The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Snow this afternoon and tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 PSTATE RIVER SURVEY WILL » START SOON Prepare to Divert Waters of Missouri Into Nearby Irrigab'e’ Lands WORK TO BE RUSHED Geology Experts to Cooperate with Engineers in Making Maps of District | Grand Forks, N. D., March 20.— The first definite move toward the long sought diversion of the Miss- ouri river into nearby irrigable lands and into Devils Lake to raise the level of that body of water, will soon be made, according to Dr. A. G. Leonard, director of the state geolo- gical survey. Geology experts from the state un- iversity here, including Dr. Leonard, will cooperate with the, state en- gineers in compilifg topographical maps of certain areas in the- state, and the first to be made will pro- bably cover Ramsey, Benson and Pierce counties, according to Dr. Leonard. These will be starttd some time his summer, he believes. An appropriation from the state legislature for $25,000 will be match- ed, dollar for dollar by the federal government, according to the state geologist, The cost of compiling such a map or “quadrangle” which composes a survey of about 400 square miles, is $10,000. When com- pleted the quadrangles show all ele- ons and topographic irregulari- ies, With an area of nearly 70,000 square miles in the state, 175 quad- rungles will be required, whereas only about a dozen have so far been completed, Dr, Leonard said. The announcement of the probable heginning of work on the survey fol- lows several months of intensive campaigning on the part of interest- ed citizens, clubs and’groups in the vicinity. of Devils Lake and the Miss- ouri section affected, Engineers were asked as to the ad- vivability and practicability of di- FACTS FOR WAGE-EARNERS How High Taxes Cut D Down Your Wages It is not what you earn in money that helps you get on in the world; it’s what you must pay out to live and what you can save that provides for your comfort. Let’s‘say you earn about $50.00 a week, or about $2,600.00, which is a pretty good salary. If you make a budget you plan to pay so much for rent, or on your home, so much for clothing, food, etc. But you overlook the biggest ‘item of expense in your budget, if you overlook your tax-bill whether you pay taxes directly or indirectly. Every year you pay out about one-sixth of your income in taxes, or more than $400 if you earn $2,600. Some of it goes to Uncle Sam, the state, county but the most goes for your schools and your city. In Bismarck a big share also goes for public im- provements. The rest goes for taxes in the things which you buy, because the seller must pay taxes and must charge it to his cost of doing ‘business. High taxes cut your income; lower taxes will decrease the cost of the things you pay your money out for, your expenses. Think of that on April 7th. rs EARLYBREAKUP OF RIVER ICE NOT EXPECTED Weather Bureau Arranges to Send Out Warnings if Danger Appears tached: The question as to the probable e of break-up of ice in the Miss- ouri River each spring is one of vi- tal interest to many and of curious interest to us all. the readers of the Daily Tribune @c- curate data, the local Weather Bur- eau Qffice was asked for a table showing the times of break-up of ice in former years, which table is at- version of the Missouri from its na-| Year Date Year tural course into a series “of lake} 1881 Mar. 31 1892 and artificial channels to provide ir-; 1882 Apr. 5 . 1893 rigation and into »Devile Lake 1611683 Apr. 10 1894 beautify and utilize the lake. 1884 Mar. 26 1895 The campaign was given impetus, 1885 Apr. 4 eee when J. N. Roherty, one of the state 3881 enginee: «commercial elub and told interested 1899 arties that a survey of the situa-] 1 Mar, 24 = 1900 ee and of old records of former Apr. 4 1901 surveys proved that the project was Apr. 3 1902 entirely worth while from three Apr. 5 1914 angles—irrigation from the Missouri, Apr. 6 1916 yaising the lake level, and flood con- Mar. a2 1916 Ytrol of the Missouri and finally the Apr. 2 1917 Mississippi. pt Mar. 24 1918 It was explained that the topogra- Apr. 6 1919 phical surveys are necessary before Apr. 3 1920 any estimate of the proper courses Mar.13 0 1921 such diversions should take can be Mar. 23-1922 made. ‘Elevation of the various Apr. 3 1923 lands, their topographical features, Apr. & 1924 and their soils will have to be stu- died before drainage from the Mi ouri can be attempted. POLICE NAMED IN INDICTMENTS FOR BRIBERY Cincinnati, Ohio, Mar. 20.—A list of 48 names of members of the Cin- cinnati police department indicted by the United States special grand jury that investigated bribery charg- es was placed in the hands of Chief of Police William Copeland by U S. Marshal Stanley Borthwick to- day. CHINESE CITY IS DESTROYED: # BY EARTHQUAKE Shanghai, Mar. 20.—The China Island Mi: m, Reuters Agency says, has received a telegram dated Mar. 9, stating that an earthquake has lestroyed Talifu, a town in western Yunnan Province. A disastrous fire followed and help,is urgently need- ed, the message The foreign- ers in the neighborhood are safe. Old Man Winter Seems to Shun Northern Europe Berlin, Mar. 20.—Stories of the ‘remarkable warm winter keep com- ing into Berlin from Sweden, as from points in Ge: y- records of the Stockholm ob- servatory, dating back to 1768, show that the last month of 1924 was the warmest December since 1789. Lack , of snow in some parts of Sweden is “interfering with the local lumber in- try, and private observers say the * storks arrived in Koyno late in January to the great surprise of 1 turalists, who declare they have never known the birds to return 80 early in the year to the Baltic states. In Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meining-. en, a plum ¢ree in full bloom has at-, d attention, and adds to th freaks of nature: hoti “Cos It will thus be seen that the earli- est date of break-up was March 13, 1910, and the latest was April 12, The average date of break-up is April 1. The highest stage of w4- ter ever recorded at Bismarck was 27.6 feet above the zero of the gage on March 31, 1881. +31 feet, on ‘December 12, 1913. Replying to the whether or not 1899. in the Mi inquir, there was” much danger of an overflow this year, Mr. Roberts replied that there was al- ways danger of a flood as long as there was ice either solid or floating There have been numerous occ lowlands below Bis: ered to a depth of several feet from the overflowing of the Missouri Riv- er due to gorges. table shows the years and highest stages reached, Year 1881 1884 1887 1897 1899 1910 1917 Reports from river stations. situat- é In order to give Date Apr. Apr. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. ‘Apr. Mar, Apr. Apr. Apr. Mar. ‘Apr. Apr. Mar. Mar. Apr. ‘Apr. Apr. The lowest was The- following Stage 21.6 23.4 27.1 23.7 24.1 26.4 23.6 Mar. 22 S38 16 27 29 a 10 12 2 31 4 6 6 26 26 2 9 4 to Fargo, month, LABOR N. D., Mar. Manufact' Reviews of labor cgnditions Fargo and Grand Forks follow general summar, CONDITIONS OF GOOD 20.—General labor conditions, in North Dakota, as reveiwed by the federal depart- ment of labor, in a report received here recently, shows that there is a somewhat better demand for farm help than last month, “due to prep- arations for spring activities.” The report states that the sonal surplus of skilled and common | Burleigh county citizens at the last labor, prevails. cerns are employing normal forces, it states. sea- uring con- in the FARGO—There is a fair demand * Skilled labor is GRAND FORKS—Seaso: ty continues in the building industr; Employment in all lines is normal for this season. CONDITION IS for men to work on farms. by the plentiful, but prospects are for adequate em- ployment for this class as soon as weather ‘conditions permit work, outside nal acti about GOOD IN STATE Livestock Wintered Well and Land in Good Shape Grand Forks, N. D., March 20.— tered well, yesterday federal crops and jtician for the state. states that the “very excellent con- dition which has prevailed through- out the winter in North Dakota, with the exception of December, obtained the state. ¢hange in condition since one month ago, and if there is any change it should be upward, be- cause the season is one month fur- ther advanced and that much closer to grazing season. high state from disease. In a tabulation with the range conditions are listed as 77 percent of normal, compared with 84 percent of normal @ mpnth ago and 88 percent of normal a year ago. Cattle are listed as 87 percent of normal, compared with 87 a month ago and 94 a year condition for the same periods is 90—89—94, ed in Montana and North Dakota on the Missouri river and its tributar- ies do not indicate a break-up in the ‘Arrangements, near future. have been made as usual by the Weather Bureau to send out warnings by tel- ephone and by messenger to residents adjacent to the river. are, however, requested to keep in touch with the Bureau until after the break-up. Such residents ee UNIVERSITY WOMEN + GLEE CLUB .TO TOUR, ‘Grand Forks, N. D., Mar. 20.—A tour of the state during the week of April 12-18 will be made by the Women’s Glee club ofthe state uni- All of these compa: with the average condition of cat- tle, ranges and sheep in seventeen other states. New Constitution of H. O. He first of March “Feed is very abundant,” his re- Port says. sidering that this is the fore part of March. Feed of all kinds is avail- able, including roughage and stover, as well as temperature of the first March removed all traces of snow in Returns do not indicate “The range is grain for feed. of f flesh and North Dakota cattle and ranges win- according to the report rbrandson, livestock statis- His report and still good con- The mild week in livestock Cattle are in a are free report, The sheep favorably Adopted At State D. A. R. Convention Devils Lake, Mar. 20.—Wjth thé adoption here yesterday of a con- Revolution changed the di annual convention to the second week of September, vention under the state body’s own organic law will be held at Carring- ton, Sept. 8 and 9, ficers will hold over until that time. versity this ‘spring, Professor Knute Froysaa, of the University music de- partment, announce Four concerts arranged on the are as follows: They club's already been schedule. Minot, , April 14; Valley City, April 15; Buffalo, April 16, 17° ompleted. ind Moorhead, Minn., April Plans are under way for a ¢con- cert in Devils Lake April 13, though} arrangements for this are not yet|Mrs, Mts. ple are pected are: ‘marck, president; — Kane, The The convention closed first con- The present of- ning with a banquet'and program the state school for the desf. es at the state meal and also 1 lowed. Clas: hool provided the e program that fol- BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, Ly TORNADO CASUALTY TOLL MOUNTS A WHITE HOUSE ROMANCE 'BURLEIGH RED CROSS TO AID STORM VICTIMS |Local Chapter Requested to | Rush Contributions to ‘ Stricken Area NO DRIVE ANTICIPATED Enough Money In Treasury to Meet This County’s t Relief Quota | | Burleigh County Red Cross chap- jter will participate in relief for the | victims in the stricken storm area in Ilinois, Indiana and Missouri. The local chapter is in receipt of the following wire from Wm. M. \Baxter, St. Louis, Red Cross official ‘in charge of this distric “Relief operations in tornado | stricken aren Tllinois, Indiana and jouri under direction of Red s needed, personnel and supplies being furnished promptly. Tremen- |dous damage and loss of life will re- quire large sum for relief purposes, Accept contributions forwarding promptly to St. Louis office. WM. M. BAXTER JR.” Mary Cashel, local chapter service secretary, served in this area for the Red Cross and went through the Ohio flood disaster. Her services have been offered and if called she will go to the storm stricken area, Due to the generous response of roll call there are suffivient funds in the Red Cross treasury to meet Burleigh county's quota. There will be no need for a drive or special calls for funds unless the demand for outside relief grows beyond pres- ent anticipations, SPRING WORK | | Little If Any Actual Cultiva- tion or Sowing of Seed Fargo, N. D., March 20.—March 21, Saturday, is the first day of spring. And in the spring the Greek god- | dess Ceres, according to’all the best | forth young shoots of> the plants the ‘thusbandmen have set out with well laid plans of marketing their growth in the fall. But Ceres did not live in North Dakota. And the husbandmen in North Da- kota, on that day of the legal be- ginning of the pre-summer period, will be far behind the schedule as the calendar reckons. it. That is to say that North Dakota farmers will not have set out many, if any plants for Ceres to “shoot”, on the legal beginning of spring. Officials at the state agricultural iked how much of the P would be done on North Dakota farms on the right- ful opening of that period, said that little, if any, will be done toward actual cultivation of the soil or sew- ing of seed. One official at the college, return- ed but a few hours before being terviewed from a trip in connection with his work over the ey vehement in his assertion that none of the spring work will be done on March 21. “If you had cracked the ice out of a score of water pitchers in as many small hotels on the same number of mornings, as I have, you wonldn’t k how much work the farmers will ave done Mafch 21,” he declared, Others of the teaching staff at the state farm school said that al- though this could not be considered a long winter, it is lasting longer than last win and that as a,re- sult, the plowing-planting operations will be delayed somewhat. According to these men, the agri- cultural work in the eastern part of the state will be started before oper- ations will open in the section west lof here, because that part of North Dakota has had a harder winter with more snow and lower temperatures. Several Cass county farmers, drawn on jury service and working at the county Court house here, in- formed the Associated Press, they would not ask to be excused from jury service immediately, nor “until the weather moderates.” Farm work, they said, could not open until the frost is ou€ of the ground, and most of the repair and other winter work has been completed. So North ‘Dakota waits, though the calendar announces ~ Spring is here, until the lady actually depos- its her grips at the desk and “checks in” SIX ELECTED TO 2 PHI SIGMA SOCIETY Grand Forks, N, D., Mar, 20.—Phi igma, national honorary Biologie f The state officers of the D. A. R.|society at the state university, a Mrs. Eric A. Thorberg, Bi: Mrs, Thomas F.|to its membership. nounces the election of six students They are as fol- rand Forks .vicepresident; |lows: Oliver Abbott, Bowbells; Alf: Lincoln, Paul Joh Fargo, secretary; |red Bridston, Grand Forks; Edward Grand Forks, |Dorr, Grand ‘Forks; Edwin’ Fiuevos, Barton; Grover Forster, Hillsboro: FAR BEHIND: authorities, is schaduled to bring| i ftraces of sno FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1925 LORD CURZON, | NOTED ENGLISH LEADER, DIES Prominent British Political Figure Succumbs After Long IlIness HELD HIGH PLACE Member of Imperial Cabinet in Coalition Government During World War London, March 20.—Marquis Cur- zon of Kedleston, lord president of the council, died this morning. Death came at 5:35 o'clock. physicians had been with throughout the night. : They were convinced that the signs they saw late Thursday evening por- tended death. The indications of his passing then were so marked that they did not conceal their opinion from the public and announced in their bulletin that the patient's con- dition was extreme grave. The marquis collapsed on March 5 at Cambridge while dressing to at- tend a public dinner. It was said at the time that he had suffered from a hemorrhage. All his immediate en- gagements were cancelled and he was brought back to London the follow- ing day. On March 9 he underwent a serious operation, and since that time he had ‘gradually failed. The Marquess Curzon (George Na- thaniel Curzon) from the craille to the tomb, exemplified to perfection in every detail the type of superior personality known as the ruling aris- tocrat. He was bred for public life and followed the career of politics and government with puch success that he held almost every great of- fice under the crown except the highest of all—the post of prime minister. Ironically enough, it was the honors he accumulated while working his way toward the premier- which, more than anything else, militated against his ambition for His him the post and, when it seemed almost surely ‘his, kept it from him. Had he been born 30 years earlier he un- doubtedly would have become prime minister. When he came to threshold of that office, it was in} 1923, the day of noble lords occupy- ing No, 10 Downing Street had set. Prime ministers no longer were nom- inated from the aristocracy, but from the Commons. Like many: other young men who came to be statesmen of the British Empire and peers of the realm, Lord Curzon was trained at Eton and Bal- liol College, Oxford. At the latter he was president of the Union, the all-embracing students’ organization, many of whose-leaders in after life became prominent. Upon quitting the cloisters of Ox- ford with high honors, young Cur- zon polished off his university edu- cation with travel. Having become familiar with Paris, Rome, Vienna and the Rhine during his vacations at Oxford, he passed these places by for more extensive tours and went into Central Asia, to Persia, S Korea, Indo-China and the Pamirs. He had the leisure and the Purse and the purpose of a gentleman and tra- veled with thoroughness, reading volumes beforehand and then record- (Continued on page three) EARLY SPRING NOW DOUBTFUL Snow Late This Month Brings Delay in State Prospects of an unusually early spring opening in North Dakota, in- indicated two weeks ago, are now doubtful, according to H. O. Her- brandson, federal statistician for the state, who issued his midmonth crop notes. He reports that rye condi- tions should be satisfactory. “North Dakota was practically ‘bare of snow the first part of the month until the 10th,” he reports. “Much snow fell over the state the next two days, which still remains unmelted. “Large shipments of potatoes con-4 tinue to move to southern states as seed. Potato movements this. sea- son total but little more than half of the movements last year. North Dakota cattle and ranges wintered well, Mr. Herbrandson re- ports, “The very excellent condi- tion which has prevailed throughout the winter in North Dakota, with the exception of December, obtained up to the first of March and still con- tinu he says. “Feed is very abuniant. The range’ is good considering that this is the fore part of March. Feed of all kinds is available,-including ‘rough- age and stover, as well as grain for feed. The mild temperature of the first: week in March: removed all in the state. Returns do not indicate change in condition of livestock since one’ month ago, land if there is any change it should ‘be upward, because the season is ‘one month further advanced and that much, closer. to gresing- season. Cattle are in a high state of flesh the; THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. Romance bloomed in the personal stenograpier to Salter, a stenographer for leaving St. MORE BODIES REMOVED FROM WRECKED MIN Fairmont, W. Va., Mar, 20.—Three additional bodies were removed this morning from the wrecked mine of the Bethlehem Mines Corporation where 34 men were entombed Tues day night. The three bodies taken were badly burned. Two other bodies were removed last night. the SPRING WHEAT ACREAGEGROWS Fourteen Per Cent Increase Reported. by Washington Washington, Mar, 20.—A tendency toward general expansion of farm crop acreages this year was noted in an “intentions to plant” report by the department of agriculture, which issued with it a virtual warning ‘that too great production would result im lower prices. “It seems doubtful”, the statement said, “If the general expansion of production - contemplated by the farmers would be to their best in- terests. reduced supplies, either in this coun- try or abroad, rather than to any increase in demand. The outlook in- dicates that any marked expansion in most lines would tend to lower prices and result in less satisfactory re- turns to farmers, “If reported intentions are carried out, the acreage in spring wheat will be increased 14 percent, or near- ly '2,500,000 acres. Winter wheat dings last fall were increased 6.5 percent over the previous year. Al- lowing for average abandonment, however, the increase in winter wheat area to be harvested would be about 4.5 percent greater than last year, and the increase in all wheat would be about 7 percent or about 3,800,000 acres. “If farmers generally carry out their intentions as reported March 1, corn acreage will be increased by 2.3 percent above that grown for har- vest last year. This would make the corn acreage in 1925 3 percent above the 1923 acreage and more than 4 percent larger than 1922, Farmers who are intending to produ& corn in excess of their own feeding re- quirements should not expect to re- ceive as high a price for their sur- plus as has prevailed for the 1924 crops Farmers intend to plant 4 percent less area to potatoes, the report stated, and 3.3 percent less to flax- seed; 5.6 percent more oats, 23 per- cent more barley, 29.5 percent more grain sorghum, 9.9 percent more to- bacco, 4.5 percent more peanuts and 11 percent more rice. The tame hay acreage planned appeared to be the same as last year. ANNOUNCE H. S. GRADUATION SCHEDULE The schedule for graduation ex- ercises at the Bismarck High School this semester has been announced as follows: Baccalaureate sermon will be given on Sunday afternoon, May 24; class night will be held» Wednesday eve- ning, May 27; and commencement Thursday evening, May 28, with President S. T. May of the Dickin- son Normal School coming as com- mencement speaker. KAISER VIEWS JEWELS kaiser White House offices when Irwin Geisser, president, the president's secretary. Patrick's rectory after the anarriage. Increased returns for the! crops of 1924 were largely due tol ; Will undoubtedly be a return of sev- sweet potatoes, 10.7 percent more’ @ married Miss Doris Ruth They are shown | MANY CLOSED BANKS’ NOTES ARE RETURNED! Guaranty Fund Commission Saves Over Million for Depositors Grand Forks, N. D., March 20.— More than a million dollars worth of collateral pledged for loans ‘by North Dakota banks since closed has’ been rescued from sale at a fraction of its value and restored to the receiver of closed banks for the benefit of the depositors as a result of the efforts of the depositors guaranty fund] commission acting in co-operation with the uttorney general's office and the receiver in preventing fore- closures on such collateral. In one of the nine districts in which the closed banks of the state: are divided for receivership purposes $270,000 of such pledged paper has been recovered and in another $140,- 000, according to George A. Bangs vi! Grand Forks who has been the at- torney for the guaranty fund com- mission in much of this work. The work done by the North Da-| kota Guaranty fund commission along this line has» been largely pioneer in its nature, but the effi- ciency of its work is shown by the fact that many of its plans, forms agreements, etc. have been copied and are now in use’ in other states. Over a million dollars have already been conserved in the interests of the depositors in closed banks by the method used and eventually there eral million dollars more. Incidentally under.the plan adopt- ed of having one general receiver for | closed banks the expense of ad- ministering the affairs of such insti- tutions has been materially reduced. } The number of people employed has been cut from 200 to 78, with a re-| duction of expense from $48,000 to $18,000 per month. The cost of realizing on the assets of closed banks has also been ma- terially reduced, under the new. sys- tem of receivership. Under the old plan the expenses of collection ate up approximately 73 percent of the money collected while under the new} pian with one general receiver for all closed banks the cost is only 18 percent. Cost of collection of pledged paper as reported by the pledges now! ranges from 3 to 15 percent and the pledgees are now generally cooper- ating heartily with the receiver of closed banks. >+~—__-___—__+ | Weather Report C= For 24 hours ending at noon. Temperature at 7 a. m. . Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation . Highest wind vel WEATHER FOR For Bismarck and vicinity: Snow this afternoon and probably tonight. Much colder tonight with cold wave; minimum five to fifteen above. Sat- urday partly overcast and continued cold. Shifting gale diminishing. For North Dakota: Snow this aft- ight. Much 37) AT colder tonight, with minimum, five to fifteen above. doors closed. but with the hurried temporary . relief the arrival “of trained workers, plies and medicine, the storm area of the Ohio Valley today continued to count the terrific loss of life and property of its great tornado catas- | trophe. dle west springtime storm. inated: over the gul: {fornia, he said, passed harmlessly FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS LOSS OF LIFE INSTORM MAY REACH 1,000 More Than 2,000 Injured in Tornado That Hit Central West THOUSANDS HOMELESS Property Damage in Illinois Estimated at $7,000,000 By Rescue Workers Reports at noon today showed 815 dead with injuries about 3,000. As- sociated Press casualty list totalled 577 identified dead. Kentucky and Ténnessee stricken areas virtually cleaned up. Burial being made in both states. A few hamlets in Missouri yet un- reported. Casualty list 15 dead. Dead at Murphysboro, Ill, climb- ing to previous estimates. One hun- dred seventy-five known, West Frankfort, Ill., deaths in- creased to 110. Illinois cities bers. Deaths in other unchanged in num- All bodies recovered at Prince- |ton, Ind. and most of them at Owens- ville. Passable roads making res- cue and relief work more expedi- tious. Property loss Indiana towns estimated $3,000,000 to $4,000,000. Devastated regions turning to plans and means of burying their dead. Shortage of coffins and facilities may cause group burials. All business in Murphysboro sus- pended and banks urged to keep Herrin, Ill, scene of several Wil- liamson County shootings and up- risings, just south of blasted storm strip, opened its ‘one hospital to in- jured. Estimated that | more than one- third of the dead at DeSoto, Ill. were children under three years. . A violent .snowstorm . fringed the tornado ‘on the north when it struck Wednesday. King Victor Emanuel and Premier Mussolini of. Italy and acting Pres- ident Simons ‘of Germany cabled condolences .to the United States. The number of frightful mutila- tions and crushed limbs and the fact that in many cases wounds ground full of dirt could not be at- tended for hours brought the spectre of tepanus stalking on the field. Air- planes bearing all available tepanus antitoxins rushed out of Indianapolis. |Women at DeSoto took up a collec- jtion along the line of automobiles attracted to the scene and in a short time had raised dollars. several thousand Contributions in money and sup- plies made directly as the response to appeals over the radio apparently will set a new high total through this means of reaching the world. Chicago, Mar. 20.—Still prostrated efforts at supplemented by Be Revised casuality lists indicated little change from the first hectic estimate of Wednesday afternoon’s twister which ploughed its eccentric and destructive course into five mid- western states. Fairly systematic checkings in 35 cities and towns in the storm's path indicated a death list of between 800 and 900, with gp- proximately 3,000 injured, and many other thousands homeless. It was believed, however, that many bodies were still to be recovered as entire towns were demolished and isolated. A check of the devastated area had not progressed far enough to permit even a rough estimate of property losses. Additional light on the character- istics and behavior of the great tor- nado was provided by Prof. Henry J. Cox, government forecaster at Chicago, who called it a typical mid- It ori ft Lower C over Colorado, dipped to Arkansas, and then took a path of least re- sistance along the Ohio Valley. There its major force was spent and it rushed off on @ high wind in the direction of Iceland. Prof. Cox explained that in the spring the sun heats the air in cer- tain regions causing warm whirling currents which strike colder waves from thé north. The result is ao great circular movement’ of the air over 4 large area called a cyclone. As relief measures got underwi stories of almost | unprecede: misery in the storm-swept area came in from all points. Temporary 3 | morgues and hospitals were filled to overflowing while frantic men, wo- urday partly overcast and continued cold. Shifting gale diminishing. WEATHER CONDITIONS A well defined low pressure aren is centered over the Dakotas and Minnesota and warm weather pre- vails in all sections except over the extreme northwest where high Amsterdam, March 20.—The form-jpressure area is followed by colder |through a second id his wife recently in-| weather. The difference in pressure | lief workers had only candies spected the German crown jewels,|from Minnesota westward is’ causing |lanterns to guide their efforts which have reposed in a Dutch bank} high winds over the Dakotas. Pre-|mercy. No food: men and children searched the long lines of dead for missing dear ones. In. some instances doctors ‘performed major operations out of doors or-in roofless buildings without the aid of anesthetic. Paralysis of light water facilities to the discomfort and confusion ai exiats, since the monarch fled from his| cipitation occurred at most places | however, the Red: cue St. Louis throne, them, as she is tiring of the dullness of the -little. flat-country. life....Wil» elm, however, bas no authority to region to. the North Pacific coast. Elsowhers: the weather: ORRIS W. RO! His wife wants to wear|from the northern Rocky Mountsins | announced,