The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-28
FLOODED CONDITIONS
 REMAIN UNEMPLOYED
Remarkable Feature of Overflow Is that it is in Hill Sections Judge Nance Makes Appeal to Congressman Goodwin.

congressman Goodwin.
 Little Rock, Aug. 28.-Condition in the flood district are not improving and in some places are becoming worse.
 One of the most remarkable features of this flood is that it is the hill sec tons of the state that have suffered most, while there mas been little or no damage along the Mississippi
 One of the most recent reports of suffering on account of the flood comes Tn letter from County Judge W. L. Nance of Lafayette county to Gov. Hays, as follows:
 We are now in the midst of the fourth overflow of Red River. The late crops planted after former over- flows have been swept away. There is bound to be great suffering among the negloes and poor white tenants and even some of the poorer land owners who are without means and none to help. Their lands ard e, cry thing they possess are mortgage l. Can anything be done to get aid from the general government or from anv other source? The planters, as rule have stood by their tenants and given them food during and following each overflow. Some tell me they have gone the limit. If something could be done to feed these people for short time they might be able to pull through When the water goes away and the ground dries sufficiently so that work can be done numbers of them can get work on the levees, which are to be built"
 Judge Nance also made an appeal to Congressman Goodwin.
 Appeals have been received by the governor from County Judge McLain, chairman of the Newport relief con- mittee, Ernest Neill, of the Bates vile committee, and County Judge A. L. Hutchins of Woodruff county. To all of them he sent the following tele- gram Friday evening:
 Through kindness and cooperation of the State Board Control, Charitable Institutions, Supt. Hinemon of the School for Blind, Supt Gardner of af-Mute, we offer rooms to accomo- date three hundred white persons, School for Blind and Deaf mute, avail able until Sept. 20. I feel sure ar engagements can be made in the city to feed them. Should any desire to come from your community, notify me how many and We will request that railroads furnish free transportation"
 Senior Surgeon J. H. White, of the Public Health Service, arrived in Lit tie Rock this mornning, from Wash ington, upon assignment of Chief Surgeon Rupert Blue, He and State Health Officers C. W. Garrison left this morning for Newport, to render what assistance they can to the flood sufferers. They will cooperate with the county health officer, Dr. Watson.
 Dr. Garrison received a message Friday from C. c. Henry, Newport banker urging him to come. He says that the city of Newport is providing assistance for large number of ref ugees from the country, and that it is costing $500 a day to feed them. They have already spent $S,000, and have received only S1600 in cash from outside. instead of S5000, as has been reported. They are trying to buy sup plies in carload lots. finding that they are much cheaper. It is found bet ter that contributions for relief be sent in cash instead of food, and then the committee can buy what they most need.
 Judge Hutchins of Woodruff wires the governor that there are 100 fam lilies near McClelland in the lower part of the county who are homeless and in dire need of aid