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Newspaper Page TextTHE WEATHER OREGON: Tonight and Thursday fair. Moderate southwesterly winds. Local: No rainfall; southerly winds; cloudy; max. 78; mln. 54; river 1.9 feet and falling. CIRCULATION Averse for May 6998. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Member Associated Press Full leased wtre service. FORTY-FOURTH 'YEAR NO. 147. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1922 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND J4BW8 STANDS F1VB CENTS COMBINE OF 3IANT FRUIT JN10NS MADE 4 -. Merger of Big Sales Or ganization and Grow ers Association Is An nounced Today. Chicago, June 21. Consolida tion of the North American Fruit J'vfhanse. and tne eaeratea Iruit Growers, Inc., effective ,-o- 1 1923. was announced U"""1 J t oday. The fruit growers have omplete arrangements lor es abllshment of a nation-wide sales nd distribution service tor its embers. The North American ompany has Deen in operation ince 1911 and is now being used y a large number of cooperatiye associations as a sales agency. jrthur R. Rule, general manager Suf the JNortn American company. will become general manager of It he fruit growers after the con- kolidation. Prohi 'Leader Will Not Ride On Booze Ships New York, June 21. -When William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson sails for - Liverpool tomorrow to resume his prohibition drive over seas it will be on the British steamer Schythia. "I will not ride on American bootleg scows," he said today, an nouncing his decision. "I don't regard such ships as being safe to travel on. "The managers of the United States shipping board spent much money advertising in American newspapers appealing to Amer icans to ride on their ships for patriotic, reasons and then more money In European newspapers appealing to Europeans to ride on American ships because there V plenty of 'booze ' on board. J don'. know that these shippping boa.), folks could do to make Amerf more ridiculous in the eyes ' world." KLAN ADMITS IT- IS FUNCTIONING IN WENATCHEE Wenatchee, Wash., June 21. There Is a strong rapidly increas ing klan in Wenatchee and it is comnosed of none but the best Icitlzens of Wenatchee and sur- jrounding country, according to a statement given out today by the Wenatchee provisional man, realm of Washington. The state ment: ''This is to relieve the minds of those who are talking pro and con on the streets of Wenatchee as to whether or not there is an organ ization of the Ku Klux Klan in Wenatchee. As for law violators we will help the qualified officers of the law to bring them to their Just punishment." CHORUS BOYS TO LEAVE TONIGHT LABOR URGES CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED Repeal of Anti-Trust Law Also Asked ; Want Con gressional Veto of Su preme Court Decisions. Cincinnati, Ohio, June 21. "'"v Associated Press.) Four . ,'pendmenU to the constitution ot ije United States and repeal of CHILDREN MAK tt to t Thursday afternoon at four o'clock the Salem Whitney Boys chorus wlill leave the terminal station bv stage for Portland. rehearsal of the entire chorus will be held in the evening on Mult nomah Field. Concerts wiil be given Friday evening and Sunday evening. Dr. H. C. Epley expects that there will be between 60 and 65 boys who will make the trip. A short practice and drill were held at the high school yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock It is hoped that the Salem boys will be able to have a place in the Festival parade with the Cher rians. The Cherrlans will follow the Whitney Chorus and it is Br. Epley 's. plan to have his boys at thA rnr Then would come the Cherrlan band, Cherrian delegates anrt tho nhcrrian floats. It WBS reported last night that the New berg boys were trying to secure the nnnitfnn at the end of the chorus ranks. In that case it would be impossible for the Salem deleiratfiB to he together. mai announcement as to the position will be made tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. J. Graver and fam ily of 7 children, and Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Hiebert and family of 6 chil dren, both from Orland, Cal., are touring Oregon and California in two houses about 6 feet by 8 feet mounted on a truck chassis.- They registered at the Salem auto park last night and will likely pick berries a few days at some of the nearby patches before continuing. The auto-houses have windows from which the children take in the passing scenery. Altogether there were 39 camps made at the park last night. This is the largest number that have spent the night there this year. Eastern cars are still very scarce. The 22 camps registered last night for the first time were: Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Potter and daughter, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. D. Finfleld, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Walker, Omaha, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Block and family, Mol- son. Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Hammock, Boise; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hubbard, Spokane; Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Dahl and fam. ily, Westwood, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Misuer and family, .West- wood. Cal.; Mr. C. C. Llvengood and C. R. Marble, Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nisbit and family. Orville, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Graver and family, Orland, Cal.; . . . . Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Hleberi ana family, Orland, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Woods and family, Tacoma Mr. and Mrs. H. G.' Grant and family, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. C. P, Moore and family, LaCrasse Wash.: E. Phillips and son C. Phil Hps, The Dalles; Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Kinesby ana lamiiy, l,os An o-olna- Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Jober and family, Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. H. McDonald, San Diego; Mr, and Mrs. T. F. Kane and son, beat tl- Mrs. L. Gordon and Mrs. f. n.in r.t,rm Wollez. wasn. anu Ktr. Mr. B. H. wnson anu fomUv Portland. .nH Mrs. Wintieiu leu hoir- hnm in Ohio last October, spent the winter in California and are now returning name uvei Sunset highway. 'ie Sherman anti-trust law" were Recommended today to the Amer ican Federation of Labor conven- jtion by its special policy commit tee as the means of overcoming court decisions regarded as ad verse to labor; Among the pro posed amendments was a congres sional veto of supreme court de cisions. V Other amendments .were pro posed by the committee as tol lows: An amendment prohibiting the labor of children under 16 years of age in any mine, mill, factory, workshop or other mercantile es tablishment; an amendment pro hibiting enactment of any anti- strike law, or preventing collec tive bargaining between employ ers and employes; and an amend ment to make the constitution more flexible and easier of amend ment. Without discussion or opposl tlon the convention today adopted resolution favoring an investi gation "of the alleged discrimlna torv action which is said to be contemplated by Harvard college1 to bar administration of Hebrews students. ' The convention also adopted resolutions favoring a congress ional Investigation of parcel poBt rates and ordering federation of fleers to investigate the federated press tod etermlne its fairness in presentation of labor news. Fewer working hours lor postal employes who work night sums was favored by another resolution adopted.. The convention also vot ed Its endorsement of labor courses in colleges. Wood F. Axton of Louisville, Ky., a tobacco manufacturer, was the first employer to address the convention since it opened ten days ago. He declared his stand with organized labor and added that "the federation has done more for humanity than any force in the world." Much Married Man Says Bride Married More "It la not good for man to live alone," once said some ancient sage Who was In love with hlB wife and wasn't afraid to let his words ring down the decades of time to the days ot the divorce court and hasty marriages. Neither is C. Everett Wagner, minister of the gospel, afraid to let the coming generation know how .much he approves of double blessedness. In purchasing a marriage li cense of the deputy county clerk for his wedding with Mabel Gar rett, 27, school teacher, Rev. Wag ner stated for the marriage return record, that this was his third ceremony in which, he was better tfcan the best man, and the fifth marriage of his bride-to-he. People acquainted with the couple -are inclined to doubt the authenticity, of Rev. Wagner's re marks and believe that he is play ing a practical joke on his bride- to-be. He gave his age as 25 and the bride's as 27. They will be mar- rledtomorrow at her home In Sa lem. BROWN DELIVERED TO NEBRASKA OFFICIALS Lincoln, Neb., June 21.- Fred Brown, wounded and captured re cently near Medicine Bow, Wyo. by a Wyoming posse after eluding officers who sought him for sev eral weeks as the man who chained and held prisoner two Omaha women was brought to Lincoln today and taken to the state nenltpntiarv. where he will be confined pending recovery. He made no statement following ar rival here. , SENATOR LADD SCORES BANKERS -An at the the of the world the sol Wnnhinzton. June 21.- tack on the big Danaer wo a made today in . h. Spnator Ladd, repub- vnrth Dakota, in the course of an address in support of his plan to tax the banns nav the veterans war cash bonus. ..! o- that while diers were sacrificing during the hankers were piling up -plunddistributed dividend, i. declared that it 18 senator t.u , h one of the greatest crime, of the ... w have not used the strong arm of this government to reach into the go of these war proii" pe, ttom . able manner, ; - with tne iu" DE VALERA SAYS IRISH ' COHSTITUTISjM to lose Dublin, June 21. (By Associ ated Press.) Eamon DeValera to night issued a statement saying he does not believe the Dail Eir eann will pass the new Irish con stitution, in its present form. He Declares tfcfr constitution lwould exclude from public service and I practically disenfranchise every profits,' men. nasT RSIN SINCE MAY urn 25 MEANS umti m . . ir.ii the first sin 1 " terra Is. REDUCTION OF STATE FREIGHT. RATES NEEDED Blame for Civil War Is Placd on Lincoln ; By Confederate Vets " Richmond, Va., June 21. By Associated Press) "The war between the state was de liberately and personally con ceived and Its inauguration made by Abraham Lincoln, and he was personally responsible for forcing the war upon the south," declared a report sub mitted today by the historical committee and unanimously adopted by the United Confed erate Veterans. The report, rec ommended that a history writ ten by Colonel Huger W. Jones ton of Curryville, Ga., and published by Miss Mildred Rutherford ot Athens, Ga., be used in the - schools of the south. Unbiased Probe of Healing Methods Is Plan of Homeopaths ASKED TO BACK PLAY. PARK PLAN GIRL'S FATHER SLAYS PERVERT Olympia, Wash., June 21. De claring that discrimination ot two sorts will exist should state rates be not reduced, effective July 1, to the level recommended by the in terstate commerce commission re cently for intersUte rates, O. 0. Calderhead, rate expert for the de partment of public works, opened the hearing before the department called to determine the disposi tion of state rates here this after noon with a statement of the sit uation. "Such commodities as move in volume both state and interstate in this territory would be discrira tnated against when movement Is entirely within the state," said Mr. Caldehead, who pointed out that the present interstate rate from Portland, Or., to Connell, Wash., is 30 cents, which Is the same as the rate from Seattle to Connell, the distance being ap proximately the same. The inter state reductions would mean that the Portland-Connell rate-would become il cents while the rate from Seattle would be as at pres ent, thus discriminating against Seattle, it was Indicated. "If state rates are not-decreased to the Interstate level, the state traffic will bear and contribute to the aggregate revenue of the carriers an amount proportionate ly greater than that borne by in terstate commerce in the same territory and state commerce as a whole will In that respect be dis criminated against and in favor of interstate commerce," he con tinued. "Last year the Interstate of the Great Northern within tne stale was $5,032,705 and the state revenue t.669.621, the ratio of freight revenue being 68 per cent inter state commerce and 42 per cent state. By assuming that a 10 per cent reduction in interstate rates is to be accomplished tne inter state revenue would be only 65 per cent and the state revenue propor tion 45 per cent." Cooperation of the Rotary club with the Kiwanis club and Y. M. C. A. for the establishment of a public playground for Salem chil dren during the months ot July and August was solicited by Fred A.- Erixon, chairman of the Ki wanis public affairs committee, at the Rotarian luncheon this noon in the Marlon hotel. - Mr. Erixon pointed out that only three cities in the state of Oregon have provided public play grounds and that the city ot Sa lem is not spending one cent for this purpose. A temporary budget of $500 was thought by advocates of the proposition to be sufficient to pay the cost of operation this summer, Mr, Erixon said, and suggested that the Rotarlans appropriate $125, a similar amount to be ask ed ot the Klwanlana. Ou ;i motion the matter wm placed in the hands of the board of directors of the club. The Kl wanlans will act upon the matter at their next meeting. An unusual musical program was offered at the luncheon this noon by Pacific Telephone & Tele graph company's employes of Port land, who will give a public en tertainment and switchboard dem onstration at the armory tonight at 8 o'clock. The imitation ot a flute, given by Miss, Bessie Uhles this noon was remarkable, as was the rendition of a negro revival meeting given by the company's quartet. Two solos by Mark Dan iels and Hal Young completed the program. The program tonight will be free of charge with 28'people tak ing part. Chicago, June 21. A commis sion of unbiased scientific investi gators to make a critical study of all systems of medicine and meth ods supposed to cure people, to analyze the claims ot each, then give the public the truth about the art of healing was proposed to day by Dr. David A. Strlckler of Denver, president oi tne fenera tion ot State Medical Boards In the United States; before the 78th annual convention of the Ameri can Institute of Homeopathy. Dr. Strlckler pointed out dlrtl- cultles of establishing high edu cational standards of persons who are licensed to practice medicine or the various healing arts. The cause of this difficulty oi establishing a high educational standard Is mainly due to the op nositlon by cultlsts, who. without basic training in science or ade quate knowledge of the structure, functions and disease of tne nm- uan body, yet contend for the right to practice a system of heal ing which they have conceived or learned in a short time, even by some system of medical gymnas tics known to the teachers ot that particular cult," he said. "Many of our legislators are thomsnlvM without education or knowledge ot any of the sciences, hence have no comprehension oi the need of basic knowledge in the study of anatomy, physiology and pathology. No one is safe in the interest of publio health who cannot rec ognize the more common contag- ous and communicable diseases. Therefore, the least that the state should require ot the applicant to practice the healing art Is to show a knowledge of disease which Is deemed necessary to rec ognlze it in its common forms." Aged Mother of Boy Gone Wrong Destitute Here Her son gone wrong and In the hands of the law awaiting trial, an aged mother, 63 years old, de prived ot her means of support, has appealed to the Associated char ities for aid, according to Dr. Henry Morris, secretary this morn ing. The mother is in no way re sponsible for the actions ot her son. She is feeble and her strength fast failing, in grieving for her son. The Associated charities after aiding more than 400 families this winter has no funds. It will glad ly receive any donation for this particular case, either money, food or clothing. They should be sent to Dr. Morris, Salem Bank of Commerce building, or left at the former headquarters of the organ ization at 640 State street. SLOAT PLACED IN JAIL1 HERE FOR OFFENSE ION New York, June 21. Thomas Meighen, 62, was hacked to deatn with a hatchet by Sabatino Svor-n-,nn in the basement ot his Brooklyn home today when thd freight revenue slayer alleges he touna tne in truder in the act of attacaing nis seven year old daughter, Lillian. Melghan put up a terrinc bat tle but he was no. match for his younger assailant. - His body was badly mutilated. My little girl had been at tacked by a man before today," Svordonano told police to whom he surrendered. "I had been wait ing for two week to una tnis man and I saw red and killed him when I saw him this morning with my girl." LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS FIRST CONCERT OF BAND fialem folk turned out many hundreds strong last night to hear the first concert to be given by the Salem band this summer. of automobiles were lined about Willson par m wmun i concert was given. Under orders trom tne ouui-.i the nolice kept a portion of Court street from trainc. SPITTLE MAN NAMED LEADER Or fcAliLtt Belllngham, Wash. June 2L- , r White. Seattle, w "Zl moW ectcd president of th, Washington State Aerie. Fra tM, .Zr of Eagles, at the hM.lness session today. Other officer. C. Co.lier lre - nremdent; Frann Da"!,",. - Dowd, Seattle, secretary im treasure lM HoquUm, chaplain; Wa. H"! Belllngham. eondue " .'nd J. A. Wagoner, Anacorte. i mside guardian. S. A Jest- RUTH TO BEHAVE rhlcasro. June 21. "There lk nn nlaver in the American league who can call one oi my umywc names like that, conduct himself in such a disgraceful manner on h. hull field and get away with It." Ban Johnson, president of the league, said in commeuiiu u n.h Filth's suspension I want Babe KUtn to unaer- th.t ri-ht now and he is to behave himself or keep him out oi tne gm i" f the summer, sucn mv1'-"'" actions are not going to do per mitted and the sooner he under stands it, the better." r. Inhnmn llDDlfed tnSl Bth's salary wa. $46,200 for the a,n exclusive of what ever may be given in the form of Mnti, for home run.. Mr. Johnson announced that oth l suspended without pay .nd that this feature cf the de- ,: m -nit Rabe $1500. or tiar, i dar. which wa. aald by !h. American league president to ie the player', .alary. SUN YAT SEN IS" HELD PRISONER Peking. June 1. (By Assoc! ated: Press.) Dr. Sun Yat Sen formerly president of the South China republic, ha. been taken nrlsoner by the united China forces and is being held captive on the Chinese cruiser Halchl in the west river near Canton, according to advices received by the. foreign legations tiere from Canton. Shanghai advices, via London yesterday reported that Dr. Sun Yat Sen, accompanied by Wu Ting-Fang, was proceeding to Shanghai aboard a warship. FRENCH CONCERNED" AT GERMAN ACTIVITY MUSCLE SHOALS DELAY EXPOSED Washington. June 21. Thomas W. Martin, president of the Ala- haini Power company, told the senate agriculture committee to day that his company stood ready to pay the government i3,uuu,uuu for Its Interest in the steam plant at Gorges, Ala., "if the govern ment inBlats that $$,000,000 is fair value for the plant. ' Disclosure wa. made during house debate today that an unsuc cestui attempt had been made in the bouse rules committee to ex- pendlte legislation to dispose of th Muscle Shoals ana nuraic properties. Reoresentatlve Pou, North Car olina, ...democratic member of the rule, committee, during a speecu advocating speedy action on Mus cle Shoals asserted that a motion wa. made In the rules committee for an order for consideration of uch legislation, "but the repuD maloritr walked out oi tne room. Chairman Campbell of the rules committee, replying to Represent ativ Pou said that the commit tee would decide when the Jegis lation would be taken up by tne house as soon a. member, had had opportunity to .tudy the various report, which have Deen maae uj military committee memoer.. RIGHT oTWATGIVEN CAPPER-T1NCHER BILL Wa.hlntton. June 21. The house rule, committee voted to 4.r to rive right of way to in Capper Tincber grain exchange bill which would .upplement the , frirtinr act to meet til recent .upreme court decision. t-v.- ,,! will be taken u by the house this week. Paris. June 21. (By Associated Press.) French official circles are displaying considerable con cern over the arrival in Moscow of a German military mUslon of which Colonel Bower, chief aide td General Ludendorff, and Colonel Hentza, an assistant of Hugo Stinnes, are members. The of flclals say they have reason to be lieve the military m6n have gone to Moscow to make a survey of the soviet army with a view to a pos sible military accord between Ger many and Russia. The presence of German officers n Moscow ana tne recwui warua utterance, of M. Freundz, chief of staff of the bolshevik army, are re tarded with significance by the French official.. Other Prisoners Shun Al leged Pervert When .Identity is Known ; Asks for Bible to Read. Cincinnati, Ohio, June 21. (By Associated Press) Further meet ing, to consider joint strike action were being planned today between leader, of the striking coal work ers and the rail union, that are threatening a nation-wide railway walkout next month. The union chief. Indicated that they ex nected to hold conference, here this week, to be followed by later meeting in Chicago, where the rail leader, will canvass the strike vote next week. A unanimity of sentiment a. to the necessity of the rail strike wa. shown by a Joint statement of President J. L. Lewis of the miner. and B. M. Jewell, head of the rail unions, issued last night after the first formal discussion of the pro posed Joint strike action. A policy of silence also was adopted by the union men who attended last night', meeting, and after It had disbanded Mr. Jewell went into conference with lawyers. The Joint statement, which the nlon men said they regarded as important on account of It. dual authorship, declared a "common risls" faced both the railway men nd the miners and added: 'It is only natural that these workers should decide to do every thing necessary to protect their Interests," SEARCHERS FIND BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED MAN GARMENT WORKERS OF NEW YORK WALK OUT New York, June 21. (By Asso ciated Press.) Fifty thousand workers in the men', clothing in dostry left their Jobs throughout the metropolitan area taday to force manufacturer, to let their work out to registered union con tractors, it was announced by Hyman Blumberg, chairman of the New York Joint board or tne Amalgamated Clothing worker, of America. ARIZONA FOLK MAY COME J. Collier, and his family, have heard that the Willamette valley I. & falrlv good country. It U Dosslble that they may move here, "W. have heard such wonder. ful things about the Willamette vallev from E. R. McDanlel here that we feel to live elsewhere li simply cheating ourselves out of much that the good Lord mtende u to enioy here below," ay l.n.r from Mr. Collier received hv Robert Duncan, manager of th Salem Commercial club. Mr rv,lHer reatieiit. literature fialem and ii. surroundln country. It will be sent. Portland, Or., Juno zi. Sail ors searching In the Willamette river here for the body oi H. a- Cbnroy, boatswain', mate of the battleshlD Connecticut wno wa A mail, d yesterday, found this mnrnina the body of an unidentl fled man apparently between 6 and BO year, of age, bound with rope and weighted with two lrou bar.. The body had apparently been in the water about three mnntha and officer, were unaoie to determine whether the man had h-.n h victim of foul play or had committed suicide. WARD HAD BACHELOR APARTMENTS, CLAIM White Plains. N. Y June 21. District Attorney Week, admitted tndav that private detectives em nloved by the -county had reported the discovery that Walter 8. Ward maintained a bachelor apartment i kw York while Mrs. wara was awav last summer and tha he received several women callers there. The detective, are working on the theory that tne aparimeu might have been the basis tor tne blackmail plot which Ward claims ended In the slaying of Clarence Peters with whoee murder wara i. charged. OTTO WILSON IS ARRESTED Otto Wilson, ex-mayor of Salem and dealer In automobile., wa. ar ralgncd in the Justice court tni morning cn a charge or. anoi Mr. W. T. Lytle the use of dealer's automobile license. 11 pleaded not gull'y "d bi" trlal as set for Tuesday, June i i Feet shod in shoes long un shlned and run over at the heels. Trousers that are gray and baggy at the knees, A work-shirt, blue and faded, graced by no necktie. A face covered by a day, growth of beard, with a weak mouth and sallow complexion. Eyes which look at you appraisingly and somewhat distrustfully from be hind ever-present nose glasses. Hair that 1. dirt-color and always ruffled. A voice that is slightly raised, as if it were being used to address a small group within easy hearing. Bloat Cheerful, That, briefly, is C. A. Sloat. ex- school teacher, confesaed assailant ot little girls, and, at present. habitue of the Marlon county Jail. Sloat was returned to Salem last evening to face six charges grow ing out of hi. alleged assault ou two small Salem girl, luatr March 6. Sloat is yet cheerful. On vari ous occasions be has told officers h regret, his past, but he .how. no evidence of remorse. ' He ap pear, to pity himself. Today it was learned he ha. retained r, J Kuntx of Salem a. hi. attorney, and to him Sloat refer, newspa per men who ask him question.. " Battle. Bad Impulse. At times, Sloat told officer., be 1. the victim of an irresistable im pulse to do what he knows 1. wrong. Long hour., he said, be spend In an effort to overcome these impulse., but to no avail. Concerning these peculiar im pulse. Sloat has, on at least two occasions, advanced theories. First before officer, had learned of bis Tacoma conviction for assault ing a child, he spoke carelessly of an attack of influenza, he felt, had left him in a weakened condi tion. After the police had been informed of the Washington case. Sloat gave less attention to the ln- fluenra illneB. which had come since his conviction. Blame. Blow on Head. His more recent regret ha. to do with the fact that, be says, he was struck on the head while a,, mere youth. In view of Bloat', statement, officer, feci that an nsanity plea may be expected. Socially, the aMeged pervert .tauds rather low in the county ail. When be wa. placed behind the bar. lasfnlght about 7:80 o'clock none of the other prison er, was told hi. name but It was only a few minutes before they guessed his identity. "What are you in ion one oi the men asked him. una otner. eyed him suspiciously. Cell Mate. Shun Him-' I'm being held for investiga tions," Bloat replied. "Where were you arrested! "At Albany." The other prisoners turned their respective back, and walked away. Shortly before he retired lat evening Sloat told one ot the men he eipected to read the Bible tor a time before retiring. He .aid this morning he Is a member ot the First Methodist church. CREST OF FLOOD IS DUE TONIGHT San Antonio, Texas, June 21. fRv Associated Press) The crit ical .tage in the lower Rio Grande valley flood, which already nas Inundated nearly 18,000 acres in Starr, Hidalgo and Cameron coun ties, marooned nearly 1000 Mex- in in small border towns ana covered the roads leading west of Mercedes, is expected between mm night tonight and dawn Thursday when the crest of the upper flood 1. due to reach the edge of Starr county. Greatest damage is feared to growing crop, in the section which supplies many cantaloupe, to northern market. Relief for the flood district i already un der way. Three .viator, were dispatch ed from Kelly field, San Antonio yesterday to the lower Rio Grande valley to drop bag. of too rooned farmer. In th area. honest republican.