The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy it and Friday. Not much chi A it probably. ESTABLISHED 1873 FL OD WAT BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927 ENGLAND ASKS RESTATEMENT OF U. §. STAND Controversy Arises Over Sec- retary Mellon’s Letter to Princeton U. Head ERROR CLAIMED IN TEXT Mellon Insists Debt Cancel- lation Would Place Un- * just Burden on U.S. Washington, May ‘S.—()—Great | Britain has sought an official re- statement from the Washington gov- ernment arising from Secretary Mel- lon’s letter to President Hibben of Princeton University. regarding the British war debt, but Secretary Kel- logg, in a two-paragraph note, has repuied that the discussion was pure- ly domestic and no desire for diplo- matic: exchanges is entertained. To the opinion expressed in the British note, however, that Mr. Mel- Jon's letter was in some instances in- | accurate and that some declaration seemed advisable “to remove the un- fortunate impression that has been created,” the American treasury secretary countered with+a lengthy statement devoted to defense of his Hibben communication and a reitera- tion that cancellation of war debts would place an unjust burden upon the American people. Specifically, the British note com- plained against what it termed the misleading impression given by Mr.j Mellon that Great Britain debt pay-| ments to the United States will not constitute a drain on England’s econ- omic resources and that she is re- T ceiving in reparations from other nations more than her payments to the ‘American treasury, Error in Text A chief point of disagreement which appears to have been a leading factor in the new airing of war debts was a scatement by Mr, Mellon in his Hibben letter that “all our principal debtors are already receiving from Germany more than enough to pa; their jdebts to the United States. This the British government denied as to its own circumstances and Mr. Mellon, in his public statement, ad-! mits that through a typographical error the words “except Great Bri- tain,” were inadvertently omitted. He contended, however, that the error. was “an obvious one,” and was cor-| rected immediately in the text fol-4 Towing: | After explaining how the omission was covered in the text, the treasury secretary said: Mellon “Surprised” “In the light of this very clear and definite statement, it is rather surprising that the British govern- ment should lay stress on what the context showed to be a typographi- cal error, immediately corrected, and go to such length to disprove a state- ment which was already completely covered.” In fact, this phase of the Hibben letter foreshadowed renewal of ‘the debt discussion. long before any in- timations developed that a formal note was to be delivered. The sen- tence regarding adequate reparations by “all” other cowntries to take which frequent questions were di- rected at British cabinet members in the house of cantmons. At the outset of its note, the Brit- ish government emphasized th: while it regretted Mr. Mellon’s “in- accuracies,” the communication was presented “in no contentious or con- ‘troversial spirit.” Friendship Desired “On the contrary,” the note said, heir (British government's) desire is to maintain and to promote a ‘friendly understanding between the wo great English speaking nations, ‘on whose ggoperation great issucs forthe peace,.and progress of the world depend. . They view with great misgivings the divergence of opinions and the estrangement of sentiment which is growing up in regard to these war obligations,” and added that it ap- peared the duty of American and English statesmen to set the facts accurately before the world. Seéretary Kellogg made public a short note to\the London govern- ment’s represdutative saying, after knowledging ‘the debt communica- tion: “The government of the United States regards the correspondence be- tween Mr. Mellon and Mr. Hibben @ purely domestic discussion and do‘ not desire to engage in any formal Sramatic exchanges upon the sub- ject.” Costs City $40 to Punish May For Not Paying 70 Cent Tax Washington, Pa. May 5.—(P)—~ Orca analesanetl, Ga as been in mn coun: here for five Roath beranae arate py a 70 cent city tax. His sentence ad cost the city almost’$40 so far. Ford, destitute, has no means to Bay the tax. Girl Scout Leaders Hold Regional Meet! 51 Detroit, Lakes, Minn, May A regional confere ‘of Girl: Seont ) which 9} fe % ned here today ae ate head tes Sapterence of king: be og ot landase of leaders EG John Jevnaker, 17, Confesses ‘Great Northern is asking a reduction Almost $400 in Flood Relief Fund Nineteen dollars and fifty cents was added to the flood relief fund being raised by the Burleigh county chapter of the Red Cross today, bringing the total to $399.50. In addition to this the local radio station is collecting a fund which, it is believed, will total nearly $500 and this will be turned over to the Red Cross chapter the last of the week. The local chapter is ai have all contributio the end of this weck, as the money is badly needed in the flood area and must be for- warded ax soon as possible, Donations recei terday include: Donation Donation Bessie Baldwin Isabel Campbell inxious to in before i} Boy Admits Shooting of EdmoreMan. He Killed Stevens Near His Slaughter House D., May 5.- , of Edmor signed confession secured by State's Attorney H. W. Swenson and Sheriff H. F. Routier, admitted early today that he shot and killed William Stey- ens, prominent Edmore, N er, on the morning of M: . i confession Jevnaker indicated that he feared Stevens was about to hit him with a shovel with which Stevens was working when, according to Jevnaker, the youth was returning the 25-20 calibre rifle which Jevna- ker had stolen from Stevens’ slaugh- ter house several days previous. Jevnaker confessed to the killing early this morning at the Ramse: county jail, where he was brought by officials who had heard, during the investigation which began Tuesday morning, that the youth had returned to the slaughter house Monday morn- ing for more bullets for the rifle. which he, Jevnaker, had admitted to other Edmore youths that he had stolen. Intended to Return Gun Monday morning, Jeynaker said. he and his brother were hitching up to the harrow .near the slaughter house when he told his brother of the theft. Seeing Stevens drive out to the slaughter house in a truck. they took the rifle and went over to return it to Stevens, telling him that they wished to return it and pay for the damages. Stevens, who was feeding the hogs on the north side of the house, came toward Jevnaker with the shovel, with which he had been working, up- on his shoulder. “I put the gun up and pulled the trigger and the gun fired.” said the |’ youth. “Then [ became. frightened and ran but came back to find Stev- ens lying on the cement floor be- tween the slaughter house and the feeding trough.” Placing the gun a few feet to the west of where the body was lying, the two left~ the plage. * Hearing Set For . * ‘Fargo on May 10 Hearing will be held by the state railroad board at Fargo on May in the aplication of the Great Nor- ‘thern railroad to reduce its freight rate on flour in carload lots from Devils Lake to Carrington. The in the joint-line rates of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific vin Leeds in order to theet the single-line rate of the Soo Line railroad, ‘ROADS DENIED j scribed the decision as “very regret- 10] f RIGHT TO CUT ‘GRAIN RATES) Ruling Defeats Effort to Es-|¢ tablish Rates More Favor- able to Minneapolis DECISION REGRETTABLE Hope For Grain Rate Adjust- ments Not Abandoned, How- ever, Officials § St. Paul, May 6—~(/?)--The Inter- state Commerce Commission has de- mied petitions of the Soo Line and Minneapolis and St. Louis railroads for reargument of evidence on their applications for six cent reductions in their all rail grain and flour rates from Minneapolis to New England and Atlantic seaboard states. The ruling, made yesterday, defeats the latest effort of the two railways to obtain rates to eustern consuming districts on levels which they contend will permit Minneapolis to compete with milling and grain centers on the Great Lakes and in the south: west. Officials of the two railroads det! table,” and a “keen disappointment. Frank B. Townsend, director of traffic of the Minneapolis Traffic as- sociation, declared that Minneapolis and the northwest are not to abandon hope for grain rate adjustments, sinee the interstate body has under: | taken a comprehensive study of all} tariffs on grain and grain products for the purpose of balancing up the| entire rate structure. The traffic as: | sociation has been the leading sup | porter of the railroads in ther proc | to establish lower east bound OPTIMISM IS PREVALENT AT: ROTARY MEET Business Conditions in N. D. and Minnesota on Upgrade, Delegates Say St. Cloud, Minn. May 5.—(@)—| Pervading the Ninth District Rotary conference was a spirit of intense! optimism as to the future of north- west business, it was shown by a sur- Weird TEE adjourned late Business men here from 39 com- munities of’ Nofth Dakota and Min- nesota and from Superior, Wis., were vigorous in declaring that business conditions are on the upgrade with! Minnesota’s and North Dakota's rahe 4 being sown under most favorable conditions, Crop conditions at this time of the year never have been better in North Dakota, declared H, T. Graves, Jamies- town, D., president of the North Dakota ikers’ association. “There is genuine optimism throughout our state,” he said, “and our farmers are showing that they are in ste; By reatly increasing their li: oc! oldings and acreage of feed crops.” Better Times Near Hanford Cox, new!: ernor of the Ninth failed to find a gloom; crowd and that every! better times in the imme and for years to come, istrict, sald Se y person in the thing poi +—______—_______~- i Weather Report i idniasistlltcrns assed Weather conditions at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today: Temperature at 7 a, m. Highest aiesterday ‘ Lowest fast night | Precipitation to 7 a. m. .. Highest wind velocity | ‘Tempe. Precipitati in inche: ESS Lowest on Bottineau & s Lake Dickinson Dunn Center .. Ellendale Fessenden .... Grand Forks .. Jamestown ... 2SESRse RocooopceRPeoopEce Cloudy ; Cloutly Clear . 49. Cloudy 43 Cloudy | Moorhead, Minn, 48 38 Cloudy WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly | cloudy tonight and Friday. Not mue in Semreretnxe: Frost prob- i Partly ¢ tonight and iy. Not muel gone in tempersture. Frost prob- Li} be pressure map has changed f te ing. Bik pesctast ange ty cooboet the n rn | safety con, {annual meeting of the North Dakota t; Honey EATHER CONDITIONS| ° R. R. Wolfer, Jamestown, N. D., banker, and vice president of the Greater North ‘Dakota association, de- clared that organization's efforts to speed up toward more balanced farm- ing is meeting with splendid suc- cess. 2-DAY SAFETY MEET WILL BE HELD AT MINOT Frank Milhollan, President of State Council, is Mak- ing Arrangements Announcement that a state-wide ss will be held at Minot May 25 and 26 in connection with the Safety Council was made here today by Frank Milhollan, president. The pri im for the meeting, which will cover all phases of safety work, has not yet been completed but will be announced next week: + Between 160-and 200 expected to attend the ing. Mithollan said. national and state discuss various fe: rons linot -meet- | Speakers of/ mee will! rel i | May tors throughout the state! have hadnt ies trent if , May 22, in ollan said, They asked to lend their in- nominated gov- |* ning road Eiucation Week,’ Part of the man-made flood tha‘ city of New Orleans, is pictured above in thi foreground, shown just after racin; widened by the tlooded Mississippi. merged homes and farm buildings, left deserted when the MEYER NAMED HEAD OF FARM LOAN BOARD Resignation of Two Members| Accepted—Board Will Be Reorganized Washington, May 5.—()—Appoint- ment of Eugene Meyer, chairman of the war finance corporation, as head of the farm loan board and accept- ance of the resignation of Robert A. Cooper and Edward E. Jones as mem- bers of the board, has been decided! upon by the administration Reorganization of the board is ex- pected to become effective upon the return here of Albert Williams, who is now chairman, and of Mr Meyer, both of whom have been studying conditions in the west Change Long Planned A change in the board has been contemplated for some time, the ad- ministration having felt that its work in connection with farm relief could be put on a broader. basis if its uctivities' were widened 3 There have been evidences for some time that there were wide dif- ferences of opinion as to the policies of the board. Elmer Landes of Wooster, Ohio, i member, recently resigned to return to private business, and the resigna- tion of Mr. Cooper and Mr. Jones vere offered some time ago. Mr. Myer, formerly a Los Angeles {AY banker, entered the government s« ice in 1917. Heshas served on a num- ber of «special commissions, one of the latest being that appointed to in- vestigate the southern cotton crop situation and to aid in providing means to market last yeur's large cotton output. His home is at Mt. Kisco, N. Y. SAFETY WEEK PROCLAIMED BY GOVERNOR ts : ‘ diate future Sorlie Calls on Institutions to! Educate Public on Acci- dent Prevention Declaring accident prevention to be a “great humanitarian undertak- ing in which each one of us has a part to play,” Governor A. jorlie today designated the we inning a 22 “Safety Education Week. he Gov issued as the opening gun of a cam- paign by the North Dakota State: Safety Council whereby it is hoped to materially reduce the numb accidents in the state this yea The proclamation follows: “Whereas, the increasing number of accidents annually resulting in loss of life, permanent injury and a great destruction of property makes it in- vumbent upon us to organize. all of our forces to meet this serious prob- lem. Last year there were more than 80,000 people accidentally killed in the United ‘States, 20, of whom were children. Seventy-five thou- sand children have been made nerm- | gnent cripples through accidents. “Accident prevention is a great humanitarian undertaking in which each one of us has a part to play. To save human life and prevent an accident is a glorious thing. It is recogni: that the problem is one of education and not legislation. and y % proper understanding of our duty to each other and the nee ej sity bf exercising care we may save the liv dren. “Therefore, as governor of North Dakota, I do hereby designate the week Ma: Brad as “Safety all upon the the publ and every c' rt of of men, women and chil- churches, the pre. sehools, service clubs, zen to direct some of his at- tention to the ways and, means of woiding accidents, and to fostering general: concern. which will come the carelessness and the c: ditions out of which accidents arise.’ ‘ NOT 80 Amateur gambler: the | Gollary on ims Let 4 state lcenned sa were the odds? lucky: devil Amateur: give me the | ~ ernor’s proclamation was| 1. lie tti-i beaker all? Well, dollar.—Life, { The Price of Saving New Orleans! it was loosed swept from their foundatio: INYE ADVOCATES Says Plan Will Help Solve Southern Flood Problem, Benefit Farmers of State Cooperstown, N. D., May 5.—(a)—-| Hope that the Missouri river diver- sion project will be a reality sooner! than its advocates ¢ to dream was pressed here today by | , junior United States ‘As a result of the terrible flow: now devastating the South demands; will be made upon congress next! winter for millions in appropriat: to prevent a recurrence of the d aster, Senator Nye believ hopes to see the Missouri project passed us one of th means of flood prevention . \protection for the south is servation and control of flood in the North, Senator Nye said, upon that argument he hopes to ob-! ‘tain strong support for the North} {Dakota project. le already hax written letters to id members of congress in a pointing out the need rvation measures and suggesting fav tion for the Missouri riv project. is y the time congress meets next | Nye hopes to sce it placed on the dist measures for consideration by con- Is National Problem “Thirty or more states are con- Sabasing. to the loss and suffering caui yy the floods in the lower Mississippi valle: Nye said. “The problem of warding against a repeti tion of the flood now prevailing be- come at once a national problem and one of great importance to the gov- ernment. “There scems to be general agree- ment that the only solution of the problem lies in a program looking to the holding back and diverting of the waters of streams contributory | to the Mississippi at high water! periods. In all probability a great | engineering study will be undertaken | by the government without great de-; lay with an eye to determining where | and how the flood waters can be hel back. In the end great avpropria- tions of money can be anticipated to | | study will develop. “There is not an apparent reason, other than ign ice of opportunity, why the flood ters of the Mis. souri river in North Dakota should not be considered virtually the first opportunity to take the load away from the Migsissip) The Missouri is the greatest tributary to the Mis- sissippi. . Remove the flood cont butions of the Missouri from the Mi ippi and a very great part of the r-! ippi problem is solved. ; In ‘Golden Opportu: 4 “Golden Spportanity to divert a great part of the Missouri flood, water in North Dakata is offered. Virtually every foot of the flood, water of this stream can be utilized in North D, a and the banks of the lower Mississippi saved this great burden. And such utilization can be effected at a cost that would be in- ignificant in comparison with the sam total sure to be expended and deserved to save a great section of the country from another experi- ence like that now encountered in south, “And »° double purpose can be |served by such an enderteling in akota. In addition to helping solve the Mississippi flood danger by decreasing the load which the Missi: must now. carry, the waters can be diverted to a use in North Dakota that will be of service to a great area and in,a very neces- j sary manner, ld Be Begun Soon “The Missouri river diversion proj- ect which has been considered for | some years in North Dakota ought to jgome into its own almost at once. {Devils Lake and numerous dried up streams and lake beds between and the Missouri river at Garrison can drink up virtually every foot of ouri flood wi ‘o have these old” beds’ repli ied with fresh water is greatly to be desired and for more reasons than one, all known to North Dakotans. “North Dakota ought right now to | be on its toes to sell its diversion which is'certain to soon be soliciting ' up| Ways and means to control the Mis- impossible, in so other terrible flood the great ‘south . “I! have deemed it. worthwhile at i this time’ todtrect a personal letter (Continued on page three) ig through the crevasses the dynamite MISSOURI DIVERSION AS BEST FLOOD PREVENTION MEANS Will Take Definite Action|' on North Dakota Project ;/' carry out the plans which such a, upon the two Louisiana parishes of St. Bernard and Plaquemine in the fight to save the is remarkable panorama cf territory near the levee at Poydras. The swirling current in the! wrought, increases in swiftness and turbulence as the outlets are ‘vhis picture was taken about 36 hours after the first blast. : state ordered the parishes flooded to save the city. ms and are floating down to the Gulf of Mexico. In Conditions Are BER Very Favorable in Slope Area waa et ° Uae Confidence ‘that the *south- western part of the state will come into its own this year” was expressed here today by J. A. Kitchen, commissioner of agricul- ture and labor, on his return from a trip through Morton, Grant, Adams and Hettinger counties. Fields are green, conditions a pear to be better than they been for years past and ev ‘one whom he met. was optimistic, Kitchen said. He expects that region to make big atrides if a xood crop ix realized thix year. ant county, Kitchen are being considered for a hospital building to be cor structed in the fall if crops a xood and Peter Wick, Elgin to build a j ed at Kitchen's that parts of the River valley have had too much rain but that throughout the rest of the state conditions are better than they have been for years. CLEANUP WORK IS THOROUGH, REPORTS SHOW Canvassing By Scouts Goes on Three Days; Map Will Show Work Done ompletely thorough has be the canvass of the city made oy couts working under the direction of the Liuns’ Cleanup committee that reports are not all completed yet, according to comniittee members. Scouts started out Monday on the canvass and have been working since that time. All reports are expected to be in today and a map of the city to be posted in the Hoskins-Meyer | window today or tomorrow, with red} pins indicating where rubbish piles and unsightly yards are located. A second canvass to see how much work has been done in cleaning up the places indicated will start tomor- row afternoon and wherever the work has been done, the red pins will be removed from the map and white pins put in their places, indicating that property owners have cooperat- ed_in the work. Those places which are not cleaned up will be reported to\the city com- mission and action will be taken to see that they.are taken cure of. Com- mittee members report that a decided improvement has already been made in the appearance of the city, Twelve reasons why a “Clean Up and Paint Up” campaign ‘is valuable are given by officers of the national Clean Up and Paint Up bureau. The reasons given are: The clean up and paint up cam- paign develops community spirit. hrough this campaign, all classes of people learn to work and play together. i ‘his campaign helps not only to “clean up” but to publicly and per- manently commit to cleanliness and attractiveness everything cleaned up. Streets und alleys are cleaned up, Tepaired and thereafter kept in good condition, Fire Losses Reduced Fire losses are reduced through the removal of waste and rubbish Fire traps are razed and often are replaced by modern buildings. ant grounds are improved, mowed, cl of rubbish and cor verted’ into playgrounds, or thrift] gardens, thus preventing their return to disorderliness. ; Public buildings are Landscaping is renewed. planted. Homes are cleaned and beautifi inside and Grounds, front and back, alleys’ and out-buildings are cleaned up. Garages and fences are Painted and repaired. This campaign saves human lives. Breeding places of disease are de- stroyed. Property values are restored or in- It advertises the city. it helps business. It starts re- pairs and building activity. It develops good citizenship and So renovated. Trees are cr builds character, {Bartolomeo Vanzetti have waged with ‘six striking affidavits which brought ‘lished. jaffiday | their grain wher jby farmers’s agency does not neces- ===1THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE (am) the background are partly sub- me ‘of them have been NEW PLEA FOR” LIBERTY MADE BY VANZETT! Accompanying Affidavits! Bring Charges of Prejudice | By Court Into Open | | | Boston, May 5.—)—The fight for | freedom ‘which Nichola Sacco and unremitting vigor since their conv’ tion for murder six years ago enter- ed today a new phase: Governor Fuller had before him a personally written plea for liberty backed by into the open charges \of prejudice by the trial court never before pub- PRICE FIVE CENTS ERS SPREAD OVER NEW TERRITORY MANY TOWNS _ COMPLETELY SUBMERGED 50,000 More People Threat- ened Today as Mississippi Tears Through Levees BOATS HUNT REFUGEES Additional Bedding and Cook- ing Equipment Is Needed in Refugee Camps on, May 5—(AP)— The Red Cross Mississippi relief fund jum nearly a million dollars with overnight subscrip- tions, the total being $7,183,548. Eastern states had contributed $4,546,000; midwestern states $1,794,000 = and Pacific states $731,000. New Orlea May 5: es thousand persons were reatened today with the wrath of the Missis- sippi and its tributaries, spewing swirling waters from torn levees and backing o¥ér lowlands to form an ever gry lake which left but the tops o' above its surface. More t! 2,000 inhabitants were being driven from Tensas parish in the first complete evacuation of the parish since 1882. The towns of St. Joseph, Waterproof, Neweliton were being deserted as were dozens of smaller communities in the a of torrents streaming through a breach in the levee at Winter Quar- ters, four miles above St. Joseph. 12,000 People Affect Virtually all of Concordia parish already has been given ever to the back waters of the Red and Ol@ riv- ers. Twelve thousand residents were affected by the flood in that ferieh, where 425,600 acres of rich, alluvial cotton und swamp lands were cov- ered. Vidalia and Ferriday, the sec- tion's principal towns, either already were entirely under water or were expected to be submerged within the next few hours. ; Other neighboring parishes, Madi- son, East and West Carroll, M house, Richland, Franklin, Catahoula and Avoyelees, also were feeling the effect of water from either the Mis- Washi: The plea was Vanzetti’s own. The it were from prominent per- s who made allegations of bias nd improvriety on the part of Judge Webster Thayer, who after being up- held by the supreme court in h fusal of a new trial, recently tenced both prisoners to death. Sacco’s decision not to join in the petition for clemency was attributed by ‘counsel and n psychiatrist to a convietion that to do so would be against “his faith” as an anarchist. Demands “Justice” Vanzetti called for an_ investiga- i If of both. Refusing to y," his petition again and gain demanded only “justice.” maintained both men were innocent. Signers of tho affidavits were George U. Crocker, Boston attorney and former city treasurer; Robert Benchley, dramatic editor of Life; Elizabeth Bernkopf, reporter; Frank P. Sibley, reporter; John Nicholas Reffel, reporter, and Mrs. Lois B. Rantoul of Jamaica Plain, socially prominent, who represented the G Boston — Federation of Churches at the trial. { The statements were termed by the defense counsel as their best legal trump. COOPERATION BETTER THAN COMPETITION Burnell Advocates _ Direct Farm Control of World’s Grain Markets Kansas City, farm control of through cooperative selling organ tions with resultant curtailment of speculation, was advocated by C. H Burnell, president of the Manitoba wheat pool, at the opening session of the second international wheat pool conference here toduy. ‘ubstitution of in! eration for international competition in agriculture could be obtained, in the opinion of Burnell, chairman of the conference, with a system simi to that used for three years by the “anadian growers. Advantages of Pool Plan In tracing the spread of the coop- erative plan from Canada to Russia, Australia and the United States, Bur- nell pointed out that pool members did not have to “dump” grain on the market in the fall to meet expenses. The growers receive a harvested and are paid in full when the sale is com- pleted by the pool. This, he found, enables farmers to Bred Bs e slumps caused’ by speculators ing ad: tage prices. any gain in the price of wheat mad sarily advance the cost of bread to consumers. He fo that in 1925 when wheat prices fluctuated 81% cents'a bushel, the wholesale price of bread in Winnipeg was unchanged. Eliminate Speculation This, he declared, showed that the pools were not monopolies but held in for all concerned, including. consumer, in thet they do away with speculation. Saul G. Bron of Moscow, head of a delegation of seven Shasins, dele- growers of his coun- ry di rh inte: in oR age I eH If payment on; of forced deliveries to drop | Burnell quoted figures to show that | sissippi or its tributaries. A man was reported drowned near Winn Island, Richland parish, where 24 persons were marooned upon high ground. A swift current prevented bouts from reaching them. Rayville also was reported in a precarious po- sition, being threatened by the wa- ers of the Bouef river and by over- low from Arkansas streame. People Rescued in Five thousand persons had been made homeless in that section within 24 hours. Motor bouts and skiffs were utilized by rescuers throughout the night in saving men, women and children from house tops and trees. Another ominous threat impended with various reports of other levees weakening ulong the Mississippi-dine. Further west and to the south, Rapides parish officials appealed for men und spades as many citizens struggled with the waters of Bayou Rapides. An attempt to cut. the levees along the stream was believed forestalled with the arrival of armed men to patrol the embankments. Camps Overcrowded ; Refugees streaming into Delhi, .lo- cated on a ridge in Richland parish, filled the camp beyond capacity. They asked Adjutant General Toomos™for additional bedding and cooking equip- ment. Ett: =< Meanwhile, the largest rescue*fteet ever assembled on the river, com- posed of steamboats, coast guard cut- ters and other vessels, was moving along the river and nosing through the inundated lowlands, picking up refugees. The flect will follow the crest of the flood as it moves to the Gulf of Mexico. Sanitarium Planned For Slope Country,: According to ‘Report Plans for erection of a $200,000 sanitarium at Salt Lake, NivD., this summer, are being considered by a California physician, ‘eceording to word received he: The physician is Dr..J, H. Miller. He was born in the Salt Lake coun- try and, although on the Pacific coast for the past 20 years, has been interested in the conditions at Sal: Lake and believes possibilitics aro good for a sanitarium there. Salt Lake is a body of heavily , charged mineral water, ins it the hills 65 miles, southeast of Bi smack. It is shown on the maps as ce George. The medicinal values of its water are reported to be great. ——_—___ —_______¢ Dakar, West Africa, E rool (AP) — Captain Saint | French aviator, left St. Louis | Sen i, $28 ae mre a distance of \ eat 5 gs |The conference will continue for tthree days. i