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City News
THE WEATHER
Oregon: Unaetlled weather,
probably rain tonight and Tubs.
day, cooler In northeast por
tion tonight; fresh east winds.
Temperature today: Minimum,
40 degrees. Maximum Sunday,
54. precipitation today, .01 of
H Inch. Stage of river, 3.1
(tel. Direction of wind, south.
VOL. 6S
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON', MONDAY EVENING, MAKHI 30, 1 !.-
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
No. 71
list.
'''.7T ..jUV'VX -v a a - : I
Ifltid lo Coast Good
"Tlie lnw pass road from Eugene
In Jlnplelon is in fine coudition with
Ik exception of a short stretch in the
nc-nity uf lllnchly," is tho repewt of
II E. Hea", lol:a' attorncr; who spent
week on a motor trip with Law
,M G. Bradley, John 1. Bell and
Ijaior Bell. The trip to Maplcton was
liiide in three houn and 20 minutej.
liar pirtv inspected the Siuslnw Shore
hcres, property about seven miles be-
JUpletiiD, in which they are in-
crested. The trip from Mupleton be-
1), was made by bout. The Toad is
pro as far as lleck but it is difficult
wear trael, Mr. Bean states.
Captive Cougar Thrives
-Tommy," the captive CvUor caged
lit the I-lunner-Kobertson store who
:js been behind the bars for seven
InoDths is still thriving and now weighs
aore thnn uO pounds nod has a
arnsurement fore and aft of between
lite and sii feet. The big cougar
ivho was placed in the cage when a
little kitten is improving in disposition-
every day nnd is now very play
ful nod will como to the edge of the
i-irs for all comers, Mr. Itobertson
Mates. A diet of straight raw meat
is given "Tommy" each dar. The
Irauaar will probably be on ' display
daring the county fair in September
:f arrangements for the cage can be
lade at the grounds, it is announced.
Questionnaire Sent Out.
To obtain accurate data on the Ku-
rfne payroll to be used for publicity
purposes by the Eugene chamber of
loimnierec a questionnaire is being
tent out to local manufacturing plants
snd other employers of labor, accord
ing to announcement of E. Eugene
(hadwlck, secretary of the chamber
"This questionnaire is for the pur
pose of compiling a total of the pay
rolls and the figures will be in totals
only and in no way will individual
.'irrns be listed or amount of payroll
published," the secretary said in ex
plaining the questions thst are nsked
-if the employers.
Fair Grounds Improved
la pretiaralinn fur the annua!
() fair in September work on tlio
itpiiir of the buildings nt the' fair
rounds has been started ami the first
II be t ho rebuilding of the roof of
:ae hore b.irn which fell Inst winter
ue to the heavy weight of snow, nc-
onlins l' W. It. Iinbrrt'tin. fair
-aril secretory. A meeting of the re-
rall; organized fair board will be
nlled within the nr-xt 10 days to out-
!ne plans for the annual event this
"r, .Mr. llobertson said tid.iy. At
111 time p'ans will be taken up con-
wiiing the erection of a women's rest
ro"m nn the grounds. The committees
to have charge of the various divis-
of the fair program will also lie
plivied nm arrangements made fur
printing of the progrnni. the sec
tary states.
Registration is Asked. j
Oertificates of registration for the
nctial lirrgnn state trap shoot to be
!"M in Eugene Friihy, Saturilay and;
Sunday. May lit) to ,'il have been re-1
"hod hy offii'inls of the f,ane County '
li'irtsmrn ossc'iriation who lire.
ponsuriiig the event here. This per-
n'lip is official recnirnition nf tlie
landing of the shoot to be held here.
sportsmen anununce. The coin-
"'' Hist, will have charge of the
wpnrati .n of the traps nt the mtini
'Ml avinlinn field for the shoot will
""n be at work. It is eipected that
'vprn hundred, including entries anil
"Mors, will attend the event in May.
"'turns from Portland.
J1". Ituth McCnliura Carter has re
'""t'd from Portland after a. short
'iinesH visit where she obtained new
'ring millinery stock for the Easter
"a le here.
Silver Tea Planned
Ti" Sints Clira Ladies' Aid -will
give a silver tes Wednesday
frernonn at the church between the
THRIFT
tSrei&ierthe.
BUYEPSELIEB
(Continued on page five)
R fr"
as shi m m sh m s a
Jazz Girl': Enters Plea of Insanity
HITYtfl
IE CONTENTION
DFATTDRNEYSi
Jury Dismissed During Ar
guments Over Question of
Mental Balance
Girl Sits in Courtroom as
Discussion Is Held of
Her Condition
SAX FUANCISCO, March 30.
G-P) Judge Ilnrold Lomlerback post
poned today for 24 hours Ihejurdcr
trial of lG-ycar-old Dorothy Kiling
soo to inquire into the present mental
condition of the girl who is charged
wi:h killing her mother in the bed
room of their home Inst January
after a dispute over the girl's pursuit
of jazz and joy rides.
At the opening of the trial this
morning (he defense moved that a
nullity inquiry be made and based the
motion on an affidavit by Dr. Jau
Don liull, a psychiatrist, expressing
the belief that the girl at present
was men tally incompetent. Judge
Lo nil or hack holding the affidavit in
itself sufficient said-be would allow
Dr. Hall to testify.
Jury Is Excluded
The jury was excluded while the
motion was argued. The court ad
journed the insanity motion until 2
o'clock "this nflernoon so that Dr.
Hnll could be summoned.
Judge Lomlerback explained that he
must be convinced lliflt there was
basis for Mich a motion before be
could entertain it. He added that the
test was whether a person aeuised
of crime comprehended the proceed
ings and was ble to present an intel
ligible defense. W. Mctiovern of de
fense counsel offered to stipulate
with the mate that the present jury,
empanelled to try Miss Kllingson on
the chnrpe nf murder, might inquire
into tin girl's smiity, should thf mo
tion le grunted.
prosecution Wails
"The district atl-rney'i office is
not stipulating anything al tin pres
ent tiv"." said Ass stunt District At
torney Ilfirmon D. Skillin. "It is for
the defense first to make a showing
in support "f i's motion."
Mr. MeiJovern, presenting his mo
tion. Mid:
"The defense has been impressed
sinre this trial started a week ngo
that Dorothy Kllingson is in a physi
cal condition that renders it princi
pally impossible to proceed. Hut the
law makes no provision for auch a
condition. We believe, from reports
of our experts, that the defendant's
condition probably will become wnrse
nnd that nothing rould he served by
'merely postponing the rfle.
"We believe that at present there
is a very decided mental condition to
take into consideration. We think it
advisable thnt the rase be stopped if
It .an be with justice both to the
prosecution and the defense. We offer
to stipulate that the preient jury he
directed to inquire into the girl's men
tal condition."
"Do you base your motion only on
what the court may hive observed
since trial started?" aked Judge
Louderback.
Mr. M'Covern then read Dr. Ball's
affidavit, which stated the opinion
that the girl was incapable of defend
ing herself on the charge of crime
with which she i accused.
"Is that )'ur entire showing?" in
quired the court.
"It K Tour Honor." aaid defence
counsel. The jury and witness then
were excnied until 10 o'clock tomor
row morning. The insanity motion
was eipened to be disposed of late
this afternoon.
The rrl t composedly while her
insanity was being discune. but
while W away toward the Jail
ah wept bitterly. Ht face was white
and drawn.
in
Farmer Blasts Stumps
...
Neighbor Strolls Along
,
Dirt Flies; Friend Flees
HAltlMSHUUI, March P.O. tSpe-j
cial.) Dynamite is used in consider
able quantities by some farmers to
clear lauds of stumps. A local farmer (
has been using this method to clear
lands this Bpriug.
It was only the other diy that he
had four stumps which he desired to
blast. In the ordinary way, he set
about to do it. Only as the stumps
were just a few rods apart the fu,cs
of e;ich were lightrd ns quickly as he
could go frcm one to another. Then
he sought safety in the ordinary vay
usually placing oneself behind u
large tree
Ills neighbor farmer came strolliu-
ON SCHOOL Li
. BEFORE M 10
SAI-KM. Ore., Marclu "0. A de
cision in (he Oregon public stlmol
compulsory attendance law case Is
expected before May JO. tlie date on
which the supreme court of the Tin
ted Stales begins its summer vaca
tion, according to Willis S. Moore, as
sistant attorney gcnernl of Oregon,
who returned from Washington. D.
C, today where he presented the
state's argument before the highest
court. The greater part of two days
was required to argue the case. Jus
tice Holmes d:d mt sit in the case,
but will participate in the opinion.
Justice Stone was absent the second ;
day because, of the death of a friend, j
Mrs. Moore accompanied Mr. Moore j
east and is now visiting in Hi ndis. i
Locomotive Works
President Agrees
To Keep dry law
rilll.AI'Kl.l'HIA. March SO. A
lenal agreement with s $MMI"0 forfeit
for violation, binds Samuel M. Van
Haiti, president of the Haldwin Loco
motive work., lo- strict observance
of the Volstead net, while in this
country, it was learned today. Mr.
Vaucla n signed the agreement with
the late W. A. linrrell. A. S. fioble
nnd It. A. Hey, Jtaldwinn offic sis, on
May l. If" I. tl" others sjreeine lo
forfeit f 1 .fxrt) each if tliey violated
it
Mr. Vnurlain dis.'loed the agree
ment on the I'S h birthdiy. while en
route through Telas on his private
car. The agreement, it wa mid. clter
the desire of the signers to obey the
laws, "not only because they are right,
but also because it will result in men
tal, moral and physical good."
Charles R. Forbes
Is Seriously ill
HUSTON. March SO The condi
tion of Colonel ( fcsrles It. Forbes,
who mi stricken with paralysis Kri
dar nght. remnin'd virtually un
changed today, said n rep-.r! from Ibe
Hart hospital. Colonel Forbes wllo
was f rmerly director of the I nited
Ststea veterans' bureau was at lh
home of Ilia is!er. Mrs. Ilsrry .lild
kin in the llriglilon district, wben a
suffered the paralytic nttark.
John Day River
Surveys to Rcgin
SAI-KM. re.. Marrh oO.The
urate enrneerin department, ac
cording to Hh-M I-upT. siate engi-ni-er.
is ready to heft n the adjnd ea
tlon of the -rater riabfs on the .Inhn
Iay river, for hih the HC" lejls
lature appropritl fL'-,."X for field
work.
The survfys are -sp t-l tk"
about two years. th- trritorr iriw.lv
ed covering m"t f irsnt, .iil.sm,
Sherman and Whffler to.m'i'-a.
m mi km
am
by. While passing stump No. 1, its
Mnst exploded. While abreast No. 2.
its charge also went off. In neither'
instance did flying pieces como hie
way, hut the neighbor farmer took up
a brisker pace.
As he passed he next stump, it ex
ploded with a terrific n- ise and he had
to dodge from being hit. In n run hy
this time quite a sprint, in fact he
came abreast the Inst stump amid a
shower of mud and bark.
"All done, you're s.ife," called out
the farmer behind the tree. Hut the
neighbor farmer thought he said "Run
for your life." and he did.
They caught him (his side of Co
burg, scverul miles away.
OF IDAHO OIES AT
MOSCOW, Mil.. Mnr.h 110. Wil
Hain. .1. Ali'l'Duro1)!. formrr ((Kvernwr
"f Idaho, nnd f.illnr-in-liiw nf t'nitcd
SimIck Nrnntitr Willinin K Hornh.
difil a: liis linnic hero cnry toilay al
lite iiri' of S. .vciirs. Hp had complain-
rd of not reeling well fen ila.rf iiro.
Mr. Mc( oitnt'll wrnt (o Hoie in i
from Oregon. loiter hn rPliirnrd j
to ilia; all it to nud in iss waa iirrni-
ilrnt of lh Orfffii'n Slfltn aiii,itf. '
II,. vn Kovrrnor nf Idaho from I MO I district f.initcr, who i newcomer
to 1X1KI and l uitcd State. enator ! " this section, omnha.icd the Im
froin Idaho for three months in 1S!)0 portnnco of prr.ionnl reion.ilillity
when the state was admitted to the I
titiiou. .At the lime of his death he
was Ctiitcd Stntrs immijeration in
spector at Moscow.
. He was born in Commerce. Midl
and married Louise Krown in Yam
hill, (re., in 1MUI. Mrs den hit widow
and .Mrs. ljornh he is mirvived by two !
dauxliters, Mrs. Iten Huh of Momow
and Mrs. Max I.indermnnn of Port
land, tire., and a son William, of Sac
ramento, Cal. lie was the author of
a history of the state of Idaho nnd of
"Kpisodes of Itioneer IJfe."
Eight Miners are
Trapped hy Flood
M-IWCA.STI.K. Tng.. .March .'if). !
Clutchinx a tirojcctins rldije near the j According to tlie comphints tre .Is
roof of the mine, eight miners were ! fendant hou?e movers carries.!? al-
trapped by a flood in lhe..Monlnue
collery at Kcotswooil, near here, to-I
day. Two hundred men were in the nit
when Ihe Inrush of water occurred. I sight of the bungibw hounding down
but all got away eacept eight. ''the slope toward them threw such
One man, w,ho rams out safely , said , fr gi.t into them that they lenpeil for
the water was up to his neck when j life out of their machine, they nll-s-.
'""''"iL ',"""'inr'' i-,J"rlM' v""
c ' ' Ihongh Ihe liungilow d'd not hit tliem.
OIlCCCQ olCcl, j
Ends Headaches Talk nn UpntMne is
j Itt'K On IVluoil, ia
I'HII.AIiKI.rillA, .March V.H. Sf. Jleard by KlWailianS
fering from a perp'iunl beadaclie nod ,
approaching blindness. Ihe cau-e if j An ,,rrM ,, j.;, p. ( nrleton of
which physicians were una 1,1c to de-;( (( ,,,-, division, I'Diversity of
termlne, llafry M. Ilulchin.on. ",, ,, , ,,rl,le,ii of .hil.l edil-
electrKian today snee,e, from h f ,,, (r, ,,e an.lpoinl of liters -
nasil tube, an inch and a half I''"" ,rP , ,,,,ered today st the
of a uuarler inch steel drill will) wh.rh
he hail been slabbed in the nose
years ago.
Archbishop Christie
Undergoes Operation
I'tUlTI.AMt. r. Mnrr-h :ifi.
Arcl.bili-'p Ale innder Clirif-ti of lb
raMo'ic arrhdiirre-'e of Orej-on City,
who ht be-n rrilUallt ill it a hot
pital here nitff lsit Tuealiy, nnder-,
r-nt an operation tndiy. II wss
portrd to hare rallied natinf jrtorily.
Arr.hhishcp (lirlntie is 7"i jears obi.
ROBUER8 GET AWAY
( IIICAtiO. March :w.Kour rot
tier. ne of hm carried a aw-l-i.ff
fhoffun. h'M up n-versl officisi
n-.l mploieii of -the A dilind-G.'lrd per f'W of the ttfetipt of (h year.
tr-'t S.a'e I!nr;k todtyard r-ra;H j n a !- d. A i'ote of thauim wn n
with eurreftry e-iUni.itr st b-tween tnf-fl hy I l .f h Win ter for bis work
flo.WO and WtO u Ust week s atinlverary profraui.
IE
Relative Humidity Stressed
By W. B. Osborne of Dis
trict Office
Other Fire Factors Taken
Up at Morning Session
By Officials
Forest fires are most disastrous
when the relative humidity of the nir
is low. If fire breaks loose in a for
est when the air is cxeesiv1v dry It
will spread like it is burling In gun
pou'der. These statements summar
ize, the remarks of W. H. Osborne, f
the district forest office in Portland,
who spoke to approximately IW
rangers and other forest officers from
Cascade, Siuslaw and I'mpqua national
forest's this morning at the opening of
the joint ranger aesMon.
Uelalive humidify, according to Mr,
Osborne, is the first and most im
portant fnctor influencing the action
cf rforest fires. The history of i.U tne
biggest and most destructive fires in
nationul forests shows almost wltn
! out exception thnt they occurred In
1 periods? of excessively low rclntUc
j humidity. v
Mr. Granger Speaks.
Little discussion on the part of the
isitors trok place at this morning
HPf-nion,
('. M. Orwiger of Portland,
for the Jiul'titiK of forest fires. Ill
the ianl tlio fires have been ci luider
ed from the point of riew of si,e. ex
lent nnd damace, he declared, with Mt-
(Cuntinucd on pag two)
Bungalow Bounds
Down Slope; Suit
For Fright Filed
I.OS AMiKI.KS, Mircli oO. He- j
cause a California tiungnlow ran nwayi
and frijrlitcned Ihem Mr. nnd Mrs. U. j
tt. Heat If nsk $1".(."() damaxe in j
Nuits on file in Miperior c urt here to..
day aE.iiiiat n firm of house movers, j
lowed a huna.ilow to run amuck down
a hill up which Ihe llmlty's were
climbing in their aul' inotiile
The '
n,..,i. of the Klwanis
luncheon meeting of the Mwania
lilt st ihe Hihiirn hotel. The apeak- j
ha
MEEUNG HER
MANY ATTEND SUPPLY URGED
er was introduced by Hr, .1. M. M'l'DatCS Of ConCCrt
ler, chairman of the program com
ml' lee.
Mr. Carle!. .n directed a plea for
guided read ng, not only of young
neonle. but lor their teachers. Tins.
....;ni.1 not urn fi.r the formiiiK
of e-orrfct judament on the part of
the teacher ; and of rorret ideals on
the pftrt of the pupil. He devoted
mtj b of his speech toward a dtscus
s'on of the Inf. .lo-ieph Conrad, and
the effect of his work on literature.
Thf ehsna- In the Hyb'a bbiwi,
which automs'i' allv drop a inciu
her sht is slK'nt for four coiufcu
tiip iiiCfliiiK without etruiae, tr -H
BL
o n s et mm r SSn
E: 1NSUREWATER llvM TED
' : VJfc. v : VIS
Fire Protection Needs In
Several Areas of City
Are Pointed Out
Eugene Voters Are Asked!
To Approve $135,000 For
Service Extension'
''Eugene In its present reser
voir system has wator storage
sufficient for loss than two days
maximum need, not Inclurlinp ad
ditional demands thai might be
made on the supply as the result
of a big fire. Several districts of
the oily receive water through
three-Inch and In some oases two
and one-half Inch mains. In case
of a big (Ire In these areas, there
would result a lack of water, that
would prove disastrous.'
'J'hesB conclusions, are reached by
the city water board after nn exten
sive survey of local conditions and
needs, based on a report of tho env
Ifineers of the national hoard of fire
underwriters, which bus led to the re
M)U'Kt that the people approve a bund
I i-me of f l.'tr,lKH at the special elcr-
tlon April !,", for the construction of
an additional rexervoir on Skinner
! Itulte an fit he Installation cf two VI
inch distribution mains that will pro
vido a heavy pressure " for several
hundred blocks of the business and
rcnidri.ee districts.
Supply Is Scant,
A two-day shutdown of the city
water pumping plant would mean tho
nhfolute exhaustion of tho nvallablo
water Hiipply leaving the city without
protection ngninit fire ns well an forc
ing the people to the use of water
from wells or brought from other
points for domestic use, it Is pointed
cut in .the report prepsred.
"At least five average days supply of
water should be available for a city
the sire of I'unene, Althouah the
pumping plant is working efficiently
and there la but little danger of a
shutdown, nevertheless, there Is nl-
(('onliniied on page eisbt)
i Moose Convention
Plans Discussed
roHTf.ANTi, Ore., March .'10.
I'lnn. for northwest convention of the
, , ()nWt (if MimKr ( SlkBnr
;, ., r, , w, discussed nt
I,1(,In) ff ,,r,., mr,bera of the
i ,,roI. Iirrr ,e,erday, attended by
! lloilney II. Ilrai n, i,t MooMehenrt,
n rx.il, aecrelary .The meeting
'also considered the begitin:ng of new
"',,r-h KUUh '' 10
nMir mrm,,nr, ,,, f,niip,
be provided in the home r..mmunitie
j ralh-r Iban ea. !iiively In Ihe two
homes roiidic ied by the lodge, line
of the.e homes is at Moo.ehearl. 111.,
for chil.lren and the other l Mo.
; haven, I'la., f.,r older ,,er.'.n. Mr.
: llrnmb.n and parly left today for Sc.
, atlle.
Will be Selected
It ii probnble that the dates for the
presfrMnlioii f "( 'real (-..' here in
Mav W.ll be definitely ee. ted at the
rebenrml ineetmc f the l.uaiie
llmtorio iociety totiijdil acc'itditi to
announcement todny nf ieorje H.
McMorrsn, pr s'fb nt. Other plnitw for
the flection of tbe ho Will bflve
Nolo pnrts in the orsN-rio preneiitHtion
will n)o he i). iiiHcd. 'I'll) wilt be
tbi first rehearsal in weeks and
espcttion sre th'tt a Inrit' tminber
f Ibe lueniocfH wtl! b nil hand. The
reliciutf. from now until the ilat
of the concert hM ie erj bny sch
i;onj In miilifnc ready for the ouitor
!o, it is s'etfd.
if ".' - w, urmiv niuipr
I " I
Ipr-" .
IP
a j
Abovs Is Dr. Karl J arras, who re
ceived tha hloheat number of votaa at
tha Gorman" eleotlon. Below la Olio
Braun, whoso total votes plaosd him
aooond on tha Hat. Neither, however,
hnd a. majority, o required by law,
and a second election for tha choice
for president will be neoessary.
HKnUX, March HO. UP) Final
returns from yesterdny'a presidenllnl
election In fiermnny, announced tits
mornliiB, show thnt rtona of tha seven
cundidntea received a majority, as re
quired by tha constitution, mnkinn a
second election necessary, Tha second
polling day has been fixed for April
1.0. On this occasion, the candidate
having the highest number of votes
will be declared elected. '
Dr. Jarret Leads
The polling of the various rnndl
dales yeslurdny were as follows:
I'r. Knrl .Inrres, candidate of the
combined nationalist and ennserv
live burpeois parlies, 10,.1S7,H2.1.
Otto I.raun, locislipt, 7.73.",fl"8.
Former C hancellor Ma nr. centrist,
Krimt Thaelmsnn, communist,
g I'reiuier Hellpsch of Psden, demo
J emtio party J.RMo.lJin.
fr. Held, Ilaarian peoples party,
1 tnn.'TH,
tienenil Ludemlorff, Fssrist parly,
2i 1,171.
j Void ballots 3-1, 1. '2.
I The total vote. In excels of 2(.,12..
UXM U slightly rs tlinn pr cent
of (be (pinlifted electorate.
I Socialist Gain
j The g rent en t gainers in lh elr
!lion were the goj-islinta, who profi'ed
at the eten-e f the eommnni-sts.
Onl at lliiile, where the coniiiiunint
' cninpit'K'i was inaugurnled by n nhoot.
j ing uffair at a man meeting were the
cotnnmm-'t-j :!te gainers, their vote
j there inereaning 30 p'T cent Inst le
' ceniber'a pari id men I a ry polling.
On the fti e of Ihe rehinis, it Would
i tre in likely that the three mid. lie parried-
ihe toi-vnlut , rcn'rits and
Ie iii'M rnt- eonld carry the (- md
election if they -.nih.n, a com
liioU r.UMtnlnte. eeii if the votes
whir'., je-ftenhiy went to r. IIid ami
lieneritl l,ulen.,.rff fall to the r..r
ttex of the right.
! On th whole, elei ti..n day passed
Off quietly, but joimg men brtr-5!; of
'.voting e leagii.'d in (he n.oti.iri-bint
"ntM-1 helmet" or the republicnn
' "M-ii li!anto'r" nrgmi zi iotm fniild
not rt-n at the teiilMl.itioli o (ll.iHeog.
em b olh'T III atreet Ii riiKy J h, with coin
iiMuii! yi'tiih M'i4ion:.li join. ng In
the frii. Tli'-ie il.t.oinis bad no fer
j iotia rcaolts.
LI
Dams Go Out; Auto Driver
Runs Down Man at Bos
ton, Is WorfJ
Canadian Drowned; Rising
Waters Cause Heavy
Property Los3
DOSTON. March SO. W) Ne
England was recovering today from
the effecta of snow, hail and floods
and rains which jreaterdaj caused
tliouaanita of dollars damage. One
death was caused when an autnmnhit
drlyor whose vision waa obscured by
anow, ran down a man on a Provi
dence stroet.
Ilandolph, Vt.. Was tha cnmmnnlt '
which suffered the moat. Six buildings
slid Into the awollen waters of tha
White river.
Two dama were carried ewtsv with
attendant loaa of power to factorlea
and the water mains of the town
were burst. The loaa exceeded
50,000.
The roof of a three-story bnlldlns.
In Maucbeater, N. IX, collapaed under
the weight of water.
MAN 8WEPT AWAY
MONTREAL. Mr'o) ltnTt.i.
of the St. Lawrence river and ita trib
utaries, due to breaking Ice dams and
raina, threatened to flood aevcr. '.
riverside towns today.
Victor Leroux, 11. fell Into tha HI.
vlere Aux Chlene In St. Theresa and
was swept away by the Ice floea.
DAMAGE 13 HEAVY,
QUEUED, March 30. Conaiderabid
damage has been caused (a the valley
of the Bcnunce, Chaudlerre and Yam
achlnche rivers hy rising wsten. Fatn
illea living near, the banks were mov
ing to higher ground today and more '
serious floods were feared unless the
weather turned colder soon.
At .Three II We re, Que., the Ta ra
se Ii inch river flooded the streets and ,
most of the bouses of Yamachincbe.
At Bt. Georges, four feet of water
stood In streets nearest the river. Cel
lars were flooded and street traffil .
exopt by boat, was impossible.
Inhabitants of IJeauncevIlle fear the
breaking of an fee wall a mile up the '
river nnd disaster to the town, where ;
water already has flooded the ground
floors of many houses.
BRIDGE OUT.
WOOPUOW, Sssk., March 80.
Slight recessions were reported today
in floods which carried away three
bridge, weakened a fourth and took
two lives In this district yesterday.
Families have made arrangements
to lesve their homes at a minute's
notice. Grain has been removed from
granaries and placed on roofs of
barns,
War Committee
Works on Report
FAItlM. March .".O.The allied war
committee presided over by Msrahal
Fneh has reeejved from the council
of atni-SriMdora the tint of 'luesti'-ns
eoner ruing the report of the allied
military c.-ntrol mission on irmio
(ti-snrniHinent nn which the council tie
aired .irl'iitionnl liglit. The c-mmitlc
began work fodn.v on its supplenti'n
trtry report.
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