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ALL THING WHO ARE WILLING TO MEET THEM HALE WAY Mmt NOW IS YOl'll TIME. ( tl.l-Otllljl TIlllfM wnnl ,0t f A small ml In The Times want ((iliiiim nmy bring ,oii results nn mctllatHy. Try one. iiK'in! j;i"l(,"! 'n"'y MEMHER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES aoBHazflg;iyifVamxuaiiiag3gna& S COME TO THOSE OlflflH rr .. Ilrml fjij. .. . .i.iioi.nl In 1H7H ... ii aifMiiifiii... VOL. XXXVI.W The Coast Mall. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1913 EVENING EDITION (if GUI GREESLEAF WILL BE FISHING A. Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall hiuI Coos Hay Advertiser, No. 219. ARRESTED WIT1 FEW HOURS L Driver Wanted in Connoo lm eL im.Hi Sn r.irta of lion Emu Knorr. PORTED TO BE IN HIDING NEAR MARSHFIELD Sheriff Gage and Marshall par- ler txpecwu iu oeuw Him. Car Orccnlcaf the former nn j, .; .ho l wniiliMl In connect !''". .....1.1.. ..r i.'i-niii Knurr. 1 l11" -..i.l .I......I.I III- fir All. n? R Knor" will P.ol.al.Iy lie Hlllo on the Mr. CVated m.Icr arrest wiiiiiii u M Sheriff ine und Marshal St-Vtreon hi" r" tlilH artoiimon "':' .....i. I.....1 Unit tut IllIU lll'OII ".' ,' 1. - rn.ni here H lll'O llO a I int. iit-n i" v to-cl out nf kIkIi' Saturday oyon i." He wis Boeu on the street Snl- Itr-yeteninp fartt acanim '''"'"' " .r-s"r be preferred later Impor i'teVldcnro n';.ilns lilm l Hiilil In iritccn discovered. Otherwise. VS t-e death "f Hie wrongoii gin. .v'-jti. Milium 0 against lilm would jjtird lo obtain , , , ,, jt DUon know Grecnlonf In Co-r-'f At llrnt tlrecnlenf tolil lilm lira dhoncil lint Sat unlay said -' tii nlfe nwl child would arrive Itere on the next llrenkwater to Join I 3. R.E. Knorr tin miner, in iiirem- C'lHIUI HVIMMin .W.H..n. ......... - Isuldthatliodld not sleep last night iai today was on me verge . srtwaown. Detail nf tlio Inquest. n. Iniw.ul nl'ol lllil limlv of Miss to Knorr, who Bitot herself yes eriir at the lioiun of Mr. and Mr. S. E. Knorr on Coiiiinerclal avoiuie Wnt, was niljoiirneil liiHt evening i!ttr lelnu only partly completed. It tu laid Hint niljouriiiuent wiib tatta In order to prevent "tipping !f" tome Important evlilenco In thn iw tMch, It Is expected, will lie to-.iht before the grand jury infcu Guy (ireonlenf, who wjih (Urtfdlntho testimony of tlio glrl'a sC'.tr last evening with hnvlng iit:;cd the child lis Inquest hint evening wan of lftrt ftiiMtlnit li-u 1.7iwiri Ml. fcrrmdDr. Iloutioworth helni; thn .; illnesses examined. Tlio in tit vu held at tlio homo of Mr. d Mrs. Knurr nml onlv a few In i!.W3b to tliu C'oroiier'a Jury woro jvest, Coroner Wilson nunounced Hint -I Inauest would In. nillmnnoil to inll. Whether It will ho reas- cv.!d In a few days dopondo on (nelopments. Mr. Knorr. tlio fnth- Ittted that he wnulil Inl-n tint Wr to Portland on tho next bout - nit It cremated. Jtri, Knorr tCKtlflixl tlint Krinn .d hive 1lffll 1 T. vnnra nlrl tiovt Kf. and that bIio was born In WIb- j. sno Bali that about n half m before the Blioollni;. Urinn hnd W4 all to her nml liml ni. JsM Guy Oreenlenf of wrongliiK w.e sain timt sho had not wn of any Intimacy between tho tut only know of Krina'a belnK 'Jt ltliGreenleaf on Knstor Sunday '". She said that ton minutes "trine discovered Thursday oven- -IttJtPrmn l,n.i ..,,.... ...in. . .. 'w, ,'" mill hi'UU llll VI1UUI1- -aoehad phoned Mnrabnl Carter . r Kei "or nml iinnK "or ;' t; She said that Kmin had told im.?i! ,0 a wstniirnnt and lator sW ; Pavlll"- whoro tho band HTU BUI! Mr n 1 .1 .... xih. .7' "mil uiuru iur u SSSi" S50B!"' that after Erma w-?.e,.,J!4 t0 1,er- sh0 hful not ay threnrs of tnklnB her llfo tog T! "'c,,c, Kono uaclc to lior u.wv ' . " BU,U 8I10 went Swi.. i?,r,p" fnr n trlcyclo bo- 4i r .'"l0 ""y an'i wa nt sid..WnBM -k.Whon sho !Ui V., i u . '10 rusiteu in and -V vt da"Kntor and called for i Si.waf unabl t0 8l'onl- t0 MM ?w brl10 "i'l'arently tried. Sit Tolvl,. n 8Cllt for- Sll "' Sma5J?r-'a! ono tliat Mr. Knorr r -i ana irrr in ih iin..on o.i uj-jt"1 havo Botton ,l W,,I'B 8,, Dr. it, .. I tt- the .."" testified brlofly " lita. 11 an(l Bal(l that Krmn oa ,iVL! .hen J10 reached there IUJj , '. " laootint,'. FRED REED IS OVER Ho bad M5 a nlivVi "u"-l"B. no nau fWitlai tk oxnnilnatlon. sub-1-rwnarS" Blrl 8 "fesslon of !kl8thn0(ri.,testlflo(l at consider- ;,-MV!1eiins ol le dlfflcultlea Si... " reaching l. t. 'e thn rt ,d. that Ernia inuat traln arVivi Jll8t a8, sno lenrd Csf '"s with him. belnK . 5t He ron. . co n,m ,n ner 'r savin STa MnrBlml Carter ,r.'d TeTat ,n hl8 duty. Erma barter fte,n save1- II0 8!-l'-uont Mrfl d,-not nttempted to St ana 8 t1. brUBht homo that to! L,hd told l morn,nB that her .uilloone Umt he dW "r,iviiBn no (Knorr iyoatia auea oa Page Two.) Driver of Auto in Which L. K. Ballingcr Was Killed Held to Grand Jury Today. Krcil Ileed. driver if the auto which killed I.. K. HalHiiKei' and In jured V. u. llaliieH nml othefH on North I'rout alrool tlio other nlht. was today hound over to tho Kraiul Jury by .lustleo V. Ij. I'eiinock on tho ciiurKo of luvoliiutary maiislaiiKbtcr Ills bund wiih fixed at $ 1 OOn and wan promptly furnished with L. I Falkousteln and V. It. IIiiIiioh as Hiiretles. j Utile now developed al the 'utar I Iiik before .lust Ice I'euiiock, much of I tho evidence beltiK prnctirally tho Hamo iih was kIvoii at tho Corouor'H 'Imiuest. In addition to this ovi 'deuce suino expert testimony wiib In ' troduced hy the defense to show I that Iteed could not have been driv ing at the speed (hat was allowed on the ground that It could not bo at tained on such a comparatively short , start. in nildltlnu to this pluiKo or It W. It. Ilalucs, tho only occupant of tho fillin U'lilf.li Inn! mil I i.utlfliiil fit tlin I Coroner'x Inouest. wiih caUed on tho j witness stand. Mr. Haines did not add much to tho story nlready told. Ho said that ho had koiio to The Chandler about 11:20 and saw Fred . Keen tiiero nut Iteeii was at tlio op IpoBlto end of tho bar. Ho was not positive that Koed had paid for tho lnsf drink. Ho Bald that Mohlninnn I was under tho Influence of liquor i as ho had told about holng tnkon III j from drill kin (,' too much and no Iiik I outside. Mr. Haines said Hint tho party started to bIiik whon thoy loft Tho Chandler but stopped boforo tlli.V trrfel IWII'L. fill 111. fllfllli.lil tllnf llwi machine was riinnliif; 10 or 15 miles per hour but wns not certain and said that It would bo difficult to toll In riding mi pavement' whether a machlno wiib riiiiuliiK lfi or 20 hiIIcb por hour, when tlio nccidcnt oc curred, Mr. Haines said that tho ma chine scorned to roll over anil over like n barrel. Ho said that U K. IlalllnKer mid Driver Heed had boon talking with each other prior to tho accident. Ho did not hear what thoy said. Dr. V. J. UnycH waa anothor now witness who was put on tho Btand to offsot tho ovldonco of Earl Win ner. Tho latter testified that on tho night In quostloii ho had been nt Dr. llnveu' .if Mm nml wnH nil route homo from thoro whon ho saw tho machlno urnlntr down Front Btroot nt 11 torrlflc Bpeed. Dr. Hnyea testlflod that Win ner bad not been nt hla offlco at all. Nlgbtwatch Chns. Doano wns an othor witness. Hn snld that ho saw tho enr pasa tho "Husv Cornor" and that thon it wiib going nbout ton miles nn hour but wns speeding up ns It proceeded down tho Btrcor. Dr. riartlo and Claudo NaBburg testified that a car could not work up a Bpood of 30 miles nn hour In sido of less than about four hundred feot, bo that tho car could not havo been running 30 or 40 iiiIIcb por hour when"" It passed Chns. Done-, brnko. Tho dofonso evidently was sotting u n a basis for endeavoring to show that tho enr which Chaa. nonobrako and othors saw was that of Claudo Tucker when ho was following tho ill-fated auto, Roasts Coroner Wilson. R-. O. Gravos in his final argument to tho Jury took occasion to ronst Coronor Fred Wilson. Ho roforred to him ns a "two-by-four Coronor" and nn official who would not per mit ovldonco favorablo to Rood to bo Introduced at tho Inquest. Prosecuting Attorney LUJoqvIst re Bontod this and said that ho did not believe. Graves was tolling tho truth when ho intimated that Mr. Wilson would not call witnesses In tho enso. Mr. LUJoqvIst In his final argu ment said thnt ho did not want to persecuto Rood but that It was his duty In view of tho finding of tho Coroner's Jury to awear out a war rant for tho accused. Ho said that whllo a bunch of chauffeurs who woro violating tho speed limits might not convict Reed of n ciimo, still a bunch of citizens who are fright ened ovory tlmo they cross the street leat thoy bo run down by n speeding auto might return a differ ent verdict. Ho said that ho knew that tho sympnthy of tho community was with Gorst & King, two roput ablo citizens who woro giving n good auto Borvlco, and wanted to protect thorn against a damago suit, ho said that ho tried to avoid making a damage suit against them by re training from calling Mr. King to tho stand. Ho attacked tho ovldonco of Mehlmann and Danaj especially SO S WRECKED Captain and Crew of Wrecked Vessel Are Missing Was Capsized in Collision. (Spoclnl to tho Times) SAX FRANCISCO. April 1. Tho general bellnf In shipping circles held out strong hopes today that tho cnpluln and crow of tho three masted fishing schooner John D. Spreckles, which was discovered a derelict ves terday off Point Reyes, might Ht 111 un anve. itroiuiiiiy on hoard the tin know vessel which Is supposed to have i-.ipslzed tho Sproekks In a col lision. At tho offices of the Alnskn Codfish company, owners, It was Bald today that Captain Prellberg had shipped his own crow of eight nnd thoreforo their nniiics woro unknown. Tho revenuo cutter MeCullough wns still standing by the derelict today, unable to got n lino aboard, because of the heavy sea running. A llfty inllo gale was gradually driving tho hulk across the entrance to tho Gold en Gate In lino with all Incoming nnd outgoing Irani! MtTDI CALLS ill 01 GOBH FLOOD WORK GIVES $400 TO I ' S ESTATE $300,00010 Believed That Bulk of Wealth (jo to Son but Much Probably go to Charity and in Public Bequests. Illy Aim laicl I'itm to Coon liny Tlnin.) NEW YORK. April 1. Estimates of tho fortune left by J. P. Morgnn, made today In tho llnanclal district, range from $75,000,000 to $300,000. 000, this sum Including his art colloc tloiiH. It Is understood that the fi nancier's will Is of comparatively re cent date, but no Intimation wns niade us to when It would be given to tho public. Theso who shared Mor gan's ehiBo friendship predict largo charitable and public bequests, nl- umiiKii m ih coiiceiie'L jmiiu m jttin J. P. Morgan. Jr., will doubtless re ceive tho bulk of tho fortune. PI.AXS FOR lU'RIAli. Services In Itnine May lie Held n( I'. S. Embassy Expensive Casket. Illy AmoiUiiiI rm to Com Iur Time. ROME. April 1. Tho body of J. Plerpont Morgan, nfter It had been embalmed nnd dreascd, was enclosed today In n walnut colli n lined with whlto brocade. This wiib placed In n louden casket and dually Into n third ciibo of heavy walnut with gold and silver mounting. The United Stntes nmbiiBsador has offered to hold tho funeral service nt tho embassy, In pursuance of the Instructions re ceived from Secretary of Stato Ilryan. No definite arrangements havo been mndo for the transportation of tho body to America. TO WA I IN MP S T Unreservedly Accepts Terms Offered by European Pow ers to End Struggle. Illy AorlIM l'rrft lo Cool Hay Tlmn, CONSTANTINOPLE, April 1. Turkish government linB declared It lias unreservedly accepted the terms of pence proposed by the European . powors. Tho foreign olllco handed , the Ottoman acceptance to tlio Ueun of tho Diplomatic corps today accom pnnlod by mi expression of thanks to tho powers for their mediation. I WALES LIKELY Over 50,0C0 Miners in South ern Shafts Threaten Walkout. (Ily AMOcltttd rrf lo Coon Day Timet. CARDIFF, Wales, April l.Ovor fifty thousand minors in South Wales hnndod In a month's notlco today to quit their employment ns n protest against tho engagement In mines of non union workmen. E SUICIDE ROUTE Russian Army Officer Deliber ately Shuts Off Motor and Drops 600 Feet to Death. tny AMoclattd Treat to ot Bay Tlmta.l LONDON. April 1. Lleutonant Porlokakl of tho Ausslnn nrmy, com mitted aulcldo by deliberately shut ting off tho motor of tho neroplano In which bo was flying nnd dropped GOO feet, nccordlng to a dUijaJchJierc scoring tho latter nnd using W. R. Haines' evidence about tho crowd singing and about Hnlllnger and Reed tnlklng. to show that Dann's ovldonco to the contrary, was un true. At tho hearing which lasted auout 24 hours, tho following wero called as witnesses. For Plaintiff II. "W. Mehlmann, Harry Mann. F. A. McClee. II. J. McKeown, Ryron A. Welsh, II. N. RIcharda. Paul Crooka, Jay Towor. W. nuckingham, E. E. Straw, Chas. nonobrako, Wm. Shotipe, Earl G. Winnor and W. R. Haines. For Dofonso Capt. Edgar Simp son, L. F. Fnlkenstein, Henry G. Korn, II. W. Burmlstor, Miss Mario Undorhlll. Mrs. Wm. Hayes. Wm. M. Cox, O. J. Seoloy, Albert Ranks, C. C. Dana, I. R, Tower, F. J. Hayes, j, C. Doano, Claude Nasburg and Dr. Bartie, U. S. Citizen on Ranch Near Vera Cruz Reported to Have Been Seriously Wounded. (Ily Axorlate.1 rrnt to Coot Hay Timet.) WASHINGTON. April 1. II. Law rence, nn American on El Potroro ranch, near Vera Cruz, Is reported to have been shot nml seriously woundcdl No dotnllB woro given. F LOflD 1 Marsh field Council Contributes $250 and Times Readers $150 to the Fund. (JO AFTER O.IKDA. Force of Rebels Leaves Cnuuiiiiea to At tuck Federal Troops. (tly Atiocltte.1 I're lo Coot Hay rimei.) NACO, Ariz.. April 1. General Obregon, with G50 stato troops, loft Cnnnnot todny to attack Gone'rnl OJeda, who with 400 federals, holds Naco, Sonorn. WAR OX ZEPATAS. Mexico Decides to Moblll.e Army Against Southern Rebels. Ily AotlaleJ l'rria lo Coot Hay Tlnmi.l MEXICO CITY, April 1. Tho brenklng off of negotiations with Ze pntas forced tho government to mo bilize a strong forco for a campaign ngalnat tho southern robols. This has boen dono In splto of tho fact that rebel successes in tlio north havo mndo Imporntlvo tho despntch of a largo part of the regular army to that region. W.S. CHANDLER IJEB CONTRACT Wright and Nason Will Build Fine Block at Corner of Broadway and Central. W. S. Chandler this afternoon lot tho contract for his flno now building nt tho southwest corner of Broadway and Cenral to J. M. Wright and W. W. Nason. Messrs. Wright nnd Nn son recently located on tho Ray, com ing hero from Hood River. Tho building Is to bo of brick, two stories nnd modern throughout and will bo a fine addition to Marshfleld. Tho work Is to start soon and will bo rushed to completion as rapidly as poslble. XOT THE OREGON It wns rumored hero and at Randon today that tho schoonor which turned turtle off Point Reyes waa tho schooner Ore gon, which la supposed to bo on routo from San Francisco to the Coqulllo to load. However, the nbovo dispatch indicates that It was tho Spreckles and that tho rnmnr about tho Orecon. Which is owned nnd which was built on I the Coqulllo, ia not correct. If you havo anything to sell, rent, trado, or want help, try a Want Ad. The Coos Hay Times turned n check for one hundred nml fifty dollars over to .Mayor Straw tills afternoon to be added to the City Council's contribution of $250. making a total of $100, to go from Marshfleld to the Eastern flood victims. Mayor Straw deposited tho on tire amount of $400 In tho First National Ilnuk and Cash ier Dorsoy Kroltzer1 will wire Governor Cox tonight that thoro Is $400 In the bank contributed I by the citizens of Marshfleld i subject to tho order of the Flood Relief Commission. ! Tho following 1h the comploto list of tho contributions to Tho Times Relief fund: Cash 2.00 L. M. Strong, Arngo, Ore. . . .$ 3.00 Gardiner Mill Employes ...$ 20.00 Mluulc-Wls Club G.00 A. Wilcox 50 T. F. Miller 1.00 Mrs. Howard I. urgent 1.50 C. E. Elliott 50 Flnnngan & Dennett Panic.. 10.00 I. S. Smith 5.00 .Tna. Dennett 5.00 Mrs. Ella Ilandol 1.00 D. D'AmbrosIn 1.00 M. E. nrothorbood of Mnrsh- flold Methodist church ..$ 27.00 Coos Ray Times 10.00 Dorsoy Kroltzer 10.00 W. S. Chnndler 10.00 Firat National Rank 10.00 Win. Grlmea 10.00 Dr. E. Mlngus 10.00 Mrs. Hurry Winkler 5.00 W. F. McEldowney 1.00 J. A. Rlntt 2.00 Total $ 150.50 Local Committee Discovers it Has Not Nearly Sufficient Supplies for Homeless. NEED MONEY BADLY TO ASSIST SUFFERING Number of Dead Placed at 128 While 70 Bodies Have Been Found at Columbus. Illy Amo late. I'nii to Coon Day TlmM.l DAYTON. A pi II 1. Tho food sup ply nt Dayton hns been over estimat ed, nctordlng to reports received to day from relief stations scattered ov er the city. John II. Patterson, president of tho relief commlUu wired Secretary of War Garrison thru tho food sltuntlon Is much worse thnti was anticipated, nnd thnt tho com mittee looked to the national govern ment for supplies. It Is estimate thnt between thirty nnd forty thousand refugees are be ing fed dally. Aside from the Imminent danger of food shortage, rash Is In groat do ninnd. Chocks for largo sums In the hands of the committee are practi cally worthless, because the cash I not available. Tho toll of tho flood (o dato Is 128 dead. Tho search for bodies con tinues. A cnrlond nf auto tiros for relief work has boon received. FLOOD NEAR CAIRO. Illp Levee ("nt Xnir Slinwnco lo .Save Properly. tny AtaorlateJ I'rrta to Cuot llty Timet.) CAIRO. April 1. Tho lovco lint been ordered cut nt Slinwnco town to Bnvo llfo nnd property. FIFTY IIOl'SES GOXE Tho Mnrahfleld City Council tabI ovonlug after considerable discussion Instructed City Recordor lliitler to kiiiwI t'T.il ii k ii (hinntlmi from thn city to tho flood sufferers In Ohio. Tlioy nlBo requested Hint Ulty Attor ney Goss draft four petitions to bo clrniilntnit fnr nilvntn Hiihscrltitlniis. ono of which will bo circulated by !;. j. tinnson, one uy uiiri Ainrccni nnd tho othors by othor pcoplo In ordor thnt nn additional sum ho raised. Tho matter was brought up by n telegram from Governor Cox, of Ohio, to Mayor Straw which waa printed In Tho Times yesterday. Councilman Albrecht said thnt slnco Coos liny seemed to bo tho most fa vored snot and Ohio about tho most desolnto JiiBt now, ho thought It would bo only Just nnd right to con tribute a rensouablo amount for tho relief of tho flood Biifferors. Ho said that S200 or $250 would seem only right. Councilman Copplo said Hint no waa not opposed to tho giving but thoro was a question In his mind u-lintlwir tlin Cnnni'll WIIH ncllllC lust right In giving public funds for char ity. Ho snld no thought bucii mat ters woro usually handled by nrlvato subscription. Councilman Morcnnnt snut tnai no favored the city contributing $250. Councilman Forguson said that ho would know Juat what to do if It was his own nionoy but ho was not bo Btiro about spending tho people's money for charity. Ho thought thot tho hotter way would bo to lot peo pio subscribe personally through prl vato channels what they could. Pminrtlinnn Allen said that It was out of tho ordinary to mako chnrlt- ablo contributions tins way. Councilman Winkler Bald thnt ho nlurnvn fnilll.l tlin llfHlllll) of Marsll- flold very charitable nnd ho folt suro that thoy would approve oi wiu Council making a liberal donation tny thn relief nf tho flood Bufforors. Ho Bald that ho did not think $500 would bo too mucu. no Bniu uini whllo Marshfleld wns now prosper ous, It might bo that some tlmo tho people horo would need nld. Fur thermore, ho said If everybody wait ed for somebody olso to help or to holp in a different way, peoplo would fatarvo to death. Ho Bald that Governor Cox'b telogram ahowod that tho peoplo needed help nnd needed It badly right now. Eiigeno O'Connoll took a Bimllar view to Mr. Winklor. Ho said that thoro was not a man In Marshfleld who could object to tho city con tributing liberally to tho victims of tho flood. Ho said that Marshfleld should do Its share and contribute $250 or $500 and thut there would not bo ono word of censurelilo .(Continued oa Page Two.) Xctv Richmond, Ohio, Suffers Vrom Severti I'TeMiet. Illy AtiotlatrH i-m. lo fuua Bay Time.) XEW RICHMOND. Ohio. April 1. Tho entire town of Xow Richmond Is under water today. Pcoplo have taken to tho hills surrounding tho town. No suffering Is reported nnd there mo plenty of provisions. Fifty houses wero washed from their foun dations. No deaths or persons miss ing nrc reported. SEVENTY HOMES GOXE Lawreiictdiiirg, laid.. Suffers Severn Loss In Kl-nnil Today. (Ily AnodaleJ I'naa to Coot Hay Timet.) LAWRENCEI1URG. Intl., April 1. Sovonty homes of persons In good circumstances have been destroyed by tho flood hero. TOWN I'XDER WATER Columbus, Ky., Inundated When Levee Hreaks Today. lly AMOtUta l'rrtt to Coot Hay Timet.) HICKMAN. Ky., April 1. Tele phone reports received horo today from Columbus, Ky., n town of 1000 Inhabitants, reports that breaks In tho Mississippi levco covored the greater part of tho vlllago four t bIx feot deop" with wator. 0 s F GREAT FLOOD Conditions Along Lower Ohio Desperate River Still Rising Today. FEARS FOR CAIRO CAIRO, April 1. Whllo tho Rig Four lovco Is still holding lntnct this afternoon tho wator has climber un ovor tho railroad j tracks and It waa bollovcd that It wna only a question oi n row hours until It would flood this section. -4 I - (Hy AhocUIM Treat jo Coot nay Timet.) CAIRO, 111., April 1. Flood con ditions hero today along the Ohio tt.n,. Invnn nminnrnri Inprnilltnllln to ...U, .V..WV. ..,''W... w. ........... ovon tho oldest citizens. The pres ent situation is tno mosi uesperuiu In years. Wator is rising rapidly and now Btnnds two feot eight Inches from tho top of tho concrete wall of the loveo. It 1b generally bollovcd that tho high stago will not he reached for 24 or 4S hours. Womon and children nro leaving every train. ELKS NOTICE! Installation of officers and othui Important business Wednesday nlgbi Every Elk Is urged to bo present By order of GEO. II. ROTNOR, Secretary. Have your jot printing done The Times office.