as to who gets this prized kelly and to boost him on to a platform at the state fair to talk before the multitude. 4P

HOME EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS Outside Marion County, 3 Cents

Thousands fled the district between Miami and Fort Pierce when storm warnings were given. Those who remained boarded up their homes and took every possible precaution against loss of life and property damage. Miami was south of the main force of the storm. Gale winds of forty and fifty miles an hour were reported there. Special trains evacuated approximately 6.000 persons lrom the inland Everglade region, where scores died in the hurricane that wrecked Miami in 1926. Three thousand refugees from Clewiston and Moorehaven were taken to the Roebling estate, near Lake Placid. The towns are on the western shore of Lake Okeechobee, over the storm is expected to pass. The hurricane was expected to complete its passage across the Florida peninsula and pass into the j gulf near Tampa around noon today. Storm warnings flew along j the west roast from Key West to ; Cedar Keys. They were expected ! to be changed to hurricane warn- ; ings. The Tampa weather bureau understood that eighty-five-mlle winds were assailing Okeechobee, at the northern tip of Lake Okee- ! chobeeearly today. Fifty to sixty-mile winds were rej ported at other points in the lake region.

northwest storm warnings south of Corpus Christi to Brownsvillle. Residents feared the storm would prove the worst of a series that have struck the Texas coast this season. It w'as moving westerly across the Gulf of Mexico at a velocity reported between eighty and KX) miles an hour.

Fragmentary reports reaching Havana from such badly hit towns as Cayo Cirsto, Sagua La Frande, Cillarlegre and Cayor Esquivel indicated a possible death toll of 100. President De Cespedes left by motor Sunday night, accompanied by the army chief of staff and two aids, going first to Matanzas and then to Cardenas. The cabinet met to arrange relief. It appropriated $50,000 for immediate aid to stricken districts, and named the secretaries of health, public works and war to supervisa the relief work. Motor convoys were sent to Sagua La Grande and Cardenas with medical supplies and vaccines. Thousands of refugees crowded Sagua La Grande and food and medicines were scarce. The German steamship Rotterdam was aground at Cayo Crist,o, where nineteen dead had been identified. Fifteen dead were identified at Sagua La Grande. The American Red Cross offered its aid, and Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez Lee, charge d'affaires of the Colombian legation, offered his sedrvices as physician. FIGHT RATS IN FORI Army Outpost Soon Will Be Seen# * of Battle on Rodents. By I niter! Prett SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Sept. L Fort Concho, one of the army's last outposts in pioneer days, will witness yet another war. With red squill poison for ammunition, a committee of men and women will wage a campaign against rat# that infest the old fort. The rats, big and vicious, have been killing chickens, pigeons and rabbits, farmers in the neighborhood reported.