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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. - --z- - HsHilBBHssslsVsMHBHilBBBlHHHaVVkM 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. t T