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FOUR LIVES LOST
AT STERLING.

STERLING. Colo. June 4.-The
known death list in Fridays flood In
western Logan county remained at
four today. Waters from the cloud.
burst in eastern Weld county Thurs.
day night had receded TO the banks OF
Pawnee creek this morning and fur
ther losses are o anticipated. The
hood covered a territory 30 or 40 miles
in length and varying from a half mile
TO a mile In width. running from the
Logan-Weid county line to the juno
ture OF Pawnee creek and tho Platte
river near Atwood.
Approximately a half mile OF the
Union Pacific railroad track, also used
by the Burlington, was washed out
near Atwood and perhaps n thousand
acres OF sugar beets and as many acres
Of other crops were flooded in the
valley of PaSnee creek Many farm
ONE were damaged. beet workers
Houses were carried away and loss
in farm implements and equipment
was large.
Service on the Union Pacific and
Burlington railroads to Denver will
probably be restored today. The Chey-
enne-Steriing. Burlington line will not
be used before the first of next week.
virtually all OF seven or eight high
a bridges across Pawnee creek were
washed out.
Carl Davis. his wife and three chill.
dren awoke Thursday night to nnd
the water pounding on their house.
They escaped through a window but
were separated by n waves. Davis
was thrown out on h stream but his
wife and three children persisted. The
body OF Mrs. Davis was found rs miles
below the place OF drowning. Bodies
Of the two smaller children have not
been recovered. The house, 80 miles
northwest Of Sterling. was spIintered.
Back water approached within a
mile of Sterling. but did not reach the
city.
, 1921-06-05
BOX CARS FL0ATED
In PUEBLO FLOOD

DENVER, June 4.-The first train
to reach Denver from Pueblo was the
Santa Fee No. 81. which arrived here at
s o'clock this morning. The train was
due at s:i5 p. m. just as the flood
waters were. beginning TO overflow
levees along the streams. Passengers
described the flood as the worst they
had ever seen there.
Pueblo today is a morass OF mud
and slime. according to information
received by railroad dispatchers at the
Union station. The water is now
down to, n foot in the Union station
at Pueblo. their Information said. but
water still overs the railroad yards.
Box cars. their advfces said. arc
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WHEN Dixie BREAKS.

GREELEY, Colo. June 4.-The lit
tie mining town OF Frederick. near
Greeley. was flooded early today with
three feet of water when the Stand
by ditch broke at midnight. A cloud
burst broke almost simultaneously.
No loss of life was reported.
PawEee creek, near Stoneham. in
northeastern Colorado. which is
usually dry. was two miles wide to-
day. Bridges were washed out for
miles through the creek basin.
The. Union Pacific railroad lost n
section OF its trackage on the Denver
Fort Collins road and no trains are
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STRICKEN CITY is
SWEPT BY FIRES.

PUEBLO. Colo. June z-By The
Associated PressENational guards
men were ~patrolllng Pueblo early 10
day. permitting no one to enter the
section of the city flooded by ,saters
from the Arkansas river while several
nres. started by lightning. fnged I'M
checked in several parts OF the city.
All telegraph and telephone COM
munication was lost at Il O'Clock
last night when the food hlled many
OF the business houses to a depth Of
six feet
Eighteen families were reported res
cued from h lowiands and one WON.
an reported her husband had been
swept from her sight in the flood wa
tiers. while attempting to cscape
Several fires broke out early in the
evening from undetermined causes.
The Hamhn Feed company's building
was Quilted. the Big -Four Auto Parts
company and several small houses
were destroyed: the labor hall wa
Quilted. the King Lumber company suf-
fered heavy fire loss and another big
hre broke out about midnight in the
central part OF the city.
No attempt at fighting the flames
could be made Heavy rains. which
started at 1:3o last night. undoubtedly
aided the fire situation.
The Pueblo StarJournai. the after.
noon daily newspaper. had four feet
OF water on the first floor, according
to a printer who waded his way out.
About 100 O'Clock this morning
lightning set fire to another building.
the identity OF which could not be
learned because of the food.
The flooded district includes the
railroad yards and stations and the
traction. gas and electric light plants.
Heavy loss from the floods also was
reported from Florence. an oil town,
IS miles from Pueblo. where the loss
win run close to a million dollars. ac-
cording TO a conservative estimate.
An oid-time resident says the flood
viii exceed in damage the disastrous
flood of 1894.
At 3 O'Clock this morning the flood
began to recede.. A rowboat was left
stranded al Fifth and Main streets in
the slime.
At hat hour It was still raining
and several small fires still were
nblaze.
Early lsst night n one-story build.
ing hoated down the main street and
crashed into a cigar store.
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strewn everywhere along with logs
and rubbish of all kinds.
Upon the Mesa a fire was burning.
several OF the passengers said. and
several box cars were seer floating
even as early a. s:i5 p. m. According
To Information received at the Union
station at s o'clock lumber yard was
aflre. but railroad men could not leave
the Union station TO find out how ex-
tensive fires were.
No more trains are expected from
south OF Denver today. Ar SIS O'Clock
this morning a stub train was started
10 Pueblo over the Santa Fe's line.
1t Is expected that all traffic between
Denver and Pueblo will be carried on
by means OF this stub Until trains arc
able 10 pass through Pueblo Through
trains r to be detoured-
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PLATTE RIVER OUT
OF n AT DENVER

DENVER. June THE Platte
river. highest It has beer in years,
went over its banks in Denver today.
Residents along the course OF the
stream through the city. were Obliged
to throw up levees and barricadcs OF
cinders and sandhags to prevent the
flooding OF their homes.
For about eight miles the river tore
away its banks, washing away fences
sheds. rubbish piles and barns.
Families living on the hanks OF
Cherry creek. the city. ditch and other
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burned from the poison which she had
taken.
A physician was summoned to meet
the train at Gienrock. Dr. Cresweii
responded and after seeing the futility
OF attempting to stay the effects of
the poison without hospital attention
ordered the train full speed to Dong
las.
Miss Merchie had expired before
Douglas was reached However. n
post norton examination was on
Quoted and II was found that Miss
Merchie had come to her death
through iaking~a corrosive poisoning
administered by her own hands. The
c%oroner's jury ~concurred In this md
ing in a verdict returned after an in
quest held IN Douglas this morning.
The jury was composed OF Rev. Shep-
herd. E. V. Gregory and Jessie Davis.
The father OF the dead girl Is in
Douglas and will take the remains 10
the home OF the family in Lander.
Funeral services will be held Monday
afternoon.
, 1921-06-05
LARGE A TOLL


DENVER. Colo. June A. At 1
o'clock this afternoon a telegraph
operator at Mineral. Colo, a suburb Of
Pueblo. reported to the Western
Union officers here that loss Of life
In the flood at Pueblo had been heavy.
He reported bodies transported in
wagons through the streets to the
morgues.
Minera is one mile from the bust
ness section OF the city.
The Western Union has opened an
office there to handle its business
from the stricken city.
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waterways have established a close
watch to guard against sudden flood.
EAST LAS VEGAS. y. NJ. June :.
Damage. the extent OF which cannot
be accurately estimated. owing 10 the
wide area covered but known to run
high into the thousands. was coca
stoned here and in this vicinity by
h worst rain and hailstorm seen
in many years. which broke over the
city last night
, 1921-06-05
SECOND PLANE
GOES FROM DENVER

DENVER. June Am oriole air
plane owned by Don Hogan OF Den.
yer and carrying a correspondent OF
The Associated Press and a represen-
tative OF the Denver Times left Den
yer at 1I;25 o'clock this morning for
Pueblo. William Kiinsie nm expert.
enced pilot was at the controls OF the
machine. The flyers expect to reach
Pueblo in one hour and a half.
, 1921-06-05

der. June 6 and Z. The meetings viii
be held in n arnory and on Mon
day morning an important business
session will be held when reports Of
the years work will be made Tues
day a banquet viii be served at tho
Noble hotel. followed by a dance
a number Of delegates will attend
the meeting from the organization in
Casper.
, 1921-06-05

expected in the latter town today. A
railroad bridge was washed out at
Tacoma. north OF Greeley. Union Pa
enc trains. instead Of going through
LAsaiie. were being detoured through
greeley and north to Cheyenne. and
thence east to Juiesburg. Colo.
Floods north Of Greeley also caused
detourments OF all eastbound trains
on h Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railroad. II was reported.
, 1921-06-05

Americas output OF chewing gum
last year was valued at $50 900. 900
representing a retail business Of $780,
900. 900.
, 1921-06-05

and Florence. also is blocked by storm
conditions
, 1921-06-05
La FAYETTE INUNDATED
BY CREEK WATERS.

AT La. Fayette. Coal creek swept
over its banks and Inundated part OF
the town. swept owe acres Of farm
land and drowned several hundred
head of cattle. according to reports.
Sand creek. ordinarily a dry ravine.
near Colorado Springs. became a roar
ing torrent. Is feet deep and a third
ora mile wide. The flood covered
the. Colorado Springs aviation field.
, 1921-06-05
WOODCRAFT NEIGHBOURS
State CONVENTION TO
BE HELD IN LANDER

The state convention OF the Neigh.
oors OF Woodcraft will meet in Ian
, 1921-06-05
GIRL SUICIDES
ABOARD TRAIN

CONTINUED from Page -
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MEETING THE EMERGENCY

America can always be depended
upon to meet an emergency. those of
friendly and suffering nations some
times before her own. 1t is therefore
no surprise that America has come
to- the succor of the starving and
sick children of Soviet Russia and
that supplies, especially food will be
rushed to them by American ships.
That the work will be promptly and
efficiently done by the American Re-
lief Administration. under the direction
of Secretary Hoover, is to be expect
cd, without debate. Secretary Hoov-
er estimates that the cost will be
from s1,250,00o to s1,5OO,O0O per month
and the ADMINISTRATORS present
funds will start the work, with the
hberality of our people to be depend
ed upon for, the rest. Such relief
work is among the noblest done by
the generous and liberal American
people-no fear of it's failing in it's
object.
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ENGLAND ABANDONING FREE
TRADE

The British House of Commons on
whelming majority-176 to 4-what is
known as the Safeguarding of the
Industries" bill and thus after three
quarters of century is abandoning
it's free trade principles and turning
to protection in an attempt to hold
it's own industrially.
The bill is in two parts, one resolu-
ton introduced by Sir Robert Horne
last March, providing an ad valorem
duty OF SO 1-3 per cent. on optical
instruments, scientific glassware.
porcelain instruments. magnetos,
tungsten and it's products, synthetic
and organic chemicals: the other and
the more important, providing for
customs duties on any article not
mentioned in the first resolution
which the board of trade under the
act will have the power to specify on
the ground that such articles are be
prices below their production cost, or
below what they can properly be pro-
duced for in the United Kingdom
The power to protect British indus
tries is thus placed in the hands of a
commission, a method prohibited in
this country by the Constitution and
one which though speedy Of applica-
ton may be subject to grave abuse.
This change of policy on the part of
Great Britain does not come as q
surprise to those who have watched
the trend of events in the tight little
isle. The restoration of the protcc-
tive policy, agitation for which has
been more or less fitful since 1916.
reached its height during the war,
when it appeared to have majority
support among the British people
The system of imperial preferences
adopted to apply to trade between the
Mother Country and her colonial pos
sessions soon after the close of the
war, was but herald of the British
intention 10 restore the protective
policy,
The return of Great Britain to pro-
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Leaving II To Uncle Sam

From the Minneapolis Journal)
In the series of interviews with
cabinet members appearing in The
Journal, Vice President Coolidge ex-
presses the opinion that the greatest
problem confronting the American
people is the dangerous habit of de-
pending on Uncle Sam for everything.
Private initiative, he thinks. is weak
ened these days by too much pater-
nalism.
No doubt, some matters are better
handled by the Government than by
individuals. In the exercise of po-
lice power, public defense and bust =
ness of wholly public nature,
the Government has certain great
advantages. But it is evil
dent that the pendulum is swinging
far toward paternalism. And the in
herent disadvantages and dangers
are not sufficiently considered.
Edward n. Hurley, formerly in
charge of the Government shipbuild-
ing operations, started in as firm
believer in government ownership OF
transportation. But he has changed
his mind. because he finds that men
commonly drop third of their form
err energy and efficiency after a short
season on the Government payrolls;
the railroads had the same expert
ence under Government operation"
Where every important question has
to be referred to Washington, it be-
comes habit to avoid responsibility
and to pass the buck"
Then. too, it becomes easy to look to
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Tuesday, August %, 1921.
THE THINNING RANKS

The thinning ranks of the Civil
War Veterans is year after year no
ticed with regret. 1t was particular
~ so last week, When the famous
LIST Maine Heavy Field Artillery.
once over 1900 strong and with a rec
ord of having seen harder fighting
and sustained larger losses than any
other Civil War organization. met for
its annual reunion and but % reter-
ans were present. Members of other
regiments and friends made up the
party to - people and the occasion
was a decidedly gala one, yet tinged
with saddencd memories of the de-
parted brothers.
Other regiments show and realize
similar losses. Some Grand Army
Posts have surrendered their char
tiers. others are retained by a few, in
some cases single member, who
pays all the fees and assessments,
hOldS ali the OInceS, opens ana CLOSES
the meetings, after having transacted
all the business. and proposes to con-
tinuc that practice so long as able.
The reunions cannot last as many
years as they have been held. 1t
is to be hoped that every veteran
will make the utmost effort to at
tend each reunion and again grasp
the hands of comrades and friends.
The same can be urged upon the
Spanish War veterans, for their
ranks are also thinning. And it is
urged with particular emphasis upon
the World War veterans-youthful
yet veterans for all their youth-to
begin now to make attendance upon
their reunions and attention to their
obligations as members of The Amer
lean Legion never ceasing and
never neglected duty. The time is
coming when they will be the ones to
view with regret their thinning
ranks.
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PANAMA AND COSTA RIGA

Uncle Sam about so often has oc-
casion to visit our friendly little ma
tions of the Central American zone
and intimate quietly but with empha-
sis that some ncighborhood quarrel
has gone about far enough 1t is now
engaged in that parental duty, with
been settled to the more or less salts
faction of the disputants, with often
buster on their part, but no blood
shed and little real trouble The Gus
tom, as it has practically become. has
afforded considerable variety for
our naval forces, a relief from the
necessarily humdrum life of peace
time 1t also affords experience and
practice that may be valuable in the
future
Handling our hotblooded and ex-
citable southern friends requires tact
of an unusual nature, combined with
a nrmneSS that can be carried as far
as the situation requires. Our Amer
lean naval officers have those neces-
sary qualifications and the little tenn
pest in the hot teapot of Central
America can be expected to subside
with its accustomed promptness,
when tact and pressure have been
properly applied.
Costa Rica may soon be expected
to be enjoying possession of the ter
ritory adiudccd belonging to it by
the terms of the I.oubet award and
Panama will soon be looking around
for something new to make the ex-
cltement so necessary to that climate.
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Tine
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA FOR


Bangor. 1924 a m. s1.3S a. m. 80 a III.
ti55 m. 1888 .. m. Il AZ p m. ~. II p m
t6.4C p m
b & a. IT'S. II 24a M 1882 am. 9.3s a M
Bar Harbor - 81 a. m. 1888 a. IN.
Bath Is l0a M. 10 19a - Goa. IN. $40. lisa M
TAOS D IN. + IS p. m. *105l p. n.
Belfast "A % 1888 a. m, Y AZ p M
Boston IS lOa m 10. 10 am r.. goa m. 10. Is
m. - 90. p IN u 05 2. m. s3.30p IN. 10 dip M
Calais, t2.32 m,
Dover and Foxcroft Ai55 a. NJ. t2.42 p. m.
Gardiner. *5.lUa. IN. 1919 a, m. t9.20 a. m d.
sl0.lS a m 1900 p H., t4.l5p m. $3.50 p M
1875 D. III. *l0.5lp IN.
Hallo8ell t6. ~ a. m. %. 20 a. M. $40 ls a. M.
f30O p. IN. til pm, s5.39 p. NJ. 80 p m
Harmony. "A 80 a m, 2.42 p. III.
Lewiston, i6 10 a. IN. 1920 a. M. $40 Is a. m.
1905 p m. 40 81 p. N.
New York. taos p. m, $3.50 m.
Portland 50 0a m, t6. 10 a m ~. 20 a m. io,lS
am. IL. 0op m. TAOS ?. m. 1919 /. H.. 4 80 p III.
Kockland. 1910 a M. t6l9 a. m. 1870 a, m.
ti0j p. m.
Skow hogan A455am. $685. am. t2.42 p IN.
So. Gardi er. f6.l9a.m.. 10 20 m. slo1sam..
1900 p IN. fi.l5 p. m. 1888 p ~. t''j' p M
St John. tl.24a m. 1888 a m.
Waterve ii "a a. m. Il .;3S m. 20. 81 a. m d.
si5j a. m, "9.3S a. m. =. ~ p. IN. s3.l p M.
rs 40 o. M sDaily except Monday.
*Daily tDaiiy. except Sunday. sSrnday only.
Except sunday and Monday.
DC. DOUGLASS. NIL. HARRIS,
SSH V r. & Gen Mgr. Genl Passenger Agt.
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The three sailors who so far forgot
themselves as to haul down the Brit
ish flag at the otter Cliffs wireless
station two weeks ago and who were
taken to the L. S. S Galveston at the
have since been confined, having ex-
pressed their regret and asserted
that they intended no insult to the
flag, nation or friendly visitors, have
been ordered back 20 duty at the
wireless station, after being given a
severe roprimand by the navy de-
partment.
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book of yours and it reminded me that
when l was a young girl took sew
cral bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. So she went to
the drug store and got bottle, and
after taking the second one she could
eat and has not had backache since.
In all she took six bottles of it. She
goes to school and on Saturdays helps
with the homework. She is normal,
healthy girl now and we recommend
your medicine. You have my permis-
sion to publish this letter as testi-
monial for the Vegetable Compound"
Mrs. FRANK SELCHERT, $50 Larabee
St., Horizon Wisconsin.
Mothers all over the country have
found Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to be a most reliable rem
edy for such conditions.
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MADISON

A hearing was held in the se'ect-
mems Office Saturday afternoon on
the question Of granting Harry Hag-
opian a license to build planning
mill on his lot back of the Blackwell
block on Main street. The hearing
was a lively one and Mr. Hagopian' S
request was vigorously opposed by
Charles II. Clark. supported by sew
eral business men. Although the
town at a special meeting instructed
the selectmen to grant a license to
Mr.. Hagopian, the result was the
same as in previous hearings. the
board of selectmen declined to grant
the necessary license.
Madison defeated Skowhegan
baseball team Saturday afternoon in
an thinning game on the Old Point
avenue grounds by score of to 6.
At the beginning of the last half of
u ninth inning the score stood to
in favor of the visitors and re-
manned this way until two men were
out with Moore. the Madison pitch
or at the bat with two strikes and
three balls. At this time Moore made
a safe hit. This was followed by
two other hits which resulted in tie
ing the score, and the two extra inn
ings were nece ssary to decide the
game.
Thatcher Townsend who is a clerk
in one of the government depart
ments at Washington, u. c.. arrived
in Madison Saturday to spend his
vacation with his father, Chester
Townsend at his residence on Mich
olS street
The program announced for the
Madison Labor Day celebration in
cludes a hose contest between the
Madison and bingham fire depart
ments and a parade followed by an
address by Hon. Clyde Smith of
Skowhegan in the forenoon. In the
afternoon there will be races at
Somerset Park and two baseball
games. Music for the day will be
furnished by the Madison Boys
Band and Scotch Kiltie Band from
Lewiston.
Ralph Weber underwent an op-
Grafton for appendicitis at his home
on Head street Sunday morning.
DIR. +. j. Downey. superintendent
of the Chautauqua, filed the pulpit
at the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday morning. The vocal solo by
Mrs. Arien Riley was much appre-
ciated.
MIR. and Mrs. Bernard Twitchell of
Nassalboro were the weekend
guests of relatives in Madison and
Arson.
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christian Work in the Rural Dis
tricts". and DR.. Wash gave a MEM
orial address.
The people. on Sunday morning,
commenced to come early and the
weather was ideal. The singing and
Dwight Walshs cornet made the
woods resound with music. Rev. A.
A. Walsh preached on THE Tomor-
row Man. and in the afternoon
preached to about 700 PEOPLE from
the text What Will ye do in the
End" lie preached again in the
evening from the text u am not
Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. -
Walter Colby from Gardiner brought
down a boat load and truck load of
singers and led the music. A very
fine array of musical talent was on
the platform. Rev. c. @. Perry and
Rev. w. r. PettengiIl assisted in the
evening.
A rising vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the Gardiner and Halo
well helpers. and DR. Walsh gave his
personal thanks to John Lander, Mr.
Lane and to Miss Moody for their
splendid solo work. He also thank
ed the board of managers for their
liberality in providing free board
and lodging for himself and his
workers and he thanked everybody
for giving him $500 in the offerings.
A. b. Moody treasurer of the
Campmeeting Association. in a clos
ing address said that this was the
most successful Campmeeting in his
memory and called for a rising vote
of thanks and appreciation for Rev.
A. n. Walsh and his talented family.
ID. w. Clark of Boston and A. y.
Moody of Portland. two business
men. used the blackboard in raising
the money, making it possible for
the large offering to be given to the
Evangelist
Among the registered converts
were people from Roxbury. Somer-
vile, South Gardiner and Gardiner.
Allston. Passaic. n. Y, Medford and
Skowhegan.
This campmeeting will be long re-
membered by many. The cores
pondent wishes to say that the Ken
nebec Journal gave a full and ac-
curate account of the meetings from
day to day. Among the preachers
present We're: Rev. John Gibson, of
Augusta. 81 Years of age and Rev.
VIM $. Jones, of Bath, also 81
years.