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VOLUME XXIV. Number 315
FIRE AND FLOOD
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21 A re Dead and 2
TORNADO VICTIMS
THEIR ALL BEING
BY WEST TEXAS CITIZENS
By GlIO W. McDAMILL Jr.
staff Cui respondent.
COLON A I JO Texas May 15 Tho J
worst tornado that ever Jlt tiiw tcc-
tlon ot Texas doing damage that amis
ej-tliiiated at fully halt u million dol-
lar and sweeping clean werythliig
In Its path look n toll of 2 1 lives mid
Injured 200 people nt flvo o'clock
Monday morning; vlon the twister
began Its work neni Dig Spilng njid
ended rip about sixty mile away at a
point about five miles northeast of
Loi.ilne. First it'ports said tho swath
cut by the storm wait only thirty inllcs
long.
The cyclone cut n wide snv.it h
through Mitchell C'ountv and tho j.o-
umiKablc feuturo of tho disastrous
affair m that it entire! missed tho
towns of 'Wettbiook Cujoi.idu; ami
Loiain0. Uicso towns lbig hv- dpse
pioiin)tv to the stricken aicu.
N'o twiiount ot newspapai' spaco cab
pot tray uie nvrruiucsji 01 tnt' uisasior
and no vamwt oan reproduce tholt't'o .r'ondorlnir fcvery portible aid. a
scenes which en(n bo appreciated and
icalixtil only by tho naked yc. Tho
llenortcrycorreniiondent cndeaured to
take it pi'ctuio Of onn of tho plaeew
that wa -worst hit apd upon afrlxink
nt the ngepo found nothing; to take
n picture of. All that temained Was
the bare pronrid whvie opco stood on?
ot the tlnest countty homes In. Mitch
ell -county.
The- e clone flrat hit fi miles siot.'lT-
oftst of UiK Spring and ttaioled ncjUn
eaBterlv through the Qonway HA'ieh
lite Spado Coinmunity Socn AVells
Loonov romniunltv ctitimg tho north-
west coiner Of tlio town of Loralne
nod -eijdinsf on the George Talor-
f.irui about five' lplle'? unttheast of
Lorjrjne .ifler pa-uins tluough th)
l.f;e htnr t.omritunU The twister
vm lunnt-U slnpo and cut a .swatll
tit jit Hinged front a hundred to three
iiUndicd 5erds wide dpilKlnfr ti Jiouse
Offtcinls o't tho Ked dose a'rui
rhaiubet dfvConjwerra at Colorado
otJmatod thftt fully thieo hundred or
more ppjriido w.ora rcmiori homeless
bv tho cyclone whlo fully two hun.
died welo Injured to wmie extent.
Tho storm enmo within four m lies -of
t'olorado to the south--and tht; nolo
of It wau plainly heard in tills. city.
I'm ions to the" toi'm and durlnjj It
inero was oontnuqiauie jiKiniuriK ac-
ffioii.;mii.i i. mm ....( 1-..11 Lmh'tri.
tbu wHmti .in.i ih -nm. .vou nt !.
tnijiiff foity iuIIpr rat of here
. .-... .- w... -..-..- V --0 1
Hit: .Sptlup Sends bpcclul Train.
hen infoimatlun leeched IIIr
Spiln eiilv Monday inor)iliiB of tho
terrible disaster Mlsw Js'etl Hatch Soc.
rctary of the KIr Spritjg Chamber pf
Coniirjere'-' set out to get a sp6clul
tialn to rush that aid to Colorado In
a few mliititos time thfi Teascinl TJa-J
tine ortiriaiM or me siiops 111 11IK
s'prlnt ttonnted a tialn ind lltorally
lluudredR of people offered to coino to
the 'I'd of tho suftyrinB. Thp train
brouulit thhtv peaplp jhcIudlitR flvn
.doctors nnd fho nurses to Colorado
and these loyal Big Spring peoplo
worked eserv minute of tho tlrtv
Monday at tho bedside of tlio Injuiod.
In cominentlnK on sOmo of tlio
rcenes lKltcd whorp the cjclono
"tnul. Miss llate said 'In writing
llr tills affair dit t..in't nulo It tfto
Kruesouie 'Wotdii ctn't dewrlbn the
awful tjtenetfl hao witnpjjsed today."
Mnpy had Kloilcui rIV1il.
A virJt to the l'llt liantist.t'liuich
of Colorado whero the injured wdie
carried bt ought' buck to tho inlnds of
war eit'i"i. the scenes of chinches
Im Fringe WhelO huiulieds of lie ops
1 ild ivailned for life The. I'lrst Ilup-
tixt fhuith of Colorado bfioaine head.
ut!ufcp for the tnJUrrrt ami Vy C
n'tlot i Mot-day aft-ernoOn it was sprv-
lnT n hospital fr fifty one Injuied
not f tainting th many that had been
taken into pilvate home. The Ctd6-
1 ado Sanitarium wa filled to papac
itv. thPio luring tWoijty-Been lotllHs
of the storm Jiuuned hare.
A Mstlt fr-oni bwl to bed reoaled
m mv nnd stories. One inothor Mts.
User llambry lay on h. cotAslth two
babies on tlvo saino cot with har ami
1 her side on nnolter cot lay her
Hinall f-ou Tier hiiHbsntl. nge 2$ had
already died ami Mis. llambry told
this stor
"Mn little four months old baby
here was torn ft din mo In tho stonn
HABIT OF EARLY RISING PROVES
LIFE-SAVER TO FARMERS AS THEY
SAW THE JORNADO SWEEPING ON
Itv HOWAHl) bahkutt
llepnitor Stuff Correpondent
A talin leslgnatlbn to their los
n li.tppv spirited thankfulness that
it was not Worfw-tlwt t th fe.llng
rtf Tir--ftmmrn Hnd i'iiclere. Hi tU
iwentv flo mil peth of death (! de-
struction left by the tornado wiibn
swept through MitcUsIl comity Mon-
da 11101 nlng snuff lug out the lives
of a score of pemona and Injuring
eighty more.
Graphic descriptions of the storm
cm be obtained from any of tlioe
w bo w ere In lie path They W ill all talk
freib and lhe feef no shame as they
huni'iioanly recount the many strange
Hi-nsations they exneilenced aH they
w itehed it from the safety of their
1 ell irsf
re ou stared '" reprecentatives
o this pai'er nshea .1 lime girl seven
r gh' if us rid wliu'e house was
ct o cd fr 's fi 11 Jii n win li
1 it not b-- 1 ' 1 tin tup r '!v
r i-gr framcwc.Ki w j'J I 1 n I r
QFhe
r
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4j. 4 4H- H 4-
LOSING
HELPED
and t ci.iwlcd o mj hahd and knees
for Jiouis it seemed and finally found
Iter about a bundled jnrds fti
bui'Ud Hi tlie Jrtudi I found her b
hr ciles and sho Ih not hint at all.
Uut I lost httr little blur blanket
which was blown away" The wohi-
afi'n ctle W010 hushed when Mls
TeIl Hatch. Of Dig Sptjhg said. "Givo
mo our name I'll suro oe that jou
get another blanket just as soon as I
got back to Dig Spring"
Continuing hei Htory Mis Xluhibr
said "Mj ear was nearly tut ofr It
was Just hanging by a little skin but
thtf doctor sowed it bin k ' M lml(
it ;lliiO hmt. Iy httlo 4'iil (iertrude
and 1y Jtttlo fl6n Delbeit. were also
ln'ttit'd Uut I think Vo will nll j;ct
well r)i ho triad my linlo lulu
I iw hit It li" atleeu ut her mith t s
fjUitet) f- not. huil ni all
Mexican Halij IJtiili.
Iit liiKht whilu aeore tf Culouido
womojt n.ttd ytn And the JJoy .St'out-
? riic.timii ituMjr m;jr nn uui i iu
Junnitu njrunnde itj tho pitHtoi
litmly with Mif. !oc a. Merritt iikt.
I11K the part of a nui-H'. Tho balu
Was tunned Kitfitroft Miurltt Ileljif
dez and will pomibly bo nicknamed
"Cj clone" An tyiels of the babv nad
already died: whie tho baby'a. father
and Jhrco lu others lay un othcV cdti
badly injured. Tlji? mother of tho
biiby had her t'hin and low'tr lib lac-
eratod ery Uadly and icoeived othbr
bruisce.
The Krcat ihnjotlty Of tho Injured
ire Mexicans Scote of Mexican sur-
Ivors and relatives were buay nt tho
eiturcii and Jiottpltnl caring for their
loetl one1 while tho white wtinuMi
imtl dottolH rrndeied skilled nd nnl
furnished Mippijes. The main an lltri.
rlttni of the chun h serves nn tho
MeNican ward while tho fSupday
Sohool root)i servo fta (pittors for the
white vlotlmy.
(P'Jtifct a climpso'nt kwo of tho Vfc-
(ltfhjf would nlrfin brmtr teain t6 tlio
flytjs 'of 7noh ami om.9n who iow'tl
thi'm. The bodies of niHttV looked
as though they had been beaten with
liear board? wltile o-tltcju uffeied
with brakeu aims faces battered
fractuietl skulJn eje complete'
closed front brultop stnalied nones
ear rut off hpjlhtdra in the oe
UallM thtough the hpfld broken leif
aim a ncoia 01 otntfr itmuf 01 jnjurir
tho mniiv -MPMcans wiio wefe'in.
Jui'ed Worked On the farms Where
.'. ..
the cVclone swept pud they aro all
absolutely homeless.
l'itlful Indeetl were tho efoans'
heard In the liospjt l nnd the church
.1 haven't pot a- thlnjj In tho wpi'ld
left. ICverythinir wo had was blown
tiwoy" said opo farmeiVs nlfe wlillfj.
another farmer said. "All Ibmo left
aie my horses and one cow."
I?isr mlrK. Hucvetwater anil Smder
w Prp antojic the fitst towns to ilisb
assistance tti Colorado Uottois and
ntires wep btouuht fiom all f these
towns. Olio of tho f list S O S c.OIh
reported" enopeouply that Cololado
was on fire .tud burnlhR up In re-
sponse to this Sweet Watei sept two
l.lf- fire ft link. liln i i. mil In tbn larpnt
Klio Chief n (Jluck) Tohnit.n t-f
SwPPtwator (Upvo tho tlilriv miles
fiom Sweetwater to Colorado In tlrptv
olKht minutes while ono of Ills trucks
made the distance In fort -three mln-
11V Mayor Jo H. Jlootlie of Sweet
water iPCOllipBlnetJ llio t niei 111 i. p-
Orado nntl offered any assistants that
his city might bo nailed 011 to fiii-
nlsh. Colorado turned out etxmtihso to
render aid to tlio Injuied and home-
less llctded lW tile Chamber of
Coinmettc with AV fl. Cooper aL Sec-
ret si' ami th Mlttholl county C!UP-
tei of the Ittul Cross with J. H Greetia
ns clviltinan. and the Ameiicrtn Legiou
Vlth Japk Helton as l'ot Cowniander.
much effeitivo worn J nemg uone.
.Toe II. Stnoot. OalrIer of the Colora-
f do -n.tioni'1 Hank is In goneral ohhrKB
ot lite iiiiprovuHMi uospiiaj iviijiu
scores of Hoy Scouts nio very mueh lit
evUlouco running oriands; carrying
bedding tots supplies fffod. and dQ-
Iiir huuilreds of deeds of kindneuf
A eall for artnj' outs Is helps' ftn-
sweied by flimy officials nt Marfa
Tex'as who lie sondlng tlnee hundred
tot Kiglit on the heels of tho c-i-
(Continued on page two column one)
entirely demobsl 11
'I sine wm" sh leplied ujotrv
Uut he was not worried from the
sturin at tho time. Hhe bud Just
learned that lie? faithful old sadAty
horse hnd been kilted In the storm
That "Vs not of the hardest blowd
tnai eoum nuve nejaiien per in ner
0W11 infnd "daddy" could rebuild the
house hut "daddy" would not bring
back "OW Hetey"
H ICitrlj- ItNers
A trnlt of the Texas farmer per-
haps kept down the toll of dutth imat
thnn anything else. That i the f u t
iiinn imi'iiiiiiK eii. ipai i iiie t 11 1
that nearly all farmers He euily rm
The twister struck the Loralne J-
einlty shoitiy gfter four o'.loek .Mo-
day morning Nearly all the residents
nt that sett ion we(ie up and about at
tho time attending 1110 morning 1 bor-
es I was np'Si d il ut nt the n f "
nn" '1 !- t I tl 1 1 1 g 1 e
SPbflene Satlp Eeporte
ABILENE TEXAS
.-
Krupp von Bohlen's Trial
Sicne dtiili - tit trill ot of fi 1 lis
inilit ir cr nt t irdct (i rn aiv
onttts nt the briiniiiatr rf 1 h si u
ho was Mutinied to fifteen je'ns
LIST OF CASUALTIES
COLORADO TCTtO?. May 15. In
tlio J. 11. Oreciio luorguo this morn-
inp ttVero aro twe1o bodies as fol-
lows Lull or iJrmdlc aped ?S jeav. II
J tilindifor ahl time i)ns; baby
hWrt of )e Andeison baby xbiUBhteT"
of Jim Walter. C I Jameson aed
alt of tSn aboe from tho 8epn AVolls
lit years uosmo ltios ubcu ju jtais
eoninuuilty on wlikli tho twlfctor ox-
ae-tod Its heav'lost tpl; I. C Shafflold
aced OS strs. from th "Wwtbrook
(xnnnuuil'y: Oscar llnrnUfv "four wMl.
ono-half inllcs southeast Of Colorado
and Shernian Snelt&n ago 10 who
died Tuesday inoinniif at 7.40.
In addition to. thostr o)eon tho list
of kunwrt dead iHtdudes Mis. I. C.
Sheffield? wlioso body wu taken to
Wcstbioolt; Jesufc Hrloneic and two
year old dauitlUcr J-ou Ulcbhnrg' his
HOVpnteen yvar old daughter ttjm
eletvn jar old stjin or ne&r Loralnei
Mrs. H W. tthcHon of near Wostbropk
ami the elc4n yrnv old. la.utehter of
llemy Tidwell ot tho Lpratne dk-
trlet It was orioprouslv leported.
late yesterday l)t Mr. Tidwell had
died. "Grandniu" KH?se wan alo wfi
ported deo Tuesday mornhiK
The Colorado Hospital' and llp
list' clmicli staffs last 'iilKht icported
'owinTlnJurer. it
lions-
tneir sia-
Hf.nslB. N tlaliles. Mrs Ijinma
UlintCTe S W Shel'on Gicitrudo
Shclton. il'homa Slulttin Chailes
Slielton. Ilennie Hhcltoti Marcus Oll-
llam (Tirtitide lln Mis Ost ar
Hatnbr (whose liusb-iinl died at the
ehuith) llemy Graham and wife.
DENTOMCOUWTY
ST0B1 ROISS ALL
rilLNTOV Texas Mav 15 A hall
stofrii late jestprday did great dam-
age to crops in the fiorthweslorn piwrt
of this county according to reports
from fanners who said grain and
cotton w betften down over a path
f ono to two miles in width ana
o.tond(iHf nine or ten mjleji from
II dwell to past Ilollvnr
Nine bai.rr and one resiflenco ej-o
wrecked in the eastern part of tftti
copntv bv a henvv wind Wllfoll (ic-
eompanlei the hail. The wind cov-
ered an aiea four or flvo miles in
width width' accompanied the hall.
The wind loveitd an atea four fr
i fhe units in width from est ot
Lwisville n.irlbe.i't. t' the eounty
line
COMMISSION ID
L HULING
ISTIWLEUE
aOKTtlN. Mj 15 The- Interi-tate
fOmmen 1 om mission today appealed
from tho recent ruliim by the federal
district court restralninir Inauguration
of interchangeable mllvage hooks at
a 20 pcnent pi lie reduction ftn S
t astern nilhiwids Tin- comiiilsulon'
oitler fm the silt of tlio books now
. .
ujaV ls"; " "1 u"tU JaUB l ""
th iIr" "' ft he l0""rv'
"Jli ot rtHL' 'v.!". '"
local counsel for the commission.
who said tliat the formal paper would
be fi'ed latr
The nniioiii t 'merit wis mad- nfl r
thr court I'll 1 it ifd t 1 fu il '
NORTH
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FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS BY LEASED WIRE
TUESDAY MAY 157 1923 TEN PAGES
WRECK HOT SPRINGS
c' Vr Kru wtik h lot" 1 l'teiith
11 untnil.inf 1 s .1 tht 1 oijrt
Arrow Indicate"' Krupp on UoJiJciV
m pus ut.
1
Jqwoll Hither Gilliam TWwcU
Oracv Mr and Mis. Flank Conway
tleitrudo llambij lielbeit llambry.
Alfred Hernaudez wife .tuanita thieo
sons jfise Luna and MIkucI Hoitii-
nnder .Too and Orel Tidwell llen-
i Tidwell t'ajotailo Gar-ta T'jcha
I'oppfn Mniio and T'lanuuclla Lope7
Lilt as Lu011. Teiosa Martinez. Solo
mon Hoi ll.tmtoz and two babies An-
ito and ltota LopejA Dclsujdo. LOuis
SeKba KOtiiBio Motftius AnKel JJH-
gado Pedro paloclo and child. Cu-
fir.nln t.nrn Xftirln firndn. .Vllnlin
Confront rjnJsfftimpii-'itrtirtatf Wlljw IOnfors nil aged priest
Klos. Antonio Alvliroz Louisa Koehn of UtitHis. who walking 4iltht nil
Hlcnido Santetttoban Ahtonfo San
testeban Ksther 'Sante'Stoban 111-
cardp Shntestebati Jr. Antonio and
Junna ltos. Catrlna Aharei Teiesa
Itochrt. a bpv Identified: us "Hoblts'
boy" Mrs. II. (t. Stn.ndlt.pr and two
daughteri" Grady Standffer and wife.
ter Maude and two sons: .V.rs .Urn
U1 VUtl .IIIH. J'. U. 1UU4UI MUUll.
"Walker tw'o somt of w IS. Slielton
Mrj and Mr .T II. Carlock. Margrtretl
and Udwln Carloek and Miss Hoff-
man .
Hon-ty Graham nnd Charles Shel-
ton. ineuUOnod Hlwve wr s'lll m-
lotwclmnt Tuesday morning Practi-
cally all pf tliDo vietiius Md'fr from
the Coiorido jeglon.
Tho list Of injured will probably
Do loubH.1 or t.- tied when nil ro-
liprts at In and the rescue phi ties
lme completed their labors. The
prpsortt list of twQnt. -ono dead w ill
Vcrv likely DP mcrri.f 1 to aooui 101-
t as manv of the injured aro no batl-
lv mutilated -tho1 ttir docto"n s'a.le
thrv cnnijot hc lcetii of them
have ne'er regained eonscJOusnces
ILOHAIHE RAISES
FUNDS TO ASSIST
LORAISIR Mav IS At fhe ervll of
Maor lliltlon thrt eitljiens apd bus-
iness ipen of Loralne met In mass
meeting and committees were ap-
pointed to labs funds for Uie titflrm
sufferers near Loralne Within a few
minutes JlOll were raised ahd c6m-
mtttj8a are nt work raising more
fund.
Heln was tendered from other
tOwne but the people here prefer to
laau oifio VI uie nuuaiiun i.iii-v
are known to bo dead and many
moro soripUsly injuied In addition
to the deelralng of mauv buildings
and riuthoiixes mueh Mvestock nnd
thickens were killed aol bloiVn n-
wey. Tho wounded aro belnjr cared for
at the hoino or near nelghbom nhd
a committee of ladles of thf townj
will solicit clothing and bedding for
the unfortunate people
WEATHER
U S. Department ef Aarloulturs
WEATHGB DUREAU
1't.r Abilene and it ln't Toinght
fair and colder Wednesday fain
li.r y.HHt Tt hum. Tonight fair
coldei Weilnenday fab'. coWUr In
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IK TROOPS
IN CHINA TO
GUARDRAILS
(Bv tht AsVoetated Prt-t)
TIKNTfitN May 15 Ametiran
troops hero weto called out eaity
Sunday morniutf to bo prepared to
guard rnllwav properlv follpwipt; i-p-poitrt
roeeivt'd nt Aineiltnn mllltaiy
hcadn. natters of a iKltlle In progicfifl
betw'con ChlheKO tt'otMn rtnd hrlffnnds
at THKiliaii. flft mlleH wet of hei'e
on tho 1'ekiiiB-Miikileii railway
yASHJNOTON Mity 16 A de-
mand that the (Milnese ocrnmenl
take Immediate step to Kliard the
ptlnelpnt KOolnmeut lnllwa.vt e-
puelnly tlte1 Tientsln-l'ukn and tpe
rekipw-UHiikftw ntm haft been ttad
by tho (liprimiatle corps )u l'oklng.
A comtpinjslou of foreign utftltsiy
offterB; ha been cretU to ftpthw
protect llfft ud tt'llrty. Tho Joik
rahmitin will lnvfniij(t irienf'
takeji bv th ToklUif goverinHcut to
protect llm Chlnom inffvH fioin a
leeinieiirp t)f outhtKes similar to
that it Llnch-onir.
(My tho Associated Tfens)
.SIIANtULM. Mav Hi. rorclRli
diplomatic rrpiPRehlotlvcs wei under
)iremptorvv ortlexs today fiom a bau-
tlit chieftain Milled AVungto K-uatantpp
by night fall that the (lilnoso Hnvern-
ment Would Ineet his demand that
several thousand ot his followets pn-
tionehed In tho mountain fastness of
Shantung bp foi given foi their dep'.o-
Intirifis .iUrl nerniilftl Hid tntliH of
ipgular snldieis Shoiifd the .'Iploniats
or the ( hlnce jo.n n licnt fail tti
(onndy. tlie mice as flcd by AVang in
a Jettcr dfliPied to tho American
consdl at Lincheng is death to tho
foielglieis li-eld fifl hostages.
Tho Iqtter was brought from tlrt
pandit headuuorltjrs to Linonenic xy
nay uirqiiKii liie wiiu e-oiinn jtii-iiou
tho intounUUn' top wheio tho cmitlei(
wero held Sunday. JIo conferred with
tho Chieftain received tho nicsfcige
addrpssptl to tho foreign ministers In
China anil left imnif.dia.tely 011 tho
licrito-jtf (xliatting- Jolirney Imek.
Father Lenters icpojted timt tne
IVandlts would not accept tll jilcdRo
of Chinese officials and so had in
sisted on foreign guarantees.
Immediately after reporting to tho
consul the priest dlspatehed a letter
to Max rrlodman a in other of Leon
Friedman one or the capthe. Tho
lotter. which Whs delivered 10 the As-
fiKiciated l'iets In Slianglml totly giy-
es i lMil picture of U10 priest's liiter-
M6w wjth the leader of tho outlaws. "
Saw tbe Chfcnatn
Itoaehlng a Mllnga bigh on a moun-
tain Saturday nigljt Kather Lenfers
111 from pMiadstlon was told that he
could Intel low the chioftalil at fi
o'clock tho net morning.
"I was taken Into n lionso and a
young man clertn. well dhimed.
Wearing e"ia glasses Appeared. He
was callotl Wang tile commander in
ohlef. Throughout our Interview lie
was ijulot-tanetl. tordtaj friendly
firm
"lie explained that his men were
not iwiidlls but had bn deprlvod
of their Ihellhood when they were dis-
missed an soldiers unpaid. They de-
termined op the wholesale kidnaping
of foreigner to forfie Peking to it-
enroll them all In "the military sfrvic
He emphasised that they did not want
money for tho leturn Of the captive.
' aiiK nuietly told me tliat lie hail
prepared for tho slaughter of bis cap
tives unless his tit mauds were accept-
ed within fiist ha said three du.
then tvv o da) 1. The demands 1 ro
that troops be withdrawn with the a-
aurante irtven that there would be no
leprlsals in nny form and gunranteta
that tne DantiUs ue le-enusieei 111 am
military forces.
Saw Cnptlxcs
''Then 1 begged to see the captives.
First the bt ought In Leon Friedman.
Ha looked well He then called llddy
J lCllas
L'lias also was well Major
(Continued on pago two column feur
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PRQMOTERS
-FOHT WORTH. Mav J 5 Motions' " -'' '-.-'- -"'W x. iixxxvM xixiui-ix.
SBrJ&SrSTK tt K I TO PROTEST AGAINST CONTINUED
t-al e-ourt today and will b held for. w !-... -.-
raialr:iAfrfACICS FROM the government
raw. Te majority or in mouons.
mk quastting of tiie indictments
Many ot the promoter deny any
connection with 'the companies com-
plaiued of at the time of the alleg-
ed frauds or even before and after
Assistant Attorney General Crtmltod
and others are termed "Intel loner
and strangers hefwie the fedora!
Kiund juri and are churged wltb
being In the grand jury mmwi unlaw -
iullr in the moijou filtd on beb tif
of 13r Fredertak A Cook.
If the motions aro upheld It was
mild their effect would be to inval-
idate all indictments returned 1n the
re ent oijinvcstieatiun If the 1n-
liciT7?rms ai e iitiugnrd tlie fitltial
i 1
tne I In
Riand Jur v 1 1 ' r r y 1 i
. t x to ' mclf lm e 1
oris
ral lndu tmrnts
MILLIONS OF DAMAGE IN
FAMOUS RESORT AS RESULT
OF A TRIPLE VISITATION
FARMERS BLAME
6.0. P. PIE
TOLD MAT0R
Tin: puM oi.i.iim"r wourir
Mi.cn Tin-si: dVs a ijti.i:
TKirr tosrs ritMi.us woo-
ooo.nmi vi:u
Hv 11ASCOM N TIMMON8
AVSlft.vGTo. Mav H Dissatis-
faction nniopg the frtiniert threatens
to cause Uie defeat of tjio Itepubllcrtn
National llcktn net year
This was tho woid hrwiKht bsek to
AVnslili'igton this week by a postern
Itewubllcftp ena-tof wiio U credltsd
wUh bavljig told lihf Uiit directly to
Piesitleut Hanlbig.
Horn Is the. way the Senator sum-
mod it ni)'
"Kilt mors diH 111 the eoltntrj fire -rebellion.
Tlmy jtay that th llavtling
atlmlnitrntloii has hpen legislating
exclusively for the manufacturer and
tho rlly man. Tho lesnltjs ttmt prt-
perltv' has etiiun bncc to the city nntl
the farm population Is In wormp con-
dition than bo hiim ever lfn before.
Ther thj-cntcn to tako It out on the
a. 1). V
There Is littlo ddubt that tit Soil'
ntor in question evpressel tho senti-
ment of the farmei'i In his own slate
Whether funnels in other states aro
tliluklnc iho sintie way is not known
I but tho possibility is thn.1 they arp
IJeinoprata Jti getting lonfiv Willi
some: figures obtained from S'-cretary
Of AgrloUltire Wallace a few weeks
ago showing that In stilto ot the umer-
gVncv tariff c.iTchd in l"3l Ihp inr-
clinslng power of the falmers dollar
in. 111 wt SI ednir tjio lowest ainpo
its Mm rr&n vnivqti ni stt.wutf
li 111)0 Jt was ? ;enw antt in iu.
Si cents.
In 13J2 the farmer's dollar was
wotth 80 cents nntl it Hal no(t bean so
low sine'e 1H0.6 whim it was $8 cents.
What WINon d
The Inlet eating fdet to the Demo-
crat 1 that tl(je. dollar did more for
live farmers during Hie "Weon Admin-
istration than before or etnc.
The -first lima Jice 1830 that It
bought 1O0 cents worth for the farm-
er was hi 1000 Tho noKt tio years
It was Oil and 9X eentq lospetrtUcly. In
19il It wne 10.1. The ueceeil4i itais
It was as follow: 19 U 100 cents
1911 105 cents 101. 101 eents: H1.
UT cents 1917 107 cents:; liUS lia
cents: 19.10 1P2 cent nnd 1320 J"5
cents.
Agricultural conditions have not
muds tlv leiMivery that was expected
by the HepubllCHli atlminWrnt!n nd
ato sura to bo a rauso of tllssatlsfao-
tlon and defection In the ranKH of the
AVestern Kepiibllcau progressiva and
ladltals of lb? next Congress. The
lailff op grains livestock wool sugar
and other ciop ot the west lits not
piuved effective In enlarging the
farmer's market or lnci easing tho
price ot bis products but ban operated
to piagnlfy his oust of living.
Wool Has Advanced
Tl'ere have been senile advances In
the uric of agricultural products
notably wool but these gain to the
i.ni.iii. !- rtiH iiffst bv the lanld rise
In luimiiiiullllml wnirli thnv hnvM to
consume Official statistics Iiom the
Hepartment of iAbor show tliat me
Hvviage wholesale price of nine
groups of cOhimodltles ih ludlng
faun irodlUt--Were 13 poults hlgh-
er in -Wrch. this year than In Maicb
113. before the Foritney-Mc'.Uinlier
bill iMMwed. The advanee in agncpi-
ttnal products w&s IX points bill the
prioeif of other eouimonlttes of which
tne aruioi is a ueavy cwisumer iimi
considerably outrun the rise n what
lis had to sell.
The cost of clothing moved upward!
17 points between March. 1V8X. anil
March 1923 apcordlpg to the official
aUtHles. llutldlng inateriats wore 4f
polrits higher tlian last jer; and me-
tale1 hardware wire Implements etc.
--10 points higher. Moreover the cost
of -consumers commodities is aseeml-
itiir faster than th prlora of agricul-
tural products art in consequence
of this disparity between what be pays
for all lie bus and what he receive
fur all lie t Itw the fanner Is finding
fun It with the larltf. Ope big agricul-
tural organisation has detlsred that
Hi 1 tariff Jias lnereaeil tho cost of liv-
ing to farmer by $300000000 a ear.
ST m A T? TT? A DF. PT .
MOW yoRIC Ma li Plans for
a mass meeting to protest against
continued attacks on the ayjpr trade
lJv government officials vere under-
li lii.'e been ilrscussed at a
s . 1 t m.ppiii.i: held this morning On
ibe Jlodr t f ths New York toffee aud
kiiv ir exchange.
li wus lenurted that the meetiuK
1 v ul.j be i eii minorrow in tlie WaM
arei-t dlsll.3'
1.. 1 ring . 1 evyspaper men md v-
en Hteeseiue Ijjs from the floir
raustd a fiuny of exclliment in the
tiude At the .offfee of the supei
lutei dan' of the. exchange 11 wai said
I n. Htinmiii rmeiit Wt'u'il lie 1 ntle n
I IP 'he ni'uro of the se ret esion
5 DENT
The goeinri mi. niF ta
.! i i Mtmw ni '' m ' "iiii - i . .... -
Xpricje-ive
CENTS
H-
(lly the Associatfd Trrssl
HOT .Sl'HI.NtiS. Ark ia 1
Hot Splines at noon tod.iv w is c .
tlenvorbijf to extricate Itself frmn th
brls ami rwln h?fl by flootl f n e a d
vvlml Which laei night wrerked ih-
J buxinesi district Of the city with data-
nm Into the ml Wo nit.
Strvnral persons aro reported ' to
have been killed but thus far iPport
ot fajabtlfs hmve not been verified
t Is- hot cxjieMed liowevet 111 it thr
d.e 1U1 list Will exceed three or four
persons.
Whllo the monetary loss la' rougl Iv
flguret! In titer millions no acMira 1
estimate is available at this hour
Hold Is Huriictl
Thp Maiuhette hot! Is a pile ot
charred bricks and stones rcprcsep'-
lug a los tu I'vcets of ii'0 000 The
only building left lit tlio M irtiUfUc
block is tho Citlieu national IJank
The city is wlthpUt street car ele.
rle or Ss service. All utility plant"
tpehi1dlr.g the- telegraph office were
'Hooded and put put of commission
17 Itcporlcd Dead
Illy tho Associated Press)
MnMi'iiis. Tenn. M.i is n-
iort of heavy loss of life in Hot
Springs Ark; wero still uneonfirmed
early todav after foods which des.
qontled in torlents from the ihountalh
alopo and fire which followed the
water's wreckage had effected un
dotermlne'tl destruction aiid cut oft
that leuott. from tho rost of tho vorld
except for meagre Information which
Wart received here at Intervals
thioughout the night and early room-
ing Persistent rumors brought the re-
port that at least flovoutecn person
weio irtlni8 of the raging waters or
to the flames but no. bodies had been
discovered when tho latest vjord
reached Memphis bojijo time after the
flood bad subsided and the flames
had been brought under control.
A cloudburst believed to have
fallen hi tho niouhtalns shortly be
fore- dusk oourtfed rapidly Into the
tile valley botwepn the hills nt whose
feot tho city nostlon nnd wai aoon h
diuigeibiig current lacing through Its
principal streets. Stores and homes
wero crushed In automobiles; with
tholr human occupants wero whirled
away and nt least half a hundred ne-
gro dwellings In tho southern section
ot tlio town wero borne oft on the
erost of the plunging current.
Tin llroko Out
A fire quickly burst out and before
the firemen. Impeded by tho high wa.
tei could bring it under control al-
most nn entire city block had been
destroyed nnd reports declared that
a number of persons wero killed m
the flames.
Newspapers and telegraph of-
fices were invaded by the waters nnd
these wfth the telephone quarters
weip soon ot noceseltj" abandoned
The work Ot rescue was being earned
out In the stroets and jpnny women
and children were saved by nilracu-
loi"ty successful efforts of others
llepoits by telophono rpoched manv
point in neighboring states varh
toda that flro was still devoUr.ng
the business distilct of tho city and
threatening adjoining sections LV-
fore full accounts could bo icceived
the communication was again broken
Tlio darkneaa and ruin prevented a
successful search of the wrck'!
area.
City Tenor-Stricken
Little Hock established ie!eiaih
communication with Hot Springs norm
after midnight and learned somo de
tails of the destruction by torrt 1 -rd
fire The city power plant wa
lendercd usclesp early nnd a beating
rain combluod with a hea- v pall of
smoke made the darkness impeneti.
Ida lO-ervwhere wag confusion ad
terror mingled With Herculean exr
Hon as many were dragged from the
rushing wtcrs in which floated the
I contents ot homes nnd businrc
honses
Inhabitants of the Imperiled and
submerged areas escaped by fteeng
to the mountain slopes and tperi
sought to observe the extent Of tho
disaster tluough the flaming umok
and unceasing downpour of ran
Hundreds spent the night the.e seo
arated irem friend aud family whos"
fate they equld Onlr Imagine
Hobcl Hand lk'nteii.
mTBLIX May 15 Tho lost land
of republicans operating in Co nty
Whklovv Avaa captured to.bo after
a fierce engagement Ttie rider
named Plunkett was shwr deI Iwo
machine guns were taken
A Nft A MA Gft MTTWT
temioiar. jpju utien to pi even it r
eftbinge and its clearing associa-
tion train dealing in sugar futures.
The injunction was denied but an
agreement to take tho case to a
higher court was reached between
government counsel and attorney a
for the exuhaitge
As an outgrowth of the govern-
ment's Investigation of the high prlco
of sugar' ecverai Individual brokers
wero subpoenaed last week to appear
before a federal grand Jurv
t'nited States Attorney Havwanl
who 1 rendu ting the govornr -j m
jse against tl sugar exclMtigt f
dav retusrj to comnntlt on th" C
n eetliiB.
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