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REVOLUTION TO
SALES, THREAT
Women in 20 States Active
Already, Leader Says;
Picketing Planned
National Conference fells
i Roosevelt he Cannot -
Sign Bill Legally
Washington; iiarch it.
(AP) On the ere of probable n
actmeat of the beer blir by eon
aress tomorrow, two women pro
hibition leaders tonight issued
statements to the effect that wom
en Intended to "plan a revolution"
gainst it in the states.
Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, chair
nan of the woman's national com
mittee for law enforcement, de
tlared a "revolution'' already was
"under way in 20 states." She as
serted that the beer bill now be
fore congress would "nullify the
18th amendment"
Mrs. T. I. Johnson, vice-chairman
at large for the same organ
ization, reported she had been
holding a series of meetings with
women in 24 states and had found
that "the hypnotic-hysteria super
Induced largely by highly paid
brewery propaganda, prior and
subsequent to the Chicago con
vention, is beginning to abate."
Mrs. Johnson declared "the wo
manhood of the far west and mid
west is rubbing its eyes and get
ting into action," and that .some
were "declaring themselves ready
to picket state lines," and "one
large group has taken as Its secret
slogan 'Beer to blood'."
WASHINGTON, March 20
(AP) In an eleventh-hour at
tempt to prevent the legalization
of S.2 per cent beer, the national
conference of organizations sup
porting the eighteenth amend
ment tonight urged . President
Roosevelt to veto the measure.
It made public a letter sent to
the chief executive contending he
eouia not sign the bill, expected
to reach the White House tomor
row, without yloUUnx ,taa,fantl
tution. -
"The bill was not designed as
a measure ior proniouion en
forcement but to raise revenue,
the letter said. "It la based upon
the false legislative promise of
seeking to legalize the maximum
amount of alcohol in beverage
not actually Intoxicating, which is
something physically and scienti
fically impossible of accomplish
ment, since alcohol affects no two
Individuals alike.
"The percentage fixed in the
bill is that recommended by the
representatives of the brewing
trade as the amount which would
afford the largest volume of sales
and result in the greatest amount
of revenue to the government."
The communication was signed
by F. Scott McBrlde, general su
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
league of America, and Edward
B. Dunford, its attorney; Ella A.
Boole, president of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and Izora Scott, the legis
lative representative; Clarence
True Wilson, general secretary or
the board of temperance, prohibi
tion and public morals of the
Methodist Episcopal church;
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., chair
man of the board of temperance
and social service of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, South, and
Eugene L. Crawford, the general
secretary; William Sheafe Chase,
general superintendent of the In
ternational Reform federation,
and Edwin C. Dinwiddle, superin
tendent of the National Temper
ance bureau.
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SEEN Ifl FARM Bill
WASHINGTON. March 20
(AP) The administration farm
aid plan started a perilous con
gressional journey today, shorn
abruptly of the bi-party coopera
tion that has favored President
Roosevelt's previous legislative
recommendations. -.
The bill came from the house
agriculture committee little dif
ferent from the form requested by
the president. But one of the
changes eliminated a requirement
that employes meet civil service
requirements.,
rrhe rawest piece of definite
partisan action ever presented to
the house," was the prompt
charge of Snell, republican lead
er, who supported the banking
and economy Dills and interposed
no . strenuous opposition to the
beer bill.
' .MADISON 8QTJARI5 GARDEN,
New ToriC Marca 20. AP)
Jim . Browning. -.buny Missouri
farm boy,- who holds the world
heavyweight , wrestling title . In
New York state, swung Strangler
Id Lewis, former title - holder.
around ia his powerful legs .to
night and deposited aim. flat on
his backr in 81 Tnhuite;' J'iee-
PATRONAGE SCHEM
Late Sports
Beer Sale
Banned by
Wording of Ordinance
And
Charter
Cities; Possibility of Vote June 21
Seen; Sentiment Divided Here
J creaa will not mirele down
action is taken to repeal an
cnaner promumon amenameni, yoveu jecemuer i, xvxo.
Asked the status of beer in Salem should the proposed ZJZ
beer bill be passed by congress, City Attorney Chris J. Kowitz
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PETITII IS FILED
. FOB PDOUI REPEAL
Vote on State law Sought
July 21; Legality of
Move Questioned
H. A. Cornoyer, secretary of
the Oregon Hop Growers' associa
tion, yesterday filed petitions
bearing the names of more than
30,000 voters asking repeal of
sections 36 and 36a of the state
constitution, under which manu
facture and sale of intoxicating
liquor is banned In Oregon.
The petitions call for a vote on
the amendments at the July 21
special election. Whether an in
itiative measure can go on the
ballot then depends upon an opin
ion of the attorney-general who
has been asked to Interpret a law
passed at the last session, bearing
on the situation.
In the title of the act it is pro
vided that initiated as well as ref
erended matters can go on the
ballot July 21 but the body of the
law seta out that only referended
measures can be voted upon.
Should the attorney-general ban
all Initiative measures from the
special election ballot, the next
vote will be at the general elec
tion in November, 1934.
Voters at Jhe special election
also will choose 31 f delegates to
attend the proposed constitutional
convention, to Tote on repeal of
the ISth amendment to the 'fed
eral constitution. Most of the petl
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B
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With business stepping back
Into customary springtime stride,
interest is growing in the annual
Spring Opening which the Salem
merchants will hold on Thursday
night. The Ad club is sponsoring
the event as it has for some years
past.
Headliner for the street enter
tainment program which will be
presented is Miss Rosa Lee Nus
baum, now of Portland, a former
Salem girl. Miss Nusbaura was
in town over-Sunday and arrange
ed her program numbers which
will include dancing and song se
lections. She is quite talented,
and a popular entertainer in the
rose city.
The program starts with par
ade of new motor cars at 7:30
o'clock down Commercial street
Windows will be unveiled at the
same hour, with the street pro
gram following; and a dance at
Crystal Gardens to conclude the
evening.
Burglar Gets $3
From Feed Store
Breaking a pane of glass In a
door and drawing the night lock.
a burglar early last-night entered
the Standard Feed company store,
zzs Ferry street, and stole ap
proximately $3 cash and 60 cents
worth of stamps. Patrolman
Frank Wlnslow discovered the
burglary on his first rounds at
8:15 o'clock. H. G. King, propri
etor, said he left the store-at 1:15
p. m.
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THURSDAY
Highland Ihrough Street
Question Before Council
The eity council raced through ;
a progra mof routine business last
nigh? and adjourned at 8:32 p. m.,
almost setting an all-time record
for aldermanie brevity.
F. C. Jackson proposed to do
all the work of running the city
incinerator, for $1CS, including
assistants but not materials, but
his proposal was rejected when
City Attorney Kowits ruled the
council had no authority to grant
any Individual the management of
the incinerator. City ordinances
Test appointment of aa Incinerator
operator with the . mayor, r ,i-mi
' j Two SOO-feet hose bids ijrere ap
proved unanimously, tone order
goCng -.to the Waller Hardware
store for 31 a foot and another
to the Doughton-Sherwln store tor
the same' unit price.
The council voted to hate the
mayor appoint a committee to ln-
vestigate the advisability of mak
1 lag 'Highland avenue a- through
in Salem
Cityaw
Unlike Those of Other
local throats, lecrallv. unless
existing ordinance or the city I
yesterday pointed oat these two
legal bars to sale ef the beverage
in this dty.
Both the ordinance and char
ter amendment prohibiting sale
of intoxicating beverages, unlike
similar enactments in other cities.
specify tne types or drinks on
which the ban is placed: "Rum,
whisky, wine, beer or other vin
ous, splrttous, malted or intoxicat
ing liquor or beverage." Ordi
nances forbidding possession and
transportation of liquor are quali
fied by the provision "In violation
of the state laws" and have been
void since the repeal of the An
derson bone dry law last Novem
ber.
The council could repeal the
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First Time In Decade; FlVe
Per Cent Interest Paid
Is Board's Ruling
The State of Oregon yesterday
decided to stamp its warrants
not paid for want of funds" and
thus, for the first time in a de
cade, avoiding payment in cash,
when due, all of its payrolls and
bills.
Warrants will bear interest at
five per cent, the state board of
control decided when It was de
termined that warrants should be
issued and not taken up in cash
wnea presented.
State Treasurer Holman urged
the warrant decision by the board
of control, saying the state's gen
eral fund was so depleted it
would no longer be possible for
him to pay bills and salary claims
when presented.
Governor Meier held the step a
necessary one at the present time
and Secretary of State Hoss voted
for the move although he said it
was the first time in many years
that the state had issued war
rants.
Governor Meier said he was ad
vised banks would cash the war
rants without discount.
Holman and Meier both indi
cated the state would be success-
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THREE MEET DEATH
DAYTON, Wash., March 20.
(AP) Three persons were killed
and one was injured when their
truck rolled off the highway and
plunged 200 feet down a moun
tainside 11 miles, east of here to
day. All were residents of Klm-
berley, Idaho.
The dead: Mrs. Dora Holden,
60: Mrs. Earl Martin, 23, and
Glen Ayles.
Mrs. Glen Ayles was badly cut
and bruiBed, and her left arm was
injured. She was thrown clear of
the hurtling truck, as was Earl
Martin, the fifth passenger. He
was not hurt.
Witnesses said the truck, heav
ily laden with household goods.
left the highway as it was round
ing the last curve on the Willow
Creek grade. The driver apparent
ly lost control of it.
; The victims were all badly man
gled, and the truck was wrecked.
It was believed the five were en
route to some eastern Washington
city to make their homes.
o-
street. "Alderman David OUara
uggected that such action be tak-
Z The council approved, with min
or modifications, a public liability
insurance policy to protect the
city from damage done to Individ
nals or property by city employee
driving city owned ears. The pol
icy, written by .the Salem . insur
ance anion, carries am annual pre
mium of $ 4 92. Attention of - the
council was brought to the city's
possible liability for damage ta
curred bv its emnlovea when driv-
lag their own . cars- The . matter
of securing. Insurance to protect
against such eventualities- will be
investigated, v ; , , v:
" The council unanimously ap
proved the us of certain down
town streets Thursday ; night by
the Salem Ad- elab la: presenting
Its i annual spring opening . pro-
gram. C. A. Bprague. elnb preat-
dent, asked the council's perm is-
sion.for the street' ae., " -
Shown
DRE61 IS PLACED
Oil WARRANT BASIS
H TRUCK
DIVES
ALL OF EUROPE
United States Involved to
Some Extent; Envoy is
Annffl3hfnn Doric
Friendly Reception Hoped
For due to Britain's
Ready Acceptance
ROMS, March 20. (AP)
The eyes of official Italy turn
ed toward Paris tonight as Prime
Minister Ramsay Mac Donald's
tram erossed the frontier, carry
ing to Premier Daladier of France,
the Mussolini peace plan. The Plan
would embrace the entire contin
ent of Europe and, to a certain
extent, the United States.
More optimism was felt here
than usual over French agree
ment to the Italian proposal bo
cause of the confidence express
ed by Mr. MacDonald and the cor
dial spirit evidenced by Henry
de Juvenel, French ambassador,
after he had telephoned the con
tents' of the plan to Paris.
The ambassador appeared at
the railway station as the prime
minister was ready to leave and
talked in friendly fashion both to
Mr. MacDonald and to Premier
Mpssolini.
Before leaving to urge Premier
Daladier to approve the project,
Mr. MacDonald said that "our
whole idea is to open up the pos
sibilities of complete agreement
no between two, three, four, five
or six powers, but all nations con-
cerned.
This amplified an official Ital
ian announcement yesterday that
spoke of collaboration of the four
powers Britain, Italy, France
and Germany.
We are not proceeding with an
idea of two or three agreeing and
imposing agreement on others,'
Mr. MacDonald said. "We are not
overlooking the United States by
any means. We need her, too. The
American government will be kept
fully Informed concerning the
negotiations. '
RAIFORD. Fla., March 20. -
(AP) The finale of an assassin's
furious drama of bullets that miss
ed President Roosevelt but killed
Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chi
cago, was enacted In the Florida
state prison today as Iuseppe Zan-
gara died in the electric chair, with
a last shout of defiance.
The shadow of death lowering
over the Italian in the small exe
cution chamber utterly failed to
temper the raging bitterness
against all rulers of men that led
him to loose a withering fire at
the president in Miami the night
of February 15.
"Lousy capitalists! Capitalists!
All capitalists crooks!" that was
the cry of the immigrant a few
moments before 2300 volts of elec
tricity passed through his body.
On the brink of death Zangara
maintained, as he had done all
along, that he was not a member
of any gang but tired at the presi
dent on his own initiative.
LOS ANGELES FELT
LOS ANGELES, March 20
(AP) The Los Angeles area was
jarred by another earthquake
shock, recorded at 7:26 o'clock
tonight. .While not believed to be
of . sufficient Intensity to caase
any material damage, the shock
was generally felt.
The death list was raised ts
121 tonight with the death of
Mrs. Jane Spivey, 53, at Long
Beach. She died In a-hospital
from Injuries received on the
night of the first earthquake.
when she was struck by falling
debris.
The last unidentified body at
Long Beach was identified today
as that of Arthur Walsh, 69,
resident of the Salvation Army
home.
Hoover Greeted
At Ogden oh His
Westward Jaunt
OGDEN, -'Utah,. March 20.
(AP) Utah republicans, head
ed by ex-Senator Reed Smoot and
JV Reuben Clark. Jrv who resign
ed recently as -ambassador, to
f Uericn. met r-President Herbert
I Hoover I here today and cheered
I Palo Alto, CaV - h fc-
I h Replying to Mr. Clark' aasur-1
I aace that the half a thousand per.
sons who 'had gathered to- greet
him -were 'republicans- who had
"kept the faith. Mr. Hoover dls-l
claimed any purpose -to - make a
I political speech and added;
I Somo day I may come to Utah
f again and make on that will be
werta ; listening lev"
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DEATH I
ANOTHER
QUAKE AT
American Envoy
TmPeace Meet
, .
Hagh R. Wllsom, U. 8. minister
to Switzerland, named United
States representative to ait in
at League of Natidhs delibera
tions on the' trouble in the ori
ent. Tne United States win not
vote bat will cooperate in en
deavoring to find a eolation of
the Sina-Japaneee tangle.
UNITED STATES TO
I PEACE MOVES
Colombia - Peru Dispute to
Be Ironed out; Davis
Sails for Europe
WASHINGTON. March 20
(AP) America's powerful sup
port of the efforts of the league
of nations for peace in South
America as well as the far east
and for good wlIT among the na
tions ef Europe was pledged to
night by the Roosevelt adminis
tration.
For the second time in a week.
the United States joined with the
league to stamp out an Incipient
war, this time in its own hemis
phere, dealing with the Colombia-
Peru dispute in Leticia.
Definite, arrangements were
made for sending to troubled Eur
ope Thursday-, this country's spe
cial roving ambassador of peace.
Norman H. Davis, who will sail
for Europe from New York.
With ' broad discretionary pow
ers, Davis will join in the efforts
of Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald of Great Britain and Pre
mier Benito Mussolini of Italy to
establish between Germany and
France an accord which will bring
success to the disarmament con
ference and put an end to tension
and talk of war.
Ambassador Lindsay of Great
Britan late today moved to keep
the United States Informed offi
cially of the negotiations in
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BEND, Ore., March 20 (AP)
Charles Klmzey waived prelim
inary hearing when he was ar
raigned here today on a charge of
first degree murder and was or
dered held for investigation by
the Deschutes county grand jury.
Klmzey who was returned to
Bend last week from Kalispeil
Mont., was accused of . having
some knowledge of the death of
three trappers, Roy Wilson, Dew
ey Morris and Ed Nichols, at La
va lake near here In January,
1924.
A large crowd "gathered when
Klmzey was taken from the coun
ty Jail for an appearance at the
office of the justice of tne peace,
but no threat of violence was
made.
Klmzey has told police that he
was working on-the Moffit tun
nel in Colorado in January 1924
when, the three trappers were
slain. He has given officials the
names . of companies on whose
payrolls he declares his alias of
Tom Collins will be found.
The Day in
Washington
(By the Associated Press)
Senate accepted' conf
report on bill to legalise -
per cent -.beer end win with
house approval and president's
Ignatnre expected promptly.
, House agriculture committee
reported administration farm aid
measure. : -
H rWldent Roosevelt signed
aWMI.000.OOO mnoinT .Ull al
lowing him to est veteraa
benefit and federal salaries.
House passed bOl ' to ,- permit
stat bank and trust companies to
borrow from a federal . " reserve
bankv-:vi?,
Preddent Roosevelt called
congressional leader t night
conference ; on . hia . legislative
program .; . j-
? former Governor Jolua X.
Xrfckaon wa sworn In aa senator
from Hontana. '
H ARRA6E0
ON MURDER COUNT
arm and Home Refinancing
Added to Measures for
Immediate Passage
Three - Fold Jobless Relief
Program, Railroad and
. Bank aid Sought -
WASHINGTON. March 20. ,.
(AP) - President Roosevelt laid
down his reconstruction, program
for the extra session of congress
to congressional leaders tonight
and received in return a "go
ahead" signal.
He added to his pending emer
gency measures the subjects of
agriculture and home refinancing;
railroad and banking reorganiza
tion, and a three-fold unemploy
ment effort.
Congress Will Go
Ahead With oat Delay
Speaking for the congressional
leaders after the two hour White
House parley, Speaker Rainey
said:
"We are going right ahead with
the president's reconstruction pro
gram without adjournment. We
will pass the pending farm relief
bill tomorrow and we also expect
tomorrow a message from the
president proposing immediate
work in national forests."
The group of congressional
chieftains representing almost
every variety of thought on Capi
tol hill, walked from the White
House into the rainy night smil
lng, leaving to the president, for
the most part, a recounting of the
evening's work.
General Field of
Economics Covered
The following statement later
was Issued from the executive
mansion through Stephen T.
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Cargoes are
Certain Sign
Spring Here
PORTLAND, March 20. (AP)
Ships' barometers, no doubt.
serve their purpose adequately in
forecasting weather over a 24-
hour span, but a ship's cargo can
tell you of the change of an en
tire season. This was the solemn
assertion of the statistician of the
Merchants Exchange here today
as he observed that the first day
of spring was at hand.
The barometer may go up, he
said, or it may go down; the al
manac may show funny signs and
funnier prognostications; the
rheumatism may be going strong
or it may subside, but when i
ship's cargo list shows kid's mar
bles, lawn mowers, bird cages and
croquet sets then it's spring.
In the month of March, this sta
tistician found, no less than 325
pounds of marbles reached Port
land in one shipment. Then there
was an item of 2120 pounds of
croquet sets, and another of 846
pounds of bird cages, thousands of
pounds of fruit canning accessor
ies, 42,912 pounds of lawn mow
ers and 540 pounds of roller
skates.
Two Cars Upset,
Nobody is Hurt;
Driver Arrested
Both automobiles were bowled
over but none of the occupants in
jured when a coupe driven by A
M. Tschauner, 1987 South 12th
street, struck a louring ear driv
en by Vincent Farmer, 950 South
12th street, at the 12th and Cross
street Intersection early last night
City police arrested Tschauner on
- . ,ti? . . i f . ,
cnarge oi l&iung 10 give riguirui-
way.
Police reported that the Farmer
car rolled over three times and the
Tschauner ear once. Both ma
chines were considered totally
wrecked.
Trouble Threatened it
Eviction Action Taken
A fall hoase and no show was
among the Monday epxerienee
chalked up la Justice court. When
Miller B. JJayden, Justice of the
peace, found his court chambers
packing up with a crowd, he went
in to find what it was all about.
- "We're here for the Max Ferrar
trial,- some told aim; but the
Ferrar trial is a circuit court mat
ter, and neither win bo nor has
been up la Hayden's conrt. - The
crowd, largely from the ranks of
the unemployed unit acre which
Ferrar ' has helped organise, ' was
eventually convinced, but not for
soma little time. . -"
During the. coarse of the dis
cussion, leaders la the crowd yes
terday indicated that they - also
expected to be on hand fall fore
ta justice eourt when a forcible
Prescott Death
Case Coming Up
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With W. S. Levens of Salem, serv
lng as special prosecutor, the
Jackson county grand Jury" to
day will take op the case of
L. A. Banks, shown above,
former editor of the Medford
Daily News, charged with the
slaying of George Preecott,
Medford constable, shown in
lower picture.
SCANNED BY JURY
W. S. Levens of Salem Will
Handle Cases Growing
Out of Banks row
MEDFORD, Ore., March 20
(AP) A representative of the
state attorney general's office ar
rived in Medford today to assume
charge of the turbulent Jackson
county political situation which
has resulted in several indict
ments charging ballot theft and
criminal syndicalism, and which
reached a climax last Thursday
with the Blaying of Constable
George Prescott.
William S. Levens, of Salem,
former state prohibition commis
sioner, appointed as representa
tive of the attorney general's
office, said he would handle "all
cases" growing out of the stormy
political Incidents of the past
several months.
The county grand Jury tomor
row will be asked to return an
indictment of first degree mur
der against Llewellyn A. Banks,
editor charged with killing Pres
cott when the constable attempt
ed to serve a warrant on him
at his home. Officials said that
first . degree murder indictments
will also be sought against the
editor's wife, Mrs. Edith Banks,
and E. A. Flemmlng of Jackson
ville, who were with Banks at his
home, police said when Prescott
was killed. State police declared
Banks admitted the shooting.
SPAIN HAS QUAKE
ALBACETE, Spain, March 20.
(AP) An earthquake lasting
three .seconds caused great alarm
here today, but no damage was
reported. The shock occurred at
4:40 p. m.
WOLF CREEK MAN HELD
City police last night arrested
Harold Mcintosh of Wolf Creek,
and held him In Jail for state po-
11a wift .tot h la wan taA An
a charge of non-support.
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entry and
against C. A
detainer ease filed
Williams and wife
comes up.
In' the Williams case, the Union
Central Life insuraae company
has filed elvil action to gain pos
session, of its house on 18th
street which Williams rented last
November, but oa which rent is
months past due. ;
"There will be trouble if offi
cers come up to put the Wllllam
se out one speaker said; Hints
that the hoase would bo surround
ed were given, though there was
talk , that "there would bo no
bloodshed. v'-- -V
No answer to ta insurance
company's suit has been filed . in
Justice court yet, but in view f
the talk, yesterday, it la presumed
on will be filed before the-deadline,
Thursday. v --
MEDFORD
SLAYING
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IN EAST
Cincinnati Affected Akwa
With Area Extending Front -Steubenviile
In Ohio toiv
EvansviUe, Ind.
Thousands are Driven From
Their Homes; Guardsmen
In Many Places Assisting
In Relief Measures t
CINCINNATI. O., March 20.
(AP) FTeeting temperatur
tonight swept sections of th
flood-ravanged Ohio valley, carry
ing further distress to the th
ands driven from their homes ey (
the high waters.
Snow flurries and a tempera J
ture of 30 degrees were predicted
for the tri-state region of C La- j
cinnati as the Ohio river, running
wildly 'from its banks, approach
ed an expected crest of 64 feet, IS
feet above flood stage.
i
The harassed river towns, bow
ever, received encouragement in
the forecast of cold, believing is.
would prevent further heayy rain
and check the devastation by wat
er, which has cost nine lives b1
unestimated damage- in submerg
ed expanses of rural and urban' i
lands. .. .
The area stretches roughly .
from Steubenviile, O., to Evaav
vllle, Ind., with Cincinnati tke
largest city affected. Although
few were left homeless there
parts of the city were isolated by;
backwaters and transportatiee
was hampered. At Newport, Ky,
across the river, however, 20r
were driven from their homes.
The national guard of Kentucky,
sent tents from Frankfort into
the flood area and United -State
troops from Ft. Thomas, Ky., as
sisted in relief measures. Tb
Ohio national guard ordered a
company from Batavia. O., to pa
trol the rapidly rising Little Mia
mi river.
City, county and state relief
agencies were pressed into actios -daring
last night and today, and
shortly after noon four national'
organisations threw their relict.,
branches into the Work.
The Red Cross ordered' (3
chapters between Wheeling, W.
Vs., and Cairo, 111., to be alert tar
any emergency; the Buffalo Coast
guard unit was authorized to fnl ,
80 men with sureboats and skiff
into the flooded area on flat cars;
the navy department ordered twar
amphibian planes and eight pilot
at Chicago to be ready for serv
ice; and the naval reserve
throughout the flood area was re
quested to stand by and give all
assistance possible.
Among the cities and towns af
fected by high water were Steu
benviile, O., where the water was
receding; Martina Ferry, 0
Wheeling, W. Va.. Marietta,
Parkersburg, W. Va., Pomeroy.
O., Qallipolis, O.: Huntington, W.
Va., Ironton, O.. Russell, Ky
Portsmouth, O., Covington. Ky,
Newport, Ky., Cincinnati, O.,
Lawrencebnrg, Ind., MadUon,
Ind., Louisville, Ky., New Albany,
Ind., Owensboro, Ky and Evaua
ville, Ind.
Caught between the flood of
last week which was the worst fa
20 years, and newly rising wa
ters, the Wheeling, W. Va., area
feared a second Inundation.
But the upper reaches of tke
river suffered little compared to
such towns as Pomeroy, O., where
the water stood fire feet in some
streets.
One third of Newport, Ky., was
inundated, 150 resMents of Lou
isville were sent scurrying to
higher ground, while around Cin
cinnati, residential Mt. Washing
ton was isolated and Cummina
vllle, Sedamsville and other low
spots between the famous "Seven
Hills" became veritable islands.
At Portsmouth, 04 hundred
of men were pressed into service
to hold the dyke at the eastern
edge of the city against the swirl
ing Ohio.
Portland Joins v
In Request for
Aid to Schools
PORTLAND, Ore.. March 20 C
(AP) The Portland school board
tonight went on record by resola-
tion as 'favoring modification of.:
the reconstruction sfinance"CorpQr-
ation act to ptnatt schools to ob- -tain
loans from the corporation. '
Directors voting for the- resolu-
tion emphasized that they did not
intend to borrow from the corpor- -r-atlosMa
the vent such modifies-'
tioa is made, hot was merely ad-' -ding
their, vole to similar resolu
tions passed by the. Oregon, legist
latnre and by the governing bo- ..
dies of several.cities-. .They, said '
the mstter was called t their at
teatlon .by theChlcago. achoo?.
board. , - a . ,