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A—2 wxx3 BERGMAN BOOMED AS 10WA U. COACH C. U. Instructor Considered by Midwest School, Is Understanding. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. Arthur J. (Dutch) Bergman, former .star halfback at Notre Dame and ath- detic director and head foot ball coach t Catholic University for the last six “years, is being considered seri- ously for a sim- dlar post at the University of Iowa, it was learned today from an authori- tative source. This morning Bergman would neither affirm nor deny. the report and refused to issue other than & brief state- ment. “I have not applied for the Iowa. job,” he said. “Neither have I been approached by Jowa. Naturally, I am fiattered to think they are considering me. Al- most any man in the coaching profes- sion would be interested in a job with & Big Ten school.” The Towa job was left vacant after the 1936 season, when Ossie Solem re- signed to take over the post of head coach at Syracuse. Bergman's con- tract at Catholic University, incident- ally, still has more than two years to run. It is to expire in June, 1939. Began Coaching in New Mexico. Bergman, whose teams at Catholic University have won 37 games, lost 21 and tied 2, began his coaching career in 1920 at New Mexico A. and M. He got the job through Knute Rockne, his coach at Notre Dame, and in addition to serving as head grid mentor also was athletic director. After three years at New Mexico Bergman moved to the University of Dayton for four years, From there he went to Minnesota to serve as back- field coach under Dr. C. W. Speares and head coach in base ball. Bergman came to Catholic Univer- sity in 1930 and within a year had put the Cardinals on the foot ball map. During his first season his team won only one game and lost eight, but the Yollowing year reversed the record, minning eight and losing only one. In 1932 the Cards again won eight and Jost one, but were held to a scoreless tie by Duquesne. « In 1933 he won six out of nine games, Rnd the following year won four, drop- d three and tied one, but in 1935 rgman was sitting on top when his Yest Cardinal eleven swept to victory dn seven of eight regularly scheduled Bames and then won a 20-to-19 victory over Mississippi in the Orange Bowl game at Miami. This marked the first time a Distict college ever had Bergman, been selected to play in one of the| New Year day bowl games. 1936 Team Wins Half of Games. « Bergman, who previously had re- marked that he “hated to coach ‘senior teams,’” was a victim of one ©f these elevens last Fall when a dis- pirited Cardinal outfit barely managed to show a .500 record for eight games. Bergman graduated from Notre Pame in 1920, winding up his playing #ays at the South Bend institution in 1919 in a blaze of glory as a running mate for George Gipp. He entered Notre Dame in 1914 and n his sophomore year became a reg- ular under the coaching of Jess Harper. His college career was in- terrupted in 1917 when he enlisted in the Aviation Corps as a first lieuten- ant, along with 12 of his teammates. He spent 14 months overseas as a pilot in reconnaissance, patrol and bombing, and then returned to Notre Dame in 1919, where he resumed his foot ball under Rockne. -— THREAT OF FLOODS BELIEVED AVERTED Western Maryland Danger Les- sened Despite Four-Foot Rise in Potomac. By the Assoctated Press. Clearing skies and the promise of eolder weather minimized flood threats In Western Maryland today, despite a 4-foot rise in the Potomac River at Cumberland over a 24-hour period ended at 8 am. Spotty weather was reported in the Eastern Shore lowlands, however, witn Salisbury recording a “trace of rain” and Cambridge reporting “‘raining hard this morning.” Temperatures were up at both shore cities, and Springlike ‘weather was reported. Western Marylanders expressed little fear of immediate flood danger. The Potomac at Williamsport was up about 10 feet, but still was 39 feet below the flood stage recorded last Spring. “Conditions are not favorable for a T bad flood,” an observer there said. ? “Snow must be present in the moun- tains before that becomes a possibility and there is no snow at present.” Skies were overcast at Cumberland ®nd Hagerstown, but the rains of yes- terday had ceased. The river at Cumberland measured 1225 feet today, compared with 8.30 yesterday. The rise recorded in Wills Creek, river tributary, was believed caused by the run-off of water from ‘Wendesday's sleet and snow storm. ‘The river reached 14 feet here Janu- ary 14, but dropped to normal within two days. Fire Chief Reid C. Hoenicka raised the flood gates higher at the junction of the creek and the river today to permit the water to run more swiftly. “A more than ordinary rain will be necessary before a flood condition develops,” a Cumberland observer ex- plained. Sudden and heavy rains in neighboring Pennsylvania might create that condition, authorities said. Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Routine business. La Follette Committee continues in- quiry into labor conditions. House: Considers extension of R. F. C. and creation of a $50,000,000 crop-produc- tion Joan fund. ‘Ways and Means Committee con- tinues hearings on extension of the President’s powers to negotiate recip- rocal trade agreements. Appropriations subcommittees con- Washington . Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. ‘WHISTLER. STAR photographer of small stature turned remarkable ability to whistle penetratingly to good advantage when he was assigned to take a photograph of some 8,000 persons crowded into Union Station on inauguration day. The huge room was jammed with the milling hundreds and as the photog- rapher climbed to the balcony he won- dered how he would induce them to face the camera. A short trial whistle caused a few to turn, a longer one brought & few more, then as he gave them all he had in a screeching blast, they turned as one man, he fired the flash and got a remarkable photograph showing the faces of practically the whole 8,000. * % %X X HONOR. For more than four hours on inauguration- day, Gen. Malin Craig, chief of staff, sat his horse in the pouring rain. By the time he reached the White House re- viewing stand at the head of the military parade, the only dry cloth- ing the general wore was the seat of his once sharply creased breeches. Soaked and dripping, he climbed stifly off the horse at the review- ing stand, turned the mount over to an orderly and then, soaked, stood and reviewed the parade. That was all right; it was part of a soldier’s career and the general could take the weather and smile. But after taking his soaking, the general was surprised to read in an ajfternoon paper that he had been unable to stand the weather and had ridden along the parade route in a closed limousine. A morning mewspaper the nert day said about the same thing. “Well,” muttered one of the gen= eral’s aides, who had soaked with him, “that's glory for you! He might just as well have ridden in a limousine and had the comfort as well as the credit.” Lo Bk S SMACK. ADD to the public pests the amateur moving picture photographer. In one stand in the inaugural parade eight of them arose in a front row for a good shot of the President, obscuring the view of most of the other occu- pants of the $6 seats. Cries of “sit down” failed, but a slightly inebriated gentleman, bran- dishing an umbrella, brought results. * % kX HOUSE CLEANING. ETTINA BELMONT isn't the sort of girl who spends a whole day at really honest to goodness house clean- ing just for the fun of it—she much prefers to follow the hunt or ride. Recently she and a friend, thinking a small farmhouse on the place which had never seemed to rent would be an excellent scene for a party, collected | a few workers in the town and not telling a soul of their intentions, | slipped out to the house early of a morning and set to work. Eye witnesses confirm the fact that the job they did was truly a good one. Returning home late and more than a little weary, Miss Belmont found her mother in a great state of excite- ment—“what do you think has hap- pened?” she said, nasty little house at last, and the people are moving in right away.” One little girl wasn't so pleased by the news. * ok K % INGENUITY. NGENUITY is a characteristic which pops up quite frequently at parades —after all the idea is to see more and a little better than the other fellow. During the inaugural doings one fellow was attracting more than a little attention near the corner of Fifteenth and Pennsylvania avenue. He was standing on the steps of a building with a very odd-looking con- traption—not paying any attention to anything or anybody—so it seemed. Upon closer observation, however, the invention turned out to be a number of mirrors attached to a pole which allowed the spectator to stand ‘well back from the crowd and see per- fectly. EIE IR HOG. Any effort to revive the A. A. A’s program of “plowing under” pigs will prove unpopular with at least one Maryland family. . Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mattingly of Breton Bay, St. Marys County, pondered long over the problem of what to do with their 180-pound hog. “On the hoof” they were offered $8.10 for it. University of Mary- land Ezxtension Service aides, who were consulted, say the couple finally decided to keep the animal, butchered it, and found to their surprise that they obtained “by- products” worth $24.66 at current prices. Here’s what the hog “produced”: 112 pounds of cured meat, 20 quarts of canned meat, 3'% quarts of cracklings, 16 pounds of head cheese, 10 pounds of scrapple, 32 pounds of lard and 5 pounds of soap. Democrats Meet Tomorrow. ‘The District League of Democrats ‘will meet at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Burlington Hotel for the regular week- 1y luncheon, with Scott Ferris, national committeeman from Oklahoma, as guest speaker. — Montanans Dance Tonight. ‘The Montana State Society will hold “I've rented that | THE EVENING Nearly 6 feet of water front. Because of its lowlan rise alarmed residents. ) STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, This group of cottages, east of Portsmouth, Ohio, normally is high above the Ohio River (at left) and was not hit by previous floods in recent years, but felt the river’s lash today. LEVEE IS BROKEN AT INDIANA TOWN Section Almost Mile Square Is Flooded as Ohio Crumbles Barrier. By the Assoclated Press. | LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. January | | 22 —Rising swiftly early today, raging Ohio River waters crashed through a levee protecting this town of 7.000 citi- zens, flooded & section almost a mile square and threatened to inundate the | rest of the community before many | hours had passed. Swollen to record proportions by heavy overnight rainfall, the muddy. debris-jammed waters first coursed over the levee, then crumbled a gap | described as a half mile long. Fire bells and whistles had warned residents of the danger, and all fled safely to higher ground after snatch- ing a few belongings. A crew of 300 men had slaved for several hours to strengthen the levee, but the rapid rise of the waters was | too much for them. Approximately 70 houses in the sec- | tion called “Old Town" were flooded | up to second floors, and river observers | | said the waters probably would rise | even higher. More than 20 inches of | water surrounded 50 homes in “New Town,” located on higher ground. Relief workers said the roar of the | river plunging through the gap could be heard “for blocks away.” f As the climb of the Ohio River be- came increasingly alarming, State and Federal authorities spurred relief ac- tivities. They, said the flood condi- tions -throughout Southern Indiana were “some of the worst on record.” Need for prompt relief became more apparent hourly. At least 15,000 per= sons already are homeless, relief work- ers said, and the property damage mounted rapidly. A special train and a fleet of Na- tional Guard trucks were en route from Indianapolis with cots, bedding, clothing, food, medical supplies and boats. The State division of the ‘Works Progress Administration rushed more than 3,000 men into all parts of Southern Indiana. John W. Maloney, Red Cross repre- sentative, said at Evansville he had notified the Washington office that more supplies and equipment were needed quickly. Floods (Continued From First Page.) to reach safety. The storm sewers, closed for a week to flood waters, had been opened at 3 a.m., but the flow of water was controlled to safeguard sewer lines. Rain, which had fallen for more than 30 hours, continued. The Ohio River stage at 7 am. was 62.1 feet and rising 2 inches an hour along the 60-foot flood wall. City officials, preparing for a flood equaling or worse tnan the 1913 dis- aster, estimated that the damage to this industrial city could be estimated upward from $1,000,000. Besides the 13,000 of the 43,000 Portsmouth residents forced to evac- uate the flood zone, there were at least 5,000 others homeless in suburbs of Portsmouth. Merchandise and household belong- ings were stored in upper floors of Portsmouth buildings before the stern municipal defense was abandoned at 3 am. At 11 o'clock last night the simultaneous scream of every siren and factory whistle in the city gave & four-hour warning to all persons. A house-to-house check-up followed, to make sure every individual was prepared. Five hundred and ffty families were aided in moving by civic organizations that operated a fleet of 100 trucks. The abandonment was ordered when an earthen dike on the Scioto, an Ohio River tributary, showed alarming seepages. A pump at the Scioto dike burned out & bearing, and fire depart- ment pumpers proved unequal to the . tinue hearings on Treasury and Navy | its inaugural dance at 9 o'clock to- | task. annual supply. bills, [ pight at the Shoreham Hotel A The Scioto, usually » natursl safety ] valve for the Ohio, is itself in flood, creating a “traffic jam” of mighty wa- ters at the point where the two join. Booted, slicker-clad men, laboring like gnomes in some unhappy fairy- land, carried their last loads of goods from the endangered area amid a seemingly unending rain. Solemnly, City Manager Frank Shechan gave the signal, and crews descended 6 feet below street level to the manholes where seven big sewer valves were located. One by one these were opened. The pumps. which had fought back the water for days, remained in operation for two hours more, so that the river could not enter too rapidly. Struggling against the pumps, the Ohio welled up through the drains Outside the wall it rippled with decep- tive smoothness at its 62-foot depth. Ohio National Guardsmen brought 1,000 cots to the bluffs, where refugees found shelter in school houses, private homes, garages and outbuildings. The State Highway Patrol kept in contact with the world by portable radio. Some telephone service was still available, but connections were uncertain. In the heart of the flooded section, the huge factory of the Selby Shoe Co. was buttressed with sandbags. Com- pany pumps throbbed with the strug- gle to keep water from valuable ma- chinery. Similar scenes were enacted at the Williams shoe factory, an eight-story building. The Wheeling Steel Co. shut down its mills that fringe the river at sub- urban New Boston and announced that it was stopping its pumps. Its 5,500 employes either were marooned in the plant or were unable to reach it from their homes. Discipline prevailed throughout the ordered evacuation of the city as vol- unteers, Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration crews toiled to save what they could. 11 REPORTED DEAD. Ten States Are Swept by Flood ‘Waters, CHICAGO, January 22 (P)—Re- lentless rivers of the Ohio Valley, swelling toward the highest crests in their history, swept man and his puny barriers before them today. Flood waters along thousands of miles of riverfront in 10 States claimed at least 11 lives, made more than 80,- 000 homeless and caused property damage that mounted into the mil- lions. The grim prospect of a major ca- tastrophe hung over cities and towns along the banks of the yellow Ohio, with 15,000 homeless in the Ports- mouth area and 10,000 in the Cin- cinnati district. Added to the homeless, the injured and the ill were the unemployed, thousands of them forced from water- logged factories. A sleet storm whipped the Southern Tllinois flood zone, breaking telephone and telegraph connections and adding new hardships to the army of work- ers reinforcing dikes and levees. Twenty-nine hundred convicts in the Kentucky State Reformatory at PFrankfort manned pumps when flood waters of the Kentucky River swept into the institution. ‘The list of dead by States was: Illi- nois, 3; Ohio and West Virginia, 2 each; Mississippl, Pennsylvania, Ken- tucky and Missouri, 1 each. HANCOCK BRIDGE CLOSED Temporary Span Erected Last March Expected to Go Out. HAGERSTOWN, Md, January 22 (Special) —Traffic over the temporary span erected at Hancock, Md. after last March's flood, was halted this morning. The center section of the bridge was reported moved about 2 feet from its base. Closing of the bridge, which was ex- pected to be carried away momen- tarily, halted traffic over the most direct route between Hagerstown, Md., and Berkeley Springs, W. Va. A de- tour via the toll bridge at Williams- port was the only road still open. ‘The river was 14 feet above normal at Hancock. Last Spring the center section of the bridge there was swept away by flood waters. The section closed to- day was built of wood temporarily, pending construction of a new bridge, approved by the P. W. A., but held up pending appropriation of funds by West Virginia, [ More Rain Seems Imminent. Although more rain seemed immi- nent, flood waters that yesterday in- | areas here and in nearby Maryland had subsided today. Rock Creek and the Northwest | Branch of the Anacostia River were | still running high, but within their | banks, and the Potomac, which rose | considerably, but not alarmingly. showed no signs of overflowing in this section, Park police announced roads closed yesterday after they were found dangerous for driving were open for travel through Rock Creek Park. Highways in the Brentwood and Bladensburg sections also were carry- ing their normal load of traffic after abandoned 24 hours before. Rain and “much colder” was the forecast for tonight and Saturday, | with the minimum tonight expected to be about 38 degrees. The winds, ac- | cording to the Weather Bureau, will | be “gentle, moderate and shifting.’ After a close study of Weather Bu- J. Matteson, district engineer for the War Department for this area, said he did not believe Washington was In danger of any serious floods un- less rains in the Upper Potomac Basin should cause the waters to rise sharp- ly and a strong east or southeast wind comes along at the same time. Surveying conditions in the upper Potomac, Lieut. Matteson said the river at Cumberland, Md., was only 2.2 feet above the low stage, with 17 feet considered flood stage. 17.2 Feet at Hancock. At Hancock, the waters are 17.2 feet above the low stage, but there | the flood stage is 22 feet. At Riverton, the river had dropped from 14 feet at 2 pm. yesterday to 11.2 feet at 8 am. today. Flood stage there is 22 feet. On the basis of Weather Bureau figures, E. A. Schmitt, senior en- gineer in Lieut. Matteson's office, said at Harpers Ferry there may be a rise to 15 feet when the Riverton crest goes by. Meanwhile, Vincent Osterman, head of Bladensburg’s Board of Commis- sioners, was planning renewed efforts to bring relief from recurrent over- flows of the Northwest and Northeast Branches of the Anacostia River. The official contemplates a visit to the Army district engineer’s office in Washington, with other members of the board, to determine the status of plans for flood-relief measures. Osterman said he would urge his colleagues to accompany him to the en- gineer's office as the ,first step in a drive to obtain relief from floods which strike the Peace Cross area here at least once each year. His plans to in- tensify the long-standing campaign will be presented to the board at its next meeting on Wednesday, Osterman said. Boulevard Closed. The Washington-Baltimore boule- vard and the Defense Highway were closed to traffic for nearly 12 hours be- ginning late Wednesday afternoon when waters from the Northwest branch submerged the thoroughfares. Also flooded was a 30-house com- munity in North Brentwood. Although damage was not heavy, regular traffic around the Peace Cross could not be resumed until after 5 o'clock yesterday morning. Officials at the district engineer’s office in Washington said they were “studying the problem at Bladens- burg.” Several suggestions for flood- control measures have been made. They include dredging of the river branches, construction of levees or raising of the road. Engineer authori- ties indicated that immediate action on the situation was improbable, since any such work here would necessitate congressional sanction and heavy ex- "Also working on the problem ¥ the high waters had forced them to bcl reau figures and charts, Lieut. William | 1937, Main streets of Louisville, Ky., which are slowly becoming flooded. Houses are being evacu- ated, huge motor boats are seeking shelter in the streets and rowbots are being used for trans- portation. Portsmouth’s 60-foot floodwall as the debris-laden waters of the Ohio crept toward the top and later spilled over. D.C. AREASTREANS GOLDEN TRIANGLE' REDUCE RUN-OFF| INVADED BY RIVER' Flood Waters Subside, but Buildings Are Evacuated as! | Water Floods Low Pitts- burgh Areas. | By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, January 22—The | undated Washington parks and low | steel city’s three big rivers surged | | upward today, flowing into low-lying }purts of the downtown “Golden Tri- | angle” and threatening to rise to a crest of 33 feet—8 feet above flood stage. Buildings were evacuated near “the point"—confluence of the Allegheny. Monongahela and Ohio Rivers—and merchants in some stores moved stocks to higher floors, fearing a repetition | of the $200,000,000 disaster of last | March. | Gov. George H. Earle, in Washing- i ton since the inauguration, ordered | Maj. Gen. Edward C. Shannon, com- | mander of the Nrtional Guard. and | other State officials to Pittsburgh. 33 Stage Predicted. On the basis of early reports, Meterologist W. S. Brotzman predict- ed a stage of 33 feet at its “the point” tomorrow. The river backed up water several blocks into the lower North Side, where many buildings were aban- doned after the March flood. How high the waters might go was a matter of conjecture, which ob- servers said depended on the amount of rainfall in the next 48 hours. All over Western Pennsylvania, rivers were running full, At Johnstown, the Stoney Creek River reached flood level of 12.6 feet after an all night rain, and then slowly “egan to drop. Further rains were feared. Many farms and highways were flooded in the west-central area com- | prising Somerset, Bedford, Cambria land Jefferson Counties. The rise in Pittsburgh was slow | but steady. | The “Golden Triangle,” one of the | world's most wealthy business sections, | functioned almost normally and office workers and shoppers filled the dis- trict as usual. The flood crest of 33 feet predicted is still 13 feet under the great tide that submerged the vast industrial area in the previous inundation. Pumps Put Into Operation. The waters flowed into Water street at Liberty avenue, and nearby shops put pumps into motion in an effort to clear their basements. The chug- chug of the pumps echoed in some other parts of the triangle, where water from sewers emptied into the basements. The Allegheny flowed over Duquesne ‘Way, at the end of the business dis- trict, and 2 feet of water entered the old Exposition Building. Shore ave- { une and Reedsdale street, on the North Side residential district, were partly inundated. About four blocks of Reedsdale street were under water. High-wheeled trucks ferried workers to a warehouse so they might carry goods to higher floors. Automobiles splashed through shal- low water in some streets. Trolleys were discontinued in threatened areas. The “bottoms” in McKees Rocks, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, now preparing a report on the topography and flood causes in the area. At a recent hear- ing on the problem in Washington au- thorities of the engineer’s office pointed out that the situation was complicated by the large number of small incor- porated towns in the area. Osterman said he had been working on the problem for six years. Also to be considered at Wednesday's meeting is the question of dumping facilities Georges County. H. G. McCartney, city engineer of Alexandria, Va., said he had assigned more than a score of men to clean out numerous basements that have been flooded in that city because of high water in the Potomac and heavy rains. The constant downpour has exceeded the capacity of the city's storm sewers, he explained. ¢ in the metropolitan area of Pflm:ei where many died a year ago, was oml of the first suburban districts to re- port water in the streets. Last March water climbed to the second stories there, hundreds were rescued in skiffs and motor boats, hundreds were desti- tute. In Etna, where fire and floods dur- ng the inundation of last Spring killed many, two new launches were | ready for rescue work, but police said there was no immediate danger. All up and down the Allegheny and Monongahela, which meet in Pitts- burgh to form the Ohio, rain pelted down on the mountains, turning normally quiet streams into rushing torrents. | Navigation was suspended for the | second time this week on the Monon- gahela early today as the stream climbed over its banks again. A slight | fall in the stage at Charleroi, only a few miles upstream from Pittsburgh, apparently was counterbalanced by a rise on the headwaters. Ohio (gonnnued Prom First Page.) due to interruptions in electric service | caused by the flood. Both power houses serving the city, Blackwell said, were constructed to | meet a ‘river rise in excess of any flocd stage on record, but it appears we are reaching a record-breaking high water.” | He summarized the flood situation | along the Ohio Valley as follows: Stage Flood 8AM, Level, Feet. Rise, Feet. 298 409 524 582 63.5 628 72.0 Unavailable 35 466 - 40 536 The sluggish Ohio River, over- burdened by constant rainfall, forced an unofficially estimated 50,000 or more persons to desert their homes. The brownish flood tide invaded broader areas, caused damage here slone estimated by police at far be- yond $1,000,000 and threatened to cripple industries in cities lining its winding course. More than 10,000 were homeless in Hamilton County (Cincinnati). Some 13,000 residents of Portsmouth, Ohio, 10C miles up the river, retreated to hilltops. Rising 2! feet in 8 hours, the river reached 69.7 feet at 8 am., within two-tenths of a foot of the 69.9- foot crest of the devastating 1913 flood. The river had risen steadily throughout the morning hours at a rate of three-tenths of a foot an hour. Rescue workers toiled during the night at Newport, Ky, across the river frem Cincinnati, and at adjoining Dayton, Ky., to raise the total of families moved in the two cities to 1,500 and 500. The 1,000 residents of alifornia, Ky., 20 miles upstream, fied as the town was under 8 feet of water. City. Pittsburgh Parkersburg, W. Va. Pt. Pleasant, W. Va. Huntington, W. Va. Ashland, Ky. Portsmouth, Ohio.. Cincinnati Louisville . Evansville, Ind. 36 40 50 51 50 52 51 —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. of floods, added to privation from un- curbed waters. Dr. Vernon R. Jones, city health officer at Dayton, Ky, ordered five members of the family of Joseph Haas quarantined after they were found to be victims of scarlet fever. All flood victims entering City Hall there were ordered subjected to health tests and serum injections. The Haas family had applied at the hall for aid. Medical Units Called. Adjt. Gen. Emil Marx, Ohio Natjonal Guard commander, ordered medical detachments to stand by for service after the crests recede. Firemen, prevented by high waters from reaching a Baltimore & Ohio warehouse at Cincinnati, stood by early today as flames consumed thousands of gallons of ofl and other inflame mable liquids. Officials of Speers’ Hospital, 200-bed institution in Dayton, Ky., said fure nace fires might have to be quenched and 115 patients moved by boat. Come munication and transportation was se= riously crippled or almost abandoned at places in the Cincinnati area. At Marietta, Ohio, where the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers join, observers said continued rainfall would bring water into the business district to- morrow. Units of the Wheeling Steel Corp. and the Carnegie-Jlinois Steel Co. at Steubenville, farther up the Ohio, expected to curtail operations because of the swollen river. BRAZIL'S PEACE ENVOY PAYS VISIT TO HULL Dr. J. Carlos Macedo Soares Ten- ders Greetings From Presi- dent Vargas. Dr. J. Carlos Macedo Soares, fore mer secretary of state of Brazil and chief of Brazil's mission to the Buenos | Aires Peace Conference last month, was honor guest of President Roose= | velt at a White House luncheon today. His presence in Washington was in the nature of an unofficial return of the courtesy of the call made by Presie | dent Roosevelt upon President Vargas | of Brazil when the former was en ! route to Buenos Aires. Dr. Soares is here as a special pleni= | potentiary. He will stay at the Bra= | zilian Embassy for a week before go= | ing to New York City, whence he sails for Rio de Janeiro February 7. U. S. NAVY HELD BEST ! |Tt's Not Largest, but Strongest, Club Members Hear. The United States Navy, although not the largest in the world in point of tonnage, is the strongest because of its modern equipment and high de- gree of efficiency, in the opinion of James Kirkland, former district ate torney. Speaking before the Cosmopolitan Club yesterday at the Carlton Holel, Kirkland said he based his opiaron largely on observations made aboard the cruiser Quincy as a lieutenant on a recent trip to Spanish waters and on comparison with the British | Disease and fire, feared companions N - On Sunday, rotogravure devoted largely to telling pictures of by a large lected for MAILED IN PREPAID __. MEXICO AND CANADA—POSTAGE cruiser H. M. S. Repulse. naugural E-W-S in pictures January 24, The Star’s regular section of 8 pages will be f the story in the Inauguration ceremonies This outstanding event will be covered staff of news photographers, and the best photographs will be se- in this section. 15¢ presentation THE UNITED STATES, Foreign Mailing____25¢