The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1923 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXV. Numbfcr 95
ABILENE TEXAS THURSDAY AUGUST 23 1923 -EIGHT PAGES
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DAY ENDS
By FRANK ("HUMES
Ktnff Correspondent
RAN ANGELO. Tpx Aug" .1.
Travollng through country tefresh-
1 by ft good rain the Abilene
Trade Trippers traveling In .sevon
Pullmans and nuxlllnry cnrs reach-
ed tho Queen City of tho Concho nt
eight n. in. ami wore met bv tho
Boy Scout band and hundred? of
cltfzeris After Pnrudlng through
the principal streets the Trippers
and thojr hosts assembled at a
street Intersection vvhero speoch
making was indulged in Sflh An-
boIo welcomed the visitor) with
great warmth and snpwrfd them
every courtesy.
In spite o'( tho early hour thrc
wa a largo crowd down town.
Neither Ilowcna nor Mllert. inter-
mediate stops hetw'on Bfiillnger and
Ban Angclo supplied the TrlPperd
wltli a crOwd on which to Impress
tho greatness of tho "West Texas
Pair or tho glory of Abilene.
It wa announced this morning
that upon arriving homo lata trl -
day afternoon the Trade Trippers
Will BlttK- (.IlU U1KU31 illlU lliySL J"-"l
fUl parad0 Of the entire tr.J). Tlieh ptjACOCK Tca; Auff. 21
tono tqttifi will bo shown tltftonQltll ra1n' anl0unfinB t0
of gInKcr xtnd nap. Cool weather I
.ii) tin. iinuffnllKM rain linli wnrk-
rujif vumuw - v iitivu
und thu iibw 'fallen rain haW work
on wonuera wmi lao irippersj us
well as with the people who wide
in tho territory Waited.
od wonders with tho Trippers us
At nlno o'clock this morning tho
special train left over tho Orient
tinroutu to Sweetwater visiting all
intermediate towns.
.JUdgo Fred Coekrell and D. J.
W. Hunt were the chief gpcakeis fit
tjils city this morning. One counsel
ed calmnoBB oer tne Teen lOcau n
and tho other painted the glories of
it (. t iu( -pvd
thB empire f West Texas.
Tliru Hnln-Sonkod Country.
SWEETWATER. Texas August
2Th? rt-iSS? "SSS 'TbliSS
Uade'lrrrspeclal SSiea h" "
one o'clock thH af to. noon after
vniin. mi mrtii.. thr.infrii :i
..ri'.nni..i ...r.. i7.i. ioTi..
SuiiZr a5 1 oJ No L coun y
JJiillingur nnu tno rqian cquniy
capital.
Everywhere the VPtw "1
with ii cordlul reception that is
whorevor btoiis were made and
anybody hAd aitaemblcd at1 tho ata.
tlon.
- iin Ahelovns eft behind With
tho trIh running' twenty mihutea
latfl. Several of the smallor towns
onroute lo Hweetwater were passed
up Vut topiVclc made at Tenny-
son. Brbnto Ft. Chadbourn and
Marynpll. Na matter how small
fhe'tpwn or how few the people
gathered at the station or on -the
street the tilppers displayed' a
World dt K.iiger and loaded them
down with souvenirs advertising
lURtter and oo(j wishes.
Sw eotwftte!- gavo the visitors a
tinlrat Su'eetwtitdr welcome.
ThB sJiK-vlnl train was Uanyfor.'
ied to the Santa Fe at Sweetwater
for the run up to I.uliboei; witn
JSnydcr Past and felatoh as the only
scheduled stopi" At I.i)bliock which
v 11 be reached shortly lieforo hey-
an a'clonfc. thte spocl.il will lemalp
nfttR eleven p 111. when It will nt'ut
nt the ii'ftht jqyine to Big Ppri.ig
ThO special will leae Big Spring-
."1" lrfday tor the final day's run
i'h mi nt Abilene late Friday
ffft rn'.oir where the biggent and
5aji?u'llit ide of the entire e.
l'.f Will ho tttaged 3jt to show lle
'hpme folkn how theh reproaonui-
livcu'haVe ttpen on the job-
Tr-rtnka to the o?ol weather and
tflt KSOd laitif.ill tho crowd w
much flvol v tedjy tlwm on prcvl
oiiu divys If surh were possible. A
SplrU of fun i inmnajU tn "
(i ufUinuGd on ptigo " column 3
RESISTING ARREST P5AN CAUSES
CONSIDERABLE "EXCITEMENT" ON
DOWNTOWN STREETS LAST NIGHT
A situation that threatened to morning that O'Pay declared he
lenme serjoiis w:if precipitated on' cn9w nothing of the incidents of
til downtown uiuir.eu sircem
WedneiMlHy night when- Jimmy
O'Dnj' plaateroj- offered reslatanoe
to being placed under arrest by
repreenttlvet ot tin police de-
partment ort a charge of lntoxlca
tlon..
O'JDay.lt was sdd waa In a down-
town cafe t the time efforts were
majla by a policeman to arrest lilni.
.Jle resisted and other members of
the police depaitmontai rived. In
the struggle that followod Asals.
tnnt Chief W. S Beam is aald to
have been struck kovornl timet by
O'JJny.
O'Way roceUod tw.o cutu on the
fiend ob a. teanlt of the struggle
lie 1& carried to the police nt-
ton tnd was given medloal Bttep-
tlon by acting eJlv healUi officer
Dr. J ftl. Kates. O'Way bled' nro-
fuael hilt van not seriously hurt.
A rrowrt of mor(f than 160 men
gathered in front of the police sta.
tlon when h wan carried theie.
Chief ot Police II. K. Buroh wis
Mimmnrioi! Wodneialay night and
tonkuO'Day Into custody after hu
had been given meaicai attention.
Ho whs released Thursday morning
by Chief Burch and was permitted
to return to worth He Is employed
as plasterer on a bultdlng that Is
being erected here
Chief Burch stated Thursday
HOMEFOLKSl
STEP; THIRD
AT LUJBOCK
ILL BE GREAT
HELP TO CROPS
Special to Tho Reporter
.ROBY. Texas Aug. 23 -Rain
began falling horo about 12-.HU
yesterday morning and continued
along all through the night with
a slow steady downfall and by
da j 1. ght had amounted to over .ui j
jnch. TKe benefit to this part ot
the country can not bo estimated
ns thero was iu(to a lot of young
1 feed and the- cotton is practically
IlU grcen ftn stlJi growing The
'j - aj wns heavy enough in placos
1)Ut Dut atocl water.
J3 A
f Hl'ft
mli lnsSrU Irroa O0ort ero as
rfxm ln8lr0a f1 h00i PU0 croIl. M
tnero was mucn jato notion mat
. ft trfn-
hftf .f?1;. fcj!0nVnB;.
LJftft f" Lw I l
range will be
greatly benefitted.
ilERAlLEIGH Tex.. Auc. 23. A
i four hour la n fell horo last niKlit
lltreaklng a drouth of ten weeks'
duration It will be of benefit to
late feed and also young cotton.
In some localities where thov
'i i ..... w.. . .t. ...
''"'"" . V ' . .
leaf wdrm 1h doinu cons derablu
t damage and unlew the rain relleef
the situation this territory will noi
' "v""a "1UUH -" ' --u n
Hmlgh cot Its first 11 of
W3& 11 lt SL U
a "I" '5 ?";. TJ' & ?
Ptter equipped wlth Bind than It
over was before VII ama & ai!l-
Ier v" Jl8t completed .n six 70
llp.t0.(Hto nIftnt( lvh(ch win bo a
great help to the faimoru.'
Work Is living pushed on the 'now
flehool hiitlding In order to get Jt
ready for the school wh.lch la to
opon October 1.
I
SAN ANG12LO texns Aug .23.
Heaviest rain of thn- sunnner lh
this hqcJIoii last night brought tho
meicnfy down to around 62 do-'
groas. Rain reports hero Include:
ChnstoVal 3 1-2 tin lies; Kldorado
232 Ozonn. 2 1-2; Maryneal 1 1-4
;t Son Amcelo the precipitation
wftir-.CG of an inch whllv "nod
la'ns"' Were teported frpnr IVontc.
Kweotwater Rarnhart Sterling1
City. Rohert Lefc Balllnger Milej.
and Ioweno'.
'
Sells for SI a Share.
NEW YORK A tic. 2S. Stock of
tho IMgtcly Wiggly Stores lnc .
wmen at one time was qu nert at
$125 a share on the New York
ytock exchange was sold yesterday
at a Fecurltles auction sal for l
a share. The transaction involved
a f ale of fifteen hundred share at
t)ii price
Neither the seller nor thn buyer
.was "named. As the stork was
quoted at $28 btd and offered $36
in the &pen market. It was thought
in financial circle tint tho sale
Involved no chonge of owhepehlp
imt vyns made to eirtablish a leiird
Ram at Corxlcnim.
COHSICANA. Aug. 2?. Slow'
rn'n was fhlling oer Navarro
couutv odiv break rig a pi'olong-
ed tlroirtli and causing a diop of 20
desi"-on in tenUHiature
Wednesday night. He will he ar
ralgped In corporation court.Chlef
burch said.
Charges Denied.
By Associated Press.
NKW YORK. Aua. 23.U-Clvaraes
Hint Fat Duncan left fielder mid
Sammy Boline second bhsonmn cif
tho Cincinnati Nationals had heed
approached by gamblers during a
recont series with the Now Yerk
Giants at Cincinnati were given of-
ficial cognlznnca today when John
A. Heydler president of the league
held u hearing at which both play
era denied the accusations under
oath The charges had been mads
by a Chicago sports publication.
200 Mulos Bom.
EAST 8T. LOUIS. Ill . Aug IS.
About ?G0 mule were burned to
donth In a fire early today which
destioyed a barn occupied toy the
Horse and Alule Healing firms of
Frank Nugent. Edward Burnett
nnd Rugus Welsh at the National
Stock Yards here The mulos were
to have been coru'gued to thM
Spanish government. The fire la
believed to have been caused by u
spark from a lopomotlve Tho loss
la estimated nt 75.000 to the barn
and $50000 to the mules
BENT Hills
Easy to
One doesn't have to look long (or a table in tho "WahhiRtdn Citato
Cnntp Ground. Whito it ver Rain ir National I-'orcst Just i?ay a tree-
Its croba-seol.on wil) be big enough. Then build a bench or two.
Enroute With
Ey Frank Grimes Staff Correspondent tntrouto with tho
TRADE TRJIM'EttS Aug. 23.
Rahgcr whoro tho Abileno trad 3
trippers spent thdir first night out.
was left behind at six o'clock
Wednesday. The trippers were-
disappointed because a mix-up
I somewhere prewntod tho nirival
of tho Abilene Reporter.
Informal speeches wore mado in
tho lobby of tho Gholson Hotel
Tiwday -night follqwluc a concert
by tho Cowboy Rand. B. F Ben-
nett secretary of tho Ranger
Chamber of Commerce presided.
Maor M. II HUgaman ot Ranger
declared that ho does not know of
a c.ty in West Texas with a great-
er future than Abilene and pre
dicted that some day West Toxas
would havo a mctiopolis equs.1 to
Fort Worth and Dallas. Dr. J.. "W
Hunt presalent of MoMurry CoW.
logo lesponded. Other gpeakeis
Syoia W. G. Klpsolvlng Mayor C. E.
Coomboa Harry Tom King and
Fred Cockroll. .hidgo King's apoecii
was dovqted to a ple.a to Wos
Texan communtt os to quit ffghtlufr
amqng thempfclves f Ho osliooinlly
ptnphnsized the use-essneas of kick
ing m a fuw over the location rf
Texas Tech declaring that It would
be lnadvsal)Io to again throw th
wholo matter into controVeisj.
Dancing for thogo who cared for
It and a fice plcturo show at tlf
I Latnli Thoater weio among tho
I feature entertainments offeied the
lsltois by Ranger.
j liu special
reel showing tho Fourth of Julyl
racoa at Fair r.irl. Ahllono wt
run and was pronounced great by
tho crowd which packed tho tlu-
ater.
Som of the trippers spent tlic
mgnt 111 notois a tut aituougn fiiey
escaped the swarms of mosqultoe
whlt'h mailu life inferable for
(hose who choOne the berths In tf.e
special train they had lo get tip
oarlv. D. H. .lelforlos. who hftil
upodt a hard day as one .ot tho!
marshals overslept at hie hotel and
hud to commandeer a IJread wagon
to catch thq train. . .
Judge Thomas L. Blaiiton 1 on
h s annual vacation frofii congress
and Is thoroughly enjoying the
frmln Irln Jit vnrv Ktilti fh Ahl-
len0 congressman meets a ftVi-ttrmjl'nelreeted by W. 0. Shack
or rrifjiiasr
Omer Radford announced Wed-
nesday morning that ho would
have given p. week's wae tor a
supply ot Fly-Flu to use on tjiosA
obntieparou Ranker iiHHkiulioet..
Smo of the trlpners slepf w.th
heads ana rmi covered tin jm jfw
toctlon against the pests and one
Biiffeier shipped so Igorousljr At
Diem that he fell out of hi berth.
Floyd Singleton Imperial um-
brella holder to their graces the
iluehenieH ot West Texas. Is holding
up woll tinder his arduous dut'.et
At Hogtown otherwise Dc-
depiona whoae onee glorious
cplurge lias now faUeil. walcotmd
tho trade trippers with a deleg.i-
!" w l""'1 z"- on a
homo and one man in an automo
bile. It wap two miles from the
station uptown but the tripper
never left the depot- Diversion was
furnished vhen one of the hoys fell
off the horse as Dr It. A. Maddnx
and Johnny Prico mads a run at
the delegation.
11 i
SpeAklng of horses and mules
ami michUke Major W G. Kinaodv-
)ng. V. S. A. mounted a liny burrp
at Ranger nnd dismounted without
command but according to military
rule. He vent off over the don-
key's ears hut was faced In the
right d:roctton although Inverted.
A spirit of .fine friendliness fer'
Abilene has 'been shown at every
stop. Abilene la generally acknowl
edged to li the lead'rig city of
Wost Texas and the trade trippers
have met with many men who said
that they would movj to Abilene in
the future to educate their rh.l
dnn Kvery speech of welcome s
i;iinl'lfd w th references' to Abl-
Picnic
i
Trade Trippers
lcno's cmincncn as a
church
and
school town.
There is great rivalry between
tho Various cars. Spanking parties
move from car'to car administer-
ing punishment wherever needed.
C. L. Johnson Jim Bird and JJtney
Jones forming a flying squadron
cornered T. N. Carswell in Car No.
3 and Introduced him to tho in-
iquities of tho strap. But Tginmj
hafi plojity pf company In his mis-
ery for other flying squadrons
-were actJvo.
The great oil halt of Central
West Toxas fs tuining its nttent.on
tD agricultural activities. Chickens
of the fpathorod variety aro got-
V.uk n big play around Eastland
and Ranger especially.
The crew? of every railroad
whlcli hafl hanijlqd tho Spociil
train thus far havo bbo'n ery nc-
cominodattng .and hnvb lost no op-
portunity to show the excui'slonlsts
every courtesy. Th Frlspo handled
tho trtiln from Dubllh to Brown-
woorl. Commercial Agent John T.
Steele and Dratrlrt PHMffenger Ageht
M. D. Rlggs of Fort Worth traveled
with tho party over their lines..
Tho warmth of tho welcome- at
Dublin momentarily took tho trip-
pers by surprise but thoy soon re-
sponded aim singed tho snappiest
parado of the rOtlie trip nt tht
1 Vo center Dublin's sonsor Is
MIsk ROwi Hani? - '
S. K. Barker of the Tourist Ito-
itel at Abilene distributed free
Cigars Wednesday
J K. .Ward's son. William. . n
qsuai trie 1 fo ot the party swelled
1 ?(t ''I" 'host when tho train got
back within the confines of Taylor
counts. The Hvvejlfnff was Assisted
by artificial respiration.
The trfpper are distributing a
oluaey line ot souvenirs and print
ed matter. Befic Is by the South-
ern Mortgage Company represent'
od by Morrlt Holt and by Crowdus
Drug Company und BurtOn-UnRo;
stick candy from tho Abilene
Candy Mfg. Company office files
f 1 0111 Laughter Undertaking Coni-
elferd Jr.i lmlloonH from tht Ah.
Tene Heporjer jiaper clip from
the AVeidern Produce Company
and ipany other useful ami orqft-
mental obects ns well as scads ot
l.terature of all sorts.
Jitney Jonee Claude I.ee C. It.
Johnson Jim Bird and D. II. Jet-
fories composing tho shock bat
tnllon of official smiters expected
to catch a tarter In "Willis Cox. but
Willis took his medlelno after a
porfunctinn strunglo. it took all
(C'ontinuad on page Six column two.)
By Associated Press
PAWHUSKA. Okla
Aug M
Ten men arrested In ronnectloi f
with the robbery Mondov nlsht n
a Missouri Kansas and Tf.v' pas
senger train near Okeia Okla. .wet
brought here today bv a poae h "
ded by fedral county and "
offleera. The men vere apprejien
deil In the rough country tn HaV
ern Qaage county known as an
outlaws' retreat and surrendcrtwl
without a ahot blng fifed It was
announced by Alva McDonald Un-
ited ne marshal for the wes-
tern dial 1 let of Oklahoma who par.
Uclpated In the searcji
"We have 10 of the men who
participated In the robbery and will
have the eleventh hefore night.
Mnieh ill MiUmiM "--.id
dG ARRESTED IM
DUOI MAIL
TRAIN ROBBERY
SEGONDDAYOF
s TRADE TRIP IS
! A BIGSUCGESS
Bv FRANK GRIMES
. Staff Correspondent
BAIddNGKR. Tex. Aug 22.
The AN est Texn.s Fair special tialn
carrying Abilene hoostei-H camo to
rest here early tonight utter a strrn
nous dav tit vnileil activities ac-
tivities that had their locale In
jnoro than a dozen towns In Con
tral Mest Texas and that resulted
lln the threading Of the fame of Aid
1)en and the West Texas Fair Into
comparatively new territory.
II 'pl'lng off at Ranger cftlly this
morning mu YHmora met warm reception-
at Dublin Comanche
Broownwood Santit Anna Coleman
Silver Valley Tnscola. Ovalo. Win-
ters and Other places Evury stop
developed plenty ot pep and the
cordiality of tho welcomo waS vtry
a'grecahlrt tp the trippers.
At Brownwood moro than an
hour's Unto Was lost Most of it was
dissipated in waiting for a fresh
water supply for tho Pullman.
Fart ot 11 wa lost to good nuriof0.
for It was spent lh entertaining and
being entertained by thu progres-
sive people of the Pocttrt Bayou me-
1 tropolis.
I Tho 142d infantry Band and Miss
Ruby Uitlmtn riding her famous
"old grey mare" together with
hundreds of townspeople v.-elepm-
ed tho trli'pers nt BtowhWood. It
!;rf'
was a "tradw day In which M10 m
chants caVo flvo nercont of the!
day's salon to defray tho expenses'
lot tho band. Miss Latham and the
fgrev mare to tho state American
Legion convention.
Miss Ittham was presented with
a box of candy by It. W.' Hnynlo.
official sweets' presenter Tho
yound lady narrowly escaped ser-
ious Injury when sho rodo her
mount into tho Santa Fe Station.
Tho old grey mare's feet fleV out
from under her. and Ailsrt uitnam
went spinning across the polllshcd
floor.
Speakers nt Brownwood Included
Mayor C. E. Coojnbes of Abilene
District Attorney WLqrEurlv of
Brownwood ohdEarnKst Minis ot
Abilene formorly of Brownwood.
Thq biggest crowd met anywhere on
thi trip so far heard these fepeocnes
From Brownwood the special
went over' tho Srtnta "Fo through
Coljeman to Ttiscola where It was
transferred to tho Abilene & South
ern for tho run to Ballinger. All
towns en route were visited and
cordial welcomo was1 extended at
each point. 1
Tho trlppors show no Weariness
and flQom to gather frosh energy at
eovry stop. They aor making a won
derful impression everywhere and
nrn gutting In splendid advertising
for Abilene and tho fair
The only untoward incident oc-
cuned at Ranger where. T. W.
Ijackle was robbed ot his watch and
about fifty dollars In cash.
' "When do we get the Ropprtor?"
was a question asked more often
thanany othr Tho Reporter's
mall edition missed connection nt
Rangor and tho trippers found
moir jir.il. uome papers w nop iqc
special reached Tuscola.
At Coloman the brass band nnd
a largo crowd greeted tno tiaity.
Miss Vivian Taylor la Coleman's
sponsor 1
The train was fuither dolajcd
thirty minutes by tho derailment of
six frolght cars Just outside tho
city. It was a nasty sWH but no
one was hurt.
Tho trlppors got hack Into the
homtj county at J-awn. Ml Volmu
Clajton wns Introduced as Lawn's
snonsor.
Balllngor's reception proved to
bo an eye.opener. This bustling
little eltv shows many evidences
nf lu-dHiieritv and nrogross. and tno
I trippers were lecetved with open
arms A brasn band was at me
station together with a big crowd l
On tne oeautuui courinouse im
speechmeking was held.
Mrn. R. L- WUHajAa was -presented
as Ualllnger's sponsor. Stuart
L. Willlama. progresslvo secretory
of the Y. M. B L. wolcomed the
vtaltolfl. Judge Harry Tom Wng
reajiondad and delivered his effec-
tive melange on cooperation yr-
Ing all Wost Te.as to stand tbgoth-
(Contlmifd on imge thre. oolumn cne)
WEATHER
U. 8. Department or Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU
For Abileno nnd vlcinit To-
night and Friday partly cloudy
warmer Friday.
For Kast Texas- Tonight and
Friday partly clpudy probably lo-
cal showprs on est coast warm
ei In north and west portions I'u-
day. For West Texas; Tonight and
Friday generally fair fnrmor In
Panhandle tonight; warmer Frl
Toinpornluree
VxL Thure
rof. A.M
... . T U
... 79
M C5
en
Dry thertneinAtar
Wet thermeineter
itv humidity . tl"t
-Dgrees
cibj
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id s :;;;:: &
r 1 29
1 1 l 10 w
4 - tat 11 M 77
ytVr Mdgt . . 68 ..
' Neen ... SO .
S Sunrise ... 6:W
'- $uniet.... 7.15
7 p.m. 7 A.m. 12:33
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( Asi SCt
7Si it
Risk Death
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djjw 1 1 iT .V ii!rassslrS )
iSslPTvSSwHl
r 'sj4 fsW7 1
J&aTt' '
1 B$ !ltf 5" Mf
i'g iKwaaii
Montrord Wnrshauer Ctop) uiid)( J
II U Con.mt MIlwaiiHceiiiK Pilots 1 j'
have established a new record ln'fni
flying In a land plane they flew
across Iikc Michigan ami MHwau-mar hor mgl voiilng.
I:ee to Holland Mich n distance of ierfornirtlco 0f the c.a't during
miles In G7 minutes. Never lie . 0Ht fUKht wil8 jwyciti tJie
lore ns a innu pmnv uvnipii.u.
the trip for to have fallen In the
wqter practically meant certain
death
ATLANTIC CITY Aug 23--Reml-officlal
notice that the feder-
al government would hot Intervene
further lit anthracite wage nego-
tiations to pi event stoppages of II10
mines September 1 today reached
Atfahtle City
The news was corfvoyod to tooth 1
tho policy committee or tne mine
operators and the officials of the
miners Union who toroko off nego-
tiations for a new wage contend
Tuesday and left the nnrfolleved
prospect of a' shut dowij In the
Industry next week The United
Htflten .opal commission both sides
were told could go no further in
nn Cndoitvor to enforce police ajnea
tho renewal .of the wage contract
negotiations which was taken nt
its intervention last weeg nan
merely served to precipitate an-
other break.
Notwithstanding tho operators
group Intends lo remain in Atlantic
City nt leant until the end of the
week. Ju on effort to show thrt the
omplojers seek every means of I0
opening discussion.
John L. Lewis president ot the
United Mine Worker ild the sctle
committee of the union it was sald
would tirubably stand by a.lao until
tomorrow'
But there was no change of atti-
tude In the front which thn eitf-
ployers gropp and the union
spokesmen have opposed to ich
other.
Mr Lew
(u li.a T.mlnlnlnf.l allenrta '
SrlS 'Ki' th't the!
slni-e he served
nllnea would stop September 1.
The operators wild today they
would ask another meeting If "even
n pretext" could be found though
their attitude was unchanged.
n Hurt In Bomb iSxplosloii.
HAVANA Aug. 23 Flvo peraona
Wore injured In a bomb explosion In
it small restaurant on Belasucaln
street near the arts and trades
school shortly before ndon today.
A man knoftn "the Italian" has
been arrested by the police In con-
nection with the oKplollon.
SI
4 "Workmen toegan .Wednesday
morning the task of tearing down
Cowden Hall men's dormitory at
Simmons College -which was de-
stroyed by fire more than one year
tigo preparatory to the eractton of'
a modern struoture for men . Only
ft' part of the brick walls With the
foundation remain The work will
toe completed within a fw day at
which time construction ot tho new
toulldlng will bogiu.
Several days additional will toe
required U tent tlia ground on
which "w dprinltoty will Ih
placed In order that a strong
foundation may toe laid. It U plan-
pod to place the new structure dl-
roatly west and across thn campus
from Many Frances Halt dormi-
tory for women
finVFRHMFNT NnT
TO INTERVENE IN
pnm PiTiiBTinm
uuhlg un un
NEW
WONS
BUYS
OOMITOm
IRK
STARTED
PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL
RUN INTO MILLIONS;FEAR
FOR SAFETY OF RESIDENTS
I MIL TESTS
II GOVERNMENT
PROVING SUCCESS
CIUCVGO Aug. 5:1 -TOiir
minutes miticr (he hoped for
i!8 hopr irnnK-rqiitliiititiil air
mall (Uilvcilcs plniincd by lln
po'.lorrlcc ili'paitiiicni mall
which left Kan FrniKisoo at
Tn'in 11 ni 1'nclflr lime )rs.
U'lilay wis flcllVcrcil at Hie nlr
mall field at Hempstead N. V.
at 12:22 t. 111. caslcm lime to-
day fulfilling the dream or
American mliifnrri nijd postal
oifkiuM hlucc t io air mall wan
riit ctahlilic(l.
New "Bomlifr" Success
DAYTON O.. Aug. 2.3. Proven
a Ailerons. the Barlhlg bomber.
Ilaigest atrplnno in tho world to
'day was ready to lie placed among
fighting machines ot the
United States army air service
rnllrittlti.r llln t n 1V I fvt twt lit fllA
. ... ftt -itr.!.. w.ii Klni.i
... lw.0f!tntl...H Ot Wa tlr H.
Burling thq designer nil English
man who hOpos Boon to boconio an
1 American cltlron and of govern
ment nlr service officials.
With all six ot tho Liberty mo-
tois thunderng. tho plane gained.
an olt.tudo of 2500 foot. On
straightaway flymtf the best speed
attained was 8G miles ah hour.
J After 28 minutes In tho air sho
landing
CHICAGO. Aug. 23. Barring
inntoreseoii iiiiiicuitics tne tran.s
continental nlr mall flyers on the.
third day of tho five day test pe-
flod gavo promise of establishing
record cross continent deliveries as
onst and west bound planes ap-
proach the ends ot their Journey
well ahead of their schodulos.
At tho miiio time tire third days
flights were vvojl on thojr cOursas
cast mid west. from San FranolscO
and New York tho flnrt tranaoon
itlitontal air mall having boon d
Ilvered In San Francisco at 6:21
Pacific time last night in thirty-
four hours and 20 minutes after
ft left New York Tuesday moriiln-J
at IfjOl eastern standard time.
BefOrO the planes hopped off to-
day t IQ'fiC a. m . oasU'rn tlm
from Hempatead T. Y'. and from
San Francisco nt o'clock Pacific
time yosterday's mall cargoes woro
making fast umo and keeping
ahead ot schedules tont had been-
mapped out prior to tho tests toy
postoff re officials.
Keslbouiid mull from San Fran-
clwo jestertlny left Clevfilnd at
8 29 eastern time two hoins and
one Jul note ahead of schedule.
At Salt Lake City the west
bound niajl that left Now York
yesterday morning departed nt
8:3(7 ti. m. mountain time three
minute after arriving an hour and
1? minutes ahead of tho poetoffice
schedule.
By The Atwoelatod Press.'
SAN FRAN'CISCO Aug. 23.
Pilot Burr II. WInslov o( tho
Postal air service toak off from
-riaay t lem nere at 0 o ciock lllt
(Ceptlnoed nn Page two. Coh n four)
Crlssy Field here at C o'clock this-
"COLD DAY IN AUGUST" MEANS AN
EARLY WINTER and LOTS OF SNOW
"THEY" SAY BUT DOES IT REALLY?
DALLAS Aug. 23. Texans in
the north and northwest portions
of the state generally slept moro
comfortably last night than previ-
ously this mouth due to tho lower
temperature.
Thb maximum temperature in
pallas yesterday of 34 was 13 de-
grees lower than the maximum of
the preceding day the weather bu-
reau lepprted. The mercury drop-
ped to 7C degrees here last night
and to CS'at Amnrlllo.
The crop prospect were further
improved In many sections by rains
ranging from light showers to
three and four inchoi which fell
at many'iiaris of the state Tuesday
night and Wednesday. While many
points in North Knst and Central
Texas reported rains the jireclp'-
Uitlon was more general In the
vM-stern part of the state The
Panhandle ami Plains sections
were thoroughly soaktul.
Wh(n streams hi that seetlon aro
reported awollon and the rains
wore accompanied In some la
stances toy wind and olectrlcal dls-l
plays slight damur.s s reported.
CHICAdO Aug 23.Althoug'i
warmer weather vyas promised tn
forecasts today tho eastern south-
ern and mld-weetarn sections ot
the country continue to shiver and
don overcoats as further records
for cool August weather were
broken and light fnU were re-
poited fiom Heitons gripped by
By The Aseoclated Press.
FOWL1SK Colo. Aug. 23 Ap
proximately 1000 persona aro
homeless today and damago est -
mated at Jl.OUO.OUO has been dori?
by flood waters which rushed dovvi
tho valles ot tho Aplshapa and
Arkansas rtvers yostorday and to-
dav following the breaking of an
rrigatlon project dam near here.
Five hundred persons have mov
ed out of the danger zono in north
La Junta according to "word re
ceived here and approximately that
numiier Tied from their homes in
thn valley below the dam Observ
ers saw a dOsen houses and many
iH)do ot cattle and horses as well
as httge ti;ee tumbling along on
the crest of tho flood aJfter tho
dam broke yettterdtiy.
warned of the. breaking of th
dam scores uf families hastily
movod their household goods frori
the toatli of the water nnd most of
them tt Js reportod here were ablo
to save nwt ot their livo stock.
The flood waters were expected
to retail Lamar late today and
reeldonta ii tho. lowlands thero
worp moving to higher ground
When the dam wnshe.i out a
wall of water 2C feot high swept
down tho channel of the Aptshap.t
river then sproad out over tcr-
rlioiy a mile wide As it spread
out tho depth docrcasod to four
or flvo feet observors said hut
(00k trees houses and live stock
In its path.
LA JUNTA Colo. AUg. 23.
Flood waters rushing down tho
Arkansas river following tho break-
ing of ah Irrigation project dam
n.ear Fowior lttto yesterday reach-
ed La Junta nt S o'clock this
moaning. The river rose gradually.
Shortly after 8 o'clock tho high
inttivt Jil .vut.iih .T..jf KllV ill
flprouoh to the North La Junta
bridge. Tho waters had not yet
reaehod the floor ot the- West La
Junta Brldgo at that time how-
ovei. Residents along tho fiver hot-
torn warned of the approach of
tho high water took refuge on
higher ground In some instances
taking their household goods with
thoin.
The river at present Is about
ono-half mile wldo nnd Jt Is spread-
ing rapidly over tho lowlands
along its hanks Tho river hero
has not jut approached the high
stago sot two yoars ago in tho dis-
astrous flood which swept thj
Arkansas valley.
tfliKULO Colo. Aug. 23 -Fcr-tllo
farms and ranches in tho
Arkansas valley Jn Southeastern
Colorado experienced ono ot the
worst floods In recent years last
night and early this morning when
an Immenso Irrigation reservoir on
tho AplshOpa river north ot Fowler
cracked and precipitated a great
rush of water down thq valley
The Teservo.r built two years
ago by farmers of tho valley vms
more than 100 feet deep and had a
storagn capacity sufficient to Irrl-
gHte 20000 acres. It drains a nine-
ty mllo watershod but recent rains
and cloudbursts in the reg.on Im-
posed too great n Rtraln on fie
structure a.nd part of H gavo way.
A wall of water variously esti-
mated at from 10 to 20 leer high
rushed down tho valley when tho
dam collapsed. The break had
boon foreseen however' and tele-
phono warnings had toeon sent out
so that residents in tho path ot the
flood had tlmo to oscape to h ghcr
ground. No loss of life had toeon
reported early this morning
It was reported from various
parts of tho valley that tho loss
(Continued on pugo two column five)
the cool wave.
Drops ot 20 U 25 degrees In the
gult and south Atlantic states fol
lowod a few nours alter mouernie
sumihor weather and Oklahoma
and Kansas which last week swel
tered with temperatures near 100
experienced extreme coolness when
the mercury dropped 40 degrees
and over in some sections.
Flocks of migrating purple mar-
tins and teal reported flying south-
ward over Chicago by Harry Rich-
ards park superintendent and
Deputy Camo Warden Henry Kern
were said by those versed in bird
lore to indicate nn early winter.
Reports of an imminent shortage
in coal hero added mental discom-.
fort to the physical. An average of
65 degrees was reeorded her JOS'
torday.
Light breezes from tho aouthern
section wore oxpected to bring
general warmer weather tonight
aud tomorrow.
OrtLAIIOMA J3ITV. Aug. 33
Near nuttimn weather this morn-
ing gavo Oklahoma a further re-
spite from the oppressive heat oC
the last two months. Rising tem-
peratures howevor were predict-
ed for the day
The mercury climbed no higher
than 76 degrees hero yesterday
giving n welcome rejlet from tho.
temperatures ot moro than 100
degrees recorded daily over a ne
rlod of weeks.
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