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VOL. 55—NO. 286.
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WASHINGTON, April 21,—Many of the statements of fact and of
theory used by the wets in their campaign-against the Volstead act
were denied categorically today by dry witnesses before the senate pro-
hbition committee.
Dozens Search for Body
Dozens of residents of the Bluff
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Members of the Austin Exchange
club halted thel activities of their
luncheon at the Driskill hotel Wed-
nesday long enough to rise and,
standing at attention, to face west
for a few seconds as a San Ja-
cinto day tribute to the heroes of
the Texas war for independence.
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Warning to Austin residents along lowland districts here
to take refuge on higher ground if the heavy rains continue
was issued Wednesday morning by Walter E. Long, secretary
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SMAN UMIUN GREEK Over Central Texas
KEEPSVCTIM
Practically the entire Central Texas section was covered
in the downpour, precipitation ranging from less than two
inches at Round Rock to more than eight inches at Bastrop.
Little McMahan of Dale, was drowned in Onion Creek, near
Bluff Springs, Tuesday night, when his car stalled in a rush
of water.
San Marcos and Bastrop Marooned
Two Central Texas towns, San Marcos and Bastrop, were
marooned from the outside world Wednesday morning, with
the exception of wire communication. A rain Tuesday after-
noon of about four inches, followed by a downpour of four or
five Inches Wednesday morning, flooded creeks and streets at Bastrop.
Water ran more than two feet deep in the town’s main streets, and auto-
mobiles stalled in the flood, reports said.
At San Marcos all railroad and auto travel was. suspended by a rain
of 6.6 inches, which placed the San Marcos river over the low-water
bridge, and washed out M-KT and I-GN tracks. Water from Purgatory
creek at Sha Marcos was within a foot of the rails of the Katy railroad
at the city station in San Marcos, reports from that place said. It is not
believed that the station will be flooded, except in case of additional rain.
Precipitation in Austin had reached 3.12 inches at 7 o'clock Wednes-
day morning.
Rainfall between 7. a. m. and 3 p. m. Wednesday totaled 1.33 Inches,
making the total since 7 a. m. Tuesday 4.45 inches.
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Railway Age Editor •
To Speak In Austin
Samuel O. Dunn, editor of Rail-
way Age, will speak Wednesday
night at 7 o'clot k at the University
YMCA on problems of rail trans-
portaton in the southwest, Mr.
Dunn is on a tour of colleges of the
state, having apoken at Dallas, col-
lege Station and Waco before com-
ing to Austin.
The United States attrney at Cleveland, A. E. Bernsteen, said the
dry law, not only is enforceable, but
is being enforced In northern Ohio,
A denial that organised labor is a
squadron foundation, and Cora
Frances Stoddard of Boston.
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where Houston, founder and presi-
dent of' the Republic of Texas, and
later governor, made his home and
died, and these ancient grey-white
prison walls wherein some die and
some exist living deaths, were con-
structed by an appropriation, bill
for which was signed by President
Abraham Lincoln.
nancial wizard," was sentenced to
serve one year at hard labor in the
state penitentiary on April 2 of vio-
lating the Florida law relating to
the conduct of business under a
declaration of trust.
Judge Peeler denied Ponzi’s. mo-
tion for a new trial. Ponzi, who is
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States weather bureau report, which predicted continued
heavy precipitation. Long declared that it was “not his in-
j tention to alarm anybody," but said he thought the
Pepuy SheratssdtmhaduteSspeinga message received from New Orleans warranted careful
crossing of Onion creek Wednes- watching of creeks here for possible headwater rises.
■ Springs community have formed in
the volunteer band which is work-
ing under heavy handicaps to find
McMahan's body. Persons familiar
with the creck declare that search
will be greatly handicapped by the
high water, but it is believed the
corpse may be found before it
reaches the Colorado river, a few
inMes away, due to the meandering
bed of the creek.
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Accidents ..................
Injured ...................
Killed ..................
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tody of Hittle McMahan, 28, mar-, the city will be necessary. Advice was given that persons
away° and1' drowned 'early' Tuesday Jiving near creeks should watch carefully for any indication
nroinerwhe nnheaattenpted to eross l of a rise and should immediately temporarily abandon their ’
Telephone lines which are practt- homes if existing weather conditions continue. More heavy
■ aally uspdssathrorohay allow but rain in west and east Texas has also been predicted.
1 meager information of the progress
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A continuous rain for almost 18 hours, in places amount-
> ing to a cloud burst, trailed death, considerable property
damage and broken communications in its wake all over
Central Texas Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
burned on the right side of the
body, on his right arm and hand,
and on the right side of his neck
and face. Although he was dazed
by the shock, ho did not lose con-
sciousness.
Mr. Hamby returned from town
the roof of the Hamby home, and
went through a small nail holo in
the ceiling Of the room, before
striking Mr. Hamby.
Dr. Sam Haigler, Austin physician
and county health 'officer, was
called, and attended Mr. Hamby.
Dr. Halger said Wednesday that
Mr. Hanby is severely burned, but
should recover.
-* Children Escape
Hamby’s three children, who were
neated on the bed where he was
lying escaped the bolt untouched. A
nail holo in the roof, through which
the jagged lightning passed when
it struck Hmby, was burner to a
diameter of about an inch. The
man’s arm was upraised toward the
ceiling when the bolt struck, trav-
elling down his arm and on to the
side of his face and neck.
This old cast Texas
who are fighting in the face ofa. _ F-
heavy rain in an effort to find the is thought that a general exodus from lowlying portions of
The club’s tribute followed
in conducting the
_______________ Mr. McNeil previously had told
to perfect an ap- | officers that his wife lft home
1 without telling him of her plans.
Austin and Central Texas: To-
Devil’s River was up 10 feet
there was a slight rise in
Pecos.
unit for beer and wine was entered
by Charles Etezle of Nw York, a
social economist, who said he had
established beyond doubt that many
eminent labor leaders are prohibi-
tionists.
Father J. J. Curran of Wilkes-
barre. Pa., told the committee that
another Catholic priest, Father
Francis Kasazun of Sugar Notch,
Pa., had misrepresented the facts
when, he testified to a degrading
situatin under prohibition in the
Pennsylvahia anthracite fields.
In its only session of the day the
committee also heard testimony in
support of the dry law from Canon
William 8. Chase of New York, bu-
perintendent of the international re-
form federation: Oliver W. Stewart
of Chicago, head of the flying
Swept Down Stream.
Henry Guinn reported the death
to police shortly after 3 o’clock
Wednesday morning. Two cars,
each with two men, were bour/i
from Lockhart to Austin, he said,
when the party arrived at Onion
creek near Bluff Springs the first
car succeeded in crossing the
stream which was then out of
banks. The second car, apparently
driven by McMahan, stalled in the
center of the torrent. McMahan
alighted from his car, Guinn said,
and the force of the water knocked
him down and swept him down the
stream.
Guinn’s report indicated he might
have been seriously crushed before
he was drowned. McMahan’s com-
panions were powerless to help him
or even.to find his body which was
quickly swept from sight.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS
SCOURGED BY STORM.
rAssociated Press Dispateh to Statesman.]
DALLAS, April 21.—Unabated in
I their violence, heavy rain storms
that maltreated southwest Texas
Tuesday, moved on early today io
the central and northeastern part,
adding another human victim to
the three already dead, and bring-
ing fears of disastrous floods.
Numerousailroad washnuts dis-
rupted train schedules, and in the
case of Sealy. Atstin county, cut
off all three railroad outlets to the
town.
Olmos creek, near San Antonio,
was on a threatening rampage, but
damage may be averted if there is
Will Hamby, 2202 East Fourth
street, was struck by lightning
.Tuesday afternoon shortly after 4
o’clock, and severely burned. While
Mr. Hamby is In a serious condi-
tion, physicians expressed the be-
lief that he will recover.
The Austin man was severely
scientifically prepared food for the
welfare of the whole community. c
Cake mixing, fillings, frostings, Ee
ena wh.T yaageyg wriW- daxorgtaon ancomeon woinsooian "
hnd.° Mhenhottor/KeCtietto » & the demonstrator Wednesday
afternoon, and an even greater
number of prizes will be awarded
con- to his home shortly before 4 o’clock,
because of the threatening appear-
[Associnted Press Dispatch to Stateman.]
DALLAS, April 21.—The. age
long .hopelessness pa ratios, suffer-
ing from mental degeneracy due to
syphilis, may be turned to hope by
the humble malaria germ.
The treatment of Paresis by in-
fecting the patient with malaria
was announced as "an actual dis-
covery of the age" In the scientific
lectures of the American Medical
association, which featured the
third day of the association’s 77th
annual convention hero today.
This was @onsidered one of the
most Important subjects of the
several score papers read in a dozen
scientifio meetings
Just 90 years agp the campaign
—the shortest of its kind and
magnitude in the history of the
world—for Texas independence
ended, April 21, 1836, at San Ja-
cinto, where General Sam Hous-
ton with 783 Texans, whose mili-
tary training consisted chiefly of
their personal valor and patriot-
ism, completely defeated General
Santa Anna, the Napoleon of the
West, with an army of 1800
picked soldiers.
General Houston in his report
o fthe battle to President Burnet
wrote:
“In the battle, our losses was
two killed and 23 wounded, six of
them mortally. The enemy’s loss
was 630 killed, among whom was
one general officer, four colonels,
two lieutenant-colonels, seven
captains and twelve lieutenants.
Woundd, 208, of which were: Five
coonels, three lieutenant-colonels,
seven captains, and one cadet.
Prisoners, 730; President-General
Santa Anna, General Cos, four
colonels, aids to General Santa
Anna, and the colonel of the
Guerrero battalion are Included in
the number.”
Musical Program.
Al Deviney and Ed Numbers, in
charge of the program, presented
four men. Tom Hartley, Johnsun
Arledge, Marvin Brown and Ray
Ryan, in several song and piano
numbers which were received with
much applause. Hartley, accom-
panied by Arledge, gave two yodel-
ing numbers, after which Arledge
played a piano solo. Brown, Ryan
and Arledge then sang several
songs.
H. F. Repasz reported that ar-
rangements for a ladies night pro-
gram at Barton Springs had been
completed. The date of the pro-
gram will be selected later. A
"birthay" luncheon will be given
by the club next Wednesday. Pres-
ident Harris. Gardner announced.
Secretary Julian Baldwin announc-
ed that members of the club had
been invited to attend the Rotary
club ladies night next Tuesday.
Turn to Page 12 how and read the
many banrains listd there. You’ll
ba more than pleased with your ex-
perience in buying and sellng through
Classlfied Ada.
night partly
cloudy, cooler in
north and east
poftions; Thurs-
day probably
Austin tom-
peraturos (from
7 a. m. Tuesday
io 7 m. Wed-
nesday):
Maximum, 68.
Minimum, 59.
Ponzi Sentenced
To Year In Prison
[Associated Press Dispatch to Statesman.]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 21.
Charles Ponzi, former Boston “fi-
AUSTIN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1926.
The celebration of San Jacinto
day by the Ex-Volunteer Firemen’s
association was ’ postponed early
Wednesday morning for at least a
week or ten days when the down-
pour of rain in Austin mado the
morning parade and the- outdoor
athletic events at Barton Springs
in the afternoon virtually impos-
sible.
The date for the celebration, will
be announced later.
City firemen, city officials, and
the ex-volunteers were ready to
move Wednesday morning in the
parade down raih-swept Congress
avenue, but in as much as it would
be Impossible to carry out the en-
tire program, the parade was post-
poned with the athletic competition,
the picnic dinner, the pyrotechnic
display, and the address by Judge
George Calhoun.
Offices in the city hall, the court
house, and the state capitol were
closed throughout the day, and a
large number of stores shut their
doors.
"Central -Texas Day" at The
American-Statesman cooking school
will bo featured by the baking of
a San Jacinto cake by Mrs. Chit-
wood, the instructor, which wHLM
presented at 4 o’clock to one of the
most prominent business men of
Austin. This man will ascend the
stage and receive the ’Lone Star
Cake’ not only for himself but in
behalf of Austin—for it symbolizes
the purpose of the cooking school
in giving to Austin better and more
hands with women prisoners and
inspected their quarters. She Co.-
tinned to take notes on their rec-
ords. promising to do what she can
for them.
Banquet Guests
Last night the prison commis-
Bion and the prisoners gave the
governor and her party a banquet
in the attractive chapel. Music was
provided by the prison band and
prominent citizens from many coun-
ties gathered to feast on products
of the prison system. County judges
and mayors of nearby communities
praised the governor’s administra-
tion. Frank O’Rourke, prison com-
mission secretary, presented Mrs.
Ferguson and, former Governor
James E. Ferguson, who said that
a great principle, that of the Chris-
tion religion, is involved in a lib-
eral pardoning policy.
\ "Religion gives us something to
live and die by," she said, "but I
blush with shame when our Chris-
tian government Is criticized for ex-
tending charity and forgiveness to
unfortunates who come to our pris-
ons.
"Oh, yes, the present administra-
| tion has made some mistakes, but
I no living man or woman could
avoid them at the seat of our gov-
ernment.”
Ferguson predicted that Texas
I can support 50,000,000 persons and
that the population will increase to
10,000,000 within a few years. /He
urged every’citizen to become ac-
tive in politics in order to hand
down a better government to pos-
terity.
Mrs. Ferguson went today to the
. Goree prison ‘farm where she shook
Drives Over City.
Mrs. Chitwood will drive over
Austin at 4:30 o’clock this after-
noon in the Studebaker furnished
her while here, with IL Niles Gra-
ham and John Keen who will show,
her the most attractive parts of
the city. During the drive sho will
be served tea at the home of Mr.
Graham, the Pease Mansion. At
the Thursday session of the schol
Pledges More Pardons
Here. the first woman governor
declared that if she is re-elected sho
will establish new records for
granting pardons in the history of
’Texas. Sho defied criticism on her
pardon policy, and sardonically re-
marked on the meagerness of for-
giveness in the heart of the public
of this Christian country.
A thorough inspection was made
on the central plant of the prison
system Tuesday by the governor,
who expressed surprise at the good
condition of the prison. Sho told
the 370 prisoners to "do right," and
she will reciprocate a close concern
for their welfare, as long as she is
governor.
no more rain.
Eighteen hours rain in central
Texas swelled the streams to over-
flowing. and resulted Indirectly in
the death, of Little McMahan, of
Dale, who was drowned in a creek
torrent in which his automobile
stalled early today. His death was
the fourth since early Tuesday when
two little girls were drowned near
Sweetwater «n a flooded gulch, and
J. H. Burroughs, Lubbock business
man, was killed by lightning.
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North Texas Visited.
Dallas was in the center of gen-
eral downpour that covered all
north Texas, extending to the ex-
treme eastern border.-where Texar-
kana said a drizzling rain was ac-
companied by a shivery drop in
temperature.
Heavy rains . on the watersheds
of the north and south Concho
rivers convergirg. at San Angelo
brought rises approximating 15 feet
in both streams today. Precipita-
tion ranging from two to three
inches was noted in that section,
with rain still falling. The Abilene
section had better than an inch
early today.
To the northwest and Panhandle,
the rain dwindle, although it was
genetally distributed. Wichita
Falls had half an inch since yester-
day, while further out Lubbock got
only one quarter inch.
The Texas coast, however, ap-
parently is escaping the general
deluge. Galveston started San Ja- (
clnto day with bright skies and
balmy sunshine, While around
Brownsville, the coast and lower (
Rio Grande valley, the* sun was out
in full force.
Apprehension was expressed at
Del Rio that the international
bridge might be carried away by a
rise in the Rio Grande that already
had reached six feet this morning.
[Associated Press Dispatch to Statumin.]
HUNTSVILLE, April 21.—The
woman chief executive of Texas,
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson,
walked again today among the in-
mates of the Texas prison, taking
notes on their records and applica-
tions for clemency on this anniver-
sary of the battle of San Jacinto,
when Santa Anna fell before pio-
of Commerce Wednesday morning
received a letter from Dr. Freder-
ick Eby, director of the University
of Texas summer school, thanking
the chamber publicity committee
for a donation of 1900 made to the
, university to aid in advertising the
I summer school.
doors and threatened to submerge the lobby of the building, officers said.
Doors to the hotel were barricaded and cloths and mops used to prevent
the water trom rushing in. \
Travis county crops received some damage as a result of the heavy
rains during the past 24 hours, County Farm Agent Walter E. Davis
said Wednesday afternoon.
Cotton acreage planted within the last week has been washed’out
almost completely during the heavy drain, ard will have to be feplanted
as soon as the ground is dry enough, ho said.
Corn acreage needs plowing badly, and the heavy rains washed the
soil away from the plants, reports indicate. Spring oats suffered the
most heavy damage, as the grain was beat out seriously in many sections.
Young cane, just comig through the soil suffered from the impact of
the heavyrain, the heads of the plants being beat down and the ground
packed in closely, Mr. Davis said. The actual loss will not be great, as
the crops can bo replanted as necessary.
Water Sweeps Auto Down Avenue
A Ford Coupe, driven by Chief of Detectives A. L, Buge, was ewept
down the avenue from where it stood in front of the F. I* Patty company
to past ths Austin hotel. Buy, had gone Into the Austin Coffee Shop,
and when he returned five minutes later his car had been washed down
the street for a distance of about 100 feet, he said. A freak of the storm
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Missing Woman
Safe In Houston
EAssociated Press Dispatch to Statesman.
ANGLETON, April 21.—Mri, J.
S. McNeil, wife of a farmer nean
here, who disappeared Saturday and
for whom a posse of officers and
citizens have been searching, is safe
in Houston, according to a tele-
phone message today to Deputy
Sheriff Hollingsworth. The mes-
sage did not give her Houston ad-
dress.
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short talk by Horace Barnhart, sec-
retary of the Austin Lions club,
who told of the meaning of San
Jacinto day to Texans. Mr. Barn-
hart, from a copy of the noon edi-
tion of The Statesman, read Gen.
Sam Houston’s report to President
Burnet of the Battle of San Jacinto,
pointing out not only the Impor-
tance of the battle in history, but
the spirit of the Texas fighters
which enabled them to kill, wound
or capture practically every man in
Santa Anna’s army, while only two
Texans were killed outright.
Harris Brush, president of the
Lions club, was a guest with Mr.
Barnhart at the luncheon, » Mr.
Brush spoke briefly, promising cot
operation of his club with the Ex-
change. and pointing out that all
civic clubs were working for the
same general purpose.
Exchangeites Hear
Houston’s Report
Of Battle.
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Austin Isolated By Rail arid Road
Transportation routes out of Austin were closed throughout Wedhes. -
day. Tracks of the I-GN and MK-T railroads south of New Braunfels
were covered with water, and a washout appeared imminent. Bus lines
were unable to operate in any direction.
The Southern Pacific line sent out its 12:20 p. m. train to Houston
on time. Lack. of further reports indicated that it was making its
schedule without great difficulty. ,
The morning trains of the MK-T and the I-GN, going south, were
stopped at San Marcos on their arrival and at 3 o’clock this afternoon
were still there. The northbound trains of the two lines, scheduled to
leave San Antonio before 3 o’clock in the morning, were yet in the
terminal shortly after 2 o’clock. Train officials promised to move at
any time, but lack of definite information as to the condition of tracks
south of New; Braunfels kept the trains in the station.
Busses Turned Back By High Water
The Union Motor Bus company and the Red Ball bus line sent out
cars for San Antonio on scheduled Intervals during the orning, but each
car was turned back at Williamson creek, where the water was said to
be four feet over the floor of the bridge and yet rising.
Busses were also sent out on the Georgetown and Fredericksburg
routes, but high water and bad roads turned them back.
et Is Impossible to leave Austin by car in any direction, reports re-
ceived at the Chamber of Commerce indicate. The San Antonio road
is covered in, numerous places with flood waters, and the Georgetown-
Round Rock route is completely impassable. The road to Houston is also
blocked by high water.
Further reports received by the Chamber of.Commerce Indicate that
San Antonio and Houston are each completely marooned against motor
travel, all the routes being cut off by high water. San Antonio’s rail-
road service is’also cut on every side.
Afternoon trains moving south over I-GN and MK-T lines were
expected to atriye in Austin approximately on schedule time Wednesday
afternoop. If the trains are unable to proceed further, they may b
routed to return north from San Marcos or Austin on the night trait,
schedule to maintain connections between Austin, Waco, Dallas. Fort
Worth and St. Louis.
Congress avenue resembled a roaring river shortly after 6 o’clock
Wednesday morning when water swept over sidewalks and into dozens
of stores and business houses. Every employe at the Stephen F. Aus-
tin hotel was tailed out to fight backwater which was beatin . the
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