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VOL. XXIX NO. 187 OP ROSEBURG. REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. ;TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1 928.
FOL. XIX NO. 267 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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CHURCHES ILL
HOLD SERVICE
THURSDAY II. I
Union Thanksgiving Wor
ship Period From 10:30
to 11:30 o'Clock.
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
Two-Day Holiday to Be
Given Pupils Dance to
Feature Activities
r-
Lvening.
While the Thanksgiving Day
feast occupies the center of attrac
tion in (he observance of the an
nual holiday, which this year falls
upon Thursday, Nov. 29, there are
many other factors that enter into
the celebration of the day, nerving
to make it one of the moat enjoy
able of the year. Religious ser
vices, reunions, parties, programs,
dances, all contribute their share
to the occasion, while a general
cessation of business and labor
makes possible the widespread en
joyment of the day.
Elaborate plans are being made
for the festivities of the day In
Hoseburg.
In keeping with the original pur
pose of the holiday the churches
of the city will unite in a morning
worship period at the Christian
church. The service will be held
from 10:30 to 11:30 a. m., and will
be devoted to worship, praise and
thanksgiving. The program is as
follows:
Song by the congregation.
Prayer. Rev. P.. W. Achor. ' "
Song, congregation.
Scripture reading, Hev. J. B. Pen
hail. Anthem, choir.
Reading Thanksgiving proclama
tion. Hev. C. A. .Edwards.
Offering (Near East Relief).
Vocal solo, Ralph Church.
Sernicn, Rev. Frank II. Matth
ews. Song, congregation.
Benediction.
It has been the custom for sev
eral years to give the annual
Thanksgiving Day offering to the
Near East Relief. Iast year a large
sum was raised for that purpose,
and it is expected that this year's
contribution will be sufficient to
prove a help in the important re
lief activities.
Social Events Planned
Aside from the religious observ
ance of the day there will be a
great deal of social activity
throughout the city. Many reun
ions are planned, preparations are
being made for the entertainment
of viritors, students are returning
from colUges and universities and
friends are arranging to spend the
day together.
On" of ihe outstanding social
events of the day vitl be the an
nual Thanksgiving Day ball staged
bu the Business and Professional
Women's club. The dance will be
hold at the Oriental Gardens, a
fine program having been ar
ranged. The city schools will close for
the holiday tomorrow. Most of the
schools are arranging for Thanks
giving program:! at assembly peri
ods in the morning or afternoon
(Continued on page 6.)
WINNINGHAM IS
GIVEN ONE YEAR
IN PENITENTIARY
Felix Winningham. Indicted
by the grand jury on a charge
of non-support, entered a pla
of guilty yesterday afternoon
and was sentenced to ono
year in the penitentiary. Win-
ningham. according to the
Brand Jury, has failed to sup-
port his minor daughter, con-
trlhnttng nothing to the sun-
port of his family for many
months. Upon arraignment
before Judsre Hamilton yester-
da afternoon he borame
"hnrdhotl d"' and assumed a
rather defiant attitude. He
tnind down Immediately, how-
ever, when Judge Hamilton
Informed him that he could
make the trip to Salem for a
year.
Z5.CHRJSTMAS
Kresge, Chain
Store Colussus,
Takes 3rd Bride
(AMocUtrd Prtm Lul Win)
STRoL'USBl'RO. Pa., Nov. 27.
Announcement was made here to
day tiutt Sebastian S. Kresge,. of
Detroit and New York City, wan
married October 27 to Clara K.
Swaine, of Mountain Home, Pa.
This is the third marriage of the
millionaire philanthropist ' and
chain store operator, whose mar
tial affairs have been, aired in the
courts for ttie past several years.
Kresge, who is 61 years old,
married Anna E. Harvey of Mem
phis, Tenn., on December 19, lh97,
and from this union five children
were born. The couple was divorc
ed In Detroit, and on March 24.
1924, Kresge married Miss Mabel
Doris Mercer of Pittsburgh.
Among the Kresge philanthro
pies was the establishment more
than two years ago of a $25,0UU,Ouu
fund for philanthropic and educa
tional purposes. A Bhort time later
lie gave $500,000 for the advance
ment of prohibition.
At the trial of the second Mrs.
K re age 's divorce action, Walter J.
Lynch, her counsel, estimated
Kresge'a fortune at $265,000,000.
UN IT
Latest Bulletin Issued by
Doctors Brings Little
Relief to Anxiety
of Subjects. '
(AaaocUted Prea Iat Wire)
' LONDON, Nov. 27. The Duke of
York, speaking at a meeting to
day, said:
"I am glad to be able to tell you
there is a slight improvement in
the king's condition tills morning."
"Some of you will know what
pleurisy is and how expressing it
can be," continued the king's sec
ond son. "There are two things to
be remembered, rom the nature of
the Illness progress must be slow
and there must be ups and downs,
but progress has been made."
LONDOV Nov 97 AnvUv
over King George's Illness was not I
greatly relieved this morning when j
his physicians issued what might!
be characterized a non-committal
bulletin.
The physicians informed the pub
lic that their royal patient had
passed the night more rest fully
and that his feverish condition
had abated somewhat.
On top of the disturbing bulle
tins of the past few days which
have ludicated that the king is
very sick, today's report did not
tend greatly to relieve anxiety
among his subjects over the event
ual outcome of the attack which
has now been in progress nearly a
week.
It was realized that' the king's
stamina was undergoing a stvere
strain owing to constant pain from
pleurisy and the lack of rest and
sleep that attended it.
Prince Summoned
An exchange telegraph dispatch
from Cape Town says that a cable
received from Dodoma, Tangany
ika, states that a code message
reached the provincial commission
er there this morning and a fast
(motor car was sent immediately to
'n.uut tha Prmo nf U'ulua uhn la !
coming in from his camp. The dis
patch said it was believed the mes
sage contained instructions for the
prince to return to London.
LAKEVIEW YOUTH
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE
BY HOME QUARREL
(Aaanelatfd Vnm Leurd Wire)
LAKKVIF.W. Ore., Nov. 27
Henry McCulley, 20, committed
suicide here last night by shooting
himself through tha heart with a
pistol. McCulley was said to have
had a quarrel w ith his mother and
sinter, and leaving the house walk
ed to the service station where he
was employed and shot himseir
while three of his fellow workers
looked on, unable to prevent the
sutride because of its unexpected
ness. .
WOODROW WILSON 8TATUE
TO RISE IN RUMANIA
(AaanrUtrd Prw l-aart Win)
RfCHAKKST, Rumania, Nov.
26 Rumania's gratitude to the
t'nl'ed State for helping her unite
the Transsylvanlans and other Ru
manians with the fatherland will
be expressed In enduring form by !
the erection of a monument to
Woodrow Wilson at Alba Julia.!
Transsylvsnta. the historic sent of -Rumania's
lndeiendence.
It Is hoped that It will be pns-!
slble to lay the cornerstone of this
monument during the great natfoo-
!al celebrations of Rumania's unity
jnext Mar.
UN
ID
DFMYRTLE
CREEK EIGHT
Farmers East of Town
Engage in Altercation
Over Sheep.
SAY WOMAN CHOKED
Axe, Hammer, Gun and
Club Are Said to Have
Been Used in the
Battle.
A fight which might have result
ed very seriously, but which for
tunately ended with only minor In
juries to the participants, is being
investigated by officers. The fight
occurred east of Myrtle Creek be
tween E. M. Crockett and Ray
White, residents of that commun
ity, starting over some sheep that
had strayed into Mr. Crockett's
pasture.
From the story given the " offi
cers, who have been conducting
an Inquiry into the affair. It seems
that Mr. G rocket, together with
his family, moved into an aban
doned farmhouse east of Myrtle
Creek. He has no title to the prop
erty, the officers state, but found
It unoccupied and so moved in.
White, who resides close by,
missed some sheep and his wife
went in search of them. She met
Mr. Crockett's boy who said that
his father had driven some sheep
off the place where they, were liv
ing. She went to tha Crockett home
and claims that when she ques
tioned him he denied driving ofr
the sheep but that when she told
him what the boy had said he be
came very angry and grabbed her
by the throat, choking her, and at
the same time cursed her. Crock
ett, however, denied abusing the
woman or even of touching her.
The stories of the events that
followed differ widely. Mrs. Whlto
says that she returned to her home
and told her husband of the occur
rence, and the man, accompanied
by W. L. Sloan, who is employed
at the While place. Immediately
went to the Grockett farm where
they found Mr. Grockett at work
cutting wood. The two men im
mediately engaged In an alterca
tion and White claims that Crock
ett started after him with an axe.
White said that he shoved Crock
ett backwards causing him to (all
over a stick of wood. When Crock
ett came up. White claims, he had
a hammer in his hand. White says
that he took the hammer away
from. Grockett, and that the lat
ter's wife then Interfered but he
knocked Grockett down.
Grockett, according to White's
story, then ran into the house and
came out flourishing a gun, but
that Sloan wrested the weapon
awny from the man, who then
picked up a swingletree and start
ed after White, chasing him sev
eral times around the latter's car,
before the melee finally halted.
Grockett on the other hand
claims that he did not touch Mrs.
(Continued on page 2)
(AaaortatH Pmm IH Wfr)
NEW LONDON. Conn., Nov. 27.
A check up today after spectacu
lar fire at the coast guard base re
vealed the loss of one life. Fifty
other coast guardsmen escaped.
The fire laid waste two coast
guard buildings.
The spread of the blaze, caused
by burning oil, necessitated releas
ing twenty government ships tied
in the harbor. The administration
building was saved.
Jacob ft. Tatelman of Chelsea,
Mass., attached to the destroyer
Kricsson, was found burned be
yond recognition in the ruins of
the hospital building. H had in
jured an ankle playing basketbsll
three days ago. Six other patients
were carried out on stretchers.
Oil and ammunition were kept In
the store room, which was burned.
Explosions hastened Its destruc
tion. The fire started In the c.n'ren
building and spread through dormi
tories and Ihe sck bay. None of
the ships were damart-d. The buil l
tnps were owned by the state and
their contents was government
property. The loss was placed at
finn.WO.
uunui uuttiiuuiiirui,
CRIPPLED If GIE,
PERISHES IN EIRE
PRESBYTER 1 ANS
PLAN T O SMITE
ON TWO CHEEKS
fAnorl.t! rra U.4 Wlr.)
MILWAU KEE. Wis..
Nov. 27. Permit or no, the
West Allis Presbyterian1
church plans to hold boxing
classes with Myron "Pinky"
Mitchell, former junior wel
terweight champion, as . the
tutor.
When the church applied
for a permit, the request was
held up because one member
declared it could not be is
sued to the church which, he
said, was not incorporated
for the specific purpose of
teaching boxing, as required
by law.
Today Rev. W. S. Critch
ley, pastor, said that if the
commission refused to issue
a permit, members of the
church would hold classes
without one.
iZUElQil '
EXCUSES BLOWS
WITH i SENATOR:
(Associated Pr Uaaett Wire)
PHOKNIX, Ariz., Nov. 27. The
sensation of a fist fight In legis
lative halls, between the governor
of Arizona and one of the state
senators, today re-echoed through
out the state.
The question of Arizona's Colo
rado river commission, appointed
to investigate and handle the river
problem in conjunction with the
commissions of ' six surrounding
states, was being discussed by
State Senator Fred 'folter and
ernl legislative associates late yes
terday. Gov. G. W. F. Hunt, who
was defeated in seeking another
term at the November 6 elections,
became involved in the argument
with Colter as Hunt was about to
leave the Capitol.
The governor's secretary. J. W.
Strode, declared afterwards that
he saw his chief stagger against
the wall from a blow delivered by
Colter. Strode interfered, catching
the senator by the arms. Colter
also was reported to .have been
struck In the face during the me
lee. Governor Hunt, who unobtrus
ively walked down the capltol
steps in the midht of the subse
quent chaos. Insisted the blow
he received was "inadvertently
brought about when Senator Col
ter moved his arms In argument."
His secretary maintained that the
staggering blow was intentional.
COMMUTERS GET
SCARE AS FRISCO
FERRIES TOUCH
Frra Lea act! Wirf)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27
rtay commuters had a shock today
when two ferry boats, one of them
loaded with passengers, grazed
each other In a dense fog on San
Francisco Ray. The Southern i'a
clflc ferry Santa Clara was about
to enter its slip on the San Fran
cisco side of the bay wheu the
Northwestern Pacific auto ferry
pulled out of Its pier on a run to
Sausilito.
As the boats came together the
auto boat knocked out a portion of
the Santa Clara's bulwark, ltoth
vessels were proceeding slowly and
there was Utile disorder although
there was a report some of the
passengers tried to launch a life
boat. Roth ferries proceeded on their
scheduled trips.
CHILD CRITICALLY ILL
Little Mary Lou McCHnto, k.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M--Clintock.
who has been critically
111 for several days. Is unimproved
today. Physicians hold forth no
hope for her rerovery. She Is suf
fering from meningitis.
PORTLANO MARKET
REMAINS STEADY
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PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 27.
KTord turkey shipments
out of the state and a bumper 4
crop failed to make any ai
preeiable change in the prlres
quoted on the local market.
Thirty-five carloads repre-
senttng 70.00" turkeys were
shipped out of the state. Ieal-
ers estimate that the Thanks-
givinc trade has ahnrb"d
abntlt 35 per cnt of the Ore-
gon turkey supply, with th
remaindi-r waltlnx for Christ-
mas. The market was steadv
at S. cents for the best No. 1
dressed stock.
EDSPEL OF GOOD
W L
SOUTH
AMERICA
Hoover Delivers Addresses
to People of Honduras
and San Salvador.
WARMLY WELCOMED!
Mutual Understanding and
Economic Progress of
All U. S. Desires.
Hearers Told.
(Auociated Prtn lid Wire)
U. S. S. MARYLAND, off La Un
ion, Salvador, Nov. 27. Herbert
Hoover, in his first speeches on
his present trip, told the people of 1
Honduras and of San Salvador;
that he was paying them a call of
friendship In behalf of the people
of the l ulled Stales, ltoth ad
HreHRea nn nt Anmtiniit tho nthnrlfarms and gardens on the outskirts
at La Cnion. were brief and bothjof cities, deer have become a nui
emphaslzed the need for mutual "a01-' ia various parts of Callfor-
uuderstanding between the United I
States and other democracies of
the American continent.
At both Bea porta yesterday ho !
was given a warm and colorful I
welcome. The military were pres
ent in gorgeous uniforms. There
were salutes and return salutes,
the hoisting of flags and bands
playing "The Star Spangled Ban
ner." Neighborly Solicitude
The president-elect spoke first
at Amapala. .
"In our dally life good neighbors
rail upon each other as the evi
dence of solicitude for the common
welfare," he said, "and to learn of
the circumstances and point of
view of each so that there may
come both understanding and re
spect which are the elementary
forces of all enduring society."
He told his audience that tho
United States and Honduras were
pledged through the blood of their
forefathers to national independ
ence. "We In the United States have
learned much from the experience
of our Iatin American neighbors
(Continued on page 6.)
HUE DECREE
PUZZLE IS SOLVED;
E
(AMrtr-iatml Trw t.MBf.l Wlr)
KINGSTON, N. Y., Nov. 27.
The secrecy which surrounded the
divorce which Michael strange ob
tained from John Ihtrrymore he
fore his marrlr.ge to Dolores Cos
tello has been dissolved with the
disclosure here yesterday that the
petition was filed and the decree
granted In the actor's real name
John Hlylhe.
Attorneys for the wife ouletlv
filed the papers here In In-half of
7- . ... "
mancne niyine or isew l ork. l be
petition was pushed forward and
on August 18 last Supreme Court
Justice Russell granted the decree.
It became permanent three months
later, just six days before Barry
more and Miss Costello were mar
ried. It Is not generally known that
th
' ur,0rirral ""T !" Itl,h' ""1
is that of his noted sister, Kthel
Harry more. Barry more has h'en
the stage name of the family since
Ihe days of their father, Maurice
Barry more.
Sealed papers In the divorce ac
tion In the records of the county
clerk at Kingston, bear the nota
tion: "Hlylhe vs. Hlylhe: petition
for divorce, custody of daughter,
Diana Joan, granted to mother."
Michael Strange, nee Blanche
Oelrlchs, was Harry mttre's second
wife.
DIRECTORS MEET
POSTPONE OPENING
BIDS ON BUILDING
Directors of the Medical
Arts corporation postponed
the opening ot bids on their
proposed new building from
yewterdsy evening until to-
night. Owing to Inability of
some of the directors to be
present It was voted to hold
the bids unopened until a Int-
fr date, probably tonight. A
great deal of Interest has
been shown In this project
and a number of bids have
be n submitted.
Famine Succeeds Preying
Varmints As Chief Check
On Excess Deer and Elk
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Deer are growing so numer
ous in several of the national forests in the west that they are
in danger of starvation and most of their plight is due to
their protection by man.
Everywhere on the national forests, the forest service
pointed out today, the number of deer is increasing.
Man by his slaughter of moun
tain lions, wolves, lynxes and other
preying animals has destroyed na
ture's balance. Now the chief nat
ural checks on the deer are famine
and disease, the forest service
said.
When an excessive number of
animals are Becking sustenance, a
short furuge crop, or a hard winter
results lu a struggle fur life under
which the weaker animals often
succumb in large numbers.
At present, the forest service
said the most acute situation ot
any national forest is on the Kal
bab forest in northern Arizona.
The deer herd in this forest, num
bering over 28,000, has outrun its
food supply so that fawns born tho
previous year have died. A some
what similar situation threatens
1 tie elk herds of the Yellowstone
region in Wyoming and Montana.
California Complains
LOS ANGKLKS. Nov. 7. Wan
dering half starved Into resorts.
Bulletins
(Attocfatod I'mi lotted Viln)
NEW YORK, Nov. 27. George
McManus, whose overcoat was
found in the hotel room in which
Arnold Rotfisteln Vas fatally
wounded, surrendered today after
police had soutfit him for three
weeks In vain, and he will be ar
raigned this afternoon on a short
affidavit charging him with mur
der in the first degree.
FRESNO, Cl.t Nov. 27. The
endurance flight of Lee Schoen-
(hair and Jbhn Gugllelmetti ended
at 1:40 o clock this morning when
they landed at the Helm airport, 40
miles west of here. They had 90
gallons, of gascllne left, failch was
not enough to carry Ciem to a new
record.
KANSA8 CITY, Nov. 27.-
Mn
beaten to deal),' In' Med at her
mother's home today. Police is
sued an arrest for her husband,
Tcny Lapietra, a coal and feed
peddler.
WELLINGTON, N. Z., Nov. 27.
The greatest fire In the history of
Wellington last nicfit did damage
estimated at $t,2Su,000 when 16
buildings were destroyed In the
produce market In the 'heart of the
city.
PARIS, Nov. 27 France tfsday
decided not to honor the extradi
tion request of the United States
for H. M. Ltackmer, missing tea
pot Dome witness. His delivery
to American officers was sought on
an indictment charging him with
making false income tax returns
at Denver, Oolo. The French gov
ernment advochUd refueal of the
extradition on ttie ground that the
offense was primarily political.
COALDALE, Pa., Nov. 27. The '
Rotary club ia seeking to have
, bosketbaf aboliehed as a aport for'
acnooigirta. It has petitioned the
authorties. averrino that fiv olav-
rs contracted tuberculosis when
none was susceptible through her
edity. BLACKBU RNE MAY BECOME
WHITE SOX MANAGER
CIIICAOO. Nov. 27. The Chira
"a" NV understands from
mith.irtn.iivf. .ftn.-na.ai it.u. n it
"Lena" Blackburn will manage i
the White Sox next season.
Blackbiirne. who took over the!
managerKhlp of the team laM July
when Ray Schalk wan dismissed,
hasn't signed a contract yet, but.
will do so at the Joint sessions of
the American and national leagues
here December 11 and 12, the
News has been Informed.
Owner Charles Coiuiskey had
nothing to say about the report.
"FIVE-AND-TEN" SCHEME
APPLIED TO GROCERIES
CHrCAC.O, Nov. 26-The flvc
and ten Idea, which made fortunes
for a few men, has put on the
grocer's apron.
In the Chicago metronlltan area
there now an "five and ten" gro
cerieaj nothing more than a dime.
The commodities! generally arc
canned goods.
Shevo contain an
alphabet of foodstuffs, from sn
th'ivtes to xweihack.
Ere., priced by the dozen, are
svaihible at f-ve cents each. A few
slices of bacon may be had In lu
cent packages. Kven butler sells
for a dime.
The special appeal of the unique.
grocery Is to families of two per-
sons. '
nia, complaints testify. last year
the fish and game commission re
ported that 2U,0 deer were killed
in California, with Mendocino
county holding tho record with
1,046 killed but nevertheless,
sporttmieu say they have been
breeding much faster.
Recently Glendora farmers be
came irate because deer had been
feasting In their Avocado orchards.
Growers, they said, had no redress
because It was unlawful to shoot
tne deer and they could not bring
suit against the state for losses.
They built fences to keep the ani
mals out.
Peer herds In the Santa Monica
'mountains were reported endanger-
ing the life of rare plants in tho
California botanical gardens, espe
cially the newly planted trees in
the hall of fame, with the New
Zeal and laurel getting the most
unwelcome attention. All wild life
is protected in Mandeville canyon.
New Zealand is said to flhip 1,
OOO.uuu deer yearly to the I tilted
States as venison.
EXCISE TAX OPJ
fAnnnrtatrd Prtu Itod Wire)
PORTLAND, Or Nov. 27.
Members of the committee on ex
cise tax and tax equalization to
day discussed Its proposed ffntil
report to the general commltteo
appointed by authority of the last
legislature. It was expected that
this report would be adopted late
today.
As read this morning, and be
fore there- was time given for i
M'tirral di'.Jtutiiilon, the report fa
vored an excise tax. As all mem
bers of the sub-commit lee favor
this method of reaching the banks
I "r I''eclo.1 .nln.t tlw i pre
ent tax laws of
thought that this plan would be
adopted.
The proposed excise tax on
banks would be measured by the
net earnings of the hanking Insti
tutions. The law would also apply
to all other corporations, tout would
give them a personal offset.
The members were not sure as
to just what method they would
NET EfIGS IS
PL1 AGREED ON
recommend for the taxing of In- j wg streets of Hamburg were flood
tangibles. Some favored an In-' o,i
come tax as the surest method
In the matter of meet In tt tho
need for equalization. It was
thought tho committee would re
commend a full time stale board
of equalization, which would have
a central control over asRessmenta,
and Milch would aid the county
asesHors In their work.
Members of the committee ex
pected to meet with officers and,
representatives of the Oregon
State Cm nee In Pemlliitnn iiAmm.
J her 14, to discuss taxation meth
ods and plans with that group.
SLAYER DIES IN CHAIR
TIKLLFFONTK, Pa., Ko. 2fi
Charles Lovell. convicted of slav
ing John P. Drake, a laborer, at
ML Union. Pa.. April . Inst, was
put to death In the electric chitfr
at Rockview penitentiary this
morning.
No motive for the shooting of
' TrilkP w.ft br""Kh ' trial
i ' i"ren, wno vas
rmpanll by woman,
was In a belligerent mood when
hfl happened to see Drake.
GAYLORD BOWDEN
DRAWS FINF. FOR
AUTO ACCIDENT
Cnylnrd Rowden. against
whom s secret Indictment
was issued by a recent grand
Jury, was arrested late venter-
day on the charge of driving
a car on the wrong side of the
road. Ro'vden was driver of a
car wrecked near Riilherlln a
short time ago. Miss dene-
vieve Kd wards, a Suiherlfn
girl, losing her life in the ac-
cldent. Rowdn claimed that
the girl seized the wheel
when a pedestrian wss seen
shesd of the car. and that her
sction raued the machine to
skid Into the ditch. He was
arrslrncd this morning before
.Itidre J. w. flsmlltnn In the
circuit ronrf and entered a
r'a of guilty. He waa fined
$150 and his driver's license
was revoked for a period of
one year,
a t t
FLOODS TRAIL
GALE, ADDING
TO HUGE LOSS
Belgium Fights Worst
Peril in 50 Years
Dikes and Homes Collapse,
Immense Hole Torn in
Antwerp Palace.
CITIES, TOWNS AWASH
Populace Forced to Higher
Ground to Save Lives;
Disasters on Ocean
Are Numerous.
(Anrx-latetl Prr Lwrxl Wire)
LONDON. Nov. 27. Floods to
day followed lu the wake of a four
day gale which caused the loss of
a score of vessels of substantial
tonnages In western Kuropeaa
waters and possibly took a toll of
100 lives.
From Belgium north to the Fris
ian Island, lowlands were flooded
as the sea was driven In upon
them by raging winds. Dykes and
sea walls buffeted by heavy seas
gave way to the rush of waters.
Police soldiers and civilians
were working frantically In Ant
werp to repair broken dykes there
and on the opposite aide of the
Scheldt. The city water and gaa
nines were undermined and arave
fway and the suburbs were flooded.
I Industrial plants In Hoboken and
i elsewhere were closed. Railroad
bridges were damaged and tele
phone and telegraph lines down.
Six persons were missing and It
was feared that they were dead. A
hole 60 yards in circumference and
6 yards deep was made In Iho
grand palace at Antwerp.
At Ostend, Ilelgitim, the water
from the seas ran down streets
and Inundated the ground floors of
buildings.
Villager In Flight
The Flanders villages of Grem
hergen, Moorseele and Termondo
were rvaruated by their Inhabi
tants as the sea rurhed through a
break twenty yards wide In the
dykes.
A number of houses In the neigh
borhood of Rotterdam, Holland,
Oregon. It wasWpr Heo abandoned. At Bergen-
op-Zoom, Holland, a 130-foot dyko
broke with a tremendous crash,
letting In the sea.
Sylt Island, one of the Frisian
group, was Inundated and dwellers
on It sought safety on the highest
points. At Heligoland the sea wall
was torn away and sand dunea
were leveled. The river Film was
hacked up by the sea and low ly-
itfvers In the Vosges hills were
rls..-- with alarming rapidity. Tho
Moselle ws also rising and tribu
taries of the Rhine were raging
torrents. Houses along tho banks
of the Ruhr at Mulheim were
evacuated and the shipping on Ihe
Saar was at a standstill.
Sea Disastere
Cuxhave Roads, Cermany. was
full of disabled shipping. One, In
coming vessel reported that It had
sighted 5 wrecks In the North Sea.
The liner Carlnthia arriving at
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KILLED BY FlEi
rAwnrUtMt TVraa Tj-aar-t Wlr)
BAKKRSFIKLD. Cal, Nov. 27
A general hunt was under way to
day for the man who criminally
assaulted Mrs. Paul ('. Hunnlrmt,
45, and then strangled her to death
In her homo. here.
Spurred on by the deiid wo
men's three sons, Ralph. Charles,
land Ray.
police and sheriff's offi
cers baffled thus far, feverishly
continued the search for clews
which might lead to the Identity of
Mrs. Hunnlcutt's ascnllnnt.
The body whs discovered hr
Charles Hutinlcutt. one of the son;,
when ho returned homo last nlcht
and after finding the house In dis
order, stsrted a search for his
mother. Opening a clnsef door he
was met by the body of his mother
falling Into his arms.
Officers said Mrs. Hunnlrutt had
been last seen sllve about 3
o'clock in the afternoon. Phvaicians
who examined the bodv estimated
that she hsd been murdered about
3 SO o'clock after being criminally
assaulted. '
Mrs. Hunnlrutt was separated
from her husband, who Is an oil
driller at Olldale. Her thre sons
work In the oil fields.
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