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OAKLAND TRIBUNE, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1937 OAKLAND TRIBUNE, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1937 it ar-i, iirin.i 7' Plants Here 3-MILE FIRE SWEEPS CINCINNATI, TROOPS, POLICE, FIREMEN AID RESCUE OF THOUSANDS illl HELD nm 11 1 1 TEA AAA XT A CUrYDHT A fT? Fail to Heed Strike Call WOOD 1 RELIEF ASKED BY RED CROSS Ull nuuuimi PHI CHARGE 400 Pickets Assemble at Chevrolet, Fisher Places; Workers Refuse to Quit Congress Will Be Asked for Both the Chevrolet and Fished 'fSt r0WER IN CITY i v-- iopnhshwiiq pill A i ii V. V7 known dead I niimJ 8 J2a fire adds TERfcoa. JTmmiUEfwHmiN6 Na I ft I III I LI fMTW teiai HITS NEW fll Flood Aid Appropriation Member of Famous Georgian family Is Involved in Anti-Soviet Intrigue White House Announces Body 'plants at 69th Avenue ana Foothill Boulevard were operating today despite a strike call issued loday despite a strike call issued the United Automobile Workers (Continued From Page 1.) nt Amor Ira Nriv 4no pickets, some oi wnom th ronneratinc departments on a identified themselves as members MOSCOW, Jan. Trotzkylsta, on trial for plotting the defeat of the Soviet Vision at war, implicated and caused the arrest of a Mdivani today and testified that the exiled Eeon Trptjsky 24-hour basis. nt fh international Longshoremen's Association.

U. A. W. A. and other He then telephoned C.

A. Dykstra, unions, surrounded the two plants City Manager at Cincinnati Industrial Blaze au Damage of Hundreds Saved in Boats bad liven this sabotage order: "The Federal Government Is He more human Victims the atAndhu- behind Cincinnati and better!" Bydy Mdivani, former Soviet commercial attache at Paris and the entire Ohio Valley Hood zones. I am dlsDatchlns: more Coast Shortly before 7 a. m. dui were un-fucefSsful in their attempt to persuade workers to remain outside.

A special 'detail of police was seat to the scene and workers passed through the picket lines without molestation. workers entered the plants, ikBtets yelled "strike strike" (Continued From Page 1 .) SvfimmttJ, Jpnmni Evicts I puts relief 1 gESIST, ijsy RIOTING, yA 1 otaiN panic grips L- JlgEE: Guard life-saving crews to your identified by Soviet officials a brother of the marrying Georgian aid. 1 princess, was placed under arrest The government stands ready to aid In any way. but made no efforts to stop them. SUMMARY OF SITUATION below the hill on which the building is located.

Fire still burned at mid-day iq the mill creek district where aa oil-fed blaze along a three mile front destroyed $1,500,000 to In property Sunday. Fire officials, however, expressed IN STRICKEN AREA Here is a summary of the gov NORMAL OPlAinKNII i production sclffihiles are being maintained today at the Chevrolet and fisher Body assembly ernment relief situation: after testimony of two of the 17 defendants bad implicated him in the alleged conspiracy. 3. N. Drobnis, black-bearded -for met secretary to the Mayor of Moscow said he (Drobnis) had relayed the Trotzky instructions to Soviet industrial "wreckers." ACCORDING TO PLAN The schemes were to.

well drawn, he declared, that although he, was arrested last August ft an explo Bed Cross: Workers in every at' confidence it was under controL tfautt in Oakland." it was stated fected county and providing food Only food stores, drug stores ano clothing and medical supplies; more shortly after noon by s. naw and C. N. Daniels, resident managers eating places operated as the river than 400,000 reported nomeiess; i ih- hen transporting supplies is biggest in denying reports that the strike rob I em. rose to an unprecedented marie within afoot of the 80-foot crest predicted officially for tonight or tomorrow.

Coast Guard boats, each with called by the United Automobile sion planned in the Kuzbas Mines Army: Fifth Corps Area establish ing refugee camps; troops evacuat Workers had affected, in any way, their operations and schedules to In 17.000 from Paducah, Ky quar occurred September 23, as ached uled. Christian Rakovsky, noted for capacity of 20 persons, rescued west of Cincinnati and the arrow points to floating oil tanks of the same type which caused Cincinnati's disastrous fire. At the right, a Cincinnati mother bundles her bahy in warm blankets before leaving Virginia, as the Ohio River sent its muddy waters into the village. In the center, Aurora, presents a sad scene of desolation as the flood completely surrounds it. This town is only a few miles south termaater depots and general supply her flood-bound home in a rowboat.

Note the height of the water on the power pole and transformer in the background. The transformer is 20 feet from the ground. ''A. P. Wirephotos.

day. "The number of absent workmen Hundreds ot thousands of persons were left homeless today as flood waters swept through the Midwest and South. Police, Firemen, national guardsmen and civilians aided in many rescues. At the left, a rowboat is carrying a family to safety at Wheeling Island, West VV REPORT 14 DEAD "Sap on river island Km THE TOLL HOMELiSS-oVer 400,000 REPOmO PEAP 59 PROPERTY LOSS-MILLIONS stations opened; engineers say mis mer ambassador to France, who hundreds of persons still in such danger spots as the tops of floating buildings, rooftops and, in some his morning," they said, "did not was the last of the exiled Trotsky 0 sissippi River will aDsoro in waters without danger. 100 w4 lata to recant, was implicated in the cases, the attics of two-story houses.

Navv: Sending rescue boats and conspiracy by Drobnis. exceed the usual figure during recent weeks because of illness." Shew said there were a number of workmen who failed to report this morning but he believes their While total damage from flood and fire mounted toward the The defendant said N. I. Muraloff, operating personnel from Philadel another of the 17, told him Ra phia and NorfoiK. win open Ull CABINET human lives.

Hun- This map shows how flood waters have covered the Midwest and kovsky knew of the "Trotzky par tragedy, which so far has taken a heavy toll in dreds of thousands are homeless. NAZIS OFFER HANDS-OFF SPAIN PACT TO POWERt Marine Corps stores and Naval supplies when Red Cross needs further FARMERS THREATEN FIGHT WITH GUARDS IF LEVEE IS BLASTED OPEN absence is due to illness. A. P. IVirephoto South today.

Fire, disease and hunger have added to the mounting allel center" formed to overthrow "There were not enough away to the Stalin reeime. resources. JUUHSSU 1 1 aaaaaaaaii i i i i WPA: 30.000 workers evacuating (Rakovsky, who left his Paris post curtahv operations," he added. The picketers turned away a IN NEW I families and manning looa aepots; 000,000 mark, City Manager Dyk Stra said: "The water situation In Cincinnati is becoming grave. The four hours' drain on the water sesvice since the pumps were shut off indicates that water consumers were not as careful in their use of water as will be necessary.

In the four hours of use so far, we have depleted our supply more than 25 Here Is Summary of Flood women making 100,000 comforters oil flams urP too nrr mMi tl.SOO.000 gSTlMATIP DAMASC IN on -f ao i't Man lono ano QNt HALF MILS WIDE truck load of springs which was being delivered to the plant from the L. A. Young Spring and Wire com and 100.000 mattresses for refugees; Situation by States, Cities gathering all surplus foodstuffs in flood area; relief rolls opened to Hitler Proposes Ban on Volunteers If Other -Reciprocate; Soft-Pedals Note to London ply. Frank Slaby. president of the In 1037 after a stormy international controversy started by his signature on a proclamation urging the workers of all countries to arise, was exiled with Trotzky in 1928.

In 1934, however, he submitted to Bolshevist rule and returned from Siberia). MORE SABOTAGE Mara sabotage testimony came Paducah Asks-Plane To Bring Supplies Of Medicines Owners of Land Seek to Block Cut in Bank Ordered to Save Cairo From Flood; Citizens Ordered Out 15 Killed, 50,000 in South Flee Italy Ready To Embargo Troop Flow destitute victims. Coast Guard: 800 men, 200 boats, 15 lanes ordered to region; portable By the Associated Press VWWIIU HiUVU) VWUWU Mt VUI half of the 3000 workers in the General Motors plants reported for duty. radio stations attempting to reach entirely shut off by White Houseftion almost Washington The TOKYO, Jan. efforts of Gen.

Kazushige UgaW to form a new cabinet and end Japan's grave political situation were reported today to be blocked by army opposition. The Japanese press declared the army has refused to name a war minister for the Ugaki Government, automatically creating a isolated areas. 12.000 boys in camps in He predicted that both plants said Congress would be asked to pay relief costs In the flood area, where MEMPHIS, Jan. 25. (U.R) he said they failed when armed PADUCAH, Ky Jan.

2B. U.W (By sKorf wa-ve radio) Re'sidents of Paducah appealed to Federal and per cent. WATER EXHAUSTION IN THREE DAYS FEARED "Unless the people of Cincinnati will exercise more self-control in the use of water, we will be without it entirely in three days, "It is imperative that you use water only for cooking and drinking purposes. Tonight water will -U. S.

Army engineers today would be "closed tighter than drum" by farmers, mending weak sections, menaced them. He emphasized ROME, Jan. 25. (IP) Premier Mussolini informed Great Britian stricken area aiding in relief work; all supplies placed at disposal of Red Cross. 400,000 were homeless.

The Red Cross asked the Nation to contribute $4,000,000 for relief. MILL Vggl I tLHNtO i Iff from Mikhail Solomonovlch Bogus-lavaky, who identified himself as the assistant to Gregory Piatikoff, former assistant commissar for heavy industry, in wrecking coal mines aad railroads. Mdivani. as a disclnle of aiaby said ne am not believe there would be any necessity for dynamited the Missouri side levee of the Mississippi just below Cairo, 111., to lower flood waters threatening; to inundate that city of more than 14,000 population. rATTrt til Tow AvvYiu mcH- today the Italian Government was prepared to place an embargo on deadlock.

Japanese law requires a general officer on the active list MEMPHIS, Jan raced ahead of suffering down the Mississippi valley today while the center of the Great Basin began to feel the destructive might of the Ohio Valley's worst flood. Already 15 have been killed and mere was no lignting. Gov. Lloyd Stark of Missouri then ordered a detachment of troops to protect engineers who planned to sever the levee to the north near Bird Point. State authorities today for an amphibian airplane to rush it medical supplies and other necessities.

Jjfo other type of transportation could make the trip here from the outside, it was said. Flood waters the departure of volunteer troops further picketing. As soon as the workers had passed through the picket lines this morning, I. L. leaders in trucks drove up and took their members Troteky before the now banished Martial Law Faced by Louisville, 300,000 Residents Need Aid to the Spanish Civil Ohio backwaters.

Portion of town inundated. EI Dorado Governor Henry Horner arrives to direct flood relief work. MISSOURI "Eleven known dead. Embattled farmers, armed with shotguns twice prevent releasing pent-up Mississippi waters into flood-way at Birds Point-New Madrid. Waters later reported to haVe broken through.

ARKANSAS Three known dead. St. Francis River batters down new levee near Trumann, inundating 90,000 acres more. Expect 15,000 in refugee be turned on only for one hour, from 6 to 7 p. m.

If too much water is used during that hour, it will be necessary to turn it on for only Bolshevist fell from favor, was said to be a prisoner at Tiflls, Georgia. V.fllLlU, VOll. Sneers, piptected by guns of Missouri National' Guardsmen, prepared to must hold that cabinet post. The 68-year-old former Governor-General on Korea acce'pted his Emperor's command to form a government after a dramatic midnight ride from his home at Nagaoka. II Ducs's accepted the points -CGeorgla is a republic in the Union raised by the British demand Jan nearly 50,000 driven from their homes in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, OHIO Estimated 103,000 homeless.

Known dead, 11. Cincinnati Fire and flood cause at least $6,500,000 damage. Eight dead. Power shutoff threatened. Blazing oil tanks bring Increasing fire danger.

Water shortage oecomes acute. River stage of 80 feet predicted. Now 79.1 feet, more than 27 feet above flood stage. 5,000 homeless. Portsmouth Three fourths of BERLIN, Jan.

25. (IP) Germany announced today she was ready to promulgate a law making German volunteer participation in the Spanish war a penal offense but only if she has like assurances from other Nations concerned. A German note to Great Britain, patently conciliatory in tone, put it up to the London Non-intervention Committee to announce publicly that all Nations represented on the group have agreed, by a certain date, to stop the influx of foreign volunteers to Spain. This influx must be stopped by methods embracing a careful system of control, the note specified. Following such an announcement, the German note continued, Germany would put her volunteeer law into effect.

(France has adopted a law to keep volunteers at home, and is ready to use it in concert with other Nations. Great Britafn has invoked an old foreign enlistment of Soviet Socialist Republics where, in caarist days, the Mdivani family Inhabitants of the area had been warned -to evacuate. Last night it was estimated 2000 had left but a few insisted on staying. BLAST AS LAST RESORT Engineers planned to use dynan uary 10 for immediate ending of from the two plants, leaving only a small number of other strikers on duty. The police detail under Sergeant G.

D. Skelton were keeping the street on the plant side clear of (Continued From Page 30 to 15 minutes daily, hereafter. "The City Manager urges the cooperation of everyone in this grave emergency. "Cincinnati now has available 3V Memphis set up a central relief ware winces of the realm.) Ugaki met with Gen. Count cut the Mississippi levee southwest of here today to save this city of 14,000 from complete inundation.

Farmers who till the 131,000 acres of land which engineers say must be flooded to save Cairo, hi aV I tvr ctvifft Jsp, i JI today of his frank stand in placing the responsibility for European-war or peace squarely up to Adolf Hitler of Germany. Any accord with Germany must be part of a general peace plan, Blum insisted. British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden at Geneva sent Premier Blum assurance of his concurrence. Blum failed to break the deadlock between France, appealing for a general peace settlement, and Germanjr, insisting on individual pacts end separate negotiations of economic and political problemt. While the premier outlined e-pti mistic possibilities of credit, raw materials and colonies for Germany in exchange for arms reduction, diplomatic circles held scant hope for an agreement under the exist ing regime unless Hitler does at startling about-face.

Blum indicated Franco-British economic cooperation would be forthcoming if Hitler was ready-to make a genuine contribution to general European peace by an agreement to halt the armament matelv a wore. Reports from His arrest was ordered, officials said, on the strength of testimony all pedestrians but were permitting mite on the levee only as a last resort. 000 kilowatts of electricity one-seventh of normal. volunteers to gpain. The long awaited note recalled Mussolini's previous proposal to remove all foreigners now participating in the Spanish conflict, directly or indirectly, end asked England opinion on its feasibility.

Naturalization of foreign volun Mayor August Bode said he "The gas supply is all right. camps. a few pickets to walk on the opposite sides of the streets around the plants. Slaby laid the strike order had depot at its fair grounds to handle 5000 homeless. Elsewhere in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, arrangements were hurried to care for 45,000 more.

Engineers began the evacuation Qf 300 residents of Black Island in the Mississippi River, near Caruth-ersville, many of them badly in need of food and medical attention. from the Ohio River forced all of the city's 30,000 residents to flee their homes or to seek refuge in upper stories of business buildings; Typhoid serum was needed urgently, as was food, clothing and medicine for victims of pneumonia and influenza. From three to six feet of water swirled through the city, as authorities prepared to evacuate it in conformity with an order issued in Washington, It was thought that a sufficient number of boats were available to remove all persons from the city. But the problem of town under water. About 25,000 homeless and National Guardsmen threaten to evacuate 5000 more.

PomeroyT3500 residents without electricity or been issued from the East and was ordered by the National headquar yesterday by Karl Radek, former editor of bvestia, who linked the famous Mdivani family with the alleged conspiracy to overthrow communism by helping Germany and Japan defeat Russia at war. XOS ANGELES, Jen. vid Mdlvani'a attorney," Mrs. Jfctni Plummer, said today the Bydy Mdivani arrested by Soviet Russian officials is not a brother of the Georgian Juichi Terauchi and Admiral Osami Nagano, ministers of war and navy respectively in the resigned cabinet of Premier Koki Hirota, but declined to make public the results of his discussions. Included in the demands of General Terauchi made on Ugaki, informed sources said, were: 1 Exclusion of party leaders from the cabinet.

2 Changes in the government structure. 7 Creation of a strong new right-est Darty from the existing par was ordering all women and children to leave Calm because of "the uncertainty a to the crest of the river here." Mayor Bode's proclamation ordered all able-bodied men to remain in the city for such services as might Frankfort Indicated or more eenvleta had been killed In efforts to escape the water-bound prison. Louisville had four dead and three were known dead out In the State. Authorities said more deaths possibly would be reported when many towns now completely cat off by failure of communication and transportation lines are once mere bie to contact the outside worleV The Mayor appealed yesterday to all who could to leave town and teers as is the reported intention! patroled the top the9 levee with shotguns and pistols. They were determined to prevent opening of ti levee.

It was the first test of a floodway system erected after the 1927 floods. Two levees extended-30 miles along the Mississippi from Bird Point, to New Madrid, Mo. Between them are 131,000 acres of fertilefflffid. The outside levee is known as "Some Dayton, O. (52 miles away), industries have shut down in Order to give their current ttraBncinnati in this emergency.

"With only one-seventh of normal, supply of electricity everybody must conserve electricity to the maximum. "There can be no elevator ser TENNESSEE State begins to realize flood danger as Mississippi rises. Relief depot set up at Memphis to care for '5000 homeless. Plan to care for 45,000 more." WEST VIRGINIA Ohio River rises again. At least 15,000 homeless.

Seven itii. ters of the union in an effort to close all of General Motors operations, ij i seuaire, nriefpori vinuauy award Hall, an international or the Spanish Socialist Government, the nete said, would "be con-tray to authentic policy of nonintervention;" Italy's proposed embargo on volunteers will be put into effect, trie act to stop her own volunteers. The Soviet Union has indicated she vice-president of the A. W. has been here several weeks organizing isolated.

KENTUCKY About 215,000 homeless. At: least nine dead, with 15 convicts reported slain at Frankfort. Louisville About 200,000 refugees vice, no electric transportation. pri WW' Wheeling 10,000 forced to flee I rovArtTorv a rr, be needed. "Ample arrangements have been made, in case of necessity, for the removal by boat of all men remaining," it stated.

At Shawneetown, 111,, on the Ohio River, refugees were being evacu would participate in a general ban on volunteers, but noy in "unilat- note said, as soon as all other gov Ohio Rivt AT 7S.1 nrr ANO $TM RiStN.6, Strands U. S. ajk.the Madrid Duse. angmeers say by "blowing the Madrid Fuse" they intn tho 131 nnn acres homes they had entered after previous floods. River threatens to reach 48-foot stage again.

oiorm ilO PLUNGE IN RIVER KILLS 3 ernments adopt the same provision, pral caring for the aged and sick re mained a serious one. The city was without lights, heat, telephones and power. ItlGHDt v.iv. Shin in Aegean Sma ties, thereby giving the government a majority in the Diet. The foms-f-imes minister of war was exnected to yield to the army's' or agree on the general lines of a German note regretted" that system of control and fix the date th- British communication of Janu- workers In the two plants.

A union mass meeting has been called for tonight at the headquarters at 11th and Clay Streets, Slaby said, and expressed the belief that all workers in both plants would join the strike. and remainder of 330,000 population urged to leave. Power shut off. Health clinics opened. an estimated 3000 were sent out on trains.

General Maylor suggested that martial law might be the most efficient way to meet the situation as it would avert any possible conflict of authority. for its effectiveness. arv in nn volunteers did not Bo LONDON, Jan. 25.W)--The steamer Exmoor of the American The note declared the naturaliza Frankfort 2900 convicts from into Germany's earlier suggestion CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.

This shaded area of flooded Mill Creek at the left shows where fire swept along a three-mile front as gasojine floating on flood waters was ignited. 'The Crosley Radio planti badly damaged by fire, is indicated at the left center. -A. P. IVirephoto.

tion proposal of the Valencia Gov State Penitenitary being evacuated ernment "reveals how effective has Fifteen reported slain. The report Parkeraburg Citizens flee as authorities warn river may reach 60-foot stage. Many marooned on roofs. PENNSYLVANIA Three big rivers of Pittsburgh threaten another flood as heavy rains wash snow down from mountains, Weather observer predicts 35-foot stage. One dead.

"We must conserve so as to keep the hospitals, police, fire tower and other vital necessl- tlea going. "If the flood emergency lasts 10 days or longer it is our purpose to make the 100,000,000 gallons last that long. "Thir water works and the two electric plants went out at 74-75 feet Sunday but the river will probr ably have to drop to around 70 feet before the great wells in. the plants can be pumped out. That will take a day or so." Flames shot 300 feet high in the Sunday fire, which resulted when Boating crews were handicappea STOCKTON, Jan.

per i steps be Jaken to remove all foreign volunteers and "agitators" already in Spain. Members of the Reichstag were ated on a towboat and barge, Which arrived from Memphis last night. The tow and barge could carry 1000 persons, about two-thirds ot the city's residents. In Northeastern Arkansas, swept by the swollen St. Francis and Mississippi Rivers, it was estimated at least 12,000 were driven from their homes, according to reports was not officially ny xacx oi throughout the night, been the contribution of foreign volunteers 'to the forces of one of wishes as much as possioie.

The stock market, which declined sharply on Hirota's resignation, recovered appreciably. Funeral Set for Drowned Student sons, one a 6-year-old boy, were Paducah Business district inun race. Band Leader Files Alienation Suit An alienation of "affection suit for $100,000 was filed against Leonard Meyberg, Los Angeles attorney, by Stanley Harris, Boston orchestra leader and master of ceremonies, in San Francisco's Superior Court today. charges that Meyberg In fluenced Lorraine Harris to divorce him so that Meyberg could marry her. The former Lorraine Kaufman, at daughter of Leon Kaufman, Lot the parties to the conflict." enough water to relieve menacing pressure on the Cairo seawall.

GOING HIGHER. The sea" wall surrounding Cairo can hold water up to 60 feet. Early today Water at the confluence of the Mississsippi and Ohio Rivers had reached 57 feet and was going higher. Capt. T.

3. Wilson, executive officer at U. S. Army engineers' headquarters in Memphis, central organization point for this sector, said that four field workers attempted to cut the first levee yesterday near New Madrid. But dated.

Refugees stream from city. Windows in the 'office of the News Letter, San Francisco weekly, were broken by rocks last night in an attack which John Le Berthon, editor, blamed on waterfront strikers. Le Berthon has attacked the policies of Harry Bridges, longshore union leader, in his publication. jiumirSbned today to meet in Berlin 4 Saturday Reichsfuehrer Hitler will adequate lighting. The city was plunged into total darkness shortly before midnight when the last operating power plant C.

H. Atchisson, St. Louis amateur radio operator, who intercepted several messages from Paducah during the night and early today, lost contact with the stricken city at 5:30 a. (C.S.T.) He could hfcer only parts of the message appealing for an amphibian plane. He thought it contained a phrase pertaining to "troops" but could not be sure.

"Apparently, the power had failed and the sender was using a battery which was weak." Atchisson said. drowned in the King Island river yesterday, when the machine in which they were riding plunged About 27,000 expected to-flee. Jfcpc-rt Lines was reported stranded in a violent blizzard today near Smyrna, a Turkish port on the Aegean Sea. Turkish salvage steamer Alemdar was en route to the Ex-moor's assistance. The Exmoor, a 4999-ton vessel, left Constsnza, Rumania, January 15 for New York.

She was believed to be carrying both passengers and cargo. Kennett Dam Site Wins Funeral Held for Dayton Residents flee to hills. Augusta Town almost deserted. aenver a review or inbzi aucum niiohrrtnt rfnrintf hi reeime. offi out-oi-control down an embank succumbed to the merciless waters.

Only candles, flashlights and lanterns Dierced the blackness and cials announced, and is expected. to Bursting oil drum adds fire threat. Provisional Army Approval Damage to the office at 524 Market here. The total grew last night wherr levees burst on the east side of Big Lake on the St. Francis.

A tent city was planned at Jones-boro, to shelter refugees. Classrhates of Leland Robert Vinson, 15, Oakland Technical High School honor student who was drowned Saturday, will act as pall bearers at his funeral tomorrow, it was announced today. INDIANA Estimated 53,000 homeless. Martial Street, San jrancisco, was estimated a trolley wire fell in gasoline float by I Berthon at shjq. make a pronouncement on Nazi foreign policy.

Further decrees in Germany's campaign for national self-sufficiency probably will be disclosed. "provided that satisfactory arrange law in 33 counties. A report that four were dead at Lawrenceburg was unconfirmed, Sedatives Relieve Pain, Pope Active VATICAN CITY, Jan. Pope Pius XI, his pain slightly eased by a powerful new sedative, headed world wide celebrations today of the 19th centenary of the conversion of St. Paul.

The aged Pontiff heard mass in his private qhapel and sent his blessing" to the pontifical ceremony in St. Paul's Basilica which was Angeles and Boston wool merchant, WASHINGTON, Reclamation Bureau announced today provisional approval of the Kennett site for a storage reservoir ments can be made promptly with the Southern Pacific Railway Company for moving its tracks from the Spreckels' Daughter Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Spreckels Hamilton, .58, wealthy San Francisco society woman, were held today at the chapel of N. Gray Post and Divisadero Streets-Burial was to be at Cypress Lawn Cemetery. Mrs.

Hamilton, who was the widow of Alexander Hamilton, wealthy merchant and the daughter of John D. Spreckels, died early Saturday. Penngrove Woman Dies of Hemorrhage BERKELEY, Jan. 25. Mrs.

Ida EvansvlIIe Thousands retreating ment into the 15-foot stream. The victims are Semon Noreta, 36: his son, John and an unidentified German ranch worker. Noreta was the driver of the car, which was proceeding from Stockton back to King Island, where he was employed at Camp No. 5. Julien Jara, 30, the fourth occupant of the machine, swam to safety.

His companions, pinned under the vehicle in the river, drowned. Noreta is survived by a wife and Strike Situation Today gloom, The City Hall, one of several refugee bases, handled 25,000 Sunday, officials estimated. The building was sandbagged to keep out water. From bases homeless were sent to housing stations. Although thousands already have been rescued, other hundreds are still marooned in Inundated sections and appealing Into Central Indiana.

Stories of deso married Harris at Conway, N- in August, 1934, and divorced him in Reno last September. She and reservoir site." S. F. Chamber to Battle Harmful Business Rows lation and privation come France Puts Peace Issue Up to Germany PARIS. Jan.

25. (IP) Premier ing on the flood waters. Firemen continued to pour water early today into the Mill Creek area where oil fed flames swept over a three-mile front Sunday. The fit which at one time4 set buildings ablaze, was under control with loss estimated by Fire Chief Houston at $1,500,000. Chief Houston and his men battled the big Mill Creek fire back to the burning oil tanks at the Standard Oil Company where they on the Sacramento River in Cali Page notified Secretary Ickes MARITIME, all V.

S. Pacific ders. Forty-five out of work. Car Lawrenceburg, near Cincinnati, to Mt. Vernon in Southwest tip of State.

Meyberg married in Vancouver on November 1. Kaartinen, 65, Penngrove, died at Berkeley General Hospital early today from the effects of a brain hemhorrage which occurred bids were being invited at Denver today for construction of a four- fornia. Commissioner John C. Page said Leon Blum gained British approval penters picket plant day Some sources say end. of Albany Evacuation of 28,000 ad mile section of canal in the Contra Costa division of the project and while she was attending services The San Francisco Chamber of intelligent and articulate with a the dam, a unit of the $170,000,000 General Valleys Project, would be constructed at the Kennett site strike in seven or eight days I L.

A and employers to Re-Grow Hair vised, 4 Vinson crashed through the frozen surface of an abandoned irrigation reservoir off Harbord Drive near Claremont Circle. Patrolman James Prentiss dived and released a frozen drainage valve after grappling failed the recover the body. The boy's grief -stricken mother, Mrs. Adah Vinson, 5456 Harbord Drive, said that she had repeatedly warned the boy to stay away-ffrom the reservoir. Mrs.

Vinson was only recently widowed. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p. from the chapel of the Albert Brown 3476 Piedmont Avenue, with interment at Mt. View Cemetery. THIEF STEALS CIGARS attended by a number of cardinals.

Vatican sources reported for the first time since his illness he asked bit the Lutheran Church, Byron would be opened March 1. Commerce today embarked on- LaWrenceburg Portion of town for aid. Guided only by flashlights and lanterns, rescue parties worked throughout the night In darkness. A cigar-smoking thief, with yoice that can be heard." He declared that if either employer or Street and Allston Way, yesterday. plenty of nickels to spend, was concentrated today on preventing for and was siven a cordial to Police said Mrs.

Kaartinen was BAG INDUSTRY, Ban Francisco, 74TH day -united Textile Workers ori strike in four plants; 080 workers out. No negotiations. UPHOLSTERERS, San Francisco, MTH day Unsettled in two firms; 25 men out. No negotiations. POULTRY WAREHOUSE.

Hay ward, ISTH day Twenty-five ware program based on the premise that "quarreling between groups' of employers and employees should not disease checkers' wages, hours. Termination of Eastern and Gulf strike ratified by men, thus eliminating one question concernfng-e, Pacific sought by Oakland police today bolster his strength for discussions further escape of fuel and renewed surrounded by water. ILLINOIS Estimated 20,000 refugees in seven counties along the Ohio and Wa SeBswswkmsmsms. Democratic Clubs Mayor Miller urged an residents with prelates. I conflagration.

visiting friends here, along with two companions, Mrs. Kirste Ahola of Petaluma and Mrs. Mary Osan- der of Santa Rosa. -t Coast strike. Strikers total The thief broke into a tavern at 3922 La Cresta Avenue Saturday night and took $2 in nickels from pin-ball machines and a box of the bash Rivers.

At least three dead, to evacuate. Food supplies dwindled rapidly and Louisville police were ordered "shoot to kill" all looters. 227 shies' harbor-bound To Map Campaign Campaign issues and the nomination of candidates for the Oakland municipal election in April will be Cairo River stage at 58.08. up 80-foot flood' wall. Mayor six children.

r. m. More Money Sought For Richmond O. RICHMOND, Jan, 25 Congressman Albert E. Carter will continue his efforts to obtain a larger sum for Richmond's proposed new post-office building, according to word received P.

M. Sanford, president of the Chamber of Commerce. Carter recently sent word here that the appropriation had been increased from $100,000 to $121,000. housemen on strike at grain ware WAREHOUSEMEN. Metropolitan best cigars in stock.

house of Hay ward Poultry Produc Aged Idahoan Dies Roosevelt Speaks 7:30 to 8 Tonight President Franklin D. Roosevelt Will be heard on KGO, FSFO and KFRC from 7:30 to 8 o'clock tonight in a special broadcast arranged in connection with the annual President's Birthday ball, to be observed throughout the country on January 30. The Chief Executive will speak from the White House. urges all women and children to National Guardsmen aided city police and firemen patrolling Oakland, WTO day-Five hundrea and fifty employees of five terminal err Association. evacuate.

Shawneetown Town isolated After Fall in Snow discussed tonight and tomorrow at SHIPYARDS. Metropolitan Oak employee "fails to realize his obligations and responsibilities not only to his own industry but to the public, he-should be subjected to the force our united opinion." Death Car Driver Is Held to Answer Herbert Lyon, 33. of 2526 East 21st Street, was held to answer to the Superior Court today on a charge of manslaughter by Municipal Judge Joseph A. Kennedy. Bail was set at $3000.

A machine driven by Lyon struck stricken areas. 3000 BATTLE WAY the meetings of two Democratic land an San Francisco, 7ITH day Guardsmen seek to evacuate 1000 warehouses not working. Negoue tions under way. DRUG WAREHOUSEMEN. Oak By dusk yesterday after almost ClUbS.

Fourteen groups involved, 85 af by boats. About 500 marooned in fected at Alameda ilant of Bethle "Double-Check" means Double-Safe! HAIR getting thin? BETTER TAKE HEED! We iMM Jbb 'aaV aVL SSj Wmm eHSiM' BBBBBfevBBJ BaVIISJSSSJ TROY, Idaho, Jan. 25. Exposure after he fell and lay in the snow for several hours last week claimed the life of Austin Nerson, about 90, here yesterday. He was north Idaho's first zero Tonight the Fourteenth Assembly District Democratic Club, headed by Richard Silvey.

will meet at the hem Shipbuilding Corporation, and Harrisburg Power, communica land and San Francisco, 45TH day-Settlement reported near In labor dispute preventing operation. Of unions claim snwo at two ban Fran be allowed to wrecK tne nappiness and welfare of the rest of our city." The program, as announced by J. W. Howell, newly-elected president, has the support of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Foreign Trade Association. "We will proceed, Howell said, "with the common purpose of bringing together all groups land individuals who desire to protect the inalienable rights of those engaged in industry, commerce, and agriculture to pursue their businesses without the possibility of ruination through the activities of minority groups.

"The word 'business' includes all individuals engaged in it from top to bottom. Business is good only if it affords a fair and reasonable return to all connected with it." Howell said "popular opinion must be organized so that it will be cisco plants, No negotiations. Oakland's only wholesale drug firm 24 hours of a constant downpour-calls for help became frantic. Approximately 3000 persons fought their way to a railroad station where three relief trains carried the refugees to Indiana towns that offered shelter. Every available truck was pressed Franklin School at Foothiu uouie vard and Ninth Avenue.

MARINE MACHINISTS, Metro and three San Francisco firms. In Efforts had been made, to have the appropriation increased to $150,000 on the ground that this sum be comparable with the appropriations made other cities of Richmond's size. politan Oakland and San Fran Tomorrow night the Central Dem weather victim. A neighbor found the' enfeebled man in the snow, nearly frozen, after he fell on a walk home from dvwntown. and killed 17-year-old Mary Ellen Cisco, 4ND day Machinists' Union ocratic Club of the Seventeenth Wright last December 24 as the girl on strike at shipyards as part of District.

E. G. Webb executive sec into relief service and relief officials retary, will meet at the Lowell maritime strike. Strikers total 450, School at 14th and Myrtle Streets. Oakland 33 warehousemen, four teamsters and one delivery man out bf work No strike in Oakland, but anions picketing plant as outgrowth of San Francisco strike of S3 warehousemen of same company.

BATTER PLANT, Oakland. ttiSit day Stalemated. Federal total kept from work by strike est! appealed for boats. was returning with Christmas purchases to her home at 516 East 15th Street. The Dolice rerort sets forth that mated at 1500.

including 560 in Both clubs will discuss the ques Mayor Miner asked citizens xo leave -if they possibly could. He es three Oakland plants. tion of putting a complete Democratic ticket into the municipal Lyon had been drinking? Nellie FISHING INDUSTRY, Monterey, wrignt, the victim mother, is the 8TH day Two thousand cannery election, although the offices are timated homeless in Louisville and Its suburbs at 200,000 nearly three-quarters of the city's population. complaining witness in the case. workers continue negotiations with 'Wm'Vtitoa member, on strike, to-kal affected lid.

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