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U. of 0. Library Eugene, Oregon FUDD SOI SQUADS Soldiers, Police Battle Mob Angered By Negro's Rental In rWhiter Zone CICERO, HI. (AP) A racial housing dispute, sim mering for three days, erupted into a full-scale riot Thurs day night as bayonet-swinging national guardsmen and po lice battled an unruly, brick-throwing mob in Cicero streets. The 450 guardsmen and police fought the hooting, jeer ing men and women all white for more than two hours before quelling the riot. No Negroes were at the scene. None live in Cicero, a city of 70,000. But it was the rentinir of an anartment bv a Necro fam- ilv thst touched off the first Thursday night s fighting, as a crowd of 4.000 milled near the apartment building, climaxed three nights of disorders. Eleven persona, including three soldiers ana inree policemen, were hospitalized. Some o the civilians were cut by bayonets. Others were injured by stones and bricks hurled at the soldiers and police from among the incensed throng of about 4,000. An undetermined number of ci vilians suffered bruises and cuts in the melee between the mob and steel-helmeted soldiers and police in one of the worst riots in the Chi cago area in several years. Police cars were overturned. Lighted flares were tossed into the windows and onto the roof of a 20-apartment building foca) point of the disturbance. Firemen dodged a barrage of rocks and stones to douse the fires. Nine persons were arrested for questioning. Governor Orders Out Troops The first disturbance came alter Harvey E. Clark Jr., 29, a Negro bus driver for the Chicago Transit authority, and his family moved furniture into the apartment he - -ru r,.VKi,. ,i..mnuj out and burned by a mob Wednes-' ent. booked on a burHary charge.! Ridgway's message was broad day night '. waived preliminary hearing in dis-1 cast just two hours and 20 minutes The national guardsmen from j five Illinois cities arrived on the mitanm . taw hAnra a f t n r Cnvornnf Arilai V. Stevenson had declared i martial law in the trouble area. Stones, bricks, flares and fire bombs were hurled by the shouting and frenzied mob. Police said the rioters' object was to break the police lines and set fire to the apartment building. But the soldiers and police fin ally succeeded in forcing the mob to retreat far back of the police lines set up a block and a half from the apartment building. Clark told Sheriff John Babb he had abandoned plans to move inlo the apartment bnt hi attorney said Clark it planning to move in later. Clark has filed a $200,000 suit charging he wat manhandled by Cicero policemen when he tried to move into the building on June 8. Cicero authorities are under a fed eral court order issued June 26 to protect Clark and his property. Fire Near Glendale Brought Under Control The fire noar Glendale. which ataned Wednesday afternoon, cov ered nearly 1.000 acres before it was brought under control late Thursday, Douglas Forest Protec tive association reports. The association says that fire dangers are abating and western forests were reopened today at 9 a. m., with the exception of Mt. Hood. Willamette, Umpqua and Rogue river national forests; the Clackamas - Marion fire district, and Tillamook burn area. Humidity is rising and is ex pected to return to normal soon. Lowest recording yesterday was 31 percent, which is one degree above the "critical" mark. Sixty men are atill in the Glen ' dale fire area completing fire trails around the blaie. A caterpillar will be used to clear trails where the terrain permits. The Mount Scott burned area was reported "in good shape." In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS l ei Stebbins, who ued to live in southern Oregon and now lives in Mexico City, dropped into my of fice here and gave me a bad case of itching foot. He ia vice-president in charge of merchandising and advertising of one of the big chicle companies (chicle is thej basic raw material of chewing gum) and he and his family are in the states for a three months vaca tion. At the moment, he isn't sure that the stay on this side of the line won't bankrupt him. Living, it seems, ia aimpler south of the border. For example: Th.. . .... hnii.. in ,h. suburb of Chapultepec, which is I . .tA u..iA! rY,.'. n,,.., ...iH.n...i w...: trict. In the family part of the house, there are three bathrooms (Continued on Page 4) The Weather M.stly clear ted$ tnd Saturday. Hifhest temp, far any July lot Lowest teme. far any July 40 Highest temp, yesterday IS Rawest temp, last 14 heura S3 Preeip. last 14 heurs 0 Frajcip. tram July I p. I ! Pre. fr.m Sept. I . Xo M i Eacesa trern Sept. f 1.24 Sunset taatay, I S3 p. m. Sunrise tamerrew, 1:41. ns. I disturbances Monday night. I Parolee Faces Burglary Charqe In Drain Arrest A 75-year-old California parolee told police he was going to break into the Drain post office Wednes day because he likes federal pris ons betier than any he has ever been in. The sheriffs office identified the man as Leon Hubert Harent, who admitted he had been "in and out" of jails, prisons and penitentiaries throughout the nation for the past 46 years. But, he told police, he likes the federal prisons best of all. Wednes day night, police said, he planned the burglary of the Drain post of fice, a federal offense. He first needed tools and tried to find them i in a tool shed belonging to the city of Drain. i That was when Deputy Verne ' Pouncey and Drain police Chief n,MNM pi. ..kk u.. ,Th,LSd 1." v" ,0 ,he ,Ury 0n $2,000 bail. A long list of jail sentences rked Harent's career for nearlv half a century. Chief Perento said. Harent admitted that he had es caped from the Oregon ttate peni tentiary in 1906 and had served time in the Massachusetts state prison, Los Angeles county prison farm, the Washington state peni tentiary and McNeil Island. He is now on parole from a Folsom, Calif., prison, police said. Deputies Wednesday night asked Harent his occupation. "I haven't worked much in the past Si years I guess you'd call me a jail bird," he was quoted as saying. "We asked him if he had ever been in a county jail and he just laughed," Perento aaid. Twelve Men Die In 3 Explosions Br The Associated Pi-mi Twelve men were killed and three injured in three separate explosions in industrial plants Thursday in Indiana, llllinois and California. Causes of the blasts have not been determined. Dam ages were estimated at more than $2,000,000. The blast that wrecked the Gen eral Motors jet engine test build ing in Indianapolis killed eight ci vilian workers. The plant was bulding jet engines for the air force. An air force spokesman said there was "positively no sabotage." An explosion blew to bits a small frame powder plant of the E. I. Du Pont de Nemours company near Seneca, III., killing four men. Fire followed a series of explo sions in a storage tank area of the Union Oil company's refinery in Wilmington. Calif., causing dam ages estimated at "about (2.0U0. 000." Four 80 000 barrel gasoline tanks exploded rocking the Los Angeles harbor area. Four others were set afire and flames for a while threatened army, navy and coast guard establishments in the Los Angeles harbor area. Three workmen were injured. Inquest Held In Fatal Fight At Canyonville A coroner's inquest is being held today to determine circumstances leading to the death of Luther R o w e, Canyonville, Thursday morning after a fight. D ..... - k.u. in.rAl.-ul In . lcUffle wnh John A. Anderson in which Anderson had struck him, according to Deputy Sheriff W. I. Worrall, one of the investigating officers. Rowe fell and hit his nead on a sidewalk, worrall reported I 1 Anderson is being held in the i Canyonville Jail on a disorderly conduct charge, pending the out come of the inquest. He was ar rested by Worrall and lanyonville P0'":' The fight the fight occurred in Canyonville about 7 pm. Wednesday. Rowe 'died in a Myrtle Creek hospital 1 'he next morning at i ine inquest IS oemg nria ai :ne Gam mutuary in atyrlie Creek. Yoncalla Cancels Speed Limit On S.P. Trains YONCALLA is Seurhem Pacific engineers wen't have te worry about that IS-mil.-per . hour speed limit through Yencalla anymere. The city council ef this town f approximately 400 psaple has repealed a It Jt rdinence setting the maximum speed far traina at 15 MfH. They can ge at fast a Iftey want fa new. Established 1173 Ultimatum Given To Efeds Restrictions Must Cease, Ridgway Says Admit All U.N. Group, Remov Armed Guards, Allied Chief Demands By NAT! POLOweTZKY SEOUL, Korea UP) The Al lied command told the Reds today: Korean war cease-fire talks will be resumed only when United Na tions delegates have unrestricted movement in an area free of armed guards. Cen. Matthew B. Ridgway sent that virtual ultimitum to top Com munist commanders after the Reds rejected an APied demand that news correspondents be accepted as part of U. N. personnel in the conference area. The supreme commander de manded that: i Th. Rarlc 0t their armed guards out of Kaesong original ; site of armistice talks - or agree to meet somewhere else. .! f-H ",inr..,ahl and un- necessary restrictions" on his ne- gotiators and let them move freely. J- Accept anyone he names as nart nf the U. N. delegation. after the Reds rejected the third j point, originally made Thursday by I problems of my tenure. Adm C. Turner Joy, chief U. K. Elliott came to Roseburg in 1944 negotiator. I to take over the position of Senior The rejection came from North i high school principal hut was ap Korean Gen. Nam II. chief Red ' pointed superintendent of city cease-fire delegate, in a reply to schools before ever occupying the jov. Nam suggested the delcgatct meet at 1 p. m. Friday (8 p. m. Thursday, PDT) for further d 1 s- .itinm Joy said Thursday that ne gotia-' tions would be resumed as soon 1 the Communists agreed to pass any I B . a ..L J U. N. personnel designated by thelTOIGCT LuUilCneCI Allied command, including news- papermen. Nam replied: "Neither side's news reporters or news represent atives can come into the area . . until both sides have agreed." Red Restriction Rapped General Ridgway's headquarters in Tokyo said: "Since the opening of the con ference, it has been evident that the equality of the treatment so es sential to the conduct of armistice negotiations is lacking,'' Ridgway'I message said. "Since the first meeting at Kae song, your delegation has placed restrictions on the movement of our. delegation. It has subjected our personnel to the close proxim ity of your armed guard, it has delayed and blocked passage of our couriers. "Extension of the present recess and the delay in resuming the con ference of our delegation is solely due to those unreasonable and un necessary restrictions against which my representatives have re peatedly protested. "The assurances which I require ar simple and few." TWO BROTHERS DROWN KALAMA. Wash. fPI Two young brothers. Don Wagconer, 12, and Dick Waggoner, 10, of Kalama. drowned in the swirling waters uf The bovs went down while swim-1 m oays or .w - ming with other youngsters in a ; nounced by proponents of the dis deep pool, sheriff's deputies said. I trict. W. Roseburg Job Storm Sewers Couldn't Be Finished During Dry Weather, Council Thinks Storm sewers will not be constructed in West Roseburg this stimmpr. The city council has come to this conclusion, as a hold up in final engineering plans might delay completion of the nroieot until after the rainy season begins. And the council r . . is in nc mood, after last winters experience, to undertake anv construction in West Roseburg that could not be com- i pleted during the summer months. ii i.:... ,u. l... .lICHIIvtllll. ill" las l onsirucnon 1. 0., oi roriiaim, uiiKinaiiy wariiru si con tract. A settlement of $5750 has been made to pay the com pany's cost of rringing equipment here and preliminary work in connection with the job, reports City Manager W. A. Gilchrist. Complete revision of plans and , engineering will 1 be made in ad-j wl,,r now B,,f r, , ,h( yance of letting any future """I South Umpqua river. The bids tract for the work, probably next , , M7 hY ,., Nj.h. Easements Still Needed The original plana for storm sew ers in West Roseburg would have drained only a portion of the area, with no possibility of working additional drainage areas into the project. It would have emptied the water into a natural drainage ditch west of Fullcrton school. But it was found impossible to obtain nec essary easements across the prop erty along this ditch, in event the drainage resulted in flooding the land beyond th normal flow. Bida were railed a second lime fn,- a revised plan reversing th storm sewer flow ard taking th ROSUUkft. OREGON FRIDAY. JULY 13. 151 CITY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ELLIOTT TENDERS RESIGNATION AFTER SEVEN YEARS' SERVICE "Good Of School System, : Unity Of Board," Prompts Action, Statement Says i Paul S. Elliott, Roseburg'a su perintendent of district 4 schools for the last seven years, has re signed. He said. "I'm convinced that it's for the good of the school system and the unity of the school board." The school board received the resignation and will take acUon on it at the regular Monday night meeting. School board Chairman V. V. Harpham said "his resig nation was wholly voluntary." Elliott requested that his resig nation become effective Aug 1. In the meantime he i cooperating with the board in an effort to choose a successor. Elliott said he hadn't made anv plant for the future but indicated that he wanted to go "fishing lor a wnue. In a statement he said. In the interest of uni led purpose and pol- icy for school district 4. 1 have recretfullv tubmitted my resigna tion to the school board. I wish to express my sincerest gratitude to the people and the many or ganizations of this community for their cooperation and support our ing the emergencies and difficult other post. Elliott's long tenure si supenn- (Continued on Page 2) kj ! niiri NeW Tire UlSlTlwT Preliminary plans for organic ririiuiui.i; I".". tion of a rural fire protection die . trict covering Glideldleyld-Litlle river areas is now proceeding rap idly under the aupervision of the stale fire marshal's office. The proposed district will cover all property adjacent to the North Umpqua road iboth new and old) from the Marks ranch through Glide and ldleyld to Rock creek; also. Buckhorn road to its junction with Wolf creek, and Little river road to the Associated Plywood corporation camp. Plans call for establishing a central fire station near the Glide bridge with fire equipment as spec ified by the stale fire marshal reg ulations and the insurance under writers. I These regulations call for a fire truck, water carrying tanks, chemical extinguishers and ample hose supply. The establishment of such a dis trict, with specified equipment lo cated in a central fire house will, it is reported, result in a substan tial reduction of insurance rales on all properly within the district. A meeting has been called of all property owners to consider this plan, to adopt further measures as thev see fit and to elect a board of directors as prescribed by law. v... ih,. mMi.ni wdl id- pear in the News-Heview in aooui Waits ... . ....V,.J . ..tit, A ..I .iictm. .iiimi - i ols Construction Co., Spnnglield. to S45.110 by Atlss Construction. ! Atlas had bid low at $19.S.V-on i tbe origidal protect In ita decision to defer con-1 struction, the council expressed the 1 opinion another ear'a delay would benefit rather than present a haz-j ard to the residents of West Rose burg, as at this late dale it is uncertain the job could be com-1 pleted Cefore fall rains set On the revival plan, bidder! er,r we requestagVto hid on thil' ' JL.i in u time of completion. While the law (Continued n Pag 1) F J 1 V" 7 Am maanfiit mJ PAUL S. ELLIOTT 7 Years' Service Endt Charge Follows Man-Girl Journey A 15-year-old Riddle girl was re turneo .o ner mm, ""'-" driven across the state line and abandoned at Ripon, Calif., police said Thursday. Reedley, Calif., city police are holding Arthur Paul in connection with the case on a charge of con tributing to the delinquency of minor. Deputy Sheriff W. I. Worm!! left thia morning for Reedley to re turn Paul to face charges in Doug las county. Worrall said the girl was taken from htr home about 1:30 Monday morning. She was reportedly ananaonea m me sireeis in mpun bolil mit., ,OUh m' -.tockton bandoned In the streets in ttinon, Wednesday. There she was picked up by city police and brought home Thursday morning bv her parents. Paul, arrested in Reedley, some seventy miles south of Ripon, has waived extradition. Worrall said. Paul, apparently a resident of Reedley, had been in Riddle only a few hours Sunday, according to Worrall. Canned Fruits Get Price Boost O.K. WASHINGTON P Price ceiling boosts on canned and frozen cherries, apricots and peaches will be permitted, the Office of Price Stabilization announced. Oregon and Washington fruit is affected. It said the action is being taken to offset higher costs resulting from "severe crop losses" in ma jor fruit-raising areas. The new regulation on canned, frozen and brined sweet cherries, apricots and free stone peaches will permit parke-s to reflect in their ceiling prices these maxi mum raw material cosis: For sweet cherries in Oregon I and Washineton. $.Tfi8 a ton for can - ning and freezing ana a ton for brining. For apricots, canned or frozen. S106 a ton in California, and (109 in Washington. For free slune peaches, canned or frozen. SI 02 in Washington and Oregon and SU4 a ton in Michigan. These maximum costs, OPS cau tioned, may be reflected in the ceil ings only if they actually are paid to the growera. Teacher Facing 'Rap' For Spy Probe Perjury LOS ANGELES UPi A 41 year -old college journalism teacher, Clarence Vetterli, will be sentenced July 23 on his conviction of giving perjured testimony in an espionage investigation. A federal court jury handed down its guilty vrdict Ihu-sday on lw0 r0unta: iThat Vetterli lied l utiwii its xiiitii i-iuhi iiiu j when he said he didn't know that lunacy Witczak was a Communist i spy. m' i,, nr.,.iH,n f.mrf. fnr J.ni. nese American's trip to Tokyo 1941 to work against the Japanese military clique. Vetterli. an instructor at El Ca mino Junior rollcge, gave his testi mony in 1949 before a federal grand jury. WitrzakO named as s Commu nist agent during the Canadian ons have challenged tne otner atom spy probe nf 19U5, has since j clubs to the race. Both hav ac disappeared. The government ceptc n charged that he-and Vetterli were i One youth, whose name was ffot associates here-In 1941. Vetterli farea a maximum pen alty nf five years in prison andgi S5.000 fine un each count WILL ATTEND SERVICES Trie Harden Valley Sunday school class will attend Frist Hap- list ctsaVch ceremonies SuiatViy morning-iluly 15. to hear the Tis- ilme tfM-- the Rev Jack Par- k, , -r.. ...ii i... r:.rH.n v.l. - 1 The ResParrntt is son of Mr. and Mra. Fred Farrott of Gar- 0, den Valley. 1M-H Appeals Judge Upholds Bail For 15 Reds Civil Rights Congress Held Acceptable Source; Liberation Ordered NEW YORK MP) Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan today complied with a U. S. appeals court ruling and ordered release of IS Communist leaders under bail previously supplied by the Civil Rights congress bail fund. Judge Ryan previously had re voked the bail, totalling $175,000, on the ground trustees of the bail fund were "unworthy of trust." He had aentenced three of them to jail for contempt of court for re fusing to reveal identities of con tributors to the fund. The IS Communists are charged with conspiring to teach and ad vocate violent overthrow of t h e United States government and are awaiting trial. Ryan jailed them Wednesday with instructions to obtain bail from another source. U. S. appeals court Judge Learaned Hand Thursday ordered the bail from the Civil Rights con gress reinstated. Hand held the full, three-mem ber appeals court previously had ruled Da u trom tne congress at ac ceptable. The congress Is listed by the de partment of Justice as subversive. Ryan's decision today was made in the presence of the IS defend ants, who had been kept in jail be cause of legal technicalities since junge nana s ruling. . Th. ,.,i. .. . ,k.t ih. k..,;nn. had not been concluded by Judge I Ryan and that Judge Kyan, there- fore, should not have acted until V, A knil t i n i oil imA (Via iiv uau iiiuautru ins? v t .-t. Writer! In Ball Default Thursday, two nf the trustees rtystery writer Dashiell Hammett and W. Alphaeus Hunton were granted $10,000 bail each pending appeal of their six-month contempt sentences. Judge Hand set the bail after the two had spent three nights in jail. The hail wat not posted, and they remained in jail last night also. The third trustee, millionaire Frederick Vanderbilt Field, ia free him qa-Hsv rnntentot sentence. But Field, too, had a busy day Thursday. He spent two hourt in closed session under questioning by a subcommittee on internal se curity of the U. S. senate judiciary committee. Another development was a 1 110.629 tax lien filed against Ham mett by the Treasury department. The lien covers allegedly unpaid income taxes from 1943 to 1945. Glide Farmer Accused Of Threatening To Kill Monroe M. Porter, S8-year-0 1 d Glide farmer accused of threaten ing to commit a felony, waived preliminary hearing in district court Thursday and ia being held ! on tl.mw nan, acroromg ui 1 A. J. Geddes. Porter was arrested by sheriffs deputies on a complaint sworn out by Clifford Jones, Glide, who claim ed Porter threatened to tin mm Deputy Cecil Bever aaid Porter had pointed a rifle at Jones. 101 Kids Ready To All's Ready For Saturday Applebox Derby, Plus Extra Fun As 'Prelim' With 34 racers already in and more to come, the enthusi asm over Roeburir's jaycee-sponsored Applebox Derby appears terrific, according to Via Bakala, sales manager for th Hansen Motor company. Bakala, who supervises the checkinir in of racers at Hansen's, said he was "flabbenrasted" ate the response. So far 101 younfjsters have sijjned up to enter the race. It was uncertain, however, whether all of them would turn out for the rice, scheduled for Saturday mornin,? at 10 on Winchester street and W. Teird. A little pre-rare fun will get un der way at 0 30 a. m. Saturday, when representatives of the Lions. Kiwanis and Rotary nubs hold their own applebox race. The la) learned, may rac Dareiooiea ai ird.v unless he can find a way to ligihten a racer a few ounces. He checaea ita racer in ur inys-s;-lion at HaiRen's Thursday. It was a pound qver the IHS-pound limit for vehicle and driver.O "Well said the bov, "I'll take off my shoes sj'jfithen I bet It'll weigh ky." St; did. It weighed' okav. Another youth, Inspecting t h -racers on display, declared: "A lotta kids are gonna take spills in these things.,aVin s built close to th ground." , ' i Water Deals Paralyzing Blows At Major Cities; Thousands Flee, 11 Dead TOPEKA. Kas. (AP) Spreading flood waters In Dieted paralyzing blows today on two major Kansas cities and dealt additional misery to the eastern half of the. state. Kansas City. Kas., and Topeka .the state's second and third largest cities were the newest areas to feel the full force of the wild Kansas river. Aircraft of all types were being used In an effort to overcome the paralyzing grip of flood waters. Scores of communities are inundated. At least 11 persons have died in Missouri and Kansas floods during the past week. The Kansas river poured over a levee this morning into the heavily industrialized Armourdale district in Kansas City, Kas. The majority of the 15.000 residents had been evacuated but some were forced to fke r.t tha list minute. ' Fire added to the fury of the flood. The fire department reported a lumberyard and a ware house were burning out of control. The fire started from blazing gasoline floating on the waters. The gasoline came from a half-submerged service station. The flood hampered fire department equipment that sought to reach the scene. Property estimated at $40,000,000 is in the Armourdale district. The area contains soap making and meatpacking industries as well as huge freight yards, grain elevators and other plants. Earlier the Kansas river smashed a dike protecting an other Kansas City area, flooding the 4,000-acre Argentine district. Water 12 feet deep swirled around some homes and business establishments. Some 3,500 persons in the district were evacuated. Sutherlin Woman Killed By Train; Husband Injured Nolo Dupuit, 23, Sutherlin, wat fatally injured early today when a car In which the and her husband wore riding wat struck by a Southern Pacific passenger train I Sutherlin, state police report. Fredrick- Romeo Dupuit, 27, the hutband, suffered a frac tured arm, head injuries and in. , i!,- ttfiial in lurles. He wat taken to Mercy hospital and his con- dirion It detcribea at fair. Mrs. ! Dupuit wot dead on arrival at i . .... the hospttol, and the body wat taken to Stearnt mortuary In Oakland. State police report that the ear, driven by Dupuit, wat rnrvolina west on Central St. ' N Sutherlin when he drove In front of the train at 1:20 a.m. The car wat thrown approxi mately SO feet by the impact. The railroad crossing on ien , H jf it equipped with a warn- ' Pilot Unhurt As Plane Cracks Up Marvin Barton of Sutherlin, stu dent pilot flying a plane owned by the Green Flying service, escaped injury when his plane went out of control following a landing at the Roseburg Municipal airport Thurs day. According to Information, Bar- inn hid landed on the airstrip, but lost control as the plane headed to ward dirt piled alongside a ditch being dug in connecfion with the airport runway improvements. The landing gear and underneath part of the plane were oamageo. and the propeller was broken when the plane struck the dirt. The Green Flying school said the plane could be repaired. This was Barton's third solo flight. His folks were present to watch him make landings and take offs. Go Bakala said he la going to take movies of the race Saturday The films will be sent to Soapbox Derby officials in the hopes nf ohtaimng r franchise to permit R)ieburf) to enter into the nati'mwide classic. rrank gTiny !wanson r t ir w land, of trie Chevrolet Motors dm- . .. r , sion and Jack Mcltjgh nf General q Motors in roriiean. win oe onwn 1o viewrhe race Saturday. Vern Perkinsr(wf General itnrs. who recently let up office J Roseburg. will ia)o b on hand. Bob McCarl. chairman of the derhy rnmmittee. said racers would, alill be accepted this after noon. ugh Ht-y may be dis qualified if they do not meet apecifications. City police ie blocking trail from Beacon street to E. laeajasi Av.,aV Saturday for the rae. In Topeka, the state capital, ref ugees poured into the municipal auditorium, the Masonic hall, ho tels and private homes. Almost 20.000 persons in the city of 80,000 have been forced to flee their homes. Two bridges linking the north and south sections of the city have been swept away by th Kansas river. Wichita, the state's largest city, waa preparing for flood waters. The Little Arkansas river was ex pected to sweep into th city to night. Th smaller towns were taking a beating too. Desolat Seen Teld Frank Tiffany, an Associated Press reporter who flew over east central Kansas, gave this descrip tion: "Small communities ar com pletely flooded iust buildings and treea and atranded autos sticking above th flat brown expanse of water. "Larger towns ar half to two thirds under water residential and- business blocks alike with people standing helplessly by parked cars and trucks wher each atreet fadea Into th flood. "Mil after mile of rail lines and .highways ar water covered, sections washed out, bridges broken or gone. Freight cars stand knee deep or deeper in water or invisible sidings. "There are deserted farms houses and barns, caught in th flow of normally narrow rivers, now up to three milea wide." Army engineera estimated dam age at more than 185,000,000. Among the badly flooded towns ar Kansas City, Manhattan, Ot tawa, Marion, Strong City, Salina, Abilene, Florence, Beloit and Coun cil Grove, Ottawa was isolated. Small planea brought in mail and aotn food. The slate board of health had crews treating flood water to make it safe for drinking. Traffit Snarled Railroad and highway transpor tation waa badly anarled. At Em- . pona five tracks wera filled with stranded trains. At Topeka. water stood one to three feet deep in th Sanle F shops and switching yards. Today Friday, th 13th was payday for th 2,500 men working in Ih San ima res hops. Some waded through th water to get their checks. The Sante Fe's deluxe train, th El Capitan, has been stranded near Cedar Point, 120 milea south west of Kansas City, for two days. Six busses ar attempting to reach the train to take out th passengers. A few of th 345 pas sengers hav been flown out Th remainder were reported in no im mediate danger. Planea were being used to drop boats, rations and other supplies throughout the eastern and central parts of the state. Typhoid Vaccine Rushed On cargo plane rushed typhoid vaccine for 100,000 persons to th Forbes air base at Topeka. Planea carried medical and food drops to many isolated areas. Typ ical of th operationa was a drop of emergency rations to feed 39 chil dren sheltercjf at a country school just north of fTie Topeka flood area. Another successful drop of a liferaft permitted rescue of an ex pectant mother and fiv other per sons from a housetop near Clifton, Kas. Flood waters also war spread ing out in Missouri as th torrent of water from Kansas) Mshed into the Missouri river. Workers frantically sand bagged levjjf-c Dike breaks were reported. Many roads in Missouri are cut by hl(lh waler, nd ,omrwni ... ...ii.n. nwi B fcevity Fact Rnt t iPt. Reiiensteln It appears that when Cm ?ru finish Irs dissection of rumen's price) rollback plan, th only thlna lafl of proposed