Harrisburg Telegraph from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 2

FIRES ADD TO FLOOD DISASTER (Continued From Face 1) one time 240,000 gallons of gaso line were ablaze. Dense clouds of smoke rolled up to the skyline, pierced by the high flames. Then, just as the flames were being brought under control last night, a 250,000 gallon gasoline storage tank broke loose near the village of North Bend, west "here, and burst into fir as i floated down the Ohio. Trapped by Flames It fired three homes, five gar ages and two autos. Fumes, arising from the tank when it was toppled by the flood debris, were ignited by stoves within tne homes, causing them to catch fire.

Forty persons were rescued, but lost everything except the clothing they wore. "How many of them escaped death is a miracle," said Joseph Garrison. "They were actually standing in the midst of flames." Flee to Hills Rescuers reported that the refugees fled to the hillside for safety. All around them the fumes kept igniting, scorching their clothes. Police at Newport, across the river from Cincinnati, reported that a house containing an undetermined number of people had collapsed and that occupants were calling for help.

A few minutes later, police reported that four more gasoline tanks had broken loose near Cincinnati and warned all boats to be on the lookout for them. Warning Sounded Chief Houston appealed to all Dersons living alone the river be low Cincinnati to put out their firps immediately, warning that inflammable oil was floating downstream. As the swollen Ohio, fed by January rainfall which already has totaled 13.32 inches, climbed bast the 77.8 foot stage at 2 a. At a rate of .13 of a foot in the last hour, President Roosevelt of fered government assistance. Heavy Rainfall Rain, which poured down for than twelve hours yester day, stopped last night after more than two inches had been re corded.

Meteorologist W. C. Dev ereaux said the rise was slowing slightly and no more precipitation was expected. The stream had mounted more six feet over its previous recorded high, was more than twenty five feet above flood stage and had made 65,000 to 75,000 homeless in this district with flood damage alone totaling above $5,000,000. Water Supply Short The city's water supply was curtailed to two daily periods of two hours each in order to pre serve what little pure water re mained.

Six or seven have drowned here, and two others elsewhere in Ohio. A food committee named by Citv Manager, Dykstra Metropolitan Cincinnati's 750,000 residents that "food is adequate" 4 and that more foodstuffs were be ing rushed to the city. Light service was due for cur tailment momentarily, and pos sibly discontinuance. Theaters were closed. People were told to burn only one light in their 500,000 HOMELESS IN FLOOD AREAS (Continued From Page 1) "and police reported four others were adrift.

WTater Is Rising Louisville restored city water for fire department use only by furnishing a flooded pump station with power from a river boat. The Ohio was at 54.2 feet, more than 26 above flood stage, and another two foot rise was in prospect. Louisville police were under orders to "shoot to kill" all looters as food supplies dwindled. Mayor Neville Miller asked all citizens to evacuate who could. He estimated Louisville and sub urbs had 200,000 homeless.

Many Killed Officials of the State Reforma Itory at Frankfort began evacuating prisoners by boat. The number killed in the rioting was not definitely known, although one guard estimated 15. The bodies sank in six feet of water which I covered the prison floor and grounds. Red Cross advices said the most critical flood area was between Louisville and Ballard, Ky. Martial Law Martial law was in iorce throughout the flood belt of southern Indiana.

Governor M. Clifford Townsend directed relief 'authorities to commandeer trains and trucks to transport about 55, i 000 refugees to cities as far north as Indianapolis. Downstream from the ravaged Indiana Kentucky sector river experts said the worst was yet to come. i Director W. J.

Moxom of the Government Weather Bureau's flood forecasting service said it might be 10 days or two weeks 'before the Ohio's crest met the Mississippi river at Cairo, 111. He tsaid emergency flood conditions (might continue for a month and that if lower Mississippi tributaries reached flood stage coincident "things would be pretty bad the lowlands." Scores Dead The known flood dead by states: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, 1 Total 44. The Kentucky total did not include the estimated number of 'prisoners dead in the Frankfort riot, which would make the Nation's total 59. Unconfirmed was another report that four persons were dead at Lawrenceburg', 4 L. MONDAY EVENING JANUARY 25, 1937 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FAR SOUTH TOLD WORST IS TO COME (Continued From Pace 1) already wrought by the waters of a half dozen smaller tributaries of the Mississippi and frayed the big river's yet untested new levee system would be equal to its task.

Farmers Rebel Complicating the growing problems of the United States Army Engineers was a "levee rebellion" in Missouri where state militiamen were to aid in an effort to dynamite a "fuse plug" dike below Cairo and save that city. Embattled farmers armed with shotguns twice prevented engineers from releasing pent up Mississippi waters into the 131,000 acre Birds Point New Madrid floodway yesterday but today Missouri National Guardsmen were en route to the levee to balk the step held necessary to lift the menace at Cairo. Test For Levee Cairo is at the junction of the Mississippi and the Ohio and crests have not yet been reached in the latter stream. When they come they will roll into the parent river to multiply the burden already pouring in from Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi streams above and below Memphis. Then the security of tens of thousands of lives and millions in property along the 500 mile stretch from Cairo to the gulf will depend on the great levee system which was built after the disastrous floods of 1927.

REFUGEES IN PANIC'S GRIP By Associated Press Portsmouth, Ohio, Jan. 25. Desperation driven relief directors decided at an emergency council today to transport to the Fort Hayes Army barracks at Columbus by force if need be at least 5000 victims of the rampaging Ohio River. While waters rose past 71 feet and gave no sign of relenting, sharp panic gripped this torn and ravaeed city three fourths of which is under water. Looters risked sudden death from police bullets as they prowled through the water filled business district.

Authorities dis patched patrol boats, with orders to "shoot to kill," and moved on to the major task of caring for more than 25,000 hungry, thirsty, disease threatened persons. Most of these are encamped in schoolhouses and private homes on the few residential hills already taken by water, but some still stayed in homes only recently flooded. FLEE FROM RISING WATER By Associated Press Evaneville, Jan. 25. A refugee army numbered in thousands, retreated into Central In diana today, fleeing from the fast rising Ohio River flood waters.

Major Harry Willet, directing the exodus, estimated at: 55,000 the number already evacuated and said many more may be forced from their homes when the stream crests. Trucks and trains that brought relief supplies from up state cities returned laden with homeless to be fed and housed in cities far from the flood area. Some were taken as far as Indianapolis to be quartered there at the State Fair Grounds. To maintain order in the pan icky flight Governor M. Clifford Townsend placed thirty three southern counties under martial law, and National Guardsmen took over the task of getting the refugees to places of safety.

PHILADELPHIA TEAM TAKES BRIDGE TITLE The Central Pennsylvania con tract bridge championships closed last evening at the Penn Harris Hotel with the team of four title going to the well known Phila delphia combination of Mrs. R. C. Young, Charles Goren, Alvm Goodman and Charles Solomon. Runners up were the Washington team of Connolly Mclntyre Lemon Lemon.

Open Pair championship laur els, decided in two sessions Saturday, went to the Ithaca, N. team of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.

Urqu hardt, Thomas R. Wickersham and John Kunkel, both of this city, were runners up. Other local teams finished well up in the running in the three day events. Leonard Weiner and Samuel T. McCarthy took fifth place in the open pair game after Weiner had annexed the mixed pair title with Mrs.

Horace Hull on Friday evening. The Harrisburg Bridge Club, Mrs. Solomon Hiney of Steelton, chairman, sponsored the championship events under the auspices of the American Bridge League. PAROLE GRANTED Judge Frank B. Wickersham in Dauphin County Court today paroled James M.

Smith, 1127 Wallace street, sentenced January 12 to serve forty five days in prison for a violation of the Motor Code. The court was told that his wife and family was in need of his support and that he had assurance of employment. JAMES M. GASMAN James M. Garman, 76, Willow street, Camp Hill, died Sunday evening at the Cumberland County Home, Carlisle, after an illness of two weeks.

A sister, Miss Laura Garman, Harrisburg, is the sole survivor. Funeral services will be held at the Hoffmire funeral home, 2129 Market street, Camp Hill, Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. Howard F. Dink, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, will officiate.

Burial will be in Shoop's cemetery. The body may be viewed Tuesday after 7 p. m. at the funeral home. SLANTS Tom Nelley reaches No.

60 tomorrow Party is planned On letter exchange To sell the Friendship TODAY is. County Commissioner Thomas J. (Tom) Nel ley's last day in the fifties. Tomorrow he'll be 60 and his many friends in the evening are planning a rousing celebration at Tom's Half Way House in Steel ton. Harry F.

Oves, who seems to be the bell wether for the flock of admirers, said: "Everybody's invited." So Pipe Line Foreman John Hertz and his crew made quick work of the repairs to the break in the four inch main at Twenty second and Greenwood streets. Repairs were finished late yesterday. The street is being re laid today. The sun was out at 11.51, filling the north windows of City HalL Unusual sights always play to this grandstand. The visitor couldn't see so much point in the See's playing up of the interchange of letters between Mayor Hall and Senator Kunkel, saying: "It was just a clerical error.

The Mayor was sending welcome to Harrisburg letters to all State offi cials and the Senator's name was on the list, that's all. For that matter, President Roosevelt re ceived an invitation to his own inauguration if you'll recall." Councilman Haps Frank is still determined to sell the Friendship fire enginehouse and use the pro ceeds for the erection of a central fire station at Second and Paxton streets. The highest bidder gets the building, he indicated today. 4 The plans for the making safe of Harrisburg's water supply in the event of another flood seem to be somewhere between the department of public safety and the local WPA office. Councilman William T.

DeHart is going to check the situation, pointing out today that three separate plans have been given the WPA officials. The first two came back with revisions, which stepped up the amount the city would have to pay. The councilman said today: "Please don't use any figures until I make a careful check up." The plans in general called for the raising of the dikes at the filter plant and retaining walls at the city pumping station at Front and North streets. It is hoped that the red tape will bu unravelled before the next flood waters roar past Har risburg. It is known, according to usually well informed circles, that Councilman DeHart "has the situation well in hand." Lieutenant James M.

McFar land calls attention to the meeting of the Society of the 28th Division in the veteran's lodge room at City Hall tomorrow evening at 8 p. m. "First meeting in several months," said Jim, "We have a lot of work to do." Joe Feidler of the city highway department says that the comfort station has been "spicked and spanned" until it looks like new. Councilman Burtnett and his deputy finance director, Harry E. Kochenour, are expected back at their desks late today, both having convalesced from recent illnesses.

4 MOTHER AND GIRL ARE INJURED (Continued From Page 1) from a severe cut of the left temple, bruises of the right elbow and shock, and the child a possible fracture of the skull, cuts of the face and shock. Their conditions today were satisfactory. Others hurt were Leroy Pot teiger, 17, fractured nose; Ida Potteiger, 20, cuts of the forehead, and Alfred Potteiger, 14, cut of a finger of the right hand. State Highway Patrolmen from the local substation said the Potteiger automobile struck the rear of an auto owned by David W. Brehm, Hummelstown, Brehm and Robert H.

Powell, also of Hummelstown, had parked their automobiles at the side of the highway and were assisting a motorist to extricate his automobile from mud. The Brehm and Potteiger automobiles were badly damaged. Powell's damage was slight. Mrs. Bessie Cochran, 50, 1729 Susquehanna street, injured yesterday when she fell from a moving automobile at Thirteenth and Paxton streets, remained in a serious condition today at the Harrisburg Hospital.

She suffered fracture of the skull, a fractured right arm and a severe cut of the forehead. Police reported, Mrs. Cochran, a passenger in an automobile driven by William H. Fillinger, 55, 1543 North Sixth street, fell from the auto when she leaned against a latch, causing the door to open. Child Is Struck Darting from behind a parked automobile in Third street, near Cumberland, Doris Weaver, 6, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Weaver, 1110 James street, was struck by a machine driven by Louis S. Snyder, 49, 2324 Green street, late Saturday afternoon. She was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital for concussion and a bruised forehead. In a collision yesterday at Jefferson and Seneca streets, involving two automobiles, the drivers, Dr.

W. S. Houck, 1517 North Second street, and Homer A. Smith, 1204 North Fifteenth street, escaped injury. FLOOD Facts IN BRIEF By Associated Press The dead 44 known dead in nine states; 15 more reported dead in Frankfort, reformatory riot and four at Lawrenceburg, both unofficial.

The homeless conservatively estimated at almost half a million, including 200,000 in Louisville, area alone. The area hardest hit Cincinnati and the Ohio river lowlands of the state of Ohio; Southern In diana; Kentucky from Louisville to Ballard. Property damage at least $6, 500,000 from fires and floods in Cincinnati; uncalculated most other points. The outlook Ohio river still rising at Cincinnati and downstream; government observers predict flood conditions possible for a month; critical period may begin in Mississippi valley when Ohio's crest reaches Mississippi at Cairo, ILL, in ten days or two weeks. Relief measures Red Cross nurses and doctors at work in ten states; President Roosevelt sets Army, Navy, Coast Guard, CCC and WPA to aid them.

Push campaign for $2,000,000 of contributions to Red Cross. Washington President Roosevelt puts Army, Navy, Coast Guard, WPA and CCC under wartime like orders to aid Red Cross in succoring flood victims. FJood homeless near half million in number. Cincinnati Oil and gasoline fire sweeps industrial area three miles long, mile wide, causing $1,500,000 damage. Other floating fuel menaces downstream points.

City's homeless total 75, 000, flood damage alone estimated at $5,000,000. Louisville General power failure, leaves population of 330,000 in darkness. Water supply previously cut off. Unconfirmed report says fifteen convicts dead in flood induced rioting at Frankfort State Reformatory. Indianapolis Governor places all of Southern Indiana flood zone under martial law.

Commandeer trains and trucks to transport 55, 000 refugees. Oil fire threatens isolated Lawrenceburg. Memphis United States Army Engineers order armed force RODNEY'S Greatest Shoe Bargains of All Time Yet High Grade Shoes for the price of sheap ordinary kinds. Big variety of styles and kinds that you can buy for a small part of their real worth. RED CROSS SHOES Oxfords, Ties, Pumps, Stepins and Straps Black, Brown, Tan, Patent, Two tone, Wine, Kid, Calf, Suede, Bucks, etc.

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Strictly first quality. No No Exchanges. No No Mall 204 Walnut Sheet I Harrltburg't Best against farmers resisting dynamiting of levee at Birds Point New Madrid, floodway, Dynamiting ordered to save Cairo, 111. St. Louis Martial law declared at Mound City, 111., and all able bodied men conscripted for levee duty near Ohio Mississippi river confluence.

Red Cross estimates 60,000 homeless in Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas, 36 hour increase of 20,000. SCION OrAMOUS FAMILY ARRESTED (Continued From Page 1) Mdivani family were princes of the realm). Linked to Plot His arrest was ordered, officials said, on the strength of testimony yesterday by Karl Radek, former editor of Izvestia, who linked the famous Mdivani family with the alleged conspiracy to overthrow Communism 'by helping Germany and Japan defeat Russia at war. Radek said the Tiflis bloc was known as the Mdivani bloc, pre sumably because one of the Mdivanis headed it. Famous Connections (Bydy Mdivani is a brother of the famous princes; he was a brother in law of Countess Barbara Hutton Mdivani Haugwitz Reventlow through the Woolworth heiress' marriage to the late Prince Alexis; of Mae Murray, movie actress, through her marriage to Prince David; of socially prominent Louise Van Alen through her marriage to the late Prince Serge.

She also had been Alexis wife. (He would be a brother of Mrs. Jose Maria Sert, wife of the painter. She was Princess Isabel Mdivani.) Death Is Penalty L. Serebryakoff, another defendant, linked Mdivani to the sabotage plot, testifying in court the prisoner had come to Moscow 'to join the intrigue and help work out the details.

The former Geprgian Prince was jailed together with more than a score of henchman on charges of plotting to separate Georgia the home province of Joseph Stalin from the Soviet Union. Official sources said there was little doubt Mdivani and the others would be tried soon and probably sentenced to death. Assassinations Planned Mdivani wanted immediately to kill Laurentius Beria, a close friend of Stalin and a high Soviet low price, we feel sure this buy RED CROSS Shoes for 1 Red, Green, Suedes and $6, $7 OXFORDS $2 95 are unusual values PAIR Women's and Children's GALOSHES and ARCTICS Strictly First Quality Browns and Blacks. All heel heights and toe shapes. C.

O. or Phono Orion Shoo Store official in Georgia, but was dissuaded by pleas to wait until Stalin himself was killed. He also related Mdivani's alleged efforts to consolidate malcontents throughout Soviet Russia including opponents of communism in Armenia and Azer baidjan in order to build a strong center for the so called "Tiflis Parallel" The plot to overthrow the Communist State in Russia was laid to Leon Trotzky's ambition to create "pure fascism" in the Soviet Union. 17 on Trial Karl Radek, bewhiskered publicist of Communism, testified to Trotzky's part. Radek is one of the 17 confessed conspirators on trial on charges of having plotted with Germany and Japan to dismember Russia and overthrow its government.

He said the Bolshevist leader, once a guiding force in the Russian state and now banished from the country, directed the plot in a series of secret letters. FIGHT AUTO FIRE Fire in an automobile owned by Ralph Hershey, Elizabethtown, R. D. 3, was extinguished late yesterday afternoon by district companies summoned to Crescent and Mulberry streets. No damage resulted.

The Allison Fire Company was called early today to the home SPECIAL THIS WEEK IN SCIILEISHER'S January Fur Sale I oOur own remaining stock fi of fur coats at clearance EMmk AUGMENTED BY ifi I Our favorite furrier's re 1 maining fur fashions at ImmlMMw II clearance prices. 1 TO LIST A FEW EXAMPLES: BLACK HUDSON RACCOON PERSIAN SEAL I $279 mSm'i $195 I i i In the Clearance! I Others from 9148. In the Clearance! I JAP MUSKRAT LAPIN I WEASEL (Imported Rabbit) $349 $159 $69 I In the Clearance! Others from $59. I In the Clearance! i OTHER FURS INCLUDED IN THIS SALE: Caracul (dyed lamb or kid) Persian Lamb Leopard Nutria Alaska Seal Kidskin Pony Fitch Mole Beaver Squirrel Krimmer Leopard Cat It's no secret that prices of raw skins have been steadily rising. Accordingly, fur coat prices will he higher next season.

This is inevitable. Nevertheless, it behooves us to close out present stocks as usual not carry over. With these facts in mind the present values are ideal investment opportunities. BUI FURS THE of Hugh F. Bowman, 1532 Thompson street, to "extinguish a chimney fire.

Firemen said no loss resulted. POSTPONE MEETING The meeting of the Women's Republican Club of the Thirteenth Ward, scheduled to meet tomorrow night at the home of Mrs. Lena G. Pike, 1928 Kensington street, has been postponed until next Tuesday night, February 2. 4 TO PLAN BANQUET Plans for the annual banquet of the Harrisburg Credit Exchange April 22 will be discussed this evening at the first meeting of the general committee, it was announced today by James D.

Hays, general manager. REALTY TRANSFERS Camp Curtin Trust Company to the Socony Vacuum Oil Company, property at the northeast corner of Sixth and Muench streets, Mrs. Marie Kru picza to Joseph Ament, lot in Sycamore street, $1. RUMMAGE SALE The G. W.

Hartman Class of St. John's Reformed Church will hold a rummage sale at Fulton and Verbeke streets tomorrow and Wednesday. Donations will be called for if Mrs. Walkden of 538 Violet street is notified. FROM A STORE IN WHICH IMPLICIT CONFIDENCE WM CH LEI SN ER STORE THIRTY NORTH THIRD to McFADDEN ELECTED AS NEWPRESIDENT H.

T. McFadden, 2423 North Second street, was elected president of the State Capital Savings and Loan Association, 108 North Second street, today, when directors reorganized following the annual stockholders' meeting. Formerly secretary, he succeeds E. R. Pierce, who died last October and F.

Si Fornwald, two directors whose terms expired, were re elected by the stockholders. J. G. Swartz was elected to the board vacancy created by Pierce's death. Other officers elected: H.

M. Gross, vice president; J. W. counsel; F. S.

Fornwald, secretary; J. G. Swartz, assistant counsel; G. M. Watson, treasurer; L.

E. Cover, J. T. Dowling and J. L.

Ammon, assistant secretaries; W. M. Smith, J. L. Hain and F.

S. Snoddy, assistant treasurers. runawayFfound City Patrolmen Albert Groom and John P. Arnold sent last night to Cameron and Berryhill streets, to. investigate the presence of prowlers on a used car lot, found two Baltimore, Md.

youths who said they were runaways. The youths, Thomas Gorecki, 14, and Albert Mazerski, 15, were held at police headquarters today to await their parents. YOU PLACE.