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Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
Wreeker Reaches Puehlo-

A wrecking crew and wrecker
reached Pueblo Tuesday by alternat-
ing from Santa Fe TO ID. & II. G.. tracks
back and forth replacing and repairing
tracs, and bridges. The wrecker car
ried three baggage coaches and u
caboose filled with medical supplies,
clothing, tents, blankets and other ne
cessities. Among the passengers were
twelve Red Cross nurses from Den
YER. The wrecker is expected to work
its way through to La Junta to open
the Santa Fe railway for traffic as
son as possible.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
PUEBLO BATTLES BACK TO LIFE
MANY DEAD IN ARK KANSASVALLEY
Lis. of Destroyed Business Houses.

Puebio.--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 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 Pariors: Prior
Furniture Co.; Western National
Bcnk: 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; +. w. Wooiworth l0-cent
Store; Ellington Cafe; Rushmer
Jewelry Store: Hosman Drug Com
pany; r. T. Frazer Saddlery; Cotting
Brothers Furniture Store: West
Bros. Jr., Furniture Store; Dixon
stump Bottling Company; Kniebel
Bottling Company; Jack Gray, bar
ber: II. 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; Wlnch-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 on
Santa Fe. Main and Court streets.
buildings were completely destroyed
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
EYE WITNESS
TELLS OF HORROR
HOUSES ToPPLE OVER FILLED
WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Devastation Wrought by Fire and
Water at Pueblo Beyond
Description.
weston s.-.p.p-r Union N.., s-rio.)

Colorado Springs-The devastation
wrought by fire and flood at Pueblo is
beyond description. according to G. $.
Railsback. formerly Of this city, now
special agent of the Santa Fe at Pu-
eblo.
Mr. Railsback 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 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 Railsbaek. The main
business district of the city gutted by
fire and water, and II probably never
will be known how many hundreds Of
people perished.
'"l'he entire residence districts In
several OF the lowlands were complete
ly wiped out. | spent the entire night,
with hundreds Of others, rcscuing wom-
Ell and little children from the flood.
and my mind is so befuddled that /
can hadly talk about the thing. Ii
was horrible beyond description.
81 saw several frame rooming houses
topple over. plunge into the raging tor
rent. each filled IN screaming wom-
en- and children. The scene was sick
ening"
Mr. Railsback said at one time there
was fifteen feet of water running
through the Santa Fe yards. In fact.
the yards were completely destroyed.
To add to the horror of the flood,
fires broke out all over the city, not
only in the business district, but in
many residence sections.
The largest business houses of the
city, including the big banks, Crews
Beggs, White & Davis, Straub's trunk
factory. the King lumber yard and
many others We're wrecked by water or
completely destroyed by fire, accord
ing to Railsback.
The river broke over its banks near
the state insane asylum, and soon
there was a raging torrent from the
high cliffs to the west OF the union
depot to Seventh street.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
Pueblo Menaeed by Filth.

Colorado Springs.-A special dis
patch from Pueblo says: "Shrouded
in inky blackness, only relieved by an
occasional flicker of blazing build-
ing, Pueblo people have gathered for
the fight to overcome the disaster
which nearly overwhelmed it Friday
night with "A loss to property conserva-
lively estimated at between Sl0,O00,-
900 and S15.000.0O0 and II casualty list
set now at not less than 500
The most serious problem facing
the smelter city is thar 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 SlO00.000 courthouse
houses 600 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 well organized
efforts to take care of its unfotunates
the city must have outside aid and at
once
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
But rhis-Isn,t London

Here you are, gentlemen. the great
est invention OF the agev bawled 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 n distance of two
feet. All you have to do to find the
keyhole is to take out your key and
hang on to It,"
crowd that rushed to buy.-Tit-Bits.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
Train Turned Over.

The overturnlng of Denver & Rio
Grande passenger train with $50 pas.
sengers on board In the railroad yards
at Pueblo is the outstanding disaster
of the storm as far as railrond traf-
fic is concerned. The passengers were
removed to the Nuckols Packing plant.
where physicians hastily summond at
tended to the injured. The train left
Denver carrying $50 passengers. large.
ly excursionists TO the Pacific coast.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
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 one 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 been flooded out 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. 1t is feared others may
have perished in the wall of water
which struck the city late in the
evening.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
Congress Votes Aid to Sufferers.

Wushington-A joint resolution was
adopted by the House and the Senate
authorizing the secretary of war to
extend all possible relief To Colorado
flood sufferers. Previously Senator
rlipps Of Colorado had announced he
and Representative Hardy would seek
an appropriation Of 81 900 600 for flood
relief. The resolution reads: "That
the secretary of war is hereby author
lied and directed To take such tempo
rary sanitary measures as he mny
deem necessary and To furnish subsis-
tence and quartcrmaster supplies he
longing to the military establishment
and make available and issue the same
10 such destitute persons In Colorado
as have been rendered homeless or are
IN needy circumstances as the result
OF the floods due to the overflow of
the Arkansas river and its tributaries
and in executing this Joint resolution
the secretary of war is directed, In so
far as possible, to cooperate with the
authorities of Colorado and the mayors
of such cities on the Arkansas river
as may have sustained damages" p"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10

Brooklin, Mass.-Brig. Gen. John w.
Rucllman, So, in command of the North
Atlantic coast artillery district. is dead.
He had served in Cuba, in the Philip
pines, on the Texas border In 1916, and
during the World war he held the rank
of major general In the national army.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
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 at the
general offices of the Denver & Rio
Grande and Colorado & Southern the
damage to freight in the Pueblo yards
win amount TO upwards OF $1,000 600.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
FRECkLES
Now l. the Time to Get Rid of
These Ualy Spotn.

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

Is your room small? Then avoid
yellow and red in its furnishing. They
are warm colors and make room
look small. Use grays and vioets to
give 'roomy" effect.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10

Untold agony is secret a woman
can't repeat.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10

More men die of idleness than of
hard work.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10

Too many people perform their work
inter the style of a machine.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10

Stubs in check books cover a multi
tude of disappointments.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10

Never do any worrying today that
you can just as well postpone until to
morrow.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10

Denver, June O-frluly, June ), WIS
II dark day in the history of Pueblo,
Colorado's second city. Flood waters
from the Arkansas and Fountain rv-
ers devastated the business and lower
residence sections of the town. sweep
ing away hundreds of houses and caus-
ing great loss of life. Reports 10 date
show property loss will run into mill
lions, while constantly dead bodies
are being found. until the death roll
shows upwards of 200. Flood waters
fill large portion of the city, and
Saturday und Sunday as they receded
new horrors We're revealed. In some
places the water was reported seven
teen feet deep.
Publo's union depot was In the cen
ter of the flooded area, which reached
from the high cliffs on which the bet
ter residence portion of the city is To-
Gated at Seventh street to west of the
station. Practically all in that lower
section is destroyed. From Friday
night to Sunday the city was without
light or water, street cars stopped,
fires became frequent and with no
chance TO fight them. soon consumed
many business and residence blocks.
The flood was augmented by soc
ond cloudburst Saturday which
wrought greater havoc. Sunday, with
the breaking of Beaver dam, eight
miles north of Florence, and terrific
cloudburst about 3 p. M, the stricken
city is In most pitiful condition. The
Arkansas river rushed down again and
the receding waters were given fresh
impetus. 1t is impossible TO tell the
extent of this dire disaster.
Pueblo is under martial law, the
Colorado National Guard and Colorado
Rangers being in complete control of
the city. Looters have been arrested
by the dozen and several shot. Armies
or rescuers worked day and night to
save persons caught in the flood and
who could not reach safety before the
great nlne-foot wall OF water struck
the city
Denver & Rio Grande train No. 3
and Missouri Pacific train No. u were
caught in the flood and both turned
passengers, 1t is not now known how
many perlshed.
Railroad and wagon bridges are out
north, south and west of Pueblo, and
II is difficult to get relief to the
stricken city. Denver sent IL special
train OF clothing. food blankets and
other necessary equipment Saturday
night. Red Cross nurses and helpers
accompanied this train with full sup
ply of emergency material. The Sal
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10
As One Raised
From Dead
STOMACH PAINS GONE
Eaf0nlO Mado Him W0u

AFTER suffering ten long months
with stomach pains. have taken
Eatonic and am now without any pain
whatever. Am as one raised from the
dead" writes A. Percifield.
Thousands of stomach sufferers re-
port wonderful relief. Their trouble
is too much acidity and gas which
Eatonic quickly takes up and carries
out, restoring the stomach to
healthy, active condition. Always car
ry a few Eatonics, take one after eat
ing, food will digest well-you will
feel fine. Big box costs only a trifle
with your druggists guarantee.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-10

Denver, June Tn addition to
the dreadful reports on the dam
age at Pueblo, comes the harrow
ing stories of other points along
the wake OF the flood waters that
rushed down the Arkansas river, ieay-
ing death and destruction in its path
The little city OF Amlty was practically
wiped off the map and the residents
were compelled To seek safety and
shelter In the higher ground sonth of
the valley. Ii IL feared that four lives
were lost at that point
The water struck La Junta Sunday
afternoon In a depth OF three feet all
over the north side of the city, cutting
off the water supply and lighting sys-
tenn The river at tliis point was re-
ported nearly two miles wide. The
Santa Fe railroad shops were at one
time in five feet of water and the en-
tire transportation sy. TEN of that line
from Pueblo to Syracuse, Kansas. is
paralyzed. Santa Fe passenger trains
are being detoured north around via
Mcpherson over the Union Pacific, and
coast bound trains via Amnrilla, Texas,
across the cutoff line in New Mexico.
At lenst 200 residences in Las Ami
mas stood In three feet of water for
several hours at the height of the flood.
At Lamar the river was reported
nearly three miles wide aud reached
well into the town, which is situated on
the south side of the river Just where
the higher land begins TO raise out of
the river bottoms.
Pueblo is already started digging
back 10 life. Digging out Is the only
thing the town thinks about II has
crowded into the background the
search for the dend Until the waters
recede and many districts are drained
casualty hunts cannot he prosecuted
with any degree of success.
The downtown districts are above
the water again and every available
man and tool is engaged in the work Of
clenning. Caterpillar tractors are trans
porting dead horses from the flooded
districts. Slips pulled by four-horse
teams are scrapng the mud from
streets and bridges which are sagging
under the extra weight. Every avail
able man is working with hands or
pick or shovel. a house-to-house can
vass is being made for scrub women
The salvage of wrecked mercantile
stores has begun.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
SCOUTS MAKE TRAFFIC SURVEY

The city planning commission Oh
Grand Kaoids Mich. recently invited
the Bow Scouts of America to con-
duct traffic survey. TINS was nc
complished in so thorough and salts
factory a manner that the boys won
high praise not only from the city
planning department but from all VINO
saw the boys at their work Inc
count was checked up by men from
the traffic safety council ana was
found in only one instance to nave
been Inaccurate. Hugh E. Lynch
secretary of the commission In thank
,nr Scout Executive Walker for the
bows services, said that he regretted
that every boy could not have the
benefit of scout training. because ne
could see In watching the boys al
work how far-reaching the influence
of the movement was ana Wha' u
genuine contribution to citizenship
training.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
Denartment Devoted TO Attractive MAGAZINE Material

cold because the nerves by which WE
are conscious of change In tempera-
ture are accustomed to this state OF
things and take no notice of 1t. Ii we
were accustomed to 60 out barefoot.
but with our faces covered, the pres
ent condition would be reversed and
we would not 'feep the cold In our
feet, but our face would be very I'M
comfortable the moment we removed
the covering.
The same principle Is apparent In a
number Of other things-in the tenn
perature Of water which Is too cold
to battle In but hardly cool enough to
drink; In country persons who find
difficulty In sleeping In the city on ac-
count of the noise and city people VINO
can't sleep In the country because III
is too quiet; in those who are accus'
toned to work In the glare Of blind
ing light and those who labor In com
parative darkness. In other words, its
merely a matter Of habit.
(Copyright)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
BOY SCOUTS PLAY SANTA CLAUS

Last year Akron (O.) scouts collect
ed and distributed 900 toys among
the moor children of the city. This
year they raised the number to l'ooc'
For weeks they canvassed the city Tor
old toys, dolls. sleds, etc, which they
painted, repaired and made to look as
good as new to delight the hearts OF
the Riddles on Christmas morning
This kind of good turn is being quite
generally practiced throughout the
country. Other cities reporting SIM
liar Santa Claus service on the part
Of scouts were Louisville, KY; GIN
cinnati, O., and Butte, Mont. The On
cinnati council got out an attractive
poster In the name of santa Claus
Co.. Inc.," bespeaking the public CO.
operation in handing over OLD toys 10
the boy scouts for repairing and re-
distribution under the auspices OF the
Associated Charities. The Butte
scouts established regular toy nos
pital at their headquarters, TO when
the papers gave considerable publicity
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
BOY
SCOUTS
&e-
Conducted by National Council OF the BOY
Scouts Of America)
LIFE SAVING MEDALS

Medals as follows for heroic service
in the saving Of life have been awarded
by the National court Of. honor, since
its last meeting In May 1921.
GOLD MEDALS.-Henry Rate.
Troop Z, vineland, N. T.; Henry \.
Shelton, Troop u, Wilmington, Del.
SILVER MEDALS.-George 5. Al
len, Troop /, Bridgeport, Pa; Joseph
Buckley, Troop 2, Allston, Mass;
Loren G. Underwood, Troop 10, Denver,
Colo; Myles Turner, Troop !, Ian
caster, Ohio; Horace Viner, Troop TO-
Denver, Colo; Charles r. Carter
Troop /, Tutwller, Miss; Morris
Carmedy, Troop 2, Painesville, o.;
Floyd Lamb, Troop a, Westerly, r. Ii;
Cyril Ashworth Troop 5, Westerly, H.
r.: Mlburn l.. Fay, Troop 2, Lincoln
III. Edwin Brockman, Troop Al, Brook
lyn. N. Y; Michael Larck, Troop l.
Emporium, Pa; f. Austin Culver
Troop /, Princess Anne, Nd; Camp
Bonds, Troop /, Muskogee, OKLA.
william Barrar, Troop 5, Charleston
w. Va; John A. Wilson. Troop D
Columbus, o.; T. Il. Tappan, Jr., Trool
l. Helena, Ark, Eugene Krenkle, TrooI
/ Niagara, Wis; Charles X. Green
Troop l, Edna Mills Calf; Richard A
Dee, Troop SO, Hartford, Conn; Pau
Wolfert, Troop II, Warren, o.; Glel
A. Case, Troop 80, Des Moines. la.
Percy A. Baker. Troop !, TerryvilA
Conn: Ferman villaml, Troop
Florida, N. Y; Richard Wolven, Trool
1. Raritan, N. j.; William kramaI
Troop /, Old Bridge, N. j.; Thomas d
Robinson. Troop A. Camden, N. D.
BRONZE MEDALS.-Ross Mace
Troop ., Pc Ell, Wash; Fred Lee
burger, Troop SO, Des Moines, Ia
. Everett L. Cheney, Troop !, Wilmin'
ton, vt; Morgan Wiley, Troop 4
Denver. Colo; Leland S. Waggone
Troop 60, Denver, Colo; Clifford
Fingland, Troop 65, Liverpool, N. \
Kenneth w. Dayton, Troop !. Mia
persfeld, N. Y; Wright A. Edmonso
Jr., Troop 1, Marlboro, Mass; Hermi
Boehringer, Troop 1C8, Philadelpm
Pa: Merline Gerard, Troop z
Berkeley, CAL; william Palmer, Tro'
8. Kewanee, H.; Charles Priest, Tro
l. East Long Meadow, Mass; Jam
McGeorge, Troop 40. Sea Cliff, N.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
YOUR HAND
How to Read Your Characteristics
and Tendencies--the Capabilities or
Weaknesses That Make for Success
or Failure as Shown in Your Palm.
THE HAND OF AN ARTIST

TOR a person of either sex to win
success In any of the various
fields of music, literature, etc
the hand should be supple, and the
fingers should be long. Short fingers
denote want of attention to details, and
this is, Of course in the majority or
cases, fatal to the hopes of success
in art. Genius is an infinite capacity
for taking pains is true In art.
Other favorable signs are the fol-
lowing:
A small upper phalanx of the thumb.
II. in addition, the thumb Is very flat
the fortunate possessor has an excep-
tionally favorable thumb for an artist.
II the middle phalanx of the sec
ond finger, the Finger Of Saturn, IS
well formed and well developed. and
long, 1t is a sign Of great love OF the
beautiful in nature.
The top phalanx of the third nnger
the Finger of Apollo, should be strong
TO indicate color perception.
tCopyright)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-30
TEENS AND TWENTIEs

10y EXPERIENCE the child soon
r. finds that food satisfies hunger,
that water quenches thirst, that
hard blow gives him pain.
AS he grows older he learns that
his own actions produce certain re-
suits which to him are pleasant OF
unpleasant.
As a child he avoids doing things
that cause him bodily pain.
II he burns his hand or cuts MS
finger he breads fire and sharp
edged tools. He knows that II ne
takes undue liberties with them ne
is sure to suffer physically and nell
tally.
Deductiye reasoning In children at
the age Of three or four years IS as
keen as the edge Of razor pu'
through some trick Of time wheh
they merge into their teens, their
childish caution fits away anu
leaves them imprudent and venture
some. -
They flash red light to warn the
cid folks to beware Of the wisdom
and superior cunning of youth.
Teens and twenties are the forina'
tive, red.light ages In when po1h
sexes, consciously or unconscious'y'
shape their destlnles.
If in these dangerous ages ihdulseh'
parents permit their offspring 10 nave
unrestricted freedom, allow them 10
have their own way at the turning
point OF the right or the wrong ROAD
the chances are that they VIII waste
their time and substance and cTii'
through life without forming even q
nodding acquaintance with success.
To YOU who are In these perilous
periods. running along madly IN pur
suit of elusive nymphs of pleasure
stop, look and listen"
Stop to consider what you arr
doing. Look about you at those VIM
are climbing the hills. See how eau
tiously they step. Listen to the word
OF wisdom, and especially to the ao
vice of your elders.
They have trod the worldly wa