The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, July 08, 1922, Page 11, Image 11
THE OMAHA BEE: SATURDAY. JULY 8. 1922. 11 V I y A South Platte Section Flooded ' by Heavy Rains (Traveler in Auto I Forced t Swim to High (Irouml Bridge Arc AXVIud Out. ' Hastings, Neb., July 7.-(Sircul Telegram.) Kiin ranging from one to nearly rive inches (ell over the en tire South I'latte section last niitht. McCool Junction reported 4 5 inches with the Itlue river over it a lank. Sutton 2. Hating I. I'auliite 2, Lc roy 4, Oxford 3, lloldrege 1.5. River Overflows Bank. Deatrice. Neb.. July 7. (Special Telegram.) A terrific rain and wind storm swept over Gage county last night when 1.5 inches fell, flooding the streets and lowland west of the city. Corn was damaged by hail and telephone wires are down. The Blue river ha ritt five feet and i at it highest stage of the season, overflow ing it bank south of town. A traveling man was caught in the deluge on the Cornhuskcr Highway north of the city while driving Ins car. The machine was carried part way off the road and he was obliged ... n,.t iii u'.-itrr uo to his arm I) pits. "vV Bridge Washed 0ut- H Ir!l C'ty, N'ch.. July 7. (Special T Telegram.) More than three inches of rain fell in J' alls City last nigm. One bridge in this vicinity was re ported wahed out. Muddy creek rose to within five feet of its bank threatening surrounding farms. Lincoln Flooded Lf by Heavy Rain Four Inches in Two Hours Reported at Pawnee City No Estimate of Damage. Lincoln, July 7. A downpour of rain last evening, amounting to slightly over an inch and a quarter in 40 minutes, is said to be the worst Jlood Lincoln has experienced since 1906. In South Lincoln scores of basements were flooded and there was about SO acres of lake in the out skirts of the city to the south. , At Tenth and B streets the water was deep enough to carry an-automobile about a block down the street. Water coursed over the curb at the Burlington railroad station, and auto mobiles parked on Seventh street had water up to the footboards. No es timate of the damage has been made, but in the residence district it is be lieved to be considerable. In the business district the worst damage was suffered in the Orpheum theater building, where a clogged drainage pipe caused the flooding of . drug store ana pnysician s oinces, ith Hamaee said to amount to be tween $auoo and $J,uuu. Rain to the south and west of Lin coln was heavier than in this city. At Pawnee City four inches fell in a little over two hours. At McColl Junction there was a four-inch fall. Heavy Rains in State. Heavy rains throughout the sur tounding district Thursday are re ported by the weather bureau. Oma . ha had but .30 of an inch. Ashland reported 1.41: Lincoln, 1.67; Fair buy, 1.65: Fairmont, 1.30; Blair, 1.58, and Tekamah, .46. . McDonald Farm Ships Choice Hogs to Omaha Market William Fagan of Grand Island, manager of the Kenneth McDonald farm, brought ic a shipment of 211 head of choice quality hogs averaging little over 260 pounds that sold for $10.30 a hundred; just 20 cents less than the top price for porkers for the day. Most of the consignment was raised from pigs on Mr. McDonald's farm. He is an extensive rancher and livestock feeder with large ranches in Nebraska and Wyoming. The farm near Grand Island he uses as a finishing place for his livestock before sending them to the Omaha market. "Brother Charlie" Bryan Aid Hitchcock Slate Man " Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) ''Brother Charlie" Bryan, one of the democratic candidates for governor, was busy introducing William J. McNichols, one of the democratic candidates for lieutenant governor, to friends in Lincoln today. Accom panying Mr. Bryan was Judge Ray J. Madden of Omaha. McNichols is one oi the candidates alleged to be on the Hitchcock-Bryan slate. I T 1 ? Lincoln Labor Unions Back Bryan Campaign Lincoln, July 7, (Special .) Menv lr of I.' labor union organization! here have issued a petition to wage ctrnrrs, farmer and middle classes of Nebraska urging them to vote for the nomination of Charlei W. Bryan fur governor on the democratic ticket. In their petition, the union iiifn gie Mr. Bryan credit for the following achievement when mayor : and while acting in hi promt capa city it city rommusionrr: Kstablishrd legal aid department, giving poor legal advice free; muni cipal free employment bureau, settling a Ktrike and getting more pav for day laborer, reduced price of gat in Lin coin, largely responsible establish ment Linco n nark system, establish mrnt municipal coal yard in Lincoln, forcing down price oi ice. Price Fixing Charges Investigated at Norfolk Norfolk. Neb.. July 7. (Special Telegram.) K e d e r a I Investigator J'ollack is here investigating charges against state cream buyers, who are charged in a complaint by the Greater Norfolk association with com bining in restraint of trade in regard to prices paid for cream. The federal agent i endeavoring to learn what transpired at a meeting it which the complainants allege price fixing had been agreed upon. The complaints were made by the association after farmers had appeared before the di rectors and charged cream buyers were discriminating against local pro ducers in the matter of price. The in vestigation is. bring held privately. Mexican High Court Denies Confiscation Washington, July 7. Trie Mexican embassy made public today an in formation bulletin received from the foreign office in Mexico City stating that the action of the Mexican su nreme court on Mav 12. on cases in volving 'tne retroactive phrase of Article 27 of the Mexican constitu tion had "established the clear and final jurisprudence on the non retroactive" of the article in ques tion. The bulletin added that the court's action had "denied to that article (of the constitution) any con fiscatory effect." Press reports from Mexico City some weeks ago said that- two addi tional opinions as to the retroactivity of Article 27 had been handed down by the supreme court, completing the three similar opinions necessary under Mexican courts rules to es tablish a question of constituionality. The retroactivity of Article 27 in volves the ownership of oil and other properties held in Mexico by Amer icans and the Washington govern ment has contended that it could not recognize nationalization of mineral or other resources by Mexico where it was proposed to expropriate prop erty held by Americans prior to the adoption of Article 27. The State department instructed Mr. Sunimerlin, charge at Mexico. City to forward the texts of the two additional supreme courts opinons as soon as available. Burlington Employment Bureau Opened in Lincoln Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) The Burlington opened an employment agency here and began filling out ap plications of laborers. Those signing applications were told they wouldn't be fteeded until Monday, the day set by Burlington officials for strikers to return to work or lose seniority rights. No Steps Have Been Taken to Elect Kinkaid Successor Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) No steps have been taken here to nomi nate and elect a man to congress for the unexpired term of Congressman Moses P. Kinkaid of the Sixth dis trict. It was stated that a method of procedure would b checked up to Attorney General Clarence A. Davis. Women for Randall Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) Fifty University Place women organized a Randall-for-governor club today. Mrs. E. J. T. Connelly was elected president. REFRESHING HOT-WKATbER TONIC. Hertford' Arid Fhnaphata cools, refreshes, soothes the nerves, aids dieestion. Delightful In water or fruit juices. Druggists. Advertisement. If Saturday Special 100 gingham and voile dresses. 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