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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1937. SIX JIT ' LONDON. Jan. 2S- (Al) Worms raging acnma Kurope from the N'ortb Son to Oibmltar claimed a toll of 52 liven ut nt'U today. Thirty men wero believed lost tiboanl the French trawler Loretto nnil 16 on the Ilrllitfh trawler Ante thyfit, both of which fl unlit"! dln tresa sIkiiiiIb. Hope wan ubnndon otl that either whip could r- Jiatn Hflnut. The crew of four on the tug Tox tflh Vk-an roported drowned In the Mersey river, near Liverpool, when the craft cupHixetl. XJoydR reported the Hutch hIpii lit er Jone Jaeobua HlnkiiiK off the l'orluuf'HQ count. Her crow wuh aid to havo taken to lifeboats. Shipping wjih biiffiatcd from the Mediterranean to thn roust of Norway by winds that reached fl-mlle-aii'lmur velocity, Many HhfpH, IncluditiK even MiMIhIi war vh Heln, were foreed to stay within the Hhellr of harljoi'8, OHIO RIVER HITS AT LEVEES IN ITS SWEEP SOUTHWARD (Continued from pane 1) and children and the used had al ready fled. . At Mound City, 111., a hack lovee eollapflcd routlnif flf.O men, fiO wo men nnd 175 CCO boyn to htehor ground. On the MlBfllKKlppI river Itself, now hoKlnnliiK to atlr uneasily un der thn vanguard i(iHh of the Ohlo'n flood load, tho Melwuod lovon on the Arknrmas side was threatened with collapso, endaiiKerlns two counties. Louisville Woe Increases Tlard-hlt - Louisville, with the highest death roll In the disaster area, had Its hopes darkened again today as rain began to fall. In Tennnssoo, leveo workers bat tled desperately to snvo tho (like uhovo Tlplonvllle. High water thai passed Cairo when army onplneers dynamited tho Bird's Point-New Madrid "fiiso( plug," to relieve prossxiro of tho be leaguered city, roso steadily In the l'Ut000-HCt'o spillway basin today. Hundreds who wero driven from their lowland homes huddled In concentration camps behind the , basin's setback levee and won dered If it would hold, Tho answer was expected tonight. , While federal llfo saving forces speeded mobilization for action In thn deep south, In the ovont the mighty Mississippi ugaln conquers its hanks, high army officials at Washington, expressed belief that tho removal of families below Cairo could bo confined to small, low-lying areas. Own. Mnlln Craig, U. S. nrmy chler of staff,: said tho possibility of general ovacuatlon was remote. JIo warned corps nroa commanders, however: "It npponrs that a very difficult, fight must ho inude to hold the mala line levees ulong the Missis sippi below Cairo, particularly in the Memphis district." At Now Orleans, engineers hoped to divert n portion of tho waters Into Lake Pontclmrlraln. While tho Ohio showed signs of loosening Its grip upon a wide area between Pittsburgh and Cairo, III., It became apparent tho full story of the havoc will not bo known for davs. 200 Dead at Louisville Louisville, once gay derby town, now desolate, burled its dead in trenches tin the flood waters began to subside. Tho number of lives lost was a matter of cnnji'duro. Mayor Novlllo Miller tuiM there wore 200 dead attar the city's health offioer admitted tho bodies of 130 victims bad been recovered. Tension eased as the river start ed to recede, although sickness was Increasing, electricity was shut off, water rationed and sanitation problems Increased hourly. Tho threat of disease lingered In Cincinnati but there was hope and good cheer us rehabilitation efforts wore begun. Water flowed into lite mains from artesian wells lif ter a famine but the supply was still short of the city's needs, Cairo Sure of Winning, The immcdlnta battleground In the slrugMle to control the rain swollen torrent In its surge to the llnir of Mexico centered around ('alio, nestling on rt point at the cnnfluenco of the Ohio and Missis sippi rivers. Hnfo bo far from being engulfed, Cairo, bulwarked behind a tlO-foot seawall, expressed confidence It would win Its battle. "Just tell the world we're hero nnd will be for a long, long time," Mayor August llode declared. As the flood wators pourrd Into tho vast $-11,000,000 spillway just below Cairo, engineers said they probably would reach the top of the basin tonight. Then they will nwalt the crest of the flood, with expectations It will bit Calm about Kelt. 2, nnd Memphis four days later. Problems of restoration replaced problems of life saving In Kvans ville, nnd other southern Indlann cities. Kvansville cstlmaled it ilnmngo at tlG.KTMOO. Losses in other cities wrecked by flood wa ters wero Incalculable at present. Governor Dons Boots Smiles greeted hip-booted Onv. Miutln Onvey of Ohio as he per sonally Inspected tho bedrnnglcd eltv of Portsmouth where l.ono per sons still were mnrooncd in flood ed buildings nnd refused to leave. On hilltops, hot ween 30-000 nnd Hfiflun lived In makeshift dwellings. Disease wns no greater than nmial. officials said. Water supplies wero being rationed nt Portsmouth and One-Man Townsend Plan' Dollars Roll In ' ; BOY AUTO THIEVES NABBED IN CHASE (Continued from page 1) Mr and Mrs. C. O. Fleming, principals In tlie one-man test ol the "Townsend plan" at Chelan, Wasn., stock up with food for the winter with the dwindling remains of their original $200 -test" fund. William T. Price, grocer and Chelan mayor deposits a 2 per cent voluntary "transaction tax" in a glass container. Sponsors of the plan --- -f nv will accumulate to afford another $200 to start a new cycle. Hovonil other hnnl-uit Ohio eltiofl. Jled CroKii "nil KovnrmmmL ukimi- eien reiiorteil oi'Kiinl.iitlon of re lief ruiwB eoinploto In tho Ohio valley. Tim Keil Crmm wn glvhiK relief 111 17!) coitlltieH In eleven Btaton mill was oiieniiliiK ln "" ceiitrution eaiiijiH anil fill field Iioh-Iiilals. The Bniilliern Minns or remies- hoo, Aruiiiimis mm Mississippi counted mole than 1GD homeless and 34 (lend. Tho vaimuanl of Till, 000 rufUKOiis iiotirlnl Into MnniplilH wlillo tho evacuation of IniiiilnMls moro continued. Two national Eimril planes drop ped messages over Arkansas' flood danger zone, wurnliiff Inwhiiirtein to evacuate. An area nr lun.iimi acres was threatened as tho levee at Moll wood showed bikiis of cracking. Thim nii ltt 10 rllir Hint you iwih tw- fllTr .rpliilon. h-or nlomBch ijn. til UDU. KIIKB l CUniinan' riiarnwcy ... MEMPHIS PREPARES TO AID REFUGEE HOST OF 50,000 MEMPHIS, Tor.n., Jan. 28. (AP) This city of refuge. Decupl ed tho chlllleiiKC of the flooded Mississippi river toihiy. Mnyor Watklns Ovorton. armed with lieai'-dlctato'ial power, led Memphis in Its effort lo give hav en to more than fiO.OOO victims. The city commission granted him virtually unlimited authority to Bpond"-niouey and eommiiudoei- HtippllCB. Already 12,000 Biifferm-s have Jiunmed the city tho viingunrd of 98,000 moro expecieil il ine nie llno of levees cnnuhlcs heuenlh tho presBlire of uninecedeutod flood waters.. Ill the city's falrgrniinds. 7,000 persons crowded lnlo necomniodft tlons urruniK'd fur S.ODO. (.Illiers sleiit In the municipal nudllo rlum. A special post office was In stalled lo handle mull for tho refu gees. A telephone oxchunge .and Information huieau went Inlif ac tion to anHwer Ihousands of ipierles. lloorgo ,Myer, liatlellill Ken t.rnss llsastor relief dlreetor. ordered 20,000 moro cuts anil 20.000 mure lilnnkets from tho army. Schools, other public buildings and hospi tals wero commandeered ns emer gency depots for the slek. Doctors nnd nni'Bes labored 21 hours a day to ward off disease. Police Coniinlr.slouer cnironi na- vlB asked Governor Gordon Urown- Ing for S00 more national guards men. RECORD RAINS DECLARED RESPONSIBLE FOR FLOOD WASHINGTON, .lull. 2S. (AP) Charles C. Chirk, assistant chief of tho weather bureau, said today tho rains that caiiHoil tho current fiends were I ho greatest evor re corded in so short a lime over such a largo area. .lohnsonvllle. Tenn.. hud the highest preclnltatlnn of any weath er station 2S-11 Inches III the first' 20 days of Ibis month. This was n downpour of 2.1111 tons of water to the acre. Chilli said parts of western Ken entrance to the Cadillac Motor Car Co. lilniil. where police clash ed Monday morning with strikers atleiuplliiK to prevent office work ers from entering the plant, wal ler Heulher, II. A. W. A. organizer, said the union had decided in an albiilgbt meeting lo desist from ilcketlng the iidininlsliutlon build-UK- FUEL, ESTATE TAX BILLS IN OFFING (Continued from pngo I) received yesterday. The motion of Norblad to re call the resolution from the sen ate wuh squashed by another ques tioned vote when the clerk an nounced Representatives Hughes and Carter as voting no. When ap proached these representatives claimed to have voted yes. The official vote us Riven by the clerk was 33-2't against recalling the re solution. Messaqe on Court Power In IiIk first special message to the session Governor Martin ask ed today that, the legislature .con fer on the Orcgun supremo court the rule-making power In tho form now exercised hy the Biipreme courl, of the United States. The message which was read in tho morning sesslous of both scu ato ami house alHO asked serious consideration of bills which em body proposals of the governor s coiuiuilloo on improvement of the rules of Judicial procedure. Old Issue Bobs Up The Oregon State Grange move lo put a creation of lieutenant gov ernor before tho people, to he vot ed upon for (lie fifth time since 1!H2, punned the house of the Oru gon leglslalure by u ;t2 to 27 count. 'Die resolution now goes - to I he senate. The lieutenant governor would reeeive SIP a day while presiding over the senate. Incidentally, tho measure Is re garded as a slep by I ho democratic organization. The democrats be lieve t hat Governor Martin will seek reelection in 1IKIS and, be cause of his age, may not complete his term. Should the republicans continue In hold the majority in tlie senate a republican president of tlie senate might succeed to the governorship. State action to have California renin vo Us border inspection of tourists' luggage progressed offi cially when tho lower house unan imously adopted a joint memorial lo the California legislature asking removal or this "violation of the comity and courtesy due and en joyed between lie inhabitants of the various slates of the union." The memorial went to the senate for consideration. Exhibit Money Asked The slate of Oregon's participa tion hi tlie 1JH19 San Krauclsco ex position was requested In a bill structlon of the exhibit and topic inulerial exhibited. An exhibit for the exposition was one of the measures recommended by Governor Martin In his message lo the legislature. Three Bills Passed The senate passed three bills In the morning session. One of these, a house bill hy Representative Car ter, Curry county, was a measure remitting stato taxes In fire-nftod riandon for a seven-year period. A bill exempting certain veter ans from taxation wan approved. The bill affects thoso veterans hav ing a permanent disability in ox cess of 40 per cent. The senate al so passed a measure reducing the annual license fee on pickup trucks under 4000 pounds from $10 to $5 a year. teed. At Yoncalla they phuuied to steal new license pi ate and gaso line, they told the officers, Parsons said, but while cruising around side streets their car again be came fast in the mud. . Escape at Yoncalla Yesterday morning they wont to the Cowan garage to 'obtain help In freeing their stolen automobile. Xewby became suspicious, took the two boys to the justice court in Yoncalla and left them in charge of Judge J. J. IJrown while he went to notify officers at Roseburg. Immediately after the departure of the Yoncalla marshal the two youths suddenly dashed from the office of Judge Drown, who, taken hy surprise, was unable to halt them. Notified by telephone of their ctcape. Sheriff Percy Webb and deputies, organized ten Yoncalla men into posseH to take up the trail of the fugitives. A group composed of Fred Sefton, Erneat Thlele and Ted Peterson overtook the fleeing nalr as they n eared the road. -The lw y s refused to obey commands to halt until a shot was fired over their heads, when they stopped and surrendered. State police and sheriff's officers, who had hurried to Yoncalla to loin in the search, took the pair nto custody and returned them to t'-e county jail at Roseburg. Had Travel Van The youths said they wanted to travel, Parsons reported, and re lated that after stealing the auto mobile, registered to James H. Thompson of Route 2, Eugene, they were stuck seven times and were In one accident uunng tneir drive to Tacoma and back to Yon calla. A length of hose and a gaso line' tin wero found in the car and the hoys said, Pardons reported, that tbey bad stolen fuel through out their entire trip. Lane county authorities are ex- nected to return the two prisoners to Eugene today. Ritchie, Parsons said, Is on parole from tho state training school.., sections holed In to wait for a thaw to release them from isolation. Blockades Conquered The Green Springs route to Kla math Kails from Grants Pass was opened today after being blocked by snow for 14 hours. The Old Oregon t rail, oiockuuco several times this weok, was open once more with one-day-truffic at some points between La Grande and Pendleton. Snow and a skidding truck tem porarily blocked the trail between Haines and Pendleton but it was reopened this morning. All county roads out of Pendleton were dos ed but observers believed a thuw was. In the offing. Motorists Warned Snow wua seven feet deep at Union creek on the Crater lake highway and motorists were warn ed not to go beyond Prospect. Crews were battling to keep, the stage road pass open on the Pa cific highway between Wolf Creek and Glendale junction. The Siski you Bummit was open south of Ashland and the Redwood route was In excellent condition. Freezing temperatures warned motorists along the coast to use chains, many routes being icy. Statisticians estimate it cost $25,000 to kill each soldier slain In the World wur. Stock and Bond Averages STOCKS Compiled by Tlie Associated Press. 30 15 15 60 . llld'ls Hit's Ut's St'lts Today 116.(1 3X.7 52.1 71.0 Irov. day .... 117.1 :l!l.2 52.7 71.4 Mouth ago .... !)5.l 3S.5 51.:t 70.0 Year ugo 7B.3 H3.!) 17.2 5S.7 l!i:t6-37 high - 911.3 43.5 54.0 72.8 193(1-37 low .. 73.4 30.2 43.4 -59.T 1935 bigb 7(1.3 31.2 44.7 5H.1 1935 low 49.5 .18.5 21.6 3I.S Lee Thomson of El'itton was a business visitor In Roseburg today. L. L. Singleton of Dixonville spent Thursday visiting in Rose burg and attending to misiness. R. W. Hinkley of Wilbur spent Thursday In Roseburg attending to business mntters. R. A. Biisenbark of Melrose was n Roseburg Thursday visiting and attending to business. R. D. Bridges of Onkland was a business vislWir in Roseburg Wed nesday. C. W. Perry, road supervisor of Camas Valley, spent Thursday-in Roseburg on business. J. J.' o Souvenir hunters have chipped away two tombstones from the grave of Sum Bass, notorious out law, at Round Roek. Tex. BONDS Compiled by The Assoelnted Press. 30 " 15 15 60 Jan. 28. Today 97.S 101.4 102.0 73.5 IMev. dav .... 97.7 101.2 102.0 73.5 .Month ago .... 98.2 104.2 102.6 73.0 Year ago .... 91.0 103.3 101.9 71.2 193C37 high 99.0 104.4 103.1 74.2 !93ti-37 low ..Sli.9 101. S 99.3 67.6 1935 high .... 87.S 702.2 99.8 70.4 1935 low , 70.4 92.2 84.5 65.6 Still Coughing? No matter how many medicines you nave tried lor your cougn, cnesi cold or bronchial Irritation, you-can get relief now with Creomulslon. Serious trouble may bo brewing and you cannot afford to tako a chance with nnvthhiir less than Creomul slon, which goes right to the scat of tho trouble to aid nature to soothe and heal the Inflamed mem branes as the germ-laden phlegm is loosened and expelled. Even If other remedies have failed, don't be discouraged, your drugsist Is authorized to guarantee Creomulslon and to refund your money If you are not satisfied with results irom mo very nrsi, doiuq. Oct Creomulslon right now. (Adv.) lucky and Tennessee reported more j brought lnlo Ibe senule of thn ! than 20 inches of rainfall for thn j Oregon legislature today by Sena period. A wide bell along the low-1 lor Host. or Ohln nnd the nilildb Missis- Thn proposed measure ned for slpni vallevs received 1(1 Inches, 'an npproprliKlon of JiiO.ooo and a ! The flood area. Clark sold, bad coniinlsslon of five members to be ( been drenched Willi five to six appointed by the governor unci lo I (lines the average iiiuonnt of rain , serve Willi mil rnnipensallon. The for I lil k innnlh. commission would direct l he enn DOCK STRIKE AGAIN STRIKES DEADLOCK (Continued from page 11 hut only three required liospllal treatment. At Detroit, the I'. A. W. A. with drew Us pickets from the office fo All Who Suiier From Acute Attacks Asthma-Bronchitis Persistent Coughs Two or th'W doici of th ' mom BUCKLCY'S MIXTURI In iwcfiflnnl hot wattr d vppfd ttowlv imt iV'w rhr Ina imiMv emu' reitful nthl'i nA.ihn,...RrMuhiMt ftufferrfk viov couflhlaM night; you'll slfop totnd ml wato rofreihfd If you will im wv motich lo do tbl be. or you Ko to bi1. fjt Wh.le BUCKlir H "0l offered Ml curt (or Athrn of BronehiM It witt tiv Immedim rt'ief rrom irwi wwtin, ...... ifrncijiA nr hrralh. BUCkLIY'l MIXTllOi Id by food druplim on ' "' Cliaumau'a lUd Crota Drue Stoic ROME, CALIFORNIA WINES Available in Oregon! WHITE PORT PORT ANGELICA SHERRY TOKAY MUSCATEL OUAttTS GALLONS 50" 150 lAwolo, - brVolumt ROM ROMA WINE COMPANY, Inc. l it. Ledl, California To brighto your visit! You'll enjoy your stay In Portland mora for living hare at tho hub of Port land activities. A dlitlnctlvo addross. Throe to four blocks to leading banks and stores. Attractive outside rooms. Fnoui Food. ' SVPPEM CLV9 Dining afid dancing each night except Sunday and Monday . , Marvelous music. Floor show. CITY VISITORS OREGON DISTRICTS ISOLATED BY SNOW (Continued from page 1) POWP-R DEMANDS OFFERED BY GRANGE (Continued from page 1) Included: 1. Permanent government owner ship of dams now owned or under construction or contemplation. !. Construction or transmission lines by the government. 3. Wholesale distribution to ciL ies, towns, cooperative . associa tions and other public agencies at minimum rates necessary to amor tize that part of the investment charged to power In 40 or 50 years. 4. Distribution to tlie ultimate consumers on yardHtick rales, or rates hused on -cost or the pur chase and distribution of power. 5. Opposition to the pooling of public power or transmission fa cilities with private power and transmission facilities except on short term contracts. C. Rural electrification on a na tional scale. 7. Adoption of the allotment plan or loan and grant plan, now used to supply funds (through the PVVA) to municipalities, for the extension of rural electrification. BLOCKADED ROADS IN DOUGLAS FOUGHT (Continued on page C) the road Into Reston from Rose burg. Practically all roads on higher elevations were blocked by snow, the county court Reported. 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