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iVOL. XV. NO. 136.
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ONLY 1 EDITION
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TEMPLE, TriXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1922.
MANY DROWNED AT FT. WORTH AND HUNDREDS ARE MADE
HOMELESS WHEN LEVEES AROUND RIVER ARE DYNAMITED;
BEL TON WOMAN SWEPT DO WN STREAM BY RISE IN SALADO
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WAR SECRETARY ASKS SENATE
TO OVERRULE ACTION OF
LOWER HOUSE
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No Particular Danger in Sight, But
Stability Is Tiling Most Needed by
America's Defensive Force—Opinion
of Reserve Force—Cuts Proposed
by the House Entirely Too Radical.
WHAT'S AN INTERNATIONAL FLIRT?
COURT TO DECIDE IF WIDOW'S ONE
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
WASHINGTON, April 25.—The
115,000 enlisted strength
army bill passed by the house
provides a military structure "below
the safe minimum requirements" of
the nation, Secretary Weeks told the
senate appropriations committee to-
day in urging that appropriations for
tin* next fiscal years permit a force
or 13,000 officers and 15,000 men to
b • maintained In the regular army.
Should the house proposals prevail,
lie added, not only would the regular
suffer but overseas garrisons would
be "inadequate" and the development
of "citizens components of our na-
tional defense system" would be seri-
ously checked.
"1 am aware of no issue that at
present time threatens to involve us
In international complications," Mr.
Weeks said. "There is no evidence of
foreign designs rgalnst us. We must,
however, recognize that throughout
the greater part of the world a con-
dition of Instability prevails which
renders the permanence of world
peace uncertain ....
"It Is certain that to remain weak
and unprepared In the face of such n
situation Is to Invite aggression. It Is
moreover, essential not only that we
maintain a reasonable knowledge that
we are so prepared."
The army ne ds "stability" more
than anything else, Mr. Weeks said,
recounting the double cut in the
strength of the force made last year
and the eonsquent reorganizing re-
quired.
Mr. Weeks said the house bill made
"Inadequate provision for the healthy
growth of the national guard and for
its proper fl Id training.
As to the organized r serves, he
pointed out that it was sought In
peace times only to create the pfflcer
framework and the annual training of
the reserve offie rs on whom the war
time machine would depefld. The war
department had asked only funds to
train twenty thousamJ—OT the slxty-
flve thousand r serve officers during
the coming year as "no adequate pro-
vision" for keeping tip their training
since the war had been made, he
said.
Mr. We ks said he had been much
Impressed with the testimony already
before the conmiiltee as to the "phy-
sical, moral and educational value of
military training,' Statements by
governors, educators and others on
the point had been "most impres-
sive," he said and in bis opinion
"these collateral non-military bene-
fits" . alone justified the departments
training plans and thu expense they
involved.
The army service school -system
was of \ital importance In any na-
tional preparedness plan, the war sec-
retary declared. As to the army's
gas warfare work, Mr. Weeks said
that while ultimate abolishment of
such warfare might come by Inter-
national agreement "It would be fatal
for us to give up the series of experi-
ments and investigations which were
conducted during the war and have
been carried on since" until that mo-
ment had arrived. As to aviation he
expressed the opinion that the pro-
visions for its development In the
army should be larger than the de-
partment was now asking, and added:
"I do not hesitate to predict that
in any future war its importance will
be greatly increased."
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IS SWEPT DOWN STREAM IN CAR
AT CROSSING AT SULPHUR
SPRINGS
RISE IN SALADO S
Was Returning in Car Fram San An-
tonio With Husband and Latter Was
Washed Down Stream When .He
Got Out to Examlno Bridge—Auto
and Occupant Are Swept Away.
Two weighty decisions must be made by Surrogate Smith of Orange
county, and a cool million depends upon them.
The dignified jurist first must decide Just what constitutes an "inter-
national flirt."
Then he must determine whether Mrs. Claire Louise Burton conforms
to the specifications.
This is In the fight of Mrs. Burton, widow of Frank Vincent Burton, to
break the will ot her deceased husband and obtain a share of bis $1,300,000
estate.
Executors of the will, which cut her off on the grounds that she had
been taken care of in an ante-nuptial agreement, charge that Mrs. Burton Is
an "international flirt" and have produced some 200-odd letters In support of
the charge.
DEMANDS OF MOTORISTS WILL
BRING ON IMPROVEMENTS
ON HIGHWAYS.
Connie Mack Signs Te.van.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Philadelphia, Pa., April 25.—Man-
ager Connie Mack of the Athletics to-
day announced that he had signed Bart
McMellan, pitcher of the University
of Texas. lie is reported to be on his
way east.
Irish General Is Killed.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Dublin, April 25.—Brigadier Gen-
ual Adamson, commanding the Ath-
lone brigade of the regular Irish re-
publican army was shot dead today
near the headquarters of the inde-
pendent republican forces In Atiilone.
(Associated Tress Dispatch.)
Washington, April 25.—]<argo ex-
penditures will be necessary to bring
the two and half million miles of ru-
ral highways in the United States up
to meet the increased needs of motor
transportation In the opinion of the
joint congressional commission of ag-
ricultural inquiry, whose general con-
clusions were announced today by
Chairman Anderson.
The commission, Chairman Ander-
son said, will recommend that con-
gress continue to promote an ade-
quate program of highway construc-
tion and maintenance, directed to the
more effective co-relation of highway
transportation with rail and water
transportation, and that the states
and counties also continue their
highway programs with particular
reference to farm-to-market roads.
The necessity of cq-operation
among the states to effect a uniform
basis for taxing motor trucks and
other motor vehicles, to fairly repre-
sent the proportion of highway ex-
pense chargeable to such vehicles,
will be urged by the commission, it
was said, as well as the need for uni-
form regulation of motor traffic.
The importance of motor transpor-
tation to the farmer was found not
only tt> have had its effect in extend-
ing and broadening his markets. It
was said, but in the sharply reduced
cost of moving his produce to mar-
ket. This was illustrated in the com-
mission's estimate that in 1!)18 the
cost of wagon haulage from farm to
shipping point averaged about 3o
cents per ton mile for wheat, 33 cents
for corn and 48 cents for cotton,
while by motor-truck or tractor the
averages were 15 cents for wheat and
corn, 18 cents for cotton.
SEME H SIX
BIG MACHINE HAS BEEN MISS-
ING OFF COAST OF FLOR-
IDA SINCE MONDAY.
JEWS WANT CREDIT FOR
THEIR ROLE IN HISTORY.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
El Paso, Tex., April 25.—Inclusion
In school histories of chapters that
would give the pupils information con-
cerning the part Jews have played and
arc playing in American history is ad-
vocated in a resolution adopted by the
annual convention of the seventh dis-
trict of the Independent Order of
B'Nal B'Rith here yesterday.
DAUGHTER OF BRANDEIS
IS NOW AN ATTORNEY.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Key West, Fla., April 25.—Search
for the commercial seaplane Santa
Maria, which with six persons aboard
has been missing since it left here
early yesterday for Nassau, a flight of
approximately 300 miles, has been un-
successful so far as was known here
tonight. The naval and commercial
seaplanes Jeft here early today to look
for the craft and radio stations both
here and at Miami required all ves-
sels to report any trace of the plane.
A stiff blaze was blowing off the
coast yesterday and It was hoped here
teh pilot had anchored at the shoals
off Anflros Island.
Pasengers Are
Taken From Train
on Long Ladders
(Associated Press Dispatch )
Waxahachie, Tex., April 25.—Pas-
sengers were taken from a M.. K. &
T. passenger train on ladders swung
from a viaduct early today when the
train was stopped by high waters.
When Waxahachie creek overflowed
it caught the train. City firemen
swung ladders from the interurban
viaduct to the top of the coaches and
passengers climbed to safety.
The damage is expected to be heavy
in Kills county,
Belton, April 25.—-Mrs. P. P. Morey
was believed to have been drowned
in the Salado river at Sulphur Springs
crossing tonight while returning with
Mr. Morey from San Antonio, where
they had been for the past ten days.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Morey are prom-
inent in Belton, where they have re-
sided for a number of years, and they
are also well known in Temple and
throughout this section of the stale.
Mr. Morey is a retired capitalist, own-
ing a large amount of city property
in Beltoa and other cities of the state.
Mr. Morey had attempted to drive
his car across the river af Salado, but
due to the ugly appearance of the
river he drove down to the Sulphur
Springs crossing several miles below.
At this point there is a narrow ce-
ment causeway. The water was run-
ning over the causeway, and the river
had been rising rapidly for some time
due to the rains of the afternoon.
While the car was out on the cause-
way the engine was killed by the
water, which was high enough to flood
the engine. Mr. Morey alighteh [coin
the car, and fell into the river. He
was taken to a point over a hundred
yards below the causeway before ite
got out of the river.
The rapid rise of the river and the
swiftness of the water aroused the
fear of Mrs Morey, who cried for
help. A number of men brought
ropes and attempted to throw them
to Mrs, Morey, but were unable to do
so. The car was washed from the
bridge, and at a late hour last night
neither Mrs. Morey nor the car had
been recovered.
According to a citizen of Salado, the
rise in the river must have been about
eight feet in order to be high enough
to enter the engine of an automobile.
Mr. Morey had• been reported in
Belton as having drowned, but on the
arrival of a doctor he was quite re-
covered.
Mr. Morey spent last night at the
home of Charlie Gist of Salado.
| The Lampasas and Leon rivers were
' reported last night as being several
'feet above normal, due to the heavy
BEAUTY PARLOR
OWNER IS ROBBED
Miss Dorothy IJurchanl, beauty ex-
pert, was found unconscious along a
road near Desplaines, III. She had
been beaten and robbed. When she
recovered consciousness she told po-
lice that she had been kidnaped from
her beauty shop as she was counting
the day's receipts.
NEAKI.Y 5 INCHES OF RAIN
IN TWENTY FOl'll HOl'RS
Rainfall in Temple yesterday to-
tal d 2.30 inches, according to the
gauge kept by Volunte r Weather
Observer Surghtior. Tlie rain Mon-
day afternoon was 2.20 inches, mak-
ing a total of 4.50 inches within the
spun of twenty-four hours.
More Disorders la Ireland.
(Associated Press Dispaich )
B lfast, April 25.—Insurgent re-
publican army troops today attacked
a lorry carrying republican army reg-
ulars at Mullinger. Several shots
were exchanged, marking the first
fighting between the two factions.
The regular troops were reinforced
and made six arrests.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
New York, April 25.—Like father
like daughter is the 1922 version of
the ancient adage as applied by Miss
Susan Brandeis, daughter of Justice
Brandeis of the United States supreme
court who yesterday announced that
she had "hung out her shingle" as a
full fledged attorney.
Street Car Is Held Up.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
St, Louis, April 25.—Three ban-
dits today held up about 40 passen-
gers in a street car near the busy
downtown section and escaped with
a satchel containing $70,000 in can-
celled checks. It was the sixth
street car holdup here In one year.
Slow Rain at Abilene.
(AMioclatcd Press Dispatch.)
Abilene, Tex., April 25.—Slow and
steady rains at intervals for the last
three days have made crop prospects
bright in this part of west Texas, but
no floods have resulted.
Light Raiu In Panhandle.
(Associated Press Dispatch )
Am.trlilo, Tex., April 25.—Rainfall
in the Panhandle of Texas last night
averaged only about an eighth of an
inch.
FEIKU SON PORTRAIT IS
FINISHED AT BART LETT
Republicans Plan
to Go Ahead With
Bcnus Legislation
(Ansoclated Press DUpatch.)
Washington, April 25.—Informal
conferences on soldier bonus legisla-
tion between senate finance committee
republicans and officials of veteran
organizations were closed today and
Chairman McCunvber said It was
planned to go ahead with the working
of the details for the measure. When
that has been done the matter will be
taken up with President Harding.
Spokesmen for the veterans were
represented as having expressed satis-
faction with the proposal to substitute
a twenty year endowment insurance
policy for the adjusted service certifi-
cate features of the house bill with a
modification tlint would make bor-
rowings from banks possible. They
also were said by some committee-
men to have offered no objection to
the elimination of the land settlement
option.
(Temple Telegram Special.)
Rartlett, Tex., April 25.—The por-
trait of ex Gov. Jas. 10. Ferguson,
which was authorized by the last leg-
islature, and an appropriation made
therefor, has been completed by Miss
Marie Cronln of this city, and has been
on exhibition at her studio here. The
portrait is a fine piece of work, and
will be hung in the rotunda along the
line of former Texas governors.
Baylor 2, Rice 0.
(Associated ProBS Dispatch.)
Houston, Tex., April 25.—Tanner
pitching for Baylor here today held
Rice Institute liitless and runless, Bay-
lor winning 2 to 0. Tanner hit one
batter and walked another, these be-
ing the only men to reach first base.
Texas Loses to L. S. U.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Baton Rouge, La., April 25.—Lou-
isiana State University defeated the
visiting Texas University baseball
team here this afternoon by a score
of 9 to 8—the contest going to ten
innings.
(JOVi:KNMEM FORCAST
East Texas: Wednesday and
Thursday unsettled, showers in north
portion.
West Texas: Wednesday and
Thursday clot: ly, showers in north
portion Wednesday.
Trinity and Tributaries on Wild
Rampage FollowingNine Inch Rain;
City in Darkness; Daring Rescues
(Associated Preis Dispatch.)
Fort Worth, Tex., April 25.—John J. McCain, chairman
of the levee board, issued a statement tonight in which he de-
clared the levees around the rivers which broke early this
morning and flooded the lowlands of this city were dynamited
by unknown parties and that an investigation by the grand
jury would be demanded immediately.
"It is our opinion that the levee did not break of its own
accord, but was dynamited and as soon as the situation is
relieved we are goinrj to place the facts before the grand jury
and demand an investigation," Mr. McCain declared here to-
night.
"This decision of opinion is based on a report made to me
at 8:15 o'clock by John J. Lyden, field supervisor and a mem-
ber of the levee board for the last 12 years, in which he de-
clared that he had been strolling the levee all Monday night
and all day Tuesday and that it was his opinion that the levee
was dynamited," Mr. McCain declared.
"We are not placing the blame upon anyone, but we are go-
ing to place the facts before the grand jury and demand an
investigation," McCain concluded.
President Is Said
to Be Opposed to
the Ku Klux Klan
(Associated Press Dispatch )
Med ford, Oregon, April 25.-- Fol-
lowing a recent declaration hero by
a speaker describing himself as a
representative of the Ku Klux Klan,
"that President Harding was friendly
to the organization," Mrs., Frank L.
Applegate of Medford, recently wrote
to the president, asking concerning
the truth of this statement.
Today she said she received a re-
ply from George P. Christian, secre-
tary of the president, stating the
president "heartily disapproved of the
organization and has repeatedly ex-
pressed himself to this effect."
Henpecked Men
Keep Convention
City as Secret
(Associated Tress Dlspalcli.)
London, April 25.— The place for
holding the annual meeting of the
'ancient and honorable international
order of henpecked husbands," an or-
ganization having headquarters at
Sowerby, is being kept a secret to in-
sure freedom from wifely interference.
Much time will be required at this
years gathering for the consideration
of a long list of applications for mem-
bership as each candidate must be
severely cross-examined regarding his
fitness to be dubbed "well and truly
henpecked."
Fort. Worth, Tex., April 25.—Seventeen probably dead and
property damage estimated at approximately $1,000,000 is the
toll of a flood which struck Fort Worth early Tuesday morn-
ing, sweeping before it scores of residences and small build-
ings, overflowing hundreds of acres of land and inundating
several city streets.
Word reaching here early Tuesday night from points north
of Fort Worth indicate that a further rise is expected and
every effort is being made to prevent further loss of life and
proprty in the event of another rise.
Rescue workers are laboring tirelessly in bringing relief
to flood sufferers and attempting to resme the flood-striken
from their homes. The entire city has united in this work.
City Is in Darkness
With the boiler room's of the City Power & Light company
flooded, residential Fort Worth is spending th.e night in dark-
ness. No water has been available since early this morning,
and it is believed that the entire city will be without lights
and i)0wer within a few hours.
The estimate of dead was placed by Manager L. G. White,
in charge of Red Cross relief workers. However, none of the
local undertaking establishments has received a body. Rescue
workers are of the belief that many now unaccounted for will
be found when the water subsides. The flood was confined
chiefly to the lowlands adjoining the tributaries of the Trinity
river and the disaster is far from city-wide. Marine, Syca-
more, Clear Forks and the Trinity river were swollen and
overflowing the bottoms nearby. Water stands three feet
deep in the stockyards and is but a foot from the Livestock
Exchange building, reports received at 4:30 o'clock this after-
noon stated. However, no property loss is expected, as these
waters are expected to subside hourly.
Lesion Men Patrol Streets
With the city facing a night of darkness, 500 members of
(lie American Legion are patrolling the streets, augmenting
the police force, which is working full time in the flooded
areas. The Southwestern Bell Telephone company and the
Northern Texas Traction company wore heavy losers from the
flood and storm.
Telephone service is crinpled and street car service has
been suspended in parts of the city. Tracks of the interurban
lines to Dallas and Cleburne were twisted masses of steel for
hundreds of yards. On both lines tlie roadbed is washed away.
Parts of the Cleburne track were under ten feet of water this
morning.
Many of the cardinal roads were covered with the water,
cutting off traffic. The road to the Nine-Mile bridge at Lake
Worth was
F
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thousands of ackes of f.vkm
LAND I.M NDATFD IN SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS
Wives of Miners
Assist Husbands
With Gardening
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Hazleton, Pa., April 25.—Bare-
footed foreign-speaking women spad-
ing home gardens and keeping pace
with their husbands in turning over
the soil provides one Of the many odd
sights in the anthracite coal mining
towns. It is predicted that as a re-
sult of the shutdown of the collieries
they will he offered jobs breaking
crops in the fall. Knough potatoes
and other ptoduc ■ will be raised to
keep thousands of families during the
winter, if favorable conditions pre |
vail. I
(Associated Press Dispatch.).
Dallas, Tex., April 25.—Twenty
casualties had been reported up to 8
o'clock tonight as a result of severe
storms in north central Texas last
night and today. Seventeen deaths
at Fort Worth, one negro man drown-
ed at Waco and a negro man and wo-
man at Palmer, made tip the list.
Secretary l'rather of the Dallas
chapter of the American Red Cross
received word late today that Henry
Baker would arrive In Fort Worth to-
morrow morning to take charge of
the situation in behalf of die Red
Cross, which offered help to other
cities in need also.
Thousands of acres of Texas farm
lands, particularly cotton land, are un-
der water and cannot be plowed be-
fore thirty days, John T. Orr, presi-
dent of the Texas Farm Bureau Fed-
eration said.
Reports received miscellaneously in-
icated many cities were more or less
flooded within a 100 mile radius from
Dallas, exccpt to the north of here
where, however, rising waters were
predicted.
Oil field operations tn the storm
area were suspended.
Dallas, Tex., April 25.—Dallas to-
night was prepared to assist the of-
ficials of the America Legion of Fort
Worth In rescuing people of that city
from the flooded waters reported
there.
Mayor Aldredgo wired a proffer of
help to Mayor Coekrell of Fort Worth
this afternoon, but Mayor Coekrell
replied that his officers and the Amer-
ican Legion were able to do without
outside aid.
flooded for three and t
half miles. Water is running fi\e
feet over the Silver creek bridge and
Live Oak creek bridge Is in a pre-
carious condition.
The flood Is the most severe in the
history of the city, according to old-
time residents. The Trinity river
stood at 36.7 at noon and was still
rising. The gauge measured only 7
feet yesterday.
With the break of the East First
street levee at 3 o'clock, it was be-
lieved the water on being released
would spread out—thereby losing
some of its force.
Coming on the heels of a nine inch
rain the heaviest in the history of
Fort Worth, a wind and electrical
storm, the, flood took scores of people
by surprise early Tuesday morning.
The lowlands adjoining Sycamore
creek were the first to suffer and at
1 o'clock Tuesday morning water was
standing level with the root's of re-
sidences.
Many Rescues Made.
Men, women and children were re-
scued from tree tops and the roofs
of houses by police in boats. An aged
couple was taken from the uppermost
branches of trees. One family was
saved when police sawed a hole in th«
roof of a residence In which the fami-
ly was caged.
As the flood water spread people
living In the lowlands were forced to
vacate their homes, seeking refuge in
tree tops and higher points. Drenched
and chilled many clung feebly to their
places of safety for hours awaiting
the arrival of rescuers. Every ambu-
lance in the city and many prlvats
automobiles were pressed into aervlef
to rush the weakened flood sufferer#
to the hospitals. Women with smull
babies in their arms, many clad only
In thin night clothing, were severely
chilled when found.
Business Is Suspended,
Business was practically suspended
down town alt day. Many busina*#
men residing In Arlington Height* and
North Side were unable to reaf'h theif
plares of business.
At the east end of the Van /.indt
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