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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-06

1t Is e,sIi, also ,, ,cbeyins the mandate 49,,
Under the present Contracts i1
stables are scattered over tho c;,u system
two or three to district. with y, Often
inendent and an assistant to eacb = super!
All this will be changed. "'" one.
Instead OF a multiplicitv :. 49,
stables there will. wherever nos.,,, ot ,thss
one large one, thus concentrasslole, tslole, k
force and reducing the expense vns the
bosses and foremen. e ior ertn
One Financial Advanta,.
Director Caven called nv att.0.
a financial feature Of his plans rns,onn %
characteristic Of every lsrss which |,
business enterprise. private
The cost Of extending tbo ,.
ity's work Of street cleaning n ~ nlclpal.
rubbish collection will not ba ash and
In proportion to the extens;onrn increased
work. This will be possible OF The
of the city's control of every because
The mobility Of the worL;,s
which wi VI permit of the shiftfi,i, ,otcs,
movement OF men and machin nas and
one district to another and ~ ron
class Of work to another, which IL i,Vm Y; one
sible under the present CONTRACT n'pos.
TEN, without additional cost ~ vvr ar ys.
and constant pickering and lne city,
with contractors, will result IN u'put,s
saving to the city. great
, The showing thus far made i, /,
Department OF Street Cleaninv " the
work In the central district ia ~ "a ~
est Endorsement the trainers of az hsreati,
Charter could desire. Their far' r"s nsw
edness in planning for the munieirssnH!.;
to be its own street. cleaning contr.n,.yv cotspu,.y
Is a credit to their perspicacitv 'o WI
good judgment. aM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-06

rived from Denver and sixteen from
Colorado Springs.
Oficials attribute much Of the food
to the blocking OF the high waters by
railroad right Of way in one section
built entirely of Stag. With the eNcep-
ton of small hole under the tracks.
the Stag withstood the onrush Of the
food and the waters backed up to the
city, washing out the levees and leav-
ing the lower part of Pueblo at the
mercy Of the waters.
All the levees were washed out in the
Food and restoration OF the river TO its
natural bed presents an engineering
problem of magnitude.
In the vicinity of the Stcte Hospital
the natural bed Of the river was np-
proximately half mile. Parts of the
railroad yards there had been washed
away and the river had established a
new channel. virtually covering the en-
tire section Of bottoms known ns the
Grove.
ST. Louis. June 6.-CBy A. PAN
additional appropriation of $50 900,
bringing the total to 500, 900, appro-
rriatcd for the Pueblo disaster, has been
announced at the headquarters Of the
Southwestern Division Of the American
Red Cross
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HOUSES SWEPT OFF:
RESIDENTS PERISH

Pueblo. Col. June 6.-(By A. P.)--
A graphic story Of the food was given
to the Associated Press by NJ. j. VAL
ley. of Denver. Colorado and South =
ern Railroad engineer.
Valley was marooned by the food
with four other men for twelve hours.
At one time his companions had to rub
his limbs and body to keep his blood in
circulation so that he could stand alone.
II had been in a garage with friend,
to get his car" Valley said, when the
food waters swept into the garage.
We climbed into the car. then on top
OF it.
"The food waters reached us even
there, and we climbed into the second
floor Of the building and when that be-
came Hooded We smashed hole in the
roof and stepped out on It.
"Thc water crept on us thee and it
looked as If the building nignt go. so
we stepped out on a pile Of debris which
had been stopped by telephone wires.
For thee hours we stood there in the
rain and darkness which was lighted
up Only by several fires.
within three hours the improvised
raft gave way and we climbed back onto
the garage, cutting cable from the
telephone wires. and with the aid Of
this got on to n higher building.
From here. and with the aid of the
cable, we rescued three men who were
being swept past us by the current
"Houses were being swept down the
street past US. many Of them with pco-
pie inside crying for help. I don't know
how many of them there were, or how
many Of them escaped.
''Wc were rescued by boat crew at
Q O'Clock Saturday morning"
In the Union Garage one man was
rescued Saturday. He had foated with
the food to the ceiling of the building
and had then pounded hole through
the roof big enough S" thsS ne could
stick his head through and get air. The
water came within three inches of the
second floor. Another man with him
might have saved his life If he kept his
face up. His body was found jammed
between the rafterS. His name was
Schoeble. lie was the owner Of large
shoe store.
C. l.. Kerns was caught in the food
and swan into a building where he
saw many tragedies. He saw three
buildings on Union and Santa Fe street.
Cavcd in by string of box cars which
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-06
FLOOD HAS NATURAL
CHANNEL TO PUEBLO

Incredibly swift is the rush of waters
in the periodical floods that have be-
como familiar TO the older inhabitants
of Pueblo. Col. and dwcllcrs in the
lowlands overwhelmed by the food Of
last Friday night, Saturday and Sun
day.
This is due to the geographical con-
tour of the region, in which the Arkan
sas River comes out of the mountains to
the west of Pueblo by way of Royal
Gorge. and splits the city in half. flow
ing eastward down through tccming
valley famous for the Rocky Ford cam
taloupcs.
From the north. up beyond Colorado
Springs. the FontNinc dc QubOuilic
River, shortened in local nomenclature
to "Fountain. flows southward to meet
the Arkansas River just below the town.
The original name Of -the Fountain
means boiling water" At times in
summer tho bed of the river is almost
dry; at other times il Is roaring tor
rent, dangerous to surrounding property
and lives.
The Fountain and the Arkansas. too
are fed by scores of channels which are
nothing more than powder dry arroya>
most of the year, but which carry the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-06
"CLASS DAY" AT URSINUS
PhiladeIphian 10 Elected Head ot
Alumni Athletic Club

COllegeville. Pa. June 6.-Comnencc-
ment week at Ursinus College opened
last night with baccalaurcate sermon
on practical ideallsm py the Rev. DR..
Andrew Mutch, pastor of Bryn Mawr
Presbyterian Church.
Surprises are in store for the annual
class day exercises this afternoon. Ora
torical contests for both men and
women will be held tonight. Tomorrow
will be Alumni Day and Wednesday will
be the great commencement.
Harry W. Matthew. of Philadelphia
was elected president Of the Alumni
Athletic Club at it's annual dinner and
business meeting. with W. II. Douth-
EFT, of Darby. secretary. and r. f.
Miller, of Collcgeville. treasurer.
The Ursinus Womans Club. meeting
at the same time. elected Mrs. J. T.
Ebert, of Collegevillc. aS president ::
Mrs. l.. Arnet Shiffcrt. of Pottstown.
secretary, and Mrs. George l.. Om-
wake. treasurer.
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girl, 10, SHOWS WAY
TO WIN NEW BIKE
ne Gets Seven Subscriptions
In One Hour in Ledger
Contest
WATCH YOUR STEP, BOYS!

The boys can 60 way back and sit
9own. That's what one little girl. who
e ten years old and lives in North
twenty fifth street. has decided. so far
~ the PUBLIC LEDGER Black Beauty
oicycle contest is concerned.
But we won't 60 quito that far, he e
cause, after she has won her own bi e.
cycle. she is going to win another for
her four year old brother Jack She
asked her aunt last night. what would
you DOWN one for little brother. and
then get one for yourself or get one to
ride around on, and so collect Subscrip
tons faster?''
She decided on tho efficiency method
First, this young lady. whose first
name is Margaret, went to lunch with
her uncle. She got the subscription Of
the chef. of the owner Of the restau-
rant, of the waitress and Of customer.
They can all spare twelve cents a
week she remarked. rs she looked
ever her slips.
Then she went to Fourth and Walnut
streets. where she met a man who was
waiting for car. She asked him 70
subscribe. He did. His paper will 60
20 Wilmington.
Margaret has dcCrccd the whole city
thall be her territory. Within an hour
after she had received her first blanks
she had seven subscriptions. All were
from total strangers.
This is the spirit that is spreading
among girls and boys. young and old. in
this so very easy contest. a contest that
brings the woods and the fields and the
cool paths of the suburbs ever so near
% pavement bound youngsters, Sub,
scriptions cost only twelve cents week
and are not hard TO get. And that BIZ
cycle does mean so much
Vacation time is very near. There
are so many things to do. But trolley
fares are higher than year ago, and.
anyhow. you don't get the breeze IN
your face riding in stufy car. When
you have your own bike-well, all the
tomboys and the hc.boyS and the rest
Of 'em are keen for the ownership of
Black Beauty.
There are always quiet streets where
the auto menace does not threaten.
where you can ride at leisure out to
open fields and flowers and springs and
moss and picnic lunches beside running
brooks. SO the girls are well in the
van in this contest The boys will in
deed have to careful to keep from being
beaten out of the honors
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Flood area Residents
Laughed at Warming

Pueblo. Col. June 6.--(By A.
PD-Sergeant Willoughby, Of the
United States Army, here to train
National Guard troops, said warn
ing Of the food was given through
out the district Friday night and
that many persons laughed at it
and refused to leave.
Later in the night Sergeant Will
loughby aided in clearing back
crowds from the vicinity Of tho river
as the water swept into the bot.
toms. Cries Of persons trapped in
their homes could be heard, he said,
but no one could assist them. lie
said men could be seen running ahead
Of the waters, breaking windows and
looting. Many of the dead. he be.
lieved, represented persons who de-
clincd TO heed the food warnings or
who did not understand the gravity
Of the situation.
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REPORTERS BRAVE
DEATH TO GET NEWS

Denver, June 6.-(By A. P.)-Infor.
nation in regard to conditions in flood.
stricken and isolated Pueblo was OBJ.
tanned and forwarded to the outside
world under conditions that were as
trying and in some instances as haz-
nrdous as those whicl, the suffering poo.
rlc Of that city themselves underwent.
| The first news Of the disaster came
TO Denver over the Associated Press
leased wire and n Western Union Tclc.
graph Co. wire almost simultaneously
4 few minutes after the Associated
Press wire lost Pueblo the last Western
Union operator to brave the rush OF the
waters wired to the Denver Office:
IL am going to beat it ; the water is
around my feet. That was Friday
night.
After that it was hours before com
muncation between Pueblo and the
rest Of the country was restored. over
one Western Union wire. The first
outside newspaper men to reach the
flooded city were two Denver CORE
spondcnts. One Of them was an Asso-
Cinted Press Staffman and the other a
staff correspondent of the Denver
Times. They went together early Sat-
urday morning in an airplane from this
city.
Later two more Associated Press
correspondents and an Associated Press
operator went TO Colorado Springs from
Denver by train and from Colorado
Springs to Pueblo by automobile and on
foot. Trains could not get within miles
of the business section of the city and
automobiles that managed to get around
washouts on the roads had to stop at
the city limits.
News Of the conditions in Pueblo was
obtained only under the greatest diff
culties. Local newspapers, the police.
the fire department, the military and
the Red Cross were the first sources Of
information. as the high water and the
l. impossible to get first hand informa-
ton until the necessary military passes
rad been obtained and provisions made
for getting around through the mud.
water and fires that overwhC lined the
city. Correspondents had to work in
relays to keep in contact with the lone
wirc-and an uncertain wire at that
which connected Pueblo with Denver.
the distributing center for news which
dribblcd out from the city.
From the tops of buildings newspaper
men in Pueblo witnessed much of the
disaster. They also used boats. The
military wigwagged information when
distance made it impossible to hear the
human voice. Fire whistles scr"ed a.
signals for more urgent matters. Church
bells also played their part in the trans
mission Of emergency information. Half
nude and intrepid swimmers. many Of
them Negroes. served as cOuriCrs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-06
RIVER FLOOD RUSHING
DOWN UPON KANSAS

Topeka. Kan. .lurc c., by \. p
Tho first wave Of the Arkansas River
food today was sweeping dCwn from
Eastern Colorado upon Kansas. Tho
river at Syracuse was bank full AT
nightfall last night and rising rapidly.
Farmers and ranChmcn living in the
bottoms yesterday moved their stock 10
tbe highlands. Men on horseback are
patrolling the river west of Syracuse.
warning the people TO fec.
The Amty dam, fvc miles west of the
city. is reported TO have given way.
The telephone operator reports the town
Of Amity completely washed away. with
a possible loss of life. Four persons dc
tailed to keep driftwood from the piers
of wagon bridge are reported TO
have gone down with thC bridge.
The Santa F'c Railway CO. notified
the communities on its line in the Ar
kansas Valley of Kansas that the rush
Of Colorado food water had crossed the
State line. Local representatives. Of the
company were instructed to be prepared
for any emergency.
The warning has been ample. and
there need he no loss Of life in Kan
sas,' said F. G. Fox. general manager
of the railroad. The Santa Fr will
co operate with the communities along
its line to keep the property loss down
to the minimum.
The Santa Fe last night issued nm
against the flooded district, np
rlicable to livestock and pcrishablc
freight. People of Dodge City. Kan.
figure thAC the food crest would reach
that locality shortly after noon today
Heavy rains were reported west OF
Dodge City.
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City to DO All Work
On Streets October /

Continued from Page One
Il takes care of all the refuse Of city
Of 500, 900 people.
One Of the heaviest items Of expense
to the contractor now Is the carriage
or hauling Of ashes and rubbish to the
dumps. These distances are growing
longer every day as the city expands.
Anyhow, dumps are obsolete.
The destructories overcome this need
less expense. They do away with the
long hauling They abolish the un-
slightly dumps and they accomplish the
work.
Under the contractor system the
maintenance Of these plants was Inn
possible. No contractor, bidding from
year to year. could afford to erect one.
The city alone can do 1t.
Three such plants are included in the
department plans for the future; one
In West Philadelphia and two In the
northern part of the city. They will
not be as costly as the Toronto plant.
however.
Two Interesting Features Develop
Two very interesting features have
developed as the result of the citys
experiment in street cleaning and ash
collection. One Is that for short hauls
horse drawn vehicles are more economi-
cal than motortrucks. The second is
that attempts at salvaging refuse from
the dumps for resale is improbable. It
is cheaper to burn 1t.
A central depot is in contemplation
for the repair Of wagons, trucks, sweep.
ers, and various apparatus and tools.
wheelwright and blacksmith shops and
general repair outfit are contem-
plated
Such an establishment. 1t is esti-
mated. will save the city thousands
annually.
Capitalization will be the distinguish :
ing feature of this new and improved
system OF conducting the city's business.
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EXAMINED FOR ORDINATION
Committee Of Lutheran Minlsterlum
Questions Candidates

Reading. Pa, June 6.-(By A. y
Preliminary to the meeting Of the Penn
sylvania Lutheran Ministerium here to I.
morrow, the Examining Committee of
the Ministerium met the candidates for
ordination today. The following young
men were examined as to their fitness to
become ministers of the gospel:
w. f. Cope, Perkasic; II. G, X.
Dressed, Philadelphia F.. ]. Fidlcr,
Scranton G. G. II. ,Getz, Scranton: p.
II. J. Hob. Philadelphia J. s. kleck q.
rer, Philadelphia II. c. Kraft West
Hazleton II. J. Plum. Reading: A. F.
Schmitthemer, Tamaqua: Edward
Schwenk, Boyertown \. +. H.. Tap
per. Lancaster, and V. d. Naugle,
Philadelphia.
The four days session will be busy
one, as choice must be made Of sue
cessor to the Rev. DR.. II. A. Weller,
Of Philadelphia, who is completing the
first five-year term of Office as presi
dent.
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Passengers Died
Smiling at Flood

Continued from Page One
of a coach only TO be washed down
food.
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Of the Stratton Park dam near Colorado
Springs reached Pueblo. In the middle
of the afternoon breaking of the Skag
way Reservoir and Beaver Dam, ncal
Victor. coupled with n heavy downpoul
OF rain in the Arkansas River watershed
and in Peublo. caused another rise
Again last night followed another henvy
rainstorm. IN none OF the foods of yes :
tcrdav, however. did the waters reach
the Level Of Friday night.
Food Supplies Nearly Gone
The washout Of railway lines leading
to tho stricken area created menacing
situation to be overcome todny. Food
Supn,ips in Pueblo were estimated by
Rcd Cross officials as being less than
sufficient for three days. Roads to the
city are impossible for miles around
Efforts are being made to transport
food from surrounding towns by air
planp. Several machines have already
been sent out with blankets and medi-
ral supplies 4 virtual embargo on all
shipments 70 PncJlo has been effected
by most all railroads entering the city
The ONLY drinking water available to.
day is from n lithia spring on hill at
the outskirts of the city.
4 heavy downpour Of rain continued
all through last night an II the carly
morning today.
Military patrols we're handicapped by
the impossible streets. pitch darkness
the city's electric service station having
been out Of commission since early FRI
day .evening-and the unrclcnting down
pour
All persons have been kept from the
atreets since Saturday evening. Looting
has been held to a minimum. No one
is permitted to enter the city except
the military. Red Cross workers and
State and other officials.
With the restoration Of tclcgraphiC
communication early Sunday. the suf
fcring community learned of relief meos-
rrps undertaken by cities throughout
the Middle West. 4 supply of cots,
blankets. lanterns, candles and sweat
,rs arrived yesterday from the Red
!. Pierce. in charge Of the Red TroSs.
said that so far he has been able TO
feed and clothe every person applying
fer aid.
Hundreds Of persons applied to the
Red Cross Yesterday and Saturday for
food, clothing and medical relief A
cantPen supplied the food. 4 carload Of
beef was comluundeered from the rail-
/ oad yards and cooked to prevent its
sroiling. Red Cross officials expected
the meat to materially aid the food
situation. Denver, Kansas City, st.
Louis and other large cities closest the
flooded area have offered material aid
but are unable TO get their
{ Cffprings TO the community because OF
the .lemoralizCd transportation condi-
tions.
The basement of every building in the
downtown section is filed with water
and mud. Wirdows of Easements were
in by the flood and military
, fficiaIs say that bodies may be found
here.
Doctors and Nurses Arrive
Fourteen doctors and twenty-five
lurscs arrived here last night from Col
orado Springs. Fifteen cmbatmers ar.
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surface water to the rivers during the
springs rains.
A cloudburst in the moutains, water
spouts" being one of the local terms
or along one of these arroyas will swell
the main streams with incredible rapid
ity and violence.
The water seems to gather in a mighty
wall and sweep down all at once. II
advances with n roar that can be heard
for miles.
Generally there is time to notify the
towns a ong the river Of the approach Of
one Of these watery avalanchcs 80 that
people in the lowlands can move to
safety.
Without other warning than the wall
Of the town SIREN" which woke sleep
ers in the dead of night. the torrent
came. upon Pueblo Friday night. carry
ing death and destruction in its wake.
II Is said even this warning was not
obcyed with the promptness that might
have saved many lives.
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Continued from Page One
of n coach only to be washed down the
food.
White Hands Above Water
"On either side Of us, houses and
barns and other buildings were swirling
down. Many people were clinging to
them. / saw two women on the top OF
n house. The structure struck the bridge
and crumbed like an eggshell. / saw
their white hands moment on the
water.
"Morning came. The waters had
been receding. Those Of us who were
left-about sixty-were able to reach
the ground and walk around IN water
about our knees.
Some of the unconscious women and
children were left in the GarK. 1t was
q scene Of devastation and death. It
was awful.
II cannot say what the loss might
he. know it must be far over 100
lives. for Mt least that many ] am
sure were lost of our train and the
Missouri Pacific train. though more from
the last named train we're found alive.
Pueblo's disaster is one Of the worst
in the history Of the West"
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To Repair Police Ro..

The police boat Ashbridvc. vb;o, N
out OF commission for a week, will les,, NV,
today for Cooper's Point shipyard NJ y,
repairs and general overhaulinSi IN, X,
boiler is reported to be in bad shan
being pitted in many places. var;as,,
parts Of the woodwork will hsrs y
be replaced before the vessel viii will !. I
ready for service. VIII Dc
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-06-02
GRANITE COMPANY
CAPITALIZATION TO
BE SI,O0O,OO0 NOW

Three hundred stockholders of the
Marathon Granite company unani-
mously voted at special meeting
called by the board of directors last
Tuesday evening, May LIST, to Increase
its capitalization from 100000 TO ST.
100000. The stockholders authorized
the board of directors to issue 100000
worth of preferred stock, paying seven
per cent. and shortly it is expected the
first issue of 100000 will be on the
market A resolution was passed CIV
ing stockholders first opportunity to
buy.
The purpose of this increase in cap
italization is to permit the enlarge
ment of the Marathon Granite compa-
ny. The concern sees its way clear
to do much larger business. c. G..
Kruger, cashier of the First Nation
al bank, explained the fact that the
granite company was one of the few
locally taking natural resources and
turning them into money. The granite
obtained in Marathon county, worth
nothing in its natural state, is quar-
ried by the granite works and market
ed at something like $500 cubic
foot.