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THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. SEPTEMPKR 11. V)'l.
. Cold Wave Will
Follow in Wake
Of Rain Storn
Freezing Temperature Pre
diclej for Wrt Portion of
Neltrai-la Tornailoei
Claim Victims.
Heavy rains, accompanied ty high
wind and electrical ditur!aitce,
swept from the Canadian northwest
10. the Gulf of Mexico, mked by
tornadoei in Nebraska and South
Dakota, a dUaitrntn ifliiod at San
Antonio. Tex., and heavy ram fall
over the entire -Miiiippi valley.
Forty known deat with tMimste
Tunninc as Inch " were renorte
from San Antunio, while three per
soni were reported killed at Sioux
l itlln. .S. D.
Netiraska' weather forecast wa
unsettled and wider, with, po
ilIy below freezing timpera'urci in
Die western part of tlie state.
Weather predictions for the week
tininniiiK Monday are; U:pcr Mis
Mssinoi and lower Missouri valleys.
fair, much cooler and fr6M at be
KinniiiK of the week;' ceneral'y fair
and normal temperature thereafter,
Twister at Avoca.
One of the tornadoes which
marked the storm .struck near
Avoca. Neb., accordinu to informa
tion received by "the Missouri I'a
cit'te railroad romnlnv from its tele.
graph operator at Weeping Water.
One rcnort said heavy property
('amagc was done, with many build-
inns wrecked. '
Telegraph and telephone lines to
Avoca were out.
At Sioux Falls, another tornado
destroyed many small farm houses.
The towns of Ollis ftnd East
Sioux Falls are reported hard
hit. Telegraph and telephone com
munication is demoralized and tele
phone poles and fallen trees oh
strticting the roads make them im-
pasable.
The three fatalities at Sioux Falls
were Floyd J. Crapner, farmer; Ben
Woods and Geofgc Fenelon, both
of Sioux Falls, who were found
dead in a field some distance from
the. read where they left their auto
mobile when the storm broke.
Two more names have been added
to the list of dead from last night's
twlsfpr in thp imtnprliate- vicinitv of
Sioux halls. Taylor Hoods and
T' II - 1.
. UQUIKC i tllCIIUlU IUULIV mill Will.
lived in Sioux Falls and worked on
farms of this vicinity, who were re
ported missing, have been found dead
in Spring Tark, situated in the south
west section of the city.
T? U V K n . . . '1 .A fit. .A.
R1C 14C V ill IVJ IIUVC Lfllll
electrocuted when they' became en
tangled in a live wire while evidently
striving to step 'over it. . .
During the height of the storm late
reports show the town of Hartford
was outside the s,torm and escaped
with slight damages.
The property loss from the storm,
including destruction of .farm build
ings, is estimated at 5H)U,UUU.
" Injured were George Barclay, J. F.
Waller and Joe Jacobsbn.
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Near Riverton, la'., riails'tones'f as
large as a man's hand were reported,
and nearly every window of the
Burlington train running from Ham
burg to Shenandoah was broken,
l'a'ssengers on the train were frantic
with fright.
Wind destroyed a boat house and
dancing pavillion at Crabill lake, a
pleasure resort near Clarinda, la.
At Columbus, Neb., the rainfall
wai 2.42 inches.
T.hough wind instruments of the
local weather bureau registered a
velocity of only 28 to 30 miles an
hour for last night's storm. M. V.
Robins; meteorologist, ; admits that
the; wind storm was probably much
greater in' exposed places. '
Friday's rainfall totaled 1.81 for
Oiitaha, the greatest precipitation for
some time. -The afternoon registered
.03 but the evening rainfall, 1.78
inches. .
Rains Three Hours. .
While cellars and basements'- in
the lower sections- of !the city Were
flooded by. the' heavy downpour 'of
rain that lasted for three hours last
night, there is no danger of damage
to farms and gardens lying in the
river bottoms north of the, t. city, ac
cording to reports by residents of
sections' adtacetit' to-! the -river and
Florence' lake.' "' ' ' . "
But little rise in the river was
noted yesterday morning from Fri
day night's rain. ' ; ' 5
Some damage to standing corn
was done by the high wind Friday
night, and people living north of
Carter lake reported their electric
lights put . out of. .commission by
lightning. Shingles were blown
from the roof of the Charles Sese
main home north of Carter lake.
Hail stones broke up a funeral at
Mariaville. Occupants of ' automo
biles were forced to shield their
heads with cushions from the cars.
. Auto tops were destroyed.
At Weeping Water wind, hail and
rain were reported in the worst
storm in more than 10 years.
On the heels of the reports of last
night's storm, in Nebraska, came the
report of the. first snow of the year
at Haver. Mon. The mercury dropped
to 26 in Yellowstone nark.
The heaviest rainfall reported was
7 inches at San Antonio, according
to Prof. Henry J. Cox, head of the
Chicago weather .bureau. , He said
the disturbance was eenera! over the
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In the upper picture is the group of army fliers at Fort Crook shortly
after their arrival on cross Country flights yesterday from Fort Sill, Okl.
Left to right, they are r. Ma j., I. A. Rader, Maj. Thomas G. Lanphier, Maj.
W. Jones, Lt..JC-.N, ,Walher, Lt K. L. uwens, i.t. Jfi. u. warper, apr,
W. Signer; Capt. C.i. GiffiiJ and Lt. M. C. Finn.
Center picture shows; line-up of army planes after their landing at
Fort' Crook. ?----. '.'..
Maibr Rader: head of the air service in the Seventh army corps, gave
Major Lanphier. who was first to arrive at Fort Crook, a hearty velcome
yesterday, as shown in the lower picture. ..-.:;.,..-
Army fivers who reached tort's ' : -
Crook Friday in 10 army planes
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'vGarage Destroyed by Fire
. Tecumseh, Keb., Sept. 10. (Spe
cial Te!egram.)-i-The Jiew ..torn
munity' tlub building and garage at
Graf was destroyed by fire. The
fire was discovered at" 1 o'clockj
cbout an hour after a dance had been
closed in the hall. The'-trucfdre 'as
a two-story cemeftttlock. r The low
er floor was owned by Ernest Fesen
belc. He operated a gartgel --Mri
Fesenbek saved his. automobiles.'
The second story 'was "owned by
the Graf community-clulj and -was
arranged as a -halt : with . receptfcn
room. The building was dedicated
in July. -It was erected to take the
place of a similar building of wood
construction,' the lower floor being
occupied by Mf. Fesenbek and which
was destroyed by fire early last
spring.
from Fort Sill, Okl., were unable, to
carrv . out their plans to conduct a
sham attack on the city of Omaha
in battle formation yesterday.
Wet trround at Fort Crook pre
vented the planes from taking off.
Flans- to. circle over Union station
as .bodies of soldiers- killed overseas
Were .taken trom a train mere, aiso
were abandoned. r
To Return Monday. i j j..
Officers of the army air squadron
ere to unch at the inamoer oi
Commerce yesterday?' .as" gue"sts of
the chamber. They phm to hop off at
Fort Crook Monday on their return
flight, -v- - ' -
The following officers and me
chanicians arrived yesterday: ' Major
Lanphier with Lieutenant Walker,
Maj. ' J. W. Jones with " Pvt. John
Tull, Capt., C. E. Griffin with Capt.
G. E. Hill, jr.; Lieut. Ray L.. Owens
with Pvt'F. W. Heinz, Capt John
W. Signer with Sergt. F. B. Raum,
Omaha' boy; Lieut. E. G. Harper
with Pvt. D. F. Bcrcelli, Capt. C. H.
Styles "with PvtsA. W. Griffith and
D. H. Prather, Capt. F. M. Shu
maker vith Corp. L. L. Rams
bottoms, Lieut. M. E. Finn -with Pvt.
Edwin Ralph, Lieutenant Ebert
Antelope County Ready
For Biggest Fair in History
Neligh, Neb., Sept. 10. (Special.)
Preparations a being made for
the Antelope county fair which will
be held here September 13-16.
The agricultural society purchased
a 22-acre tract adjoining the city
park. , All the" stock barns have
been moved to a hew location and
two large up-to-date hog barns have
been constructed. The present out
look is for the largest '. display
of live stock and produce in the his
tory of the fair. , .
A f jne line of " amusements. have
beeri arranged for, ThV.eveniiig pro
gram will consist of an, evening con
cert, open ah: ; acts, . fireworks, ' and
free dancing on the pavement. '.,-'.f .
Three-Buildings at Kriile -H-
Are Destroyed .IbyiFire
Bigspriiig. Xek ..Sept 1 JQ (Spe
cial Telcgram.)-rjFire starting from
trash burning in" an alley, destroyed
the drug store, pool hall and barber
shop at Brnle;' Neb.", causihir about
$15,000 to $18,000 damages. The iire
a4 fahtied by a high wind.
" It has been discovered by an in
estigator; lhat worms and snails
leave the vicinity when an rlcciric
current is sent into the ground.
"Ftty'VArtuckIe:HeU
For Death of Actress
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was thereupon locked. Later there
were cries and sounds of a scuffle
heard in the room, they said, and
they pounded on the door for admit
tance. Arbuckle finally admitted
them, they said, and they saw Miss
Rappe on a bed, practically nude and
but partially conscious. -Her cloth
ing was badly torn, they said, even
to her stockings." ' ,
- She was placed in a cojd bath in
an endeavor to revive her, but this
had no effect, and she was taken
into another room and put to bed.
The house physician was called and
later she was taken to the sanitarium,
Where, she died.
Denies Others' Stories.
Arbuckle in his conversation with
the police last night specifically de
nied all of the statements made by
the other members of the party, say
ing that he was not alone with Miss
Rappe at any time and that his con
duct at no time "was objectionable.
"Arbuckle will not be arrested,"
Griffith said, "but he will be detained
by us until the. investigation has been.
concluded. I have put lour detectives
(n the case. I understand that he is
coming up here voluntarily,, but he
will be compelled to remain until the
police are finished with htm. At pres-r
ent we are not "contemplating any
charge again s.t him."
Grand Jury to Probe.
The county grand jury is to start
an investigation at its regular meet
ing on Monday night into Miss
Rappe's death and Arbuckle's inter
est in it, Harry Kelly, . secretary of
the jury, said today.
"So many women's clubs ' and
private individuals interested in the
moral welfare of the city have de
manded an investigation, that I will
present their demands to the jury,"
Kelly said. "If is our duty to inves
tigate such things and we will cer
tainly do so. The district attorney,
who is at present out of the city, will
be advised of the circumstances when
he returns and he will handle the
matter before the grand jury."
Dr. M. E. Rumwell, who attended
Miss Rappe in the hotel following the
.party, and Dr. William Ophuls; who
performed an autopsy on her, were
rallpit to the coroner's office today t
be suestioncd "concerning their knowl
edge of the case.
With a t:arrc of metal curbing, a
r.ew porm sv.in-r can oc wnv
into a rC'd touch. !
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San Antonio Death List
Estimated About 250
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into the river from the heavy rain
throughout the day in the city
proper.. The river went out of its
banks within a few hours. The water
and electric light plants ar located
along the banks of -the river and
their operations were quickly
stopped.
Street car traffic was' suspended
and hundreds of persons vcre unable
to reach their homes. Many of them
spent the night wandering about the
business district. . ,
l Waters Are Receding.
Police and firemen attempted to
warn residents in the Mexican sec
tion of the city and succeeded in get
ting hundreds of them to afety be
fore the San Pedro creek overflowed.
Many others were cut off before they
-j could get out and the police estimated
the loss of life m this district would
be large. ; ' V
, At b a. , m. the waters were re
ceding but were not yet within their
banks.- soldiers were bringing out
people who had been marooned
throughout the night' The weather
still was cloudy and further rain was
in prospect. Unless there should be
tnusual precipitation in the Olmo
valley, it is not believed there is
further danger.
Wires of commercial telegraph
Companies went down early this
morning and scores of persons, anxi
ous td' get word 'to the outside that
they were safe,; went to the office of
the ban Antonio Light and appealed
to have messages sent out over the
wires of the -Associated Press which
were working.
Worst Flood in 30 Years.
Before waters began to recede Sat
urday morning, an area estimated at
two miles wide and six miles long,
including the larger part of the busi
ness district of San Antonio, had
been swept in the worst flood in the
last 30 years. Among the tuildings
damaged are some oi the finest in
the city. The Gunter hotel at Hous
ton and St. Marys street at one time
had water standing almost to the
mezzanine floor. : The St, ,Anthony
hotel on Travis street also suffered,
as well as several smaller hotels m
the downtown district.
The Ahjmo, "the .cradle of Texas
liberty, escaped damage by waters
due to its elevation.
. Rescuers at Work.
Besides being the largest city in
Texas with a population of about
175,000 "people, San Antonio also is
the jhilitary headquarters for Texas
and New Mexico and has a division
stationed there.
Troops under Colonel Porter
cpened headquarters in the federal
building shortly after midnight and
are patrolling the city and aiding in
rescue work. .'''
Seventeen bodies, mostly women
and children, are in the morgues. As
the waters recede, organized bands
of workers and rescuers are search
ing the ruined homes. ,
Eight Injured in Austin fey
Tornado That Hits Town
Austin, Tex., Sept 10. Eight
persons were injured and' damage to
property approximating $15,000 was
caused by the terrific downpour and
the tornado which swept Austin and
vicinity late yesterday.
, The tornado struck South Austin
and Creedmore, a small town 15
miles southeast of here. Most of the
injured were at Creedmoore.
Early today it was reported that 10
inches of rain had fallen.
River Still Rising.
Houston. Tex., Sept. 10. Accord
ing to telephone- information from
Bastrop," the Colorado river at that
place was up 22 feet at U o'clock
Saturday morning and still rising.
The river had already broken over
the banks in low places r.nd it was
expected that it would rie at leaij
five or six feet more, which will
inundate a large area m th?.t section I
and cause g.'Cit propci ty lass i
Odell Schools to Open
Odell, Neb., Sept. 10. (Special.)
The Odell schools will open next
Monday.
Records Broken
In Fair Entries
Madison County Fair Will
Have Largest DiIay in
IliMory of Association.
Madion, Neb,, Sept. 10, (Se.
cut.) The swiuc how at the Madi
son county fiir will be the jtreate-kt
ever, All available pen in the
seven hog barns are engaged and
workmen are buy erecting tempo
rary sheds to rare for the additional
entries being received. This insures
a greater exhibit of pure-bred hogs
thiin wa made at last year's fair
when all record were broken.
In the rattle, horkr and heep de
partments entries a week in advance
of' the opening dav exceeded thoe
of last your, while the secretary's of
fice i already working at capacity to
rare for the advance entries in agri
cultural and domestic art depart
ments With the addition of a racing pro
gram under American Trotting as
sociation rule and a horehoe pitch
ing contest for the championship of
northeastern Nebraska to the pro
gram, this year' f.iir promise en
tertainment of a particularly high
order.
Kvcry afternoon there will be a
ball anie hi'tween the teams of the
Tri-County leacue. the four leading
teams playing an elimination with a
championship content n Friday aft
ernoon. As an added feature for
Friday, Madison will meet Norfolk.
On a big stage in front of the
grandstand will be 10 free acts each
afternoon and evening and the eve
ning program will be concluded with
a fireworks display, rnaay will ne
Norfolk day. also Tioneer day. All
persons having resided in the coun
ty 50 years and all persons who at
tended the first Madison county fair
40 years ao. will be admitted free.
Cheyenne County Costs
State Money on Insurance
Lodgepole, Neb., Sept. 10. (Spe
cial.) During 1920 Cheyenne county
collected $71,966.35 for sta'e hail in
surance and paid out $72,345.85 in
losses. Fritz Braucr of Sidney was
the adjuster and there were 147 pol
icy holders.
Named Bank Cashier
Lodgepole, Neb., Sept.- 10. An
drew Peterson of Chnppejl has been
appointed assistant cashier of the
Cheyenne county bank. The posi
tion was recently made vacant by
the resignation of W. J. Barrett.
Davis Sees 50 Men
In Grand Jury's Net
(('( Ikm4 rrm On.)
act for the regulation, suprrvUton
and general control of corporation,
titociaiion, rompartri, .uitner.inpi
and persons as defined in thi act
having iftued or told vt ining or
selling, or negotiating for the iu
atue of utle within the state of Ne
braska of securities a defined in thi
act; to prevent fraud on the part of
the isuer and prescribing penalties.'
The penalties iirencribed are lines
front $MH) to $5,000,. imprisonment
from one to 10 euii, or both.
Prominent Witnesses. 1
Among the witnee uh will be
summoned will be some prominent
businri men of Nebraska und Iowa.
A banker from a small loa town
wa before the grand jury on Fri
day in connection with alleufd mU
repretentations made in hi town by
wild cat stock promoter.
Among the possible charges which
may follow grand jury indictment
in connection with the "wild cat"
investigation are embexulcment.
grand larceny and obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Many Concerns Involved.
Unofficial information which has
leaked through from the state de
partment of justice is that the attor
ney general will brinu the affair of
more than 50 concerns to the atten
tion of the grand jury and he ex
pects to obtain not les titan M) in
dictments against wild cat -lock pro
moters. Oil Company Formed
In Buffalo County
Shelton, Neb.. Sept. 10. The Buf
falo County Oil and Gas company
has been formed in this rotinty by
Gibbon, Shelton and Kearney men
and a test well will be put down on
the Ben Griffin farm near here in an
effort to find oil or gas m paying
quantities.
Shelton men, engaged in putting
down a well on the Griffin farm sev
eral months ago in an effort to get a
good flow oi water, for live stork,
discovered the oil, which made the
water unfit for use. After pumping
for several days it was decided to
abandon the well and another one
was drilled with the same result.
The officers of the company are:
K. E. Kirk, president; S. A. A.
Walker, vice president, W. C. Ogil
vie, secretary-treasurer; J C. Brem
ser and Albert Ayers, general man
agers. The directors are Victor
Johnson. Charles Collis, S. A. A
Walker, Roscoe Lunger, I. A. Kirk, j
J. W. Overstreet and Ralph Barney I
Abolishment of
Piisses to Fair
Is Considered
Patron of State Kxponition
PnMirly Criticize Plan
Ilig Lom in At
tendance. Lincoln, Sept. 1 0.-( Special Tile
gram.) Abolishment of Vw to
state officials, members ol the lefti
lattire and many other powerful in
political and financial councils and a
reduction in the price of admUsion to
the nate ftir will be considered at
the next meeting of the state fair
board,
'1 !io-e two proposition created
ninth criticism during the fair which
close Friday with a los of attend
ance of more than 45,000. A num
ber of person attending the fair
made public criticism of the pas
prinlcKe to public officials throuuU
tiie column t f Lincoln newspaper.
I. U. Ilaiiielson, secretary of !'ie
fair, st tied tonight he was unable to
make public the number of paid and
free admissions to the fair grounds.
Permanent building arc erected in
the fair grounds by legislative appro
pi iation while otlicr improvements
in the ground are paid by the state
fair board out of surplus earnings.
The fair board announced today it
had 5.16,000 surplpu last ycir after
all bills were paid and predicted it
would, come out at least even this
year.
There is a great deal to take into
consideration in abolishing passes,
Secretary Danielson said tonight
Cornerstone of City ITall
At Ord Laid by Firemen
Ord, Neb., Sept. 10. (Special.)
Before one of the largest outdoor
crowds that has assembled in Ord,
the Ord volunteer fire department
set the large cornerstone of the city
hall in its resting place. The pro
gram consisted of several selections
by the department band, a reading
of the history of the department by
Chief Shirley, invocation by Rev.
Dr. E. E. Hosman of the Methodist
church and an address by Lev. Wal
ter C. Rundin, chaplain for the state
firemen's association.
A new holder for teleohone direc
tories to be hung at one end of an
office desk automatically opens a
book as it is raised horizontally.
Attractive Goat Fashions
Tailored and Fur Trimmed
(In Sizes 40 to 50) j
The Thompson-Belden fashion service for
larger women presents , an extensive show
. ing of particularly attractive new coats.
fl Fabrics include t Pauvelaine, marvella,
. chamoistyne, silk veldyne, gerona, orlando,
v armiada and other seasonable weaves in
burro, sphinx, , sorrenta blue, volnay red,
navy, madura, malay and fashionable black.
From $75 to $298.50
No Extra Charge for Alterations.
Fall Fabrics ;
Pebble Crepe ;
A distinctive crepe in fa-'
vored autumn shades. A
value easily appreciated
for $3.50 a yard.
Striped Prunella
Skirtings
For -plaiting, these all
wool Prunellas in interest
ing new patterns are quite
the most acceptable.
Pony Hose for
, Children
The best of service for. the
smallest cost. School wear
-and playtime soon con
vince mothers that Pony
stockings are really su
perior to the majority.
Moderately priced, ac
cording to size. ; .
Main Floor
i
Offerings From
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H Handkerchiefs of col
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of popularity. There
are white centers ' with
borMers of colored
stripes and polka dots
and allover patterns of
a very fine quality.
Hand-Framed Knit Ties
from England. .Pure
silks in bias-striped pat-
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heather mixtures and
all plain shades.
Imported Hose feature
stripes that - run ver- .
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and heavy ribbed ef
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colorings.
To the Left As You Enter
Hemstitched
Pillow Cases
30c each
Full bleached muslin cases
of a good .quality, free
from dressing,. Sizes 42x
36 and 45x36 inches. To
morrow, 30c. !
Second Floor
Fashions That Bring
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Apparel reflecting the charm of simplicity,
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Some may think that price is the all-important
factor in successful clothes that it isn't is
one of the happy experiences in. store, here at
Thompson-Belden's.
Wool Nap
Blankets
$5.50 a pair
A desirable winter quality,
extra large (72x84
finches), attractive pat
terns and colors, tomor-
. row, $5.50 a pair.
Second Floor
An Unusual Selection
of New Boudoir Slippers
Such a variety that it
will be a decided
pleasure to see them
all. Mules, D'Orsay
and Princess styles of ;
fine satin and kid in
blue, pink, lavender,-'
red, old rose and
black. There are spring heel ;
styles, military - and '
baby French heels.
Exceptionally attract-!
ive for $2.25 to $5 a
pair.
Shoe Section Main Floor '