Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light from Corsicana, Texas • Page 7

GULF STORM (Continued prom Pace One.) were; drowned. The Red Cross chapter at Bay Cltv met today to aak immediate' aid for the stricken area near Bar. Rent. It was cstlmati.1 that Mt lent Tfl per rent of this Houses at Matagorda were wrecked or damaged. "This iown looks ahout like An- Kleton did after the hurricane years ago," £ald one lesidont vho estimated the damage at Mata- gordii and in tiat immediate suo- tion alone at Men on horseback and in hoats searched the Inundated today, looking for bodies and per- acns possibly ninoonei.

Cotton men and bankers at Corpus Christ! were the opinion that the storm costNueres in cotton losses alo no IKntwien 80 and Sf rer cent of Jotton in the fjtlds waa ready for picking and ruined. Not more than 30 per cent of the crop had been ricked previously. County Agent W. M. sellers said he dirt not bcliei-o the vounty would pin more than 10.000 Mies.

Normally It Rim around 00,000 bales. HOUSTON. July Texas coast from Galveston to Corpus Christ! today dug out from the wreckage of an 80-m (lean-hour hurricane that swept that area and counted the property damage at hundreds of thousands of dollars with a death toll that may reach more than 30. The heaviest loss of life was believed around Bay City. Carey Smith, editor of the Bay City Tribune said this morning that around 17 persons were missing in the Bay City and Sargent area.

They were all believed to have been swept to death when a wall of water pushed by the 80-mile wind, rushed over the lowlands there for a distance of six miles Inland. Ten persons were missing in the Matagorda Bay area. Bay. City residents said they were told that six persons had been camped on the Matagorda peninsula when the storm broke early yesterday. They had not been accounted for.

Wall of Water Bushed In. The wall of water rushed in so rapidly that persons in its pbth had little chance to escape Lt was variously estimated at between four and twenty feet high. Searchers began the hunt for those missing aa soon, aa the water receded. Among the missing were Mr. and Mrs.

"Red" Howard of Bay City who operate a fishing camp near Sargent and their baby daughter. Howard had made his way to Sargent during the height of the with Bay W. O'Dell and started back for his wife and daughter, according to Smith. He had intended to swim to the drawbridge over the iatra- coastal canal and make h(s way to the fishing camp, but never was seen again after he started the bridge. Many Negroea Missing.

Adolph Soeha, farmer near Sargent, was believed to have drowned when the great wave covered i his camp on Cedar Creek cut. Many others abong the missing in the Sargent area were negroes. Foxir fishermen, out in Matala Bay in two small boats the wind struck, were mlss: William Greenwald and Cal Ryman were in one of the boats while Clarence Beck and a Mr. Breaux were in the other. A straw -hat washed ashore and believed to have been that or Breaux, added to the belief that the fishermen had drownd.

or seven persons who had been staying at a fishing camp on Matagorda peninsula, were feared to have been caught by the tide. Plans were made to ask aviators from Fort Crocket at Galveston to fly over the Penr insula today In an effort to learn If these persons weathered the HOUSTON, July Twelve persona were missing today as relief workers entered a atorm lashed area along a 100- mile front of the Texas Gulf Coast in search of more victims of a wild tropical storm that beat a mighty tidal wave, Inland, causing untold property and crop damage. A full day after the 80-mile-an- hour gale screeched across the coast communication lines were still disrupted. Only meager Information came from the stricken section. Battered buildings, ruined crops, smashed fishing craft and standing sheets of water were encountered by rehabilitation workers.

A mountainous tidal wave, 15 miles in length and surpassing the great wave of the 1875 disaster, rolled Inland in Matagorda. county where the loss of life was heaviest. The reported dead are: HUGH W. HEREFORD, 63, drowned near Freeport. DANIEL B.

SINGLETON, 40, drowned near Texas City. MRS. RED HOWARD, Bay City, and. her small daughter, drowned near Sargent, Matagorda county. ADOLPH SOCHA, drowned near Sargent.

unidentified negroes, drowned near Unidentified man, drowned at Freeport. Wont Ever Known. Old timers said the tidal wave was the worst the section had ever known. The wind was blowing 60 miles an hour when the great wave rolled inland, flooding Sargent. It was 15 miles In length and rushed over the six- mile stretch Inland In 15 minutes.

Residents were trapped. Water stood everywhere at a depth of 3 and 1-2 feet. The government drawbridge over the Intracoastal canal cram- bled as the huge wall of water brushed into It. All crops were levelled. Observers said the brunt storm apparently was felt between Port O'Connor and Rock' port.

Terrific winds destroyed small craft and buildings. Refugees fled the Matagorda county area and huddled In the public buildings of Victoria. The residents evacuated all along the coast as weather bulletins were issued, escaping the full force of the storm. Cotton Crop Destroyed. The wind and torrential rain and high tides were the finishing touches of destruction for cotton crops, already badly hurt by an extended drought.

Early estimates placed the crop damage at several million dollars. At Galveston great waves sprayed over the seawall and lev- elled" flimsy beach homes as a 48-mlle-an-hour wind whipped into the island city. Only minor damage was wrought in the city The wind stripped roofs from Corpus Christ! buildings. High water caused slight damage along the beach front. Slight damage was reported on the causeway connecting Aransas Pass with Harbor Island.

Island workers waded in waist deep water at High Island to save derricks. Nearby houses were destroyed by the wind and water. Water Deep In Streets. Freeport residents watched one of the tides rise ten and a half of the largest rises in the history of the town. Outlying sections near the town were flooded when the levee broke in five places.

In nearby Velaaco, water stood several feet deep because of levee breaks. While Freeport battled the lashing wind, a baby was born to Mrs. Herman Hare in the Freport hospital. Physlciana used lighted matches. AH electric light lines had been blown down.

The wind drove Inland as far as San Antonio, where the weather bureau reported a 42- mlle-an-hour blow. Trees were uprooted, windows broken, electric power lines smashed and dropped Into the strets. Many persons had narrow escapes from 'ailing limbs and live wires. A heavy rain accompanied the wind. Beaumonters Stranded.

More than 1,000 Beaumonters were left stranded in the oil town of High Island after the seven foot rise. They were driven out of beach resorts to the ian4 In the section. Water encircled the town, washing out Highways and cutting It off from the mainland. Food and water was plentiful, but the newcomers were cramped for sleeping quarters. Automobiles proved to be popular beds.

The first heavy loss of cattle was reported on the western end of Galveston Island. Some BOO or 600 head of cattle were drowned. Many horses and mules met a like fate, ranch owners said. Damage to the national guard camp at Palaclos was estimated at $8,000 by Major Charles Ingram of the Texas National guard. The main exchange and frames for officer's collapsed before the wind.

Damage was confined to boats and water front structures at Port Lavaca, Port O'Connor and Rockport. Both approaches to the causeway at Lavaca Bay were under water and believed to have been washed away. Crops In that section were destroyed. Heavy Bain nt Corpus ChTlttl. CORPUS CHRISTI, July hot sun todav began drying up standing water left throughout thin section by a rain of more than four inches, which accom- uanled yesterday's destructive Gulf lurricane.

The county atrricultural agent for Jim Wells, Kleberg. Nueces, San Patriclo and Araneas counties would make no estimate of damage to cotton, grapts and other crops until farmers have had time to survev their fields. fl w- cv-er. unofficial observers claimed that cotton was nearly a total loss. The onlv damage from Kingsville to Port Lavaca was said to have been unroofed houses, stripped trees, the leveling of flimsy structures, the loss of small boats and crop losses The HuR-the-Coast Highway was clear through to Port Lavaca.

with verv lltle debris strewn along the route. Hundreds Cattle Lost. GALVESTON. July hundred head of cattle were lost when high tides Inim- i the western portion of Galveston Island during the Gulf hurricane yesterday. Failure of stork men to receive warning of the, impending storm prevented them from moving some 500 cattle and several score horses and mules to a safer portion of the Island.

High tides covered the inland from a point 13 miles west of hero to San LuU. Pass. BEAUMONT. July About 1.000 persons marooned on Hisrh Island by the tidal wave which hit the Texas Gulf coast, were unable to leava today and indications were that they might not be able to get away for two or three more days. While the water had receded, roads leading to the Island w'n-e washed out in nil directions.

Tha road linking Beaumont and High Island wan still under water in Places A boat was reported en routo from Galvezton to the island with food and other supplies. Althougl no ious shortage was expected immediately An airplane revealed heavy damage to beach houses along th coast between here and Galvettc-n Senator Walter Woodward Candidate for Attorney General over KBLD from 7:80 8 o'clock this evening. (poL adv, CONNALIY RALLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO DRAW HUNDREDS EXPECT NUMEROUS DELEGATIONS FROM SURROUNDING COUNTRY BE HERE All preparations for the address the district court room at the ourt house Friday afternoon at o'clock by Tom Connally, Unlt- States senator, seeking re- faction to a second term, had been lade Thursday at noon by local onnally supporters and a large rowd Is expected to attend. Sentor Connally supporters and a arge crowd Is expected to at- end. Senator Connally will ar- ve In Corslcana from Abilene bout 1 o'clock and after his ap- earance here, will go to Dallas where he concludes his campaign 'rlday evening.

Hon. Rufus Hardy, former congressman, who served with Conally In the lower house, will be bainnan of the reception committee. Hon. Rlchrsrd Mays, well-known ocal attorney, will preside at the meeting anad Judge C. L.

Jester rill Introduce Senator Connally. It was announced Thursday aft- rnoon that other communities would be well represented at the leaking Friday afternoon. Mayor W. Maier of Hillsboro. chair- nan of the Connally campaign in Illl county, advised local sup- orters that he anil a large Hill r.unty delegation will be present V.

C. Crane, Franklin, chairman the Connaily Robertson county orces, will head a delegation from hat area. Dr. J. C.

Blair of Kerens will ead a large crowd of East Na-! arro county supporters here on 1 his occasion white B. H. Brolles, editor of the Mexia Dally News; H. Berry, J. K.

Hughes and thers from the Limestone county Tea will be on hand. Marlln, home town of Senator Connally, will send a large dele- atlon, Including a band. The Marn contingent will stop at Groes- eck for lunch and then continue Corsicana. POWERS JULY SPECIALS $2.50 Croqulgnole $1.00 W.SO Oil Croqulgnole 91.00 OH Combination or Spiral, up from 92.00 $6.50 OU Spiral $4.00 GLORY-O BEAUTY SHOP First Are. and 14th St.

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E. (Bill) Lee FOR County Commissioner Precinct No. 1 AX HONEST, EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION PLEDGED Your Vote Will Be Appreciated (pol.adv.) For Justice of Peace T. J. YORK To the Voters of Corslcana Precinct No.

1: I am a candidate for the office of Justice of the Peace and am taklnr this method of Informlnl you that I am the T. J. York who lias been In the Music for the past forty-one yean, and am asking my old friends as well aa a host of new to nominate me for the above office on July the ttth. I want to thank all my old friends for their very liberal patronage In the past and hope to merit a continuance In the business to which I aspire, (pol.adv.) MUSSOLINI (Continued from fage One.) hemberg. who is leader of the home guard.

"I was bound to him bv ties personal friends-hip nnd by political points view. I have alwavs admired his capacities as a statesmn, his great sge. Pava Tribute to (Continued From One) hough there nas been no announcement of a protest by Aus- rla to them or to the league re- alleged German 'erence In Austlaa Intenal af- alrs. If Catholic and Heiwehr (Fascist home guards) polftleal groups maintain the upper hand tn Austria It la expected that the government will protest, as it did several months ago. Anticipating this, British leaders are holding informal discussions today to determine their lollcy.

All members of the cabinet except Prime Minister MacDonald are here and though no formal session Is scheduled this week, It was learned cabinet conversations are under way. The atmosphere at govsrnment Hiildlngs WM fraught with gravity as events of twenty years ago this week were when "Chancellor Dollfuss served the people from whom he came with absolute dlsinteredness and disdain for nerll. His memory will be honored not onlv by Austria but everywhere in the civilized world, which has already with Its moral condemnation struck at those persons directly and indirectly responsible for this "Pleate receive an expreMlnn of my condolences, which interpret the unanimous sentiment of execration and of the Italian people. (Signed) The orders to troops were fc-l- ALLEGED FfilEND OF Oil LINER SUICIDED AFTERJIS ARREST OWNER HOME WHERE OIL- LINGER HAD FACE REVAMPED JUMPS TO DEATH CHICAGO, July UP) Brought to the office the federal bureau of Investigation for questioning In connection with the Dillinger case, James Proiasco. 67, a West Side resident, committed filicide today by Jumping from 19th floor window to the alley below.

S. P. Cowley, in charge of the bureau in the absence of Melvin H. Purvis; eald the government had been Informed that It was Probjweo's home at 2509 North Crawford avenue that Dillinger had had his face lifting operation performed. Agents had gone to Probasco's home this morning and he accompanied them without objections, Cowley said.

Cowley said Homer Van Meter, ace machine gunner for the Dillinger gang, also had a face-lifting operation performed at thi Probasco home. He said the physician who performed the operations had not yet been taken, but that the government agents were after him. Guard Grave. INDIANAPOLIS, July The police he dodged In life stood guard today at the grave of John Dilnnger. To prevent the morbidly curious from violating the resting place of the Indiana outlaw, a close economic, moral ana political support.

Other Annie. Noted. (Reports from Praha, Czechslo- vakla. however, quoted authoritative sources B.S tho Uttta Entente would consider intervention necessary ly in caje of union.) All reports Indicated that, tlin powtrs wore in strong accord that extraordinary measurs be taken rather than a'low the Nails to seize control of Austria, if that seemed Imminent. The feeline in wan that the danger of anschluas, or Austro-German union, which Is deemed certain to bring on a preventive war or at least occupation, bangs heavy over Europe Although no troop movements have vet been ordered, MussoUni 75.000 men camped within easy lowed by publication of an off I- "Tf Austrian rim that TvMlfuss' marching distance of the Austrian clal announcement that Dollfuss'! successors in Vienna hnd asked the help of European powers, requesting Intervention.

Whether armed assistance is needed will be determined at a conference of diplomatic representatives in Vienna. It wait considered certain here that participate In anv movement of Into the neighboring and that France. Kngland and the UUle either would send troops to aid in intervention or lend their Lloyd George and others dominated Great Britain's course In the fateful days at the beginning of the World war. police sergeant and two patroj- men kept vigil over the mound of freshly-disturbed soil. Dillinger was buried In Crown Hill cemetery late yesterday beside tho.

bony of his mother, while police lines held at a distance a crowd of curiosity seekers. The burial, originally ncheduled for today, was advanced In an effort to make the services as private as possible. The bandit's father, John Dillinger, Mooresville. farmer, who celebrates his 70th birthday tomorrow, stood long at the grave then returned home. He had sat coatless In the hundred-degree heat the Rev.

Charles Flllmorc. retired mln- Inter of the Disciples of Christ church, preached the funeral sermon at the Maywood home of John's sister, Mrs Audrey Hancock. Mrs. Hancock fainted as the casket was closed. No Fire Damage Resulted From Two Recent Fire Alarms Two alarms were received by the Corslcana Fire department Wednesday night and Thursday morning but 0 damage resulted In case.

The first call came at 10:25 Wednesday night from McClendon Park, on the banks of Lake Halbert and was occasioned by a grass fire, which was quickly extinguished. The second call came from the ruins of the Hardy Peck building about 6 o'clock Thursday morning when smoldering debris In the former quarters of the gas company broke into flames. New Wallpaper Give your home a new complex- Ion with bright, new Modernize your home now. A. W.

LEVERMAJTO COW. Truck Driver Finds Missing Truck And Boy East of City Oran Jackson of Marlln, driver of a gasoline truck, reported to city polios Thurnday morning that he had picked up a boy In Marlln and brought him aa far as Corslcana. On arriving IB Corslcana the driver went to bed leaving the boy In the truck. Sometime later he awoke to find the truck gone. He officer Allen York and the truck was found about a mils east of town on Highway 31, with the boy asleep in the seat.

The driver refused to file charges against the boy according to officers. MALARIA Sjxedy Relief of ChiUi andFtotr Don't let Mslarla tear you apart wtth 1(5 racking chilli and burning fever. Tnut to no home-made or mere maktthUt remedies. Take the medicine prepared especially for Malaria-Grove's Tutabu Chill Tonic. Grove'i Tasteless CMH Took ghrei res! relief from Malaria because it's a sdta- tific combination of taiteleH quiniae and tonic iron.

The quinine killi the Malarial Infection in the Mood. The Iron bufldt up the system and helps fortify against further attack. At the flnt sign of any attack of Malaria take Grove's TaatckM Chlll Tonic. Better take regularly during the Malaria teaton to ward el the diseaie. Grove's TaiUlm Ckffl Teak is absolutely harmlett and tastes.

food, Grove's TaateleM Chul Toale BOW comes In two sites, 50e aad $1. The $1 size contains 2 54 as much the Ml size and gives you more for you! money. Get a bottle today at any ston. rrontier and upon hie Instructions they are In readiness to on a full war footing. II Duce remained at Rlcclone, where he had planned to meet Chancellor Dollfuss for a political conference, The premier went without sleep In order to keep In constant touch with the news from Austria.

AmOne groups of Italian service men a wave of war-time sentiment found ready rxpi efslon as news of Dollfuss' sssasslnatlon permeated the kingdom. Expressions of deep resentment sgalnst Germany for alleged Interference in Austria were freely passed in clubs and on stieet corners. BRING THE THRILL OF NEW COMFORT IN VITALITY'S Smartness, fit, economy and vitality surround the footsteps of those who greet the Fall in Vitality Health shoes. New styles, fashioned to meet the demands of the season's activities, await your choice in interesting variety. Specially designed lasts assure moulded fit and delightful freedom; Pauline I AL.I neaUfi sfw es SIZES 1 TO 11 WIDTHS AAAA TO EEE Fine Watch and Jewelry Repairing 6.

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