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Great Flood Sweeps Into Oklahoma City . j Dam Breaks at Reservoir 10 Miles Away—Rising Waters Lap at Heart of City —Thousands Flee. By Associated Press. Oklahoma City, Okl., Oct. 16.—In the middle of the day the flood was still roaring through Oklahoma City, a rushing, swirling torrent two miles wide with many currents ripping new . courses through the devastated low ' lands. Efforts were being continued after hours of futile trial to reach several families marooned In their homes w hose cries for help came faintly over the rush of the W’ater and the crash ing of trees and buildings that fell before the mighty sweep of the flood. ♦ No loss of life has been reported. Oklahoma City, Okl., Oct. lfl.—A catastrophic flood gripped Oklahoma City today. With virtually the entire south side Inundated, flood waters 't the North Canadian river rising rapidly and creeping relentlessly upward from the lowlands, already literally are lapping at the very threshold of the retail business center of the city, with every prospect that the rest of the high water will not be reached for some time. Sweeping savagely southeastward, the raging torrent, swollen to un precedented proportions by rains which have fallen virtually without interruption for four days in the west and north-cenfral sections of the state, broke through the municipal reservoir, 10 miles west of here, early today and flung a pent-up nine-foot wall of water down stream to spread further dis aster to tho already stricken low lands of Oklahoma City's south side. This volume of water reached here aboilt 4 o’clock this morning and within an hour had spread to within 18 blocks of the principal business section, both from the south and southwest corners. So far there has been no loss of life reported, but numbers of persons are believed to be Imperiled. A swirling current with a powerful undertow defeated efforts of firemen to reach IB persons marooned in the Mulligan grove district in the low lands. Rowboats were unable to breast the current and effect a rescue after earlier efforts had resulted in the rescue of several persons. One man 1* said to be hanging des perately to a rafter In a church while the angry waters sweep through the structure below him. A family of 12, live of them small children, also Is marooned In a house in the Grove district, it was reported. In a email grocery store a man and his wife, proprietors of the place, are iaolated, awaiting the rescuers, who have so far been unable to reach them. Boatmen succeeded in carrying sev eral persons to safety before the swiftly rising water isolated the. Mul ligan Grove neighborhood. Repeated efforts to reach the helpless flood vic tims will be made, but firemen who battled the current there said it was impossible to navigate in rowboats. Ordered to places of safety last evening by city authorities, approxi mately 15,000 residents abandoned their homes in an area in the flood's path comprising 117 city blocks and are being sheltered and fed by hastily formed relief organizations. National guardsmen are patrollng the stricken residential sections. The surging waters battered through tho dam embankments de spite the frantic efforts of workmen to save them by hastily erected sand bag levees. Ths west bank was torn open late last evening. In a few moments sev en feet of water was pouring through, sending the river's stage to 23 feet. Try for one of these Prizes! —FREE!— $1000 In Prizes 130 PRIZES IN ALL The Pillsbury Skill Contest Starts October 22nd; Ends October 27, 6 P.M. 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Four Yards to Serve You Reo Speed Wagon as “Covered Wagon | Filming the days of the Oregon trail involved hardships that matched in many ways the struggles of the early pioneers in their march across Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming and over the Rockies to Oregon. But tlio ac tual hauling was done with Reo Speed Wagon*—as for instance the trans porting of a dozen immense generators and lighting plants across the Utah plains 50 and 70 miles from a railroad. A duplicate of the Reo as It left the last railroad point was on Omaha streets today in conjunction with the showing of the picture here. By midnight, 300 feet of the honk had been carried away. For two hours the 23-foot depth was main tained. Then the torrent's furious attack against the east barrier was victor ious and almost the full sweep of water In the dam was released. This sent the river’s crest to 26 feet, a height never before attained and nine feet above last spring's dis astrous high mark. With the additional rise, emer gency sirens in Oklahoma City blared forth their warning signals and evac uation of the entire area In the flood’s path began. At the Sound of the fire siren streets south of Grand avenue, a principal business thorough fare, became choked with refugees. Relief stations were sbt up and per sonal warnings were broadcast by the local telephone company to each of Its subscribers in the threatened district. Street cars and volunteer motor ists, venturing to the very edge of the advancing water, aided in bring ing the helpless and crippled to ha vens of safety. A stream of grim-faced refugees trudged on foot, backs bent over the burden of pitiful little bundles of be longings snatched frantically from their homes, which only a few min utes later were charged by the swirl ing waters. Following a report at police head quarters that a band of from 75 to 100 was looting homes deserted by refugees, a force of specially depu tized police was dispatched to the scene with orders issued by Mayor O. A. Cargill to shoot to kill any person found pillaging. Refugees Fill Streets. With the coming of a cold, gray dawn, the homeless ventured from their emergency shelters and the streets were filled with them. Bread and coffee llnee were opened by the city’s two largest hotels and regular relief centers were receiving truck loads of food from the city's whole sale district. Virtually every church In the city had been impressed Into service as well as many lodge rooms ..nd busi ness buildings. Among the latter was the Federal Reserve Bank building, the marble lobby of which was lit tered with the tragic little bundles of the homeless. Every hospital in the city was filled to overflowing long before daybreak as sick were taken from their homes in the lowlands. Long lines of cots In the corridors told of the effort being (hade to minister to the needs of those who had been driven from their sick beds. Adjutant General B. H. Markham of the Oklahoma National Guard, who la In a hospital, directed the operation of the 300 guardsmen In the flood area by telephone. Cissie Loftus Bark. New York. Oct. 16.—Returning to the American stage after an absence of nearly 10 years, Cissie Lnftui. Eng lish mimic, arrived yesterday on the Leviathan, announcing herself cured of the drug habit. Last November cable dispatches tell ing of the arrest of the actress In London for alleged Illegal possession of narcotics brought to the United States the first news In years of the former star of the legitimate and vaudeville stages. Since then she was paroled for a year by the English courts. 10 Years Added to Life. Detroit. Mich., Oct. 16.—Ten years added to the average expectancy of human life during the last 20 years ond the cutting of the Infant mor tality rate In half Is credited chiefly to specific public health activities, Dr. George E. Vincent, president of the Rockefeller Foundation of New York City, said In an address before the American Child Health associa tion. Movie Czar Return*. New York, Oct. 16.—Will H. Hays returned yesterday on the Levlnthnn after visiting Ambassador Harvey for three weeks In London. He declined to discuss Mr. Harvey's resignation, hut asserted that 90 per cent of the film productions In England were of Americanlam make and predicting that motion pictures eventually would end wars by making for better understand ing between nations. Swiss Niagara Falls. Geneva, Oct. 16.—A new Niagara Falls la being built In the Alps at an altitude of over 6,000 feet, near Martigwy, for the purpose of supply ing electrical power to the {Swiss Fed eral railways. The dam will be the same height a« that at Niagara, and an artificial lake of 40.000,000 cubic yards will he formed. Its total cost will be nbout J12.000.000. Hamburg, the greatest seaport In Germany, Is 90 miles from the sea. Absolutely Pure imported POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL Jilted Wife Asks $15,000 Damages Blames Husband’s Parents for Alienation of His Af fection for Her. i Threats of violence by his parents led Henry Patera to desert her twice. first as his fiancee and later as his bride, de clares Mrs. Mary Fou lieek Patera in filing suit for $15,000 dam ages against her fath er-in-law and mother in-law, Jacob and Agnes Patera. She became engaged to Henry Patera In December 5, 1922, as Mary Patera. gerts Mrs. Mary Pa tera in her petition, filed today with the clerk of the district court. The date of the wedding was set for Jan uary 20. But, frightened by his par ent, who, she asserts, threatened to kill him if ho married her, young Patera Jilted his fiancee and fled to California. He was returned, and pleaded guilty to seduction. The same day the pair was married. Immediately after the marriage, the parents of the young man renewed their opposition and threats, contin ues the petition. After two days with his bride, the husband again left her. A child was born August 23. The mother claims to be without resource* and ascribes the loss of her husband's affections to the Interference of his parents. Ford Doesn’t Object. Mitchell. 8. D.. Oct 16—Tom Ayres, head of the new farmer-labor party irf South Dakota, today an nounced that he had received word from Henry Ford that the automobile manufacturer had no objection to the formation of "Ford for President" clubs In this atate. Ayres said that formation of the clubs would be Started next month. Reginald Denny Injured. Los Angeles. Oct. 16.—Reginald Denny, motion picture actor, suffered a fractured pelvis and severs lacera tions of the right arm when the auto mobile In which he was returning from a fishing trip overturned, It was an nounced at the hosplta. where he was taken. and make 10 glass** o# delicious iallyf CRANBERRY JELLY Cook until soft Iks do si rod quantity of craaborrios with 1 $4 pints of wator for oach two quarts of barrios. Strain tbo juico through a jelly bag. Maasuro »ha hues and boat It to tko boilingpoiat. Addoaacup j of sugar for srorr two cups of juico; stir until tbo sugar /; isdissolrod; boii briskly lor five nsinutss} skim, and paur into glass tumblers, porcelain or crock ary molds. | Recipe foMsr Sen# Rroe Ansricss Crssksrry Esckssgs hit Wsst Brssf wsj, New Ytrh ADVKKT1NKMKNT. WOMEN! DYE OLD THINGS NEW Sweaters Skirts Coats Waists Dresses Kimonos Draperies Ginghams Stockings Each' 15-oent package of "Diamond Dyes" contain* direction* bo simple any woman ran d.ve or tint any old, worn, faded out t hi tiff new, even If aha has never dyed before. Choose any color at drug store. *i When in Omaha See BRADLEY, MERRIAIY! & SMITH y Mail Oqirr Merchants I Goods Shipped or Delivered in Person Catalogs Sent on Request ! r.wemrTJi.ltjjuwl—bc—! When in Omaha Stop at Hotel Rome Board Accepts Loan From Bank School Body Hears Plea for New High School for Benson. The bid made by the Omaha Trust company and eastern concerns on a promissory note of the Omaha school district for $1,500,000, maturing Au gust 21, 1924 was accepted Monday by the Board of Education. The bid was $1,500,339 plus accrued Interest. The bid of the National City com pany of New York was next highest, being par plus accrued Interest. The majority of the other • five bids were below par. C. C. Berbers and E. N. Carson of Benson appeared before the board to speak for a new high school. Their claim U that the present building is too small to accommodate the stu dents' needs. Some recitation classes, they assert, are held In the basement of the school. There are 125 students in the senior high school. Rose Hill school be comes so cold in winter that classes must lie dismissed, Mr. Carson stated. A petition signed by Benson parents for consideration by the board on building plans, presented by Mr. Beebers, was referred to the super intendent of instruction and the com mittee on teachers and course of study. The old Technical High automobile mechanic building has been sold to the Milton Rogers Estate company for 12,500. A certified check for half this amount was received by the secre tary of the board. 8ales -on other Tech buildings and structures on other school sites has netted the school district $4,590 it was an nounced. Fall athletic meet buttons were an proved and 850 class 8, 500 class 2 and 150 class 1 buttons will be pur chased. These buttons are given to youths who complete certain athletic testa. Rules and regulations governing the Omaha school district have not been printed for several years. The only existing copies are In typewritten form. Printing of 8,000 these regulations was These will be distributed members, principals, teachers and In terested parties. The dangerous situation existing near the Washington school, Fifty sixth street and Mayberry avenue where a curb has been laid on May berry avenue and no paving or side walk has been put down, was place*? before the board. School children are forced to walk in the street and are in danger of being hit by motor cars It was claimed. More than 74.000 oodles have beet cremated In Toklo since the earth quake disaster. \ Ssss^^SSS |pr * you . —E““~ y guarding against ^—.THESE DAYS ? Your grocer eel!* Poetum in two forms: • w% m Instant Poetum (in Jheres safety and szsz satisfaction in Poetum Cereal itn pack __ ages for those who pre ^(B >■> iB T |B MM fer the flavor brought rU31 U XVI srs a 2 ^ . . w e w either form is about for your mealtime drink c*°‘ • Last Longer- __ Less Adjustment ■ Buick Four-Wheel Brakes B§ Buick four-wheel brakes not only double the braking SE~* efficiency of the new 1924 Buick* by doubling the braking surface, but for the same reason lessen the wear on each — brake mechanism in proportion. Buick four-wheel brakes last longer. They require less adjustment and the linings do not wear down as quickly. Simple in construction and positive in action, Buick four wheel brakes give added safety under all circumstances. They are of the Buick external contracting type and each brake has a three-quarter wrap or grip instead of the usual half-way grip. Buick four-wheel brakes are operated with a slight pressure on the service brake pedal. They act quickly, smoothly and easily. All 1924 Buicks (both four* and sixes) have these new (bur wheel brakes. In addition, the 1924 Buicks embody further advancements in power, in construction and in beauty that ' make Buick more than ever "the Standard of Comparison”. __ __a-ss-ssW Nebraska Buick Auto Company LINCOLN OMAHA SIOUX CITY H. E. SUIh, Proaidont Loo Huff, Vico Proa. Chaa. Stuort, Soc.-Troaa OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS RETAIL DEALERS Nabraaka Buick Madaoa Auto Co. Auto Co. H. 337 W. Broadway 19th and Howard Sto. *°>® F»rnam St. Council Blaffa \ « . -- When better automobile* are built, Bulck will build them