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SHERMAN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AfolL 26, 1922. -EIGHT PAGES.
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COMMUNITY COOPERATION
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HERE BIO FLOOD
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GOVERNOR B. A. McKINNEY OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK GUEST OF HONOR— .,
MORE THAN 200 MEET AROUND THE
BANQUET TABLE - SHERMAN,
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. Governor ■ It.' A;'" McKlnney of the
federal lteserve Bank of the Eleventh
District, defended the Federal Re-
w ivc system fruiu * standpoint of
facta and tigurea, and told a gathering
of <Htlzen& who attended a Chamber
of Commerce uMWi^ribt|| dinner
Tuesday evening that the Federal
Henerw system should be kept out of.
polities. characterIbImk the Federal
Keservt act as tin# greatest piece, or
Iglslgtioti ever given the American
people, be luvertheleHM declared Ibat
it wan still not perfect, I ut reaching
that goat through suet salve amend
nient of the original act.
Tin iuig«.Nt ami most representative
! group of Sherman citizens f?ver lo at-
tend a community dinner of the
i Chamber of Commerce in ita history
'J here were seated about three tables
running the length of the Chamber
, auditorium, while an overflow crowd
was seated in the front office and
through the door* Into the auditorium
listened to the program. The gather-
ing emphasized a signal spirit of co-
operation from all citizens which la
meeting the efforts of Sherman's uyw
Chamber of Commerce secretary, ami
as ids first effort of its kind reflected
, a great success. Mr. Swain was not
forgotten in the expression of thank*
which those preaeut. on motlou of C
S. Rolierts. gt,ve before adjournment t
to all who had any port lu the ar-
rangement of the dinner. f
(jMMmiuiiljr C'e-Oprration.
Another outstanding feature m the
meeting was the bringing together in
a new spirit of couimuulty coopera-
tjon. as Indicated by the expressions
of different speakers, of residents ot
the three communities of Sherman,
Deulsou uud Durant, < Ikla. t*bviou*ly
• iiKtTe oxprefxiou* of new uuder-
1.1 a ml I ii2* were engendered by the
meeting, and wer beard "from the Hjih
of apenkers frirto the several communi-
ties wlm made not set. but impromptu
taiks. From I'at Breiinan. IVnlson
banker; Judge 1>. «. Hayiw, Durant
iawyer; tiovcrnor B. A. McKlnney,
former Texan f and F, F.dwards,
Sticruiau l auker, ami i re i*ling chair-
man, these sincere expressions came.
From Judge Hayes, the Sherman
crowd heard "that tht' meeting looked
like a l'uiaut crowd."
Htiermaik Complimentrd.
From Mr1. Brenimn. the crowd heara
that Sheruiun aud Deulson were grow-
big closer together by *'the exchange
•of our twys aud girls, the closest tie
that there till l*?.n But from Gover-
nor McK niiiey himself came tlio most
pleasing atatcmeut In his duclaratlou
that Sherman was known all over the
State "a* ,a desirable plmv in v^lileh
Comiuer<*e
ve h.*
ami
•oiumittee
l>enJ*oi. Chamber of
n member of the exeeutiv
of the siM'iman Chamber."
Judge J la yes, la nnpnudhig^jo Sfr."
Edwards' request to speak, said that
sluee Buck McKlnney moved to Dab
las, he thought inuaiit ayd Dallas
were the world, but Suce ft
Sherman he had leafued t^iere Is a
third placv. Judge Hayes declared
that he had no hesitancy In saying of
Mr. McKiinuy what l>«, had written
Long Line of Refugees Reporting
Are at Red Crow
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Heaigntrteri ; -
Police Commissioner and Clerk of
Fraternal Order Held for
Contempt ;
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By Chai jey K Lynch, lrnlted Press
Btaff Correspondent.
Fort ^oith, Texas, April 2d—- At
°"1' '" least lid dead, jfeores missing and Uiui-
dress homeies? aud destitute, ' and
property damage which will run into
I be millions, was the toll taken by th*
floods which swept Nbrth Ceutral
1
h\to uptm his election & Gove*tmr of T h Tucsdav and Wedneadav
the Rleventh Federal Beserve District,, *** the hit A1
namely, that 4he F.Nv.nih * district o),^ onrisid^h^M! rec^
wM mop hunorfd In his election then vrva eeUmntra plecy the dead
he nan oeei*. ♦ . • ! ax more IhSn 2* Othv?r estimate run
tiovemor McKlnney Speak*. j 0s high is 50 The homeless will num
As the s| .akcr of ih*- «• cuing, Mr. ls r 2, )0.
Kdwards iiitioduced Uovernor Me-1 Cleburne, 1U lton, Waco and San
Kiuuey of the Kleveuth Federal Be- Aptonio,. each report<sl one killed In
serve district. the storm. At Brpckenridgc, three
Uovernor M< Kinney confined his were said to be perished. Tl e later
talk to the feorklufc «.t the Fisioral Be- report could pot l>e verified.
serve Sysieui', b* th internally and as ^ . Kisurig- af Dallas.
ii affev.s the «oininercia!. industrial At Dallas. 40 miles' below Fort
n i.d li«es|<hk in tenets of this section. Worth, on the Trinity, the water is
1 It- began his talk with the Htateme |t still rlsin« ami ijj not expected to
that those, bavin* tne federal lie- reach the highesr stage before nlghr.
nerve sysh in at hesn hold to I he view Several houses in the low lands hnvo
• ii.it they Shonhl refrain I'rtnn taking be« u washed awsy.
e y pat'. in a podtlcal fight against Th cloudbinsts M« fMi«y night awl
the system. Yet some things have TtiMda} were resistible fof the
lieeu said rM«ently, be declared, that flood - The rainfall In Fort * Worth
makes It difficult for btyi not to was 10:59' inches in 3G hours.
speak. A nationally known automo-
bile mauufiu turer lu Dallas recently
v\eiit out of his way .to denounce the
Federal Reserve Board at Washington.
"lu the years that 1 have been a
director ot the Kleventh Federal Re-
serve bank, since lis organization, no
<*ouwuuiileation has ever come out of
Washingroii< which had a'tendency to 'would
limit tile agricultural or livestock in- |.recin
thnu seven Inches of this came eurtv
Tuesday morning. The Trinity river
and tributaries are rising rapidly.
Desntte frantic efforts, the levies
broke.
The old timers along the rlVef front
today dk.ctat-ed that the rain upstream
yesterday Slid here again last hlght
yno< cause ,the rlfer to rise ap<
My
Kef over Bodles.f ,
vifl make an atternrf
dustry. At imi time' has. the bank Alteimd to
knowingly w>;wl0fl lo a nnTntsT bank * The rtv^rn rs wff
a solvent pleee - r Bvestmrk paper, today to n rover the IknUs^oC the Vic.
Qovernor Mt Kinney explflliu*<l the tints of yesiriday's flood.
^orklug of the bank which p«'rmits **W^ ltave been confining out effort's
an Issue nt currency of 100 cents # to the living," Major L f«. White,
value on a 40 ^r cent gottl reserve ' in charge « f tb(> emergency relief men.
with the discount notes held. 'Ilie declared today "Our men have seen
Keservt bank Is therefore able to is- several bodies, but they let them go.
siM' currency to two and oue half Our aim wa< to get those who are
times tin* gold reserve in Its coffers* ^tlll living. Today, we will recover
By the At*ociated Pret*^. ^
Austin, Texas. Ajwil 2d.~.The ("ourt
of Criminal appeals t<sl#y overrnl^i
motion for a new hearing in the case of
J. D. Copland. Poliie Commissionei,
and . Beytioius, fierk of a frater-
nal order, ir« d for contempt of court
imconnei^ion with their alleged refus-
al to answer tjuestiOns of the grand
jury concerniug their membership and
the iu "nil er bip of others in the Kti
Klnx Kl&n.
This final action upon the part of
the court- will mean that the men must
go to jirR and remain there until they
answer t he quest ions -asked t hem by
the gtaud Jury it is said.
Are Out on Bond.
*oints in Texas
Water of Trinity River Said to Be Slowly Receding at Fort
Worth—Forty Foot Rise is Expected at Dallas and
People Lebue.Xheir Homes in the Low Lands
By the 4s*gj9fatadLRr«M
t
have fled
ground.
PAY WAR DEBTS
NOTE WILL SAY
Bp th* Ataociatcd Prett
Iioiuloii. April 2tJ —The Allied note to
>.savo
A family
Junction.'
Fori Worth, Texns, April 26— Hie
flnrt body fo be recovered from the /« hlD i
( Trinity river following the flood, vvtu waa mifiM'Wr
brought in about ia:HU o'clock this earlv thig ,u^nit
morning. It has not been Identified. I L S1,
f The b.Mfr. that ot man about 30' br^' ,' !L „
yenrs old. was found hanging on a • anta said nt \ s >. ■■■■■ ■■■■■ «
barbed Wire fence south of Uie Van ' ?nnnmi ab«mt twe^T r
/undt vlnduct. It was taken to the Ljam UIU| rh^ w«s Bo dsnirer nf
Robinson Mueller Company 's morgue.! ZZk ^
W
m
•~at
r
where relatives of tlie missing persona
| will view it
I The nun was bettered to be a res-
cue worker.
thought* the
summon aid as\ he
came to a mass of brush and" wreck-
age, succumbed.
eac
not beconw eireccive uuni me luammie U(M pracrlfnilly an nltlmatum, demanding
is LssttW. Friday is the customary vocal repltes on four principal
day (ir the issuance of mandates and fntH.
the men*will remain out on bond until j Kirst—The payment of war debts, ' By the Aieociatrd Pre**
that time unless a request w made and emjer entirely or with a reduction bas-
trrauted that the mandate (.• issued be-w Russian capacity to pay.
fore that day, according u* court off!- J H(K,0||(j ± Th(.
The railroad bridge of the Fort
Worth & Denver City and the !€! -
^ „ I aonri, Kansas k Texas has been *wepc
A OP f0""1-1" T& tire at the Cameron I.umbee
MPero too, mrge company had rekindled and
-sblase, according to nn early report.
Relief work was hlndsesd last night
by inky darkness, but reacuc workers
coiffinued to comb the flooded sress
in search of bodies. Although the
boiler room of- the light company was
flooded, pewer was obtained from
HPm Worth, Texas, App-U M—'The ^ ^
payment of pre-war following refugees were reported by a<*° "ny r^u8 giving the city lights.
, Telephone service is crippled snd
street car service has been suspended
J y "'vclerifsT'w?rfft" tw grantkig, if necessary, the local hospital today:
The mei.v were summoned, to appear oJ. .. r,%Jlstl,in|,i,. moratorium. I "Grandma* Brain, 80; Mr. and Mrs.
before the -grand . Jury in connection j thlj&?j|iul«iin lty«ioi:..,.alf damages W. A Httibblefield «o4 snpi; Mr. and
foreigners. . ' Mrs. 8. D. Furcell;Mrs. Ethd Taul
-Kestitutlon of ^confiscated and seven children; W. G. Auker.wife
..1.^ ~ and a child reported missing; Lottie
i Ticket!; 4gcd negro woman and baby.
with the. Jury's invcjaliaiiiou: of -the^Yise'd'bv forebners
killing of Peeler Clayton noHr the "klan ^urth forpl*ner8-
hair i he night of IhHVmltej 5, 1P21. I| r0|s rty.
STRANGLER IS
STILL CHAMP
any bodies we find."
Many Refugees. .
At the Bed Cross headquarters, n
steady line bf refugees noured in for.
clothing and shelter. Icelief workers
were exhausted after a 24 hours' bat-
aud therefore assist business this
much. Uovernor McKinney denltxl
that deflation was brought on by any
arbitrary restriction of credit by the
Federal Besevve Hon id. but to nab
oral workings of econmufa* forces anil
the Inevitable reactlous from war con- tie wllh the flood.
ditioos I "We have got all the live oues outv*
(.overiior McKlnney declariul that 0^e . relief worker declared. "We
tlmsc with the Interest of Ihe system eombed evrry section of the flood area
at heart recognise the honest celticism jftHt night in the pouring rain. We
of the system offered In a . const roc- fOUnd a few ciloging to tnys .and
tive way. - Tint the system Is not yet house tops. They were brought in.*
to live. I'iulgbt have been Induced to perfect -is shown by nnietmwonts to Levee Not Dynamited.
ciuue here at one time myself, but tale the act having Ison phased by every Mayor K. It. Co*krell denied last
ruled otherwise," declared Governor Congress convening sluee the original night the report that the levee had
McKlnney. set was passed, but each o,f tlrese dyiunuiied. John MeCalh.
F Z. Kdwnrds/Bheruiau hanker, ltave Improved the system. chairman of the IcfNl Bo&rd, made
nreided ss master of ceremonies oyer Discussing the. profits of .the "Re- this stateimnt yesterday.
~ • **- —i.i *,.. ... . ih City Fiigiheer declar-
broke uuder the pressure
,-aters.
divided, and
u,n dividend, which mny |
j1jc jirys after which a reserve fund may be
e of '£ dekgatlon of visitors tjoin set aside until the fund equal* the
rsht, Okla.. Irs ^h'sts af 1b«" ifet- capital stoik. After that, profits ais>ve
ing, as well iAt ffloihts^r f^blu « per cent, go into fhe tederai Treas-
Deuison. tie WMcottftw ' ury to help retire war debts. Already
pepper, of Kit
Mr. Kdtv't)
ettce
Duralit
ter supply is entirely cut
source of water Is
from several privately owned artesian
wells, ' v
Refuse flowing .down In the flood
waters this morning continued to car-
ry an assortmfiut of th ga,"cats. en.ick-
ens and pigs. They seemed indifier
troduced iMt tlrfenaii kS spokesman all but one of the districts have built eut to their fate. , ..
from Dt uisoi. who talke<l od What up their reserve, and In one W ; ArwI Woman Rescued.
lH>nison and Sherman Can Accom-
plish by Working Together.''
Oenlsou and Sherman Cooperating.
"I liclieve that we are working to-
gether," declared Mr; Brennan. 'There
are other ties connecting us than steel
ones. We have exchanged our boys
and girls, and this uuiks for the
strongest of ties. Aud some of our
citixeus are working in n dual capac-
ity, of Whom I know of no one who
lias so coincided the th s between
Sherman amr Denlson than my
friend, II. K. I'ear<*e, president of our
much as $7!,000.(KK) has gone Into
the treasury. ■ .:
Currency of the Federal Reserve
Bank is now being retired • because
there is no demand for n large
amount rtf luiper money. as dulrng
the wir. Ijeofscoiints are decreasing,
said dovenmr McKlnney, who fur-
ther expresswl <he belief thai they
will still further decrease until tht*
BLAME FOR RAID PLACED
ON THE DEAD CONSTABLE
Bu the An*ariated Prrat •
Lir>s Angeles, Call?.. April 26.—-All
blame for the nlghtriders raid Satur-
day night, was placed by William S.
Cohurn. Supreme Attorney, and Grand ,J,e Prehu
(Tobllii o"f the Knights of til Ku Klux
Klan, upon the slain Nonstable. Med-
for<l K. Mosher. in an official statement
dictated -today to the Associated Press
by the general atton ey of the Klan.
names unknown; Mexican woiuau and
babj% names unknown; Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Hill and three sons, Arthur, Joe
and Rey, and Mrs. Hill's mother, Mrs.
Demar; Mist- Deniar, lT;. Kexie Mur-
ry, 8; Walter Flshdr/19.'
Sw the ^KMt'iflltitl Pre**
Kansas City, Mo. April 26.—Bq taking
the first and third fiHla* Ed I Strangler)
I,cwis, heavyweight wrestling" cham-
pion, retalneil liis title in a bout here
last night with Stanislaus Zfayszko.
Lewis obtained the first faH.wjtU ii
head lock In 32 - minutes, 18 sceonds,
Zbysxko took the second in 12 miuutes,
42 seconds, using the head scissors and
/arm lock. The champion used a half
Nelson and crotch hoM to get the third
fall, time 20 minutes 27 second.*:
SW EETHEART
WILL ESCAPE PRISON
tall, (in
tIells
By ffc" Prr
Washington. April 20.—"Don't worry,
sweetheart, I'll escape inside of two
years." Joseph Lauson, charged With
two hundred burglaries licie in the last
eigbietu in out lis. replUnl to the warm
embrace of the woman Who had gone
Into bb fe?l to bit I him goflslhye .Vester-'
day. Arretted with !iim« but* later-re-
leased. Miejs \ irgiiiia Betiy rnmdl ttdd
Lsuxon If. "they give you fifty years
I'll Hi ill he wilting for you when you're
free."
'Lnnspii told the~t"ir libe on his arrest,
they said, thai he had alreitly ^scajped
from prison twice.
By th« United Pr*>w!
Los Angele*.Vnlif., April 28.—Depu-
ty District Attornej" W. C. Do ran today
sent «le tec fives out a fte; William S.
Cohurn and W. G.'Prke. Grand Goblin
and King Kleagle, respectively, of the
Ku Klux Klan. ..
I to ran said that he demanded of
Price a. list of the members of the Ku
Klux Kiau.in Los Angeles County,
/"We want Ibis list." ♦Doran said,
"because we are stitisfled that It lu-
cludes membeis of the mob which per-
petrated the tragic outrage at Eugle-
vvood Sunday. _ .,m< iii
MAN( HESTER elAIL FI LL
AND IS RUNNING OVER
Dallas, Texas, April 26— Sixty
persons were unaccounted for or were
reported known dead today as the re-
sult of a flood and wind storm in
Texas, in (he last twenty-four hours.
Hie list was:
Fort Worth, forty-six missing.
Brekeurklge, three reported drown-
ed.
Grand Prairie; twfo missing.
Palmer, two reported drowned.
Waco, one reported drowned.
Sonora, one drowned.
Belton, one drowned.
Mountain Cfeek, near Cleburne, one
man reported killed In wind storm
yesterday.
Actual casualties will be known as
soon as the flood waters go and the
reports of drowned ran be verified.
Several l^ocate^.
V
An aged woman rwas discovered
with her head out of a second story
window, ami her feet on the window Bu the A**oci(U<"<t fret*
sill.' She told rescue workers she had |\>r{ Worth, Texas, April 20.—Miss
been tliere ten hours. | Vesia Moore, H.', «t ne r Waco, was
The rescuer a matched their ' wits reported alive by her brother, Mack
with a" drunken man sailing wlhliy j
down the river last night. He liehl a j q p Bradley nn(| fbur children, and
six shooter in one hand and a Isittle f*. ,ev Dodsoii. who were reported lost,
other. He threatened havt, i.K-at^ •
J ML . BHppiif'lph in the. .
per capita circulation or $'<3 l efore to kill anyone "Who tried to take hint,
Off. One of-the rescuers pcrsuadfd-j -1
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(Continued cn. page eight.)
MORWICH, RACE HORSE, HAS TEH
ATTEHDAHTS, POSY-IN-WAITING
By tk9 d* ocla1fd Pr<tt * «
New. York. April 2ft.~lf horses were
fed with sliver tqioons Morvieh. en-
tered .to run In the Kentucky derby
May 13, would lick his Hps around a
silver handle and drink his nectar frojt^
a golden urn, but alj !t Is. he miist wor-
ry along with ten attendants, a pony-
in waiting and a ptfvate esr. a.
V Morvieh is owned by Benjamin
llh>ck. a member of a Broadway brok-
erage house. The horn- won $115,2.*14
last year, as p two-year-old, carrying
his Stable colors first to the tape
each time In the eleven stsrts he made.
Morvieh Is topped only h.v Man o'War
of tbl* horse-racing period, who won
3" of 21 starts for t purses totalling
"i
him to give him a drink and then the
boat came close to him and he was
overpowered. - ' ~ " "
One man was found op the top of a
'house twisting and turning down the
stream. "1 will kill atiylwtdy that
i tries to get me." a rescuer said he
threatened. "My wife went down, I
don't want to.b saved" Rescuers
followed him .HtpfiPd, finally he
fell exhanstetf.
. No effort was made to take the
hflMWt Of the I'i'scuisl at ^eadquarters.
They were supplied with clothing and
. furnished -shelter as fast as possible
like other thoroughbreds, but he lives in ordev lo ma-fce room for the next In
In regal style. He chews only Cailfor-
nla hay and drinks none but filtered A—it——; 2
water. He sleeps at least 1-1 hours ev- I
ery day. Morvieh travels In a specially |. By the Associated Prtn* \
constructed car which will le ve Jama
Body Identified.
Bv the Ananriated Preta
Manchester,. Ky., April 20. — Th«
county jail filled to capacity and the
home of Jailer John Harris sheltering
a huge number of women prisoners, the
Mill Creek section of Clay County is
quiet today, lu compliance with Cir^
CUit Judge H Ira in J. Johnson orders for
the arrest of every person over 12 years
of age in the Mill Crt«ek territory, the
jail today houses 135 men and many
more a e under orders to, aWSea r before
the grand jury to festiiTv regarding th^
mhrder of a witnefs and the wound-
ing of a deputy sheriff.
Flood Still Menaces.
By the Anunotrtf Pre%
Fort Worth. Texas. April 20- Fhuxl
conditions here were more menacing
I this imiruing with the Trinity river
expected to rise further from a steady
downpour of rain. Fears were enter-
tained that'the tragedy in which pos-
sibly twor ty lives have been lost and
property damage believed to run into
millions resulted, would tie continued
today.
Attendants at l^ake Worth snd
down town expressed the belief that
the rain would cause an additional
rise lu the stream. A report to police
said the Trinity had risen two and
one-half feet since 10 o'clock last
s night.
Bodies Not Recovered.
LOREN'A lil KLt'X CASE J ««* > hV swirling cur
BEFORE CIVIL APPEALS. rent ef the victims have not
^ l_Z l een recovered- For this reason no
By tb« United Press ' . ! casualty list can be compiled. The
Austin, Texas, April 20-The case -death toll, based as yet upon reports
of Sheriff <'anion vs. Crowe front Me- ° missing persons, was variously es-
liCunan County, which grew out N of 'f to 28.
the Ivu KlUX parade at lx>rena shy* night a rise of four
eral months ago. In which the bus- Inches an hour in the Trinity and
band of Mrs Crow lost his life, was Clear Fork was re-
submitted today in the Thlr.i Cf>urt of ^Y"^- ^ ;"Tesslou then was reported.
Civil Appeals. T '
sk.
Forty Foot Rise.
Morvbh
t Jamaica is trained longs IB 3 5.
els of May 7 and arrive lu Louisville
on May H.
Mr. Block's plans for the year are
Incomplete. Morvieh probably will lie
In ohe of the stuke events at Latonla,
Sk* nnd is expecte<I luick at Jainacla
late In May. The program largely will
be deteimined by the resulls of the
derby.
Morvieh performed his ls*st work of
the year last Sunday in Ihe opinion of
Trainer Bur ley In executing seven fur*
By the Associated Press
Dallas. Texns. April. 25—Flood
!• damage In Ha lira County was
| estimated at $.100,000 at noon to-
I da\ by various officials
.County officials salu1 damage
to bridge would reach $250,000;
to the highways $100,000.
' Hundreds of persons are home-
less.
The river retched 40 feet at
Dallas before Dlbon. At least
two to five feet more water
may be expected.
O
lt> the Associated Prtc*
Fort Worth. Texas; April 20. —The
first hody rc^ vered front the flood to-
day was identified this afternoon as
that of W. G, Gentry. 25 years old. It
was identified by two brothers of the
man. He was siikl to have been help-
ing in rescue work
Bonus Bill.
By the Unltpd
Washington, April 20 - Bonus legis-
'ation came to ;i ileud stop in the Siui-
Ille Finance Conunfttee today, because
of the pressure on the committee lead-
ers fof an amendment to the tariff
bill; — • -- - •
I -Archibald Rides Winner.
HIV the Af'ocmiril eta
New Market, England, April 20.—The)
two thousftbd guinea stakes, the first j
classic of the ratifiig season, ruu here
today, was won by Ixvrd i^ueeiisltor- [
ougli's St. Loirls; i y I .on vols out of |
PrlutVHS Sterling, ridden by the Anter
lean Jockey Archibald.
On his own inotiou the Judge In the
trial <*ourt had transferred the case to
Bell County. The Sheriff seeks to
have the ease tried in McLennan
County.
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in parts of the city,.
The flood was confined chiefly to
the lowlands adjoining thr tiihntjirkli
at the lYinlty and the disaster la far
from city-wide. f
Murine, Sycamore and Clear Fork
creeks, and the Trinity are t|* swollen
streams The flooded areas ro
roughly in the north, west and south-
east portions of the city, known as
North Fort >Vorth, Arlington Heights,
W Early today • ttmoihl nils wss
sweeping over ihe eity.1 Streets inr tin*
business Hecjieu ware flowing with a
mass of water that reached th& curbs.
Business, virtually suspended Tues-
day, probably will stilt be curtailed
today by the storm. _j
A Bock island passenger train, the
only train to arrive in Fort Worth
lust uight, readied here at 1 a. m.
this morning, having left Dallas at f
p. m. and ei-mlng rls Cleburne. Other
train service was suspended yester-
day.
The office of Police Commissioner
John Aidet msn has been converted
intc Bed Crops headquarters. Relief
headquarters huf« been established in
various parts ef the three flooded dis-
tricts Their activities will continue
todsy, while relief ^subscriptions are
being taken for the hundreds of
homeless families.
. Sentries with rifles on their shoul-
ders were almost ihe only persons on
the streets early today. They were
members of the American Legion who
are coo| ernting With the police depart*
raent in protecting the city. The city
Is divided Into four districts for thla
purpose aud about 750 former service
men hrt patrolling the streets. ;
m
B >i the
Rising KCaily Wednesday
1 4Maocui ted JmM ;
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Fori Worth, Texas, April 20— Tha
Trinity rives, Was rising rapidly at S
o'clock this morning, the waters bei
lieved to bo from the npper river. Ma*
Jor L. G Uhlte, in charge ot the
forces policing the city, has issued ah
urgent uppeai for help.
Hundreds of men will be needed in
relief and rescue work, Major White
said, expressing the belief that suffer-
ing would be intense.
THE WEATHER.
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Fowler Wins Bout#
liOs Angeles', Calif.. April 20. Monk
Fowler of New Orleans. 130 ^ pound
boxer, defeated Tommy Richards of
Los Angeles, at Vctiifm areha last
B\i the Aaaoeiatcd Press -
Jiy the Associated Press
Washlngtmi, April SC. — Sher-
imin und vicinity, Wetinesilay
night and Thursday unsettled
scattered showers,
ft . .
f • Local Showers.
| There was a range of U' degtfCS
In local temperature Tuesday, tne
maximum bejng 78 and the mini-
mum being 02 .
• Highway Weather Service.
Dallas. Texas. April 20.—High-
ways are muddy ami Impassable
in plaees over North Central
Texas and Northeastern > Texas,
hut passable in southern half 6f
Texas. Automobile trips In North
Texas art' not advisable until
weather becomes mote settled and
roads dry.
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followed by a rise of about one inch in,
the Trinity, according to the latest
word from the river.
Several persons were seen to fall
Into the swollen river and others are
missing. The missing include the
mother of R A. Pettis, Mrs. Sam O.
Bradley and three children, and a
son of G, W. Pettis, all believed
drowned.
i Response was awaited today to the
nppflll last night of Mayor E. R.
Cockreil and Hnbh Dlggs of the local
Red Cross, for $40,000 with which to
care for the flood sufferers. Fowl
for the luniiolesH probably w«lH * be
needed for ten dajnli WfT Dlggs. stated,
w^hlie many art^ in nee#! of clothing.
r Request for an Investigation by a
grand Jury or the alleged dynamiting
of levees along the rlvA* by unknown
persona was expected today, John J.
McCain, city engineer, declared last
night that the "levees which broke yes-
terday flooding the low lands were
dynamited.
The heaviest damage is on the
north side, where 2T; Square miles of
land Is said to be under wafer and
virtually all connections with that
portion of the city are cut off. ; Ih'
other sections of the city the situs
tion Is nearly as serious. It is fea
Sycamore creek, abetted by
rains, will icriiln go on ^ rampsee
and families within the danger tfpl
Trinity Is Falling.
By the Associated Press
Fort Worth, Texas, April 26-i- The
Trinity river had fsllen to 88.4 feet
at 8 a. Sflu ihe lowest in 24 hours.
This is only three, feet above tlMt
flood stage. Miiuicipul officials will be
able to get water for all purposes Into
the city by uight. relieving what la
now the most acute and dangerous
suffering.
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Flood at Dallas.
By th* Assovtaivd Press
Dallas, Texas, April 26—The Trin-
ity Ifciver was steadily rising here
early today with a 40-foot flood stage
predicted. Rain continued to fall
during ihe early morning hours and
the prediction for the day was |oi>
probable additional precipitation.
At an early hour today water waft
within three feet of the top of the
Dallas-Oak Cliff street car vis duct
spanning the river bottoms, and lack-
ed but ten feet of overflowing the
Cnion Terminal railroad yards, ih*
dustrlai plants located along the water
front were making preparations to
protect their property. All , street
llghte except those necessary fb*
safety were turned off lsst night to
conserve power. The city's
power plant is located on the
river front. ;' .d
Interurhnn service south and
from Deltas has been
It may be several days
can traverse the
ttae. .-"With, no
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