VOL. XLVIII. NO. 14,816.
PORTLAND. OREGON, .MONDAY, MAY 25, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SHOOTS WHEN HIS
SUIT IS SPOONED
TIGHTS ALL RIGHT
BUT DIRECTOIRE--
TAFT MEN CALL
FOR ROOSEVELT
BOAT OVER FALLS;
THREE MEN PERISH
THUS
LOADED VEHICLE
: DROPS 200 FEET
SEVEN DEAD AT
OUTSET OF FLOOD
CHORUS GIRL SAYS THE GOWN
IS INDECENT.
ACCIDENT IN KOOTENAI RIVER,
' BRITISH COLUMBIA.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
INSANE
:s COURT
J.E. Blum Kills Woman
and Himself.
MRS. DAISY KiCKEY IS VICTIM
Her Refusal to Return to Him
the Cause.
OUTCOME OF LOVE AFFAIR
Murderer Leaves Wife and Children
at linker City, and Children
or Ills Victim Are Taken
by Aid Society.
PARTIES TO DOCBI.E TRAGEDY.
THE MURDERER AND SUICIDE
J. FMward Blum, aged 38. teamster;
married; wife and two children Hv
lnn; In Baker' City.
THE VICTIM Mrs. Daisy Htckey.
aged 19. domestic wife of John
Hlckey; butcher; separated from hus
band last nine years; mother of two
boys, aged 9 and 11 years.
SCENBJ Laporte Rooming-house,
northeast corner Third and Yamhill
streets, where Mrs. Hlckey was em
ployed as domestic.
TIMS 11:20 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. DEATH WOUNDS Both shot
through head. Woman died instantly;
murderer died at hospital at 1:10
P. M.
Insane from Jealousy and the refusal
of Sirs. Daisy Hlckey to elope with him,
J. Edward Blum yesterday morning- shot
the woman twice through the head and
then blew out his own brains with the
weapon, a 38 caliber . revolver. The
tragedy occurred In the woman's room
In the Laporte lodging-house, Third and
Yamhill streets, at 11:20 o'clock. Blum
was a driver and Mrs. Hickey a do
mestic In tha lodging-house.
The murder and suicide were not dis
covered until ten minutes after the shoot
ing. G. W. Carter, proprietor of the
lodging-house, heard the shots but at
tributed the sound to some one splitting
wood or to the sparking of a passing
automobile. It is probablo that noth
ing would have been known of the
tragedy for several hours had not Mrs.
Xora Hoos, another domestic, smelled
powder smoke in the hall and reported
the matter to Mr. Carter.
Landlord Finds Bodies.
On approaching Mrs. Hickey's room
Carter noticed a strong odor of burnt
powder, and hastily opened the door
with a pass key. The bodies of Blum
and Mrs. Hickey were found lying across
the bed and the walls were spattered
with blood.
A hasty examination by, the landlord
showed that Blum, who had fallen across
the body of his victim, was still alive.
Rushing to the telephone Mr. Carter
summoned the police and Dr. E. P. Geary,
County Physician, and Dr. Sam C. Slo
cum. Dr. Slocum. who responded first,
pronounced the woman dead and ordered
Blum to be taken to the Good Samaritan
Hospital. Patrol Driver Gruber, Detec
tive Price and Patrolmen Evans and
Hunter made the run with the wagon in
eight minutes, but on examination by the
surgeons at the hospital It was announced
that Blum was fatally wounded. He
died at 1:10 o'clock without recovering
consciousness.
Wounds Show Futile Effort.
The body of Mrs. Hlckey was taken
to the undertaking rooms of J. P. Fin
ley & Sons, where It was discovered that
she had been shot twice through the
head. A wound between the thumb and
forefinger of her left hand Indicates that
she had attempted to ward oft the threat
ening gun In the hands of the mur
derer. The principals to the tragedy had been
on more than friendly terms for over
seven years. According to those well ac
quainted with both, they had been en
gaged to be married for some time, but
the Inability of Blum to secure a divorce
prevented the consummation of this plan.
The dead woman was formerly the wife
of John Hirkey. a butcher in the employ
of the Union Meat Company at Trout
dBle. where they were married. Her
maiden name was Daisy Sexton, and a
brother, Bert Sexton, still resides at that
place. Another brother, Roy Sexton, lives
at Pocatello, Idaho.
Blum's Family at Gaston.
About seven years ago Blum, whose
parents, brothers and sisters reside at
Gaston, was employed at Troutdale as a
teamster. While there he became ac
quainted with Mrs. Hickey. This ac
quaintance grew into an Intimacy that
resulted In the separation of the Hlckeys.
Mrs. Hlckey Is said to have been granted
the divorce without a contest of the case,
and was awarded the custody of the two
children. Cecil, aged 11, and Harry, aged
9. Eventually Blum and Mrs. Hickey re
moved from Troutdale and for a time
lived together in Portland, and also at
Btaverton. although they at no time rep
resented that they were married. They
frequently quarreled over the attentions
paid other women by Blum, whose wife
left him several years ago and is now
said to be employed by the telephone
office at Baker City. Or. Mrs. Blum has
Continued on 2'age 12, .
Asked to Wear One on Street, She
Flatly Refuses and Is Out of
a Job In Consequence.
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CHICAGO, May 24. (Special.) All
the Rialto is seething and a-boiling; and
giving off a prodigious steam of words
because of the following- note received
by Miss Ida Doerge, a ' pretty young
woman of Joe Weber's company:
My Dear Miss Doerge: Tov.r engagement
with me will terminate In :wo weeks, as
per contract. Very truly.
JOE WEBBER.
Miss Doerge was asked to wear the
Dlrectoire gown in State street yes
terday but flatly objected, saying It
was Indecent. She wears tights in the
play, but says that is business..
So Miss Carlisle wore the Directoire
gown and nearly precipitated a riot,
.and Miss Doerge 1 out of a position.
LAST WEEK OF CONGRESS
Session to Adjourn Thursday if Con
ference Tasks Are Completed.
WASHINGTON. May 24. Both the
Senate and House will devote their ef
forts to shaping their affairs so as to
bring about an adjournment at the
earliest time possible during the pres
ent week, and as a consequence what
ever is done will be in the nature of
completing the work already begun.
Most of the time, if not all of It, will
be given to consideration of the re
ports of the conference comtrilttee's
dealing with points of difference be
tween the two houses on measures
which have been passed by both. In
any event, these will be confined
largely to appropriation bills.
All the supply measures have re
ceived attention from both houses, but
there are still points of difference in
connection with some of them and a
special effort will be made to com
promise. As soon as the differences
are adjusted the session will come to
an end. The general deficiency bill
will be held back until the last moment
in order to use it as a vehicle for the
appropriation of money to carry into
effect the provisions of the omnibus
public buildings bill.
Final adjournment will probably
take place Thursday.
MAY NOT PRESS CASE
Suit Against New Haven Merger May
Die With Administration.
NEW HAVBN, Conn., May 24. As to
the legal process which will be followed
in the case of the Government against
the New Haven Railway Company, it is
stated here authoritatively that, if the
case follows a normal course of pro
cedure, the company piobably will answer
the various counts aa soon as possible.
After the first decision in the Circuit
Court, appeal can be had and, unless
the ease 1b expedited In the Supreme
Court, it is not regarded as likely that it
can reach a decision in that tribunal in
less than IS months.
Partly on information derived from a
director of the New Haven Company, it
appears that its officers have from time
to time during the past year received
what was considered as assurance from
the administration at Washington that
the case would not be pressed. The case
in any event will be carried over to a
new Federal administration.
These features of the suit create a
strong Impression In railroad circles here
that it is not likely to be pressed and
may never reach final adjudication.
RENO BELLS TOLL TODAY
Funeral of Governor Sparks to Be
Solemn and Impressive.
RENO, Nev., May 24. The funeral of
the late Governor John Sparks, which
takes place tomorrow at 2 P. M., from
present Indications will be the most sol
emn and impressive ever held . in this
city. Every bell in the city will be tolled
from the moment the cortege starts from
the Elks Home until It reaches the ceme
tery. Governor Dickerson has issued a proc
lamation calling upon the people for the
suspension of all business tomorrow in
so far as it does not jeopardise life and
property.
BRUSSELS ELECTION RIOTS
Police Forced to Fire Vpon Social
ists, Wounding Several.
BRUSSELS, May 24. Parliamentary
elections were held today in the provinces
of East Flanders, West Flanders, Hal
naut, Liege and Namur to replace SI
members of the Chamber of Deputies and
40 Senators whose terms of four years
have expired.
The elections passed without Incident
except at St. Nicholas and Waes, In East
Flanders, where the police and Socialists
came into collision. Several were wound
ed on both sides, the police being forced
to use their revolvers.
THREE DROWN IN CREEK
Buggy Overthrown In Midstream.
Two Others Rescued.
BRIMSON, Mo., May 24. Mrs. B. B.
King. Mrs. Anna Coakley and the lat
ter's brother, 5 years old, were drowned
while crossing Sugar Creek in a buggy
this afternoon. The two others in the
party held on to the overturned vehicle
until rescued.-
Need -President Badly
at1 Chicago.
ALLIES START NEW SCARE
Report Secretary's Campaign
Is in Sorry Straights.
FAVORITE SONS HOPEFUL
Declare Prospects Grow Brighter
Daily Foraker Will Open
Headquarters Today I.a
, follette Coming, Too.
CHICAGO. May 24. (Special.) Roose
velt as the guest of honor at the Repub
lican National Convention. This prog
nostication was made today, but It is no
ticeable that the forecast came from the
headquarters of two of the allies, who
would be delighted to record the defeat
of Secretary Taft for the Presidential
nomination.
At both the Hughes and the Fairbanks
headquarters today, the possibility of the
presence of the President during conven
tion week was freely and seriously dis
cussed, and the belief was expressd that
nothing can now keep the President away
from Chicago.
As Scarecrow for the Enemy.
The effect of such a statement. In
which the two headquarters staffs agreed
perfectly, apparently was to spread abroad
in the country the belief that the Taft
campaign is in such straits that the
President's personal - efforts are neces
sary to push the Secretary of War over
the line a winner, when the balloting be
gins. So far as could be learned, no arrange
ments have been made for the enter
tainment of President Roosevelt during
convention week. Chairman New and
Secretary Dover, of the National Com
mittee, have not returned from the dedi
cation of the Hanna memorial at Cleve
land, and their testimony was not avail
able. Tout Taft as a Loser.
The antl-Taft candidates, through their
Chicago representatives, are in an en
tirely optimistic mood, and they were
more vigorous In their declarations of
defeat for Taft and victory for one of
the allies today than they have been
since opening the Chicago headquarters.
They expect reinforcements tomorrow,
when the Foraker headquarters wQl start
business in charge of 'Benson Foraker, the
son of the Ohio Senator, who .is touted
to be in safe possession of ten Ohio dele
dates and several score others scattered
over the country. La Follette's managers
are expected from Milwaukee tomorrow
morning.
NOT ALL SURE IT'S BRYAN
Some Democrats Think Xebraskan
Will Not Be Named.
WASHINGTON, May 24. (Special.)
That Bryan is not yet certain of the nom
ination at Denver is contended by some
prominent Democrats here and In other
cities, and this is their position notwith
standing the hard jolt which the Ala
bama primaries gave to Johnson, and its
consequent boost of the Bryan candidacy.
It requires a two-thirds vote to nomi
nate in a Democratic National conven
tion, and with . this fact clearly before
him, Bryan: in the last issue of the Com
moner, cries: "Instruct your delegates to
the National Convention. Instructions to
Concluded on Page 4.
J. EDWARD BLVM.
1 ' ' "
Boatmen . Either Miscalculate Cur
rent or Break an Oar and Are
"Swept to a Terrible Death.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 24. (Special.)
Swept over the first falls in the Koo
tenai River,' three well-known citizens'
or t Nelson, B. C, perished and ( their
bodies are still missing.- " -
The -accident occurred-at. 11 o'clock
this morning, their boat being picked
up below 'the falls. The .victims-are:
Harry K. Thaw. Slayer of Stan
ford White, Mast Remain in
- Asylum.
John Sharpless. a veteran -of the Boer
War, and ex-Sergeant Instructor of the
famous Coldstream Guards; John Miles,
an old pioneer of the Kootenai district,
and' a young Englishman named Rich
mond. The falls are situated 12 miles, below
Nelson, B. C. The only explanation of
the accident is that the boatmen either
miscalculated the force of the current
or by an oar breaking. None of the
victim was married. "
SCALE IS AGREED UPON
Miners and Operators of Four States
Come to Terms.
KANSAS CITY. May 24. After more
than six weeks of negotiations, the last
details, which have been standing In the
way of signing the final agreement be
tween the miners and operators of Kan
sas City, Missouri, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas coal fields, were settled today to
the satisfaction of both sides.
Tomorrow morning a joint meeting of
the operators and miners will be held,
when the signatures of the proper offi
cials will be affixed to the scale and
agreement and the action ratified.
The scale is for two years and the terms
are practically the same as existed last
year. Under the terms of the contract,
the average wage of a miner will be
J4.29 per day.
AMERICAN CAR IN LEAD
Arrives at Xikolsk After Two Days'
Plowing Through Mud.
PARIS, May 24. A dispatch to the Ma
tin, dated May 24. from Nlkolsk, Russia,
says:
The American car in the New York-to-Paris
race is again in the lead, having
arrived here after two days of plowing
the muddy roads. It overtook the Ger
man car a few miles out of Vladivostok
and at times the two cars were almost
hopelessy stalled in the mire, the crews
having gTeat difficulty in - extricating
themselves.
Xikolsk is about 100 miles from Vladivostok.
PRINCIPALS OF SUNDAY'S DOUBLE
Slayer of; White Must
Keep in Asylum.
NOT FIT TO BE AT LARGE
Judge Upholds Order of Com
mitment to Matteawan.
MIND STILL UNBALANCED
Acquitted Murderer Denied Right to
Enjoy Liberty, and Will Be Con
. fined Until Cured or His
Dangerous Insanity. .
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. T., May 25. (Spe
cial.) Supreme Court Justice Joseph
Morschauser filed his decision in the case
of Harry K. Thaw early this morning.
The court holds that Thaw is still in
sane and not a fit person to be at large.
He should be confined until It Is certain
that there will be no recurrence of the
insanity. In whatever form it may exist.
The validity of the commitment to Mat
teawan Insane Asylum by Justice
Dowling, of New York, is upheld, the
court stating that safety of the communi
ty is more important than the freedom
of the Individual.
Must Remain in Asylum.
The return to the writ alleges that
Thaw Is now insane and that the statute
providing'for his confinement is consti
tutional and valid and that the court
had jurisidiction to make the order of
commitment. The return is traversed by
the relator. The events leading up to the
commitment Of Thaw are in brief as fol
lows: On June 23, 1906, Thaw shot and killed
one Stanford White. On January 23.
1907, he was brought to trial and during
the progress of this trial a commission
was appointed to ascertain whether at the
time of the trial said Thaw was in a
state of Idiocy, lunacy or insanity so as
to be Incapable of rightly understanding
his own condition. The commission after
ward returned to the court that It was
their opinion, that at the time of their
examination. Thaw was Insane.
Mental Condition Unchanged.
On the 6th day of January, 1908, said
Thaw was again acquitted on the ground
of insanity. Thereupon the learned jus
tice presiding at the trial, upon the evi
dence, made an order reciting the verdict
and that the court deemed the discharge
of said Thaw at that time to be danger
ous to public safety, and directing that
said Thaw be detained in safe custody
and be sent to the Matteawan State Hos
pital, there to be kept until discharged
by due process of law. -
"I am satisfied by the evidence adduced
before me that the mental condition of
Harry K. Thaw has not changed, and I
find that he is now insane, and that it
is so manifest to make it unsafe for him
to be at liberty."
Action taken by, the Thaw lawyer,
James G. Graham, yesterday was re
garded as indicating that1 he was not
highly hopeful of a decision favorable to
his client. Mr. Graham secured from
District Attorney Mack a stipulation that
Thaw should neither be given his free
dom nor sent back to Matteawan after
the filing of the decision until a forma
tion order had been signed by the judge.
This will have the effect of keeping Thaw
in the Duchess County Jail for a week
longer.
During this time an effort will be made
to induce District Attorney Jerome to
consent to Thaw's commitment to one of
the state insane asylums other than Mat
teawan. Thaw was visited in the Poughkeepsie
Courthouse this afternoon by his mother.
They were together for two hours.
TEAGEDY.
MRS. DAISY HICKEY.
v.; 4 J
Carryall Slides Down Mountain
Side, Injuring Mnjiiy, One
Fatally.
SAN JOSE. Cal., May 24. Twenty-one
students, half the graduating class of the
Santa Clara High School, were carried
300 feet down a mountain side when a
carry-all toppled from the Mount Hamil
ton road at midnight last night. The
vehicle broke up when it started in its
descent and most, of he young people slid
in safety down the mountain side in the
cover of the vehicle. t
The injured:
. E. C. Perjy. chest crushed, fatally hurt.
J. C. Conrad, arm broken.
Miss Maud Lamb, cut about face.
Miss Leora Doan, sprained arm and
bruised about the body.
Bernard Schulte, cut- on head and
bruised about the body.
News of the accident reached this city
early today and a physician and nurses
were dispatched to the scene in an auto
mobile. Those who escaped reached here
today, some of the girls walking the
entire distance. 25 miles.
SHOT AT WEDDING RIOT
One Man Killed and Dozen Injured,
Two of Them Officers.
FAIRMONT. W. Va., May 24. One
man was killed and two police officers
and 12 foreigners were injured in a
riot early today at Thoburn, a nearby
mining town, following a Slavish wed
ding celebration.
The dead:
Mihal Ladar. miner; shot in head.
Injured:
Police Officer O. W. Shaver, of Mo
nongah; hand lacerated.
Chief of Police Finley, of Monon
gah; severe bruises.
Twelve" foreigners; cuts and bruises.
The celebration of a wedding In the
foreign colony of Thoburn became
noisy early this morning and nearby
residents called the police. The two
officers were refused admission, and
broke open the doors.
A fierce fight at once started, in the
midst of which a shot rang -out and
Ladar dropped to the floor. The of
ficers retreated to the porch, followed
by the r -ened foreigners, and then
the porch collapsed, precipitating all to
the ground, 10 feet below. All suf
fered some injury, either In the fight
or in the collapse of the porch.
The foreigners claim the officers shot
Ladar, but the latter allege one of the
foreigners fired the shot.
GO TO WORK AS "NEW MEN"
Striking Carmen Give In by Large
Vote Strike May Be Broken.
CLEVELAND, May 24. By a vote of
640 to 61 the striking streetcar men de
cided to return to work as "new men."
The result of the vote which was taken
was not announced until midnight. The
vote is in accord with the demands of
the Municipal Traction Company upon
this point.
At midnight the non-union men now at
work running the company's cars, began
a vote on the question of whether they
would submit their claims of seniority
to arbitration. If this vote is favorable
a strike armistice will be declared im
mediately, and the strikers will return
to work probably tomorrow night.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 1
degrees; minimum. 50 degrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy with probable ehowera;
westerly winds.
Foreign.
PreFident Fallleres to be guest of Kins
Edward today. Page 4.
President Castro declares port of La Guayra,
again open to trade. Page 2. -National.
Coal supply for fleet's cruise costs $5,000.
000. Page 4.
Government begins Standard Oil inquiry to
day. Page 2.
Political.
Antl-Taft allies start scare that big Sec
retary needs Roosevelt at Chicago. Page
Domestic
Court finds Harry Kendall Thaw still in-
r sane. Page 1.
Father Lubeley. a Catholic priest, stabbed
by farmer at altar at Salisbury, Mo.
Page 3.
Newark. O.. wife-murderer guarded from
angry populace. Page 2-
Southern coal miners reach agreement with
operators. Page 1.
Lose of life and untold damage by floods
in Texas and Oklahoma. Page 1.
Pacific Coast.
One man killed and score Injured in trolley
car accident In San Francisco. Page 4.
Three men swept to death over Kootenai
Falls. Page 1.
Tally-ho loaded with students wrecked in
Santa Clara County, Cal. Page 1.
Sports.
Oakland wins first game from Portland,
4 to 0. Page lli
Portland and Vicinity.
J. Edward Blum murders Mrs. Daisy Hickey
and takes his own life. Page I.
Dr. G. E.. Watts and three others injured
in auto accident. Pags 3-
F. A. Seufert, upper river salmon ranner,
threatens to sue lower river fishermen
for misrepresentation. Page 3-
Christian Science lecturer explains doctrine
to large audiences at Hetllg. Page 9.
C. E. S. Wood grills Y. M. C. A. directors
for refusing auditorium to Emma Gold
man. Page 12.
Merchants plan for Rose Festival decoration
Page 9.
Agreement between Oregon and Washington
to effect uniform fishing laws Is hoped
for. Page 14.
Continued activity- in real estate and build
ing. Page 13.
State will not press suits against East Side
property. Page 7-
Pastors of Portland churches urge defeat
of fteddy amendment. Page 8.
Portland Spiritualists propose substitute for
Cottel ordinance, page 9-
Trinity River Highest
. Ever Known.
RAILWAY SERVICE PARALYZED
Damage Cannot Begin to Be
Estimated Yet.
RIVER IS STILL RISING
Going Up at Rate or an Inch an
Hour Relief Camps Established :
and Fort Worth Mayor Issues
" r
Proclamation for Aid.
BEGIN VINO OF -THE FLOOD.
Torrential rains end up rivar at
appalling rate.
Se-ren deaths known to have oc
curred. Much stock drowned and crops suf
fer great damage.
Kallroad service paralyzed.
Relief camps established and aid
called for.
FORT WORTH, Tex., May 24. Seven
people are known to be dead. 5000 are
homeless and a dozen or more are re
ported to have been killed in Fort "Worth
and North Fort Worth as a result of
the greatest rise in the history of the
Trinity River which, beginning at 7:3C
o'clock Saturday evening, reached a cli
max at 6 o'clock this afternoon. Five
of the deaths occurred today and two
last night.
Following the tortential rains of Sat
urday and today, a volume of seven
inches, the river went three inches above
the record of 1889.
Stock valued at many thousands of
dollars. Including 2500 sheep penned up In
the stock-yards, in North Fort Worth,
was washed down stream and destroyed.
The property loss cannot be estimated
yet.
Railway Service Paralyzed.
The paralysis of railway service is
almost total. The interurban has dis
continued service between Fort Worth
and Dallas. The Rock Island made no at
tempt to operate trains, neither did the
Fort Worth & Denver. The Frisco Rail
road detoured, in fact not a road escaped
more or less damage.
Howboats from Handley, While City
and Lake Como have been hauled to the
scene of the overflow and streetcars and
patrol wagons are engaged permanently
in the work of rescue.
A woman, a child and three men rep
resent the known dead.
A negro child was washed from its
mother's arms In the Rock Island yards
and has not been seen since. An unknown
white man was drowned one mile north
of the bridge. His coat contained a note
of farewell.
Only the Beginning or Death List.
A German in North Fort Worth was
caught in the swift water and drowned..
Many persons are missing. The police
authorities believe this Is only the be
ginning of a long list of deaths in tha
floods. Not until the water has re
ceeded will it be possible to tell tha
exact loss of life and property. Not a
vestige of the big wagon bridge over the
Trinity River near the steel foundry was
visible at 5 A. M. today. Piers, girders
and abutments were swept down stream
in the torrent that for a time threatened
the lives of thousands of sightseers con
gregated on the City Park bridge and ap-
Relief camps have been already estab
lished by Manager Green of the Bureau
of Charities.
Mayor Mart, of Fort Worth, issued a
proclamation calling upon the unfortunate
citizens to help the homeless. The Salva
tion Army also cared for many. Food and
raiment will be dispensed tomorrow.
The river is rising at the rate of one
inch per hour.
WHOLE STATE STORM SWEPT
Texas Suffers Untold Damage From
Wind and Rain Storm.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 24. A terriflo
wind and rain storm swept Texas from
the Panhandle to the Gulf early today.
The destruction to crops and vegetables,
trees and shrubbery was the greatest re
ported in years.
In numerous places houses were un
roofed and small villages and hamlets in
many instances were inundated by the
terrific rainfall which, in the space of
four hours, reached seven inches in many
sections. Austin was in the path of the
worst of the storm, and for hours the
streets were impassable for either man
or beast, electric light and telephone con
nections were disabled beyond immediate
repair and -many houses were unroofed.
The agricultural sections of Central and
Southern Texas have been Immeasurably
damaged, according to general reports
received here tonight, badly demoralized
wire service occasioning slow and un
satisfactory reports from many sections
Continued on, Pags .
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