The Weather
OREGON
Fair Sr Tcn an n t
Twenty Pacc
Part Onc -Pacei 1 too
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light northwest 'winds.'; Maximum, 61; minimum,'
36; river, "4. 2; rising; rainfall, none; atmosphere,
clear; ewind, souths . -
SEVENTYrFOURTH YEAR
;i SALEM, jOREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 22, 192
PRICE FIVE CENTS '
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GIIBTRIP
REACHED
B? HI SCHOOL
Total of $1 800 Subscribed
Ute Saturday With Dance
Proceeds Yet to be Added
This Week
CAMPAIGN BROUGHT
TO SPjiEDY CLOSING
Minimum Amount Necessary
to Finance Basketball Was
-.. , Set at $1700
So far the "On to Chicago"
fund for the Salem, high school
has reached $1800. not counting
the 400 expected, to be raised by
the dance In the Crystal Gardens
Tuesday . night.. , Without much
difficulty tbe goal iaa been reach
ed by the" students in their fight
to get the funds, and -within the
time limit specified by the busi-
ness men, the total amount has
? been secured. . ' : j
. The tag sale on the street net-
. , - jJL.. tAH thn neat sum of S2B0. and
I t ' 1 with" the funds, which are to be
turned in by other organizations,
It is expected the Salem high boys
will have a little extra money to
get back to thetnational Inter
scholastic basketball meet.
The bare minimum which can
be used to carry the championship
basketball team to Chicago is set
at $1700,7a few hundred dollars
less than the sum required to
take the Medf ord champions to
the meet last year. It Is the opin
ion of the local business men that
a fund of several hundred dollars
be organized to defray the Inci
dentals that necessarily arise on
such a' project. , It is not desired
i, to get the students back: in Chl-
- -cago" an3 havefijenTTbe held there
because of the lack of funds, ?
Due to the strenuous efforts of
Salem high school students to get
the money,- Beverai of. the team
hav$ not been able to report to
the.gymnagjuni. As a" result they,
are losing out in their training
and will have, to get into the har-
1 . f ness immediately.. . io enter toe
I I . national - competition without the
I I J team in the' best of condition is
iV suicidal to even winning the first
game o f the contest; - T f : "
With Salem' sure to send Its
team to Chicago, Oregon will be
represented in the national tour
nament by two. teams, a Franklin
.high of Portland, runner-up in the
state tournament," have already
accepted an invitation to partici
pate In the event. " i ' "
HOPE IS LOST
Rescuers Abandon Theory
That Entombed Miners
May Yet be Alive
FAIRMONT, W. Va.; March 21.
Removal of four - bodies from
the Bethlehem Mines corporation's
mine at Barrackviile today
brought the total number of dead
taken from the property up to 11.
All were found In the left head
way of the property ; which was
the scene "of anj explosion last
Tuesday night entombing 33 min
ers. Mine officials In a recheck
today, said' there were 11 men In
this part of the workings ' and
that the remaining- 22 .who are
missing were in the right headway
at the time of, the blast. Hope that
any escaped death 'bas been aban
doned, if. " . '
Jay Wills, a member of one of
the rescue: ocews. jate tQday found
the body of his brother. Wells
came here from another camp and
did not know that "his brother was
working at Barrackviile, anUl he
stumbled across his body. Seachers
tonight continued their explora
tions ofot"aer sections of the mine
and,, with Improved air conditions
encountered underground, , expect
ed to find additional todies within
a few hours. "j .'.
Fairmont tomorrow; will bury
Leonard Saunders, whose chirred
body was first to-be brddghC out.
Governor Gore, 'who has been on
the scene since Wednesday aiding
rescue work, will attend the ser
vices. Saunder's mother, critical
ly ill, has ;not been Informed of
her son's death. ; ' " "
BY OFFICIALS
Engine of Destruction
Creates
Proves
Small engines of destruction
have been sent through the mails
on numerous occasions. Bert
Macy, a local attorney, is aware
of that fact, of coarse. By a com
plicated system ofj Jialr-triggers,
wires, levers and insidious what
nots; the innocent appearing con
traptions : explode with,! In many
cases, disastrous results to the re
cipient. I : . J ; i 1 .,
Again, evil minded persons have
contrived; to seek retaliation for
a real or fancied grievance by dis
patching : tarantulas, -poisonous
lizards or insects, or other forms
of low and vicious life. To a
rather shrewd and ripe intellect,
the possibilities seem unlimited.
Mr. Macy, like the majority of
us, is blessed wiUi some Imagin
ation. He is not one of your cold,
matter-of-fact men. And then,
too, he has been the recipient of
several unkind letters from1 a
BIDS RECEIVED
Silverton-Silver Creek Falls
Construction to be Start
ed April 27
The work of graveling the nine
mile road between Silverton and
Silver Creek? Falls will be started
on April 27 it was announced by
the county court yesterday, when
bids were received for. the surfac
ing." i v:,j :v j--j. ; y.
A. E. Leikum of Huult was
awarded the contract for crushing
the rock, at? 70 cents a "yard. I.
N. Howe, of Salem, will haul all
the surfacing material used, and
will receive $4000 for the contract."
The road Is expected to be finished
by fall, according to the "commis-
sloners. Considerable work must
be -done on repairing the present
road. i- js- ".',-
Competition' for market roads Is
keener this year than at any pre
vious . time, i the county court de
clared. In the future no consid
eration will be given to any project
in which a clear right of way is not
provided. , All curves and angles
must be provided, and everything
laid out as the road will be com
pleted. "; ; '
"There are bo many demands
for market roads before the court,"
Commissioner Smith. declared,
"that we cannot undertake to start
in on any that have not yet been
laid out. ; If the road Is not pre
pared or outlined, It must show
that there is no immediate demand
for It. We cannot spend our mon
ey in buying right of' ways unless
the demand for the purchase is im
perative.
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OAC POLO TEAM liOSES
STANFORD UNIVERSITY,
March 21. Stanford defeated the
Oregon Agricultural college polo
team here this afternoon 13 to. 2.
The Oregon players were handi
capped because; they were . using
unfamiliar mounts', although they
showed some good horsemanship.
ns. h;g cued
BY DEATH IFJ EAST
Mother of Pastor of first
Presbyterian Church Dies '
- After Illness
1
. Word was received Saturday, by
Rev. Ward Willis i Long, pastor of
the First Presbyterian .hurch, of
the death of bis mother,' Mrs.' J.
F. Long, in Farmland, Ind. Mrs.
Long had been ill for the last, six
weeks. ' Funeral services "will be
held in Indiana. 7 ' :
Mrs. Long and her husband
were spending the winter with a
son. "Rev. Frank J, Long,- pastor
of : the , Friends - church in; Farm
land, where; she was taken ill.
., She visited in Salem the sum
mer of 1923 and since word of
her Illness was first received a
great many people with whom she
became acquainted have often in
quired as to her health.'
GER3LAXV DEMANDS SEAT
1 PARIS, March 2 1. The Havas
News Agency learns from an auth
oritative source that the German
government is prepared to demand
admission of the Reich into , the
league of nations without reservations;
0NR001R
Much Mystery:
to be Innocent
neighborhood crank. It didn't
prey on his mind to any notice
able extent, but he remembered it.
An v insured: package arrived
yesterday. ' A small, extremely un
interesting package, done up in
brown paper. Mr. Macy unwrap
ped it nonchalantly, as it is said
he does all his packages. The re
sult a tobacco tin! Not an un
usual tobacco tin ; in fact it : dif
fered In no respect frpm the one
nestling in Mr. Macy's southwest
hip' pocket. : ?
1 People as a usual thing do not
send tobacco cans by insured mail,
and besides, the seal was broken,
and it was too heavy for the or
dinary full tin. Conjectures im
mediately arose. The attorney
thoughts turned to the mean let
ters. Was foul work afoot A
reading glass was brought into
(Contlnnad a pat 21
BIGAMIST IS
ON WAY EAST
Kansas Sheriff Claims Mose
Kinds Arrested in Salem
Three Weeks Ago
Governor Pierce Saturday after
noon honored a requisition issued
by the governor of Kansas for the
return of Mose F. Hinds, alias Wil
liam Johnson, wanted for bigamy.
The prisoner, in custody of Sheriff
F. A. Cook, was started back east
last night to face the charges. ;
. The first wife was married in
1912 under the name of Hinds and
the second a few months ago under
the name of Johnson,; Hinds' step
father's name. There are . four
children by the first marriage.
, vHIndswas represented by Alex
Pope of Salem, who sought to keep
the man In Oregon In order that
he rnight provide for the woman
here, who - Is expecting a baby.
Hinds, they said, received a letter
purported to be from his legal wife
telling him that he was a free man.
Hinds, who had but little educa
tion, safd he believed himself to be
within the law married the second
woman in November and came to
Oregon. '-' She is living in Salem
with a sister while other relatives
live in the district. He denied
many things set forth in the affi
davit. The arrest was asked by
his first mother-in-law; ; ; 1 . ' ; J
Douglas County Agent
Thinks He Has Found Way,
to Make Frost Resistant
ROSEBURG, Or., March 21.
The use of super-phosphate, a
chemical fertilizer, may result In
the saving of great sums to the
broccoli growers In Oregon In
future years, according to Couqty
Agent B. F. Cooney, who today
announced the ' accidental discov
ery of a fact that the application
of this chemical to the ground
upon which broccoli Is grown ap
pears to make the vegetable frost
resistant. , '. . :
In the' past year over -nine-tenths
of the broccoli crop" of Douglas
county was killed by frost, , and
growers lost over a quarter of a
million dollars. In past years
there has also been much damage
from cold weather,-and if the dis
covery proves to be what experts
believe it wJJl amount to.' the
broccoli' industry will be greatly
expanded. ,
The above Is. of Interest in the
Salem district, Some years ago
this district was In the way, of
developing a big broccoli indus
try, , Buiv it found that in
some years, if' not In most years,
the freezing weather of mid winter
caught the plant when it was In
the curd. - :f 2" ! I
The commercial growing f of
broccoli was considered too haz
ardous, and for the most, part the
industry was ' abandoned here in
the WWamette valley, while It was
continued in the TJmpqua valley.
Of course, this discovery will be
investigated by those interested
In the Salem district. It may be
worth a big sum annually to our
people."'.-'- i . i
MAYHKCOUCK
BROCCOLI ClB
SPEEDYAGTIDR!
IS FEATURE OF
STORM BELIEF
Expeditions Rushed Into Af
flicted Area as Soon as
Word of Disaster Arrives;
Planes Commanded
SURGEONS AND NURSES
FLY TO WRECKED ZONE
Three Days of Continuous Ef
fort Clear Debris of Torna
do's Path
CHICAGO, March 21. A sum
mary of events shows how rapidly
events came for the storm center.
The cyclone sweeping from the
Pacific gradually increased its
strength un,Ul it moaned through
the Ozark mountains in Central
Missouri. ; '
Swirling northeastward, first
one and then many tornadoes, or
vicious whirlwinds of stupendous
might, developed within the cy
clonic wjnd and these twisters
struck the earth here and there,
smashing all before them.
The first tornado blast was felt
at Annapolis, Mo., about 1:30
Wednesday afternoon. A veritable
army "of twisting vortices swirled
through southern' Illinois about 3
o'clock and a touple nours later
others hit Indiana with a few less
violent outbursts snatching a toll
of lives and property in sporadic
places in Tennessee-and Kentucky
at nightfall. ' ' - - : i
WIthiu a couple of hours after
the devastation had .passed, sur
vivors managed to get word to un
affected towns' telling of the dis
aster and asking for help. At once
relief expeditions began to form.
' First help had to come frpm
neighboring cities but by Thurs
day morning, special trains and
airplases , had carried willing
Indianapolis and St. Louis to the
zone.. -.. ,i; : j , f ' -f v
Survivors had w.orked all iight
seeking relatives and friends and
fighting .fires that, broke! out In
the wreckage. ; All day Thursday
the search for lost was continued,
while tented cities sprang up to
shelter the homeless and the in
jured were conveyed to the near
est town with hospital facilities.
By Thursday night nearly all
had been , found and some order
with the help of , the state troops
had been established. Friday saw
the care of the hurt perfected and
the billeting of the houseless com
pleted, so that by today, time had
been given to the burial, reunion
of separated families and distri
bution of food and bedding. ,
And this tonight,. with many of
the lost still to receive the last
rites, plans were afoot for the re
construction of destroyed build
ings. Membership is Limited to 25
Young Men All Under 35
Years of Age
Organization of a Gyro service
club will be perfected -s Monday
night at 8 o'clock at a meeting at
the home of Walter Zosel, 1695
South Commercial. 1 ,.
Membership in the organization
Is limited to 25 and an age limit
of 35 years has been placed upon
all members. . The club has as its
purpose the boosting and sponsor
ing of various civic enterprises.
Only one young man of any line of
business will be Invited to join. '
Several Portland men were in
the city recently In the Interest of
the Gyro club and set the machin
ery in motion. There are at pres
ent two. other clubs in the state,
one in Portland and the pher. at
A8tOria.:- ; j - - -P'w'I 1 ;. :
Meetings will be held at a noon
day luncheon each week, probab
ly Monday noon, according to prt-
sent. plans.., : V ,S
BLIZZARD HITS CANADA
WINNIPEG, Man., March 21
One of the worst blizzards -within
the past 10 years swept , over .the
prairie provinces yesterday, . bad
ly demoralizing railway trans
portation service, telegraphic com
m u nications and yeh icular traf
fic generally,5 ' Matj'y towns were
completely isolated by the t6c"f.
ing of the roads 'and "trails : by
enormous drifts.'
Brail
PREPAREDPJESS
S UPHELD BY
REAR URAL
Bradley A. Fiske Declares
Probability of foreign War
in Next 20 Years is In
creasing DOCTRINES OF PACIFISM
ARE SCORED IN ADDRESS
United States Said to Have
3uUied Into Undisrnif ie4
! Position
NEW YORK, March 21.
"There will be increasing proba
bility of a foreign war," during
the next 20 years and therefore
the United States "must always
maintain; a state of reasonable
preparedness for 'war," Rear Ad
miral Bradley. A. Fiske retired,
declared tonight in an address be
fore the politics club of Columbia
university. He explained that in
his opinion, the increasing foreign
trade for the next 20 years ''means
increasing liability of conflict,
with competing nations because of
the enormous amounts of money
involved," for the "same reason he
said he considered it "probable
that wars on the ocean will be
much more frequent in the future
than they have been in the past."
Pacifism Rapped
He said the United States "has
never: yet been able to maintain
a state of reasonable preparedness
for war because the doctrines of
pacifism have an undue hold on
the people, .especially the women."
' The latest example of this, he
said, was during the first two
years of the' .world war,, ."during
which " the United States was
wheedled and bullied Into certain
Lnndi unified positions- by.certal4
ite avers mat euiminatea m tne
sinking of the Lusitania and the
torpedoeing of our merchant ships
although ' the United State's! was
neutra .country, Had -Theodore
Roosevelt been 'president instead
of; Woodrow Wilson It Is incon
ceivable f that, this could have oc
curred." '.
. .Wilson Conduct ExplaJued
. Admiral Fiske told, for the first
time; he said, a tory which, in
his opinion,- explained ae" ."basic
cause of .Mr. Wilson's Conduct as
commander ih'. chief of . the army
and . navy.? .. '"
He said that in 1913 President
Wilson accepted an invitation to
witness 'navy target practice: In
Chesapeake bay. ; Later President
Wilson wrote the secretary of the
navy that he would fulfill the "en
gagement," but he added he was
looking forward to , it with the
greatest possible dread." .
-' Therefore Bald Admiral Fiske,
the request for - the president's
presence was withdrawn and he
never went to the target practice.
"Some time after that," con
Unued Admiral Fiske, "I spoke of
this incident to ex-President Roose
velt. . ' " "That . explains many
things, said he. 'The man is a
physical coward. VI answered that
it seemed to be that it was mere
ly a matter of nerves." i
; BEAVERS. TAKE GAME
SAN, JOSE, Cal., March 21.
Portland won a slugf est from the
Olympic club of San Francisco here
today 9 to 5. Crosby of the Beav
ers got. a home run, as did Kelly
and Gerlaek of the Club team. .
SHEPHERD CASE
; STIiliTSflM
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Preliminary H e a r i n g on
Question of Bail Expect
ed; is Now in Jail
CHICAGO, March 2 1. William
D;. Shepherd, ' charged .with the
murder, by poison pf Wnjiam Nel:
son.Mcdintock, his millionaire or
phan ward, returned tpAU cell to
hight until Monday at least, when
attorneys will continue to' fight out
the question' of his admission to
ball in the criminal court of Judge
Jacob" Hopkins. ' ;'
Meanwhile, chief justice Harry
Olson, of the municipal court an
nounced be would subpoena several
unnamed witnesses' .to 'appear at
the Inquest- . Judge Hopkiha asked
bbth'sidfes to present authorities' to
him, on Monday; on to eo,uesliorf of
hall for a capit4roffenie.;
. ""-A .M "'-Ir Mr ' S i - - ' M. , 'i ,
Tiny Town,- Plaything -
of rnadb Bends to
- Tjafeitf Burying Dead
; DE SOTO. Ul , March 21 By
The Associated Press.) Do Soto
the tiny town of southern Illinois,
which was made the plaything of
the wind, today buried: her dead.
The little village which . was
practically , obliterated " by last
Wednesday's tornado,. Jealously
guarded from intrusion, the out
side aid so freely offered in per
forming the last rites for .her
dead. Sixty-five grave diggers re
cruited from the men of the town
opened the long rows of graves,
De Soto women comforted bereav
ed neighbors as their loved ones
were consigned to De Soto's earth
and De Soto captain placed sprays
of flowers on the new mounds. To
morrow night upward of 50 fresh
ly made mounds representing one
tenth of .the town's population,
will bear mute testimony in the
little cemetery to the town's dls-
1- . . s -
RAZOR ON SELF
Mrs. Gamble .Attempts Sui
cide When Officers Pres
ent Warrant "
.When Deputy Sheriffs Bert
Smith and Roy Bremmer went to
the borne of Mrs. C. Gamble, 64,
at 758 North Commercial Saturday
morning to apprehend her on a
warrant for examination as to her
sanity, the woman, in the presence
of the of fleers,: slashed both her
wrists and throat with a razor io
an unsuccesful attempt to commit
ou...uo. -
Ifrs. Gamble was removed to the
state hospital, where it was stated
her Injuries would not prove fatal.
So sudden was the move that the
officers were unable to overpower
her before the Injuries were In-
' Mrs. Gamble', the officer! iid.
Is . deaf , and' they ' handed her a
note asking her . to put' on a coat
and. bat and accompany them . It
was then that she turned, grabbed
the razor,; and used It upon herself.
: ; Recent actions upon her ; part
lead to the issuance of the war
rant. About two' weeks ago Bhe
left her heme near the' fairgrounds.
declaring that a groceryman was
endeavoring to take her life. Fri
day night she telephoned to the
police station the information that
a young couple in an adjoining
apartment were endeavoring tc
kill their baby. A police investi
gation revealed that the couple in
question had no child.
; An examination as to her sanity
will be made at the state hospital.
' Mrs. Gamble is said to have a
daughter at Cottage Grove. : ;
WILLAMETTE GIRLS
Glee Club to Appear in Cities
Through Oregon and c
Washington
The Willamette University wom
an's glee club is scheduled to leave
here at 8 o'clock this morning on
an extensive (our of Oregon, and
Washington., This year's program
will Include a large variety of se
lection such ; as classical music,
8olos and, stunts. The program
will be featured by college songs,
including the winning song of this
year's freshmen glee. One of the
other interesting features is the
musical stunt, "Dutch Courtship.'
to be put on by Trlsta Wenger and
Aldeen Smith. - -t
The Initial concert $f the trip
Will be given at the First Metho
dist church of Portland this morn:
ing. At 5 p. m. the club will' sing
In connection with the men's club
from the Oregonian radio station
KGW." In the evening tSe women
will furnish special music at the
Sunnyside Methodist church' in
Portland.. .".. '( w - ; .-; : . . ; '
! The students and friends' of Ar
lington high will be entertained
by a regular concert .Tuesday eve
4ing. ;
ivThe following evening the club
rill sing at Athena, high, i n
F The next jump will take the
girls to Walla Walla; where they
will sing in the afternoon at the
home for disabled veterans and
will give the regular concert at
the Pioneer Methodist church. -j
Kennewlck, Wash., will be the
(CgUsb1 ea i)
START T
T
aster. Thirty-bodies were return
ed to what is left of the little ham
let they called home today; oth
ers: Fill be placed beside their
silent neighbors tomorrow. Then
the town will try to construct
homes from the tangled debris,
ironically tossed aside by the ele
ments with the maimed and brok
en bodies of its inhabitants.
Of the 71 victims killed in the
district In De Soto, nearly all will
finally be laid to rest in the De
Soto cemetery. Most of them were
born and reared in the town which
also sorrows in the fact that 15.0
more of her -population tonight
lay seriously injured in other hos
pitals with still other bodies .be
lieved .to be beneath, the wreck
age of buildings.
Scarcely a family in the town
did not list at least oue member
.among those in the little cemetery.
SINCLAIR CASE
STARTS AM
Concluding Arguments Open
Monday; State Must.
Prove Contentions .
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 21.
(By the AP.) The contention
of the government' that the Tea
pot Dome naval oil reserve lease
was given to Harry F. Sinclair's
Mammoth Oil company without
sufficient authority rests wholly
upon legal argument which will
he presented before Federal Judge
T. Blake Kennedy beginning Mon-
dayt 0wen j Ro'berts of rn
1 1 1 ja a J mi..
iiicui. cuuutjci ssia lywiiy. k jits
goTernment, will argue, according
to Mr. Roberts, that the lease pro
visions under .which the reserve
waa transferred, f om jhe Jiavy .to
the Jnterlor department by execu-
fcSatiieensuing. .contract toe the
Teapot DomV development - were
Illegal , in that", they proyided for
the acquiring of an expenditure
of money by the navy department
without an' . appropriation ;; from
congress. . . -. , ;..,..,,.
7 Mr. Roberts said that the en
tire scheme under which toe navy
was to dispose of the crude oil In
exchange for oil storage tanks
which was one of the terms of the
contract, was illegal because pro
vision for the purchase of tanks
should be made in the naval ap
propriation bills.
Government counsel spent the
day working on its arguments but
the defense, which had its case
prepared, took a rest. -
Newspapermen, attorneys and
others attending the trial were
guests of Brig. Gen. John M. Jen
kins, commanding officer of Fort
D. A. Russell, near-here, this' af
ternoon. They attended a review
of the famous "Black Horse" troop
of the 13th United States cavalry
in which the horses executed the
maneuvers to the sound of music
and without verbal commands. .
iiobdirob;
s
itinerants Are - Swarming
Through Valfey Declares
t Officer Victor ,
"Spring is here." declared Offi
cer Victor Saturday. .
. "The hoboes are traveling back
and forth on the railroad in great
numbers. Recently I saw 40 men
tn a box car which was traveling
north, and on the next train south
I counted 15 men clinging to the
train at various places." f i
"When the hoboes s begin to
move, it Is a sign that, the spring
gardes must be made-- The boes
come with the first bird of' the
season. Yesterday I read about
the first swallow being seen in
this locality, but that Is nothing.
The hobo is the sure Indicator of
the passing winter,", philosophized
the officer., .';:i;A''
'Many men are traveling along
the railroad and along the high
ways, according to the reports .of
the travelers' and railroad workers.
Spring officially arrived" Satur
day and 'was evident from", Che
balmy air. For the first time this
year many people were downtown
last night without their overcoats,
while 'summer apparel was notic
aljle, during-, the day- ; The . maxi
mum, temperature . Saturday was
61 degrees, the warmest day this
year. v
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T0RL10 ill
S CLEARED 0Y
HEROIC EFFDD
Survivors ' of Catastrcpho
Bend to Task of Rebuild
"mg Their Homes',;!; rem
Twisted Wreckage ' , .
TRAGEDY HELD VORST
Ifl AMERICAN JUSTQHY
Every Homeless Person Now
Housed; Dead Buried in . .
CHICAGO, March 21. By The
Associated Press.) Saddened .but
undaunted by the ; havoc of .Wed
nesday's' tornado, survivors of the
catastrophe in the storm belt of
Illinois and Indiana tonight ap
peared to. f emulate the Phoenix
which regenerated from. Ita ashes.
With only half the 800 dead
consigned to. hasty graves and.
hundreds of , the nearly 3000 in
jured still in the care ef doctors
and nurses, plans were announced
for rebuilding the devastated
areas as soon as possible. .
-' Workers Desperate ;
Three days of heroic endeavor
by thousands of willing workers,
spurred to their task by the des
peraten.ess . of the .conditions
brought about by the tornado in
its 300-mile sweep from the Missouri-
Ozarks through - the " Ohio
valley had wrought wonders when
darkness settled over the scene
tonight. ; , . . . .
- Every homeless person - had
been housed in some manner.
Food had been supplied for' the
helpless,, medicines aud other com
fort .had been. made available for
the wounded and soar ee had been
afforded the bereaved. 1 Probably
all the? slain had: been "recovered
ffom the debris of the hucarsda
of homes destjroyed and tta dfa
total tonight' was 808, with almost
as many dead. Identified. ,N.
Total Nearly Complete
' While few more bodies are like,
ly to be found among the' rulni
a number may' die of Injuries. Bu(
it la probable that some error
have been made In the checking
9f the dead owing to the wide ex.
tent of territory covered and tht
overlapping of reports from nearby
rown Rescue workers are agreed
however, that the final total will
be close to 80Q for the five states
affected, or only, 50 under the es-.
ti mates made by the Associated
Press, the night of the disaster.
The disaster will go down in his
tory as the greatest In the history
of America and the relief work
that made almost as fast time as
the wind itself sets a record, ow-
ing to the. use of airplanes and
radio in carrying supplies and
sending out calls for help. Some
thing like a. million dollars was
raised in three days to aid the
stricken and subscriptions for re
lief are pouring in hourly -to In
crease the total.
10 Towns Are nit
" Sixteen Illinois towns were hit
by the tornado and In those mu
nicipalities and their fural sur-.
roundings 642 lives were taken,
while 2110 were hurt, many se
verely. Murohrsboro n
worst sufferer with half its area
devastated, 189 persons killed and
700 injured. West Frankfort rm
next with 123 slain and 500 maim-
(Continued en pjt 8)
SATURDAY
IN WASHINGTON
Vice President Dawes departed
for his home a Evanston, III.
Anti-toxin . to fight gangrene
was ordered sent into the mid
west storm area.
,
Expressions ' of sympathy -for
storm sufferers continued to poup
In from abroad. '
- Senator Couzens of Michigan,
charged a lack of uniformity in
the settlemeat of : Ux cases.
. Red. Cross chapters throughout
the country were ordered to re
ceive contributions for mid-west
storm relief. . '.'"
The Interstate commerce cat
mission - ordered a reduction fa
freight rates on petroleum tro
ducts from Oklahoma to Indiana,
The Japanese government t"M
the state department it weuii 3
able to cope with the Tokio tlr
situation without C"t'? r"'