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HITLER SHEARS TREATY OF WAR GUILT CLAUSE

Withdraws Signature of His Nation to Admitting Start Of Conflict.

By United Press | BERLIN, Jan. 30.—Adolf Hitler | today withdrew Germany's signature | from the war guilt clause of the Versailles Treaty and proclaimed his readiness to co-operate with other nations for peace and economic progress. In an historic appearance before | the Reichstag, the Fuehrer warned the world of the menace of com- | munism, forbade his people to ac- | cept Nobel prizes, and announced the nationalization of his country’s | railroad and central banking system. | The address signalized the begin- | ning of the fifth year of Hitler's rule | as dictator of 66,000,000 people. The Reichstag extended the dic- | tatorial powers of his government for four more vears, permitting him to rule bv decree without legislation, despite the constitution

Nation Hears Him

Hitler's speech lasted two hours Jt was heard by nearly all of Ger- | many’s population by radio. Tt was| Rk sweeping declaration of the past achievements of naziism and its future program. | In domestic affairs, he announced | the nationalization of the Reichs- | bank, the central banking institu- | tion. of all railroads, and announced | 8 new criminal code. In foreign affairs, he asserted vigorously Germany's return as a great | world power—as he made his proud renunciation of war guilt. Germany's | pride was furthar emphasized when a decree was issued, in his name, | forbidding Germans henceforth to | accept Nobel prizes—the result “of | Nazi rage over the recent award of the peace prize to Carl Von Ossi- | etsky, German pacifist. Instead, Germany will have her | own national awards of three prizes | in the arts and sciences, worth | about $40,000 each. { He declared he was convinced | that European statesmen would be | able to preserve peace. Regarding | rearmament, he said each nation must be the judge of its own defense needs and that the whole armaments problem must be considered as & universal one. instead of denouncing one nation separately for rearming.

Colonial Aggression

Hitler insisted that ‘Germany plans no colonial aggression and raises no colonial demands regarding countries which took no colonies from her. This was coupled with an emphatic denial of charges that Germany has designs on Spanish Morocco. He summarized the needs for the! Pacification of Europe as follows: { Stable internal conditions. Frank admission of the vital necessities of all peoples. Evolutionary reason to replace re- | actionary rigidity. | Basing of pacification efforts on equality of mutual responsibility. Consideration of the armaments problem in its universal aspects in- | stead of making one nation alone responsible, Realization that it is impossible to | pacify nations as long as ‘a clique of poisoners” (apparently Moscow) allowed to go on. Realization that pending questions can be solved within the framework of practical possibilities. Realization that peace will benefit if minorities are treated so as to | take account of their national feel- | ings.

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But Worst Has Passed, U. S. | Expert on Floods | Believes.

By I'nited Press | WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--Addi-tional rain and snow over the flooded Ohio Valley was predicted py the Weather Bureau today for | next week. | The weekly weather forecast said: | “for the Ohio Valley and Tennes- | see—rain over south and snow or | rain over horth portion Monday and | possibly Tuesday and again Fri- | day or Saturday. Colder in first half of week. Warmer about Thurs [day and colder again about Sat-

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Mrs. Barbara Sullivan of Jeffersonville finds her 2.vear-old daughter Mary in City Hospital here after a “nightmare” separation of five days. Flood waters tore them apart in Jeffersonville. Mary was reported found tied to a tree with her sister Dorothy, 3, when rescued. The mother found her “lost” children by seeing their pictures in The Times.

PARLEY FALLS

Third Attempt by Miss Perkins Collapses When Sloan Departs.

(Editorial, Tage 10)

By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—A third attempt by Secretary of Labor

Frances Perkins to settle the wide- |

spread General Motors strike col-

Jr, G. M. president, withdrew again from negotiations.

Only a slight possibility remained |

that peace efforts would be revived

—& telephone conversation between |

Mr. Sloan and Miss Perkins was scheduled for 10 a. m. today.

strong hopes last night that her reported attempts to bring together Mr. Sloan and John L. Lewis, gen-

eralissimo of the striking United | Automobile Workers, were nearing |

success. But, today, distraught and almost crying, she charged that Mr. Sloan had “run out” on her. Mr. Sloan came here from New York yesterday to confer with Miss Perkins, He had withdrawn from her first conciliation meeting 10 days ago and early this week declined her invitation to attend a conference with Mr. Lewis.

Indicated Parley Failed

Miss Perkins’ statement indicated her third effort to bring peace in the strike which has thrown out of work 135,000 G. M. employees had failed, She said Mr. Sloan informed her after he returned to New York that he had no intention of attending any future strike conferences. Mr. Sloan referred to the situation as “very delicate” and said he (Turn to Page Two)

SOVIET CONDEMNS 13

TO DIE AS TRAITORS

By United Press

MOSCOW, Jan. 30.—Four veteran |

revolutionists and nine other prominent Bolsheviks awaited today a formal government order and a march from their cells to a prison

courtyard to die before a firing |

squad as traitors. They were sentenced to death in

12 | the dark hours this morning by the | reach 61 feet by Wednesday, and at 10 | dreaded Military Collegium of the that time 2.100000 cubic Yen «+.++ 9| Supreme Court, found guilty, as water would hiss past

«ween 15 | members of the Trotsky opposition. | into the Mississippi each second.

of conspiring with Japanese and German intelligence agents to overthrow the government, seize power and reconvert Russia to Capitalist. | 1

| food and heated quarters for refu- | gees, The woman Cabinet member had |

CAIRO MADE ISLAND

DIES OF INJURY

Whisky Stamps Saved by U. S.

grams distillery,” Mr. Smith said. |

| “While our men were saving the | lapsed today after Alfred P. Sloan | g

stamps, their homes were being | flooded and all their furniture was | lost.” Mr. Smith commended officials of | the Seagrams Old Quaker distillerfes for their generosity in providing

River Bursts Through Valley North of City. By United Press CAIRO, Ill, Jan. 30.—-The Ohio River burst through a narrow river valley north of here today to pour a portion of its flood load into the Mississippi and convert this floodfortress city into an island. Government engineers dispatched a field party to determine how much the split in the Ohio River's flood waters would relieve the threat of inundation which has hovered over this city for more than a week. The Ohio backed into a small stream at Golconda Gap, north of here, rolled over a low divide, and poured into the Cache River. The Cache carried its swelling load through a valley, under the big fill bridge and into the Mississippi 15 miles north of Cairo. Cairo immediately became an island. The Mississippi and Ohio | surround it on two sides. The north remained open until the Ohio burst its bounds, The city’s only dry outlet after that was Highway 150, which cleared the swelling Cache River by a bare five feet at 3 a. m. At Cairo, the Ohio stood at 58.75 | feet—<highest level in history—at |7 a. m. Engineers said it would

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Seven Will Be Held Here Tonight; Receipts Go for Paralysis Battle,

(Editorial, Page 10; Broadcast, Page 15) Indianapolis, after a week of administering to its 75000 Hoosier homeless in the flood area, was to turn tonight for the moment to a new “errand of mercy.” It was to dance at Presidents birthday balls, and as it danced, contribute to the national fight against infantile paralysis. E. O. Snethen, general chairman

here, said tickets for the parties |

had been selling well, and said a good crowd at each of them was indicated. Mayor Kern urged attendance. He said several new cases of infantile paralysis might develop from the present flood disaster. The general committee adopted the following resolution: The committee's resolution follows: “Although the ravages of the flood and the suffering resulting will be tremendous, our vision should go forward and consider the effects upon the physical condition of many persons, Seven Dances Scheduled “We should not relinquish our fight against infantile paralysis, epidemics of which occur almost annually. Such cases are always with us to some extent, “Out of the suffering and exposure of this present flood mav come many new cases of this disease

which will linger with us long after the flood has passed.” sem The balls will be held at the Marott Hotel, Athenacum, Hotel AntCAA) Gardens, Murat rine Temple, South Side Turners’ Hall and Walker Onsino, 4

LINER WITH FIRE IN HOLD MAKES PORT

By United Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 30. The $3,500,000 liner Shawnee was escorted into port by two fireboats early today. The fire that caused oe acter to send an SOS yesteray morning still was smolderd in her No. 2 hold. = Her 190 passengers disembarked happily into the midst of several hundred relatives and friends who had ‘waited most of the night.

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| next week and the fact that snow lor rain was predicted also for to- | night and tomorrow, Weather Bu- | reau officials considered the worst lof the flood passed in the Ohio { Valley, | “All the tributaries of the Mississippi River, fncluding the Ohio, are falling and unless rains are much heavier than expected, the worst has passed,” W. J. Moxom, of the Rivers and Food Division, said. The situation is quite satisfactory. | The Arkansas and Tennessee Rivors are about normal. The Ohio is falling almost to Cairo. Waters have receded from two to four feet above Louisville since yesterday, Rain and show, coupled with much colder weather over the Ohio Valley during the next 38 hours, probably will add to suffering of refugees, however, and may cause spread of influenza and pneumonia, | it was said. | Mr. Moxom said he believed the | danger to Cairo is diminishing. The | Ohio River has risen 4 foot there {in 24 hours to 584 feet and the | crest probably will not exceed 80 | feet, he said. | Below Cairo the Mississippi River [is rising all the way to New Or-

| leans,

| stream, Mr. Moxom said. Weather forecasts for flood states today were: OHIO-—-Rain tonight and tomorrow, changing to snow tomorrow or tomorrow night. Colder tomorrow afternoon and much colder tomor- { row night, [ KENTUCKY-<Rain tonight and tomorrow. Warmer tonight. Colder tomorrow afternoon and much

| colder tomorrow night.

Rain Predicted for

Tonight and Tomorrow HOURLY TEMPERATURES 3 Hath. FPR 3" 11 a. m.. 42

38 12 (Noon) 40 40 1pm. 4

9 » m. It will rain tonight and probably tomorrow, the U. 8 Weather Bureau reported today. It will be warmer tonight, colder tomorrow, the bureau predicted. It will rain over the Ohio Valley, too. the Bureau forecast, Extreme northwest portions of the state will experience colder weather,

it said.

$6,417,000 RAISED BUT MORE NEEDED

Goal May Be Higher, Says Red Cross Chief.

By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The American Red Cross announced today that contributions to its flood relief fund now total $6,417,000. The goal tentatively set Was $10,000,000 but Admiral Cary T. Grayson emphasized that even more than that may be needed when the full extent of the disaster is realized.

MARKETS AT A GLANCE

By United Press Stocks irregularly higher; steels at new higis. Bonds irregular; ment issues lower. Ourb stocks irregularly higher, Chicago stocks irregular. Foregn exchange easy in relation

U. 8. Govern-

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FORECAST FOR

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STRICKEN AREA

ruled this afternoon that per-

‘sons having relatives in flood | refugee camps may obtain |

lat Aurora, Huntingburg, Evansville

The bulk of the Ohio flood | waters now are passing into that |

| Valley tonight and tomorrow,

‘Director’ Is Chosen By Railroads for Relief Work.

Adjt. Gen, Elmer F. Straub

military passes to take them |

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land Osgood. Other leading developments today | were: 1. J. J. Liddy, Indianapolis Union Railway superintendent, was made virtual dictator of relief trains on all eight railroads running out of Ine dianapolis to flood areas at a meet. ing of rail representatives with Maj. Harry Willett today, All railroad representatives agreed to turn over to Mr. Liddy full authority to direct all their freight trains hauling emergency relief goods and rehabilitation equipment for the next four or five months. 2. The 1st Battalion of the 139th Field Artillery, Indiana National Guard, was quarantined to its barracks at Evansville after a case of scarlet fever developed. 3. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, ufter a personal inspection of the New Albany-Jeffersoniville sector, reported this afternoon that there were 19 cases of influenza, three of pneumonia, and four of contagious diseases there,

Manion Makes Report

4, Clarence Manion, National Emergency Council Indiana director, sald he is making daily reports to Washington as negotiations for Federal grants for rehabilitation and reconstruction proceed. 5. Wayne Coy, Indiaha WPA administrator, announced the WPA will take care of rehabilitating all public property with co-operation of local officials, and private prop- | erty where it is a menace to health. | 6. It was estimated that 75 per | cent of all rehabilitation and relief | work expense now falls on public | agencies, 7. Red Cross Donations at hoon | were $194000; Mile of Dimes | reached $1892.50. | 8. Public officials estimated Thdi- | aha public property loss at $10,000,000.

11. Every public school in Indian apolis will serve as a registration center for persons from the flooded areas who have not registered or | who have moved since registering. Col. John J. Boaz, medical staff officer to Gen, Tyndall, said, after the inspection at New Albany, that health conditions are “better than we had anticipated.” The river at New Albany stood at 542 feet at noon today. The crest was 57.1 feet, Dr. Verne XK. Harvey, State Health Director, said he had none but encouraging reports of health conditions among refugees. He said he had no reports that would indicate any contagious disease had reached epidemic proportions, He said the incidence of scarlet fever, taken as a whole, was about normal. Dr. Harvey said typhoid developments among refugees during all of next week would indicate the seriousness of that disease. Une til then, he said, there is no effective way to estimate how many will be affected.

20 Cases Isolated

Dr, Herman GG. Morgan, City Health Board secretary, said 20 cases of contagious and respiratory disease have been taken out of the State Fair Ground refugee camp and isolated. He has asked for n shelter for 50 to 100 cases, he said, and expected it ‘will be provided some time today. He said the City Hospital contagious ward could take no more cases, Some physicians active ih the field say that there may be a cone siderable amount of respiratory disease that may cause deaths among the very young and the very old. Scarlet fever was described by them as of no particular threat, and the danger from diphtheria was deseribed as negligible. The immense amount of water in the fooded area diluted to a great extent the typholq threat. The present National Guard setup provides for a skeleton administra

tive force at the State House under Adj. ‘Gen, Elmer FP. Stra

AGAINST TINE TO SAVE DIKES

100,000 Laboring on Levees Between Cairo and Helena, Ark.

(Summary, Page Two) By United Prevs Flood waters surrounded Cairo, 111, today as the Ohio burst through 10 the Mississippi River 15 miles north of the city of 15,000 persons. Southward the Mississippi is rising. Dikes are holding but flood waters lapped within inches of their tops in some places and the great test is yet to come. Catro reported itself preparad for isolation. Its water walls on all sides held back the flood. About 10,000 persons have been sent out of the eity. Downstream from Cairo to Helena, Ark, 100,000 grimy men are piling higher the Dbreastworks against destruction, The Red Oross surveved the situation again and said it might be necessary to increase its $10,000,000 relief budget. More than $6,400,000 has been collected so far, Throughout its lower length the mighty Mississippi is rising with each gulp of flood waters from swollen tributaries. The rampaging Ohio River and other feeder streams are falling as their surplus waters swell the Mississippi tide. Pour hundred persons were re ported marooned between Helena and Marianna, Ark. And from the game country deer, quail and wild turkeys are scrambling to the levee heights for refuge from the flood. Water licked seven inches from the top of Slough Landing Neck levee,

near Memphis. But Army engineers |

said the dikes were holding. Investigation of Tiptonville, Tenn, levees, jarred by an earthquake today or a shifting of undermined surface soil, discovered no damage but the dikes there are weakest, Forecasts of rain, snow and colder foretold more physical suffering for {ll-sheltered refugees although precipitation was not expected greatly to increase flood hazards. But from Cairn, Ni. southward to New Orleahs—1200 miles—the great river was rising. A million already were homeless in {he 10-state area ravaged by une (Turn to Page Two)

State Summary

AURORA Red Cross begins sure vey of loss. River falls two feet. Twenty-nine pneumonia cases ported. Telegraph lines set up for first time.

BATESVILLE —Supply base for

| Decatur, Riley and Dearborn Couns

ties established in American Furniture Co. plant, BOONVILLE=Influenza outbreak reported, with 400 cases under care. Only road from Evansville may be closed as bridge across river bend is reported weakened, CANNELTON-- Utilities not in operation. No series fllness reported. DILLSBORO--Red Oross flood headquarters begins setting up personnel here to aid in refugee care and relief,

EVANSVILLE—Martial law partially modified to permit some business firms, industries to reopen. Forty scarlet fever cases reported. River expected to crest at 53.8 feet today. New areas flooded. HUNTERBURG--Relief and refugee base started by Red Cross. JEFFERSONVILLE — About 300 refugees remain in Colgate plant here despite military evacuation order. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall made a personal survey of health conditions here today and reported things under control. LAWRENCEBURG -- Telephone service out. Food victims being cared for in Greendale, distilleries, MARKLAND--Completely flooded. Heavy property loss. MOUNT VERNON--Army officers establish base hospital with staff of four doctors and 15 nurses here, About 2200 refugees being cared for. Food crest expected early tomorrow or Monday. NEW ALBANY-—Emergency wa-

ter service provided for four hours | daily by laying 2000 feet of pipe. |

Street lighting partially restored.

Maj. Gen. Robert H, Tyndall made |

a personel survey of health conditions and reported things control.

PATRIOT-More thah 450 ror- |

ugees being cared for ih schools and church, Town still under

re- |

|| southern Indiana will require |] two or three weeks,

under

REFUGEE CAMPS, MOVE VICTIMS; OHIO BURSTS BANKS NEAR CAIRO

WORKERS RACE

Troops Permit Partial Business Reopening In Evansville.

| (Pegler, Page 10; Photos, Page 3)

By ARCH STEINEL Times Ntaff Writer | NY y | EVANSVILLE, Ind. Jan, 30.<«<New areas wore throate ened here today as backs (waters from surrounding creeks overflowed into IKvanse | ville, Meanwhile, U, Weather Obs | server John Hagen, who had pres dicted a crest 53.7 feet, today said it might go over 53.8 before | tomorrow, At 11 a. m, today the | Mver had reached 53567, a rise of [04 since 7 a. m, today. Bach ads [ditional fraction of a foot vise | means a large new area flooded He sald the crest was expected | late tonight, with the river starts | ihg a slow fall probably late tomors (row. These predictions are based [on the assumption there will be no [ heavy rain, which is not now exs | pected, Mr, Hagan said

Law Modified

Martial | Martial law was modified slightly | today after business firms and ine dustries sought approval of pers mits to open up a $550,000 pay roll atding 30,000 persons weekly, Mr, Hagan reported this morning | that the river at Addison and | Owensboro, Ky., was falling and was | rising at Newburg, Cypress, Unione town and Cairo. | Coast CGruard boats were stationed {on the creeks in this area today th rescue any persons who might be marooned, Approximately 25 | persons were taken out today, it | Was reported. | Capt. Leroy Reinburg, Coast | Guard commander here, said he | expects the river to reach its peak tomorrow. He sald the Coast Guard had been rescuing livestock | stranded on high ground around | the eity. Lieut, Col. Louis 1. Roberts aps proved recommendations of the | Clvilian Advisory Committee to turn | keys ih the doors of business firms after one week's suspension, Business men were given permit | npplications in the Federal Builds | ing. They were required to promise [to destroy all wastes, chlorinate [ basements, boil drinking ‘water, | request inoculation of employees | and to return to the payroll all | workers employed before martial | law was declarad. Firms depending on city water | mains were denied permits until [such a time as the water is termed | fit for human consumption, | Applications to reopen are to ba | approved by Ool. Roberts upon | recommendation of the Civiliah Committee.

Some May Open Today

Col. Roberts said it would ba possible for some firms to open for business today. A Committee for Industrial Res habilitation, composed of Ineal citizens, is to police permittees nnd report violators to military authors ities, Revocation of permit to operate may be the punishment, it was said. Restaurants, drug stores, hotels, and other firms now operating under special permit of the Evatise ville provost marshal, must obtain new permits, Throughout the early morning hours business men were busy exs amining application blanks, checks ing their records for the amount of power used, and preparing to unlock doors and fill show cases, While Oitizens and workers were smiling at the 'hews, National Ciuard officers kept a stringent check on a detachment of 250 men billeted in a chapel here follows ing the report of a positive scarlet fever case. A "working quarantine” was placed on the billet, Col. Roberts said. He explained the quarantine (Turn to Page Two)

They Need Us!

Dr. Verne K. Harvey, State Health Director, said yesterday that sterilization of water mains in the “ghost towns” of

This must be done before even the recon. struction ¢rews go to work. Indiana has 75,000 persons whose ordinary means of lives lthood have been disrupted at least temporamMly. Most of them are dependent on their fellow Hoosiers for means of sustaining life. Let us not fail them, Give to the Red Cross (Donors list, Pages 8, 12), Give to The Times Mile-of-Dimes,

Mile<of-Ditnies contributions for Red Oross anid early today totaled $1862.50,