Show GALVESTON TO ASK EXTENSION OF T-A T TAXES XE S i Hurricane Dead List Now Fixed at Two Hundred Hundred Hundred Hun Hun- dred Victims GALVESTON Tex Aug 21 Fisher of Galveston toda today said Mayor it was I probable that the citi citizens citi- citi zens sons there thero would send an appeal tolie to legislature asking the lie Texas they be given an extension upon the big their taxes In iu order to meet financial drain caused by Mondays Monday's storm The people according to the are discussing additional additional addi addi- mayor already grade raising and arid tilling filling to meet the new problems which the latest storm brought to light A wall inclosing the lie inner harbor has been suggested as a n protection In case of further storm I Work continued at Increased speed upon the cleaning up of or the lie city ever every available man being put putto putto putto to work by the authorities It was promised that before night water In fair supply would be coming Into the city through the big main from Alta Loina Loma WASHINGTON Aug 21 Gov Go Gov Governor Fer Ferguson of or Texas today telegraphed tele graphed President Wilson that tho the loss of oC life liCe from the lie tropical storm along the Texas coast will not exceed ex cx- and that estimates of oC the damage have been greatly He said the situation was under tinder control The message was in reply to a message from President Wilson offering sympathy and assist ance CHICAGO CHICAnO Aug 21 The Thc The Texas storm which yesterday swept northward northward north north- ward crossing Illinois and touching Chicago was central over Indiana today toda and moving east according to the local weather bureau It was somewhat decreased In energy today to to- day lay but high winds and hoa heavy rains still followed in its path Total known deaths from the hurricane hurricane hurricane hur hur- both for Cor Galveston island and the mainland of southeast Texas to toay today today to- to day ay stood blood at OO |