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New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
BROWNING DISCLOSES
 EARNINGS OF "PEACHES'
Claims His Wife Is Now Financially Able to Prosecute
 Own Case

Carmel, N. r. June 21 LF-Ed- ward West Browning believes Peaches" his Cinderella wife, is now earning enough money as a public entertainer to pay for her own legal battles.
 In six affidavts filed in court here in answer to his wife's plea for an additional s1O,Oo0 for legal fees, counsel for the wealthy New York real estate operator alleges Mrs. Browning has earned more than S36.247 since April. Mrs. Browning told the court she was mot in position to financially prosecute" her appeal from the supreme court de- cision granting Browning a legal separation from her and denying her further alimony.
 The affidavits filed on behalf of Mir. Browning aver she has $500 in several banks and theatrical con- tracts calling for s2,00O a week. In four instances, it is asserted, she re- ceived sl,500 for one evenings en- tertainment.
 Browning in his affidavit asserts that "the mere fact that am a man of wealth should not be a good req son for me to pay my allowance to an adverse party without sufficient legal reasons"
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
sso-WHAs. Louisytllc-as1

 S:30-1O-Same as WEAF'
 OOO-WFAA. DaHas-500 Musicale l-Theater hour
 8OO-WBAP. Fort Worth-oOO 9:30-10 :30-Music 1c:30-Classical recital
 SSO-WSM, Nnshytlte-3i1 9-Same as WEAF 10:3O-Artists' concert l1-Studio program
 83U-WSB, Atlanta-4.6 6-Concert: educational talk 9-Same as WEAF l1:4o-Concert
 S2O-WFHH. ClearWatcr-366 9:30-Talk: studio concert
 75O-PWX, Hnyana-iOO I0:30-Seville orchestra
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
CHINESE CITY LAID
 LOW BY EARTHQUAKE
Towers of City Gates and Pagodas, 2,OOO Years Old. Destroyed,
 It Now Becomes Known

Lonson, June 21 R-An earth quake on May 23 ruined the greater part of Liangchow, in the northern part of Kansu province, near the Mongolian border. in China. it is re- ported in despa tches from Shanghai today.
 A message received by the Daily Mail says the chief magistrate and many others were k'lled and that all the towers of the city gates and two pagodas 2,0O0 years old were 'le- molished.
 In the same area, Kansu, in De- cember, 1920, there took place one of the most appalling. calamities of modern times, an earthquake killing more than 100000 persons.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
New York Stations

610-NEAF-492 S-vagabond dance orchestra e-Dinner music e:65-Baseball scores 7-Robert Trucksess, whistler and
 guitarist 5:15-"L'Eternelle Chanson," Mime.
 Bertha Dupee 7:30-Sanka after dinner hour S-Jack Albin's orchestra S:30-Same as WTIC 9-Correct time 9-Music 1o-Play 10:30-The Cavalcade 11:30-12-Janssen's orchestra
 86O-WJZ-a51 5:30--Baseball scores 6:35-Market quotations 6:4O-Financia summary 6:50-Cotton quotations 6-Agricultural reports 6:50-Baseball scores 7-Correct time 7-"Belgian schipperkes,' Frank 7:15-The Mediterraneans 3-Same as WBZ 9-The Continentals, orchestra and
 soloists 10-Correct time 10-Don Amaizo, the wizard 10:30-l1 :30-Roger kahn's orch
 560-WAYC-53U b:5O-Herman Neuman, pianist 6-Market high spots 6.l0-''Health Hints 6:25-Piano selections 6 6:30-Italian lessons 1:30-Police alarms 7:35-Piano selections 7.4o-"The sunshade and Umbrella 7.k5-Baseball results S-Shannon's band concert l0-Paulo Gruppe. cellist 1ol5-Civil Service announcements
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21

10: 3O-POllce alarms, weather
 92O-WABC-326 7:30-Dinner music S-Luke McGluke, philosopher S:15-Senorita Ramona Rodrigues S:3O-Down on the Old Plantation 9-Neapolitan Mites 10-Harold Leonard orch. stra 1l-Weather forecast
 76O-WHN-391 6:15-Reform $ Rabbis G:45-7-Prince Joveddah 1:30-Chateau S-EntertainerS S:30-Entertaine g:30-10-Theater orchestra 10-Program 10:15-Prince Joveddah l1;3o-12 mid.-silver Slipper orch.
 S1O-WMCA-3,O 6:l0-The Melody Man 6:25-Baseball scores 6:30-Vail's string ensemble 7:S0-Sunbeams S-Music 3"tOluIlDlu EtEk lluSiC l0-Italian hour of music 11-Ernie Golden's orchestra l2:SO-Club Entertainers
 6O-WGBS-3l9 G:6:20-Uncle G Geebee 1:30-Zack' miniature cello recital Shaw for the Layman,' Profess
 sor Joseph O'Shea S:l0-Jewish cantors' recital S:40-Ivan Franks orchestra 9:l0-Ave Maria string ensemble 3:So-Mary Bongert, soprano 9:45-Banjo Buddy l0-Hymn sing 10:20--Johnson and the Girl Friend :3O-Edgar Fabbers Melodians
 87O-WPCH-3O? 6-Yerke's F'lotilla orchestra 6:45-Human interest talk
 07O-WRNY-3OS 7-Stocks. baseball. sports 7:1O-Elizabet Webster. pianist 7:30-Imperial Male quartet 7:5O-"Do You Have Hobby" S-Hour of music 9 = Harry Neville's Comedians Money Orders 9:20-Abraham 6 Straus Choral so-
 ciety 1O-Johnny Johnson's orchestra 11-Giuseppe Adami. vioiinist 1l:2O-Eddie Elkins' orchestra
 1170-WGL-256 5-Assembly call. 5:05-A little concert 5:15-Sam Coslow. songs 5:3O-Linder's violin panorama 5:45-Uke Peggy Gilroy 6-Metropolitan Museum talk 6:15-A Big Brother talk 6:30-Majestic Geon ensemble e:3O-Messner Brothers orchestra 1O--Male quartet 10:29-Shoe box contest 1O:30-Symposium woman's struggle 11:3O-John Martell's orchestra
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21

Among the occurrences of that disturbance, as cnronic)ed in bull letin of the National Geographic so- ciety at Washington, were the move- ment of mountairs, landslides eddy- ing like waterfalls, crevasses swai- lowing houses and camel trains and Villages swept away under sea of loose earth.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
Eastern Stations

76O-WPAP, PalfsadeS-3So 6:30-Canary Cottage orchestr Bill Fellmeth, sports 7:15-Canary Cottage orchestra 71O-WOR, Newark-423 6:15-Children's songs 6:3O-String quartet 7:3O-Lee's orchestra S-Time: Antonia Sawyer hour S:45-Duo 9-Gedney's Banjo orchestra 9:3o-Music-co Pep" Ma
 and Lennie 10-Maurice Leest Trio 1O:45-Stanley Davis, musical saw 10:55-News: bulletins 11-Weather; Messner Brothers or
 chestra
 1O7O-WGCP, Newark-2SO 9-Newark Students quartet 9:20-Lester Coberger. pia hist 9:40-Kane, Gilday. Norman 1O-Bert Norman's orchestra l1-Baudisters orchestra
 1O70-WNJ, Newark-2S0 6-Esther Sokolvitz, pianist 6:15-Hazel Essex. soprano 6:3O-Esther Khorn, pianist 7-Evangel Radio church 8-Bent artists
 102O-WODA, Paterson-2s4 5-Dancs music 6-Frankie Pope's orchestra S-Joseph Fitzgibbons, tenor 8:s0-Church choir 9:30-Dixie Instrumental trio 1O-Ragadore Ramblers 10:30-Dance music
 740-WFI. Philadelphia-4O5 e:S0-Ernie Holst's orchestra S-Jack Albins orchestra 'S:30-From WEAF
 SS0-WOO, Philadelphia-50S 7:30-Dinner music by WOO Trio
 740-WLIT, Philadelphia-40S 5:50-Baseball scores: sports 7:30-To be announced
 oo0-WIP, Philadelphia-5OS 6:10-Dinner music 7-Roll call and Birthday List; SO
 prano solo S-Mixed quartet s:30-Newt Harris and his ukulele s:45-Ave Maria string ensemble 9:3o-Irmingard Willetts, soprano
 Anne l.. Schuler. contraito 1o-Movie broadcast 10:3O-Dance orchestra
 110-WPG, Atlantic City-273 6:45-Organ recital 7:05-Dnner music 7:35-Playground high lights 9-Hall Dual Trio 1o-Gateway dance orchestra 10:3O-Marcel Duo 11-Parodians dance orchestra 1:3O-Crawford's dance orchestra
 110O-WHAR, Atlantic City-273 7:45-"Glimpses Through the Stage
 Door" s-Seaside Trio
 780-WGY, Schcnectady-3SO G-Stock reports; news 6;30-Ten Eyck orchestra 7:S0-Outdoor talk 7:4O-Rice string ensemble S:3O-Harmony Twins 9-WE,At' 10-Studio musical program o:30-Radio Cavalcade
 99O-WGR, BuffGalo-303 G:30-7:3 :30-Earl Carpen-.i dance
 orchestra S. S-S:30-Jack Albin's orchestra 9-10: 0:30-From WEAF' 10: 30--Radio Cavalcade
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
YALE MEDICAL ALUMNI.

New Haven. Conn.,, June 21 P)- pr. Herman C. Pitts, of Providence, k. l.. was elected president Of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medi- cine. at its annual meeting here last night
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
AERONAUTIC
BUILDING TO BE
READY IN FALL
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Nav 5.-Construc-
ton of the 100000 building that
will be the integral unit of the Gug-
genheim Graduate School of Aer-
onautics at California Institute of
Technology here Started today.
According to announcement of
institute officials the structure will
be completed and ready for use at
at the fall term.
The school of aeronautics made
possible through 100000 endow-
ment of Guggenheim foundation of
New York. will rank with other
schools of the nation in the develop
mcnt of aviation.
Features of the building will in
elade a million pound testing labor
atory, water channel and wind tun.
mel, all used in the testing of air
planes.
In other parts of the structure 4
eompressed-air laboratory, lark
room. enginetesting laboratory, re-
search laboratory, aeronautical IL
brary, wood and machine shops will
be installed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Pupils OF East
Side to Give
May Day Fete

The pupils of the East Side school
are giving their May Day program
Friday afternoon at l clock on
the lawn on Main street. A pro-
gram of songs. dances, skits and
other entertainment will be given
by the pupils of the elementary
school. The crowning of the May
Queen will be attended bv the nu-
merons glen dwellers-Robin Hood
and his merry men. the town chill
dren, foresters, Gypsy maidens and
numerous others.
At $50 p. IN. the seniors will give
their annual carnival. The student
BODY is joining in the festivities
and the affair promises to be better
than any previous carnival.
All on a Bright May Morn
Characters: Town Crier, John
Payne. Herald, David Townsel;
MAY Queen, Dora Romero; Jester,
Jose DeSantos; Trumpeter, Walter
Richardson; Hobby Horses, Melvin
Perkins, and Joe Estrada; maids of
honor, Elizabeth Spencer and Cor
neha Thomas; Robin Hood, Pedro
Hernandez; Alan Dale, J. s.
Walls: Little John, Excel Hill {:
Sheriff of Nottingham. Paul o Ban,
non; Friar Tuck, Ben Solomon: viii
Scarlet, Edward Lopez: Jack O the
Green, s. d. Davis: Maid Marian,
Chona Perkins; wrestlers, Fred Viii.
Hams and John Culberson; archers:
Booker T. Taylor, Edgar Spencer,
Leon Gentry. Jack Butler; egg roll
ers: Obed Miller, Thomas Brewer,
Evaristo Lopez; sack racers: Sam
ue! Hall, Noverta Gaitan, Leroy
Wilson, Henry Tobin; villagers;
town children.
Attractions for the Carnival dur
ihg the evening include Main Show,
side show, Chinese garden, Gypsy
girls, mystery house and numerous
phases Of entertainments.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Move to Delete
Chaplin Complaint
ny United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, May ). Seek
ing to delete 1.ita Grey Chaplin >,
: divorce COMPLAINT of its sensationa
features, Il den."rrer ana q motion
/ to strike out certain portions of tn,
document were on file here today il
behalf Of Charlie Chaplin.
With the new action the comedi
an ! answer to his wife s charges
was again subject to delay, unit
/ after arguments are heard on tn,
demurrer and melton next Monday
Il is IT thinlv clad attempt tc
tear down the character of Mrs
Chapiin,' Lyndol Young. attorney
for the comedian 5 estrauged wifi,
declared, in referring to the dcmur
rtr.
'It is obvious that Charlie Chap,
i.a has no intention of making !
fair settlement with his wife and
means that we VIII be forced T.
take him into court and tell the
truth about hiu,, Young said.
The motion asks that all allega.
tions in the complaint, except cruel.
y be stricken from the document
Including references to Chaplin 5
moral conduct. verbal family til;s
and the portion which refers to
Mrs. Chaplin "a Il "'virtuous and
inexperienced girl of l6 at the time
of her marriage
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05

of Alder Canal. from the south line
of said Tract l4l; thence south Sc
degrees, 81 minutes west along the
center line of Alder Canar aforesaid,
37S feet to the suuth lirc of ira
l41 aforesaid; thence east along tn"
south line thereof, o0s2 feet to the
point of beginning; exccnrlng there
from % foot strip heretofore con
veyed TO Charles Ba' 'lancc, described
as follows.
Beginning at 4 point 1920 feet
west of the east line of said Tract
l4l, and &c feet north of he south
line thereof: thence westerly and
parallel to the south line of said
tract to a point in the center line
of the Alder Canal aforesaid: thence
northeasterly along said center line
to a point distant 40 feet from th"
south line of said tract Ill, measur-
ed parallel with the east line there
of; the ace east and parallel to the
south lire of said tract ."' Il uornt
% feet 1Irth of the point of hrgil
ming: tn nee south to the point of
beginning, or so much thereof as
shall be necessary to paw the total
amount of the principal, interest.
a,'Nano's, charges and costs due ard
unnaid.
IN WITNESS WtIFT|OF he
PIONEER ABSTRACT AND TITLE
GUARANTY COMPANY has duly
authorized this notice by the sig
nature of its vice president, attest
ed by its assistant secretary. VINO
has affixed the corporate seal nj
FL Centro, California, this Goth day
of April. 1927.
PIONEER ABSTRACT AND
TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY
BY w. w. McEuen. Vice Pr resident.
BY J. 6. Cameron, Asst Secretary.
Corporate Seal)
April % NJ ) -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Market Prices
POULTRY

Hens, Leghorns, 3H to ( lbs. soc.
Hens, colored, / lbs and up 32c.
Bfoilers. u lbs, and under 2A
26c.
Fryers, Leghorns, 2H to . lbs,
32c.
Fryers, coiored 2h to 3 lbs. 40c.
Roasters, soft bone, 3 lbs. up, SAC.
Ducklings, Pekin, 3l2 lbs. up zoe.
Geese, 25c.
Young Tom turkeys, 13 lbs, and
up, 40c.
Old Tom turkeys, Sac.
Small Tom turkeys, under 13 lbs,
lie.
Hen turkeys, s his, up 40e.
Small hen turkeys, under 8 lbs,
i5c.
squads, light and heavy. 40c.
Capons, pounds up, 3jc.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
White Convicted
on Liquor Charge


George White, %, of Westmorland
was sentenced to pay fine of 5000
or spend $50 days in jail when he
was arraigned before Judge |. May
field this morning and entered n
plea of guilty to Il charge of un-
lawful possession of Intoxicating
liquor. Ella Bennett, arrested with
White. was released and no charge
brought against her.
The arrests were made by Deputy
Sheriffs Thaanum, Ball, McClelland
and federal agent in Westmor,
land last night. According to the
officers they visited the establish
ment conducted by White, and un-
earthed quantity of Intoxicating
liquor hidden in Il cellar beneath.
the pool room.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
College Men To
Hold Conference

WHITTIER, Calf, May Hun.
dreds of Southern California colleg.
ians will attend the Federation Of
Cosmopolitan Clubs Conference here
tomorrow and Saturday, it was an
nounc"d here today.
The feature OF the session will
be tie open forum discussions at
the Whittier college chapel, Satur-
day night.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
BUTTER AND EGGS

LOS ANGELES. May 5.-Fol.
lowing is the marzer -or produce:
Butter 42c.
Extra eggs 23c.
Fresh eggs 2l12c.
Mediums 19e.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
WOMEN PAINFULLY BURNED
BY United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, Nav 5.-Mrs. R.
5. Gilman, 80, and Miss Mary War
rem, y, were recovering in their
home here today from painful burns
they received when a can of clean
ing fluid exploded
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, May 5.-Cattle:
Receipts 200, slow; top ll.50; bulk
steers none sold; bulk she stock
G.2j-G.75.
Hogs: Receipts 400, active;
top l1.S5; bulk ll.G5-ll.sJ.
Sheep: Receipts 300; lambs
l2.7j.l3.25: ewes j.006.5Q.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
MARRIAGE ITCENSES

Kunzclman- Brandon. John Kun
zelmau, %, native Of Canada and
resident OF Imperial. Ogle Brandon,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
San Joaquin Club
Elects Officers

FRESNO, Cal, May 5-Richard
shaffer or Neieed, is the first head
OF the newly formed San JOAQUIN
Valley Tourist and Traye, Associa.
tion.
Shaffer was elected president.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05

o3. native of Texas and resident Of
Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05

Thirty poultrymen in Orange
county are reporting production
costs on eggs.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05

Stanislaus. county is making q
special fight for control of the bean
wecvil.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05

Milo Bacon, Of Sanger. vice presi-
dent; D. l.. Wishon OF Bakersfield,
second vice president, and William
+. Mcrzger, sccrctary-manager, at
a meeting OF the association here
late yesterday.
The executive committee consists
Of CLYDE Potter, Tracy; w. D. Took,
Tulare; l.. L. Nol.rse, Bakersfield,
and Gerald Thomas, Fresno.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05

The highest price paid formerly
was 10 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05

ELIES--one can carry 5000, 1000
l. germs! Kill them at once, with
Fit.
Fit spray clears the house in few
minutes of disease-bearing flies,
mosquitoes, bed bugs, reaches,
ants and feas. 1t searches out the
cracks where insects hide and
breed, destroying their eggs.
Fit kills moths and their larvae
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05

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clothing, furs and rugs. Clean and
easy to use. Will not stain.
Fit is the result of exhaustive
laboratory research. 1t has re-
placed old ineffective methods.
Fatal to insects but harmless to
mankind. Recommended by
Health Officials. Buy Fit and Fit
sprayer today. For sale every.
where.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-06
DOUGLAS DISP ADOPTS new
STYLE OF TYPE WHICH is MUCH
MORE EASY ON READERS EYES

Yes, this is the Douglas Dispatch
you need not look to the top of
the page to make sure. But it is a
very dressed up Dispatch and will
continue to be in the future. And
as result the paper is easier to
read this morning than at any time
in history
The new dress is new type, larger
and clearer and easier to read. The
new type is the result of 20 years of
experimenting by type experts of the
Mergenthaler Linotype company.
The new type is designed to be
more clearly read and at the same
time conserve space and maintain
neatness of appearance. Readers and
experts in printing and reading have
expressed their unqualified approval
of the type, which is in use by many
of the most progressive newspapers
in the country. -
One feature of the new dress being
sported by The Dispatch this morn
ing is that it lessons the eye strain
on the readers. The foremost eye
specialists throughout the nation are
authority for the statement that the
new type lessons the strain.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-06
DWIGHT B. HEARD
TELLS j. S. BODY
OF FARM NEEDS
Publisher COunsels
Against Restricted Pro-
duction as Remedy

WASHINGTON May P.-After a
brief furry over farm relief, which
terminated with the organization sup
porting it's resolutions committee rec
ommendation for delay in advocating a
national agricultural policy, the United
States Chamber of Commerce today
brought its annual convention to a
close.
Lewis E. Pierson, New York banker,
was elected president and Edwin B.
Parker, of Houston, Texas, umpire of
the German American mixed claims
commission, was selected to fill the
newly created post of chairman of the
board of directors.
What he termed the duty of business
to help stabilize agriculture was
stressed by Dwight B. Heard, of Phoe-
nix, Ariz, publisher who spoke for the
farm group of the chamber.
He said the farms were supporting
$4,000 900 persons and that the country
had not yet recovered from the agri-
cultural initiation that followed the
World war He counselled against re-
stricted production as remedy for
present conditions and urged organized
industry to assist any sound plan for
stability even though industrial profits
might temporarily be curtailed.
Henry D. Sharpe, of Providence, r.
l., speaking for the foreign affairs
group, decried what he described as a
disposition in some quarters to urge
the government to protest every for
eign governmental action affecting
American trade and at the same time
ignore similar complaints from abroad
-Four vice presidents were elected, as
follows: eastern division, A. J. Bros
seau, New York City; southern division
Robert r. Ellis, Memphis, Tenn; north
central division, William Butlerworth
Moline, Ill; western division, Paul
Shoup, vice president of the Southern
Pacific
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-06
NEICHBOR CITY
In CELEBRATION
NATL HOLIDAY
Fifth of May Feting Con-
.cIudes With Ball at
Customs House

Starting with roar of a cannon
salute to the flag and ending with a
grand ball at the customs house. Aqua
Prieta Thursday enjoyed one of the
most colorful, but peaceful, celebra-
tions of the Fifth of May, national
holiday throughout Mexico, in the his
tory of the border city.
On that day in 1862 the Mexicans
under Genera zargossa defeated the
French in battle at Puebla, the battle
proving the deciding conflict and lead
ing to the retirement of the French
from Mexican soil.
The city was decorated in gala attire
for the occasion. Flags flew from the
business houses and residences. City
state and federal offices were closed for
the day and the school children also
enjoyed a holiday.
The day passed without disorders
police officials stated Large crowds
of Douglas residents visited the neigh
boring town to watch the celebration
Band music and games in the plaza
followed the cannon salute in the
morning. A monster parade through
the city streets was staged at o'clock
in the afternoon Beautifully decorated
floats, mounted officials, soldiers from
the garrison, school children and busi-
ness people joined in the parade.
A fireworks display and public dance
held attention at 8 o'clock in the plaza
last night. Public officials addressed
the crowd. The plaza was crowded
with the merrymakers during the en-
tire day. Cold drinks were sold on the
grounds.
The celebration was brought to 6
close with the ball at the customs
house last night, with the flower Of
border society in attendance.
The Patriotic committee was ir
charge of arrangements for the cele.
bration. Guadalupe Cazcon is presi.
dent of the committee and Alfonso
Ansulu the secretary. Other members
are Ignacio Lovio, Manuel Renteria
Guadalupe Flores, CaSimiro Gotta
Adolfo Necoeche, Pedro Acosta, Luis
A. Ramirez and Francisco l.. Gavito.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-06
MANYPERCHED
IN TREES AND
UPON HOUSES
New Trouble Arises When
Protective Dixie Breaks
Near Monroe.
RESCUE CRAFTS
River Boats Battling Stiff
Currents, Seeking UnfOr-
Inmates.

NEW ORLEANS, May 5 QP). -
Through the air and across raging
streams and newly made lakes, rescue
forces moved swiftly today in a race
with flood waters for the safety of
many thousands of persons in north
eastern Louisiana.
Hundreds who had sought safety on
the Mississippi river leveeS near St.
Joseph, between Vicksburg and
Natchez, were moved to refugee camps
at those places, but national guard
officers reported after airplane flights
along the winding course of the rush
ing river between 5000 and 5000 at
other points on the protective embank-
ments. Further inland small surf
boats launched from rescue craft on
the river plowed through flood and
back waters, battling stiff currents at
times, seeking out those who had been
unable to reach high ground and thus
had no more secure haven than q
bobbing roof top or tree.
At many points where the water had
risen to only six or eight feet the
rescuers- met with flat refusals of the
inhabitants to leave. This was par
ticularly true in Concordia parish,
practically all of which is under water.
The inhabitants are living in the upper
stories of their homes and barns or on
scaffolds built above the roofs or on
large RATS.
Aviators scouting from Baton Rouge
reported to John M. Parker, flood die
tator for the state, that the waters
from Arkansas still were moving
swiftly southwark and that current
to the south had developed over prac-
tically all of the inundated area
This was forcing huge volumes Of
the Mississippi Engineers were
straining their efforts to keep this flow
i'll that direction SO as to prevent the
inundation OF vast stretches to the
south which would devastate millions
of acres of rich farm lands and many
more towns.
Far to the northwestward in the
state new trouble points arose, pro-
tecting dyke at Rayville, near Monroe,
breaking and threatening inundation
Of that town. A report also came of
the overflow of the Ouachita not far
from Monroe with a backwash over a
ten-mile stretch to Macon ridge.
New Orleans received encouraging
news with the first public announce
ment by Meteorologist I. M, Cline at
the weather bureau at New Orleans
that there was no reason from the
present outlook to fear flood in the
Crescent City.