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Evening star., 1936-03-18

the Spotswood Trail, main highway
between Harrisonburg and Richmond.
The bridge there was not damaged.
There was no train service here
for the second day. The Southern
CHarrisonburg-W Washington branch) Is
blocked by slide miles north Of
Harrisonburg. The Chesapeake West
ern has half mile of track washed
out. The Baltimore g. Ohio is blocked
by slides.
No trains are being operated over
the Norfolk and Western because Of
washouts and slides.
No buses have arrived in Harrison.
burg today. It was learned that the
bridge at Buchanan has been con-
demned as unsafe and that traffic at
Strasburg is blocked by a washout.
John F. Noll, superintendent OF
Harrisonburg electric system, said the
Shenandoah River was higher at the
hydro plant than ever known to be.
Whether the plant, which had to be
shut down because of the high water.
was damaged cannot be determined
until tie water falls. Harrisonburg Is
receiving its power from the steam
auxiliary plant.
Bridgewater, on North River; Broad
way, on the North Fork Of the Shen-
andoah River, and other communities
reported the highest water In history.
School was suspended at Timberville
and other places because the roads
were blocked by streams.
Evening star., 1936-03-18
speci.l Dispatch to The stal

STAUNTON, Va, March 1s.-A
colored man was drowned and many
Evening star., 1936-03-18
RAINS SHIFT PERIL
IN NEW ENGLAND
Northern New Hampshire
.. and Vermont Again Fight
ina Floods.
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, March 18.-Heavy rains
shifted the flood menace back to
Northern New Hampshire and Ver-
mont last night, but movement Of the
ice out Of the principal rivers lessened
the danger - a repetition Of last
weeks disastrous floods.
Weakened by unseasonably high
temperatures, ice jams at Northamp-
ton, Mass, and Bellows Falls, VT,
broke up. allowing impounded waters
TO flow seaward.
More rain was forecast for tonight
and tomorrow, followed by colder
weather. The downpour caused a
new flood alarm at Montpelier, VT, as
fee jams backed the water up in the
north branch of the Winooski River.
Dynamite was used to loosen ice at
one jam which had caused q flood In
streets Of the business districts.
Highways Are Flooded.
Water was over the highways paral-
leling the Winooski near Barre, VT,
and the Passumpsic River near st.
Johnsbury.
The Merrimack River was receding,
Massachusetts, mill cities reported, al
though lower floors Of several mills
were still flooded.
The Concord River. Q tributary Of
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(Cont1nued From First Page.)
and automobile travel discontinued.
The municipal power plant failed
under rising water from the heaviest
rainfall since 1924.
Transportation Crippled.
Chesapeake & Western, Southern
and Valley Branch trains Of the Bal
timore q Ohio Railroad all found
their tracks to Harrisonburg blocked
by water, landslides or weakened
bridges.
Bus service was suspended in the
Winchester, E1kton, Harrisonburg,
Strasburg and Staunton areas.
A Southern freight locomotive was
wrecked north of Harrisonburg when
it struck q landslide across the tracks.
Thirty school children were rescued
from o marooned bus near Staunton,
while In Winchester many children
awoke red-eyed today from o night
spent In their school houses They
had been cut OF by rising water when
they attempted to 60 home after
school yesterday.
No Loss Of Life Reported.
In Southside Virginia dwellings were
damaged by Q freak wind which cut
. 2o-mile swath through Pittsylvania
County. Major wind damage was re-
ported from near Chatham and
Gretna, with many people left home
less. Authorities there were seeking
an accurate estimate of damage. No
loss Of life or serious injuries were re-
ported.
Three colored girls were injured at
Petersburg. Students at the Virginia
State College for Negroes there, they
were victims Of o tornadolike wind
which swept through the city on an
irregular path yesterday and then
roared away into Chesterfield County.
A. 1t passed houses were unrocfed.
Evening star., 1936-03-18

trees fiattened and the 8o-year-old
Street Mission wrecked. Debris from
the latter structure struck the three
girls. They were not seriously hurt.
Red Cross workers from Danville
were caring for victims of the Pitt
sylvania storm. They are mostly col
orded farming families.
Pulaski and Buchanan, in the far
southwest portion Of the State, re-
ported fioodwaters in the streets.
Wise and Lee Counties lay under
from 6 to 18 inches Of snow, with rail-
road officials reporting the fall had
extended 100 miles to the west.
Highways Blocked.
Craigsville, 20 miles west Of Staun-
ton and near the center of the valley
food area, reported highways blocked
Six feet of water stood in an under
pass on the Craigsville- Fordwics
Highway. The Craigsville Post Once
was flooded. A Chesapeake g. Ohio
tunnel at Millboro filled with water
yesterday and delayed train service si1
hours. Late in the afternoon that
track was clear, but other sections
were still impossible.
Clinchfield was blanketed in heavy
snow, with the Clinch and Little
Rivers at flood peaks. Martinsville
experienced heavy rain yesterday. with
Jonesville and ST. Charles also IN the
snow belt.
Two passenger busses plunged ovel
an embankment in Wythe County yes.
terday, but no injuries were reported
At Covington the Jackson River wa
IL feet above normal early today
Residents had been forced to vacat<
their homes. Waynesboro's main street
was flooded and through trafic was
detoured via alleys to higher sections
Of the town.
In Lexington number Of families
ventured back to their homes today
They had been forced to 'vacate them
last night by rising water as the
North River climbed 10 feet above tts
normal level.
At Timber Ridge. Rockhridge coun.
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RIVER CONTINUES RISE.

BRATTLEBORo, VT, March 1s
Cp.-The Connecticut River at AIS
am. today was only 8 inches below
the level Of the disastrous 1927 flood,
with every indication that Its present
rise of feet an hour would continue.
The situation was becoming serious
as a result Of the smile ice jam north
Of the Vernon Dam. The entire pop
ulace of this city was ready at q mo-
ment's notice to flee to the heights.
Evening star., 1936-03-18

ty, a landslide blocked Baltimore &
Ohio tracks.
Heavy highway damage was re-
ported from the vicinity of Win
chester, where many persons were
stranded because bus lines were forced
to cease operations.
Traffic on the Shenandoah Valley
Pike between Middletown and Stras-
burg stopped when large section Of
o I'LL on the approach to the bridge
over Cedar Greek was washed away.
Four feet of water covered the
North Forks Bridge, 3 miles east Of
strasburg, on Highway No. IS, leading
to Riverton.
West of Winchester q number Of
small trestles were reported out on
the winchester 8z Western Railroad, q
line which runs from Winchester to
Gore.
The rapid rise Of the flood waters
in the Shenandoah River and small
creeks took residents by surprise.
Many outbuildings were reported
washed away. -
IelepnOu6 IIlSS Wcic 0OWA IA eoAlAC
sections around Winchester, but elec-
tric light and power service was main
tanned in the town despite . 24-hour
precipitation of $50 inches.
Highway washouts made 1t impos-
sible to continue bus service between
winchester, Washington, the Valley Of
Virginia and the West. Buses con-
tinued to operate, however, between
Winchester and Martinsburg.
Harrisonburg was isolated, the flood
waters carrying out all telephone lines
into that city. Service cannot be re-
stored until tomorrow at the earliest
because of the extensive damage, tele-
phone company officials reported.
Heavy damage also was suffered by
communication lines in the vicinity
Of Staunton. Calls to that town were
subject to an hours delay.
speci.l Dispatch to The star.
STAIJNTON. Va. March IA
Evening star., 1936-03-18
LYNCHING DEPL 0RED

CUSSETA, Ga, March IS R.-The
Chattahoochee County grand jury ex-
pressed regret yesterday over the
lynching of Philip Baker, colored.
taken from Sheriff J. T. Van Horn BY
O mob Friday night, but said no evt.
dence as to the identity Of any OF the
members Of the mob was available.
Evening star., 1936-03-18
Virginia

Continued From First Pase.)
Evening star., 1936-03-18

the Merrimack, was above its banks,
but dropping.
Maine, although still worried by the
threat Of more rain, reported dropping
river levels in the larger streams.
The Saco and the Sebasticook. how
ever, were still high.
Not Cause Of Epidemic.
At Attleboro, Mass, the food was
said not to have caused an epidemic
of "24-hour grippe" which swept the
city coincident with last weeks high
water. DR.. Ralph .. Kent. city health
oficer, received a report from the
State Health Department which said
an analysis of the water was negative.
Many more cases of the malady were
reported, however. and water con-
sumption dropped OF nearly l,500. 900
gallons today.
Evening star., 1936-03-18

persons had narrow escapes when the
flood inundated this area.
Twenty-Five school children, strand
ed for several hours in a bus, were
carried to safety by Staunton fremen
who broke through the vehicles win
dows to reach them. The bus be-
came stalled on the Staunton- -Waynes-
boro pike near the Western State
Hospital.
Another school bus blowing through
high water on the same highway near
Fisherville was struck by an automo-
bile operated by Walter Pugh, who,
with his son, Lewis, was injured. They
are in the waynesboro Hospital.
Lewis Wells, colored, rs, was swept
to death when the flood carried away
a bridge over Christians Greek, 8
miles from Staunton. He was driving
q horse and buggy, and his grandson,
riding with him, clung to fence
post several hours before being
rescued.
The warehouse district OF Waynes-
UOEU W6S v 4CCb VA "~S~> ~S~N~
night, but it. began to recede TINS
morning. Damage was estimated at
100000.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
FRONT ROYAL, Va, March 10
The Shenandoah River was reported
at the highest point In history and
still rising at Riverton this morning.
At 10 am. the river stood at 3s.22
feet, higher than In 1870 when sew
eral lives were lost. 1t was rising at
the rate of foot an hour.
The highway bridge on the John
Marshall Highway over the North
Fork of the Shenandoah between
Front Royal and Strasburg was
washed away last night.
Water was within 4 feet OF the
Southern Railway and the Norfolk d
Western Railroad Bridges at Riverton.
Approaches to traffic bridges there
were covered with 8 feet of water
| Houses along the eastern approach TO
Evening star., 1936-03-18
CROP LOANS OPEN
Application Dates and Places. In
Maryland Listed.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md, March 49,
Donald e. Clark, field supervisor Of
the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan
Section Of the Farm Credit Admins
tration, announced today that appli-
cations for 1885 crop loans will be re-
ceived at the several county agents
Offices on the following dates:
Evening star., 1936-03-18

the South Fork Bridge were flooded
up to the second story.
Flood waters in the railroad yards
at Strasburg tied up the trains there.
The underpass leading to the Front
Royal depot also was under water.
That town was completely cut of
from highway, rail and telephone con-
nections with the rest of the valley.
Lee Highway Traffic Blocked.
LEESBURG, Va, March 18.-Flood
waters of the Shenandoah River
blocked traffic on the Lee Highway,
stranding many milk trucks and
buses bound for Washington at
Castleman's Ferry.
The water was 5 feet deep for dis
tance of 100 feet on either side of the
Castleman's Ferry bridge approaches
on the main highway to winchester.
Many small buildings, loose timber
and crops left standing in the fields
were washed away. Live stock appar-
emily escaped.
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Harrisonburg Cut Of.

Special UISpHtCH 70 Inc 5IhI'
HARRIsoNBURG. Va, March 18.
The Shenandoah River and its trib-
utaries, which early this morning
reached the highest stage in the mem-
ory Of oldest inhabitants, were reced-
ing at noon today.
Light rain continued to fall to ham
per those engaged in trying to clean
up the debris left by the flood, which
followed 31s inches Of rain in "a hours.
Elkton, east Of here, was isolated as
the Shenandoah was still flowing over
Evening star., 1936-03-18
Tappahannock River High.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. March
IS (R.-The Tappahanock River was
IL feet above normal shortly before
noon today and was still rising, with
some of the low-lying areas flooded.
It was not believed by experienced
river men that the high water would
reach serious proportions, although
rain continued to fall here today.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
Supervisors Fight
Transient WPA Jobs

The eternal question Of Santa
Cruz county WPA work came up be-
fore the county board of supervis-
ors Monday when H. p Watkins,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merre, presented a letter to the
board requesting that it take action
with the aim of increasing the num-
Der of Santa Cruz citizens who are
eligible for employment The letter
contained figures compiled for WPA
records which the chamber felt
proved that the number of Santa
Cruz men employed should be in
creased.
The letter stated that Santa Cruz
was now allowed a quota Of 394
WPA worker. Of these workers 234
are now transient camp men. The
chamber, backed up by w. N. Puck
ett, U. S. re-employment agent
here, stated it felt Santa Cruz coun-
ty men we're being thrown off IN
order to give work to the transient
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
ing up.

Ing up.
There is no adequate information available, how
ever, to how much of this increase in private en-
ployment and business profits affects different class
of business. A large part Of the unemployment and
profit is in retail trade, which has benefited most
from the widespread distribution Of Federal funds to
farmers veterans, the unemployed and the INDECENT.
Some Of the industries making greater
strides than the older Aviation in all Of it's
poets is experiencing something like boom. The
building and building supply industries ON the other
hand are little, if any, ahead Of where they were
three years ago.
We have been very busy this year in replacing
worn-out automobiles but widespread prosperity and
unemployment not likely to arrive until we start
earnest to replace the obsolete homes of the nation
and build enough new ones to house everybody who
needs home.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
Opposes TranSientS


eff that is the case, Supervisor
r. T. Frazier declared, II am in
favor of moving the transient camp
out. Our own people should have the
work.
The fact that the local WPA Of
flee has nothing to do with the
transient men on the WPA payroll
was emphasized during the discus
sion. If the chamber is correct in
it's charge then responsibility lies
with the state board of public well
fare. Watkins said.
The board agreed to take the mat
te up with the state WPA officials
and the state relief board and thus
find out the exact status Of the
transients employed by the WPA.
If the transients are keeping local
unemployed off work, Frazier said
the board would make every effort
to have the situation remedied.
When questioned later, Joe Collie,
local WPA chief. declared that he
felt the transients were not keep
ing local men out of the WPA work.
Santa Cruz county's quota does not
involve the nhmber of transients
working. That is separate and dis
tinct", he said.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
The HeGrSterica[ COP

For some time past there has been no nconsd-
cradle amount OF talk to the effect that the coming
campaign issue would be simple and clearly defined
Speeches have been made and torrent of words
poured into the nations printing presses and all
have stated that the issue would not be Roosevelt;
rather would it be the fight of human rights against
property rights.
Until the Republican national convention these
predictions were eminently in order. Now however
the complexion OF the entire campaign has been
changed and new issue added It can best be stated
in one word: Hearst.
True enough it was to be expected that he would
devote columns of his alleged newspapers to con-
tnuous diatrble against Roosevelt but it was not ex
pected that the Republicans in convention assembled
would grant him quit claim deed to their Party
The nomination Of his ventriloQuist dummy for
the presidency and the nomination Of his former gen
era manager for the vice presidency establish him as
the sole owner of the COP brthright Were the i'm
possible to happen and Landon and Knox be elected
San Simeon would be logical choice for the summer
White House.
There have been times in history when the nom
nee of major party has been known to be the pup
pet OF some political financial boss but never in
all the annals of either party has dictated
partys choicefor both top spots never until Cleve
land and June.
There will be some who will tell YOU that the
COP has ceansed itself of it's reactonary eastern
leadership; and that the transfer Of its rens to the
west is healthful one. Never was there more pa
tent fallacy No transfer which ends with Hearst or
or honest. This not liberalization of the party
nor was in purge little group of old fashioned
bosses It was nothing more or less than surrender
and a complete laying down Of arms. When Hes,
Rohrback Fletcher and their kind allow midwest
ern noetity and renegade Democratic publisher to
capture their control there be only one reason
control is meaningless and sterile and continuance at
the rein would be unproductive of personal aggran-
dlzement either financial or political.
Hearst is willing to take Republican Party on
its deathbed He is willing to gamble the outside
chance of miracle occurring Certainly with Ian
dOn-The-Limp and Knox The -Knownothing jumping
through his hoops he has everything to gain and moth
ing to loose.
His shadow is cast across the American scene
and will be until November. He stands astride
the ashes of the COP with his fingers crossed in the
hope that Landon will be his Phoenix He has been
set up by the gaspng Republicans their only pos
sible agent to success. He u.s. today, their Party
Which will it be = Roosevelt or Hearst? There
is other choice to make despite the names of the
Republican candidates.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
The Progress OF Recovery

According to the Federal Labor Department. 49,
600 persons added to the payrolls of the nations
industries in the month of May, making the total of
four months quarter of the persons employed on
Federal work relief projects have been dropped,
ducing the number supported by 100000: Stand
ard Statistics reports that corporation profits in the
first five months Of this year nearly 50 percent
All Of these facts distinctly encouraging.
They indicate clearly that business in general is pick
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

CAT THE DEMOCRATIC CON-
VENTTON IN PHILADELPHIA
AND ENROUTE TO AND FROM
THE CONVENTION CITY,
Delegate Shelton G.. DowelI of
Douglas, chairman of the Arizona
Highway Commission, taking in
some big league baseball games.
A Nogalian taking the wrong train
on the return trip and finding it
necessary to lay over ID hours in
Memphis Tenn, and not rememb-
ering that former Nogalian, Sam
Leeker, lives there.
Mayor Sullivan of Globe, chair
man of the Arizona delegation, visit
ing Mayor LaGuardia of New York.
A Nogalian meeting in the con-
vention hall, a cousin, Dan Talbot,
of Bardstown, boss of Kentucky
politics.
Three Arizonans almost disrupt
ing cabaret as the crowd applaud
ed when they entered the place
wearing large Texas Centennial 10
gallon hats.
Thirty five hundred policemen on
duty at Franklin Field when Roose-
velt delivered his acceptance speech
before a crowd of 10000 persons.
The Fort Grant Industrial school
band serenading the California
Arizona Roosevelt special train as
it passed through Wilcox. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Webb of Graham county
boarded the train there.
Clerk in the big Wanamaker store
wanting to know more about the
man from Nogales with the big
black hat. CThe gentleman is our
mayor, Andrew Bettwy.)
Governor A. B. Chandler of Ken
lucky wandering about the Wana-
maker store all alone.
A governor with a splendid per-
sonality - Lehman of New York
a multi-millionaire and friend of
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
"Three Long Years.

So the Republicans went crazy over Steiwer's
"three long years.. They probably very, very
long to the hungry ex-jobholders of the Hoover re-
gime
We don't think the ''three long years" under
Roosevelt seemed one fiftieth as long to John Public
as the four long years under Herbie.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

Medlin'S mother visiting In Crab
Orchard.
Writ G. Bowman and daughter
leaving Philadelphia a week ago
last Sunday for New York.
A Nogalian shaking hands in the
Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia
with Heavyweight Champion James
Braddock.
Philadelphia taking on more life
since the convention visitors left
$10,0OO,O00 in that city.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

"A picked swan was picked up on
San Francisco street." We've heard
of macherel that wer soused, and
prunes that were stewed but this
Is the first we've heard of a swan
getting tight.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

"The hardest time to get the
baby to sleep is when she is 49,"
Then it's a tough job to even get
her to bed.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

- Copyright 1886 by H. Painter) =.
"The majority of sports experts
picked Louis to win" They have
now voted to go on picnic and
pick daisies.
Democrats prepare to nominate
Roosevelt" Whilst Landon prepares
to annihilate.
Electric shock saves life, too"
We are willing to let someone else
max the experiment.
wife waited for harmony; none
came, divorce granted" Now she's
waiting for the alimony.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

Single tax denounced" A poll
would also show that married taxes
are not at all popular.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
President Roosevelt.

The official Arizona state flag.
loaned by Gov. Moeur, being car
ried in the parade of states in the
convention hall.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
CAT THE DEMOCRATIC CON-
VENTTON IN PHILADELPHIA
AND ENROUTE TO AND FROM
THE CONVENTION CITY,

Delegate Shelton G. Dowell of
Douglas, chairman of the Arizona
Highway Commission, taking in
some big league baseball games.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

eeRyrisM 1888. Ltnat Newspaper Festusu Inc R E2rAo
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

Fred Hannah of Nogales on the
main street of Crab Orchard, KY.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11
FACTS YOU NEVER KNEW!!!

IT wA6 TIE LAST MoRO IN MEMS
FASHION M ENGLAND, DURING oUeEN
EllzABETHS REIGN. FOR MEN 70 SUJFE
TIER HOSE WITH RAGS, SO THEIR LEGS
APPEARED Enormously FAT. SOME
0s MSsE M0WS1FoOSLY R90QEDL 1865 MEeE
0ZES "A FOOT IN O!ANErERM
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

Three Arizonans almost disrupt
ing a cabaret as the crowd applaud
ed when they entered the place
wearing large Texas Centennial 10
gallon hats.
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

Also Nancy White Lohn and
daughter Alice Catherine at Crab
Orchard, where they are spending
the summer. And also Mrs. Herman
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

A governor with splendid per-
- Lehman of New York
a multi-millionaire and friend of
Nogales international., 1936-07-11

Governor A. B. Chandler of Ken
lucky wandering about the Wana-
maker store all alone.