Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-24
VERDICT REACHED IN THREE
MINUTESBY CORONER'S JURY
IN FRANK CASE; NO ONE HELD
FOOD FAMINE IN
FLOOD DISTRICTS
Two Thousand Residents of Valley
Park, Mo- Face Desperate Situa-
ton Many Homeless.

ST Louis. Mo, Aug 24-Acuve work
to prevent pestience in the food
swept towns and resorts along the
AIeramec river valley. which was food
ed Sunday, began today.
The city waterworks Of Valley Park,
10 miles from St Louis, is out of
commission and most Of the drinking
water comes from a wen on a church
lot Most Of the other wells are con
taminated,
The sheriff of ST. Louis county to-
day gave orders that no one should
stay in a house in the flooded district
longer than a few minutes
St Louis, Mo, Aug. 24--Two thou
sand residents of Valley Park Mo
who we're made homeless last Sunday
when the 35 foot rise of the Meramec
river flooded that city with ten to ff-
teen feet Of water, today faced a food
and drinking water shortage which
threatened to result disastrousIy.
Twenty-Five truck loads of food were
rushed to the food refugees from sub
urbs OF ST. Louis yesterday, but this
was consumed before the night was
over. Valley Park still was without
light ana today the factories gave no
hope of early employment to the home
less and unemployed men.
The one saloon in Valley Park, in
and out of which a steady stream Of
canoes has passed since the first day cf
the flood, was clased by county au-
thoritjes last night, when citizens pro-
tested there was trouble enough with
out whisky"
Little Rock. Ark, aug 24.--Ltttle
Rock today faced its fourth gas famine
this year as the result of a break in
the main at Red River near Lewisyi}aae
caused zsDy the high water Local Off
Ciais announced that the supply of gas
would be exhausted by noon tomorrow.
Hot Springs, Pine Bluff and mum
Der OF other Arkansas towns also will
be affected.
Newport this morning was partly
cut off from the outside world by the
food waters Of White river, except for
long distance telephone communica-
ton. Train service In and out of New
port was entirely demoraIzed the Iron
Mountain main line and the White
River division tracks being covered by
water to q depth ranging from three to
twelve feet,
About four thousand residents Of
Newport and vicinity are crowded in
to two local hotels, the court house, the
Iron Mountain depot and a few homes
into which the water did not rise. The
only drinking water is secured from
the Iron Mountain pumping station.
Telephone communication was re-
sumed with Batesville last night. Refu-
gees who were taken there from OH
Trough denied that a family of five
were drowned in the overflow
in the bottoms near Oil Trough.
The steamboats, Mary c. Lucas and
Muskogee continue to bring in refu-
gees from the flooded districts
Galveston. Texas. Aug. 24.-The
street railway and light services are
expected to resume operations before
night The gas plant has been In
operation several days.
Weather conditions remain favorable
today for the work Of clearing the
streets and extending relief. There is
an abundant supply Of disinfectants,
which are being distributed free.
There have been no additions TO the
casualty lists. either in this city or at
other coast points.