Arizona republican., 1921-06-14
 MILITARY FORCE UNEMP[ LOVED n
 WORK IN PUEBLO
 REHABILITATION
Laborers Floating Into City Put To Work at Regular Wage Scale-Radicals Work Without Pay
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PUEBLO, Colo, June 13.-Allot- ment of $lOO.0OO, Cor as much thereof as deemed necessary" by Secretary of War Weeks, to be used for sanita- ton purposes in Pueblo. was an nounced in telegram received today from United States Senators Law renee e. Phipps and Samuel D.. Nicholson and Representative Guy U. Hardy at Washington.
 The text of the telegram. which was addressed to James L. Lovern. president of the Pueblo city council,
 washington. June 1sS "Hon. James Lovern,
 Mayor of Pueblo:
 This morning the county delega- tion waited on Secretary Weeks. After explaining the Pueblo situation and earnestly urging upon the sec retary of war the need of immediate assistance he stated that he would Immediately telegraph Colonel Caples placing at his disposal $100,000. or as much thereof as deemed necessary to meet present needs under sanitary provision of the law. We think this can be used for the purpose of placing the city of Pueblo in sani- tary condition and for the immediate protection of the municipal water plant. We strong ly urge you to pre- plant We strongly urge you to pre- can serve you further do not hesitate to call upon us.
 LAWRENCE c. PHIPPS.
 SAMUEL D. NICHOLSON,
 GUY. U. HARDYy
 Contributions totaling $35.746.95 were announced by the local chapter Of the Red Cross today Of this amount $13.141 was in checks re- ceived by the chapter itself and $22,- 5&5.s5 was reported by Percy Hager- man of Colorado Springs having been received by the goyeSnos's of flee.
 Tulsa. Okla, itself recovering from the effects of the race riots of few weeks ago and menaced by the wa ters of the Arkansas the same river that wrecked consider able portion of Pueblo, through its Red Cross chapter today forwarded $500 for Pueblo's flood relief.
 One of the first checks received by the local Red Cross here was S20o( from Johnstown, Pa. which was de stroyed by flood 30 years aGa.
 Scanning the flood of unemployed was the chief problem that today faced the military authorities 1T charge of the situation here.
 Several hundred unemployed mer have been taken into custS7y since the flood. Many of these have beer given work at the regular wage seal, of 43 cents an hour that prevail. hero. while those considered "danger ous or suspicious have been put t work without pay under militar, guard. Lieut.. Col. Paul F. Newton commander of the Pueblo ais1tar district, has Issued warning to tour fists to keep away from Pueblo Ad mittance into the city is being re fused to all persons who cannot giv a good and sufficient reason for try ing to get into the flood zone.
 Nearly 125 unemployed men hay been taken from trains since Satur day as they were about to enter u, city ana have been put to work un der guard
 Military authorities declared tha many idle men have tried to get int Pueblo in the hope of footing wrecke stores
 Pueblo took another stride back norr-alcy today when the city watt both on the north and the south sid of the river was declared again f for human consumption by Mai. Joh c. Cornell. United States publ health service, in charge of tI Pueblo district
 With the finding of three unident fled bodies-one of white woma one of negro man and the thi. that of a negro woman. the dea1 list total was brought to 55.