fHK SUNDAY BEE: OMAHA. JULY SO, 1022.
. North Nebraska
Trains Halted
by Flood Waters
; Heavy Ratal Cauie Riveh to
Rue Tracki Washed Out
at Several Points Many
' Towns' Victim.
. Norfolk, Neb., .July 29 Floodi,
lonowing winas, ram ana nan storms,
vr-terrtav afternoon and lint nih
' wert general over north Nebraska
loaay.
' All service on the Omaha railroad
' tiluiin MrtrfnlU and Kinair Pitw wu
-canceled on account of numeroui
wasnouts on tne line. even nunarea
feet of track was washed out between
Norfolk and Hoikint and stretches
between Hoskint and Wintidc, Win
aide and Wayne, Wayne and Wake
field and Wakefield i and Emerson
were washed oat and 1,000 feet of
. track on each side of Winside were
V out.
. Randolph Inundated.
f ... Van.
', doloh by vrihd. rain and hail and
'part oi the town was inundated yes
f terday evening; when Logan creek
' rnt mil nf it hanka. Loean creek.
'normally very small Hream, was
' nearly a mile wide at Wayne and
!. Wakefield was preparing this morn
! ing for a flood wherr the waters in
- the swollen creek reach that place.
A train on tbe Omaha railroad e-
tween Wayne and Kandoiph on me
Bloomfield line was stranded three
,l miles north of Carroll, when the
track to tha rear and ahead were
washed out. About 100 passengers
-.were understood to be on the train,
, but it was impossible to ascertain
what disposition was made of them.
' , The residential district of Pierce
was tinder water this morning and
part of the residential district of
Winside.
Haft Destroys Crop.
: Pilger was Inundated lasnight by
the worst flood in years -when the
Hnmi)Ug creek went out of its banks.
"The main streets were still covered
with over a foot of water this morn-
4 '"The North Fork river in Norfolk
rose Over five feet during the night
and was nearly out of its banks at
noon today. No damage is expected
here, however. A slight rise was also
noted in the Elkhorn river here.
The hail devastated a atrip of ter
ritory from two to four miles wide
extending from Winside to Emerson
,.nd from south of Wayne to Ran
dolph, erops in that region being al
most a total loss.
Flooded -streams also wrashed
. away much small'grain in shock and
took a heavy toll of livestock and
; cbickensr .
Damage at Fremont.
. Fremont, Neb., July 29. (Special
. Telegram.) Friday night's and Sat
I urday morning's cloudburst and rain-
' storm, accompanied by heavy, winds,
V played havoe in this vicinity, accord
inp to the reports that continue to
drift in. Damage will amount to
' thousands of dollars with consider
' ; able loss to crops and property.
a r.j.. T4tf. livhtmnv struck
the barn on the John Lohman ranch.
K resulting in its destruction ana iwu
r nearby buildings. The hay loft was
filled and a large amount of gram
was lost in the fire that followed.
. Lohman carried but little insurance.
J Two lines of the Northwestern
were temporarily put out of business.
C No trains were operated this morning
I' between Fremont and Omaha and
the Missouri Valley line. Local of
t ficials reported 1,000 feet, of track
washed out between Blair and Ken
: nard. The train from Lincoln was
" turned around at Fremont, unable to
proceed to Missouri Valley. A see-
tion of the track was destroyed at
. Wi-ner. .,,,.,.
: Rain fell to a depth of 2.S3 inches.
accompanied by a heavy electrical
h storm that continued for nearly four
' hours. The Plctte river raised over
nipht from a mtuldy creek to a rush
; ing torrent. Washouts were report-
cd on the Northwestern between
fi: Scribner and Hooper.
State Swept by Storm;
Property Damage Heavy
v . '
.,, tCorttape From )
& dian crack overflowed and was ie
nns.tcd when the waters "receded.
. . Dozens of early morning trucks
and automobiles were stuck in the
oo:e. . In the neighborhood of the
Northwestern tracks and Broadway
j, vehicles were strugglir.fr like Hies
i on a vast sheet of flypaper,
f IIors:s to Rescue,
nmo of the trucks were loaded
U with h03S being taken from Iowa
farms to the Omaha stock yards.
Log chains and teams of horses were
brought to the rescue. Some of the
:- 1 rucks were so deep in the mire that
" their wheels were nearly invisible.
Traffic was detoured later by, way of
,- Avenue B.
if i A big force of men was put to
Af work digging out the street car tracks
, v.' through the inundated district on
" Broadway. Hundreds of wagonloads
i of mud will have to be removed from
" on top of the paving in these four
blocks on Broadway. Many cellars
are flooded also and partly filled
with the heavy mud deposit,
r High Wind.
; The wind velocity in Conncil Bluffs
i was reported much greater even than
i in Omaha. The electric sign of the
t Damon F.lectric company. Fourth
street nd Broadway, about 30 feet
,' hong, was blown down, and in falling
- wrapped and tangiea arouua an iron
-1 troller oole.
Another big sign at Oak street
. and Est Broadway was blown down.
'' Trees and wires were damaged. Tele-
v phones were put out of commission.
- Electric lights awent out about 10
Friday night, but were restored at
I midnight. .
Railroad Report Damage.
' Railroads and the other public util
' ity companies reported much dam-
. age to their properties, though not
V f" great as that of the storm of ex-
; A. F. McAdams, district commer
. cial manager of the telephone com
1 pany. reported that 500 Omaha tele.
?, phone were out of order Saturday
morning, sue to tnc tntu m u&m
' . ning and soaked cables. Toll lines
' v came through with minor damage.
There were 22 case of other trouble
' f cavsed by lightnin.
The; street railway company suf
fefM its heaviest damage in Council
- Bluff where four blocks of double
rack on Broadway were buried be
icaih a foot of mud from overflowed
Indian rreck. A big force of men
worked all niht and opened the
track to frame again by 8 Saturday
morning.
The powf "went off on the South
Sixteenth street line in Omaha hout
10 and cart filled with pattengert
were at a standstill in the rain until
nearly midnight.
Creek all around Omaha and
Council Bluff wer out of their
bank. Approaches to bridge in
soma place were washed away.
County Engineer Lou Adams went
out early Saturday morning to inves-
tigate damages ana mane emergency
repair.
Many flooded cellars and washouts
were reported in Omaha.
There were deep washout at
Thirty-ninth street and Bedford ave.
nue, Sixty-sixth and Wirt streets
ind many other places where streets
areunpaved. At the police garage
sink holes were reported.
Lightning struck the home of John
Mulac,. SOU South Twenty-third
street about 11, setting fire to the
roof. The rain quickly put out the
blare.
Pilger Flooded.
Early reports from out in the
state showed that the town of Pilger,
northeastern Nebraska, is flooded,
with four feet of wate in the streets
of the business district, following in
cessant rains for several day and a
rainfall of four inches between 7 and
9 Friday night. The Hambug creek
went on a rampage for the ceecond
time within six weeks, inundating the
town and causing many of the in
habitants to flee from their homes
to higher ground. Much damage
was done to crops in the Humbug
creek district.
The Little Panpio creek was re
ported to be highest among the
streams ot Douglas county and early
reports said its overflow had done
considerable damage.
Sie local weather forecast was lor
bable showers last night. Sunday
fair." The sun was shinning Satur
day. " .
The Lincoln highway east of Oma
ha was closed Saturday morning be
cause of the washout of a bridge at
Crescent. Ia. Other roads to the east
were impassable. Motor busses oper
ating in and nut of Omaha did not
run.
Northwestern officials here received
reports today of track trouble north
and east of Noo'. eat of Ken
nard, . between Fremont- and Mis
souri Valley and between Omaha
and Fremont, due to heavy rains.
Trains were routed over Union Pa
cific tracks for a time out of Fre
mont County Fait- August 22-25
Broken Bow, Neb., July 29. (Spe
cial.) The Custer county fair is
scheduled for August 22, 23, 24 and
25. Indications point to the greatest
number" of exhibits ever on display.
August Sale of Furs
Our Greatest Sale Begins
Monday, July 3Jst
Year's Smartest Furs at Savings
of 20 to 33V3 on Fall Prices
40-Inch Hudson
Seal Coats
$27599
Marvelous coats of fine quality
skins, with luxurious collars of nat
ural skunk. Cuffs of natural skunk
in the,new Mandarin, bell or turn
back styles.
The same style, 36-inch, $265.
Kolinsky
43-inch Coat, $595
Distinctive, becoming model.
trapes, $195 to $325
Tail and paw trimmed.
Jap Mink Coat
40-inch, $395
Tail-trimmed model of
finest quality mink.
40-Inch Natural
Muskrat' Coats
$12599
Superior, lovely dark skins.
A very smart model.
Fine Scotch Mole
45-inch Cape, $275
Elaborately lined.
A Deposit of One-Fourth Will Hold Any Purchase
' Storage Until November 1st Without Charge
Pioneer Nebraskan Heads
Four Living Generations
Upper row, left to right: Ernest
Lower row, left to right: Robert
Here are four living male genera
tions, three born and reared in Ne
braska. The great-grandfather is Ernest
Guenzel, 85, who settled at Nebraska
City in 1861 and is still living there.
He traveled by steamer from St.
Louis to Nebraska City.
The grandfather is C. J. Guenzel,
54, born in Nebraska City. He has
Sterling Lets Contract
for New Town Building
Tecumseh, Neb., July 29. (Spe
cial.) The village board at Sterling
has let the contract to the Commun
ity Lumber and Coal company of
that town for the erection jf a town
building. The new building, of
pressed brick, is to be on the site of
the old town hall, recently razed.
It will be 36 by 47 feet in size, one
story.
The building will have four rooms.
One large room will be used as head
quarters for the town council and the
second large room will be used by
the Sterling" library. The other two
Fashioned
silk lined,
Gueiuel, 85; Ernest U. Guenzel, 27.
Cuenxel, 8 months; C. J. Guenxel, 54,
been in the mercantile business in
Lincoln since 1885 and is now head
of one of the city's largest depart
ment stores.
The father is Ernest U. Guenzel,
27, assistant secretary and treasurer
of the department store.
The youngster is Robert C. Guen
zel, admittedly boss of the entire
family.
rooms will be used by the city offi
cers and for fire fighting equipment.
Fire Destroys Motor Bus
Broken Bow, Neb., July 29. (Spe
cial.) T. M. Kimes of Anselmo lost
his motor bus by fire. He had taken
a load of persons to New Helena to
a dance and it was during his absence
that the bus was burned.
Bond Issue Voted
Bigspring, Neb., July 29. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Bonds amounting
to $26,000, to be issued to pay off city
indebtedness, were carried here in a
special election by a vote of 111 .to
nve.
Hudson Seal
45-inch Wrap, $450
An especially beautiful model.
With a deep shawl collar of finest
natural squirrel, Mandarin sleeves,
slenderizing lines.
42-inch Cape, $275
With beautiful new lines.
42-inch Cape, $350
With a Victorian (flaring)
chin collar of dyed squirrel.
48-inch Coat, $450
Self-trimmed luxurious model with
large shawl collar and mandarin
sleeves.
40-Inch Kolinsky
Marmot Coats
$7599
of beautiful, soft skins,
with the new cord belt.
Small Furs Chokers
' Stone Marten, $32.50.
Hudson Bay Sable, $47.50.
American Mink, $19.75.
Natural Squirrel, $12.75.
Scotch Mole, $24.75.
German . Fitch, $12.75.
Skunk Scarf, $37.50.
Brown Fox, $22.50. ;
Platinum Fox, $67.50.
Black Fox, $19.75.
Tax Valuations
Show Decrease
of Half-Million
State Board vof Equalization
May Be Forced to Make
Increase! in 35
Counties.
Lincoln, Neb., July 29.-(Special.)
Properly valiutiotn in 89 of the
9i roiintifi in Nebraska are nearly
one-half million dollars lower this
year than in .1921, according to a
statement issued by V. It. Osborne,
state tax commissioner. The coun
ties which have failed to send valu
ations to Osborne are DouKlas, Car
field, Richardson and 5cotts Bluff.
Osborne declared today that from
present indications the total valu
ation this year would be approxi
mately $2,nW.0fU.2l.t attains! a total
valuation of $.1,312,737,091 last year.
"It is probable the state board of
equalization will be obliged to in
crease valuations in 35. of the coun
ties which have reported," 0borne
said. "That will increase the valua
tion to approximately $3,206,983,644."
Following is a table prepared by
Osborne showing comparisons of
personal property returned the last
two years:
1M1.
Hon III.SM.tIT IJMia.tfli
Huiaa 7,0?i.7S4 11.441. 1S
Cattla 7S.I1I.I07 T1.C3I.1H0
Mulaa 7 040. U S.eo7.211
Tnna, hay 1.1T1.JSS Km 414
Whtat a.lTI.SI 4.70J.SM
Corn 1T.M4.0S1 l.7l.47t
Hank alnck 64.001 til 44.07I.70S
Intanclblo properly. SS.S10.0S4 J. 793, 100
Three Arrested in Booze
Raid on Home in Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb., July 29. (Special
Telegram.) In a raid on the home
of Fred Priddy during the rain Fri
dav nieht. Albert Witzlci. Herh R,(.
ting and William Darwin were ar
rested on an intoxication charge and
lodged in jail. Priddy and his wife
also are being held.
Several jugs of alleged liquor were
confiscated by Sheriff Emery and his
deputies. A Haynes touring car, said
to belong to an Omaha man named
Houlett, also was seized. Authori
ties say they will close the place.
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August Sale of Advance
Fall Styles of Suits and Coats
Reductions of 20 to 33Vz
These lower prices are offered
during August solely as a con
cession to those who do their
purchasing a little in ad
vance of the regular season
Wooltex Knockabouts $19.50 to $35.00
Fur Trimmed Coats $67,50 to $225.00
Beaver --Squirrel Fox Wolf Mole Astrachan
Tailored Suits from $49.50 to $98.50
A reasonable deposit will hold any garment you select
Storage Without Charge until you care to wear it
Operators Predict
Early End of Strike
Mllaa4 from I'M .
he aiord, contemplates that each
state shall tke the entire rcpoiui
bilily for distribution and prices w ith
in ii boundaries while the federal
rcverniiient will see to it that the
states get ion I from the operators at
Uir j r:crs.
The commerce secretary in this
connection stated Hut Henry U.
Spencer, the administrative me.u'icr
if the copimittee, is to be known as
the federal fuel distributor and not
as an administrator, as lie explained
was erroneously announced yesterday
by the department through a typo
graphical slip.
'the government, Mr. lloovt-r
stated, is not re-establishing the old
time fiit'l administration system, but
m t'hieily concerned in the equitable
distribution of coat.
The plan for the emergency to be
s'nt to tlit states, practically JI of
which have responded to the coa!
cr-mniitue appeal, Mr. Hoover said,
will not be uniform, but adapted to
the Mlmiuiiitntive needs of each state.
American Coal Cheaper.
Mr. Hoover also announced that
he had arked all bunkering companies
along the Atlantic coast to bunker
ships only to the next port of call,
and after August I to require all for
eign ships to bunker for the round
trip abroad. American coal, he de
clared, is cheaper than foreign coal,
and it is the present tendency of
jhips to load up with coal in Ameri
can ports tather than abroad or with
imported fuel.
The presidential committee, Mr.
Hoover said, has recommended to
Canadian consumers that they im
port coal "for their own safety."
i'rov'sions, however, will be m.ide
to take care of the needs of Cuba, lie
added.
Pittsburgh. July 29. (Dy A. P.)
The rattle of hoisted coal was heard
at mines in Washington county Fri
day. This was the second day of the
organized campaign of the Pitts
burgh Coal Producers' association to
resum operations without an agree
ment with the United Mine Workers
of America.
Pennsylvania cavalrymen were on
duty near the mines.. There was no
disorder. The Associated Press rep
resentatives made an automobile tour
of the Washington county area.
Iiurnliam Heads
G. 0. P. Committee
Third District Republicans
Meet al Fremont to Plan
Evans Campaign.
Fremont, Neb., July 29. (Special
Telegram.) The lhird congres
sional republican committee held its
conference in Fremont. E. C. turn
ham, Norfolk, was elected chairman
in charge of the campaign. Harmony
und satisfaction marked the gather
ing of representatives, both men and
women, from every precinct in the
district.
Congressman Robert ' I". Evans,
candidate for re-election, was unable
to attend the meeting. He received
an unexpected summons to be pres
ent at an important committee meet
ing in Washington.
Harrv 1.. Keefc. Walthill; John M.
Kain, Columbus, and C. A. Abbott.
Fremont, were appointed to select
the officials of the executive com
mittee. Their report named Burn
ham, chairman; Kodncy S. Dunlap,
Fremont, secretary; L. D. Richards,
Fremont, treasurer. Other members
of the committee are W. P. Warner,
Dakota City; W. A. Meserve, Colum
bus; Guy Thornton, Neligh; G. A.
Meade, Central City.
Fair and Coaler Weather
Forecast for Next Week
Washington, July 29. Weather
outlook for the week beginning Mon
day: ,
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis
souri valleys, northern Rocky moun
tain and plateau regions: Generally
fair, with temperatures near or some
what below normal.
Southern Rocky mountain -ahd
plateau regions: v Generally fair ex
cept for local rains in the mountains;
temperature near or somewhat below
normal.
Pacific states: Generally fair, with
normal temperature.
Men Knocked Down by Bolt
Big Springs, Neb., July 29. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Charles Ford and
Hilton Phelps of this city both were
knocked down and shocked severely
by a bolt of lightning here. Both
recovered quickly from the shock.
In September these same Fall
Fashions will be from 20
to 33V3 higher. There
is every advantage in making
a selection during this sale
Prospects for Peace in
Rail Strike Brighten
(fBtlim4 From rasa
strike would be placed next and
after them would com the men hired
by the, roads since the strike began
No mention was made of the pension
rights and it was not learned wheth
er this question had been included in
the plan. ,
Also included in the president's
plan was elimination of outside con
tract repair work by the railroads.
This would mean that each railroad
would do its own repair work in its
own shops.
Another demand of the strikers in
cluded in the settlement program re
lated to the setting up of national
and regional arijuonrnt boards to
expedite the adjustment of disputes
between workers and employers.
The wage question would be left
to the labor bo.trd, the striking shop
men to recogniie the board's wage
reduction decision and return to worlc
with the assurance that thrir case
would receive prompt attention by
the board.
In addition, the administration is
understood to have assured the shop
men that it will make every efTott
to have labor sections of the F.srh
Cummins bill amended so that the
labor board may be directed to fix
the pay of the workers on a "living
wage" basis.
Denison Under Martial Law.
Denison, Tex., July 29. The en
tire city of Denison was under mar
tial law and was being patroled by
state troops today following Gov
ernor Neft's proclamation yesterday
enlarging the military district which
originally was confined to the rail
road property, The governor's ac
tion, induced by an outbreak Thurs
day night, when two negroes were
kidnaped on the main street and
taken to the Red river bottoms and
flogged, was calmly received by citi
zens, who went about their business
as usual today.
Military authorities are of the
opinion the situation brought about
by the shopmen's strike is growing
more serious and were prompted by
this belief to ask that additional state
troops be sept to reinforce tlje 300
already encamped here. Prepara
tions are being made by the military
for a lengthy stay, officers say.
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