Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-12
.TELEdRAPHIC NEWS

ultiOns IN MISSOURI anC h3nsas tO0ay |
are vastly improved. Except at Kan
sas City VII It Kansas and Mis-
souri riyc.s ccn> g &c. most of the
q ais pa; OF the southwest !
are recedins this morning and it is
believed t-s worst stage has bsen |
reached ael IS pa I'd. At Kansas
City the damage % far has been
slight, the rivers here must come up
nearly ten feet Left re they reach the
stage of floods OF 1908 Such result
at Kansas City is not considered like.
ly. No additional lives have been
lost SO far as known.
In northwestern Missouri in the vi
cinity of Pattonsburg, where several
thousand persons have been driven
from their homes. Il is believed all
have now been placed upon safe
grounds Many In this district are
without homes, however, suffering
acutely. but relief IN the nature of
goods and clothing have been rushed
in from surrounding points and being
distributed systematically.
Al Kansas City at O'Clock this
morning the Missouri river stood at
2. feet inches, rise of two feet in
the last "a hours. The Kansas river
IS al 2i feet. also rise of two feet
The damage here is confined to the
west and east bottoms.
AT Pattonsburg, Mo, the water fell
fourteen inches during the night and
continued to recede today. The last
OF the refugees have been removed
from house and tree tops this morning
and the relief train from st. Joseph
which had been stalled near Santa
Rosa. landed It's passengers within
two miles of Pattonsburg and from
there the remainder OF the journey
was made IN boats. The rescuers
quickly went TO work. Ample food. at
least for the present needs, was dis
tiibuted to refugees. In the past two
days many persons have suffered
acutely from exposure and lack OF
sleep.
At Pamona, kans., all the marooned
passengers from the Atchison, Topeka
d Santa Fe passenger train No. b
bound for Denver, which ran into the
river yesterday. had found shelter and
were safe. The river that caused this
flood--the Marias des Cygnes-has
spread out over large territory but
tt, httndrad rag {.
sengers were marooned when part OF
the train overturned and toppled into
eighteen feet of water. These people
after being rescued by boats and row.
ed distances varying from one to two
miles, passed the night in the homes
o. hospitahle farmers.
DENVER, July S.-"Tainted money
found a vigorous defender among the
leaders of the National Educational
association yesterday the champion OF
its cause appearing In dean of the
State Normal college OF the Ohio State
university. DR.. Henry G. Williams
president of the associations depart
ment OF normal schools.
DR. Williams is head of the great
school located at Athens. Ohio.
1T matters not from what source
money for educational purposes
comes he declared Then he elabo
rated his declaration by specifically
asserting that money should be ac-
cepted from every source, whether
state or private, regardless of Its ori.
gin. His remarks were SO emphatic
and clear that they were necessarily
interpreted by his auditors as de.
fense of tainted money" and they
created no little sensation among those
present. as we'll as among other edu,
Gators 10 whom they were reported.
SAN FRANCISCO. July S-With
teeth chattering until they could hard.
ly answer the solemn question of the
officiating minister, W. n. Lynch OF
Fruityale, this state, and Miss Violet
married yesterday while standing neck
deep In the icy waters of the Sacra-
mento river near Shasta Retreat
They explained they considered the
middle of the river most appropri-
ate place to take the plunge into mat.
rimony.
NEW YORK. July S.-Philip LON
mel. weighing 270 pounds, has won
the championship medal as beefsteak
eater. In contest with Max Meyers
2iO pounds, at the Political clubs out
ing. Lommel gorged himself with ten
pounds of beefsteak without getting
mp from the table while Meyers was
able to stuff only eight and threequar-
Ter pounds into himself. There were
many bets on the contest which was
watched by an excited crowd of sew
eral hundred persons.
DENVER, July S.--J. Y. Joyner OF
North Carolina was chosen president
OF the National Educational association
this morning and will be reported
for election by the nominating COM
nrittee this afternoon. This is a de-
cided defeat for the book trust, as
Professor Joyner made his fight as