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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-11-23
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, 1921-06-09

Pueblo.-Thirty Pueblo business
firms have been totally destroyed by
the flood. Many of them lie in
ruins. Others have been swept
away altogether. But two are COW
cred by flood insurance. The list of
businesses considered a total loss fol-
lows: Watkins Hat and Clothing
Shop; Griffin Style Shop; Gross and
Wildin; Barnheim Outfitters; Dean
Creel Furniture Company; Rosen's
Clothes Shop; Palace Drug Store;
Mccarthy Embalming Parlors; Prior
Furniture Co; Western National
Bank; Hawkins-White Furniture
Co.; Kress 10-cent Store: United CT
gar Store; Dixon and Miller: Sellers
Confectionery; Knibel Sporting
Goods Company; Penter Cigar Com
pany; White-Davis Clothing Com
pany; F. w. Woolworth 1O-cent
Store; Ellington Cafe; Rushmer
Jewelry Store; Hosman Drug Com
pany; r. T. Frazer Saddlery; Getting
Brothers Furniture Store: West
Bros. Jr.. Furniture Store: Dixon
Stump Bottling Company; Kniebel
pottllnB Jack Gray, bar
Der; H. b. King Commission Com
pany; Hinckle-Duke Mercantile Com
pany; Colorado Bedding Company;
Brinkley-Douglas Fruit Company;
Forbush Ice Company: Straub Trunk
Company. destroyed by fire; King
Investment Company. burned: offices
of the Arkansas Valley Railroad,
Light and Power Company; Pueblo
Savings Bank; Crews-Beggs Dry
Goods Company; Taub Brothers
Haberdashery; Winch-Slayden Sta.
tioncry Company: Tom Brown Shoe
store: Churchill Jewelry Company:
Pueblo Carriage Company: Pueblo
Auto Company; Newton Lumber
Company. One entire city block. be,
tween First and Second streets on
Santa Fe was entirely destroyed
every building being demolished
Between Third and Union streets or
Santa Fe. Main and Court streets
buildings we're completely destroyed
, 1921-06-09
Many Daring Reseues.

. The entire eastern section of the
city was Isolated. The south side also
was cut off from the business district.
Frank Pryor of "A local furniture
company spent n night on one stand
ing wall OF his four-story building,
which collapsed.
Richard Philbins Of the Rangers was
escued from n telephone pole where
he had spent the night. He was riding
n horse when the waters overwhelmed
him. The horse was drowned. but
Philbins managed to swim to the pole.
Scores of persons were detected loot
ing stores as the flood poured It's way
into the streets. A hundred shots
We're fired ut the loters by soldiers.
Scores OF strong men rlsked their
lives to bring women and children 10
safety. The Colorado Rangers, the po-
lice and Troop G of the Colorado Ma
tional Guard bent to the work Of res.
cue. Scores Of persons alive in Pueb-
, 1921-06-09
platte River Goes over Banks.

The flood gates of Bergen and Har-
rimnn lakes above Denver were raised
to allow the flood waters to escape
down the Platte river, that the dams
could take care of the extra water let
loose by the breaking of the Beaver
dam. This caused the river to over
flow its banks in Denver and a near
panic ensue when the police sent u
warning to people living along the low
land next to the river. No loss of life
was reported and all danger was soon
over. The police of the city used ev-
cry ~precaution to see that no one was
allowed to cross any of the bridges
which the raising water was threaten
ing. The water in some instances rum
ming within two feet of the floors Of
the bridges. .
, 1921-06-09
EYE WITNESS
TELLS OF HORROR
HOUSES TOPPLE OVER FILLED
WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Devastation Wrought by Fire anc
Water at Pueblo Beyond
Description.

Colorado Springs.-The devastation
wrought by fire and flood at Pueblo is
beyond description, according to G. S
Railsback, formerly of this city, o
special agent of the Santa Fs at Pu.
eblo.
Mr.. Raflsback made his way to Colo.
RADIO Springs by special Santa Fe mo-
tor car in an effort to get into com
munication with La Junta over the
Union Pacific wires to order a special
relief train to the scene OF the disas-
ter.
Hundreds of lives were lost and
millions of dollars in property were de-
stroyed," said Railsback. The main
business district of the city Quilted by
fire and water, and it probably never
will be known how many hundreds of
people persisted.
The entire residence districts in
several of the lowlands were complete
ly wiped out. l spent the entire night,
with hundreds of others, rescuing wom-
en- and little children from the flood.
and my mind is so %befuddled that |
can badly talk about the thing. 1t
was horrible beyond description.
Il saw several frame rooming houses
topple over, plunge into the raging tor
rent, each filled with screaming wom-
EN- and children. The scene was sick
ening."
Mr.. Railsback said at one time there
was fifteen feet of water running
I-,,,.I VI. S-.. IL ...- = -.
, 1921-06-09
Enormous Property Damages.

Millions of dollars of farm property
river. From Pueblo east to the Kan
sas line on both sides of the river, en-
tire farms are devastated. Houses,
fencing, machinery and stock all swept
on by the raging waters. 1t is thought
that many people may have persisted
on the farms and the lowlands of the
valley along the river. but the exact
number will not be known for some
time. Nearly ever town In the Ar
kansas valley suffered more or less
damage and loss to property and life.
, 1921-06-09
FELT LIKE AN IRON
BAND AROUND HEAD
Mrs. Osborne Says She Shudders
When She Thinks How
She Suffered.

"For years" said Mrs. V. B. Osborne,
of us Lancaster Ave, Lexington. KY,
Il have been in a rundown condition +;
nervous, weak and dizzy. 1 was ac-
tually so nervous that any sudden
noise or excitement would produce a
palpitatiOn of my heart that fright
ened me l absolutely could not climb
stairs, for to attempt such would thor
oughly exhaust me.
II had nervous headaches and When
they came on it seemed that an iron
band was drawn tight around my head.
l now shudder when l think of those
headaches. My -tomach was weak
and l could not digest the lightest
liquid food. Any food of "A solid ma
ture caused nausea and he sickening
sensation remained for hours.
MY misery was almost ~unbearable.
My sleep was never sound and l was
worn out all the time. My condition
was indeed a very d%eplorable one. l
finally sought treatment in Cincinnati,
but nothing helped me one particle.
l was on the verge of giving up In
despair when a nelghbor pleaded with
me to try Tanlac. 1 obtained a bottle
Of the medicine and began its use.
Il began improving at once and sOou
felt my Il and dizziness dis
appearing. Then my headaches left
me and l realized my strength had re-
turned. My appetite and digestion i'm
proved and l am nov so much better
In every way. This Tanlac is a won.
derful medicine and the only one that
ever really helped me. 1 hope every
poor woman who is suffering as 1 did
will try It."
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.-Adv.
, 1921-06-09
TWO THINGS NOT LOOKED FOR
Even StoIid Englishman Saw the Hu-
NOR in Ono Of Josh BIIiings'
Famous Jokes.

Andrew Carnegie told n good story
at the expense of Matthew Arnold In
his Autobiography" 1t seems that
the English critic was not successful
In his lectures in the United States,
but he was anxious to learn, and he
asked how Josh Billings held his au-
dience. The American humorist re-
piled: We'll, you mustn't keep them
laughing too long, or they will think
you are laughing at them. After CIV
Ing the audience amusement you must
become earnest and play the serious
role. For instance. There are two
things In this life for which no man
Is ever prepared. Who will tell me
what these are7' Finally some one
cries out, Death Well. who gives
me the otherr Many respond
wealth. happiness, strength, marriage,
taxes. At last Josh begins solemnly
None of you has given the second.
There are two things on earth for
which no man is ever prepared, and
them's twins and the house shakes"
Mr.. Arnold did also.
, 1921-06-09

900 and s15.OO0,00O and a casualty list
set now at notsless than 500.
'"The most serious problem facing
the smelter city is that of sanitation,
according to Robert Cast, chief of the
sanitation commission of the Pueblo
chapter of the Red Cross, who has is
sued an urgent appeal for aid.
"Pueblo's $1,000 900 courthouse
houses 800 homeless. The schools,
churches, public buildings and hun
dreds of private homes are housing
countless others left destitute by the
flood. The destitute are being fed at
the rate of 900 an hour by the Red
Cross, which has nobly responded to
the tremendous demands for assist
ance. But despite the w~ell-organized
efforts to take are of its u%nfotunates,
the city must have outside aid and at
once.
, 1921-06-09
Tell the World Wen Rebuild.

Pueblo. Colo.-Business men of the
city, are not disheartened by the flood,
though the damage to their property
Will be a total loss, wiplng out many
of them.
Tell the world hat we are going to
rebuild" "A group of them told the
newspaper men. "Send out word over
your wires that we are going to have
another city"
\ fund of S125,OO0 for relief work
was subscribed among the business
men yesterday within "A few minutes.
, 1921-06-09
NOT WHAT THEY LOOKED FOR
Audience. Like Readers Of Novels,
Wanted What They Had Been
Used to Getting.

DR.. William Lyon Phelps Of Yale
said at a dinner In Philadelphia:
THE average popular novelist and
his audience are very, very-well. 1t
reminds me Of a story.
IAN old-time music hall artist turned
up, after some years of absence. In
a certain provincial town where he
had once been a great favorite. He
went on In his usua make-up-bulb-
u red nose and so forth-expecting
a grand reception, but all his efforts
were received in gloomy silence.
whats the matter with emp he
said afterward to the stage
and he dashed a tea from his eye.
Have they forgotten old Blll?'
mo. Bill, they amt forgotten you
said the manager In "A kindly voice.
No. 1t amt that, but you've changed
your jokes about. You're tellin' the
m about the star boarder ahead of
the n about the limburger. and II
upsets EN-"
, 1921-06-09
SCORES LOST IN PUEBLO FLOOD
DEATH TOLLS REACH HUNDREDS

10 owe their lives to the bravery Of the
men of these organizations and scores
of volunteers.
j. b. Roberts and Robert Wayland,
prominent business men, volunteered
to take n boat and attempt to reach
two women whose calls could be heard
In the darkness. After much difficulty
they found n girl of 10, Mary Meal
ester, clinging to a power wire. She
was taken into the BOAT and the men
attempted to reach her mother, in u
treetop close by.
They succeeded in getting her into the
boat, when she gave a lurch and all
four wen into the water. After a
struggle Roberts and Wayland, with
the girl, managed to scramble onto the
roof of a floating house, but their Ian
ger was not over and the building was
carried down the street closer and
closer to the lumber yard of the King
Investment Company.
Their cries for help attracted the
attention of men on the zoe of a negro
church, who saw the cnpsized boat un-
der the caves of the floating house and
carried along with it. The three final
ly righted the boat, got into it again
and got TO "A point where they could
wade TO safety. The girls mother, 1t
Is feared, vas drowned.
Among the refugees was an aged
Mexican woman, crying for someone
to go after her daughter, stranded in
their home. In her hands she clasped
butter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Verhofstad, for
past middle life, were typical of many
of the unfortunates. Fleeing before
the rush of water, they had nothing
but the clothes on their backs and a
small box Of valuables.
Joseph Rosen, clothing merchant.
narrowly escaped death. Like most of
the merchants, he was in his shop at
Main and Second streets attempting to
save his stock. The Arkansas rushed
up Main street so quickly he could not
escape. In II desperate effort Rosen
broke through IA transom over the
SioN WiilhoN anu WAS seen ny d. r..
Creel, D. V. Rupel and others in the
Dean Creel Furniture store across the
street. They shouted to rescuers on
the second floor, who lowered a rope
and hauled Rosen to safety.
One whole section of the Pryor fur
niture store was carried away when
struck by Santa Fe loading sheds
swept on in the flood. Many other
similar incidents occurred through the
flooded district.
Everyone available lent mid. The
Y. NJ. c. a housed refugees and issued
food cards. Nothing being sold with
out the permits.
A party of twelve newspaper report
ers' and police escaped drowning only
by clambering to the top of n garage,
some of the number caring for II blind
man, tore IA hole through IA brick wall
with n pair of large shears.
Prisoners in the city Jail were
hauled to safety by ropes dropped
from the second floor.
, 1921-06-09
Las Animas Flooded.

Las Animas. Colo.-Four Mexicans
are reported drowned, houses in the
lower section OF the city swept from
their foundations and the entire city
was surrounded by waters ranging in
depth from n to six feet. Residents
Fleeing from the residential districts
of the city to the hills. Owing to
flooding of the lighting plant the
city was in darkness. adding to the
terror of the people. The sugar fac
tory here has beer flooded u and
water reached a depth of six feet
in the company offices and through
out the plant. The bridge over the
Arkansas river here was washed
out. All telephone lines were car
ried away. The river is swollen and
has overflowed its banks. The four
Mexicans reported drowned are sugar
factory employees who were in the
company houses near the plant. They
did not heed warnings of the oncom-
ing flood. II is feared others may
have persisted in the wall of water
which struck the city late in the
evening.
, 1921-06-09
U. S. Asked for IS, 900 900 Aid.

Colorado Springs.-Governor Shoup
is asked to appeal to the federal gov
eminent for an appropriation of S5,-
100000 of which S2,00O.000 may be i'm
mediately available, in a telegram re-
ceived at his home from James l..
Lovern, president of the city council
of Pueblo, Frank S. Hoag, chairman
levee repair committee Il. L. Withers.
president Pueblo waterworks; c. X.
McHarg. president Arkansas Valley
Ditch Association.
The text of the message follows:
Hon. oliver H. Shoup, governor,
Colorado Springs:
Late estimates Of total property and
crop damage between Canon City and
state line, is from fifteen to twenty
million dollars. Damage in Pueblo
city and county alone will total six to
eight million dollars. Federal govern
ment expends millions of dollars to
improve and repair levees in all sec
lions of the country. We now ask for
government to appropriate sun of 3d.
100000, of which the sum of $1,000
900 may be Immediately available for
purpose of repairing and improving
Arkansas river and Fountain river
levees and removing debris from cities
damaged, of which Pueblo should have
at least one and one-half million dol
lars Immediately. Impossible to ascer-
tain loss of life, owing to impossibilits
of removing debris without great II
nancial assistance, but Pueblo alone
will show several hundred people
drowned when debris is removed"
, 1921-06-09
Train Turned Over.

The overturnlng of a Denver & Rio
Grande passenger train with $50 pas-
sengers on board in the railroad yards
at Pueblo is the outstanding disaster
fic is concerned. The passengers were
removed to the Nuckolls Packing plant,
where physicians hastily summond at
tended to the injured. The train left
Denver carrying $50 passengers, large
ly ex~curslonists to the Pacific coast.
, 1921-06-09
Damage Can Not Be Estimated.

Pueblo, Colo.-No estimate of the
actual property damage from flood
here or loss OF life can be made at
this time. Conditions are beyond de-
seription. Virtually every building
from the p%ostoffice to the square be-
yond the Union station on Union ave-
nue. was completely wiped out. In adj
dition to the havoc wrought by the
wator. buildings undermined by the
inundation have caved in causing n
scene of desolation and horror be-
yond anything ever seen in Colorado.
, 1921-06-09
But This Isn't London.

Here you are. gentlemen. the great.
est invention of the age!" bawIed the
street peddler.
what is it?" inquired an onlooker.
"a magnetized keyhole plate for
front doors. 1t will attract an ordi.
nary steel key from a distance of two
feet. All you have to do to find the
keyhole is to take out your key and
hang on to It,"
Three men were injured in the
crowd that rushed to buy.-Tit-Bits.
, 1921-06-09
DAMAGES over State.

Death list stands at five-four
near Sterling and one In Longmont.
Logan. Weld. Larimer and Boulder
counties slowly recovering from
storm. Between Denver and Boul-
der no loss OF life reported. Reed
ing water disclosed heavy losses in
Erie. Louisville and Lafayette. Men
c to Marshall from huge Marshall
lake dam passed. Roads impossible
and transportation d~emoralized.
, 1921-06-09
Pueblo Menaeed by Filth.

Colorado Springs.-A special dis.
patch from Pueblo says: "~Shrouded
In inky blackness, only relieved by an
occasional flicker OF n blazing build.
ing, Pueblo people have gathered for
the fight to overcome the dlsaster
which nearly overwhelmed Il Friday
night with a loss to property conserva.
lively estimated at between $4,000.
, 1921-06-09
Two Millions Railroad Damage.

Surveys made by trackmen sent out
by the Denver & Rio Grande furnish
no definite idea of the extent Of the
track damage wrought by the storm,
According TO statements made Mt the
general offices Of the Denver x Rio
Grande and Colorado & Southern the
damage to freight In the Pueblo yards
will mou to upwards OF $1,000. 900
, 1921-06-09
Lamar Partly Flooded.

The crest OF the flood Of the Ar.
kansas river reached Lamar Sunday
morning. covering tho north side OF
town and reaching the Santa F6 tracks.
All business houses and residence were
surrounded by water and the residents
In that section of the town took refuge
In the higher land In the south side
OF the city.
, 1921-06-09
About Coior9

Ia your room smail7 Then avoid
yellow and red In Its furnishing. They
are warm colors and make a room
look small. Use grays and violets &c
give a "roomy' effect.
, 1921-06-09

Now l. the Time to Get Rid Of
These Ualy Spots-

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed of your freckles. as Othine
-doubie strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of Othine-doubis
strength-from your druggist. and apply q
little of Il night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t is seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain q beautiful
clear complexion
Be sure to ask for the double strength
Othine. as this II sold under guarantee Of
money back II It fails to remove frecklesL
, 1921-06-09

More men die OF idleness than Of
hard work.
, 1921-06-09

Untold agony is a secret a woman
can't repent.
, 1921-06-09

Too many people perform their work
after the style of a machine.
, 1921-06-09

Stubs In check books cover n multi
tude OF dlsappointments.
, 1921-06-09

Never do any worrying today that
you can just as well postpone until to-
morrow.
The New York herald., 1921-09-20
CROWD SEES WOMAN
LOST OVER NIAGARA
Score of People Run to Save
Her From Rapids, but Fail
to Find Pole in Time.

NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. 19.-While
score Of men and women ran along the
mainland shore Of the upper river. be-
tween Goat Island bridge and the Amer
lcan Falls, trying in vain to find some
means of rescuing her. an unidentified
woman was borne through the upper
rapids and over the falls at lis o'clock
this afternoon. The body appeared al
most Immediately In the river below on
the Canadian side.
The name Mrs. Wyant. scribbled on a
piece Of paper tucked into a purse found
on the shore. with the address No. 354
East Utica street, Buffalo. may lead to
the Identification OF the body.
The woman was seen sitting on a
bench near the waters edge just below
Goat Island bridge by several women
who watched her remove her hat. When
one of them looked again the woman was
in the water and was being borne rapid
" downstream. The women called for
help, and soon a crowd gathered. Men
N the crowd searched for a pike pole
or rope, but they were unable to find
any. although poles are placed along
the bank for emergency cases Of this
kind.
Unable to find a pole or rope. the
watchers were compelled to follow the
body downstream and stand helpless
as they saw it swept over the crest OF
the falls.
The woman was described by wit
nesses as about 90, small in stature
With the purse left by her on the
eyeglasses. In the purse was seventy
five cents.
The New York herald., 1921-09-20
BANKRUPT PTLABORER'
is 100000 IN DEBT
Hollis M. Shaw of WatertOwn,
Mass, Declares He Has
No Assets.

Special Despatch TO THE NEw YORK HERALD.
BOSTON, Sept. l9.-Hollis NJ Shaw OF
13 Brimmer street. Watertown. giving
his occupation as q laborer to-day filed
a voluntary petition In bankruptcy. de-
claring liabilities Of sso,927 and no as
sets The principal creditors, all unse-
cured. We're listed as Audrey Hitchborn.
Augusta. Me-. loan Of $4,000; Will
Memoir, Pennington. Me. loan Of
s12,500: Fred III. Daggett. Pennington.
Me-. loan. sl2.500. and c. 0. Sturtevant,
Farmington. Me-. loan. $1,000.
At Mr.. Shaw's home 1t was stated
that he was in Maine. His counsel had
no comment to make on the somewhat
unusual showing of a laborer owing
$50, 900. But. according to Augusta ad-
vices Mr.. Shaw was known there as a
promoter. The announcement of his
bankruptcy petition took his Maine cred
itors by surprise. They have consulted
counsel and purpose TO ask the State au-
thorities to safeguard their interests be-
fore the matter Is adjudicated outside
the States jurisdiction.
Mr.. Shaw was a former resident OF
Winthrop, Me. He conducted stock
farm and was interested In the promo
The New York herald., 1921-09-20
BIZ The Associated Press.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 19-Only one OF the
three balloons piioted by American aero
nauts. which left here Sunday afternoon
In competition for the James Gordon
Bennett trophy, had been heard from up
to midnight. Two unidentified balloons
were observed going toward Ireland.
Eight of the fourteen starters had been
accounted for up to that hour. The Eng
.ish entrant, Banshee. landed near Gar
mar. Wales: the Crombez, French, az
Brighton. England; the Vale. Italy, At
Aberaeron. Wales: the Belgica H., Bel
GUM. piioted by Lieut.. De Muyster. at
Powerstock. Dorsetshire. England the
Barbanty, Italian. eight miles northwest
Of Swansea, Wales; the balloon piioted
by Wade T. Van Orman, an American
aeronaut. six miles northwest OF Exeter
England; the Spanish contestant, Mag
dalena. at Freherbert, twenty-five miles
from Cardiff. Wales, and the balloon
piloted by the Englishman Spencer at
F'ishguard. Wales.
Nothing has been heard from the
other four competitors in the race.
1t was the Belgica H.. which carried
The New York herald., 1921-09-20
TAX INSTRUMENTS
UP TO EXPECTATION
Revenue Bureau Expected to
Withhold Drastic Move
Against Delinquents.

Collections of income and excess prof
its taxes In the New York district and
elsewhere were so much better than
early reports had indicated that Wash
ington authorities have about abandoned
their decision to take drastic measures
against delinquents. Delinquencies are
not of sufficient size to warrant an an
nouncement OF official policy. it is said.
Frank K. Bowers, Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue. said yesterday that official
Washington was pleased and surprised
by the size OF the payments. In this
district the aggregate OF payment thus
far on the instalment due September 10
was 500. .33l. .322. This was only sl2.50o 900
less than in the same period a year ago
--$l0s, 81, ,427
The practice OF most taxpayers. both
in 1920 and this year. was to pay in full
either I'm March or June, but after the
June quarter few pay in full in Septem-
Der. The comparison for the same quar-
ter in both years is said to show that
the harmful effects on business OF the
present tax schedules have been exag-
gerated.