The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
FLOODS CAUSE. HEAVY LOSSES
 OVER B|G AREA
Thousands Reported Home Less And Property Loss Of S5,500,000 In Kansas DeI- uge-Highest In Years
RED CROSS CALLED OUT TO AID FLOOD SUFFERERS
Torrents Of Water Do Dam- age Of Millions In Northern 0kIahoma-Hundreds Are Homeless, Trains Held Up


 KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 11.-(By Associated ress.)-Seven dead, many reported missing, thousands homeless and property loss exceeding s5,500 900 was the known toll of floods which have sent virtually every stream in Kansas to the highest stage in years.
 The Kansas river and some of it's tributaries tonight were reported falling, thus removing the immediate danger of threatened disastrous floods in northern Kansas. In southern Kansas. however, the valleys of many streams weer being inundated. Thou sands of acres of rich farm land were covered with water.
 Arkansas City and Winfield, in south central Kansas, the cities hard est hit. tonight were under patrol oL American Legion and Kansas national guardsmen. Red Cross and other agencies were endeavoring to care for the homeless.
 The Chamber of Commerce at Ar kansas City appealed to other cities for $500,000 to aid the flood sufferers. The chamber estimated the damage at Arkansas City at more than $3.000,o0o. At Winfield the damage was esti- mated between s11,0O0,Oo0 and s11,- 300, 900.
 Wichita Flooded. -r
 At Wichita. where damage in ex- cess of S1. 100000 was caused by flood ing of four square miles in the east section of the city Saturday the sit uation was reported greatly improved tonight. hundreds of men were work ing at top speed to prevent further breaks in the dams.
 At Garden City the crest of the flood waters in the big Arkansas river were reported past any danger of floods west of Hutchinson. Although many were reported miss | ing at Arkansas City and 5000 were homeless, only one person is known | to have lost his life.
 Warnings were sent out today to residents of East Wichita, stating that an additional rise could be eX- pected on Chisholm creek.
 Local authorities believed the sit- uation much less dangerous, however. than that of last Saturday. when vir- tually the entire eastern half of the city was under water.
 In Winfield the scenes of havoc and ruin today were said to surpass those of any other disaster in the city's 30 years of existence.
 On every hand the effect of the flood waters of the Walnut river were only too plain-people home less. streets muddy and partly filled with water tracks and bridges out, train service demoraliZed and the city without electricity or water.
 OKLAHOMA HARD HIT
 OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. June II. Flood damage running into millions of dollars was reported tonight from 1ab ,,P water swept down from southern Kansas to swell the already over burdened streams.
 Hundreds of persons have been made homeless at various points along flooded rivers, but there was no confirmed reports of loss of life.
 Train service throughout the state has been disrupted as the result of the washing out of important main line bridges both in northern and western Oklahoma during the past two days.
 Damage to state highways will run to nearly s1Ooo,0oo. State High way Commissioner Nesbit estimates.
 The Arkansas river was out of it's banks from the Kansas border to the eastern end of the state, where it flows into Arkansas, flooding thou- sands of acres of farm lands. At Tulsa the Arkansas was falling slightly early tonight. but warn- ing from the weather bureau at Fort Smith, Ark. stated that a further rise might be expected.
 OH Fields Cut Orr. E
 The rich Tonkawa and Burbank oil fields are completely cut off from the outside world.
 Damage to property crops and live stock in Kay county as the re- suit of the rampage of the Arkansas, Chickasia and Salt Fork rivers is estimated at S2o00,000, according to Ponca City advices. The Chickasia and Salt Fork were receding tonight, but the Arkansas was still rising
 Col. Joe Miller estimated the dam age at the l0l ranch, near Ponca City, at s250.000.
 Thrilling rescues at the ranch were affected by Jess Willard, former heaVyweisht boxing champion. The big kansan waded into many pools, rescuinS women and children and live stock, where smaller men would have gone under, In one instance he stripped himself of his clothing and went down into deep water to cut loose two horses that had become entangled in barbed wire Willard plowed through the waters from , o'clock yesterday morning until well past midnight.
 City Under Water.
 The business district at Kaw City was completely under water, as was the greater part of the residence dis trict.
 Heavy rains last night in the yi- cinity of Pawhuska sent all streams up. Lowlands in the section of Paw huska were flooded. Many persons in that place, who fled to higher ground last night, returned to their homes during the daV
 The Arkansas was out of it's banks in the eastern portion of the state. according to Muskogee advices. which said that thousands of acres of growing crops were under water. with the streams still coming up.
 Half hundred families between Tulsa and sand Springs, who refused to leave their homes. were marooned by the rise of the Arkansas
 GuARDSMEN CALLED OUT
 TOPEKA, Kan, June I1.-Governor Davis Monday night issued permts- sion to Mayor Mcintosh of Arkansas