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Highest temperature yoitorday....72
Low.it temperature last night. ..44
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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
county)i
Consolidation of The Evening Newt and
The Roseburg Review ,
DOUGLAS
An s-'Y . r i-ubllshed tot
,.ts of the People.
VOL. XXVIII NO. 9 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1927.
VOL. XVIII. NO. 82 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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SAPIRO LIBEL
SUIT AGAINST
FORD AT END
Defense's Motion For
Mistrial Wins
Woman Juror Kills Case by
, Granting Interview to
, i ' Detroit Paper.
COURT DEPLORES ACT
Efforts of Six Weeks Come
to Naught New Trial
Not Likely to Be
Commenced.
(Auoclateu I'ri-M Leased Wlre.1
DETROIT, April 21. Attorneys
for Aaron Saplro and Henry Ford
agreed with Judge Fred M. Ray
mond today to meet here Satur
day, April 30, to determine wheth
er a date for a new trial of Sapiro'8
$1,000,000 libel suit against Ford
. could be agreed upon.
DETI10IT, Mich., April 21. All
order of mistrial, granted upon'
motion of defense counsel, today
ended Aaron Saplro's 1,000,000 li
bel suit against Henry l'ord.
Judge Fred M. Haymond ordered
the jury discharged and instructed
that a mistrial order be entered
upon the plea ot Stewart Hauley,
heading the Ford defense in the
. absence of Senutor James A. Reed
of Missouri, that Mrs. Cora Hoff
man, eleventh' juror choseu when
the trial started six weeks. .lfago,.
f had granted an interview"; the' sub
stance, of which appeared In lust
Tuesday's Detroit ' Times.' Judge
Raymond expressly . cleared Mrs.
Hoffmau of allegations made In a
series of affidavits by Ford detec
tives and other employes that she
had discussed a 510,000 bribe with
"Kid" Miller, -unci that sho- had
wrongly stated she was a qualified
juror and asserted disbelief that
Sapiro had indulged In any ritts
ennduct as asserted in the 'affi
davits. New Trial Pondered
Judge Raymond immediately in
vited counsel for both sides into
his private chambers to discuss
steps looking towards a new trial.
"1 am extremely loath to grant
a motion for mistrial,"' asserted
the judge after William Henry
Gallagher, chief of counsel for Sa
piro. and Hanley had debated the
motion at length.
"Up to the time that the public
press interfered with the func
tions of this court, the court be
( Continued on page 3.)
SUBSCHIBERS EWS
REVIEW PLEASED Iff
The new schedule put Into
effect by the News-Review
the first of the present week
has been meeting with great
approval from nil parts of the
county. The malls nre carry-
ing scores of letters express-
ing the appreciation of sub-
scrlbors and advertisers con-
cerning the new service,
which apparently has been
very satisfactory. The Nbws-
Review is making a few
changes which will benefit
a still greater number of Its
subscribers by enabling them
to receive their papers nt an
earlier date. Under the pres-
ent arrangement the papers
ore going each day to all of
the cities and towns along
the railroad track within the
county, so that the residents
of these places have their
evening papers the same day
that they are printed, while
nil rural routes 1 are . served
the following morning, so that
there Is little delay now en-
countered In getting papers
to subscribers. Advertisers
are likewise well pleased with
this new arrangement which
enables them to reach prac-
tlcally all of the county with-
In a few hours with their an-
nnuncements. The News-He-
view is also being placed rn
the north and south bound
Shastas in the afternoon and
are meeting a ready sale -on
these trains, a fact which is
giving Roseburg a great deal
of favorable publicity.
SENATOR REED IN
FORD HOSPITAL TO
GET EXAMINATION
(Awoctated Treu Leased Wire.)
DETROIT,' Mich., April 21.
Senator James A. Reed, of
Mh)Houri, chief of counsel
for Henry Ford In the 51.000,
000 libel suit, brought by
Aaron Saplro, was taken in
an amublance to the Henry
Ford hospital early today. ;
Richard J. Higplns, former
Kan sab City judge, associated
with Senator Reed In the
Ford defense announced that
the senator suffered a recur
rence of the abdominal pains
which attacked him as he re-
turned to Detroit from Wash-
inston last Monday and o
elded to go to the hospital
for a thorough physical exam-'
Ination.
'Senator Reed, fully clothed,
Valued from his hotel room
to the nmbulance, said His-
Kins, who denied Mhat Sena
tor Reed's condition might be
regarded as serious.
inn
BANDITS TOLD
Wounded Left to Perish in
Burning Cars; Victims'
Total About 100.
EXPRESS COIN TAKEN
Several Americans Aboard
Not Molested; Attack
Said to Have Been
: . Led by Priests.
(Associated Ttcki iA-nied Wire.)
MEXICO CITY, April 21. Sur
vivors of Tuesday night's train
tragedy in Jalisco state, arriving
here today, estimated the total
dead at about 100, of .whom 46
were members' of the soldier guard
and from 60 to 60 passengers. From
five to seven Americans were on
the train but none was injured. -
The survivors, who reached here
on a relief train, said the bandits
or rebels who derailed the engine
and then attacked the train shout
ed: "Long live Christ the.Kiug'"
They robbed the express coach
of 200,000" pesos, but did not lock
the passengers in the burning
coaches. After robbing the passen
gers they ordered them to leave
the coaches, which were then set
afire.
Some passengers and soldiers,
however, were so severely wound
ed as to be unable to move. These
were left within the coaches and
were burned to death. Three
I wounded soldiers survived of the
I military escort. They saved their
lives by discarding their Insigna
and posing as civilians.
Coaches Riddled
The attackers poured a heavy
rifle fire through the coaches after
derailment of the train, which was
hound from Guadalajara to Mexico
City. The soldiers' guard returned
fire from the windows and plat
forms of the coaches until over
come. The bullets of the attackers
are said to have caused the ma
jority of the deaths among the pas
sengers. '
The charge that a Catholic priest
directed the attack against the
train was made by Patricio Vllla
lobos of Tepic, a passenger In1 the
second class coach, who was
among the wounded. Another
priest, he chnrgcu, boarded the
train after the military escort had
jbeen silenced, ordering his men to
kill all passengers suspected of be
ing soldiers.
VHIalobos had one leg shattered.
He escaped death In the fire
through the assistance of a woman
and Sergeant Isidro Anduaga, one
of the three survivors of the mili
tary escort.
Sergeant Anduaga, with five
soldiers, fought from the mllltnry
car until his comrades were kit
tled. Then, unable to prevent the
rebels from entering the car. he
dropped to the floor, shamming
death.
Bodies Knifed
The rebels entered and knifed
the bodies. Anduaga received
thrusts in the ribs and legs. Two
rebels remained In the car until
It was in flames. After they left,
Anduaga crawled outside, met VH
Ialobos and assisted him to safety.
Sergeant Filberto Cabrera, an
other survivor, also said a priest
directed the attack from an auto
mobile. The rebels, he added, forc
ed the passengers to shout "Long
live Christ the King." killing those
who did not obey promptly.
Cabrera, wounded, fled to the
mountains but was captured and
conducted to the rebel camp.
(Continued on page A.)
BHUTflLlTr OF
S N E A K T H I EF
GETS PURSE AT
LOCAL OFFICE
Two Men Suspicioned and
'Are Being Held for
Investigation.
LI QUOR IS s- FOUND
Husband of Bookkeeper
Whose Purse Was Taken
Locates Man Thought
; Guilty of Crime.
J.. C. Cameron and Roy Red
mond, alias Peterson are being
held in the city Jail on a liquor
charge while they are being ques
tioned regarding their alleged par
ticipation in a sneak-thief robbery
at the office of Dr. E. B. Stewart
late yesterday afternoon. Camer
on is believed to have stolen a
purse belonging to Mrs. R. D. Wil
liams', who 1b employed as book
keeper at Dr. Stewart's office.
Yesterday afternoon while Mrs.
Williams and Mrs. J. .A, Fulcher,
the latter a nurse at the doctor's
office, were in one of the rear of
fice . rooms they heard the door
click as If someone had entered
the office quietly. Mrs. Fulcher
went out to the reception room ami
met Mr. Cameron who inquired
if a man from Ybncalla had
made au engagement with Dr.
Stewart. Mrs. Fulcher went back
to ask Mrs. Williams regarding the
matter and the women heard some
thing strike the chair al Mrs.lWil
liamB desk in the reception room.
When Mrs. Fulcher returned to
the. front office -she, saya tha.t the.
loose sweater which Cameron was
wearing was puffed oiit as if some
bulky object had -been shoved be
neath It. She toecamo suspicious
and as soon as the man lkid gene,
there having been no appoiatment
wich as rhe had , inquired ; about,
Mrs.: Williams and . Mrs. Fulcher
immediately made a search -to see
If money had been taken from' the
sate. They could find nothing
missing there, but when Mrs. Wil
liams looked for her purse, which
had been, on the desk , near ; the
safe', the purse was gone.
Sirs. Williams Immediately noti
fied her husband, a railroa'1 switch
man and a careful description was
given. The women then notified
Chief of Police Vaughn. Mr. Wil
liams immediately started looking
for Cameron and saw he and--Peterson
leaving the Creech pool hall.
The two men separated and
started south and Mr. Williams
followed . Cameron, stopping to
telephone to Mrs. Williams to noti
fy Officer Vaughn of the direction
the men had taken. The officer
started in pursuit, and picked up
Mr. Williams, Mrs, Fulcher ulso be
ing in the party. The two men
came together at Burke and Ste
phens street and were then over
taken and arrested, Mrs. Fuicher
identifying Cameron as the man
who had been in the office.
In searching the men the officer
found a pint ot' liquor, apparently
purchased only a short time be
fore, and so the men were arrest
ed on a liquor charge and the be
ing held for investigation. Cam
eron admitted being in Dr. Stew
art's office but denied taking the
purse. He claimed that the liquor
had been procured some time be
fore. The men are being question
ed today and their descriptions
nre being given the Portland police
to determine whether or not the
men are wanted in connection with
recent crimes there.
The purse taken from Dr. Stew
art's' office contained only a small
amount of money but had In it sev
eral keys, an annual railroad pass
for Mrs. Williams and daughter,
and personal papers of consider
able value to Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liams alone. An effort is being
made to determine where the purse
has been hidden in order that these
articles may be recovered.
RELATIVES LOCAL
-A. P. OPERATOR IN
MID-WEST STORM
A number of local peoplo are
deeply interested In the flood sit
uation In the middle west due to
the fact that they have relatives
in the affected areas. Among
those who have a particular Inter
est Is James Plland, Associated
PresB telegraph operator at the
News-Review whose parents re
side at England, Arkansas, a small
town near Little Rock. Mr. Plland
spent ill Ik early life in that district
and is well acquainted with the
places mentioned in dispatches
and with many of the people
named. Messages received today
that his home town Is in the path
of the floods naturally caused him
much apprehension.
ftIURDER CHARGE
AGAINST KELLY
FILED BY JURY
Screen Actor Is Indicted
Soon 'After Story Told i
by Mrs. Raymond. -(
HEART PIRACY SHOWN
Widow of Slain Man Admits
Being in Kelly's Rooms ?
When Fight Occurred j
in Her Own Home, ' i
(AMoclntotl Pi-pm Lowed Wire.)
LOS ANGELES. April 21. The
coroner's Jury investigating the
death of Ray Raymond, actor, fol
lowing a fist fight with Paul Kelly,
screen juvenile, today returned a
verdict that Raymond met nil
death as the result of an encbun
ter with Kelly and with the latter
the aggressor. '
The jury further found that
"death was superinduced by hypo
static pneumonia following a hem
morhage on the right side of the
head," and that death "was fur
ther superinduced by alcoholism,"
the Jury" recommended that the
matter be investigated further by
the district attorney's office and
detectives. '
LOS ANGELES. Anrll 21 Sen-
sational details surrounding the
aeam or any Kaymond, musical
comedy star, followed a fist fight
wun i'auL Kelly, screen juvenile
and under indictment for murder,
were promised at today's Inquest
as coroner Frank Nance planned
to investigate an alleged plot ta
"color up" facts in the case. , '
The belief that a concerted-attempt,
has been made to suppress
vital facts Immediately after Ray
mond's death, was expressed by
Coroner Nance yesterday when he
announced that this phase ot the
case would be thoroughly sifted at
today s inquiry. . ' ;
Murder i Charged
A murder Indictment was return
ed against Kelly yesterday follow
ing a grand jury investigation of
the actor's death. The bill was
returned within a few minutes
after Raymond's widow, Dorothy
MacKayo-; stage actress', had fin
ished her testimony. Miss Mackayo
who has admitted that her friend
ship for Kelly was the cause of the
trouble between the screei. player
and her .husband collapsed in the
witness' chair. As aha was being
assisted out of the grand jury room
she learned of the jury's action.
' "It can't be true," she screamed)
as she sank to the floor. She was
rendered uiiconsciou&i for a time
by striking, her head against the
marble corridor.
Wife's Admissions
' For three hours Miss Mackayo
was grilled In the grand jury room.
Her recital was frequently inter
rupted as the actress became hys
terical.. Her testimony) was said
to have reached its climax when
she admitted she was with Kelly
when he called her husband on the
telephone last Saturday night.
; Kelly hung up the receiver and
dashed over to the Raymond home
where an argument between the
two men led to the fatal beating.
Miss Mack aye was quoted as
saying she had gono to Kelly's
apartment with a companion, Miss
Helen Wilkinson, In the afternoon
and that she remained there while
the fight was taking place. In a
previous statement to police she
said she had left her home Satur
day night to buy EaBter eggs for
her four-year old daugltter and that
she visited a dressmaker.
Other Testimony
Max Wagner, film actor and
room mate of Kelly, told of the
women's visit In a statement to
the district attorney. Raymond's
demands that his wife break her
friendship with Kelly called the ac
tor on the telephone and announced
he would "settle this thing."
Dr. W. J. Sullivan, of Hollywood,
who attended Raymond, was
among tho witnesses called before
the grand Jury. The physician
testified he had signed a death
certificate stating that Raymond
had died of natilral causes "ne
phritic coma," and Brights diseaso.
HARTLEY FIRES OFFICIAL
fAMrx-Utcd Vrct IuM Wire.)
OLYMI'IA, Wash., April 20.
The resignation of J. Webster
Hoover, state highway engineer,
was requested today by Governor
Roland H. Hartley, Mr. Hoover
said. It Is effective April 30,
From Glen dale
Mrs. H. W. Curtis and daughter.
Pauline, returned to Gleodale last
evening alter vlPiUng with frlendn
and attending to business affaire
in this city.
' ' - - - i
Tax Law Vote h!
Petition Back
i To High Court
h -
(Auocbted Vnu Leant! Wire.) :
SALEM, Ore., April 21 The pe
tition of L.i B. Smith, secretary
of tho Greater Oregon association,
for a writ of mandamus to compel
the secretary of state to allow
house bill 72, the tax reassessment
measure passed by the last legis
lature, to go to a vote of the peo
ple as a referendum measure, this
morning went back to the supreme
court, from which Is was dismissed
a week agot for lack of jurisdic
tion. ; . ; ' '
This' time ft will appear before
the higher court ou appeals of the
petitioners from a decision hand
ed down this morning by Judge L:
11. Me Malum in tho. Marlon county
circuit court,: sustaining the de
murrer of the secretary of state,
which challenged the contention of
the petitioners that in attaching
the emorgency clause to the bill
the legislature violated the consti
tutional Inhibition against use of
the emergency pn acts dealing with
taxation or regulation of taxation.
It was the contention of the at
torney general for the secrotary of
state that house bill 72 Is simply
an amplification of existing sta
tutes ami, therefore, not effected
by the constitutional inhibition.
5 MORE HOLDUPS
IN PORTLAND LAST
, NIGHT; 2 NABBED
(Awforlttted Prcsa Lcnwil Wire.)
PORTLAND,, Ore., April 21.
Four men held up at different
points on the 'east side, and a
lunch room held up on the west
side, were the latest developments
in the Portland crime wave last
night. Police after an exciting au
tomobile chase thru the downtown
district arrested two suspects who
were Identified by the four , hold
up victims.
Two men who held up the Dutch
Made Lunch, on Washington
street and locked Lee Gannon,
night man, in the Icq box after get
ting $59 from the cash register
escaped. Police believed from the
descriptions furnished by Gannon
that the robtwls were Involved in
the Berg Waist Shop holdup here
Tuesday.
The two robbers who held up the
four men on the- east side were
driving a stolen sedan. This . was
later seen crossing a brfdgo, and
officers gave chase, but the car
eluded them. Later the car was
found abandoned at Washington
and Twpntieth streets,, on the west
side. t -
Policemen picked up two sus
pects in the neighborhood, and the
four victims later identified them
in a lineup at the police station.
They gave their names as Gerald
Hart and Roy Rickman, and both
denied participation in the hold
ups. . . : . ,
ROTARIANS HEAR
GOOD TALKS BY
TWO MEMBERS
Rotiii'Iium enjoypd a very iier-
esting meeting today, talks being
made by two niemberu. J. A. Hard
ing discussed , the Tacoma confer
ence, whlcli will be attended by a
large nuniDer ot local itotariaiiB.
Tom Ness spoke on ''Public Utili
ties," In which he gave an Inter
esting history of the California-
Oregon Power Company construc
tion work between Springfield and
Prospect, showing some of the
difficult situations which the com
pany was forced to meet and how
these difficulties were overcome.
As a special mimical feature Miss
Eveyln Qulne sang two solos, ac
companied at the piano by Frances
untott.
FEDERAL OFFICERS IN
ARIZONA TO BE PROBED
WAN11INCTON April 21 An
Investigation Into (tin activities of
federal officers In Arizona will be
made by the Civil Service Com
mission, probably during the fall.
FROST DAMAGE TO
FRUIT NOT THOUGHT
TO BE SERIOUS
. .
Fruit damage duo to frost
has been slight, J. Ilolami
Parker, county horUcullurist
believes, following an innpoc-
tlon of orchards I11 various
sections. C'horrles ami peHeh
ob have suffered to some, ex-
tent, but pears, apples and
prunes have not been hurt
except in - spots, Mr. Parkor
says. There are h few areas
In which some damage is in-
dieated, but (he loss has not
bnen heavy generally. It. Is
thought. The ti'mpeinturo
went down to 28 degrees yes-
terday morning, one of the
Inwent April records. I,ack
! nf pollination will cnuje a
heavier loss to fruit, than will
the frost, Mr. Parker srrys.
HecRiise of the fold weather
there Iirvo been few ' days'
whrn the bees were flying
and consequently the blossom-
ing trees hav not received
the asftlstance of the bees In
pollination and th's will have
considerable effert.
SEVEN STATES BATTLE
WITH GREATEST FLOOD
OF MISSISSIPPI AREA
COLD WAVE ADDS
TO FLOOD MISERY
By The Associated Press
Frigid weather, with a oold
wave In Arkansas and freezing
temperatures In parts of Ken
tucky and Tennessee, preceded
by more rain, was the weather
outlook today for the Mlssissip
pi -valley flood area, . .
. A crevasse in the main levee
on the Mississippi river at Stops
Landing near Scott, Miss., today
exposed approximately 400
square miles of the delta to the
flood and threatened Greenville
and a number of smaller towns.
Sand bolls and waves wash
ing over the Reelfoot levee
three miles below Hickm;1
Ky., caused workers to doubt
that it could be held much long
er. A break would inundate 140
square miles in west Tennessee
and Kentucky. Several thou
sand refugees are concentrated
in Red Cross camps, in the
Hickman district.
The Missouri Pacific bridge
at Little Rock was wrecked by
flood waters today, the south
half being swept away.
Monroe, Louisiana, was be
ginning to feel the effects of
back waters from the Ouachita
river. West Monroe, , across the
river, was threatened. 1
Colder weather would add to
the discomfort of the estimated
50,000 refugees and seriously
hamper the thousands ' of men
on duty along the levees.
BERT BATES
CHIEFS STUFF
Roseburg Newspaperman to
Assist During Trial
, of DeAutremont.
LEAVING SUNDAY
Gets Appointment as Spe
cial Investigator as Re
sult of Activities in
Brumfield Case.
(Aunclatvil I'.vu Lcaiipil Wire.)
MKDFOKU, Ore, April 21. Dis
trict Attorney Newtuii, C. Clmney,
of Jiickeon county, today niiounc
oil llio Hpnolntniflnl ot Uei t (!.
Hutus, auHociute editor of tlie Uohu
blllfc NowBJtevlew ,un uiiccliil 111
vegtlKHtol' on Ills Bluff duriiiK the
trial of HukIi DuAiiliciiiont.
District Attorney Clmney stated
that ho has n ppolii ,-cd Mr. Dates
on his staff In view of the lact I hat
he was so active wllh the orficers
during tho InvestlKallon. of tho
famous Drumflold niuvder case In
IJmiKlas county and believes that
his cxporlonco alon thOH lines
will he valuuhle In the Imvi'hiIku
lion and during the trial of HukIi
DeAutreninnt. Mr. Hates will also
asslt In liandlinK the delall work
In Mr. Chaney's office.
Mr. HateH will have as his
special duty, the dissemination or
news for tho army of. newspaper
reporters who will hn In Medford
during tho trial. District Attorney
Chaney has expressed a desire to
coopcrato with tho newspaper
men and has already made prepar
ations for llieni iu securing a news
room with suitable benches for
Ibolr typewriters. Ho Is also ar
ranging tables tor them In the
courtroom, realizing that Ihe boys
or Ihe press are entitled to the ut
most, courtesy and respect, inas
much as It. will ho Hi much lueni
Hint the public must get their ver
sion of thn famous trial. ,
It Ir expected that Medford will
be In Ihe headlines dslly In almost
every paper In the United States
during the month of May as spei lal
telegraph wires will be strung Into
the city to handle the vast vol
ume of words to he sent out hy lhe
various news agencies.
Undergoes Opratlo
(1. T. Royer of Dlllani. today un
derwent a major operation at Mer
ev hospital. rr. I,ehrbch and
Hoover were the attending surgeons.
1
PESTILENCE, FAMINE, RUIN,
DEATH STALK REGION FROM
ST. LOUIS TO MEXICAN GULF
Over Score of Persons Perish In Vicinity of
Little Rock 50,000 Homeless Suffering
For Necessities Property Damage in
Millions- More Rain Forecast t :
(Associated Press Leased Who.) , i ,
' MEMPHIS, Term., (April 21. Death, famine and pesti
lence rode gulfward today on the ever-increasing tide of tho
greatest flood in the history of the Mississippi valley. :
Thousands of square miles of fertile soil lay inundated.
Damage to property had already reached an unestimated figure
in the millions. of dollars. Thousands. .of persons, : driven from
their homes by the waters, were suffering'foV food, clothing and ,
shelter, while others who had braved the flood to stay in their.
. homes, had perished.
oeven states MfKansas, iviissouri, iiuuuio, e.cuiui.ivjr,iijia
sissippi, Tennessee and Louisiana were battling against the en
croachments of the river. Texas was receiving a quantity o
water from western tributaries. I : -
t Arkansas Worst .Affected
Arkansas, through Iwhlcli sever
at major -IrlbuUtrlOB ! were rising
above uiltl castluti asjd8 all bar
riers, was tho worst affected irr tub
group, though danger points nail
developed at points In Illinois, and
Mississippi,-which --were not ap
parent yesterday.
Tho outlook throughout the val
ley was far from bright as over
hunglng skies and rainstorms wero
forecast. The crest at St. LouIb was.
believed reached until last night
when forecasts saw now waters In
prospect as tho rosult ot rains In
the headlands. St. Louis Is consid
ered, the northern boundary of the
danger area. -
The most critical situation in
Arkansas was nt Claredon, where
the White and Cache rivers come
together. A break in a Jevoa here
yosterday caused widespread deso
lation and rendorod many Home
less with little food or clothing.
The only communication to the
town is tho tolephone wnicli nan
not gono out today and over which
reports of tho suffering wore re
layed to Tho Associated Press and
to the outside world. '
Texas Touched
Wind and ruin- storms swept over
the woHtorn and southwestern por
tion of tho state early today, pour
ing a part ot . a torrential rain
storm into a comer cf 'Texas, near
Texarkana. A cloudburst which
struck Texarkana at midnight had
loosed three Inches of precipitation
within- half an hour and was con-i
tinulng. Unconfirmed reports thero
told of a wide area over which the
storm moved.
The St. Francis river valley In
tho northeastern portion of Arkan
sas, was in tho path of a gigantic
volume of water flowing through a
gap In the dyko at New Madrid,
Mo. H was estimated that more
than a million acres of land will
bo Inundated from this break
alone.
Over 8core Dead
At Utile llock In the centrnl
portion of the slnte, n deluge yes
terday flooded many streets and
continually pounded at tho Arkan
sas river levecH. The danger of
losing tho source of the city's wa
ter waa alleviated into last night
when onglnccrs successfully built
a barrier around the pumping sla'
tlon. Little Hock reported six
more deaths In (hat vicinity yes
terday, bringing Die total number'
to well over a scorn of known dead
as a result of the flood.
IMno Itluff experienced one of
the heaviest rainfalls on record
yesterday and awaited a record
crest In tho Arkansas river, while
the main attention thero wan con
centrated upon Ibo care of hun
dreds of refugees who have sought
safety from tho Avater menace in
the city. j
Armed guards wero patrolling,
the levees on the Tied Itlver in
both Arkansas and Texas. It was'
estimated that 400 square miles!
were Inundated In these two states
ns the result of breaks along Ihe
Ited Itlver and backwaters, wbero
there wero no levees protect Ing.
Kpldemlcs had broken out yes
terday In two rofugee camps In Ar
kansas. Mumps and other con
tagious diseases were offering a
new menace to tho suffers. Orgsn-
'lied relief agencies estimate tho
(number of homeless In the flood
throughout the valley at E1,0nl) and
up. 1
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R. R. BRIDGE GONE
LITTLB nbOK, Ark, April 21.
The' south' liaif of the IMIssourt Pa
cific bridge across : jthe , Arkansus
river here was swept away by tho
current early today, carrying with
it trslns ot cars loaded wun . rocn.
which had been run on It In au -at
tempt to hold tho atructure down. .
This bridge . cuts tne . ranroau
main line although the road has -
another bridge aDout a mile, down
stream. , Tho bridge that, went out
was the connecting link between
paBsengor and freight terminal iu.
Little Kock and tne roaa 8 snoim
ami roundhouse in . North Llttlo
Rock.' ' ' ' '
Early today the south part ot the
structure began a violent vibration.
This was so Intense that coal In
some ot the cars waB set afire by
the friction. A tew moments later
the structure toppled over Into tho
river and was lost completely
from sight. '
The bridge, a Btoel structure,
with pedestrian passageways and
roadway, was built in 1871. Last
year the road spent more than f 40,
000 In strengthening piers und oth
er parts of the structure.
, Clarendon Laid Waste
'; HTUTTOART, '.'Ark.; 'Apill 21.
The story ,bf hdw. Clarendon, it
thriving little city of 8,000 had
become a desolate waste of swirl
ing Tlood water was told the Asso
ciated. Press by Professor . J. : W.
Howard, .who ; arrived -in Stuttgart
Into last night after an arduous
motorboat Journoy for four hours.
"It the water, reaches a . predict
ed stage o( 411 feet in the Whlto
rlvor, thero ' will bo no town of
Clarendon by tomorrow," Profes
sor Howard said. ,
"The first wo knew that tho
crash had come waB when four
bouses which stood behind tho
levee and the river, came hurtling
through' tho levee and down thu
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CUSTOMER'S BREATH
COMES IN SHORT PANTS
"Ab ye sow; so shall yo reap."
. Far be It from us, an ordinary
reporter, to misquote the Bible,
but If our memory serves us
right the Good Book says some
thing to that effect and today
there are a few local citizens
who realize the Import of that
quotation.
It was a few weeks ago that
a high-powered salesman drop
ped into Roseburg, put up his
shingle and took orders' for
men's suits, two 'suits for the
price of one. Today the com
pleted orders began to arrive
and one individual, who had
visions of blossoming out in
new Spring attire, with a spare
suit for Sunday, all for the price
of one, saw his pipe-dream go
up in smoke. When he Jumped
Into the trousers he found,
much to his dismay, 'that one
leg was about eight inches
shorter than the other one.
And not only that '
The waistband was four
inches too small.
Again we say
"As ye sew; so shall ye rip."