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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

278.73 it. N. w. of Shore rd., S. W.
1873 it. by N. w. so it.; Oct %
Mortified
Scheuer-James Corp. to Marie 4
Young; lot /, blk. SIX, tract d,
TuTdor Terrace, Oct. 81
Arthur Male ct Tx to Augusta
Subway; N. E. line of Oak Crest, 80
it. S. E. of Fenton, N. w. 80 #. by
N. b. 120 it; Oct. D.
Martha M. Smith ct al to Marie
A. Meyers; S. w. line of Roosevelt,
$50 IT. N w. of First, N. w so ii.
by S. w. $50 it.; Oct. %.
LinWood
Peter A Hill ct Tx to VIM.
Sharrock; N. side of Shore rd., at
S. cor. of John Shriver's lot, N w.
254.5 TT. by S. w. $50 it.; Oct 81.
James B. Steelman to Margaret
S. Jefferies; beg. in center of pub
lie I'd, 327 it. from center line of
Pleasantville- Somers Point r. R.,
N. w. SO it. by N. E. 29317 it;
Oct. "a
Somers Point
ooiiSo Allnllo, oACIiIl, " w III.
L. Marley; N. E. side of RHODE
Island, IT'S it. N. w. of 9Th, N. w.
IT'S it. by N. E. 14O TT. Oct %.
John Crossan ct ux 10 Arthur
McNally; lot 6. sec 4, Ocean City
Harbors; Oct. 20.
David L. Peiken ct ux TO
Michael j. Seymour; E. line OF
Main, 51.57 it. N. E. of Somers, N.
E 1851 it. by S. E. 171.55 it.; Oc,.
81.
Ventnor
Ellis 5. Osgood ct TX to S. E.
Van Duyne; E. line of Dudley, $50
#. N. of Monmouth, N. 37.5 fl. by
E 80 it.; Oct. %.
James Cimino. sheriff, to Lewis
P. Scott; N. w. cor, of Jackson
and Filbert, w. 21O #. by N. $50
it.: Oct. %.
Francis c. Bartelman ct ux al to
Correll Investment Co; E line OF
Oxford av., $50 it. S. of Atlantic,
g. 4S fit. by S. 100 #; Oct %.
John r. Park ct ux to James Nc
Cambridge; e. line of Dorset. 100
TT. s. of Ave. D. S. SO fit. by E. 100
it.; Oct. 81.
st. Leonards Park nc, to George
K. Knight; lots 1 to 40, inclusive,
blk. 146, Ventnor Heights; Oct. 20.
Same to Harry G. Sellers; lots
Z to 40 inc, blk 156, ventnor
Heights; Oct 81.
Same to Henry Sherman; lot &c,
blk. 178, Ventnor Heights; Nov. IL.
Same to Julia M. Polk; lot SO,
blk. l57, Ventnor Heights; Nov II.
Same to Nellie C. Sands; lots
IL, blk. 178, Ventnor Heights;
Nov H.
Same to Thos. E. O'Neill ct ux;
lots 39-40-61-62, blk. 1873. Ventnor
Heights; Nov. l.
Margate
Joseph Litvin to VIM. Zuckerman.
e. line of Jefferson, 125 it N of
Monmouth, N. 100 it. by E. 125 it.;
Oct. 25.
Howard F. Morgenweck ct ux to
James Mcpherson; E. line of
Union, &c it. N of Amherst, f. 80
it. by N. SO #; Oct. 81.
James Cimino, sheriff, to Thos.
H. Green Co.; S. w. cor OF
lroquois and Winchester, S. 40 IT.
by w. 67.5 it,: Oct. %
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
People
and
Events
VENTNoR SCHOOL DELAYED
Bids Prove to Be in Excess of APP
preparation of $550,0o0.

All bids We're rejected and checks
returned to the bidding contractors
for the work on the proposed new
Ventnor school, at special meet
ing of the VentnU board OF educa-
ton, presided over by Mrs. Joseph
Thompson, president. The bids
were all considerably in excess Of
the appropriation.
An ordinance for the appropria-
ton of $550,000 for the building of
the new school passed it's first and
second readings at the last meeting
OF council on Dec. ~.
The proposed new school is to
cost $550,0OO,to contain eight grades
and to be equipped in the most
modern style. 1t will be built on
the site of the present Ventnor oily
hall and will take up an entire
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS
Pile asantvilIe

FIedSdHlVIIic
Jesse l.. Risley to Mary Black
ton; N. E. line of Woodside av.,
1905 TT. N. w. of Mckinley, N. w.
301 it. by N. E. 1887 it., Oct. IS.
James Cimino to Carlton Godfrey;
S. line of Maple, 315 #. w. of
Broad, w. IS #. by N. soft; Oct.
Is.
VIM. r. Layton to Harry Layton
lot 669, sec j.: Oct. is.
Elmer H. Einwechter ct ux to
Jos. F. Keener: S. E. line of Shore
rd., 11610 #. S. w. of Verona, S.
w. 1901 it. by S. E. 1915 it.; Oct.
49,
James Cimino to Pleasantville
Mutual B. & L. Assn; S. e. cor.
of land conveyed by L. Adams to
H. o. Brown; S. E. 35 it. by N. E.
Isl it.; Oct. 20.
Ross C. Bates ct ux to Edwin S.
Hall; w cor. Shore I'd. and Edge
water av.. S. w. 50 it. by N. w.
120 it.; Oct. 49,
Raymond w. Fisher ct ux to
Meyer Freedman; ITO it. N. E. of
Delilah I'd, S. E. so it. by N. E.
1924 it.; Oct. 1S.
John W. Hackney ct ux to Chas.
T. Collins; all right, title and in
terest in land conveyed by |. Col
Inns to John Hackney, dated Nov.
%, 1898; Oct. IA
James Cimino, sheriff, to S.
Pearson Morris; s. e. line of
Shore I'd. S. w. 1851 it. by S. E.
$50 #; Oct. II.
James H. Parrish; intersection
of Lehigh av. and Phila. and Att.
City R. r., N w. Ill #. by N. e.
142 #; Oct. II.
James Cimino, sheriff, to Econ
onmy B. & l. Assn; S. w. line of
wellington. 240 #. N. w. of Linden.
N w. 40 TT. by S. w. 100 TT; Oct,
%.
Richard A. Neihorster ct ux to
Hattie Neihorster; S. w. line OF
Leeds, 10 chains and Sc links from
where line of Cordery and Adams
crosses same, S. E. As #. by S. w.
200 it.; Oct. 81.
Gussie M. Smith ct vir to Jerrie
String; ITO it. N. E. of Delilah
950.77 fit. S. E. of Shore I'd, S. E,
so #. by N. E. HOOP it.; Oct. '2z.
Thos. Lawley to Elizabeth Law
ley; S. w. line of Stenton. 230 TT.
S. E. of Shore rd., S. E. 40ft. by S.
w. 1888 it.; Oct. "a.
Wesley r. Wright ct ux to Ron
aid Harris; S. E.E line of New
rd., 80 #. N. E. of Fernwood, N. e.
80 it. by S e. 40 it.; Oct. %.
Ridgewood Heights Co. to Chas.
M. Shewell E. line of Ridgewood.
1868 fit. N. of Shore I'd, N. 51.51
#. by E. 1867 it.; Oct. %.
John F. Kellum ct ux to Giuseppe
Tozzi; N. E. line of West Jersey
av., 80 fit. S. E. of Fourth, N. E. so
it.; Oct. %
Van Hook and Marshall Inc. to
Alberta May Edwards; S. cor.
Shore I'd. and Van-Mar av., S. w.
69.7S it. by S. E. 1851 IT.; Oct %.
Absecon
e. Holstein Roberts ct ux to
Elsie L. Mooney; lot l, blk. Z,
White Horse Village; Oct. 81.
Absecon Estates to T. H. S.
corp; lot 26, blk. 10, Absecon
Estates; Oct. %.
VIM. Kuhl ct ux to w. Chaand-
Ter Stewart; S. w. line of Bolton,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

VIM Zuckerman ct ux to Joseph
Litvin; E. line of Jefferson, 125 it.
N. of Monmouth, N. 100 fit. by E.
125 it.; Oct. "a.
Katherine C. Maher ct vir Har-
old A. Lind; $50 #. N. w. of FIJI
bert, Sc it. S. w. of Elberon, N. w.
80 it. by S. w. 40 it.; Oct. "a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
asantville Alumni.

13 H. 29-36
Score at half-time-Varsity, Is;
Alumni, IT,
Referee-Bennett. Time of per-
iods-Eight minutes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
PHILA. BANK CASHIER
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
3. F. Jones, go, Run Down by Wo-
man Driver in Ventnor.

- . SCtSSy Wv btbb DSVf W wv
man Driver in Ventnor.
Benjamin F. Jones, go, of Ventnor
was injured fatally Friday night
when struck by an automobile dri-
ven by Mrs. Mary Tomlin, 81 He
died fifteen minutes after he was
admitted to the City Hospital
Mr.. Jones, who was assistant
cashier of the Provident Life and
Trust Company, Of Philadelphia,
was crossing the street at Bartram
and Ventnor avenue, sixty feet
from his residence, when he was
run down.
Mrs. Tomlin was arrested and
held in $4,000 bail. She is the wife
of Morrel Tomlin.
-<.>S.--
block, from New Haven to New port
avenues, on Ventnor avenue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
Residential
Advance
menf
VENTNOR NEWS NOTES
WILLING WORKERS MEET
Pack Christmas Baskets During In
teresting Session.

teresting Session.
The Willing Workers of Ventnor
met at the home of Mrs. Henry
Freund, on N. Cambridge avenue,
Ventnor. The session was a very
interesting one, the afternoon being
spent in packing baskets of food
and clothing to be distributed to
needy families in the resort.
Among those present were Mrs.
Oliver Core, Mrs. Harry Weisgerber,
Mrs. Earl Brown, Mrs. Roy Riley,
Mrs. A. K Littlefield. Mrs. G. Will
liam Raith, Mrs. James Leeds, Mrs.
Gordon Annear, Mrs. Edwin Spence,
Mrs. Walter Bruggeman, Mrs. Alex
Vollmer, Miss Minnie Russell, Mrs.
Freund.
The Cynical Bachelor observes
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. David Somers en-
tertained the following guests on
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs Howard
Shamrock. of Atlantic City; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Morris, of Mays
Landing; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Shamrock, of MOI thfield; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold May, of Cape May
Court House; Mr.. and Mrs. Clout-
ing, of philadelphia: Mr.. mad Mrs.
Everett Somers and son. Robert
Seymour, of Scullville.
Clarence Davish, of Philadelphia.
was a Sunday guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Somers.
Mrs. Nellie Willetts is passing
some time with Mrs. Eunice Hicx-
man in Atlantic City. Mrs. Hick-
man is i'll and has not recovered
from an accident she was in late in
the fall
Mrs. Claude Somers passed Tues
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hickman in Atlantic City.
--s>y>-
A white 1ophnro hon at tbe No
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

A white leghorn hen at the Ne
braska Agricultural College poultry
farm has laid 1900 eggs in less than
nine years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

The Cynical Bachelor observes
that the woman who feels she was
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-27

block, from New Haven to New port
avenues, on Ventnor avenue.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
DEMOCRATIC DOOM
FORECAST I'M SMITH
AND McADO0 BAN

Continued from First Page.)
erful ally Of the special interests. II
is true that he has alienated the farm
bloc and the progressives of the
Northwest, but without a formidable
Democratic opponent he will be l.
vincible.
Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York,
Is, and can be, the only savior of
Democracy. He has proven his worth.
His record stands unbesmirched.
Let me repeat, Miss Democracy
cannot defeat somebody with nobody"
Talks On Religion.
Senator Glass, discussing the reports
that he would be a member of a group
of Democrats to advocate the with
drawal of Gov. Smith, said:
There is not q word of truth in
the statement that I belong to such a
group, or will join with such a group.
| never heard of any such group. /
never suggested that such a group be
formed the suggestion was never
made to me that such a group be
formed. I don't belong to any group
to advocate asking Gov. Smith, Mr..
McAdoo or any one else to withdraw
his candidacy for the presidential
nomination"
Senator Glass. turning to the Gues
ton of religious intolerance in politics,
said:
There Is more religious bigotry in
the North today than in the South,
although the newspapers in the North
refer constantly to the religious
bigotry of the South. / reld in the
newspapers the other day of imperial
Wizard Evans of the Ku klux Klan
addressing 'wo meetings in New Jer.
sey. at one OF which he had an audi
ence of 1000 and at the other 900.
/ venture to say that he could not get
an audience of 125 in Virginia. There
are more members of the Ku KluX
Klan in Indiana than there are in any
10 Southern States Gov. Moody Of
Texas was elected governor of that
State after he had denounced the
Klan. and Senator George of Georgia
had the same experience"
Evening star., 1927-04-24
BEARDSTOWN JOKES
COVER FLOOD GRIEF
Tie Your Boat to Doorknob and
Wade In," Says Sign on Store.
Phones Entertain People,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BllARDSTOWN, ILL.,, April 23.--
Laughing at the flood which has
driven them into second-story quar-
ters of their homes and into hip boots
and row boats, citizens of Beardstown
have smothered their grief over ruin.
ed homes and business
Entrance" one merchant painted
on the front of his store. Row your
boats right in" And another had this;
Tie your boat to the door knob and
wade in
Chief Of Police Robert Balsley added
to the cheer, Pointing TO the only green
spot in town, a part of the city park
where BeardStown's dogs are gather
ed, he declared he hoped there would
be no breaking here. Water has
flooded our Jail" he said.
BARRIERS without heat in their shops
are working in heavy coats and caps
wearing hip boats. The watchmakers
in the jewelry stores have taken dry
positions in the display windows.
Typists worked unconcernedly with
their feet in water in boots. Feminine
clothing has disappeared from the
streets, and the prevailing style is
knickers. flannel shirts. neclsties and
hip boots.
Without other diversion Beardstown
has turned TO it's telephone. Local
calls have increased from 10000 to
$4,000 a day, and long distance traffic
has been doubled.
Cats are unseen in public. They
have either left Beardstown or have
kept in their homes. Dogs are un-
comfortable, and gather in groups on
dry spots.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
HOOVER GOES TO FLOOD
AREA AS GOVERNMENT
SPEEDS RELIEF WORK
tContInued from First Pagel

Continued from First Page)
the Army Navy Commerce Depart
ment. Public Health Service and the
Veterans Bureau. All Mississippi
watercraft, which he has been
authorized to commander. are being
mobilized at Vicksburg Miss. it was
announced last night. Three steam
ers and number of small power
boats, belonging to the Department
of Commerce have been routed from
New Orleans to Memphis. Coast
Guard stations from Louisville south
were instructed to aid in the rescue
work.
Airplanes Carry Supplies.
Airplanes are being used extern
siVely for the movement of supplies
and reconnoitering Miss Cecile Nc
Kay, Red Cross field representative,
was sent from Natchez to Cleveland
Miss. by airplane to take charge of
the work there.
In addition 10 the seaplanes ordered
10 the flood area from Pensacola. the
Navy yesterday dispatched TWO sea
going tugs to Vickshurg to assist
rescue workers The Bagaduce will
go from Key West arriving at Nicks
burg Wednesday. and the Allegheny
will reach Vicksburg Tuesday from
Pensacola.
Mr.. Baker will appoint directors for
Evening star., 1927-04-24

handling refugees. water and railway
Transportation. All Red Cross chap
ters within 200 miles of the Mississippi
will be asked TO establish refugee
camps.
The Red Cross also announced that
national headquarters had contributed
100000 10 initiate the campaign for
IS 900 900 relief funds.
Army engineers advised the special
committee yesterday that the flood
waters probably would reach a stage
a foot higher than ever before. They
believed levees along the southern
stretches of the Mississippi. would hold
unless heavy storms set in.
John w. O'Leary. president Of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. appealed to the membership of
the organization yesterday to aid the
relief fund.
Flood Stages Announced.
The weather bureau last night issued
the following bulletin;
Fair weather continues I'm the lower
Mississippi Valley and will continue
generally so during Sunday.
River stages at selected stations
Saturday morning were as follows:
Kansas City, MO-, zU.b Teet, q ran OF
2.5 feet; st. Louis. Mo, $50 feet, a
rise of 0.3 foot. with a further small
rise indicated; Cairo, ILL.,, 55.3 feet a
fall of 0.5 foot, with a continued fall
indicated; Memphis, Tenn. 45.9 feet. a
rise of 0.3 foot, with a crest of slightly
over 46.0 feet indicated by Sunday or
Monday: Helena. Ark, $50 feet. with
a slow continued rise indicated during
the next three or four days.
From the mouth Of the Arkansas
River to Vicksburg, Miss, the river
Evening star., 1927-04-24
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD IS WORST
ON RECORD, u. S. EXPERT SAYS
Rise Began With Rains Last August and
End Will Not Be Seen Until After
First of May, He Declares.

ana, he continued, and high water ex-
listed in many streams in the Midwest
in October
November began with streams bank
fun and In Decem, er, he said, the
Green River, in Kentucky and the
Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers went
over their banks, while the Illinois
continued to food In this month the
Cumberland reached the highest mark
OF its record.
The new year was ushered in by the
Mississippi going into food point
near New Madrid Mo. and the lower
Ohio also went over it's banks. The
crest of the Mississippi high water
was reached at Vicksburg in January
at q mark of 465 feet, with no flood
stages below the city. Heavy rains
then began over the Ohio and Ar.
kansas Valleys and the floods became
general throughout Ohio.
In February conditions were more
or less at q standstill. but in March
the rivers began to rise again and
since that time have been on the in
crease from Cairo to the mouth of the
Mississippi.
Franknefeld predicted that every
flood record will be broken from the
mouth of the Ohio to -Sew Orleans.
Memphis is due to experience the
crest Of the food about Sunday" he
said, "and the high.water mark at
New Orleans will come between May
5 Al L 12n
Evening star., 1927-04-24
REBELLIOUS MISSISSIPPI AGAIN
DEFIES EFFORTS OF ENGINEERS
Latest Breaks of Father of Waters May
Force New Tactics in Effort to Save
Fertile Flood Plain.

/ river flows through a series of basins.
! There are 10, 600 900 acres Of land IN
the whole area that would be subject
TO overflow if unprotected, but, accord
ing to the War Department engineers,
| the leyee system is about 80 per cent
complete. affording protection to 16,
| 000, 900 acres.
Control Old as Nation.
The job of trying to control the
unruly Mississippi is one as old as the
Nation itself. The present systematic
carrying on Of projects for improve
ment of both navigation and food
control began with the creation of the
Mississippi River Commission in 1879
The first few years were devoted
chiefly to exhaustive study Of tho
enormous undertaking, so that work
really began in 1882. Up to June So
1926, the Federal Government has ap-
propriated approximately $4,000 600
for work on the Mississippi.
Local contributions have aided the
work at various stages, and since
1917 there has been a requirement
that the local interests shall con
tribute half OF whatever the Federal
Government expends. These local
contributions have reached an aggr2
gate of $4,000, 900.
There still remains to be appropri
ated by Congress $50, 900. 900 presum-
ably at the rate of $10.000,000 for the
next three wears. This will finish
general authorization of $50, 100000
provided for in 1923, and of which
half has already been used.
Few Precedents of Value.
The plans of the river commission
call for considerable work on q num-
Der of the many tributaries Of the
Mississippi, but up to this time most
of the work has been on the main
river and at points where the need
was greatest.
AT the time the commission began
its work there were few; If any, pre-
cedents of practical value to serve
as guides in a project of such magni-
tude
The last report of the chief of engi-
neers shows that when active work
began in 1882 the levees of the Yazboo
Basin were about feet high and
contained about 81 500 cubic yards per
mile. Today the levees in the came
district up to standard grade and sec
ton are % feet high and contain
about 421 900 cubic yards per mile.
The estimated final content of the
ieVee line at present adopted is ABOUT
522,277,S11 cubic yards of which about
0422,9S2 cubic yards remain to com.
plete. These figures will be modified
from time to time as additional tribu-
tary projects are undertaken.
The first levees were built with
wheelbarrows, but as time has gone
ON facilities have improved gradually,
until today the commission is using
modern levee machinery. There are
90 Government-owned levee machines
in operation in addition to work done
by contract.
The commission, with Col. Charles
L. Potter of the Engineer Corps as
its president, makes its headquarters
at st. Louis. 1t is made up of three
officers from Engineer Corps of the
Army, one from the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey, and three from civil life,
Of whom two must be civil engineers
Evening star., 1927-04-24
CREST EXPECTED TOMORROW
Relief to Follow Recession of Flood
Near st. Louis.


ST. LOUIS, April % LP).--With the
crest of the Mississippi River flood
due here Monday at 35,6 feet, the
highest stage in l8 years, the
Weather Bureau announced today
that flood conditions in this section
would be over within a week.
Recession of the Mississippi, the
Missouri and lesser streams in this
district will drain water from thou.
sands of acres of farm land and will
relieve the anxiety of numerous resi-
dents of farms and villages that addi-
tional levee breaks might wipe out
their homes.
Three minor levee breaks were re-
ported in the last "a hours. The
worst of these was at Potato Bend
in the Degonia and Fountain Bluff
levee on the Mississippi River which
inundated $500 acres and threatened
to cover Gorham. ILL.,, town of 500,
with water to a depth of from foot
to Is inches.
Relief from the flood in this area
will not mean that the troubles in the
lower river are over. Besides the
crest will pass here Monday, there
is main crest which today was some
where near unfortunate New Madrid,
Mo. The fall of the Ohio River and
numerous levee breaks south of Cairo.
H., served to carry the latter crest
downstream and it will reach New
Orleans in the fore part of May.
The high water still coming rast
ST. Louis is not expected to raise the
levels again at Cairo and below.
Neither win the continued flood in the
Illinois River raise the Mississippi
here.
nuOTrCANnG ARE RESCIrEn
Evening star., 1927-04-24

has fallen. Arkansas City, Ark. ~
porting decline 70 SAT- feet. a l0si
of SO feet in two days. while at Vicls
burg the stage of 52.2 feet was fall
of only OF foot in % hours. These
declines are of course due TO the loss
Of water through the crevasses at
Stop Landing Miss.
"Below Vicksburg the final crests,
with levees holding. will be about as
follows: Natchez. Miss. $50 to 5S.5
feet between May | and 10; Baton
Rogue. La, $50 to ass feet between
May and Is. and New Orleans, La,
252 TO possibly $40 feet between Nav
+ and 20. The Atchafalaya River at
Melville, La. will reach 40 to AS
feet at about the same time AZ the
New Orleans crest"
Evening star., 1927-04-24
By The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Floods now sweeping throughout the
Mississippi River Valley, leaving death
and destruction in their wake. had
t ir origin in rains that fell about
eight months ago, in the opinion of
Harry c. Frankenfield of the Weather
Bureau.
He said yesterday that the floods
were unparalleled In the records of the
bureau and that for a great part of
the inundated territory the crest of
the high waters still was q matter Of
days, and for some sections perhaps
weeks away. This. he added, was par
ticularly true of the lower Mississippi
basin area.
Erankenfield, the Government lead.
ing authority on floods, declared that
the present flood conditions began last
August. At that time. he said, rains
were general over the central por-
ton of the country and began filling
the watersheds contributory TO the
Mississippi system.
These rains continued with more or
less regularity until October he added
and in September floods occurred in
the several small rivers at a time
when the water stage of the streams,
under normal conditions, should have
been at low-water mark. Floods also
occurred in the Illinois River and
Later in the Wabash system ia lnui.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
ALUMNI TO MEET.

OrvilIe r. Dennison general alumni
secretary Of the Massac achusetts Insti-
tute of Technology. will be the prin
cipal speaker at the monthly lunch
cor Of the Washington Society of the
Institute, at the University Club
Tuesday, at 1880 o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
THOUSANDS ARE RESCUED.
Large Forces Rush Saving of Flood.
Bound Refugees.

Large Forces Rush Saving of Flood
Bound Refugees.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 20 P).-
Thousands of those made homeless
by food waters of the Mississippi
River and It's tributaries were carried
to safety today, while still other thou
sands awaited succor. Many were in
precarious positions on ievees and
promontories or were clinging to trees
and to the roofs of houses and barns.
While small armies strengthened
the dykes on the lower Mississippi in
Louisiana, augmented forces were set
to work rescuing the marooned and
moving to more advantageous places
those who had been taken to river
towns.
Many agencies of the Government
were brought into action as the Red
Cross prepared TO take care Of the
situation.
Relief Director Named.
Harry M. Baker, disaster relief di-
rector of the, American Red Cross,
was placed in charge of the work III
the whole food district, with head,
quarters at Memphis, and Secretary