Evening star., 1927-04-28
Cutting of DikeS Below New
Orleans May Not Complete
Iy Remove Danger, Engi-
neers Believe.
ARKANSAS DEATH LIST
is 100; EPIDEMICS RAGE
Complete Revision of Present Pro-
lection System on National
Basis Is Discussed by Army En-
gineers, Secretary Hoover and
Officials of States.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Hope surged above flood dangers
as New Orleans prepared to meet
her unprecedented menace from the
raging Mississippi crest by cutting
the great dyke at Poydras at noon
tomorrow.
Resentment and indignation at
sacrifice of homes to save the city
mingled i'll feelings of the citizens
of the two parishes to be inundated
as they continued their exodus be-
fore the zero hour approaches for
dynanliting the giant crevasse.
Fear of possible interference caused
engineers to. guard plans for blowing
the dyke, while soldiers patrol many
miles of Louisiana levees following
rumors of dynamite plots.
Engineers are not certain that
Poydras Crevasse will save the city
from flood.
Louisiana and New Orleans are un-
der civilian dictator for duration of
food emergency, as former Gov. John
N. Parker assumes his post as direc-
tor of the situation.
More Towns Are Hit.
Racing torrents of the Mississippi
River and her tributaries claimed new
lands and towns on the sweep toward
f. the Crescent City. swelling the ranks
~. homeless and causing renewed calls
for aid to pour in to Red Cross head
quarters.
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reported 100 dead from floods in that
State alone. Varying estimates con-
tinued TO place the death toll at be-
tween 800 and 500 persons in the
seven States affected. -
Heroic fight to save the South Bend
levee on Arkansas River heartened
when the rampant settled back into a
sand boil last night after a serious
break had been threatened. Addi-
fional men and material were rushed
to the scene.
Boats concentrated at Gulfport
Miss, for Cleveland area. were dis
patched to vicinity of YaZoo City,
where rising waters in lowlands are
reported to have stranded thousands.
Relief Outposts Extended.
Concern over possible breaks in the
Mississippi River levee system south
Of Vicksburg caused the Red Cross
to extend its outposts for any elner-
gency.
Evacuation Of many parishes and
towns in northern Louisiana con-
tinued as Red River and smaller tribu-
taries of Mississippi inundated more
territory.
A monster lake in the Mississippi
Delta from the overflow at the Stops
Landing break in the Mississippi
River above Greenville is widening
as waters sweep down the YaZoo and
Sunf1ower River Basins. inundating
new territory and causing grave fears
for the safety Of added thousands.
Grave menace to refugees in the
Arkansas concentration camps was in
dicated as fresh reports Of disease
reached the Red Cross. The situation
is said to be acute in II camps, where
measles, mumps, whooping cough. ma
.laria and pellagra are reported to be
spreading rapidly.
Future flood control in the Missis-
sippi Valley through revision of the
present protective levee system was
discussed by Secretary Hoover and
Army engineers President Coolidge
has been asked by Representative Old
field of Arkansas to direct survey
for flood control study.
The death list is 800, with 100000
driven from homes. and more. than
$200 .0O0, 900 in property lost in States
swept by the flood, Mr.. Hoover said
ut New Orleans after completing an
inspection tour.
Both Secretary Of Commerce Hoover
and Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief or
Army engineers, have indicated that
they are contemplating the revision
of the present protective levee sys'
TEN of the Mississippi River so as to
adequately guard against any max
inum flood which can come.