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FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS BY LEASED WIRE
VOLUME 34
ABILENE TEXAS THURSDAY APRIL 27 1922-EIGHT PAGEJS
IRICEJE CENTS
FLOOD CONDITIONS IN TEXAS IMPROVING
I
MM MEMORY OF
ULISSESS. GRANT
president Warding' in ad-
dress refers to his mag-
nanimous nature.
ONE DF fl'S GREAT
Little Tovvn In Ohio Gave Nation
Two of the Only Thirteen
Lieutenant Generals Ever
Commissioned.
WASHINGTON April 27 The
machinery of government was halted
today by exocutlvo order of President
Harding in order that thousands of
federal employes and officials In
common with visitors and tho citizen-
ry of Wushlngton might do honor to
V0itno.nlory of Ulysses S. Grant at the
dedication of the bronzo memorial ir.
1 tho botanic gardens on tho centenna-
ry of tho birth of tho great union sol-
dier and president. At tho same time
jne memorial services were being held
here president Harding was partici-
pating in similar exercises at Point
Pleasant. Ohio tho birthplace of the
union loader
A half holiday was granted to fed-
oral employes tlio public schools
woro closed tho city bedecked in
flags and bunting and men and wom-
en wero marshalled from ail sections
of tho country to form an impressive
parade in homage to tho memory of
General Grant.
' Vlco President Cooledge and Sec
retary Weeks were on tho program
r tho principal addresses while
Chief Justice Taft and all associate
Justioes of tho supremo court mem-
bers of congress and other high offi-
cials of tho government wero present.
Tho unveiling Was byprincess Canta-
cuzone grand daughter and Princess
Ida Cantacuzene groat grand' daugh-
ter of General Grant.
POINT PLEASANT Ohio April 27.
Tho world today needs something
of tho spirit of General Grant Presi-
dent Harding declared today in an
address at exorcises commemorating
tho one hundredth anniversary of the
birth here of the great military lead-
er. "I sometimes wonder" tho presi-
dent said "if tho magnanimity of
Grant the dogged persistent unal-
terable Grant warfare tho uncondi-
tional surrender Grant- vould not bo
Helpful in thO world todav. Tho E-tent
i worm siruggio wnicn wo might reas
c onaoiy deslgnato tho civil war of
western civilization in which we cred-
itably and helpfully participated loft
peoples and nations prostrate hardly
Knowing wnicn way to turn tor res-
toration. T cannot help but bolievo
v that something of tho spirit with
which Grant welcomed victory some-
thing of his eagerness to turn to
peaceful ways would have speeded
tho restoration and hastened tho re-
turn t prosperity and happiness
without which thoro can bo no abid-
ing peace."
Mr. Harding paid tribute to Grant
as "the military hero of tho republic
a commanding figuro in tho military
.history of tho world; tho surpassing
example of magnanimity of all times;
tho most striking example of the pos-
sibilities in American life; tho con-
fident and relentless commander in
war and tho modest and sympathetic
petitioner for peaoo after victory."
Ho Loved Pence.
"Wo know his chorishment of
poaco intensified by his intimato con-
ducting of tho horrors of war.
"X can woll boliovo he would ap-
prove df ali that tho republic has so
crocontly done In joining other nations
in lifting tho burdens of armament
and promoting understandings which
mako war less llkoly. I know ho
would have approved because wo sur-
rendered nothing of importance wo
gavo up nono of nationality for which
wo fought but wo havo furthered tho
assurance of peaco which was tho
supremo yearning uf his great brave
heart.
"It is; forty soven years slnoe Grant
garlanded victory with magnanimity.
It is thirty seven years Binco ho laid
down tho .wearied auto-biographers
pen and mado his orio and only sur-
render. His fame is secure. Tho re-
k public has not forgotten and will not
forget.
"What of tho republic itself? It
will not bo unseemly to say that Am-
erican examplo and American concep-
tion of justice and liberty since thon
havo Influenced tho world 1jUle less
(Continued on Pago Two)
LAKE ABILENE WITHSTANDS A
TREMENDOUS FLOOD AND HOLDS
PERFECTLY; MAYOR REPORTS
"It's lmmonso and ns solid as a
rock" was Mayor Scarborough's ex-
pression as he climbed up tho stoop
slippery embanKinont of tho big dam
at Lake Abilene Wednesday afternoon.
TiO Mayor Commissioner Forgerson
Engineer Rlney. Frank Ferrier of the
Flro Department and a representative
of this pnpor undertook tho trip to the
big lako Wednesday afternoon v
gardless of tho heavy rain and badly
washed roads. Tho roads crossing
the Santa Fo rtt Buffalo Gap are badly
wnshod and every conceivable place
1b filled with water but tho trip can
be mado to tho lako in an auto with-
out any undue trouble.
IiiK-o Abilono at this Unto la nt its
high rwJ point tho water register-
ing 2008 feet abovo sea level wlilolj is
two feet higher than at tho highest
point last year whon it registered
2000 feet. Washing against a dam
exceeding three thousand feet In width
and nt n depth of forty feet of water
extending back for several miles Into
the mountain hollows and. ravines in-
stantly five tho observer a thrill of
tho bigness of tho proposition. Yet In
actual volume tho lako nt this time
RATHENAU
"" -MIIMMIIIIIll l 111 III I II "Till III III . . .LJL
Dr. Walter Rathcnau left arriving for the conference with Tchitcherin
which ended in tho Russo-German treaty which demoralized the Gonoa
conference. Frassatl Italian amhassador is with him.
47 BANDS WANT
TO J0!1 II
G0I
PLAINVIEW. Texas April 27
Forty-seven "bands have expressed an
intention of entering tho cohtest for
$1000 in ca3h to be hold hero during
the West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Convention. According to A. G. Ulnn
manager of the contest. Twelve bands
havo definitely signed contrats to en-
ter tho contest and Mr. Hinn is con-
fident that no less than twenty -fivo
bands will bo in Plainview during tho
convention. Efforts aie bolng mudo to
havo John Philip Sousa tho world
famous bandmaster to judge tho con-
tests. A feature of the band contests will
bo an ensemble concert by all bands
at tho convention. Music will oe pro
vided to all bands In advanco so that
they can practicotho selections to ho
rendered in tho augmented concert.
Mr. Hinn expectsabout BOO musicians
to tako part in this event.
Tho winning bands will bo deslcnat-
ed as tho official West Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce bands for tho next
year and will receive many courtesies
during tno year from tho organization
HEETIN
C. C. POSTPONE
The regular monthly meeting of tho
Abilene Chamber of Commerce sched
uled; tor Thursday night has heen
postponed .until sometime next week
on account or tno unavoiuabio absence
of Secretary Grady Itinsolving.
The secretary Is marooned at Stam-
ford by tho flood. Ho was at Waco
earlier in tho week and started homo
via Fort Worth- The flood prevented
his coming directly homo and ho tried
a dotour by wav of Stamford only to
nnd mat tno v lcmta vaney also was
oui or commission.
according to engineers figures Is Just
about half full. Tho water now stands
eleven feot below tho lowest emer-
gency cement spillway altho It 1s
abovo tho third and highest Intako
pipe.
Tho rocent heavy rains have fallen
just right for the big project ruling
tho lake not too rapidly but allowing
the big dam tho right opportunity to
withstand the-tvush of wator. yet a six-
teen foot rise was rocqrdod In n period
of twenty four hours.
Tho recent heavy rains havo mater
ially interfered with tho wjbrk of the
Jnnes Contrnoting Company In mak-
ing tho connection of the big pipe lino
Just below tho flam. Tho lino is com-
plated to within nppioxliuately elev-
on hundied feet of tho dam and with
pretty weather it is bolloved tho work
will be completed within ten days.
Citizens aro beginning" to actually real-
ise tho .value of this project as tho
water now is turned Mooeo and runs
down tho creek bed until It reaches
the opening in tho eighteen Inch ppo
whluh exonturiUj carries It on with
gravity flow into tho homes of Abilene
fill ESI
AT GENOA
THE GET
GU8ES
POST. Texas Aprils 27 Thirty-
four black polled yearlings topped
this 'year'B market nt Fort Worth this
woek They told for $9.75 and this
prlco has onjy been beaten this year
by show cattle. J. F. 'Hartford man-
agon of the Ddublp U company di-
rected tho fattening of theso year-
lings. Tho yparlings were fed on ground
sorghum grain the stalk and fodder
furnishing tho roughness. It shows
how sorghum grains can finish cattle.
IT
I TROOPS OF TOE
IGOeiEHT
(By Tho Associated Press)
LONDON April 27. Troops of the
Provisional Government gained con-
trol of tho town of Mullingar after
fighting fftr two hours says a dispatch
from the Belfast correspondent of tho
Evening News. An armored car man-
nod hv retrulars was Patrolling tho
street's at tho time tho dispatch was
filed.
(Bv Tho Associated Press)
MULLINGAR Ireland April 27.
' Fightlns? broke out today botwoon tho
regular and iri?h Republican army
force1 stationed hero in anticipation
of Eamon Do Valora's anti-treaty
mooting on Saturday Tho hostilities
continued for two hours bofli sides
using rifles nnd machine guns dho
was ktlloil on each sldo and six
wounded. It was believed.
Tho fighting began at 5 a. m. nnd
ended about 7 o'clock. Tho regulars
captured ana disarmed a lorry load
of Robuplirans.
Tho buildings boor evidence of tho
fray nrtd tho merchants rofused to
open their stores fearing a recurrence
of tho trouble. Tho republicans aro
still holding tho police barracks.
. Eight Women Arrested
(lly tho Associated Press)
UNIONTOWN Pa. April 27 Eight
women woro arrosted and a number of
state policomon nnd donuty sheriff.!
Avoro hurt in n. riot nt TowcrHUl mino
pumuor 2 of tho Towor HJiLCoko and
Coal company ulna nillcs ""southwest
of hero In Fnyotto coko rociun tudnv.
Tho 'women wero brought to tho Jail
nero nnu win no given a noAring to-
morrow. Tho mino was closed by tho
coal strike several weeks ngo.
PtlVIEW FOAMS .
.1
PBAINVIEW. Texas April 20 Or-
ganization of the PJniuvlow Country
Club was completed Mondny night
with tho election of P. J. Wooldridgp
mid A J. La mh us secretary. Ai-
rongemonts were made to purchase a
160 aero tract of land three miles oaBt
of r&ilnvtow for tho club grounds
AniqightcQn hole golf coin so. a largo
ArtltioiaJ lako and a fine club hqu&e
will bo provided beginning Immediate-
ly. It Is hoped to havo tho golf
courso in condition for utc during tho
West Texas Chamber of Commerco
Convention here May 23 ana 23.
POST Gl
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RAINSGHEDULES
STILL CURTAILED
RESULT OF FLOODS
TEXAS & PACIFIC 1AUTIATjTjY
KKSTOIIED THUUSDAY nUT
OTHER T.INES STIIjIi HAVE DIF-
FICULTIES. Tho sight of a train leaving this city
for points east was a novoi one Thurs-
day in view of tho fact that thoro has
boon no train east ovdr tho Texas &
Pac.iic for three days nnd os a result
a laigo crowd gathered at tho T. &
P. station Thursday morning. Two
ttaihs arrived hero fom Cisco Wed-
neuday night ani mado this city then
U minus ir view or tho fact that tin
washout noar Sweetwater had not
boon repaired.
Two trains left out of hero Thurs-
day morning No. 2 bound for Wentlj-
orford whoro It was to detour over the
Santa Fo and No. 4 which was ex-
pectod to go as far as Mipgus ana turn
bark .
Tho Wichita Valley nni Abilono Sr
Southern were still unablo to run
trains out of her Thursday. It was
announced nt. tho local office of tho
Valley that It was ' considered pro-
bable a train may leave here for points
north lato tonight Thursday although
It was pointed out that oven that may
nqt bo possible. It was added that an
effort will bo mado to run a thfough
train to Wichita Falls Thursday
night it It is at all possible.
Tho local offico of tho Southern an
nounced that they plan to iuii a- train
to Winters Friday "leaving hero nt
8:15 a.m. A work tralii la to bo on
crated to Winters also it was stated
The Southern offico said Thursday
morning that conditions may devolop
wncrouy tncy will not bo ablu to oper
ate any train but that thoy plan to n
so. No trains wero operated over tho
Southern today Thursday.
EiS HIS
CHECK FOR SI 00
TO EI0L0T1IST
MORGANTOWN W. Va. April 27
William Jennings Bryan has tent
u.rtipcVJor $JLDklo.pr. Jt. a. Sjjmj-
gler. professor qf'-Botany In West Vir-
Ciula University as a. reward for an-
swering certain uuostlons on evolut-
ion put by Mr. Bryan in a recent ad-
dress hero. Dr. Spangler is undecid-
ed whether ho will accept tho monoy
because Mr. Bryan took tho position
ho had proved nothing and' in tho let-
ter accompanying tho chuck declar-
ed that "It Is worth $100 to mo to soo
a college 'professor guilty of coward-
ly evasion. "
Mr. Bijyan's challejigo was to any
university professor who could har-
monize tho Bible and tho principles of
evolution ani Dr.. Spangler Undertook
tho task claiming the reward. Tiie
letter .carrying tho check to Dr.
Spangler was addicsscd to Rev. W
O. Baylor of Morgantown.
i o
TuKi Sued by Negro
MUSKOGEE QkJa April 27 Tho
hoard of city cOmmiH'tfonciH of Tulsu
T. D. Evans mayor of that city and
Governor J.B.A. Robertson wero
today niado defendants in a suit for
110000 filed by G. W. Hutchlns
negro In United States district court
hero for damages ho allogcg ho sus-
tained In tho raco riot in Tulsa in
May of last year.
LflTOI PLACES
$25000 BONDS
FOR GIT! HULL
SLATON Texas April 27 Tho At-
torney Gonoral's department at Austin
has approved tho $2D000 bond issuo
of tho City of Slaton for tho construct
ion or a modern city nan in tno con-
tor of tho public squaro. The bonds
havo beon sold for par and accrued In-
terest and work will commonco at
onco on tho actual construction of
tho building.
Tho city hall will bo thoroughly
modorn and with a commodious nud
ltorium with a seating capacity of
from 800 to 100Q porsons.
Tho boni record was approved with-
in onO wook nftor its recolpt by tho
Attornoy Genoral's Department-
U. S. Department of Agriculture
WEATIIEU nUIlEAO
ABILENE. Anrll 27 For Abilene
and vicinity tonight showers Friday
unsettled.
Balnfall for 24 hours ending 7 a.m.
today 0.02 inches.
Total ralnfnll since first of tho year
in n
Wed. Thurs.
P.M. A M.
1 .. flU ES
2 ... 9 61 &7
3 60 67
4 ......... 69 66
6 69 6b
G . Ct 66
7 61 65
8 69 67
69 6ti
ID CO Ct
It 69 C6
Mdt't .i.... 69 ..
Noon 69 ..
Suprlso 6:57
Sunset ..... 7il6
7 p nv 7 am. 13:39
Dry thermometer ... 61" 65 78
Wet thermometer ... BS ES M
Itelatno humidity . 87 88 03
-Degrees
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LADY M. P.
m. i i ti i
lndy jstor will soon have Tor col-
lrngui' in Parliament Mrs Margaret
Wlntringham who was elected to
succeed her lato husband on tho
Liberal ticket.
CHINESE GENERALS
TO BESTIR SELVES
(By tho Associated Press)
PEKING April 27 Measures for
tho protection of American and other
foreign Interest hero havo boon cx'-
peditci in viow of the threatened hos-
tilities between tho foicos of Goneral
Chang Tsa-Lip ana Qcneinl Wu Pol-
Fu. Train service to tho coast has not
heen suspended but is irregular and
tho legations arc prepared to oulor
solzuro at tho lallrOatl to keep it in
operation should serious lntorfeioncc
doveloi .
jOno hundred and so;e.n.tyflvc bluo
JackctH-3-udumarlucstJnrQ expected w
arrivo to today to rol'ntorco tho guardH
of the American legation. Tho men
aro from t)iO United States Cruiser
Albany which was ordered north
f lorn Shanghai.
Tho British and French legations
alHO havo requqsted that wnrbhipa bo
sent to Chincso water.
Tho military activities of tho oppos
ing generals continue.
Wu has concontrntnil 25.000 miMi
at Paotlngfu. tho capital of Clilh-
Ll provinco and Chang has 30000
soldiers along tho furilroad from Pek
ing to tho sea.
!PPI.
EAKSSTSLEVEE
AND FLOODS TOWN
By tho Associated Press)
NATCHEZ Miss. April 27 Flood
waters of tho Mississippi rivor pouring
through a rapidly widening crpvassn
In tho Wccama levco this morning
reached and entered tho town of Fci-
rlday Louisiana four miles from the
break.
Tho 'residents had received warnings
of tho appruat'h of tho water In tme
to cscapo Tho town of Vidnlla. with
u population of 2000 is next in tho
path of tho flood and Is expected to
bo reached today.
Tho crovasso in the Wecama levee
four miles abovo Forrlday Louisiana
has widened to ono thousand fivo hun-
dred feot.
Following tho break in tho levee a
drop of halt a foot In tho Mississippi
at Natchez Was noted.
(By The Associated Press)
NEW QRLEANS April 27 A break
in tho Mississippi river loveo occurred
at Poydras. about ten miles south of
Now Orleans today. Early reports are
that a section of tho loveo about 100
feet long blow out and that approxi-
mately 3GQ families ara fleojng before
tho flood waters. Poydras is on the
oaBt bank of tho riVer and the break
unless chocked Is expected to cover a
largo area Just below tho city.
'
v JustxLko Congress
(By the Associated tress)
DUBLIN. April 27 Debate In the
Dall Elieann -today provoked stormy
aqoncq. Arthur Griffith asseviOH thttt
on tho eve of tho London negotiat-
ions resulting In the Anglo-Irish treaty
Eomon Do Vaiera had asked Griffith
to oxtricata him from tho "stralcht-
Jackot of tho republic." Mr Do Val-
ora uoseriben this as a Ho and tur-
moll followed.
INDIAN PRISONERS
KILLEDJV GUHS
(By the Associated Press)
CALCUTTA April 27. Discontent
oyer nllgged favored treatment of poi-
itPal prisoners is believed to have
been at tho bottom of yesterday's con-
vict revolt in tho Jail hero whon a
break for tha gates was madd by about
300 of tho mon several of whom were
killed whon fired upon by the guards.
A tow at tho prisoners succeeded In
escaping over tho walls.
Tho discontent camo to n head when
one of the wardens it Is alleged struck
4 Mohammedan prisoner for insubor
dlnatlon
GAUSE FOREIGNERS
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IF0RT WORTH'S LIST OF
MISSING WAS 34 AS THE
FLOOD BEGAN TO RECEDE
(By tho Associated Press)
DALLAS Texas. April 27. Tho
crest of tho Trinity rlvor flood passed
D.tlhis at 15 o'clock this morning
renching a maximum donth of 42.3
foot according to tho DallaH wcathor
bureau bureau. From 5 to 7 o'clock
tho water receded at the rnto of one
tenth of an Inch nor hour tho bureau
reported and said that tho river will
contlnuo to fall throughout tho day
unless Heavy rains fall north of Dal
Ins.
Tho general flood situation in north
and central Texas also showed im-
prOvoment it was said although a
number of west Texan towns reported
creeks Still overflowing.
Tun thousand persons pro repotted
homeless at Urockonridgo duo to flood
waters from Gonzales creek which
runs through tho city Property dam
age it beyond estimation.
llecuo and relief work is well uh
dor way. Eastla: d is In a similar
plight about 300 persons being mado
homeless thoro by high waters. Flood
conditions aro reported at HIg Spring
Wnxahachlo Valley Mills. Bolton and
othpr lnc;lllllns TliHlfflml trnfffn lintli
cast hhd west of Dallas is badly de
moralized intoruruan service south
continues halniicrodi
ItcpoitH to tho sheriff's department
this morning Hold 1500 persons woro
homeless nt Unglo Ford six miles
west of Dallas in tho flooded nren.
Three hundred homes wero abandoned
thoro The refugees m-o being cared
for by neighbors.
OKLAHOMA ll.YXCIlMAX
SLAIN AT SAW .MILL
ADA Okla.. April 27. Bruno May-
er uoalthy lanchinan of Pontotoc
county was shot and killed this morn-
ing at a saw m(ll nortr Stccdman east
of hero according to report received
by Ihq sheriff today. Tho advices
Sheriff Duncan said mentioned W.
J Ityckets manager of tho mill in
connection with the shooting although
no details were given.
Major was 4!) years old and ono of
tho best known breeders pt Hereford
cattle in Oklahoma
JEFFE
IFF TO -RESIST
II . EFFORTS
BEAUMONT Texas April 27.
Judge E. A. McDowell in tho sixty
first district court hero today entered
.tti order setting May 10 ns the dnto for
hearing of a. citizens committee peti-
tion citing Impeachment charges and
asking romoval from offico of Sheriff
Thomas II. Garner of this county for
alleged connection with activities of
tho Ku Klnx Klan.
At the samo time tho court stntcd it
would tako ilo action as it did not seem
necessary at tills time looking to tho
suspension of the sheriff from office.
"J will bo a candidate for re-election
i.nd I will la elected. YOu can toll tho
world that." was the only direct com-
ment Sheriff Garner would make to-
day in rcforenco to tho citizen's peti-
tion. Ho also stilted that tho throe
ilnniitlfj nnmml nlnnt with himself In
dm iinllHnn for removal would not bo.
suspended.
Tho cltlzons committee petition;
charges that tho sheriff's department
Is responsible for several tar nnd
fenthdr parties occurring in this coun-
ty naming In tho action sevornl of
theso nlleged practices nnd chnrglng
Vio sheriff and three doputles and the
Ku Klux Klan t0 bo implicated.
SOUTH TEXAS FACES
A FLOODED CONDITION
HOUSTON Texas April 27 Train
communication to tho nortii Is handi-
capped os a result of the heavy floods
and a steady rain falling all morn-
ing threatened to swell streams to
somo extent. A wind ctorm north of
ITompsteait last night played havoc
with telegraphic communication nnd
tho Southern Pacific railroad reported
that It was handicapped In handling
Its trains many of them being do-
toured over tho Katy system.
'I'hrro Aro Arrested
NEW YORK. April 27 Louis and
Jack Wolfe and Jacob B. Price wero
arrested by Postofflco Inspectors to
day in connection with tho J2500000
mall truck robbery porpotratod In low-
er Broadway on October 24 1321.
Stolen securities valued at $75000
wero iccovered.
ON COUNT!
Sill
If
NEW PROCESS WILL REDUCE THE
PRICE OF GASOLINE AND BRING
OUTPUT TO MUCH LARGER'POINT
SAN FRANCISCO April 27 A re
ductlon In the price of gasoline and
tho addition of 10 billion gallons an-
nually to tho California refineries'
output from tho success of experi-
ments conducted in San Francisco for
a period of mora than three years ac-
cording to statementp mado today by
C. P. Bowie petroleum engineer at-
tached to tha United States bureau of
milieu here
Bowie htittei that reports showing
entire sneceas of long and patient wt
peiimoiits In the refln't e of hereto-
fore practically worth lira products
were being prepared ami woul-1 1
forwarded to Washington In a few
days. The process aq explained hv
Bowie will ninka possible the product-
ion of fusollno In immense phemlMl
quantifies from asphaltum oil shale
Oil waste tar and "below grade" oil
nil of which heretofore hnvo resisted
fl'very effort to wrest from them the
gasollno they aie known to obtain
(Dy tho Asioclatcd Press)
FOIIT WOUTII April 27 Discov-
ery of several of tho person reported
unaccounted for in tho flood hero re-
ducod tho list of dead and missing to
thirty-four. Tho known dead today
stands at 7 threq bodies being in th
morgiio and four unrccovorcd
Whon communication had beon es-
tablished with Arlington Heights nnd
other floo.t districts a number of those
icported rnlsMng wcrq found. They
included a Mrs. Plerco and a Mrs.
Keagan Mrs. Cordlo Runnels B. F
O'Toolo ami his wifo and threo chil-
dren nni Mrs. A. J. Wilkinson and
her children.
Thrfo moro names Wero nddud to
tho list of missing howovor. with the
report that a Mr. -ami Mrs. Spear and
their daughtor a Mrs. Matthews
could ndt bo found.
FOItT WORTH Tox April 27.
Trinity river was well within its banks
tills morning tho gauge showing a.
drop of sixteen foot over night nnd
now registering only seventeen. Street
car sorvico was restored this morning
to all flooded suburbs. Tho dead and
missing list fs now 40
The river gaugo wns reported at
17.7 feet tills morning. It was 33.7
foot yestorday morning.
Constantly changing reports of tho
missing made it difficult to dotcrml(o
tho definlto number tho latest report
being 40 M. F. Ward nnd his Wife
and threo children who woro repor-
ted missing yestorday wero located
this morning when 'communication
wag established with Arllngtdn
Heights where they havo been living
during tho flood.
Mrs. Lcnora Ferguson. C3 was
identified today. Her body was re-
covered with that pf Mrs. G. W. Pet-
tis 60 yesterday. Tho other body of
the threo that Ijavo beon recovered
wus that of W. C. Gentry 20
Mra. Ferguson Is survived by her
husband J. C. Ferguson two sons J.
D. of Fort Worth and T D. of Ire-
dell and ono sister Mrs M. C. Wes-
ton of Graham.
AH 'three bodies wero found north
of Seventh street viaduct.
The bodies of four unidentified pcr-
s6ns known to bo dead havo not been
recovered. They wero a woman and
girl seen to drown by J. O. Jenkins
and an oldcrjy woman and baby seen
ljy M. Jj Farrls to drown.
. List or Miming.
vChclUit of 4p;rnWalngT'neordIng to
a check tills morning follows:
All&h Fnrris.
Farrls brother of Allen wife nnd
tin eo children.
Mrs. Davis. 70.
Mrs. Rosio Hartman and son Joe
Dan Handy wifo and thieo children.
Billy Harris.
Shelby Sellers and wife.
W. E. Graham.
Mrs. M. M. Colbert.
Tlioima Francis Saunders.
Tom Smith.
Bert Barber wifo and throe children
Mrs. H. A. Corbine.
Mrs. Hendrick und two children
Slielton aged o
Airs. A. J. Wilkinson and seven onu-
drcn.
Decision to carry on tho relief and
nsslstaiico was reached nt a shrunup
construction work without outsido as-
slbtanco Avas reached at a conference
of tho executive officers of tho local
Bod Cross chapter with Honry M.
Baker director of disaster relief
southwestern division American Bed
Cross.
Tho ToxaT & Pacific Will endCavjr
to get a train from Ablleno to Fort
worm iouay. uoiounn ruiu ntam-
crfor.i over the Santa Fo.
Damage $2000001)
Property damage of probably
$2000000 was estimated when tho
flood sites were investigated today.
Hundreds of homes have been swept
away uni othors are filled with mud
and dobrls furplturo ruined and tho
hpuBCa damaged beyond ropalr.
Tho greatest property loss was In
tho district west of tho Van Zapdt
vjuduct and on the north sldo east of
Main street.
West' of the Van Zandt bridge in tho
thickly sotUed' district between thoio
und Arlington Heights residents wero
searching their niut filled homes to-
day. A layer of mud was deposited
to tho caves of tho houses.
A largo steel vault in an oil com-
pany's building on North Main street
wns Wrecked by tho forcy of tho watt'
Tho brunt of tho flood on the noi-n-sldo
wns felt by 300 homey In a strip
two blocks wide nnd a nillo long. Th
rurront mndo n cltan sweep ot oven -thing
In tha path. Territory a mile
Wldq was occupied by tho flood.
The area of inundation Is being de-
termined moro definitely as the watery
reccdo sufficiently to enable persons
i ..
(Continued on pngo two)
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TOURIST PAIUC PROVIDES
BATHS AT PLAINVIEW
PLAINVIEW Texas April 27 Tha
city" council of Plainview has ordered
uistenslve Improvements apd addit-
ions to the Klwanls Tourlat Park
which even now ranks as one of tho
best In West Texas Additional shpw-
er baths with hot and cold water
large car shed and additional room
to the cump houses will bo added. Th
camp Is In charge of an attendant tht
year around und ho will bo given ad-
ditional help during the summer.
i n.'i mi i
Courthouse Is lhiiutigett.
AMAIULLO. Texas April 27 Th
Dallam county court house at Dalhart
was damaged by smoke and water Ut
yesterday when a fire of unknown or-
igin broke out in a storage room In th
basement. The blase was extlnguUhed
without serious lass or 4m to the
county records.
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