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JOHNSON TOOL OF MONEY BARONS, IS ROAR OF COUGHLIN

General Is 'a Cracked Gramophone Record Squawking- Messages of Master’s Voice,’ Priest Charges. HITS MONETARY SYSTEM, BANKERS Telegrams by Thousands Pour in on Father After Fiery Radio Address; Roosevelt Praised by Speaker. By United Pma DETROIT, March 12. Telegrams by the thousands poured in on the Rev. Father Charles E. Coughlin today, showing that whatever effect his stirring radio speech last night had in political circles at Washington and financial circles in New York, it had struck a responsive chord with many. Heralded as a response to Gen. Hugh S. Johnsons denunciation of him and Senator Huey P. Long, Father Coughlin’s 45-minute address over a nation-wide radio network became a fervent damnation of the present monetary and banking system and of certain bankers, notably Bernard

M. Baruch. But Gen. Johnson was not neglected. Gen. Johnson, he said, was “a cracked gramophone record squawking the messages of his master’s voice”; “a chocolate soldier w ho never faced an enemy or an issue”; “a Bourbon, a comic opera creampuff with an underslung vocabulary.” Pol’tical observers felt sure Father Coughlin's reply to Gen. Johnson's denunciation was merely the beginning of a furious controversy likely to occupy the American public and the radio for months. Father Coughlin pledged himself to an unending fight against the forces which he said Gen. Johnson represented. Speech Militant, Challenging Father Coughlin's speech was militant, challenging. He minced no words. He defended himself eloquently against Gen. Johnson’s charge, voiced his admiration for President Roosevelt. Often he addressed Gen. Johnson direct, referring to him in vocal inflection; that conveyed a multitude of emotions ranging from loathing contempt to heart-felt pity, as "My Dear General.'* This denunciation of the former NRA Administrator was contained in snatches and bits throughout his long address, but was centered in an eloquent climax. "Gen. Johnson, your enemies and. If I must say it, some of your fairweather friends, have heaped upon my desk the record of your personal life. I disdain to refer to it. ‘Need I remind you. however. tha‘. of old it was said that Christ stirreth up the multitudes; that He was a wine bibber, a consorter with sinners? Or need you remind me how the Master, crowned with the thorns which were woven by the flneers of the money changers, nailed to the cross by the spikes which were forged in the furnace of hatred, said: My Doctrine Important •‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.* Dare I claim title to Christianity and forget that prayer? “My dear Gen. Johnson. I am not important, nor are you. But the doctrines which I preach are important. While you are content to vomit your venom upon my person and against my character, the American public is fully cognizant that not once did you dare attack the truths which I teach. "I need not condemn you before the court of public opinion. You have condemned yourself. More than that you have appeared before a jury of 80.000.000 people—your own figures—who through your lack of Christian charity and justice are today prejudiced against you. Centers Attack on Baruch •"These people, so you have intimated. are rats being led by the Pied Piper. Must that he the metaphor which you employ to describe the wreckage which your kind has created? "I am well apprised of the fact that your own vociferous volubility which you characterized last Monday right as ‘howling, is but the openu g gun in a well-organized attack against me," he said. "I fear it not because lam protected by the moral support of the ‘cry babies' and the ‘rats’ whom you have formed into the ranks of the National Union for Social Justice. Therefore. I shall doubly bend my efforts to the task of handing back America to the Americans and of rescuing our beloved country from, the hands of the internationalists.” Father Coughlin centered much attention on Mr Baruch, who. he said, was the ‘master’s voice” to which Gen. Johnson responded. Mr. Baruch, he said, was "the act mg President of the United States.” the ■uncrowned prince of Wall Street.” The man. he said, “who put this thought Into your mouth (Gen. Johnson's assertion that Father Coughlin wished to make ‘money out of nothing’; is nothing but a thief yelling ‘stop, thief!’ Bear with me. General, as I refresh the mem4Tan to Pag a 64

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PRESIDENT RIPS HOLDING FIRM Violent Attack Against Practices Is Cheered in Congress. By United Press WASHINGTON. March 12. Smashing of the existing public utility holding company system was demanded by President Roosevelt today as “utterly essential to avoid governmental socialism.” In one of the most forthright messages he has sent to Congress this session, Mr. Roosevelt supported fully the pending legislation for stringent regulation of holding companies and denounced the campaign of propaganda against it. Wnen reading of the message was concluded, the entire Democratic membership rose and applauded more than a minute, an unusual spectacle. Rep. John Rankin (D., Miss.), enemy of public utility holding companies, became so excited that he dropped his paper and pencils. Nearby members scattered to miss his flying arms. Holding companies. Mr. Roosevelt said, “have given tyrannical power and exclusive opportunity to a favored few.” He said it was time to reverse the process of concentration of power, and restore the control of operating companies to the localities where they operate. “I am against private socialism of concentrated private power as thoroughly as I am against govermental socialism.” Mr. Roosevelt declared. “The one is equally as dangerous as the other; and destruction of private socialism is utterly essential to avoid gevernmental socialism.” “The utility holding company with its present powers must go.” the President said, except where imperative to functioning of geographically integrated operating systems. Mr. Roosevelt described the holding company system as: A corporate invention which can give a few corporate insiders unwarranted and intolerable powers over other people’s money.

WHAT PRICE GAS? Is the price which Indiana consumers pay for gas stable? Is the price which Indianapolis citizens pay for this important product higher or lower than the figure which prevails in other communities of the state? Is the cost per British Thermal unit of gas in Indianapolis greater or smaller than that prevailing in other cities of a comparable population? Find the answers by reading the series of articles on the gas situation, written by Vincent Lyons. Times Financial Editor, which start tomorrow. Know the ins and outs of gas by following these informative articles.

4 Pious Flubdub/ Johnson Labels Coughlin’s Speech as He Prepares Reply and Maps Campaign to Exterminate Public Political Enemies No. 1 and No. 2 * _ . _ . - . . i i tin: ~ ; j onH nthor pimimstancps letters have come. *he said, ao-

By Uttiifd Prrst WASHINGTON. March 12—Gen. Hugh S. Johnson today planned another radio speech to carry forward his campaign to exterminate the influence of “this pair of political termites”—Father Charles E. Coughlin and Senator Huey P. Long Following up the generals call to "thinking Americans'’ to join his campaign, his secretary. Miss Frances Robinson, said “he is going to go on the air" to answer Father Coughlin's address last night. “The speech probably will be made within a week.” she s.id. Father Coughlin, answering Gen. Johnson's original denunciation of him and Long as "pied pipers” of revolution, called the former NRA head a "chocolate soldier." a demagogue and * servant of the "manor,

Sine Die * a • House and Senate Turn to Fun and Frolic as Session Ends.

BY TOM OCHILTREE Times Stiff Writer BOTH houses of the General Assembly last night took on the combined aspects of a mad house and a graduation exercise on the last day of the regular session. As they tied up the tag ends of the business, Representatives and Senators staged alternate burlesque sessions and “love feasts.” The house minority presented the majority floor leader, Rep. Frank Thompson <D., Bluffton), with a traveling bag, and the majority replied in kind by giving Rep. James Knapp (R., Hagerstown), a suit case. Speaker Edward H. Stein was given a watch, and numerous other loquacious representatives were presented with gifts ranging all the way from roses to dice. The dice were given to that staunch foe of gambling, Rep. Morris Coers <D., Indianapolis), but they got out of his hands and were put to their intended use in the Speaker’s office during the small hours of the morning after the session stood adjourned. As some representatives told of pleasant friendships made during this session, others engaged in wrestling matches at catch weights. nun INSTEAD of tabling a motion by Rep. Bert B. Mayhill <R., Delphi) the members converged upon him in a body and laid him on the table. During all of the last traditional day “horse play” Rep. Mayhill supplied most of the comedy relief. He presided as speaker pro xem. for a few short minutes until a small riot developed, and later he was seen leading songs among the group that surrounded the piano. While the singing admitted that their music wasn't so good, they boasted proudly of the fact that at least it was loud. All of the sentimental and barroom favorites were sung and resung before the session folded its tents. A black goose, with an orange beak, was given to Rep. Fred Barrett iD., Indianapolis), and during the presentation ceremonies the goose was the only calm being in the chamber. It took one look at its new owner out of a jaundiced right eye and offered one single quack. The gift was said to symbolize Rep. Barrett’s “swan song’’ in the General Assembly, since the Marlon County Representative previously had announced hs would not run again for the General Assembly. Before the session ended all the people connected with the House, including the newspaper reporters, were congratulated on the part they played in the session. u u u TJOLdUCS were forgotten and members of rival parties vied with each other in expressions of good-fellowship as midnight and the closing hour of the Senate drew’ near. Walter S. Vermillion (D., Anderson) presented Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend. Senate president, with a traveling bag as an expression of esteem and respect from every Senator. Lieut. Gov. Townsend, obviously touched, said that the gift always w’ould remind him of a most successful session —one in w’hich each Senator had done an honest and sincere job. Jiccb Weiss, majority leader, also received a traveling bag. The presentation speech was made by Senator William E. Jenner, (R., Paoli). Senator Edward C. Hays (D., Marion), presented Senator I. Floyd Garrot (R., Battleground), minority chief, with a third traveling bag. The caucus chairman of the two parties. Henry F. Schricker (D., Knox), and Perry Johnson <R., Atlanta), received toilet kits. Senators Martin J. Cleary (D., Ft. Wayne), and O. Bruce Lane (R., Bainbridge), made the presentation talks. Then Harry Templeton, reading clerk, gave Lieut. Gov. Townsend a fine set of fishing tackle in behalf of the Senate employes. A Negro string band provided amusement during a recess called to enable conference committees to agree on a few remaining amendments. The Senate adjourned sine die at 18 minutes to midnight.

changers.” particularly of Bernard M. Baruch. Popular response to Gen. Johnson's appeal for support in his campaign against the priest and Long could not be gauged immediately. "Public political enemies No. 1 and 2,” Gen. Johnson described them. Gen. Johnson launched his program in reply to Father Coughlin's radio speech last night in which the pnest assailed the general. Father Coughlin said the choice was his plan or collapse. The general said Father Coughlins way led to anarchy. He listened last night to the priest's radio attack. The general’s first impulse was to seize the antiCoughkn banner and goatee the 4

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1935

GROUP NAMED TO MAP STATE RELIEF POUCY

Legislature Adjourns, All Enmity Forgotten at Windup. LIQUOR BILL IS SIGNED Bi-Partisan Committee Is Selected to Chart Social Security. BY HAROLD LA POLT Times Special Writer Indiana’s Seventy-ninth General Assembly stood adjourned today following creation last midnight of a bi-partisan legislative committee to chart the state's work relief and social security program for adoption at the coming special session. Earlier in the day Gov. Paul V. McNutt, amid a personal ovation, at a joint session of the Legislature, had pointed out how inadvisable it would be to enact state measures for financing unemployment relief and social security in advance of congressional action. The regular session came to a close anvd scenes in sharp contrast to the bitter partisan conflicts that have marked the progress of legislation designed to lessen the tax burden, simplify governmental process and set new marks in the advance of democratic government. For the first time in four years there was no legislative jam. The possibility of having pet measures considered at the special session forecast in Gov. McNutt’s address, caused withdrawal of many measures. Calendars thus were cleared. Merit System Created Last-minute action accomplished the enactment of the state police bili, creating a merit system for the appointment and promotion of the members of the state police force. Also enacted was the last of the administration’s pioneering con-sumer-credit bills, the measure regulating installment sales and placing business units charging more than 8 per cent annually on installment contracts under strict regulation. All other important administration bills earlier hud received legislative approval. The state liquor control act, subject of a bitter controversy in both houses, had been passed and was signed by the Governor last night. Speaker Edward Stein named Reps. Joseph A. Andrew (R., Lafayette), Hardin S. Linke (D., Columbus), Frank G. Thompson (D., Bluffton), and Lloyd E. Griffith (D., Huntington) as the lower house’s representatives on the recess committee to draft relief legislation. Townsend to Act Today Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend today was to name the senatorial committee. With the clock ticking toward midnight, a committee was sent to the Governor to learn whether a definite date had” been set for the special session. The Governor could give no positive word. The date depends upon the progress of President Roosevelt’s program in the Congress. No legislation to finance the burden of caring for the state’s unemployed or needy could be adopted during the session because of the uncertainty of the Federal program. When the special session is called it is expected a consumer’s sales tax may be among the important items of the finance program. Levy Is Expected The levy of such a tax and a diminution of the gross income tax is expected. Few bills of consequence were adopted on the last day. The state police bill, creating a bi-partisan board of supervision and a merit system of appointment and advancement of members of the force was passed in the late hours and sent to the Governor. Gov. McNutt appeared before the joint session shortly before 11:30 yesterday. He was greeted by enthusiastic applause, and when his address outlining the necessity for the special session had been read he commended the General Assembly for constructive legislation. He received what amounted to an ovation. The Governor’s desk was cluttered with bills passed since Thursday. He has until Saturday to approve or reject them. The state liquor control bill, storm center of several fierce legislative battles, was signed by the Governor last night.

fight. There was issued in his name a statement saying: “I should like to pledge myself to fostering a non-partisan, non-po-litical, nation-wide movement to exterminate the influence of this pair of political termites.” But shortly after 2 a. m. today, the General's representatives deleted that portion of his statement and substituted: “I should think that every thinking American should co-operate to exterminate the influence of this pair of political termites and there is only one way to do this —on the radio. There is plenty to say. I invite the expressions of others who share these views. These expressions will determine my own course ? Qf action.”

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Venizelos, Aids Escape to Italian Isles After Failure. (Copyright, 1935, by United Press) ATHENS, March 12.—Eleutherios Venizelos, 71-year-old leader of the unsuccessful rebellion through which he hoped to overthrow the Greek government, fled into exile today on the Italian Dodecanese Islands. The defeated refeel leader left his “capital,” on -the Island of Crete, with his staff, aboard the cruiser Averoff, flagship of the rebel navy, abandoning three destroyers in Canea Harbor. The flight of Venizelos appeared to put at least a temporary end to his long career as a statesman and a distinguished figure in the councils of Europe. Soon the government received word that he had landed on Cassos Island, 35 miles eastward of Crete in the Aegean, and that the Averoff was returning toward Greece, presumably to surrender. The rebellion had collapsed utterly, and with it Venizelos’ ambitions. A request was made for the extradition of Gen. Demetrius Camenos and his fellow leaders of the rebel army in Macednoia, who escaped across the Bulgarian frontier yesterday. Others fled to Turkey. The government repossessed Crete and three other islands—Mytilene, Chios and Samos—which the rebels had seized. PROF. MICHAEL PUPIN, FAMED INVENTOR, DIES Hungarian Scientist Passes at Age of 76. By United Press NEW YORK, March 12.—Prof. Michael I. Pupin, 76, Hungarian peasant boy Tfho came to the United States seeking democracy and remained to revolutionize modern electrical transmission and research, died today in Harkness pavilion of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after an illness of several months. Professor emeritus of electric-me-chanics at Columbia University and internationally known as an Inventor fn the fields of wireless, telephony and the X-ray, Dr. Pupin had been an invalid for the past several years.

FORTUNE’S CHILD Ten-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt. child of wealth, over whose custody a bitter court battle was waged in New York a few months ago, today is living the life of a normal American child at the Long Island country home of her aunt, Mrs. Harry Whitney. Helen Worden, Times Special Writer, in the second of a series of articles on New York social life, appearing on Page 5 of this edition of The Times, tells about Gloria and the other principals in the custody case.

“Pious flubdub,” said Gen. Johnson of Father Coughlin's words. "Modified insanities,” was his estimate of Long's share-our-wealth speech of last Thursday ‘‘l am more than ever convinced,” he continued, "that this pair of male sirens rank as public political enemies No. 1 and 2. There’s less national harm in one hundred worst gunmen than there is in these two political racketeers.” Later, the general promised, and at length, he will make detailed reply to Father Coughlin’s charges. Gen. Johnson said the priest had distorted the New York dinner speech from which this public dispute arose. And he complained that Father Coughlin had falsified j facte In general and especially "mjrj

TORRENTIAL RAINS RRING FLOOD MENACE AS STATE RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE

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Arrests Are Hinted Near in Brick Slaying of Truck Driver. A. W. Metzger, manager of the Indianapolis unit of the Kroger Grocery and Baking Cos., this afternoon said he did not believe slot machine gansters had anything to do with murder of John Penny, a Kroger employe. Yesterday A1 G. Feeney, State Safety Director, announced that Indiana state police had entered the case at the request of Harry Peats, secretary and treasurer of the Chauffeurs’, Teamsters’, Stablemen's and Helpers’ Union, Local 135, an American Federation of Labor affiliate. Coincidentally, he announced that he was confident that slot machine gangsters would be found to be back of the murder, and announced the state investigation would proceed on that theory. Reward Brings Clews Mr. Penny, who three times was charged by city police with possessing and operating a slot machine at his home, was fatally injured Thursday night one mile west of Belleville as he drove along in a Kroger truck. A rock, presumably thrown into the cab from a car passing it, fractured his skull and he died early Sunday. Mr. Metzger said that the Indianapolis Police Department and Hendricks’ County authorities are working together with the Kroger Cos. in the case and that the SIOOO reward offered by the company for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty had already caused “some tongues to loosen.” It was Intimated by police that definite persons under suspicion, and it was known that they have not discarded as a prime clew the appearance in the vicinity about the time of the crime of a dark sedan said to have carried four men and a woman. Services Are Tomorrow Mr. Metzger has stated that their 41 trucks operated from this area have been stoned more than 50 times in the last 18 months, and that on other occasions drivers had been injured and trucks damaged. Kroger drivers are not unionized. Officials of the company have said that their drivers are paid from 45 to 60 cents an hour, whereas the union scale calls from from 40 to 60 cents an hour. Union officials yesterday said they have at no time resorted to violence in their operation. Services for Mr. Penny will be at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow at the home, 26 E. llth-st, and burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. All Kroger stores in the city will remain closed from 1 to 1:30 p. m. tomorrow in tribute to the slain employe. He was 34. ANNETTE DIONNE HAS CUT HER FIRST TOOTH Quintuplets Will Be 1 Year Old on May 28. (Copyright, 1935, by United F>ress) CALLANDER, Ont., March 12. Annette Dionne, one of the worldfamous quintuplets, has cut her first tooth, it was learned today. Annette and her sisters will be 1 years old on May 28.Times Index Bridge 4 Broun 9 Comics 15 Crossword Puzzle 15 Curious World 15 Editorial 10 Financial H Hickman—Theaters 13 Junior Aviation 8 Napoleon’s Letters 9 Pegler 9 Radio 8 Sports .12-13 State News 6 Woman’s Pages 4-5

record and other circumstances. Any person who heard both our speeches," said Gen. Johnson, “knows that he made not one single major conclusion that was not based on an absolute falsehood or distortion of what I said and I will make this clear. Not one single personal aspersion was made that did not rest equally on falsehood. "Asa crack-downer,” Gen. John- ! son conceded, "Father Coughlin has me backed off the boards.” Although Gen. Johnson insists his New York speech was distinctly his own idea, he revealed last night that high dignitaries of the Catholic Church had seen and approved it before it was shouted into the record of national and political and economic dispute, .Thousands of,

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Vincennes Imperilled as Wabash Becomes Raging Torrent With Waters Rapidly Nearing Danger Point. 5 HIGHWAYS ARE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC White River Also Excessively High, but Is Not Expected to Cause Trouble; Southern Indiana Hard Hit. The swollen Wabash river, which has been steadily rising since the start of the heavy rains Sunday, will reach flood stage at Vincennes and southward within the next day or two, J. H. Armington, Federal meteorologist, predicted" today. The river was recorded at 10.9 feet today with the possibility that the flood stage of 14 feet would be reached within the next 48 hours. While White river has risen, its condition is not as serious as that of the Wabash river, Mr. Armington said. With fair weather almost certain, the rising waters will be checked before any serious damage is done, Mr. Armington

TRUCK DRIVER DIESJNJRASH Train Crashes Into Cab of Cattle Carrier at City Crossing. Leonard Jervis, Cutler, was fatally injured today when the Pennsylvania Railroad’s American Flyer hit the cab of his truck at the S. Hard-ing-st crossing. * He * was taken to City Hospital j with two broken ribs, severe internal injuries, and probably a fractured skull. He died a few minutes later. He w’us alone in the cab and witnesses said he had stopped at the crossing but apparently had misjudged his distance because he stopped on the track on which the train was advancing. Nine head of cattle in the truck were unharmed. Liberated by the crash they ran into a nearby field. The cab was thrown 45 feet into the box that covers the automatic signals that protect the crossing. The train was uninjured and proceeded on its way to St. Louis. It stopped within three car lengths after the crash. Silas Litteral, 1518 N. Olney-st, was conductor. The truck and stock are owned by Robert Reef. Cutler.

SENATE TO DELAY 'PINK SLIP’ REPEAL Income Tax Publicity Ouster Voted by House. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 12.—Repeal of the “pink slip” provision of the income tax law, passed yesterday by the House, today faced the prospect of indefinite delay in the Senate. Chairman Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee Laid he intended to bring the matter promptly before his committee. If it encounters opposition or appears likely to cause a lengthy floor debate, however, he intends to delay reporting it out. A United Press poll showed 55 Senators intended to vote for and 17 against repeal. In the group favoring repeal were 41 Democrats, 13 Republicans and one Progressive. Senators advocating retention of the publicity provisions included Republican and Democratic Progressive, who have fought consistently for such measures.

THE IRA With the State-NRA bill now the law of Indiana, it becomes the “Indiana Recovery Act.” Henceforth, The Indianapolis Times will refer to the law as the “IRA.”

letters have come, "he said, applauding his rebuke to Father Coughlin and Long. “Os course,” Gen. Johnson said, “I expected all the lying bunk about my being the tool of bankers and big business. Why, I batted those babies about so hard in NRA that I am less popular with them than smallpox. “If they wanted to hire me it would not be to talk but to keep still. If ever I got any cash or dudos out of bankers or banking or the stock market, I wish I had it now. All I got was what the rest of us got—a complete trimming. There is not enough money in the world to hire me to expose myself to this kind of abuse—l do it on my own „anl because l think necessary,”

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said. Several small tributaries which had overflown in the southwest portion of the state last night are subsiding now. The cold temperatures which settled in Indianapolis with the end of the rain storm last night will begin to disappear slowly tomorrow. The heavy rain pushed eastward today and downfalls of varying intensity were reported from Georgia to Maine. Fair Weather Forecast Within the 48 hours ending at 7 today, 1.72 inches of rain had fallen in Indinaapolis. There is little chance that more rain will reach Indianapolis within the next 36 ov 48 hours, the Weather Bureau reported. The state highway department reported that five state roads were closed to traffic. They are road 56 at French Lick, road 64 east of Huntingburg, road 62 near St. Meinrad and between Corydon and Leavenworth, road 245 near La Mar, and road 58 near Waymansville. Highway department trucks were pulling traffic through water on state road 60 south of Pekin, state road 37 near Orleans and United States road 41 between Vincennes and Hazelton. 7 White River will reach flood stage between Hazelton and Mt. Carmel, 111., as a result of swollen condition in both the east and west forks, Mr. Armington said. Additional Rain Feared Meanwhile from Kentucky came word that continued rain in the upper Ohio River Valley and clouds spreading over the entire midwest threatened new disasters to flooded areas of northern Kentucky and southern Illinois. Several cities in southern Indiana reported that cellars and streets were flooded with water. All transportation was slowed by tortuous traffic through flooded or muddy roads. Highway travel was impossible over large areas of Kentucky and southern Illinois and trains were delayed. Eight inches of rain fell in Princeton in 17 hours, 4.38 inches in Evansville, Ind., and two to four inches generally over Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Illinois and Tenness\ Streams Become Torrents Streams normally a few inches deep rase in a few hours to destructive torrents, sweeping across newly planted fields in turbid floods. Farm Agent W. C. Johnstone, Paducah, Ky., estimated that millions of tons of ipsoil were washed into the Ohio. The Fulton fKy.) business district was inundated to a three-foot depth Princeton stores were filled with two feet of water, after a small tornado destroyed several buildings. Neither the Mississippi nor Ohio Rivers were near flood stage, but were rising rapidly. The Green River rose 20 feet in 36 hours, flooding large wheat areas. 3 groceries~robb¥d, NEGRO GANG HUNTED Trio Suspected of Raids on A & P. Stores in City. A gang of three Negroes broke into three Atlantic & Pacific Tea Cos. stores within a short time early today and took a quantity of merchandise of unknown value. The stores are at 1832 Central-av, 2123 N. Talbot-st and 2902 E. lOth-st. Cigarets and bread were taken from an independent store at 1223 HI 16th-st early today also. TODAY’S WEATHER Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 29 10 a. m 29 7a. m 29 11 a. m 28 Ba. m 29 12 (noon) .29 9a. m 29 Ip. m 30 Tomorrow’s sunrise, 5:59 a. m.; sunset, 5:50 p. m. S6O Fur Piece Taken Mrs. H. D. Kelly, 5137 Sangsterav, reported to police yesterday that a S6O fur neckpiece and a jeweled bracelet of unknown value had been stolen from her home by a burglar who entered with a pass kejk