Denton Record-Chronicle (Newspaper) - May 14, 1923, Denton, Texas XXII TEXAS MONDAY AFTERNOON MAY 14 1923 EIGHT PAGES Envoy 50 KILLED IN WEST TEXAS CYCLONE S PATH 25 MILES LONG IN TAKING HEAVY TOLL COLORADO May Bodies are in rado About were injured property and crop damage is estimated at millions of dollars according to observers Many of the dead and injured are children The tornado was accompanied by a severe hailstorm land heavy rain and mud in the make re- lief work difficult Roy Anderson erican who Js acting as be- tween the various Governmental representatives and tlie bri- gands wrecked a and holding tourists for Liverpool CoHon opened quiet 3 tu H points higher an dot 2 p m to JG points as a logical advance of 2 to 12 Jfay 13.15 13.24 October 11.11 January 11.83 Market NEW YORK May Liberty bond Liberty 3 Second t 4 Kourth Victory 4 37.11 07 H 93.12 NEW tures opened steady to 16 closed in to hear to cs higher on Mny July October December January 21.10 22.00 21.68 21 Spots 25.75 New York Cotton Prut NEW Mny opened firm 18 to 30 higher ed barely SO to 90 on near months CO to G8 higher on months May 25.42 July 22.35 January 22.01 23.03 Snots steady 100 Fort Worth PORT WORTH May classes of Battle day except steers wero In the majority In the day's receipts and Hold form steady to lower on a slow market Calves were cept common logs of Receipts wero henJ and The market showed an of 10 to and hit a of were steady were 1.2001 market was 10 to off were cows bulls calves medium mixed light 7.60 common rough heavy rough Sheep and 13 ewes C culls goats ers stocker feeder lambs Kansas City Livestock KANSAS CITY May 14.000 market lOo shipper top packer 180 to ing sows strong til lOc to 57 Cattle beef steers and she steady to strong top heavy Ulcers other early sales light ml medium to all steady choke common to good stackers 16.76 to fs best Jio v Sheep lambs o early top shorn offering SH Arizona clippers sheep How weak to 16 lower shorn oa wethers to Arizona Local Produce Hens turkeys eggs roosters Go table butter Hacking stock ducks jier tier floien Mm from lie nil well two morr Work of tkr vl will K Imim Utr or COLORADO May bodies of persona Killed in a tornado near here early this morning have been brought to Colorado and it is reported that several more bodies are being brought here Twelve persons are counted dea Persons doing relief work reported that they were finding dead and injured at almost every scattered farm house and ranch dwelling for miles southeast pf Wo have eight bodies here and more arc coming Our relief era have located 12 persons whose bodies have been found outside wrecked J H Greeb chairman of the Cross ers here The Injured probably will reach 100 and probably as many fin 50 were Due tors und nurses from a dozen ne.irljy towns have been appealed to and arc In the area covering many sections of grazing plains for the dead and Injured Only slight damage was done the town oC Colorado City Itself 2 PER CENT OIL TAX IS AGREED AUSTIN May Coffee oil production tax was voted out of conference this Ing at 2 per cent Four of the five Senate and three of the five House members the re- port at 2 per cent The will bo reported back to both Houses this afternoon for final action The House passed the tax by a vote of 102 to this morning after an amendment 25 BEAD AND 100 and Struck nt II n nek H Joe were killed and a number were injured In a cyclone struck Spade ranch south of Colorado early this morning and a path long across tho country At Moraine six or eight were and a number of persons fatally Injured Including T Oils Toe and eight members of the family of A report Irom said the slorm did nbt strike Colorado At Mrs R was killed nnd her two children are not expected to live Other bers oC the family also were ed The twister first struak at ranch 7 miles soutli of Col- nnd in a easterly insertion passed through Iho outskirts of a a path 200 yards wide and 2t long county Joe and his old son Snd were killed at th while they slept The storm struck between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning and there wag no heir farm Fifty Reported Killed BIO SPRING May sons were reported killed and 100 Injured three miles from rado Texas when n tornado swept that section this according to meager and firmed reports telegraphed here morning After was received communication cut off due to damage to telegraph and telephone lines Tho worst damage vaf 40 milea from Spring Relief parties left here In auto- mobiles LIST OF DEAD persons Rite known to have been killed In a cyclone which swept out n path west of hero today Eleven arc being hold at Colorado Texas 30 miles west of here and thro others were ed at 10 miles this of Colorado According lo estimates received at the death toll will he higher than 25 The bodies held nt Colorado A C three boys between ages G and 12 baby boy belonging to Joe Anderson baby Jim Mr Simpson 25 Mrs R C 55 Mexican named one an unidentified Those reported dead at are Joo nnd Ills two dren OP AUSTIN May body of Albert McCurdy student of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary drowned In Austin Thursday night was recovered Sunday morning A boat In which ho nnd a young were ing Tho girl escaped mid noa t If red cooler n sputtered rant coUer IK r In Maximum yesterday Minimum today CO V a m today 2 p m today a m today 03 per cont United Pn COLORADO al least are to have teen killed and more than 100 Injured when a cyclone struck 12 mi lee south of here early today according to W H Cooper of the local Chamber of Commerce who Is a check of casual ties The Colorado sanitarium is ed with and Injured as a result of the storm which swept In a northeasterly direction through Mitchell and Howard Counties It will probably be several hours before an accurate check ot casualties can be completed Cooper said Dead Injured are being carried to several tfi thlS Walton Many ot the ed to be children according to Cooper The cyclone to Cooper cut a path one mile In width It originated near ardson south of tiero and ex- tended to 15 mlles away Rescue parties been sent from here and Into the stricken section have not yet reported Air telephone lines to homes in that district are down Many of the heat farm homes In Mitchell County have to debris and the ty loss will run high Cooper natd Thousands of age was done to crops 200 Reported May area by the alorm Is typical as rolling covered with trees The patn of tlie storm was crescent shape starting In the Richardson community six southwest of Colorado and near Estimates at Colorado this morning Just received by tele- graph placed tho number of dead at more than 25 and tho Injured at The area affected was the moat thickly populated section In Weal Many fArm were ed and ware scattered for treasury me DUl reg automobile lights and tho Stacker net container measure 53 to 12 The Pa tin ftn LIU Increasing the occupation on express public utilities and sale dealers In oil passed In the House 82 to 19 Patman said that the measure would bring In be- tween and In additional revenues mostly from tho dealers -In- oil United AUSTIN May H In an attempt to make unnecessary the discussed called session which IB rumored to be forthcoming Immediately after adjournment Tuesday night of the present called session of the the and Senate ed Into executive session day Sunday Only one brief session was held In tho Senate yesterday but tlie HOUBO deliberated In the forenoon ahd afternoon Among the activities of the yesterday In the Appointed members of conference Passed to third reading Culp levying tax on coin-operated slot machines In tho Passed finally emergency with amendment OF CAHLE BEGINS of outside the for tuberculosis wag irun afternoon by Dr O'Reilly of federal bureau and Dr Mt A stata department connection with the area pf herds supplying Denton with and milk ducts The two Inspectors arrived here and spent tlie Ing picking out the of herds outside the city limits from thb registrations And arranging to gin the work They estimated it would take Monday afternoon and to test the 15 herds registered for the accredited herd plan and this will give Denton people who have failed to an op- to do no In time to set them Inspected by the federal and state inspectors and thus bo able to secure Indemnity If Infected tle are found Officials urged alt people In the city to take tage of the delay In starting the city to register their cows It impossible Monday tng to estimate how many COWA In tho city have been registered but there Is a large number and many more were registered day Registration must he completed at once OK the Inspectors will not make the same part of city more than once It was stated PASTOR BEAD AT May J 68 of well known dropped dead on the here Sunday night He hud been bere for health GROSS ALL 19 INJURED ed Appointed members ot conference committee to third House Quinn levying per cent tax on sulphur amended to 3 per cent Senate Thomas electro- creating department of- Insurance two to Live Stock Sanitary Commission departments of ance nnd nk I rig defining ties for violating Dean Sixteen bills engrossed by the including Ing- deportment of banking and ono providing for collection of quent taxes In Lou aim Pren AUSTIN May to from San Antonio after search for Kull Younghlood Houas Joe White re- ported that according to blood's father Hull was where In Louisiana on a contract for construction of a While visited San Antonio In nn attempt to serve a on the author of the famous rabbit 1 appear before the bar COLLAPSE TO LIVE Texas Mny 19 persona In mo cave-in of the first floor of iho Church here ns lie was laid arc expected to re- It wan stated The most seriously Injured Lewis hip and leg tured J M Lewis leg broken Mrs W M Dean and daughter broken legs J I Brown chant broken shoulder Hob Scott of both broken Mrs Rlley Wills Point broken R Palomino merchant of broken hurt internally The Abide With Me had just ended at the corner stone ceremony at the church when one section of the floor gave way scores of men en ami children Into the basement A human Hue was formed through the windows by which those thrown Into the were removed Physic hi us worn summoned from nearby towns and aided tors in for the Injured About 12 persons suffered minor injuries Court Orders Road South From Krum Along Santa Fe Opened Land Is Donated The Commissioners Court Monday morning entered order for Iho op- ening of a public rond CO fceL In width along tlie G C S P way line from near the Jackson cemetery south to Inter sect with the Justin road at the Intersection with Denton west road near the Santa Fe underpass Petition for opening of the road was with the court and with Ll the casements for the for tlm entire road Ft Cole and A H Knox of were thoso here ire Renting tho Krum petition Routine matters were taken up by the court and a number of were tije Monday morn lug session -AM of the court arc present Outbreak of Typhoid Fever In Sanger Precautions Taken to Heco May to IS cases of typhoid fever wore re- ported In Sunder SevernI pal lent s been 111 for two or weeks lint nn of the disease not un- til today It The cases nre all Eti different families except In one two in one ire ML Precautions are taken to try to stop n of the disease The Is not known of tho House to testify n5 lo made by tis a before tlic in club of San Antonio to In uncomplimentary terms iho er Is tn cor- In tho Texas EXPECTED SCHOOL Preti LONDON May re- terms or British ul- In the or Interviewed by the Dally Hall's heud of the Soviet delegation here is coming to ilon o wind up at that In anticipation or a break The Russian reply to the British note which on the subjects ot seizure or Brit- ish trawlers executions of the and was ed to a representative of on Saturday It Is under- stood to a conference nt which can uo Ironed out LEAP OFF BRIDGE Iowa May and three in the River here late last night they were forced to jump from a root car bridge to being t by an Ion ed today One unidentified body lias been recovered The police arc also at- tempting to learn identity of tho other five The tragedy occurred on the bridge leading from Iowa sliora to Campbell's Island that he 011 ly four jump Jio believed there were two more buys in the party who may have lost their lives said his car almost way across the bridge between short anil Campbell's Island a mer resort whan tho ty only 50 feet away As they saw the car coming tho girls hysterical with fear jumped first said Tho boy ed Kepko believes In a vain at- tempt to save them At that point tho In only Hvo foot deep but the lu very mers can keep up the youths kept heads Hie tragedy would hdvo been ed for Kepko brought the car lo a stop it reached tho where they hnd boon Bitting was unstrung and almost hysterical There are no footboards on tho bridge which Ja about GOO feet long but of a boat It Is only way lo gat to Campbell's land hundred feet however are leading la small or platforms under the bridge Church of Christ at Krum All-Day A party from Denton wont Bi lo tho meeting nc a held In tho noon at the Krum Church of Christ The singing led by Allen ett of Worth and Elder lon of Fort Worth had charge ot the services The following went form Miss Myrtle Brownie w T A T J Mr and Airs Marvin Mrs Ltd better and Mines Uryant These Spring Showers Surely Are Refreshing Baccalaureate services for the graduating etass of the Ugh School were heM Sunday at the First Church the pastor Rov W O tung delivering the sermon Uls The Choice of tho from the text Mary hosen thai good part which shall not Lo taken away from her The processional was played by ic Hi Eh School Orchestra under ie direction of Miss in tho High School Chorus first tilling the Tho graduates marched In ivos down tho center tho center Her of neats reserved for them by purple and streamers A beautiful picture was effected Iti th slow march of girls In while and boys In conventional The graduates were ed by or iho High School faculty who In turn were followed by of tho school board Before the graduates ivero seated the audience stund for sinking Holy Holy ed by Miss Allison and re- standing for tho Invocation by Rev Mr McChing Tho sang number The er the and menla were mndo by Supi W T concerning tno remaining feat n res of co nun en t net 1 v After a vocal duet by Miss Allison and Damon Dean of- ployed by the tra nnd high school took tho The minis tor ed his sermon at the conclusion uf which the audience sang All Hall tho Power ot Jesus and the minister spoke the benediction The superintendent announced tho class piny Deacon which will bo given Wednesday nt S o'clock nt the School aud Ho rln in by members of tho graduating class The Ing exercises be held at the First Baptist Church Friday ing at 8 o'clock Tho address to the graduates will bo maile by Fletcher superintendent of die Orphans and School L Address Mr McClung stated that In jv the Vb choose one of practical value to everyone ns well ns to tho graduating -In discussing Tlin Choice of the ho ns hath chosen that good part which shall not bo taken away from her Other quoted was Choose ye this dny whom ye chose rather tho of tho children of God than pleasure oC sin for a and the of Moses to tho children of Israel when ho for ATI In which he snld See I have set before life and goon and death and evil marks nn epoch in the life of tho Individual the ts tor stated marks the ning of n new your liven will be nobler richer grander better than Ho nan ted tho epochs In the life of birth nnd nn Is nn epoch for n o ho snld first of all by virtue of the lima of In It comes Quoting ho Aahl It Is Iho Him lie young person puts away flh tilings bo o Ive as men and Is nn epoch of tho Mr pointed out Mmt It upon this younger that tho or I he bo within a tinio of tlic As tho reason for being an epoch speaker ifo tho responsibility for making i choice that the In life of tho individual jfe dis- cussed thn cf wrong choosing picturing of the young man starts well hut ends fallum hn hns mndo the wrong choice thero may he worth while tho one underlying outdoing all others Es ihn matter of tho speaker eald with great ohok'ea bn inaile the minister nnd tho test of character la Iho power to choose wisely The young person must choose his ho stated Mo creature ran live alono In complex civilization ho said and everyone Is by every of Ills Ufc Ho can mako or ruin the Individual anil showed that In matter an In all ers Mary thut good part which cannot bo taken from her Another In lio Is tho choice between ronl and values Tho of the things rather than those of iho world and its In most lie with giving ns nn illustration tho Qfl value with the nnd the poem on bird with tho broken pinion will never Hy as a moat Import nut must bo made ho tunned Hie choice of that If thu ing person making tlin choice on right road Make tho wiso nti Mary ho urged ho that tho young person muat ot alt Undo toward Coil aud wara tho Holy nnd the religion Ho pointed out tho of thn paradoxical plan that to savo hEa mnu Released Tv A Alien 01 with was by the nose bandits but she was ainoni the women released RECOGNITION OF EXPECTED BY U.S United Pren Dispatch j WASHINGTON May Uh licit States Government recognition the cf to result today In Mexico City between of the two How win take could not foresee but counselled patience of delicacy of involved Both sides are for point eil out and Mie co i if opened most Auspices tn Oils t An that ba- ll well settlement Is that the American commissioners not be on sent to make any on Mexico They ory from Mexico for protection of anil rotary of Stato la no Ion nor Insisting that sign a theao be- furu U extended the act ot re- cognition Hughes la not with tho form of government rbHt only whether they arc satisfactory In extent and purpose Hy G United Press Staff Correspondent CITY from which may result re- of Mexico by tho United States began hero today At an early hour tlie American Warren and and those of and wera to meet iho former homo of Li i nan tour brother of a high uf lio and the ley to bo formally opened All sessions are to bo secret Tho of the Is announced In to open ted to of ces laws and to afford of the ot and from restrictions 1 from the trappings OL to freely and sincerely upon tlie of the two countries At tho conclusion of the ence will a heir countries Tho parley Is likely lo last from three weoka to three months those of Europe It to hava Its observers for one representing the Pan- of will watch out for Iho Interests of that from side lines j One of the questions under will be laws or n Ing her rights JO 17 Although It had been that tho present to tht United Stales will be changed ns part of the price of recognition a high stated on i eve of the conference that Micro bo no reform of law of the kind calculate ed to interfere with our rights Bee Demonstration By Expert al Farm Barbecue M C state will give a oust rat Ion Ity tho four hive a on state experiment farm northwest of city next Thursday on tho occasion of farmers barbecue It Is by Kupt B The demonstration will oo given fro m to 12 o ck a nd all person A Interested nro to It was stated Icso It in service of Tho of wero In accordance mothers day In which quo t Ml tho The World and En to tho although all tri- hiitti lo tho faculty has Oil tho In the rach of them JUT debt to the er who sacrificed that bo for
