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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1924)
Farmers Perish as Flood Sweeps Over Iowa Farms Cloudburst Inflicts Heavy Damage on Livestock—Oats Washed Away From Sugar Creek District. Des Moines, la., Aug. 19.—Two men lost their lives, many head of cattle were destroyed and property damage placed at hundreds of thou sands of dollars, was done In a terri fic rainstorm that swept over eastern Iowa .last night. Practically all of the ciUes and towns caught in the rain area were flooded, and the Wap nlplnlcon. Cedar and Big Creek rivers . overflowed their hanks and submerg ed acres of farm lands. J. M. Schley and Declaude Barrett, farmers, living near Bertram, were drowned In the swollen Big Creek while looking for strayed cattle and their bodies were carried miles below before they were recovered at 2 this morning. Crop Damage Severe. Information received here from the storm area Indicated that the damage to crops was severe. In a number of cases complete farms were sub merged, some to a depth of several feet. Rivers in the eastern part of the state were reported to have risen four feet in some cases since mid night. In the Sugar Creek district, near Tipton, entire fields of bats were washed away and the damage to the corn was extensive. Other sections reported herds of cattle drowned, and at Shellsburg many homes were flooded. Between five and seven Inches of raiji fell in the Relnbeck (la.) terri tory and 5.23 inches fell at Iowa Falla last night, according to the state weather bureau. These were the heaviest rainfalls recorded. Des Moines apparently was the out post of the storm, as a heavy rain fell here shortly before dawn. No damage was reported in the city and it was believed the ran was not heavy enough to damage crops. The town of Olln, la., near Cedar Rapids, was reported under water with Walnut creek rising at the rate of an lnche an hour and a heavy rain falling this morning. Rescue parties worked all night taking families from their homes In boats and wagons. Every home In the town Is flooded. The streets are lit tered with dead hogs and chickens. Creek Overflows. At Waterloo, Ia„ the heavy rain caused Blackhawk creek to overflow its .banks laolaUng a number of houses In the northwest section of the city. The Cedar river la the highest known at this time of year and is still rising. It Is estimated that property damage will be exten sive. At Dubuque, !&., 2.2 inches of rain had fallen during the 24 hours ending at 7 a. m. Corn fields are severely damaged. The Mississippi rose eight inches In an hour this morning. SOLDIER AND GIRL HELD UP, ROBBED ifergt. Charles E. Lawson. Fort Crook, and Lillian Waage, 4012 Lari more avenue, were held up and rob bed Monday night by three masked bandits on the road on the north west side of Carter lake. Liwson's machine had become stall ed at the roadside when three armed moij appeared. One stationed him self 20 feet away from the car and covered the entire group. .Sixteen dollars and a watch and chain valued at 375 were taken from Lawson. A wrist watch was taken from the girl. Miss Waage told police she tried to get the number of the bandit car, which was parked down the road, hut the machine's tall light was Insuffi cient to enable her to see it. MEXICANS KIDNAP U. S. LUMBERMAN Mexico City, Aug. 19.—The kid naping on Saturday of an Amer ican, R. T. Berrlnean, general man ager of a lumber and turpentine company, was reported to the for eign office today by H. F. Schoen feld, the American charge d’affaires. The kidnaping took place at Tepo huanes, state of Durango, the the bandits holding the American for ransom. Thb charge nskedithe Mexican gov ernment to use every effort to ap prehend those guilty of the kidnap ing. This the foreign office has promised to do. Two Fighters Held. John Oreh, 2827 (j'strect, and T,ee Nlcjiols, 2915 Q street, were arrested Monday morning and charged with disturbing the peace by fighting. Oreb was given five days In Jail In munici pal court Thursday morning. Nichols was dismissed. ---s, Firemen Praised for First Aid Work When Motorist Is Injured v-J Charles Hyatt and Charles CIIiips of fire station No. I, Eleventh anil Jackson streets, demonstrated their ability In first aid Monday after noon when two antomohlles collided in front of the station and one of three men In tile smaller car was Injured. Hyatt and (lines stopped (lie blood which was flowing from a wound In the victim's left arm. They applied bandages according to Instructions recently received from the Ited Cross representatives who were here in » special railroad car. Sam Faulkner, chief mechanician of tlu- fire department, took (lie jo Jurcd man to St. Joseph's hospital where attendants complimented the work of Hyatt nml Clines. miN Docs not dc* prcit the heart like Atpirln, 25 f a box “ % i*o hi * | * Flashlight Scenes at the Notification Rites for Charles Bryan SWISS DEPORT TWO COMMUNISTS Berne, Aug. ID.—Two communist leaders, Deputy Thomas of Berlin and M. Libert, secretary of1 the French communist party, have been, deported by the Swiss government. They were arrested recently In Zurich charged with circulating communist propa ganda. MARTIAL RULE IN PORT SUDAN' Cairo, Egypt, Aug. ID.—Martial law has been proclaimed In Port Sudan, where native agitation against Brit ish rule has reached its greatest In tensity. Several Egyptian officials have been arrested by the military. - » Legion Picnic Thursday. Omaha post of the American Legion members will picnic with their fam ilies In Kiverview park Thursday. There will be contests, games and food. LOVE FLED LOVES, DIVORCE REVEALS The love of Clay O, Love proved to be no more lasting than rlay, says ills wife, Ocy B., in a petition for divorce filed in district court. Ocy and Clay 0. were wedded In Ok^mali, Old., four years ago. Oh, how blight looked the future'. "Clay, O love me,” she said to Clay 0. Dove. But she declares he lost his af fection for her and has deeply hurt her. OMAHA ELKS AT MINNESOTA MEET Information from Duluth, Minn., indicates that Omaha Is on the map through the presence of I. TV. Miner, Otto Nielson, Clinton R. Miller, John Foley and Allen Farmer, attending the 20th annual meeting of the Minnesota State Elks' meeting. The attendants have been Informed of Omaha's new Elks’ club house. ~™*~ --r—-==-^=.-) Mid-Summer Clearance SALE i Pianos and Players Worth Double the Money We have selected 1C upright pianos and 6 player pianos which ,* represent the biggest *; bargains we have of- jl fered in many years. j $6.00 DOWN These are entirely re $1.00 per week built instruments Many have been used j as demons t r a t o r s. Others have been taken in exchange on new pianos; all re conditioned and in perfect condition and fully guaranteed by us. Read These Easy Terms $10.00 Down, $2.00 Per Week A n(! Lcw Pr‘c*s Act at Once See These 16 Bargains Hush X Uerta, upright, 8118 Hospe, upright . 8118 Klmhnll, upright.8118 Meiulelaaohn, upright &1|N Hamilton, upright.81 18 Artemis, player.*318 Kraknner 811H Xolormieert.i, player ..*318 Washburn unr'luht.*12 * *<l...lt., pfr 8318 nusiihurn, upright ....8118 lamp X fplayer... 8318 Hweutland, upright ....8118 Kimball, player ..... 8.318 Burton, upright .8118 Hehmnller X Mueller, Smltili * Harnea, upr’t..$il8 player.8318 Sdimolkr&JlluelkrFkmo G JlllLU >.,i. W WWfi iiu'iiij. in i 15M K*-18 Dotl^c Si* - - Omaha t ■.■■■■■■■II II ■ — I ...HI ■■ .. I ■ a I an II IIP ■■■ I— — Viscount Grey Retire* London, Auff. 19.—Viscount Grey of Fallodon has retired from tha lib eral leadership of the house of. lords tor personal reasons, it la announced today. He Is In his 63d year. —Photo* by MacDonald. Above is shown u flashlight picture of a cross-section of the crowd in the University of Nebraska Memorial stadium Monday night In IJncoin when Gov. Charles W. Bryan was of ficially notified of his nomination by the democrats for the vice presidency of the United States. Below is shown Governor Bryan, skull cap and all, officially accepting that high honor. In the foreground of this picture, with his hack partially turned to the camera and Ids eyes focused on the speaker, is none other than the illustrious William Jen nings Bryan, his brother. ALLEGED FUGITIVE HELD BY POLICE Des Moines, la., Aug. 19.—Arno Taylor, said to be wanted at Spring field. III., for manslaughter, was held by local police today pending the arrival of officers from Sangamon county. Taylor Is charged with striking and killing a woman with his automobile in January. 1923. He Is alleged to have fled to Chicago fol lowing the accident and then came to Des Moines, where he has worked under the name of Art Woodson. Taylor says he will waive extradition. 1,700 PACKAGES SOLD AT AUCTION Ten-day sale of unclaimed articles in the local postofflce will close Tues day afternoon with . 1.700 packages having been sold. The sale Is held several times during the year on the north steps of the postofflce build ing. Photographers’ Tax Offered. An ordinance proposing to assess an occupation tax on photographers who havo no regular piaoe of busi ness, was offered to the city council Tuesday morning by Mayor Dahl man. This was at request of the Omaha Photopraphers association. True Blue 5= _ Through and Through EE “ Even if you were one of the big crowd EE that saw the True Blue Oakland obey — yesterday’s “Sealed Order”, come today _ and see a different, equally-convincing ^ “ demonstration. A new “Sealed Order” — EE opened every morning at ten. rr = Oakland Motor Car Co. EE n 20th and Harney Street* — -— ---■ Democrats ^ ill Back La Follette, Corrick Claims Coolidge Supporter • Foresees 50,000 Plurality for Pres ident in Nebraska After Trip Over State. Da Follette will take more votes from the democrats In Nebraska than from the republicans, Is the conclu sion of Frank P. Corrick after a 1.200, mlle trip through 17 counties, mostly In central and western Nebraska. Corrick has fcr years been closely associated with every phase of politics In Nebraska and his conclusions are more interesting for that reason. Mr. Corrick did not say whether this fact Is due to the reported Bryan Da Follette trade, similar to the "har mony clubs” of the 1922 senatorial election. His general conclusions, however, tend to support those old line democrats who are making the charges against Bryan. Corrick further predicts a plurality in Nebraska for President Coolidge of at least 50,000. "During my trip,” said Corrick, “I conversed with republicans, demo crats and independents. Almost without exception I was told by well informed observers that Da Follette would draw more votes from tho democratic national ticket than from the republican candidates and I found In every community democrats and Independents who are supporting Coolidge. "I am convinced that the candidacy of Da Follette Is not a menace to re publican success In Nebraska. On the contrary. It has eliminated the pos sibility of success for the democratic ticket in Nebraska. "Nebraska is as safe for Coolidge in 1924 as It was for Roosevelt 20 years ago when he swept the state by the then almost unheard of majority of 4.3.000. It Is not to be ex pected that Coolidge will poll as large a vote as was cast for Harding four years ago in the straightaway race with Cox, when the former's majority reached 128,000. "In the three-cornered race this year, however, with the normal re publican vote holding and aided by numerous accessiens of democrats and Independents, It may well he that his plurality over his nearest competl tor will reach a surprisingly high mark. "I found everywhere enthusiasm and interest displayed by republicans In behalf of both the national and state tickets. The interest is not confined to committeemen and party workers but pervades all members of the party, both men and women. Particularly are republican newspa pers active and interested. Even pa lters which nominally pay but little attention to politics and whose edi torial columns are as a rule Independ ent In political matters are this year devoting considerable attention to national politics and the trend of dis cussion Is favorable to Coolldge and Dawes.” RUSSIANS BALK AT U. S. DEMAND By Asforiated Brew. Pekin, Aug. 19.—L. M. Karakhan, Russian ambassador to China, has re fused to accept the conditions imposed by the United States minister to China relative to the delivery of the Russian legation to M. Karakhan. The legation, since the passing of the czaxist regime, has been in the hands of the diplomatic corps here. Twins Missing, San Francisco, Aug. 19.—Lebe and Ada Rltz, 16 years old twins, both deaf mutes, left their home in Daly City, a suburb, yesterday and have not returned. Their aunt,Mrs. Martha Becker, says she fears an elopement. Clyde Powess, deaf mute of San Fran cisco accompanied the girls yester day. The girls’ aunt said he had been attentive to both of them. f" ' N Very Frankly There are times when an amateur comes in here with a photographic prob lem that stumps us. And then we enlist the Service Department in Rochester and find out. But many times a day our salesmen, who know picture-making from mak ing pictures, are able to offer advice and suggestions that really help. Developing,printing an J en larging oj the tupertor hind. 3 Eastman Kodak Co. (The Robert Dempster Co.) 1813 Firntm St. Branch Storm 308 South 15th St. ^A Bj W * tj BRAZIL, URUGUAY, IN BORDER ROW Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 19.— According to the Uruguayan newspa pers, frontier incidents between Bra zilian troopers and Uruguayan polico are reported from the border. The Brazilians are said to have fired upon Uruguayan police. Teachers to Meet. A meeting of the Douglas County Teachers' Institute has been called for August 28 and 29 at the court house by Henry M. Eaton, county superintendent of public instruction. Dawer enjoys liii Hell Maria pipc^ • —so do men enjoy the satisfaction and comfort in the knowledge that Earl & Wilson Shirts give a full year’s wear. If they don’t—Pray’s Shin Insur ance will replace the shirt. Earl A Wilton Shirt* Are Sold Only at Pray'* Store* $2 and Better PRAYS Two Store* 509 Farnam 1908 Farnam Rebuilt Electric Washers at Greatly " EVERY 1 j Reduced Prices! , “. Subject FOR . ONE YEAR Prior j Sale | These rebuilt Automatic Eelctric Washers We have a number of rebuilt Thor ®a , i chines with both galvanised and copper are exceptional values at these re tubs. ^hese machines have been greatly prices, ranging from reduced in price. Prices range from $85 to $105 $85 to $140 rhare only a limited ,! i!>er of those machine*. | y will sell tery fast at r i* Tory lew prices and lenient terms, to ice j Each of these machines are in perfect working order; guaranteed for one year. - Take advantage of this sale and save the difference between a new and & rebuilt machine. I Double tub I j * A n t o m atlc Alton atlc j » Electric Iron- Da-h* r He • j thV'Ull'c’d buiH ln 11 ^ | price of » h • p e, only ij I *140 *140 | Nebraska fli Power €,