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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
GROUND BROKEN
 FOR NEW CHURCH
Ensley Baptists Begin Struc. ture-ROad Celebration Today
(Ensley Bureau)

In the presenc eof large number o interested people, ground was broker Monday for the new Baptist churci building at Ensley, structure that i expected to be unusually attractive ant to cost approximately $200.000.
 Rev. David NJ. Gardner presided a master of ceremonies, and a Scriptura passage, with remarks following, wa read by Dr. J. c. Dawson, presiden of Howard college. Dr. Dawson con graduated the church upon its initia | tive and courage. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. c. James and a song wa, sung by all present.
 Mrs. Joe Smith, representing tn, Women's Missionary society, an or ing money for the building, removed ture. She was followed by l.. R. Vines representing the trustees of the church John w. Minor, of the deacons; c. o Johnson, of the Sunday school. ant Miss Mabel Kent, of the B. Y. P. U Otto Arnold and Uncle" Jimmie Bauer were asked to participate as genera representatives of the church.
 Construction will now go forward beginning with the Sunday school unit Upon completion of this portion, it vii be occupied, and work on the churcl auditorium will then follow.
 Cities To Celebrate every thing in festive array, Ensley is ready to enter into the celebration Tuesday in honor of the opening of the new boulevard to Bessemer. Stores will bt closed, and nearly all citizens will par ticipate in the ceremonies, which begir in Fairfield at 1 :15 o'clock. Maj Frederick B. Dodge will be grand mar shal of the parade that will move iron Fairfield to Ensley and thence to Bes semer.
 Ne Merchants LuncheOn-It hal been decided not to hold the regular luncheon of the Ensley Associated Merchants Tuesday, it was announced by President P. H. Tyler Monday. Tn, meeting will be called off because 0 the general celebration, although it wa at first thought feasible to hold it ant adjourn early.
 Church To Get MOney-The financ committee of the Methodist church vii begin a campaign Tuesday to procur funds for the payment of balance du Vh IhC pIVPCAby OSCupACu ny luc hOuuud, school annex. The committee will als attempt to obtain a sufficient amour to pay for the preliminary steps in tn construction of the Sunday school build ing, which twill cost $10O,0OO. Tn building will be erected on the site nov used by the parsonage, which will b moved to the site now occupied by tn temporary Sunday school building.
 The Ensley Shrine club will entertai it's friends at T dance Tuesday night Ii the armOry hall, 20141a Avenue k. In vitations have been extended to larg number of Shriners and their friends The music will be furnished by tn Nine Country club Night Hawks.
 The second annual new business con test of the employees of the Bank O Ensley was well under way Monda with the employees wagering that the will excel 1923 records. The contest which is confined to the employees, wa started last year and was in connection with the anniversary of Presiden Chadwick's connection with the bank This year the Bank of Ensley is 2 years old and the contest is in com memoration of that fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
HELD FOR GOVERNMENT

George Eklund and Mrs. Olga Hall. POI Thirty-fourth street. Ensley, are be- ing held at the city jail without bond for the United States government on charges of violation of the Mann act. They were arrested late Monday after noon by R. E. Hunt. state law enforce ment agent, and c. W. McPhail of the United States department of justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
CARDINAL HAYES RETURNS
Thousands Welcome Dignitary On Hi
 Arrival At New York

AEElFdl AG NeW 1OFk
 NEW YORK, April 2S.-Cardinal Hayes, returning from Europe on the Leviathan, was acclaimed by thousands late this afternoon when he stepped ashore at Battery park. The cardinal leaving the liner at quarantine, had come up the bay in tug chartered by the official welcoming party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29

dition will improve so that she may re- turn soon.
 Miss Brown H0stess-Miss Clara Brown was hostess at a luncheon last Friday at her home on Hillside drive. honoring Miss Marjorie Moran, a bride. elect. Covers were laid for eight.
 Pers0nals--Mr. and Mrs. Neubaner of Cleveland, O., who have been spending the winter in Florida. are the guests of their sister, Mrs. K. W. King, on Val ley road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
SUPPOSE TT {
 HAPPENED TO YOU!.

The physicians grave f ace, his reluctant words. Then the room swims about you. The past flashes by as be- fore a drowning man childhood, sunlight, gray days, forgotten rooms, faces half-re- 'nembered and faces unforgettable. You lis t e n: the doctors words s till ec h 0, though your mind has not y It consciously grasped the fulness of their meaning. Only the heart has heard clearly. He says:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
AND SO ON

She-What were we talking about I want to talk some more about it. I want to talk some more about it. Life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
POOR GIRL!

First Gossip-She looks awfully run down, doesn't she?
 Second of the same-Yes, eyerybody's running her down--and think it's a shame.-Sydney Bulletin.
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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE RAVACES
 CALIFORNIA STOCK

SACRAMENTO, April 7-The De- partment of Agriculture states that the foot and mouth disease is now on more favorable basis according to re- ports from Oakland San Francisco, and Los Angeles. No reports have been received from Merced county but it is assumed that no fresh infections are being experienced. Stanislaus county has enacted a strict local quarantine ordinance to protect dairy herds, and San Joaquin county has placed guards on all roads leading into the county, automobiles crossing the border being compelled to drive through disinfec- tant vat.
 Salesmen are not allowed to operate on farms and reading of electric met CTS has been suspended in an effort to prevent the carriage of the disease to animals. Animals lost to date exceed 10000, chiefly cattle.
 A herd of forty animals in Merced county in the Buhack district were lat CT reported infected with the disease. The infection marks the advance of the disease into a considerable section of the dairy part of the county. Twelve additional federal experts have assum- ed duty in the Merced and Los Angeles districts.
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MRS. CHAS. 5. MATHIS0N
 PASSES AWAY IN SEWARD

{ Irs. Charles s. Mathison, beloved daughter of MT and Mrs. John Gil patrick of this city, died Saturday night at the home of her parents, following a long illness from cancer of the brain Mrs Mathison was prot over from Anchorage on Wednesdays train, by Mrs. Gilpatrick, who has been in Anchorage attending her for several weeks past, and altho every thing possible was done to relieve the patient, she died without regain ineA consciousness.
 Mrs. Mathison was the wife of C. s. Mathison, and was born in Sioux City, Iowa, March IS, 1887 The fam ily has been living at Hope, but re- moved to Anchorage last fall. Mrs. Mathison leaves a husband, a son and her sorroWing parents, to mourn her demise Funeral services will be held at the Undertaking Parlors tomorrow at 1:00 o'clock, after which inter- ment will be made in the Seward cemetery.
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FOX FARMERS DISCUSS CANNING OF SALMON
 HEADS FOR FEEDING

The plan to can salmon heads on a large scale and use the product as a food for foxes will be seriously taken up at meeting of the southwestern Alaska fur farmers to be held at Kodi- ak early in June.
 W. T. White, assistant in charge of the Alaska agricultural stations, has sent out the following self explanatory letter:
 q am endeavoring to secure data re- garding the cost of installing machin- cry and containers for the canning of salmon heads and rejected fish to be used as fox food; the containers to be two and five gallon in size.
 Tt is hoped to have such data as sembled for the consideration of west ern Alaska fox farmers called for fox farmers convention at Kodiak on the 30th of May to June 2.
 "Would your firm kindly notify ad vertisers of machinery and containers that serious consideration of purchase of the necessary machinery and test lot of containers will be made at the convention"
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BERCD0LL BE BR0T
 BACK DEAD OR ALIVE
 SAYS GERMAN PAPER

MUNICH, Germany, April "A To- cal newspaper carries an item charg- ing that the American Government in an attempt to lure Bergdoll back to the United States promised him light sentence which would provide the Am erican public with fresh scandal to dis tract their minds and attenton from the oil scandal.
 The published details allege that three representatives of an American News syndicate in charge of a man named Leighton Blood who was the spokesman who offered Bergdoll the terms supposedly emanating from the American Legion. The article alleges that Blood carried credentials from Secretary of State Hughes and prom ised Bergdoll he would get maximum sentence of four months if he return ed to the United States by April Both, warning him that failure to comply with the offer would mean his, Berg dolls dealing with two expeditions be- ing organized and raised in the United States for the purpose of kidnapping or killing Bergdoll.
 Officials in Washington stated that the United States government never promised Bergdoll either immunity or a maximum sentence.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1924.
Squadron of Four Planes Commanded by Major Martin Reached Prince Rupert Yesterday Without lncident-
 Flagship Seattle Breaks Two Struts

PRINCE RUPERT, Apr 7-Four United States Army round the world planes arrived here safely yester day. Three of the machines zoomed down at 454 and the fourth arrived 526 The flyers the recipients of rousing welcome by the American consul, and the ct zens committee As the planes passed over Nanamo a Dominion government plane joined them and flew with the American flyers the end of Vancouver Island 100 miles up the coast.
 The weather perfect, visibility being good and a light wind blowing
 The machines in perfect condition when they reached here.
 Major Martin said the trip made without diff cuty, not the slightest trouble being experienced
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E. V. BOYLE ELECTED
 MAYOR OF CORDOVA

At the recent municipal election in Cordova there were 189 ballots cast for councilmen and 197 for school di- rector, which is a good vote consider ing that there was practically no con test on for any of the offices, there being two candidates for but one of flee. The result was as follows:
 Mayor-E. V. Boyle, 146.
 Councilmen-W. E. Browne, 166, J. Muller, 176, w. M. Wolf, 166.
 Town Clerk-K. G. Robinson, TYP.
 Treasurer-Thos. s. Scott, "A.
 Clerk of School Board-Mrs. Marion Foyston, 38; Chester Davis, one-fifty- nine
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LIGHT SHIP RAMMED
 BY BRITISH BRIGHTER

NEW YORK, April 7-Rammed by the British freighter Custodian in a fog this afternoon the fire island light ship with gaping hole in it's quarter is proceeding to Tompkinsville, Staten Island attended by craft which were summoned by distress calls. The crew aboard are safe but the damage to the Castilean is as yet unknown.
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STOCKTON, April 7-The Califor- mia development association passed a resolution requesting the governor to call meeting of governors of western states to discuss the foot and mouth disease and means to combat the mal- ady. Secretary Hecke of the Depart ment of Agriculture asserted the prob lem is directly affecting the entire west. The Associations entire prob lem is directly affecting the entire west. The Associations entire mach inery was placed at the disposal of the State to combat with the disease. Sec retary Hecke estimated the loss at nine hundred thousand dollars from livestock which have been killed in an effort to prevent the spread of the di- sease.
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Glacier Bay Area Is
 Withdrawn from Entry

WASHINGTON, Apr. 7.-The Gla- cier Bay area in Alaska, consisting of two and half million acres, has been withdrawn from settlement and homestead entry by executive order of the president to permit investiga tion into the advisability of including it within the area of the proposed na- tional monument.
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AMERICA WILL HAVE HARD
 STRUGGLE PROTECT DAVIS CUP

NEW YORK, April 7-Further in dications that America is preparing
 or the hardest fight it has had in re- cent years for the defense of the Davis cup is seen in the announcement that w HI. Johnson will concentrate his 1924 campaign on National title events and the Davis cup. This follows simi lar statement by Tilden.
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Government Will Aid
 Building Cold Storage

SEATTLE, Apr. 7.-Jonathan Wag ner. chief of the Alaska Division of the U. s. Bureau of Education, an nounced today that the government has indicated it's willingness to join private captal in establishing great cold storage plant in southwestern Alaska for the purpose of promoting the reindeer industry.
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BUYS WRECKED TENDERS

Says the Cordova Times: William Crooker has purchased the cannery ten ders Marcus and Universal which went ashore several months ago at Kenak island near Katalla, from the under writers. They were owned by the Pacific Everett Fisheries company and chartered to herring plant to the westward.
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FRENCH RADIO MESSAGE
 HEARD IN MASSACHUSETTS

NEW YORK, April "A French radio programme broadcasted from the Eiffel tower, was heard in Chat ham, Massachusetts for more than an hour, according to the radio corpora tion of America. It is believed this is the first time a French program was heard over a few minutes.
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FLOODS SWEEPING
 THRU MARYLAND
 WITH GREAT DAMAGE

CUMBERLAND, April 3-The most devastating flood in the history of Cumberland, is sweeping the region to day. Bridges were washed out and houses destroyed. Trains are starned half-submerged in water. Half of the city was inundated. The entire city of McCoole was inundated and the dis ruption of communications makes it impossible to estimate the causalties. Severe storms were felt in Chicago ex- tending from Ohio to the Mississippi valleys. Over a score of lives are be- lieved to have been lost and the prop erty damage is estimated at many hundreds of thousands.
 Two immense steel bridges were washed away by the flood which reach ed it's crest with half the city under three to eight feet of water. East of Cumberland the Patomac is raising at the rate of four to eight inches per hour with Hancock, Md, threatened. Many homes were washed away along the patomac.
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AUTHORITY TO
 IMPROVE EMPHASIZES

WASHINGTON, D. C., April T. Secretary of Navy Wilbur, asked Con- gress for authority to make the bat tleships Utah, Arkansas, and Wyom- ing into oil burners at cost of eleven and half million dollars and other Improvements including the installa- tion of an additional torpedo and mine protecting deck.
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CONTROL OF BANK
 GIVEN TO EMPLOYES

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 7.-Presi- dent A. J. Giannin is working out plan to give control in ownership of the Bank of Italy with capital of $125- 100000 to 2,OOO employees of the bank and it's branches. He is the principal owner.
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CHINESE OUT ON STRIKE

HONG KONG, April Two thous- and Chinese employed in the Kowloon dockyard struck as a protest against the demoliation of block of buildings where they were living, in preparation of extension of the backyard. Police are patrolling the district as precau tionary measure.
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THOMPSON ON WAY HOME

NEW YORK, Apr. w. F. Thomp- son, editor of the Fairbanks News Miner will start for Alaska tonight with Nellie Cashman if she is we'll enough to make the trip. Thompson will stop week and tour Michigan. He says his only present sickness is neuralgia.
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CHICAGO BROADCASTS TO
 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

CHICAGO, April "A Jazz soloist on the program of the Chicago Fri bune's broadcast program for Austral ia, sang to Radio Fans in Melbourne ten thousand miles away. The singer was broadcasting at four A. M. yes terday morning and the listeners were tuning in at 8 p. m. last night.
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PARKS APPOINTED SAYS RUMoR

WASHINGTON, Apr 5.-Wm. s. Spry, commissioner of the general land office, announced today that George A. Parks, of Anchorage, had been appointed assistant supervisor of surveys to succeed John P. Walker
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GREAT BRITAIN READY
 TO LIFT EMBARGO

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7- Senator Hale announced that the State Department was informed that Great Britain has agreed to lift the embargo on Canadian live stock passing thru American ports, and American live stock passing thru Canadian ports, from east of the Rockies The embargo effected cattle, sheep, hogs, hay and straw.
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FISH DEALERS STRIKE
 BECAUSE OF TAX LEVIED

TOXIC, Apr. 7.-Fish mongers de- clared three days cessation of busi- ness as a protest against the tax lev jed to finance the municipal fish mar ket. They stormed the residence of Municipal assembleymen and restaur- ants specializing in seafoods are pre- pairing to close down. Dealers threaten to continue the strike indefinitely un- less the tax is repealed.
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NOME DISCOVERER
 MUST PAY ON STOCK

SEATTLE, Apr. 1.-The Superior Court today ordered John Bryotenson, one of the four original discoverers of Nome to pay an additional assess ment of $44,0OO on his stock in the defunct Scandinavian American bank.
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Washington Delegation
 Captured by Coolidge

WENATCHEE, Wn., Apr. 7.-The Washington delegation elected by the Republican State convention, was instructed for Coolidge. N. c. Rich ards of Yakima was elected National Committeeman.
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AVIATORS HOP-OFF ON WORLD FLIGHT
FRANCE REFUSES REQUEST
 FOR CUSTOMS CONFERENCE

PEKING, April 7-France has re- fused China's latest request for pre- liminary customs conference because France did not ratify the Washington treaty and China has declined to pay the Boxer indemnities in Gold Francs.
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Plane Breaks Struts In Landing

PRINCE RUPERT, Apr. 7.The flag plane Seattle broke two struts in landing and this will delay the de- palture for Sitka Gusts of wind and flures af- feced the visibility and Major Martin mscacuated his distance and caused his plane to hit the water too hard making tremendous splash The shock snapped two struts the port side.
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WEALTHY MILK MAN DEAD

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.,, April 7-L. F. Lathe, once a farm hand, and the inventor of the process of condensing milk, died yesterday. He was twelve times millionaire.
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WILLS TO FIGHT THIS SUMMER

NEW YORK, April Tex Rickard, fight promoter, announced that he had signed Wills to meet Firpo, Spalla or Rojas next June or July and agreed that the winner should fight Dempsey next September. Both Spalla and Ro- jas will appear in the United States under the auspices of Rickard. Wills accepted a percentage basis.
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STEAMSHIP COMPANIES LOSE
 FIGHT TO AVOID TAX PAYMENT

| WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7- Foreign steamship companies lost their fight to avoid payment of a DOT ton of their income in taxes on income earned from traffic originating in the United States by ruling of the Treas sgYy.
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Four Killed When
 Ku Klux Klan Parade

LILLY, Pa, Apr. -Four persons were killed and thirteen injured in clashes between citizens and mem bers of the Ku Klux Klan who at tempted to stage a parade yesterday.
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Los Angeles Alarmed Over
 Rapid Spread of Disease

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 7.-All city parks were ordered closed today on account of the epidemic of foot and mouth disease ranging throughout the State.
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Ninety Per Cent of Travel
 Goes Thru U. 5. Ports

WASHINGTON, Apr. 7.-Ninety per cent of the passenger travel han dled through United States ports in 1923 travelled through New York, Boston, Seattle and San Francisco.
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HOUSE DELAYS ACTION ON
 ALASKA BILL UNTIL LATER

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7-The house yesterday took up the White bill for protection of Alaskan fisheries but action was postponed, probably until next Wednesday.
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WORK ON WRANGELL HAR5OR

Work on the Wrangell breakwater has been started and it is expected it will be completed before winter. N Flieness, Seattle man, has the con- tract An appropriation of $5O,O0O was made by congress for the work
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT
 BARRED FROM SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Apr. 7.-California fruit has been quarantined here because of the prevalence of foot and mouth disease in that state.
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Cutter Haida on Way to Seward

SEATTLE Apr. 7.-The coast guard cutter Haida sailed today for Seward and Dutch Harbor to render any assistance possible to the Army armen She will be joined at Unaasl1a by the Algonquin, route from Astoria.
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MATANUskA SETTLERS MEET

The Matanuska Settlers Associa- ton met last week at the depot and a fine time was enjoyed A luncheon was served by the ladies.
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THREE HUNDRED OIL
 DERRICKS ARE WRECKED

ELDORADO, Ark. April 7-Three hundred oil derricks were wrecked in southern Arkansas by an electrical storm.
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Planes Leave Seattle Yesterday

SEATTLE, Apr 6-The four army planes, Chicago, New Orleans Boston and Seattle hopped off at 915 this morning for Prince Rupert their flight around the world. The first stop will be at Prince Rupert.
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Admiral Rodman May
 Be Floated Off Reef

SEATTLE, Apr. 7-The Canadian Pacific steamer Nansook is expected to float the steamship Admiral Rod-- man, aground near Prince Rupert.
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TWO LOSE LIVES IN FIRE

NEGUANNE, Mich, April Two patients and one attendant lost their lives in fire of unknown origin which destroyed the hospital here.
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PITTSBURG, April 6-Floods in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Mary land, caused by warm rains and melt ing snows had devastated a wide area last night and taken toll of thirteen lives and caused millions of dollars in damages to property after having GOV cred an area of one hundred and sev- enty square miles extending from German, Maryland to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, with the greatest dam age at Cumberland, Maryland. The Pa tomac is now rapidly returning to it's channel in Western Pennsylvania. In Western Pennsylvania the Mononga- hela and Allegheny rivers swept over the lower sections of their valleys and a score of city blocks in Pittsburg were inundated Cities along the Ohio river are preparing for flood waters tomorrow.
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PITTSBURG, April 4-Scores of families vacated their homes in the lowlands and business firms removed their merchandise to safety in an eff fort to escape the rapidly rising wat CTS of the Allegheny and Monogahela, and Ohio rivers. Unprecedented rains and melting snows are causing the rise.