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Journal VOL. 60 -NO. 225 JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2t, 1926 STORM DISASTER WORSE IN MIAMI AND HOUYWOOD No Means of Telling Actual of Property and Injured Nation Quickly With Help For Trains Entering Area. CHICAGO AIDS SUFFERERS IN FLORIDA Florida Storm Briefs Send Relief Trains To Raise $500,000 For The Needy CHICAGO. Sept.

20. (AIM With ingenuity nspired by sym- jpathy Chicago toduy leading part tn the relief of stricken 1 Florida. Tonight a special train, with doctors. nurses and medical land food supplies thundered ward ravaged region In com- i niand of Dr. Herman tho health officer.

while dipped info her purse for the hurricane victims and planned for the methodical assls- Jtance of relief units at work In the stricken state. relief train started at one Some order was brought out of the choatic coiw IIU oiw that kept news of the disaster from the world for nearly It was equipped and made up hy the Illinois Central railroad, tho Pullman company, Herald' and Examiner. Cook count) and the city oi Chicago. Many private firms and- individuals supply it. The Pullman company placed at its facilities at command of the governor of Florida, moved the scene of the worst suffering large supplies of linen, disinfectants and general of aid and suggented that Pullman cars would he made available on demand from relief headquarters in needed communities and for the housing and treatment of disaster victims.

The Ileneyolent and Protective Order of Elks, from national headquarters here directed a currency shipment from Philadelphia to Miami by alr- piano and promised more funds if 1 -hey can Ira Swift A packers, directed tho turning over to the state of Florida of $1.000 worth of food- Htuffs in storage at the Miami dote- pot of the company. VVKST PALM BEACH, Sept. 20 hy miles of debris up by the hurricane, efforts went forward tonight to care for the injured and homeless along the southeast coast of Florida, where the elements took a toll of hundreds of lives and caused property damage of many millions of dollars. two days and relief work was well under way with the means at hand, while supplies and workers were hurrying to the scene of devastation from the four quarters of the country. The gale, which had torn many buildings to shreds hospitals, under its powerful sweep at miles an hour was ham- helped to mering at the gulf coast around Pensacola tonight and word was anxiously awaited as to the damage wrought there.

To Aid WILMINtiTON. N. Atlantic Coast Line' Railway today placed all of Its transportation facilities at the disposal of the Cross. It Will move free of charge shipments of food, clothing, medicine and other emergency supplier to the tated Florida area. I neMimatcd NEW YOHK.

Sept. 20. (AP) The storm damage In Florida will be at least 50 per cent greater than nows despatches have indicated, Frank Munson, dcm of tiie Munson Steamship Line said today. Kill Man JACKSONVILLE. Fla.

Sept. 20 first report of violence In storm district since the disaster was reported today' by the staff orrespondent of Jacksonville Journal, who telephoned his paper that looters last night fatally stabbed Robert H. Wood, assistant chief of police at IMaleah. Wood died today in a Miami hospital. The correspondent reported that leofing broke out In Miami, Coral Gables and Hialeah last night, but that it, was curbed today by citizens and e.

Pickets arid National Guards the shipping board said today. steamer, West Cali For More JACKSON VI LLE, Fla. 20. cali for additional phy- Hclans and io care for injured tu Miami hurrirane are sent to 11. Manh.

state bealth commissioner late inda? bv (iovernor John W. Martin, who gone to strlcken a. The governor tebgraphed Mann Palm Beach1 where he I maklng a personal inspectlon of devastated area. Ihlttvillc 'la head WEST PALM BEACH. Fla.

Sept. 20. (AP)- Included among dead at Fort Laud'rdale in James Terrell, of DanvUle, 111. Ali piane Porci Ihtwn WASHINGTON. Sept.

20. The alrplane carrying Henry N. Baker, nation.il director of dlsaster rellef for Red frorn Memphis to Mobile, was forced dowti hy storni and motor trouble late today at Gordon. Ala. Baker, who Is spreding from Kansas City, he has been in charge of efforts in area of that gion, to take charge of more urgent work in Floridi, CICERO RAKED DY GANGSTER MACHINE GUNS Attempt Made on The Life of Al Capone the the men today patrolled of the stricken area, pondent reported and no one was admitted to the area unless on legitimate business.

STORM SWEEPS TOWARD WEST; HITS MOBILE List of Dead And Injured Is Growing Constantly The simoon had whipped across Southern Florida with decreasing power causing much damage, but little, if any, loss of life on the West with a speed of 75 miles an hour. Scenes of I evident In all the demoralized towns, with many families homeless and many of them wiped out I or disrupted by the death of one i or more members. The real extent of the catastrophe likely will be unknown for several days as no system has been perfected for tabulating of a property damage. With the Red Cross in charge aid- led by state troops and bountiful streams of supplies started from I all directions, it is hoped to streets! sent the following report of the corres-j accident to headquarters. make forced landing account storm and motor trouble.

Ship damaged but Lieu- nant Bcrui, he pilot i and i Itirnini Island Hit uninjured. Will proceed Mont- WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. (APl gomerv fastest liven were lost, all boats: The plane left Memphis, destroyed and two churches were1 today enroute to Montgomery, blown down In hurrl- where Baker planned to obtain cane on Bimini Island off to continue bis trip Florida coast, a radiogram from) to Miami FLOOD SUFFERERS IN IOWA RELIEVED AS WATERS RECEDE Damages Estimated at Drown- ings Over Week-End STORM SWEEPS ON INTO LOUISIANA; SEVERAL KILLED Towns of Pensacola and Mobile Demolished by The Florida Hurricane (By The Associated Press) The West Indian hurricane which Saturday swept the lower Florida east coast causing known deaths that had mounted to 358 with more than 4.000 injured and property damage, wood had Isolated Pensacola a Mobile and was sweeping toward other gulf coast points and inland over Southern Alabama and Mississippi.

early NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 20. i and Mobile ap- compltely isolated by the after ruin- was cut off early to- first reported Fort Lauderdale, day when the wind reached a Dan la and Hollywood were prac- velocity of loo miles an hour. jtloally wiped out he reported and Wires Down Hialeah was virtually ruined.

This afternoon wire coinmunl-1Coral Gables was badly damaged, cation with Mobile was severed, The nation responded quickly with a 100 mile wind reported at 1 to calls for help for the storm suf- p. m. The tropical radio station ferers. 1)KS MOINES. Iowa.

Sept. 20. lleve Immediate suffering and sys The lied Cross announced plans (APJ Receding river and creek tematHtn relief work in a short for a campaign for relief funds today gave Iowa flood suf- time. Reports of distress and, Chicago, fixing the minimum to ferers some respite from high I tropical hurricane, which death at hitherto unreported be raised at and ex-, water menace but left large areasi leaving a trail of death and came tn hot t)M pressing confidence thtl main loss of life and property was that amount will be forthcoming, in and around Miami and Holly-j On his way. to Florida is Colonel Hugh F.

Miller of the Asso- John E. Taylor, personal of Commerce, director of resentative of Governor Martin ithe relief work in the San Fran- advised the chief executive that cisco earthquake, the Dayton, found "terrible property dam- Ohio flood, the Illinois tornado age" in Miami but not as bad as and other disasters He will ad- iu the state facing enormous tasks ed property thru the Florida pen- of rebuilding highways, homes, insula today turned Inland and railways and other property. The was raging tonight up thru West- damage has been estimated as ern Alabama and Eastern Miss- high as $5,000,000 which does The U. S. Naval operator at Mobile reported to the New Orleans tropical station that heavy property damage, already amounting to at least 500,000 had been done.

The last direct reports from Pensacola came just before all wires were lost and told of the 100 tulle wind. While newspapermen and others struggled to reach the newly stricken cities to the westward, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Dania, Clewiston, haven and other cities hit two days ago, began to send word of their plight and their needs. The known death list compiled from all sources was set at 368, with estimates of the final total ranging from 543 to and with the injured fixed at 1.532 and estimates fixing the total at 4,068. A. P.

Men on Grounds Two Associated Press staff men who reached the east coast storm area today went over the entire area. Tonight they returned to West Palm Beach with reports of 325 deaths, 40 missing, 4.000 injured and 4 0,000 homeless. They found 125 dead in Miami proper and 45 known dead in the Coral Gables, Miami Shores, Little River and Hialeah. Hollywood reported 75 known dead with estimates of a probable death list of loo when all debris had been cleared and a check made. From Fort Lauderdale they brought a report of thirteen Known dead, 20 probably fatally wounded, 523 known injured and 7.000 homeless.

Ten bodies and 140 injured were at Dania; five dead and 40 hurt at Dadie and one dead at each of Progresse and Pompano. Reports of 52 known deaths came from Clewlstown and Moorehaven; (Continued on Page 4) WEATHER Illinois: Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday probably showers and local thunderstorms, warmer Tuesday In north and tra I portions. Temperatures. The current, maximum and minimum temperatures recorded Monday were: Jacksonville, III 74 82 Boston 7 0 74 50 New 8 2 0 2 Jacksonville, Fla 72 84 78 New Orleans 82 86 78 Chicago 65 61 68 82 66 Detroit 5 8 68 54 Omaha 72 7 2 60 6 1 70 5 0 Helena 60 00 38 San Francisco 6 2 66 56 62 68 30 President Coolidge Issued a proclamation calling on' American people to aid. The National headquarters of the American Red Cross made an Initial appropriation of $100,000, imd newspapers, cities and fraternal organizations poured forth subscriptions.

Offers of help were received from several states and proclamations for aid in relieving the victims were issued by gov- Moore- ernors. Relief trains loaded with doctors and nurses and carrying food and medical supplies, poured into vise the association of the needs and will direct the application of relief funds raised here Radio stations, newspapers and other units had raised upward of $25,000 tonight for the sufferers, two newspapers giving $1.000 apiece and radio stations raisin amounts ranging up to $5,000. The relief train with the right of way over routine traffic on its southeastward journey, is expected to be in the hurricane zone by tomorrow evening and to supplement other relief work where it can help most. GRAND OLD DELEGATES HOLD GAY CONVENTION and Drum Parades are Featured the Miami district. Government departments at rashioned Washington placed their resources at the disposal of Governor Martin.

Eight coast guard vessels were ordered to proceed to the east coast and naval reservists in the Miami district were ordered to active train service. Moorehaven, 75 miles north(Continued on Page BANDITS ESCAPE WITH $1,000,000 IN BANK HOLD-UP Take Securities From Bank at Columbus, Wisconsin COLUMBUS. Sept. 20. (AP) Four armed bandits held up the First National Bank this afternoon and after locking bank employes and patrons In the vault escaped with two largo bags of currency.

The bandits overlooked $2.500 and $60,000 In bonds. They made their getaway In an automobile. According to A. Miller, cashier, the bandits obtained 1,000,000 in securities. Tho bandits, dressed in overalls, entered the bank shortly before DES MOINES, Sept.

20. music, rolling drums and shrill blasts of filled the flag-bedecked streets of Dos Moines today as delegates to the sixtieth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic settled down to having a good time. Old fashioned square dances at the court house, fife and drum corps parading about the business district, reunions on every corner and at all hotels indicated that the veterans on their second visit to this city since 19 20 felt much at home. Registration officials estimated that approximately 5.000 old soldiers had entered their names at headquarters and they believe before the files were complete 8.000 would be on the rolls. Families of veterans and delegates to the eight auxiliary conventions bring the total number of visitors to well over 50,000.

National Commander John Inman denied reports today of a pending fight over the disbandment of the Grand Army of the Republic. The commander said he understood the committee to which the matter had been refer- include losses to railroads. Five drownings were recorded over the week-end due largely to flood conditions. Central Iowa was caught In the latest downpours Sunday and thousands of acres of farm land were added to the total which already Included large areas in the 'northwestern and southeastern corners of the state. The Raccoon and Des Moines river were out of their banks in numerous places, floodlug some Central Iowa villages and lowly- ing section in Southwest IKs Moines.

At Sioux City, which also was caught in the hlghwater of last week, families driven from th'dr homes were returning to repair the damage; while the Red Cross, Salvation Army and Elks housed and fed them until they were reestablished. The rivers in that part of the state were expected to return to a near normal stage by tonight. Danger of further flood damage in the Green Bay bottoms near Burlington also seemed past Skunk river having dropped feet from the high point of last week, and the levees having been repaired at the point where a brak inundated 3,000 acres of farm land. BARR GOVERNOR WHILE SMALL IS ON VISIT closing time. A fifth bandit was left at the wheel of the open tour- rt-d agreement on continua- ing car in which they were travel- I tlon.

ing. Covering the bank employes and patrons with their pistols, they herded them into the vault and went after their loot in a leisurely manner. Fleeing from the scene, the bandits went toward Portage, on highway No. 29. A posse immediately was organized and started in pursuit.

Sheriffs in adjoming counties were notified with a hope of heading off the holdup men. Of the $1,000,000 securities which were taken, bank officials said that about one-third was negotiable. They declined to state the exact description of the so- tionally known in theatrical and Supporters of candidates for national commander are already active. appeal to delegates to vote for Frank A. Walsh of Milwaukee, while others urge the candidacy of Major General John L.

Clem and N. Moulton, both of Washington. D. and John Reese of Broken Bow, Nebraska. JOSEPH RHIVOCK, essman dead Cincinnati, Sept.

20. AP) Joseph L. Rhinock, former eon- rressman from Kentucky and na- SPR ING FIELD, 111. Sept. 20.

Senator Richaid .1 Barr, of Joliet, began his first "administration" as acting governor of Illinois here today in absence of rnor Small and Lieutenant Governor Fred Sterling, who are members of the Ses- qi-ceuteuniul junket to Philadelphia. Senator Barr automatically became chief executive of th state when Governor Small crossed the state line into Indiana. The governor was enroute to Michigan City, Indiana where was to board the special train filled with state officials, newspapermen and other Illinoisans bound for the exposition. As sident. pro tem of the senate, Barr is next to Lieutenant Governor Sterling in the roster of state officials.

He has never before served as acting gov- ernor. BANKER SENTENt I To LEAVEN WORTII PRISON U. S. Naval Radio Station here has not been in communication with the Pensacola station since early today. The last reports from Pensacola before all means of communication were swept away by the storm said that a hundred mile wind was shrieking thru the town.

Conditions in Mobile at 8 indicated that city was bearing the brunt hurricane's force as an 88 mile an hour gale was reported sweeping the city. No deaths had been reported from there. Later tonight a message sent the Tropical Radio New Orleans station from that corporation's operator in Mobile indicatml an unverified estimate of a half million dollars worth of damage in Mobile. Mississippi also was in tho path, the wind reaching a velocity of 50 miles an hour at Biloxi at 8 o'clock tonight. Reports 11 from staff cor-1 respondents of vv Orleans said the towns of situated tween Mobile and Pensacola had been destroyed and several persons been killed there.

The path veered westward to- i night following a course bearing a little to the north. Long distance telephone ports from Gulfport, cated no damage had been wrought there alt ho a 65 mile an hour wind prevailed thruout the later afternoon. Severe winds caused much damage to crops near Richton, a radio message intercepted in Jackson, reported. CHICAGO. Sept.

20. (API- Hawthorne, Inn. the Cicero sev of AI Capone and under police repeatedly as a gangster rendezvous, was racked today by machine gun fire from a cavalcade of curtained motor One man and woman were In hospitals tonight with wounds from the gun fire, and pdlice sought two or more combatants reported to have fallen in foray. Mrs. C.

N. Freeman, wife of a Fort Worth. Texas, sportsman, a guest at the inn during the meeting at the Hawthorne course nearby, was shot down as she emerged from building ith her son to embark for race She was struck four In the arm and once In facn. Clyde, five was not hurt. The other known victim.

Louis Burko. also was at hotel, and ou a statement made hy him police based their belief that Capone was tho Intended victim of the bullets. Burko declared that he saw one of occupants of motor cars jump out and run with a fire arm to window of a cafe by the hotel in which Capone was lunching and empty his weapon thru the glass. Capone, F.urko said, fled out back door of the cafe. Capone has been In retirement since his liberation by police fol-' quashing of an indictment 'charging him murder of William II.

McSwiggln. assistant county prosecutor slain by ma- chine gun fire last March near the I scene of firing, i Capone-Was in hiding for some weeks after his indictment finally surrendering and obtaining the quashing of the writ. Seven or eight large automobiles according to Cicero police pt down street in front of the in shortly after noon and poured their bullets toward the building. An unpamed witness told police that ha saw two persons fall and saw occupants of motor cars jump out and drag them into one of the vehicles. Thomas Gilbert, another witness declared that he heard one of the raiders shout "get or "got Pete" and police this with a rumor than one of the undiscovered victims of the shooting was Pete Piaszo known as reputed be a Capone lieutenant.

bullets shattered windows in the hotel, a dry goods beside it and a barber shop and beauty parlor. Frank Pizzo. barber dropped the floor when the shooting commenced and a half-shaved customer fled thru the rear door ami come back. PAGES- THREE CENT a FLORIDA DEATH LIST GROWS APPALLINGLY IN LATEST REPORT Forty Thousand Reported Homeless and Without Need Tetanus Guard Stricken Area Money Needed for Relief. MIAMI, Sept.

20. known dead in storm area, an a result of hurricane and tidal wave, stood tonight at 325, the number of injured estimated at over 1,000 and property damage was placed at fifty million dollars. Approximately forty persons were missing. Miami proper had 125 dead and approximately 2,000 injured. Miami suburbs, including Coral Gables, Miami Shores, Little River and Hialeah, total 45 dead, and the injured was numbered into hundreds Hollywood, with 75 dead and 600 injured presented the most pitiful scene in the storm area, as scores of children cried for their parents and an equal number of adults scantily clad, many in bathing suits, searched the wreckage of their homes for traces of loved ones now missing.

tA Fort Lauderdale there were 1.: twenty other persons probably fatally injured otlwrs less seriously injured were being treated by the Cross, hospitals and emergency stations. It was said by Red Cross officials there that about 7,000 persons were dependent; upon them. At Dania there found fourteen bodies and 140 person-i injur'd. Virtually every home or business building was wrecked.1 At Davie, five were killed and forty injured. Reports are that forty-one dead, have been located at Moorehaven and Clewiston.

across Lake Okeechobee. the inaccessibility of the towns an accurate check tonight was impossible. It was indicated several humired; Injured. i Fifty persons suffering from injuries at Progreso ami threj at Pompano. Progresso reported six dead, and Pompano one.

At Floranda three were injured and at Deerfield Thruout the stoi area It was (Continued on Page DISCIPLES OF CHRIST MEET IN MT. CARMEL IN 76TK CONVENTION Interesting Program Arranged for Meeting of Churchmen BREAD LINES ESTABLISHED IN FLORIDA PRISONERS ESCAPE AT STATE PRISON; HIDE IN BOX CAR I newspapers sai I Lillian Build False Back in Box Men at Liberty re- iudl- cnrltlos until they had made a thoro up of the loss, all of whidli, they was covered by Ten thousand dollars in cash also was taken, they said. racing circles and in politics died early today at his home In Rochelle, New York, according to word received by relatives at Covington, Ky. Danville, 111. Sept.

(AP) Henry H. Pelhnnk of Eldorado. president of a bank pleaded guilty to violation the national banking laws, before Judge Walter (). Lindley in United States district court here today. He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, ajid assessed a fine $10.000.

Pelhank claimed that tho STORM SWEEPING OVER MISSISSIPPI JACKSON, Miss. Sept. 20. local office of the Southern Hell Telephone company tonight that all wires were down between Jackson and Metldian. Members of the crew of an Alabama Vicksburg train which arrived here at seven stated that winds of gale proportions were sweeping between Jackson and Meridian.

ALARAM HIT BY soiTMFRN nntRicwi: I Troy. Ala. Sept. 20. (AP) The West Indian hurricane was slowly creeping northwestward tonight.

A virtual waterspout was turned loose here tonight. Wrecked an tomohiles are strewn along the highway from Montgomery to Troy. The storm seemed to be westward. TO ATTFMPT I liANS-ATLANTIC I LK.IIT West bury, N. Y.

Sept. 20. (AP) Captain Rene Fonok will attempt to hop off on his 'proposed trans-Atlantic non-stop flight to Paris at 5:30 tomorrow it notes and slips were used to was announced late tonight by cover up the condition of the Lieutenant Lawrence W. Curtin, bank claims he did not con-' IT. flight navigator and covert the funds to his own use.

pilot. JOL1F.T. Sept. 20. (AP)- I Building a false in a box car I during spare moments, at the state penitentiary at Stateville rode out of prison confines today ami at a hour not been apprehended.

A one hundred 1 most of them prison employes Immediately set out in search of quartet and traced them to 1 Hast Joliet railroad where ho trail was lost. Harvey Rogers, John Steed. Carey and John Russell, the prisoners all sentences been in the prison for at least four years with the exception of Carey. Rogers was serving a ten year life sentence for robbery, having up from Cook i county courts in 1 922. Steed was a similar sentence altlio he was convicted in a Will county court.

Carey, the youngest of the group had served but year of a sixteen year sentence for an attack upon a girl. Russell, a convicted burglar was convicted in Kane county and sentenced to serve one twenty years in prison. PRFSKNT POISON TO CIU MKOY JI KY i Rupert, Idaho, Sept. 20. (AP) Kvidence that Carl Crumroy.

I wealthy farmer died as the result of continued Internal administration of poison was presented to the jury trying Mrs. Mary Crumroy on charges of killing her hus- iband here today. Dr. Fuyfre 11. Kenavy.

Rupert, was the first state's wjtn ss today. He that imd three autopsies on body and that only could have from an internal administration the poison in a soluble form over a period of eral days. Tim physician's testimony was based upon symptoms of last illness ami the presence of a amount of polsou in his exhumed vital organa. MT. CARMEL, 111., Sept.

20. (A P) The of Christ founded In Wabash county in one year after Illinois became a state. their 76th annual llfnmis convention here this morning. The will continue for three days. This is tho first time the cou- ventlon has ever in Southeastern Illinois although the two first churches of the Disciples of Christ were founded near this city.

was scheduled to start with an address, of by W. E. M. Hackleman. Minister of Worship, Indianapolis, Indiana, followed by a welcome by President of State Society, Samuel E.

Fishfer, Normal. The convention sermon will be delivered tomorrow morning by W. F. Rothenburger. Springfield.

Wednesday morning, reports will be made from the co-operating organizations, including Illinois Christian Missionary Sochdy, Illinois Christian Missionary Society. Eureka College, Illinois Disciples Foundation and 11-1 linois Centennial Campaign. John R. Colden, Decatur, will addnss the assembly and Charles; J. Pardee, Carbondale will conclude the morning services with a prayer.

Gaines Cook, Bloomington. will a in prayer, as will A. J. Hollingsworth, Rock Island. A complimentary dinner Wednesday noon, by the Christian churches of Wabash county will I be givt-n on the church yard the! Prairie church, the first church of the Disciples in Illinois, Two banquets will be Thursday noon, of which will be served to the wives of the? preachers, Mrs.

fWUliam A. Askew, wife of the pastor of the Mt. Carmel Christian htirch, act-1 ing as toast mistress. A Laymen's banquet will be held at the same1 Jiour, Honorable L. E.

Stone, acting totastmaster. and Dr. C. Thompson, Dean of the School of Commerce of the University of Illinois, principal speaker. H.

H. Peters, State Secretary, will close the convention Thurs-1 day evening with an address. Church of Yesterday and Water Recedes From Storm Victims Stoical i (By Associated Press) The Miami water Tront today took on a appearance as the waters of Biscayne Bay receded after having driven at a two to four toot depth thru streets thruout the rltjr The stately palms Royal Park bowing to a big tug flung their feet by swiftly risen waters of Saturday. Scattered thruout the park 200 from the normal water front were numerous tugs, dredges, ferry boats and. almost in park, but nearer the water was a huge freighter, with its clutching vainly at mud and sand.

With the death lists steadily mounting as the waters of the hny yielded up iKidies on the average of about one every twenty minutes, Miami today turned its attention toward clearing away the and preparing for re- bulltling. The injured were being treated fed in every available space by local and out- nide agencies. Relief trains, bearing food, water and clothing, began to arrive last night and tin railway schedules have given way to long trains bearing additional foods and drugs. Ileslden tial sections of Miami suffered tremendous damage. The a use way to Miami while badly damaged was not destroyed as was first Philosophical stoicism was the attitude of the homeless thous- arnls along route of the storm.

The men cleared away patched roofs and cut away broken and uprooted trees. The women. many them wearing ing suits, fished clothing out of the mudholes, washed It and put it up to dry. Seven thousand persons wero in bread lines established by local and outside relief at Lauderdale today. Six hundred more were packed into tho three buildings left by (Continued on Page Four) GOLIDGE ADDRESSES APPEAL TO PEOPLE Mount Carmel, III.

-The annual convention of the Dis- iciples of Christ and affiliated organizations opened here might. The Rev. S. E. Fisher of Normal gave the president's annual ad' dress.

Convention delegates i pec.t a thousand delegates here by tomorrow. I Officers to elected Wednesday or Thursday. WASHINGTON, Sejit. 20. (AP) Cool Id go today pealed to the American people to come to the assistance of ers in the Florida disaster.

The proclamation follows; To the People of the "An overwhelming disaster has come to the people of Miami, Hollywood and surrounding communities in southern Florida. Such assistance as within tho means of thw executive departments of the government will be rendered, but realising the great suffering which now needs relief and will need relief for to come, I am prompted to appeal urgently to the American whose sympathies have always been so comprehensive, to contribute in aiding the rers of this disaster. the utmost and effectiveness in the administration of the relief funds may bo obtained. I urge that ail contrtbu- 'ions be sent to American Red Cross at Washington to local chapter-. not assure the people that the Cross will ui In most manner all received for relief in this.