Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1939 — Page 1

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FORECAST: Fair and slightly warmer tonight with lowest temperature 20't0 253 increasing cloudiness tomorrow with rising temperature.

VOLUME 50—NUMBER 283

ROOSEVELT'S REPLY . BRINGS PLANE FEUD . NEARER SHOWDOWN

Continued Sales Aircraft for Cash Are Forecast.

VIEWS DIVERGENT

Study Statement of ~ Pittman on ‘Equal Power Balance.”

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(Editorial, Cartoon, Gen. Johnson, Page 10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (U. P.).— Despite divergent interpretations of President Roosevelt's foreign policy, there was every indication today that the Administration would continue to co-operate with European democracies seeking to buy fighting planes on the American market. President Roosevelt restated his

foreign policy yesterday in four points. No point conflicted with continued co-operation with potential customers for American-made aircraft so long as they pay cash. On the contrary, he said there had been no change in his foreign policy and would be none. Chair-

man Pittman (D. Nev.) of the Senate|

Foreign Relations Committee, chosen by the President to convey his press conference remarks to the Senate, susequently issued a statement which said that an “equal balancing of military power” in Europe was the only bulwark against world war. a Roosevelt's newspaper col- , “My Day,” defended plane en to France, saying that France was a natural customer for American planes because the country could produce only 100 craft a month while Germany was building

1000. Declares ‘Boob’ Lied The published statements that he had told Senate Military Affairs Committeemen the American. de- £ line now was on the Rhine or _in France, Mr.. Roosevelt character-| ized “a deliberate lie.” He told his press conference he did not doubt the statement had been made fo reporters by some per-| son professing to Know what had] transpired at the committee conference and suggested that newspapermen produce the “boob” who had misled them. But confusion about what was said in the secret conference continues to prevail here because Senators themselves disagree on what they heard and on the extent to which Mr. osevelt’s policy restatement covthe ground gone over while the he was at the White House Tuesday. A canvass of committee members obtained conflicting versions, some of which contained references fo France and Great Britain. The President and a group of Senators were headed toward a showdown on foreign policy and publicity of secret discussion of armaments sales to European democracies, Senator Bridges (R. N. H) demanded that members of the Senate Military Affairs Committee be allowed to tell their version of their _ secret discussion with the President. Feels Bound by Pledge “I am absolutely opposed to any more secret meetings,” Mr. Bridges said. “I say lift the lid on secrecy. “I attended the meetings with the . President. I have been bound and feel I am now bound to secrecy. But if the President can tell his version of what was said at the meeting, members of the, Military Affairs Committee should have the right to give their versions.” Other interested Senators spoke similarly but were reluctant to permit use of their names. The showdown may come Monday when the Senate next meets or it may be delayed until next Friday after the Senate Committee again considers publishing testi- ~ mony relating to special consideration given a French air mission seeking to buy American planes for cash. Unable to agree yesterday, the committee postponed a decision until its next meeting. Senator Clark (D. Mo.), said he would appeal to the Senate if the committee keeps the record secret. Mr. Roosevelt's restatement of foreigh policy may have been designed to sidetrack the Senate attack on secrecy and criticism of such co-operation as may have been extended France. But the first reaction of some of the most interested senators was to persist in (Continued on Page Three)

CASUALTIES HEAVY IN NIPPON AIR RAID

CHUNGKING, Chin: China, Feb. 4 (U. P.).—Japanese airplanes dropped hundreds of demolition and incendiary bombs today on Kewlyang and Wanhsien in eastern Szechuan Province. Early reports said Wanhsien was almost destroyed, with casualties of more than 1000. Casualties in Kweiyang were estimated at 400. The destruction was believed to be A pigrentest in any raid of the war, 5

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS WASHINGTON — View Roosevelt enunciation of foreign policy as not conflicting with plane sales for cash. =” » 2 BERLIN—Press refuses fo ac-

cept . Roosevelt denial of “Rhing frontier” statement.

ROM ascist Grand Council meets tonight.

LONDON—Close houses of Parliament to visitors, guard Windsor Castle grounds after explosion in airplane parts factory. |

Britain | increases.

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PERPIGNAN—Spanish Rebels seize Gerona, temporary Loyalist capital. ” » » BELGRADE—Jugoslavian Cabinet resigns.

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TOKYO — Eight clashes with Russia on Manchukuo border reported.

AIR PARTS PLANT IN LONDON FIRED

Houses of Parliament Are Closed .to Visitors in New Terrorism.

‘LONDON, Feb. 4 (U. P.).—Scotland Yard closed the houses of Parliament to the public today and took emergency precautigns to sateguard historic Windsor Castle because of a national terrorism campaign ascribed to the “Irish Republican Army.” .A threat to the national defense industry was seen in a fire and ex-| plosion this morning at an air-

Later at 3 Dp. m. in Torquay, & heavy explosion blew out all windows

the: Conservative Club. The: club was not occupied at the time. It was estimated that nearly 10,000 policemen and detectives were on emergency guard duty in the London area alone even before today’s explosions. The air parts plant blast occurred two and a half miles from Windsor Castle, the great gray pile which has come down as a national heritage from Norman times. Scotland Yard had mobilized all its vast resources after two subway explosions yesterday, and after receiving secret intelligence from Northern Ireland that extremists of the “Irish Republican Army” organization were planning a national campaign of dynamiting and possibly of assassination, it was reported. At 4 a. m. today there was an explosion in a rheostat factory at Slough, near Windsor. The factory was making small parts for military airplanes. Whether or not the explosion was due to an incendiary bomb, fire flashed through shed (Continued on Page Three)

NEW ‘CAPITAL’ OF LOYALISTS SEIZED

Rebels Drive On, Now 34 Miles From France.

PERPIGNAN, Feb. 4 (Us P).— The Spanish Rebels driving the Loyalist army into a trap along the French frontier and the sea, occupied Gerona at 10:30 a. m. today and battered at the last Loyalist -defense line along the River Ter. Gerona is 52 miles northeast of Barcelona and 34 miles from the French border. It had been selected as the temporary Loyalist capital hardly a week ago. The River Ter runs from east to west, roughly 30 to 35 miles from the frontier. The Rebels were driving in two main columns, one along the highway near the coast which runs north through Gerona to Figueras and the border, and the other along the inland highway to (Continued on Page Three)

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1939

Bri tain Boosts U. S. Plane Orders

While debate rages over American airplane sale policy, the first aircraft bought in the U. S. by the British Government are loaded on barges at Brooklyn, preparatory to shipment to England. -

LONDON, Feb. 4—The Air Ministry announced today that it is increasing its orders for airplanes from the United States in view of Contracts have been negotiated, the announcement said, for delivery within the period contemplated in the original orders of 250 instead of 200 Lockheed Yecontiaisanes planes and 400 instead of 200 North American trainer Harvards

Fever

Famous Scientist’s Lab Checked in Michigan Outbreak.

EAST LANSING, Mich, Feb. 4 U. P.)—Health authorities of Michigan and of Michigan State College sought to determine today. if an outbreak of undulant fever . here originated in the laboratory of Prof. I. F. Huddleson, one of the ids foremost ‘authorities ~ onthe disease. Forty-six = persons have con. tracted the malady and one death has resulted from it. A. Arthur Goldberg, 22, veterinary science student from Newark, N. J. died yesterday morning. Twenty-one persons are in the college hospital and the remainder are being cared for at their homes. Robert” S. Shaw, presi dent of the college, after conferring with health authorities, said there was no cause for alarm because all cases are mild. Dr. Don W. Gudakunst, State Health Commissioner, said it was the most. serious outbreak, however, in the history of the State. In the basement of the Bacteriology Building is the world’s largest collection of cultures of undulant fever micrococcus, developed by Dr. Huddleson. He is the discoverer of brucelin, a cura=tive vaccine,

FUNDS ARE APPROVED FOR PROJECT HERE

Times Special WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 —Presi-

dent Roosevelt today approved expenditure of $829,587 WPA funds

for improvements on Indianapolis school and library buildings. The President also approved an expenditure of $58,562 to seal abandoned coal mines in Indiana and $154,366 to distribute Federal Commodity Surplus Corp. products ‘to Indiana’s needy. The food project is sponsored by the Governor's Commitee : on Unemployment Relief. Announcement of the approvals came through the office of Senator VanNuys.

PROBES WPA-GRID LINK

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 4 (U. P.). —Assistant State Works Progress Administrator Huber Earle said today he has ordered an investigation of charges that University ‘of Florida football players were on the WPA pay roll—but did not receive checks—after they left summer jobs and returned to school.

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BERLIN, Feb. 4 (U. P.).—Adolf Hitler removed three more directors of the Reichsbank today and named three new men to the board.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (U. P.).— Deputy Wage-Hour Administrator Paul Sifton made public today an appeal to William R. Andrews, missing 18-year-old son of Wage Hour Administrator Elmer PF. An-

drews to get in touch with his family.

and friend of the Andrews, issued the appeal from his home. Young Andrews has been missing since last Monday when he left the Wharton School of Finance at Philadelphia. He feared he might not be pledged by the fraternity to

which his father belonged. Mr. Sifton’s appeal :

Andrews Waits by Phone For Missing Son to Call

Mr, Sifton, a long-time associate]

“It would be a great thing if you would read this, reach for a tele‘phone and call your father. He and your mother would feel better and maybe you would, too. If you want to go back to school all right, there is no trouble there; if you don’t, that’s all right, too. In fact, I rather suspect your father gets a kick out of that idea. : “Your father will be at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh from 6 o'clock tonight until 8:30 Sunday morning. ‘After that, he will be in Washington. Reverse the charges,

wire or write him. If you're starts ing a new chap it

LIQUOR, BUDGET SETUPS STUDIED

Constituents’ Views Sought By ‘Legislators, Caucus Set for Monday. ‘Indiana’s legislators, preparing for expected battles on several par-

tisan issues, today were . seeking views of their constituents on solu-

tions to the liquor and State budget st

problems. As both houses stood recessed until 10 a. m, Monday, Democratic Senators planned a caucus Monday afternoon to discuss not only their liquor bill, but also, to attempt some

* {agreement on revisions in the motor

vehicle license rates and the gasoline tax. :

The 200-page G. O. P. House liquor bill is at the printers and will be ‘open to more fire from the Democratic minority when it comes up for second reading We early|’ part of next week. Money Bill Due

The Budget Committee's Appropriation Bill is expected to be released Monday or Tuesday along

with other revenue raising meas-|.

ures to be used to bring the State’s finances into balance by the end of the next biennium. Chief measure of this type already agreed on by Governor Townsend and legislative leaders of both parties, would increase the tax on hard liquor and wines. A 10 per cent slash in departmental budgets also has been approved as an economy measure. Sentiment to modify their liquor reform bill has been growing among Democratic Senators. The

bill, now pending in the Public}

Policy. Committee, would abolish the port-of-entry system; authorize all wholesalers to import beer, eliminate restrictions as to the number of wholesalers and reduce carryout license fees. The provision most likely to be pared is the one to eliminate restrictions on the number of wholesalers. The present law permits only two, wholesalers for every 20,000 population. Meanwhile, with the session half gone and only three bills passed out: of 552 introduced, the legislators will return to find a number of other problems facing them, including election reforms, gross income tax amendments, wage-and-hour legislation and merit plan proposals. Labor groups have been assured by the House Labor Committee that some action will be taken on the controversial State Wage and Hour

ys. “= : ; No public hearings have been held on this measure but interestq ed persons have spoken before the committee at its last two meetings. The committee is reported to have (Continved on Page Two) |

|PENNYSLVANIA BANK

ROBBED, $5000 TAKEN

RANKIN, Pa. Feb. 4 (U, P.)— Three masked gunmen today held up the Rankin Bank here and escaped with $5000. Apparently well-planned, the holdup was gs cuted within five minutes. bandits escaped in an automobile. While two of the men intimidated five employees with their guns, the ed .the counter ( SCO0 up paper 2y from the an ly Tore: Woy

TORPEDO BLAST KILLS T™WO |. ROME, Feb. 4 (U. P).~Two men

were killed and one injured by. theithe

HITLER CONTINUES OUSTERs [Dll Within the next eck or 10)

BOARD ORDERS SCHOOL PUPILS

Compulsory Immunization For Smallpox Will Start Monday.

EMERGENCY DECLARED

10,000 Affected by Decree, Morgan Says; 70 Cases Under Quarantine.

Indianapolis school children, teachers and employees who do not have vaccinations that are'effective now will be excluded from school, the City Health Board ordered today. Although - the order is effective Monday, Dr. Herman G. Morgan,

Board secretary, said several days would be required to complete checking by physicians at schools before exclusions would start. Action was taken at a meeting of the Board last night at City Hospital. The board approved unanimously its compulsory vaccination order, recommended by Dr. Morgan. The order applies to public and parochial - students and teachers, janitors and other school employees who cannot show vaccination scars, or produce certificates of revaccination from doctors, according to the Board. An emergency was declared because of the increase in smallpox cases throughout the City, Dr. Morgan stated.

Examinations Due

Starting Monday, school nurses and doctors will examine pupils and teachers to determine if they have been successfully vaccinated, according to the order, School physicians - will vaccinate pupils in cases where parents cannot afford it, the Board voted. Dr. Morgan said the order came about because requests for voluntary vaccination were disregarded in many cases. Approximately 10,000 pupils ‘of the City’s school population are not vaccinated, he said a survey disclosed.

now under Suaraniine. Regarding ‘the Boards legal| = clude from sehool if they are not vaccinated, City poem, ‘Michael B. ddington said the question was decided by the Indiana Supreme Court in a smallpox epidemic during 1924, : The decision, according to Mr. Reddington, gave the Health Board authority to order vaccinations

: during smallpox epidemics.

Meanwhile, WPA labor was to start construction of an isolation unit for smallpox cases Monday. lt will be on the oy Hospital grounds.

JUDGE SAILS, U.S. SEEKS HIS RETURN

Departure Comes Half Hour Before Subpena.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (U. P.) —Federal authorities in Cristobal, C. Z., today were ordered to issue a subpena upon Federal Judge Edwin S.

the Grace Line steamer Santa Bar-

, to appear before a Federal Jury investigating the colTe of the McKesson & Robbins drug firm and the business affairs of Federal Judge Martin T. Manton. Judge Thomas sailed for South America last night a half hour before the Federal authorities issued a subpena for his appearance. The authorities emphasized, however, that the subpena for Judge Thomas was written in the course of a general investigation of the affairs of “many judges” in the Eastern district. President Roosevelt had ordered a “vigorous” inquiry of the Federal Judiciary. “Judge Thomas presides over a Connecticut district and has been on the Federal bench for 25 years. Authorities said it had been his custom to teke a vacation at this time every year.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (U. P). —Assistant Attorney General Brien McMahon today sent a radiogram to Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas demanding that the jurist return from a South American cruise and appear before a Federal Grand Jury investigating. business affairs of Martin T. Manton, resigned Federal

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Twelve Million Dollar Boost in State . Spending Listed in Taxpayers’ Report

Expenditures by the State Government during the fiscal year 193738 increased by $12,337,074 over the previous fiscal year, a five-year State The | nancial: ireport of the Indiana Taxpayers Association showed today. The report, released for Legislators, showed the. State a

and late sxmenges. total of $113,138,147 during the 1937- joq

38 year as compared to $100,801,073

{oie the previous 12 months. The report does not cover ex-

‘penditures Suring the end of last

year, made by the special session of ctor which together|1 in the State ition: over an ex-

Airton S Benny Is No. 1; Allen

2d; Editors Acclaim Welles (Mars).

Frances Langford

By ALTON COOK Times Special Radio Writer EW YORK, Feb. 4. — After one year of partial eclipse, Jack Benny has been voted back to his old radio supremacy by the radio editors of the United States and Canada. Casting their ballots in the eighth annual New York World-Telegram radio - editors’ poll, they chose Mr. Benny as the year’s best comedian and his program as best on the air, ~ Jack has been voted tops among comedians for five consecutive years, but last year the Charlie McCarthy program with its array of stars nudged him off the peak among popular programs. This year the editors put Mr. Benny first, the McCarthy show second. Others in the 10 ranking programs, in order, are Bing Crosby Hour, Information Please, Fred Allen, Metro = Goldwyn = Mayer, Radio Theater, Orson Welles dramas, One Man’s Family and Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge. New to. the select cir-. cle: are Information Please, Mr. - Welles and Mr. Kyser, re Zea =e HARLIE M'CARTHY slipped lightly in list of comedi~ ; He | third, being aT, te, Jack Benny and Fred Allen; Other comedy leaders. are Bob Hope, Fibber McGee, Burns & Allen, Robert Benchley, Fanny Brice. Guy : Lombardo continues his reign .among popular orchestras, having won all eight polls. Standing on the other bands: Kay Kyser, Horace Heidt; Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw tied for fourth, Tommy Dorsey, Wayne King. : For three years, Frances Langford finished a close second to Kate Smith among the popular songstresses. This year she caught caught up with and pushed Kate back to second. Connie Boswell, Jane Froman and Dorothy Lamour finished behind them in that order. ” » s O° the male side of the popular-song business, Bing Crosby - had his sixth straight triumph by a wide margin. Kenny Baker was closest, with Frank Parker, Lanny Ross and Nelson Eddy far behind. Radio Theater, in existence five years, rolled up its fifth triumph. Orson Welles’ new series was second in this classification. One Man’s Family, Edward G. Robinson and Columbia Workshop were .the others in the top five. In serious music, Melson Eddy led the vocalists, Arturo Toscanini the conductors. Eddy’s nearest competitors were Lawrence Tibbett, Richard Crooks, Lily Pons, Kirsten Flagstad, Margaret Speaks. No conductor ranked close to Toscanini in the voting. In order behind him came John Barbirolli, Prank Black, Jose Iturbi and Alfred Wallenstein, = » &

LONG with Lombardo, Ted Fusing kept his sports announcing record of first place for eight years intact. Bill Stern, Clem McCarthy and Red Barber came next. H. V. Kaltenborn was first among news commentators. An added tribute was the vote choosing his coverage of the Czechoslovakian crisis as the outstanding single radio achievement of the year. Among the quarter hours Amos ‘n’ Andy still rank as favorites, with Lum ’'n’ Abner and Easy Aces next. Orson Welles: was voted the brigjitest among the season’s new TS.

year period as compiled by the: as-| sociation are as follows: 1933-34 ssssnisseesna. 2:8 60, 172, 129 i

1036-37 ........ ot v..111233572 1937-38 .:vosseenssss.115,211,204 Total expenditures during the perwere: 1933-34 ny 60,673,947 : 1934-35 secs sssvspese 71,664,914 1935-36 eos0scsss sso 4,355,767 1936-37 esvecesdosaes 100,801,073 1937-38 cessessssneee 113,138,147

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and receipts increased steadily|t during the period. The e:

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Families in Section

Near Evansville Evacuate.

WABASH UNRULY

Fair and Warmer Is Bureau’s Forecast For City.

HOURLY TEMPERATURES

16 11 a. m.... 28 16 12 (Noom).. 30 17 1p m... 21 2p m... 32 23

6 a. n.... 7a mn... 8 a. m.... 9 a. mm... 10 a. m....

The Ohio, Wabash and White Rivers were flooding their banks in Southern Indiana today into bottom lands as rains and melting snow drained away, the Weather Bureau reported. Crests were expected abput the middle of next week but unless there is more rain or snow, the Bureau said it did not expect any flooding in river cities. In Indianapolis the Weather Bureau predicted fair and slightly warmer temperatures tonight with lowest about 20 to 25. It will be cloudier tomorrow, the Weather Bypean said, with rising temperaure Householders stoked their furnaces heavily last night and a heavy “smog” remained over the city this morning. Rivers Out of Banks

The ‘Wabash and White Rivers below Indianapolis were out of their banks in several places. At Mt. Carmel the Wabash was slowly receding, J. H. Armington, meteorologist, said, but it was still above flood stage and covering lowland sections. The river would have to rise five feet before the town itself endangered, he reported. The Vihite River is five feet above] flood stiige at Elliston, Mr. Armington said, but it also is slowly receding. At ‘Petersburg the White River is three feet above flood stage and at Hazolton it is 2.8 above.: Only farmlands have been inundated thus far..

Prepare to Evacuate

Along the Ohio, sufferers from the 1937 flood were preparing to evacuate if necessary before the river reaches its expected crest on Wednesday or Thursday. The Chio is overflowing its banks at Evansville and half a dozen families in the Pigeon Creek vicinity have already moved. A crest of 41 or 42 feet is ‘expected next week. Mr. Armington said the present flooding would not be even comparable with 1037s disaster unless the Midwest is again blanketed with rain or snow. The Weather Bureau reported the river was 42 fee at Mt. Vernon where flood stage is 35 feet. At Uniontown the river is at flood stage now and is expected to reach 43 to 45 feet next week. At Shawneetown, where flood stage is 33 feet, the Ohio is now 10 feet over that. Residents at Ford's Ferry are ex(Continved on Page Two)

GIANT ARMY BOMBER FLYING AID TO CHLE

Craft, Biggest of Kind World, Heads South.

LANGLEY FIELD, Va., Feb. 4 (U. P.)—A giant U. S. Army bomber—biggest in the world—carrying medical supplies for Chilean earthquake victims swung southward from the United States mainland today toward Panama, where it will stop overnight on its 4400-mile mercy flight. Maj. N. M. Stewart, radio communications chief at Langley Field, said the bomber reported by radio at 11:35 a. m. (Indianapolis Time), that it was - halfway between Miami and. Cuba and expected to Jand in Panama between 5:30 and 6 p. m The tomber bas averaged slightly more than 150 miles an hour since it left Langley Field at 5:33 1 m.

(Indianapolis Time).

The survey reported that the Special Session appropriations last year amounted to an estimated $7,544,750, for the building program, session expenses, and for reimburse-

services, “Total unexpended. receip ts during the five-year period were. $27,318,571. This, in addition to balances a able in June 31, 1933, is red the factor which prompted the Ad-

ing program. According to association compilas, oxpendi tures of the State for

ministration to lawach on the ‘build- :

FLOOD MENACE ~ LESSENING IN

VALLEY

National Red Cross : Ready, However, To Give Aid.

LONG RAINS EASE

Cincinnati Expects Crest Tomorrow or Monday.

By United Press Sharply falling temperatures wit day checked serious flood menaces from rapidly rising rivers in the Ohio Valley. In case conditions should become more menacing, the American Red Cross in Washington ordered its field representatives in Ohio, West

Virginia, and Kentucky to be pres pared to give any needed assistance, No requests for evacuation of any large number of persons have been received by authorities. The warning of “river rising” lost some of their threats from Pitts=burgh to ‘Cairo, Ill, as the first of the general end of the 36 hours of rain and snows over the watersheds, The situation is not expected to become desperate unless heavy raine fall starts again. | Pe aga “Golden Triangle” : business district, bounded by the Allegheny and Monongahela Rive ers as they form the Ohio, was in no danger as the waters there ‘passed flood stage of 256 feet and rose toward an expected crest of 26 feet this afternoon. :

Feeder Streams Falling Most of the feeder streams to the Chic. and. ‘Monongahela Rivers, which carried. the flood threat, were falling. U.S. Meteorologist Ww. CG. Devereaux at Cincinnati’ did nob

ot St Gi oat and the Phd ty o na River was - cted- to- crest there. at 53 to 56 a tomorrow night or Monday. Flood: there is 52 feet, and the river there had reached about 49 feet at noon. : Businessmen in Cincinnati’s “bot toms” district today moved stores from basements and first floors, This district was inundated just two years ago. At Crosley Field, home the Cin= cinnati Reds, groundkeepers pres pared for a flood. Back water from Mill Creek reaches the field when the Ohio reaches flood stage. Cincinnati relief organizations, police and firemen, the Red Cross, American Legion and Boy Scouts prepared for emergency duty in case the flood should become serie ous. Recalling the gasoline tank fires along the riverfront in the 1937 flood, when the river almost reached . the 80-foot stage, Building Com-=- . missioner C. M. Stegner issued safe= ty order to storage tank owners tos day. Tanks must be anchoredrif not iis and filled with water,

Merchants Move Stocks

Merchants at Marietta, O., moved stores from their cellars in ‘anticipation of high water. A crest of 36 feet, the flood level, was expected at Marietta Monday. The Little Kanawha River oh > Parkersburg, W. Va., was swollen but was reported falling at Creston, 40 miles from Parkerburg. The Ohio reached a stage of 50.65 feet at Portsmouth, O., this morn ing, a rise of 2.1 feet in eight hours. Rivermen at Portsmouth expected a river stage of not less than 58 N |feet but the City is protected by its flood wall up to 62 feet. Two years ago the water poured over the flood wall. The disaster reiief units of the Portsmouth American Legion pre= pared to establish a 24-hour patrol on the flood wall to report any leaks or weakness. Colder weather caused Lockmas ter J. R. Hill at Martins Ferry to revise his prediction of a crest there downward to 33 feet, three feet less than flood stage. Two were known dead in West Virginia but reports could not be confirmed that four others were (Continved on Page Two)

BAGY FOUND ABANDONED.

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 4 (U.P), —His right hand frozen, a ‘blanket= wrapped baby was found aband : in a garaged automobile today. Hearing a wail as he entered garage he shares with a neighbor Augustus Hanlon looked into the

- |automobile of Bernard Sherry and

found the infant, a boy about months old,

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