davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1927-04-27
IN NEW ORLEANS,
CALLS FLOOD CRISIS PAST

Continued from First Page)
to take, but it was thought that it
would escape.
The entire Louisiana National
Guard was called into service to patrol
the leyees, although all the ramparts
were reported to be in satisfactory
condition. There was faint hope of
holding an unbroken chain when the
water goes three feet higher.
More Farms Under Water.
Meanwhile. the waters pouring from
Stops Landing claimed additional
thousands of acres of farming lands
in the Mississippi delta and inundated
new towns.
A small private levee at Anguilla,
Miss. had been swept away by the
waters from the Stops Landing Gre
vase many miles north of the town,
and as result about $500 people
were suffering from lack of food and
shelter. Anguilla is about six miles
north of Rolling Fork. Information
reaching here from the newly stricken
city last night said that about zoe
people had taken refuge on a bridge
near the place.
Water was said to be five feet deep
in parts of the town.
Making junction with the back
waters of the Yazoo River, just south
of Rolling Fork, the flood crept on
while refugees pouring out of the
territory swelled the population Of
concentration oenters and added to the
burdens of the great relief machine
set up to succor them. lola and sec
tions north of BelZoni sent urgent
oaI aid
In southern Arkansas efforts were
being made to save the Arkansas
River levee at South Bend. The sit
uation was considered desperate.
ether Towns Inundated.
A dozen other towns were inundated
by the flood of the Arkansas and
Oauehita Rivers. Dermott, Tiller, Eu-
dora, Arkansas City, Kalion, Watson,
Kelso, McGehee, Cominto and Lake
Village were included among these.
With water in some parts of the
towns reported u feet deep and ris-
ing at the rate of an inch an hour,
Lake Village faced the crisis OF the
flood. With all avenues of escape
gone except by boat, there were 5000
persons to be taken from the town.
Food supplies were expected to last
through the day. Boats from Eudora
were dispatched to take off women
and children before evacuating the
entire city.
More than 1900 refugees from Nc
Gehee, Dermott, Tiller and the sur
rounding countryside have flocked
into Monticello and with the move
nent still in progress, churches,
schools and private homes We're
opened to the homeless.
In the upper reaches of the flooded
Arkansas and Mississippi sections the
situation was reported greatly I'M
proved as Red Cross assumed charge
Of relief work at new points and mas
tened food and medical aid
Evening star., 1927-04-27

interest demands the break be created
at or near the site Of the POydTeS
crevasse on Poydres Plantation, IN IT.
Bernard parish, La, and | hereby Re-
quest and solicit the cooperation ana
assistance of the Mississippi River
Commission. the chief of Engineers and
the Secretary of War in the accom-
plishment of this Imperative purpose.
"The state of Louisiana and the
city of New Orleans hereby pledge
their faith and undertake and agree to
compensate any and all persons who
may suffer damage as a result OF TINS
act. Your immediate approval and
cooperation are requested. Time IS
a vital element"
At the time Of the conference aboard
ship Gen. JadWin was able to make
no promises regarding possible acton.
but shortly thereafter he received from
the War Department q message stat
ing that the Secretary of War had re-
ceived the requests for permission to
break the levee, and stating that he
had no objection to any emergency
break. providing Gen Jadwin himself
and the Mississippi River Commission
saw fit to authorize it.
Approves Breaking Leyee.
The Engineers, chief with the War
Secretary's approval obtained, at once
notified the War Department head that
an emergency break had his personal
approval since the commission already
had gone on record to similar effect.
The concurrence Of Gen. Jadwin auto
matically removed the last barrier to
the plan for sluicing the water into
Lake Borgne.
Senator Ransdell at the same time
announced that Representative Frank
A. Reid Of Illinois, chairman of the
House flood control committee, has
wired him acceptance of an invitation
to the committee TO inspect the flood
areas in Louisiana. Mr.. Reid stated
that he has notified Representative
William i. Kopp of Iowa and Willis
Ct, Sears of Nebraska to meet with
him as soon as possible in the disaster
territory
"As chairman of the committee and
personally" Mr. Reid wired, II desire
to do everything possible to help.
The violence of the present food. the
great loss of life and the enormity of
damage may well challenge the at
tention Of the American people so
that they may realize that flood con-
troll is not a local matter and thereby
lead to congressional actien, provid-
ing for a comprehensive plan of flood
control
The Mississippi River Commission
at first was considerably exercised
yesterday afternoon by reports from
Washington that President Coolidge
has disapproved a break in the levees.
Chairman Thompson of the safe river
committee expressed the opinion that
the President had been misquoted or
misinfOrmed about the situation. He
pointed out that the report that Mr..
Coolidge objected to q break on the
grounds that it would damage terri
tory for which the Government would
not be responsible was unsound, in
view of the pledge of the State and
city that all damage would be com
pensated for.
Representative O'Connor declared
it Uncomfortable" that the Nation
should set on foot u gigantic relief
movement and then refuse to take
steps necessary to prevent further
extensive suffering of the people.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Picturesque Group Aboard.

1t was a picturesque group of
officials and newspaper men which
embarked at Memphis Monday after
noon on this old stern-whee1er, used
by the Army Engineers both as a tow
boat and as an inspection ship. In
addition to MIR. Hoover, Gen. Jadwin
and Fieser, there were George Aker-
son, assistant to the Commerce sSccre-
tary; Maj. Donald I'll. Connolly, Army
engineer for the Memphis district, and
a dozen members Of the press. Lack
of bunk accommodations made it
necessary for number of the news
paper men to sleep in the dining room
Evening star., 1927-04-27
PROF. r. H. MORGAN
ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF SCIENTISTS BODY

Continued from First Pagel
Evening star., 1927-04-27
FLOOD RELIEF FUND
HALF WAY TO GOAL
Total of $2, 2,546, 900 Donated
Throughout NatiOn-Capi-
tai Urged to Speed Up.

With contributions for the relief OF
mississippi flood sufferers flowing
steadily into the local Red Cross to-
day. Victor b. Deyber, chairman OF
the finance committee, urged Wash
ington to keep up the good work uhtil
its Quota of S45, 600 has been attalbeo-
Pe3 cross workers laboring lever
,sbIv both here and throughout the
country were spurred on TO renewed
efforts today by the announceiheill
from the national headquarters ol tiie
Red cross that the total for the Ma
+ior, bas now reached So. SAC 500 or
more than half of the So,0O0,V0o, peli6
sought. ,...-- ,,,,,.o
I'm to this time Eastern States have
ssiven 81 .705. 500; MidWestern, S6O6,0Uu,
and the Pacific Coast, $lS5,300. Con,
trihufions by the Red Cross itself and
other items make up the balance
Goal Here Not Reached.
Contributions in Washington are
being gathered through many channels
and Mr.. Deyber was not in position
today to assemble the returns from
Various sources.
He said he was sure, however, that
Washington is still a considerable
distance from its goal of S45,000 ana
he urged the people Of the District to
live up to their enviable reputation Of
going over the top when great dlsas-
ters descend upon their fellow Amer
leans.
In addition to the booths previously
established at banks in all sections of
the city, the local Red Cross has OBJ
tanned permission to station uniformed
workers at theaters. They began at
a number OF theaters last night and
reports reaching headquarters of the
local Red Cross Chapter this morning
were to the effect that generous col
/ lections were obtained. Mrs. William
6. Spencer is in charge of theater
work.
IJp to noon today The Evening Star
lKad received subscriptions amounting
I'd 81 OH to be forwarded to the Red
Gross.
Bank Welcomes Workers.
II. r. Hawkins, president of the
Prudential Bank, III Florida avenue,
called at Red Cross headquarters, S21
Sixteenth street, today and told Mrs.
III. c. Barnes, secretary of the local
chapter, he would welcome the plac-
ing of Red Cross workers in that in
stitution TO obtain. contributions.
The manager of 2400 Sixteenth
street Apartments also invited the
gocal chapter to send representatives
TO a, musical program to be held there
tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Z. S. Bogert reported TO head
quarters that she collected S267 at
the Riggs Bank booth yesterday.
Red Cross booths have been estab-
lished in the Woodward & Lothrop
store, with Mrs. NJ. S. Fawcett in
charge. and at Julius Garfinckel & Co.
with Miss Alice Clapp in charge, 1t
was announced by Mrs. Barnes at
headquarters.
Chairman Deyber of the finance
committee announced the following
list of contributions received by the
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Governor Concurs i'm View.

Cen. Jadwin also was given a copy
of a telegram addressed to him, Sec
retary of War Davis and members of
the commission by Gov. Simpson of
Louisiana and Mayor Arthur j.
O'keefe of New Orleans. The message
read: II have before me copy of
a resolution adopted by the Mississippi
River Commission at q meeting Of the
commission held at Nicksburg today,
recommending that break be created
in the levee at some predetermined
point to be selected by me. After con-
sultation with my technical advisers
/ concur in the views and recon-
mendations of the commission and be-
lieve that present conditions require
that immediate action be taken to af-
ford relief through the creation of
such break.
II therefore determine that public
Evening star., 1927-04-27
HOOVER TO AID NEW ORLEANS
IN ATTEMPT TO CHECK FLOOD

CONTINUED from First Page)
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
CHICAGO POLICE AND
 CROOKS IN COLLISION
Govt. Investigators Re ported Making Sensa-
 tiOnal Discoveries

Chicago, Dec c.-{P)-The Herald and Examiner today said that amazing evidence" of collusion be- tween Chicago police officials and politicians and the operators of H. quor and gambling resorts has been obtained by the United States gov ernment in a secret investigation during the last month.
 Every police captain, said the newspaper, has been continually shadowed by federal operatives dur ing the past few weeks. Ward and precinct committeeman and their lesser lieutenants." have been un- der surveillance.
 The newspaper said 1t had been indicated that number of indict- ments already have heen prepared, governments case is completed. If indictments are to be returned, the Herald and Examiner says, informa- tion has if, they probably will charge conspiracy 10 violate the Eolstead act.
 Government men have learned, the newspaper said. that saloons and gambling resorts have operated only upon the payment of "protection money" which, in some precincts went to high ranking police off cerS,"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
HARTFORD BRITAIN
 TEAMS EACH GET S2,9S6
High School Classic at Memorial Field Brought Net Cato
 of $5,S72.91

New Britain High school received S2,9S645 for it's share Of the receipts of the annual game with Hartford Public High school at Memorial field in Willow Brook park on November 19, and Hartford received s2,936.45 under the annual agreement which provides for an equal division of the ret profits, 1t was learned today.
 The net receipts were $5,S72.91 which was left after S1,247.59 in ex- penses was taken from the gross re- ceipts.
 The following statement has been received by Superintendent Stanley H. Holmes from Principal Louis F. Slade of the Senior High school and has been mailed to the school com mittee members
 Number of tickets printed: b,436 at sl or $5,436; 3,4o2 at 75 cents or S2,551.50, total, $7,9S7.50; Compli- mentary tickets, 200 at sl, total, S2o0; total value of tickets offered for sale. s7,7S7.50; unsold tickets, 667 at s1 for a total of s667.
 The total value Of tickets sold was S7,120.50. Following were the ex- penses: Officials. s156; rent Of field, 10 per cent of gross, s712.05; police protection, s179; ground officials, sS2.40; printing, s47,S5; preparing of grounds, s26.5o: one football, 'sS.59; advertising, s35.70.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
SOUVENIR HUNTERS IN
 RAID AT FORD ROOMS
Steal Parts at Detroit Thousands Throng Dem-
 OnstratiOn Salons

Detroit, Dec. ? lP) - Souvenir
 hunters had their inning today
 when Henry Ford's new car was
 presented to the public in 8 special exhibit at the Highland Park branch
 of the Ford Motor company.
 Small parts of the new car had
 been mounted on boards which hung around the walls. In the first
 hour of display all of these parts
 were stolen. A repetition of the souvenir pilfering was prevented when guards were brought in. Up until noon those in charge of the new car exhibit in Convention hall, where Detroit's automobile show is usually held, announced that door check showed 31,000 persons had viewed the new models. Police were required to handle the traffic near the hall,
 Although orders for more than 200,00 units have been received, Edsel Ford, president of the Ford Motor company. said that no de- liveries are being made other than for display purposes. Present pro- duction Is restricted to about 65 or 70 units day, he stated, but pro-
 auction will be increased as rapid
 ly as possible.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
ROUGH GOING AHEAD FOR
 PROPOSED DEPT. CHANGES
Council Members Hint Additions to Fire Fighting Personnel Are
 Not Favored.

When the ordinance committee meets Monday night at o'clock to consider proposal by the fire con- mission that a new position of deputy chief be created and that four men be promoted to lieuten- ancies, the resolution will be practi- cally without q supporter discus sion among members of the council indicated today.
 The program contemplates mak- ing Master Mechanic Edward G. Burke deputy chief. and advancing the two drivers of the chiefs car and the two telephone operators lieutenants. The recommendation was received at the councils last meeting and a motion by Council man Samuel Sablotsky to table it was defeated. Members who spon- sored the movement 10 have it re- ferred to the ordinance committee afterwards explained that they did so not as an expression Of their favor but merely to follow out eS- abolished procedure.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
France Praises Herself

Paris, Dec. 2 LP) - While dis armament questions were being considered al Geneva today, speak CTS in the French chamber of dep uties took occasion to laud France S achievement in reducing military and naval expenses, declaring that France has taken the lead since the war in voluntary efforts for peace.
 France, Germany and Russia alone of the great powers have re- duced the gold output for the main- tenance of armies and navies since 1914, M. BouillouX-LaFont reported for the finance committee and de- clared that of these three, France had achieved the greatest reduc- ton.
 The United States, he said, in- creased it's military and naval ex- penses by 9S per cent in gold cost since 1914, England 45. Japan 145. Italy 55 and Spain 12S. France. Russia and Germany on the other hand, he said, showed a reduction amounting approximately to 25 per cent with France achieving the most in this direction.
 Estimating that under the new army plan the French army would be reduced to 5S0,000 effective in 1928 from the 900,O00 in 1914, he declared that this represented the greatest proportional reduction in standing armies.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
HARTFORD MAY LEAD
Capital Would Be First City in Coun- try to Have Planes Landing on Post OniCe Roof.

Hartford, Dec. tP) -- Hartford may be the first city in the country to have a post office equipped with facilities for landing air mail planes on it's roof. if a suggestion made by Governor Trumbull materializes.
 The governor, who is honorary chairman of the local chamber of commerce committee on an adequate and suitable post office and federal building. made this suggestion yes terday at the capitol in speaking of the proposed office.
 ''The time is surely coming the governor declared, when instead of using a field some distance from the center of city for landing planes, we shall be building aerial platforms over the roofs of one or more build ings, possibly over congested traffic areas, in the heart of a city,
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
GOLD KILLS WOMAN
 SAVED FROM BLAZE
Mrs. Elliot SuCCumbs From
 Shock and Exposure
BRIDGEPORT LOSS S15,5O0
Three Story Wooden Building Burns Many Bremen Overcome by Smoke-Lodgers Driven to Street in Night Clothing.

Bridgeport, Dec. Lp'--An elder ly woman died from shock and ex- posture, l l scantily clad inmates were driven into the cold, and several fire men were overcome by smoke when fire swept a rooming house here at 3 o'clock this morning,
 Mrs. A. G. Elliot, GA, and her hus- band were trapped hy flames in their room on the second floor. when fire men effected their rescue.
 Mrs. Elliot collapsed and was car ried down the ladder by fireman and taken to neighbours house where she died an hour later suffer ing from shock and exposure. Bus Driver Escapes The fire was discovered by DaviG Bradley, bus driver and a roomel in the house While he was tele. phoning the fire department, the ceiling above him collapsed. He es- capped with minor injuries and short ly aftcrward rescued a woman lods- CT from q third floor room.
 The building, a wooden frame, three story structure, was quickly aflame, the blaze famed by a cold wind. Lodgers were driven 10 the street and gained refuge with neigh bors from the raw cold.
 Two alarms were rung In on the blaze. Billowing smoke overcame several fremen, temporarily. before control was gained.
 The house was purchased three months ago by Joseph Herbinger al price said to amount to Sl5,500.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
WIDOW IS FREED ON MURDER CHARGE Mrs. Gibbons, Accused Of Slay-
 ing Husband, Acquitted WEEPS AS JURY REPORTS
Leaves with Friends and Relatives after Her Relcase-State Had COntCnded Mate Was Lurc1 to Lonely Farm and Killed.

Fall River, Mass, Dec. P'-A pale, dark-eycd 23 year old woman who for nearly two weeks has been on trial here for the murder of her husband, Theodore k. Gibbons, mill worker, today was acquitted by the verdict of a jury which took 10 hours to reach decision.
 The woman, Mrs. Gertrude Fra zier Gibbons, mother of a five year old boy, broke down and wept with joy as the foreman reported the verdict to Superior Court Judge Hugo A. Dubuque.
 Two hous earlier she had col lapsed when the Jury returned sud denly to ask that her statement made 10 police while being qucs- it.
 Mrs. Gibbons had plainly expect ed a verdict and the resultant dis appointment was too great for her to bear with that composure she had exhibited throughout the trial. Immediately upon being dis charged from custody, Mrs. Gibbons left with friends and relatives Theodore R. Gibbons was found slain in q well at Swansea last May. Mrs. Gibbons. who admitted on the stand that she had lived for six months with Antone Da Silva, a burly mill fireman, was jointly in- dicted with Da Silva for the mur- der
 1 The state contended that Gibbons was lured to lonely farm in n desolate section of Swansea and
 there killed by Da Silva. | Da Silva was never brought tC trial. He is in state insane asylum | The Gibbons case was marked by extreme bitterness. Witnesses for ! the state included Mrs. Gibbons | brother, Manuel Frazier, and her mother-in-law while a state detec- . tive swore that her son, Herman had told him that, Irony hit papa over the head and mamma and Tony put him down the we'll"
 Irony" the detective identified as Da Silva.
 Mrs. Gibbons took the stand just before the trial closed and made . sweeping denial of all knowledge Of 1 the crime.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
STATE WILL SUE
Agencies Dept. Brings Action Against Man Who Claimed He Could Not Support Children.

Middletown. Dec. LP' - Notice was given today of a suit to be brought by the state department Of agencies and institutions against Frank Garta. in which s4,2oO Is claimed.
 It Is said Carta had had five chill dren in the county home at Haddam for periods from three to Il years Three children were taken out in 1923. He was widower and had the county care for the children, claiming he could not support them. Two weeks ago Carta took a bride and applied for release of the other children, at the some time asserting that he had s10,0O0 worth of pro- perty. The amount sought as re covery represents the estimate made by the department o7 the cost Of maintenance of the children
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
COOLIDGE PRAISES AMERICA'S UNITY Like Large Family, He
 Says at Dedication at Capital Today

Washington, Dec. 2 P-Dedicat- ing New Mexico's stone in the Wsh- ington monument. President Cool idge today declared this tribute an other evidence of the unity which binds the 4S states into one nation.
 The union, he said, is like fam fly in which each member has its distinctive characteristics and indi- viduality but bound together, not only by the constitution. but by sentiments Of mutual respect and regard"
 While each must maintain its own peculiar functions and SOW ereignty.' the president said. leach must observe the rights Of the oth- CTS to the extent that each has con- scnted 10 abide by that general charter under which we exist.
 We must guard zealously against sectional antagonisms. The integrity of every state must be preserved and her prosperity considered. but each community and section must not fail to remember that the welfare of the nation as a whole depends upon CO., operation and mutual helpfulness.' The placing of New Mexico's me morial stone in the monument to the first president leaves only one state Ida daho-without such a tribute, Steps are under way by that state to add the 4Sth stone.
 Expressing confidence in the fu- ture of New Mexico, Mir, Coolidge | in healthfui climate and that too little is known of the beauties, ad (rortinued on Page oSl
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
GERMANY IN MOVE ID ALTER TREATY
 Ambassadors Words at Geneva Hint at Versailles
 WORDS CAUSE COMMOTI0N
France Congratulates Herself for
 Cutting Military and Naval Ex- penscs While United States h. crcases Hers 9S Per Cent,

Geneva, Dec. 2 tP-Germany to- Gay made what Is generally regard ed here as an opening step in a campaign for eventual revision Of the treaty of Versailles.
 Speaking before the security com mittee Of the preparatory disarma- ment conference at todays session, Count Non Bernstorff, the German delegate, declared that any study of the means of promoting interna- tlonal peace through the strength ening of international security should give importance to Article 19 of the league covenant. This declares that the league as- sembly may from time to time ad- wise consideration by members of the league of treaties which become tinapplicable and consideration ot international conditions whose con. tinuance might endanger the peace of the world.
 Although the German ambassa- dor did not mention any specific treaties his remarks were generally taken to be the first official reference of revision made by the German government.
 A commotion was caused among the delegates by the reference and comment among them as they lief, the meeting indicated the existence
 of general conviction that Ger
 many had made an opening of c l drive for the goal of alteration oI | the Versailles document.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
Yale Varsity End Will
 Play Selected Team

New Haven. Dec. P --- D. B. Fishwicll, Yale varsity end, has been granted permission by the Yale Ath- letic association to play on the all- eastern star football team against the all-western team during the Christmas holidays, it was announc- ed here today.
 Fishwick will have a teammate in Bruce Caldwell. Eli backfield flash. barred from the varsity squad just before the Princeton game.