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. MRimifroRB Matt, Tribune
The Weather
Prediction Fair, uiih fruit to
ultrlit; warmer Saturday.
Maximum yettrnUiy t
Minimum today .. 31
Precipitation Tnico
Weather Year Ago
Minimum j 62
Mlnijiiiuu . , . 34
Dally Tvratr-thlnl Tear
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SIXTEEN PAGES
MEDPORD, OREGON. FIJI DAY, APKIL ft, 192S.
Xo. 13.
Today
By Arthur Brltban
Depew, Wise Man
Another Special Baby
Dangerous Arbitrators
One Big Payroll
(Copyright, 1927, by New York
Evening Journal, Inc.)
Chuuiicc SI. Dcpcw, (Iciul in
his ninety-fourth jour, older
thiin the Kepublicuti party,
which he served lonj; and faith
Jjlly, said: "I have lived long
because I could laugh at any
thing." Of Napoleon, it was said that
in his youth "no one ever saw
him laugh.' He didn't live
ninety-three years, but he did
live more in one day than ami
able Sir. Depew in all his ninety-four
years.
Chauneey Depew attended
8000 banquets and never let
sjfboi-edom drive him into eating
too much. That's wisdom.
lie campaigned for Lincoln,
got $1.75 for his first legal ser
vices, lived under twenty-four
presidents, from Andrew Jack
son to Calvin Coolidge, and
knew thirteen of them person
ally. How many can name the
twenty-four from Jackson on?
Milton wrote, "Hail, wedded
love, mysterious law, true
source of man's offspring."
Sliss Sylvia Pankhurst doesn't
flgrec with that.
A photograph shows her
holding a child called by re
porters, "A Love Baby," as
though that were a special
breed.
Sliss Pankhurst,. who is Un
married and declines to name
Ihe child's father, is mistaken
hut he idea that her demonstra
tion of a strong mind "will con
tribute to woman's freedom."
If the idea spread too far it
would contribute to woman's
in isery.
It has taken' men one million
years to climb up from u "pithe
canthropoid" state to scmi-de-cency
in married life, and it
ought not to go back.
ft
I'jielo Sam and Holland
claimed a little island called
I.as Talmas, between tho Dutch
East Lidies and the Philippines.
Mux Hubcr, Swiss statesman,
named arbitrator, gives Hol
land the island.
Holland would also have got
Pikes Peak had the moiitain
been included in the arbitra
tion.
We're not complaining, of
course, but let's hope nothing
really important will ever be
submitted by this nation to a
foreign world court.
M
tiood news for Detroit and
prosperity generally is the em
ploying of more men by the
Kord Motor company. Ford's
working total is now 97,50,")
men, only 12,433 below the peak
of 1021). A payroll of more
than $1)00 a day, about $180,
000,000 a year is not so bad.
The stock market quit yes-
terday for a three days' rest.
For the first time on reeord the
brokers stop work on Saturday
following (iood Friday. Noth
ing to do now until Monday.
Anything can happen be
tween Friday and Monday and
fear of the unknown usually
sends stocks down. Yesterday
confidence in tbe unknown sent
stocks up.
New York merchants report busi
ness excellent in women's apparel.
They buy more of It and lesa of It.
more garments, less material In
them. Paper underwear for ladles
makes Its appearance In several
stores.
SilkOf wood, underwear of panr
not pleasant news for cotton
growers.
(Continued on Pag Four,
Second Section)
PLANS NEW
1 FIELD
Special Committee Has
Been Investigating Sites
For Some Time To De-
cide Soon Present Field j
Adequate to Handle All;
Traffic This 'Year Med-1
ford to Maintain Air!
Leadership.
In order that this city rmilntuln
Uh well knuwn poHillun um an avi
ation center, and to meet the grow
ing demands of aerial traffic, steps
toward securing a larger and more
adequate airport . field, ready for
use In 11)29, have been taken by j
a special committee, und will soon
UI W1C VU..- U.
Mention. The committee has been ' -.... j ... - -Investigating
and working upon the forecaster, following their morn
proposed Important changes for'n their chart9 th,lt
weeks and a decision will be mado
soon.
sideratlon by tho committee, and .
as soon as one is decided upon, l,mul"rn uocKy .ituunuun
action towards the consummation tatM' "u I'""8 of ,th0 tar "outl'
of the pirn' will 1.0 taken. w?st ne(''1 " a'" mnY would
Tho committee plans call for tho I "u Iou,,t rcter t0 BnolV8 ncw
establishment of a field, of a size I Ea!,tcr nner a,"l "I11"1 lhaf
sufficient to meet aU demands of,1"1100 washing rainfall on fruit
aviation for years to come, a mile lttn,,', and trac Brdon.
nr in inrth nnd h.ii mill. Throughout llipeh nroclplta-
wlde, with graveled runways 5.000
or 6.000 feet long and 260 or 300 actions, and especially nein-lent
feet wide, and other specifications'1" Ncw Mexico, Arizona, southern
to handle the largest as well MM California and southern Florida,
the smallest types of planes to be WA8HIXOTON. April 6. m
built for a number of years. Fo , f , ,,. preai.
.f-ilnS n "la""t"1r han" dent coolidge entered tho White
gc s. parking, machine shops, res-, Washington children will
muinius, ut.-iuis uur uil pH.1eil-
gcr lines, radio stations and aero
logical observatory tower.
Plans are also under considera
tion for lighting of tho field at
night and .modern ..equipment!
throughout. ' "
Work that has been delayed by
recent rains will be resumed on I
the present field on a large scale
Monday, and in a week or ten
days the runways will be com
pleted and the field will be per
fectly ample to handle any of the
planes now flying. The present
principal runway, north and south.
Is 2.300 feet long. 200 feet wide,
and when completed will be grav
elled to a width of "5 feet, the
full length, over 1,600 feet having
already been gravelled.
Another summer runway, para
lelllng tlie main runway, 2,500 feet
in length, nnd 200 feet wide, is
under construction and will be
completed this month.
Medford was a pioneer In avia
tion in Oregon, establishing the
first airfield in ihe slate and one
of the first on tho Pacific coast.
It is recognized by aviation chiefs,
pilots and government, as a logical
center. Tho citizens have main
tained a progressive attitude to
wards aviation,, from the begin
ning of commercial flying, and
there will be no slackening in this
policy.
Harbor field was the first air
plune field In Oregon, und until
a few months ugo was the only
air-mall port In tho state. One of
the -first privately owned nlnneii
on the Pacific coast, after the
World war. was "The Medford,"
purchased by several local busi
ness men and aerial enthusiasts.
The plane flew over the state, pi
loted by two Medford fliers, with
actual experience on the battle
front. As a result of these flights.
Medford was the first city In the
state to be placed on the govern
ment and commercial air maps
and is promlnctly marked on tho
maps now being published.
llccause
f the local prok'reRHlve-llucky'H
ness, the forest fire patrol plants wven delegates at large,
were stationed here for several' While Lowden Is not expected
years. The Pacific Air Transport'10 l,I,k un anv mor thls
planes, holding a mail contract, I n,fl porters look to him to add
with passenger 'facilities, next made al 'ast 41 of ne 61 nilno8 dele"
thls city an Important air center. KateH lo his column In next Tues
and were followed this spring by! day's primary. He alfo is rc
the newly eKtahllxhcd Went Coast' gnfded as the second choice f
Air Transport, with their lari- i the Norris delegates In next Tues-
cabin planpd.
lli'Hldea. the local field was tho
"topping place of nrmy and navv
p!anc. north and routh bound, tho
round-the-world filers, and lat
year tlje jtoal of Eddie Htlnnon.
who lant week liroke the world s
endurance flluht record, over Flor
ida. "I.lndy" alno flew over this field,
dipped low and waved to the crowd
assembled, on his trip south last
fall.
The only ae'rologleal weather bu
reau station in Oregon and one of
two on the coast. Is located on the
local field.
The crowth of aviation makes
Imperative the need of an enlarsed
and Improved eld. The develop
ment to date, locally, has required
I me expenditure of a large sum.
"i any ueunue provisions for
securing- same, and much work by
publle-spirlted rltiuens, who have
donated their services.
WAS HINT, TON. April . n
There are now.SODo landing fields
(Continued on Pag Eight)
SUNSHINE
FOR EASTER
Bright Skies Over Entire
Nation Assured By the
Weather Man Children
to Make Merry On White
House Lawn Snow In
Nebraska.
WASHINGTON'. April C VP)
An Easter Sunday with sunny
skies over practically the entire
country was pro mined today by
the weather bureau, with the
reservation that tho present "staic
nation" period in the Atlantic
states might end Saturday night.
States in the lower l,ake re
gion, the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and the northern Kooky
Mountain section were partlcu-
. . . 1... .... ,.,,.
on Sunday.
The weather men were dubious
"'B mir wi-uih..
itlon "aa le3M tl,an normal In mostj
roll their eggs on the executive
lawn on Kaster Monday unaided
by Mrs. Coolidge.
The critical condition of Mrs.
Leniira Goodhue, her mother, Is
still keeping Mrs.- Coolidge In
Massachusetts, and It is not be
lieved at the While House that
it will be possible for her to re
turn to Washington before Mon
day. Despite Mrs. Coolldge's absence,
however, preparations have been
made to entertain Washington's
little onos as usual.
ISENMSFILE
HOOVER IN LEAD
WASHINGTON, April 6.
Guy D. Goff, junior senator from
West Virginia, has filed in his
slate as a candidate for the He- j
publican nomination for presi-j
dent, seeking tho state's 19 dele
gates at the primary May 211.
Goff is tho seventh United
States Honutor to enter the lists,
the others belneg Curtis, Kansus;
AVatKon, Indiana; Norris, Ne
braska; Heed, Missouri; Walsh,
Montana; and George, Georgia.
The latter three are Democrats.
Hoover and Lowden may enter
the West Virginia primary fight.
.Considering that Hoover has
Michigan 9 delegates lined Up
for him, although they have yet
to be selected, the commerce sec
retary today had forged ahead of
the former Illinois governor in
pledged and claimed delegates by
tho carying yesterday of Ken-
22 district delegates nnd
day's Nebraska primary.
On the basis of delegates ac
tually selected t h u a far, the
Hoover-Lowden lineup follows:
lowden (Instructed) Iowa 17.
Missouri 8. Minnesota 19. North
Dakota 17, North Carolina 1; to
tal. 58.
I'nlnstructed nut claimed for
Ixiwden Iowa 10, Minnesota J.
Missouri 17, 8outh Carolina 11:
total. 40.
Hoover (Instructed and claimed)
Ceorgia in (if Coolidge cannot,
be drafted. Iulslana 10 (contest
pending). Minnesota J. Kentucky
!: total. 57. (PledkTd). New
Hampshire. 11.
I'nlnstructed but claimed for
Hoover Iowa 2. Maine 15. Mis
souri 8. Minnesota 4. New York
t. Virginia 15: total. 46.
4
WAMIU.VtiTON. April P
The Newton bill to permit the
formation of American buying
pools to combat foreign govern-
PRED CTED
mntnl monopolies In rubber, pot- j Airbridge. California, aeeks to au
ash and sisal, was defeated today j thorlze the secretory of the Inte
In the house by a vote of I SI to rlor to acquire new lands within
'20. 'the limits of Lassen park,
SCENES AS SPRING FLOOD WATERS HIT SACRAMENTO
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'T'.iesc vicwi were snapped in Sacramento, Cal., as spring flood waters inundated sections of the city
nd surrounding territory. Heavy mountain rains caused streams nnd rivers to rise to flood proportions.'
SEEK EX-FELONS
ASCAPIORSOF!:...
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RpVPnflA Hatr.hpH R P h i n (1
Cnlcnm Drionn Ao11c- UfllrT
1 u,ou "aMO
Motive For Mystery Kid
naping State-Wide Hunt
Under Way.
J.OS ANGfcLKH, April G. (A1)
A state-wide manhunt was on to
day in California with u two-fold
object tho finding of either
nine-year-old Walter Collins, or;
the whereabouts of a gang of j
eight ex-convicts from Folsom I
penitentiary- '
Police here yesterday started !
the search for the eight one-time i
inmates of F o 1 s o m with tho
i theory in mind that a possible
feud engendered within prison !
walls may have resulted in the!
abduction of young Collins, with ;
revenge upon tho father of the
lad as a motive.
Walter J. H. Collins, tho fathoi
has been a trusty at Folsom and
officers believe that his duties of
reporting Infractions- of rules by
his fellow convicts may havo led '
some of the prisoners to have at- ',
tempted vengeance when they (
were released, by abducting and
possibly slaying tho lad. j
The abduction angle of the;
case was strengthened yesterdav ,
when the mysterious "dead boy" i
seen In the back of an automo
bile by filling station attendants 1
several days ago was located and
found to have been sleeping.
Collins has for the past two
years ljpn a sort of boss con
vict in Folsom's dining room. He
commands ,some 100 convicts
from time to time cooks, bakers.
waiters, messmen. dishwashers, nil
kitchen and dining room help.
They take their orders from him.
Names of convicts released
from Fo Iso m In the past t wo
years are being "checked" by tho
police. -
BILL IS REPORTED
WASHINGTON. April 6. (Spe
cial to Mall Tribune I The com
mittee on public lands today or
dered a favorable reixirt on Con
gressman Hawley's hill to extend
the boundaries of ('rater Natloiftil
foiest, also his bill to authorize
exchange of lands.
WASHINGTON, April 6. (!
Four naHure In change or e
large the boundaries ol Crater Na
tional forest, Laxnen 1
Iranfc Na -
tionni park and Olympic National
roroHt were ordered favorably re
ported the houxe today by thef
public landn committee.
Two of the bllld by UepreBenta
tivp, republican. Ore iron. hou'UH to
enlarge ant adjust the Crater Na
tional bouiidarlea. One by Kepre
nenatlve Johniion, repuhlican, of
WaHhlngton. would adjunt the
Olympic National foreat boundarla
and the other by Representative
Movie Comedian j
Robbed of $100,000 j
He Had in Loat
l.-il I .OS A.VOEMW, April C.
! Wallace lleery, fea- ,
! ture moving picture come- j
4 tfinn, reported himself abuut 4;
;4 $100,000 poorer today. 4'
4 He told police that nego- 4i
4 tlable securities and checks 4
approximating that amount 4 1
'4 hud been stolen
from
ills
coat pockets while ho was 4
chanKins clothln
U in a port- 4
loom at his 4 !
4 able d reusing
4 studio.
u 'mussing- valuables wei o 4f
4 listed as Hunt-Italy stock, 4j
4 shares In two building and 4i
4 loan assocaitions and a rice 4 1
4 growers' company. 4,
4 Beery refused to say why 4 ;
T "C Wil8, Jurying Hurn a mrKo SALEM 0re Apr 6.-(fl) Mo-
4 sum with him, declaring that 4! ' 1
4 he could "not make the 4 I1"1 bwm are exempt from any 11-
X miiiiiiK ....t.ii,, ... iiiu iImia" A'cnnu iro wimievi-i iiuwer tin iniiin
matter public
4
JUST USING
CATCH COUGARS
1L OF CATNIP
, , . , I
BrUteS 01 FOreSt AS.
i
Big
Crazy Over It As House! u" to "'t bin, insiemi of
' uluclng tlio fee to ., actually In-
Pat Tovac Hnntpr Aftpr '-oiixu'l it 13 for tho reason that
uai lexas nunier nut.iU pmvl(l0(1 f()1. ro.(,nact,,1K thfl
Rabbit, Bags a Lion.
fl',
VICTOHIA, II. C, Apr. 0
Catnip Is catching cougars In lirlt
ish Columbia. ': :ic nig predatory
forest cats love It Just as much
as a house cat, Ihe provincial gume
conservullon board bus found, ami!"''1"'1" " l'y Pr cent in
is using It 'successfully as bull for j a(l(l't on to," regulnr fee based
cougar traps on "Kht weKhl-
"The cougar Is just a great big' '"'' Htallard bill pass the
pussy in many ways, and he ,B;'nly fee eft for bussea to pay
mighty fond of catnip." says onld he the throe-fourths mill per
II. Jackson, chairman of the boafd. P""R""f r,m.110 "'""T 1,0U80
Wo have been Importing oil of , h 11 4 1 .of. tha lM latlve ses-
rii,. i,,t sn.-inkii.ii. it about the
ground where cougar traps are flx-
erl We tre nhinnlntr In use slleh
a lot of catnip Hint I am making
arrangements to have tholl made
in lirltish Columbia."
Tho I'nlted Htates blologlcaj sur
vey Is watching, the eXH-rlmlTnt
with a view to using catnip traits
in stntcs that nre also afflicted
with the cougar menace.
DALLAS. Tex.. Apr. 6. (!)
Carl Paytnn, a farmer, went rabbit j
hunting today and bugKed a neven-'
foot liunenn. & j
The beaitt wan being nbipped byj
exprenn frnm the Dalian koo to In-I
dependence, Mo., when it em-aped
from Hh cag and Jumped from tbeltcv. AIopko F. Workman of Jop
ear between DalbiH and f ;reenvlllf, in. Mo., - han filed with tho nee
bint night. It look refuse under retary of Htute a requeMt that hla
a culvert wh'-re 1'nvtnn nlmt it I mini- be utaced on the nrlmarv
1 without knowing of Km eHu:pe from
me xpr"Hfl car.
ubii Apr. '.;
(A J ii mes I
Neal. HlipervlHor
transportation In tb
aintn depart-
ment of public works, and HamuH
J. Wettrkk. Hnttle attorney, open-
" . L. ' . . Kr",n ration hns not been completed,
growers and shippers of Pendleton.: 4 .
Oregon: Wa WslU, Waitsbitrir. AMIANV. N. V.. Apr. 4Ari
Dayton and Pomeroy. Wash., for . Mrs. Florence !;. K. Knaip entered
the purpose of obtaining data lo rens of not guilty fo six Indlct-
he used In henrlmcs in the m-iteml . ments charglnK her with criminal
grain rate case before 11. JI. Meyer acts in her administration of the
of the Interstate commerce corn-llf25 censiiH. when iirralvned in
' minion In Hfrattlr, May 22.
NEW AUTO BILL
T
Ctollorrl In PnmnMir.fi fc
viauui in vui i uuviiiy hw
Fee Bill Defects, Creates
Another Defect, Lawyers
C o n t en d Legislative
Levy Unchanged.
ijtlvo bill tiled hove yctitorduy by
I II. IT. Stallard of Portland, who at
tempts to correct ilofects dlacov.
ereil in his bill previously filed,
designed to reduce uutoinobilo li
cense fees to :i flat.
Thut his new measure oxemjitH
motor biiseB is tho opinion of at-
tonie.VH who linvo examined the bill
; for tho reason that this class of
i vehicle is Included In Ilia list of
i oxcoptlons continued in tho follow
' ing provision :
"All motor vehicles, rognrdlcss
iof weight or ugo, excopt moior
trucks und trillion! nnd soml-trull-Jors,
eloctrlc vehicles for coinmor
Iclnl purposes, ull motor vehlclos
I for hire and motor busses for
transporting passengers, 13."
This defect also occurred ln the
first Stullartl bill as woll as In tho
Hvlnllder bill. A further defect, wiih
liresent schedule. These dofoctB
wore discovered nnd mnde public.
1 Htallard a attempt lo correct his
first hill corrects only the 8:1 in
crease leaiure.
Since the bill exempts btiaes from
payment It nutomatlrully repeals
the provision that anywherefor-
""' w:n was roierrcu 10 unci a
proved by the people. Musses also
pay a capacity foe of II per pas-
, ?n"r
hut umior a provision of
house bill 413 this Is refunded.
I The new milliard bill leaves the
license fee for trucks and trailers,
.based on width, as it is now.
FREE ADVERTISING
y
HAf.KM. Ore,, April 6.(P)
election ballot In Oregon a a
! ln rno nillc candidate fop prnxl-
Willinm Welmfop nf Ilnrvrim.
f.0ii l.flM rp..iiMll ,th,.t hi. nume
on tum Ifntiubllf-nn nrl-
mary ballet nit n candidate for
i vice prenldent. The latter appll-
supreme court here today.
WOULD
MOTOR
A
A.
O.-
urt Hears
ment on
efund Grab
4
SAl.KM, Ore., Apr. 6. UP)
With nil seven members of 4
4 the riupteme court sittini:, the 4
Oregon-California land Krant
tax refund cuho today was ro-
aritued. It was firt heard
4 January 27. No Information t
was to be had as to why tho f
4 court risked for a ro-iirun-
ment, but tho desiro to have
4 all members hear the ease Is
believed to havo been one rea-
H sun. 4
OUST FEDERAL
JOBHOLDE
Florida Postmaster Says He
'
Pair! Tithp Intn Pnlitirnl
raid IlineS iniO rOIUICai
Pot For G. 0. P Though
He Is Democrat No Buy
ing of Offices.
WASHINGTON, April 6.
PohI mantel; Ouncral Now today
ordered the dtsmlimnt of Alvln 1j.
Durranco and Leslie D. UoberU,
poxtmnHtern at KroMt proof and
Avon l'urk. Flu., respectively.
New Haiti ho watt advised that
Durranco had declared he paid
$500 to secure tho recommenda
tion for re-appolntment to his of-
flee and that Huberts had said ho J
was "willing to pay ror a recom
momlution." "This positively will not bo tol
erated In this depart mont," the
postmaster general said. "No man
will be appointed who bus paid for
his endorsement and any man will
be summarily dismlsse dlt it de
velops that he bought his office."
FIIOHTVROOF. Kla., April .6.
(A1) Alvln 1j. Durranco, dlHcharged
hh poHtmaater hero today, charged
that he han paid ten per cent of
hlfi Halary into tho coffcm of the
republican party organisation In
tho Hlate slnco lie went Into office
in 100.
".My dltmilMHal, I think, la tho
rcHiilt of refusal on my part to pay
$100 additional which wan de
manded of me," Durranco declared
today.
Durranco aald the payments had
been made under a rule which ho
believed to prevail in at least thin
Hoctlon of Florida."
"I understand that at leant ono
other puHtmaHler, L, D. HobertH,
of Avon Park, haa been nlmllarly
notified of hit dismlsMal. HobertH,
I understand, haa been a life long
republican."
Durranco Is a democrat. Ho said
pay men Ih were made to Kugeno
Oberflorfer, Atluntn, tronKUt-cr of
tho Florida republican committee
by order of Cleorgo V. Itean, na
tional republican committeeman
for that Htute.
SMITH FORCES OF
STATE TALK, SING
PORTLAND, Ore., April 6. A1)
About .300 Oregon HUpportom of
Uovcruor Alfred K. Hmtth, Includ
ing a number of deleKatlonH from
up-Mtuto, held a meeting here lant
night at which Hpeakcra endorsed
iho New York governor uh candi
date for tho democratic presiden
tial nomination. There alno was
enthiiHlHstlc Hltmlng of "On the
(Sidewalks of New York."
Kpeakorn Included Bert K. Haney
former phlppliiK board momber,
John ( Veatch, member of the
state fish commission; M. J. Slo
vens, a republican; H. K. Turner.
former state suporlntcndent of
public Instruction: W. C. Culber
sun, .Mrs. Nan Wood Iloneyman,
I and Dean Hamsey of St. Stephens
i'ro-1-.aincurai,
KtrcsH was laid on Smith's effi
ciency and plea was made that
religion should not enter us
factor.
4.
IS A GOOD ONE
CI If CO, Cel., Apr. . W) By
coming 240 miles from Jackson
county, Oregon, George F. Tuman,
member of Company O. 18tth In
fantry, Natlonnl Guard, gave that
company a 100 per cent attend
ance at the federal Inspection here
RIO
PAID FOR SAME
yesterday. The Inspection wascntrafto
conducted by Major Charles B.I Chicago.
rownsena of Hncramento and nis
staff.
Oregon Went her
Fair tonight, with local frosts;
Saturday fair, warmer In the In
terior. Moderate north to east
winds.
SNOW AND
COLD
CUTS
OFF OMAHA
Nebraska Metropolis Iso
lated by Storm All Com
munication By Radio
All Wires Down South
western Iowa Also Hit.
OMAHA, Neb., April 6. W
(By riadlo to Dos Moines.) A
prediction of zero weather by to
night was made tor Omuha,
which was today visited by tho
heaviest April snowstorm in Ne
braska history. Tho storm ex
tended as far west as Lincoln and
eastward Into Iowa toward Des
Mo'nc"- , 1
Kltctrlc nnd power service was
lnlorru,u,d ln omaha, and the
AmrU.an Telegraph & Telephone
I company said the damage to their
i lines would run Into the thou
ls.ida of dollars.
NEW YORK, April 6.
New York's hottest April 0 in ,U
years was reported by the
weather bureau today. The ther
mometer reached 73. Tho mer
cury Btill had four degrees to
dumb to. reach yeuterdny's mark
of 77.
OMAKA.'Keb., April 6. ()
( By Radio to Kansas City) A
heavy snow which bore down tele
phone and telegraph wires and
blocked street traffic. Isolated
Omaha from the outside world thU
morning.
With wires broken over a wldo
area, the Associated Press resorted
to radio, dictating this dispatch
from WOW, tho Woodmen of tho
World station ln Omaha, to WDAF,
the Kansas City Star.
Tho vicinity was Ihe center of
storm that extended eastward into
Iowa. Temperatures were a de
cree or two below freezing. ' ' '
In, Omoha. stret cars were- ae
layed by Snow on the track and'
scores of automobiles were strand
ed In deep drifts.
Council Bluffs and Omaha street
carB were blocked for a time when
wires went down near the Missouri
rlvor bridge. Workers walked
across the river to work.
Many telephone and telegraph
poles were brought down by the
weight of the heavy, clinging snow.
Trnins were delayed not so much
by the snow as by the difficulty ln
dispatching orders by wire.
1 he heaviest snowfall was In the .
eastern halt of South Platte county.
The, llurllngton railroad lost its
wires at 3:45 a. m. Botween 50
and 60 poles were broken between
Omaha and Ashland and many
moro to Pacific Junction in Iowa.
Powor lines wore hit by the
storm and Honnlnnton and other
towns were without electric serv
ice.
Linemen were out early trying
to untangle fallen wires and pre
vent accidents.
The telephone company reported
it had lost all Its toll linos out of
Omaha at b a. in. Nearly 600 local
phones were out of order. .
SIOl'X CITY, Iowa, April . P)
A severe snow and sleet storm
struck a large area in southeastern
Iowa and southeastern Nebraska
during the night, with snow fall
as heavy as ten Inches reported
from some points. Omaha appar
ently was the center of the dis
turbance. Kadio appeals sent out
by station WOW at Omaha said
the city was entirely Isolated from
wire communication witb tbe out
side world. - -
The storm area extended north
ward toward Sioux City as tar as
Whiting and eastward as far as
Cherokee. Ten inches of snow was
reported frohm Storm bake. .
No reports of snow had been re
ceived from South Dakota or from
northern Nebraska points. j
CHICAGO, April 6.--ffV- A
heavy wet blanket of snow, cov
ered Nebraska today, putting
telegraph and telephone wires out
of commission, delaying railroad
and Intcrurban trains and block
ing the highways. '
The fall of snow was five
inchea deep, according to the
weather bureau here, with mod
erate to fresh winds and' tem
perature 30 to 40- degrees. , '
The storm hit the central west
last night after moving northeast
from the Texas Panhandle, ac
companied by thunder storms and
in some places snow. , ParU of
Iowa and northern Missouri were
expected to get some now today1,
the weather bureau said.
Points farther cart will receive
only rain. .. . ;
Arrangements were made to
broadcast news to Associated
Press papers. Isolated by the
storm In Nebraska, through the
Bankers' Life station nt Dex
i y oines,
Iowa, and WMAQ. the
Dally News station at
I
TOPEKA. Kas., April (. AV
With snow reported from central
und northwestern Kansas and a
freoze predicted for tonight, winter
returned to Kansas today. The
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