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5 a 2 THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1937. PRESIDENT LAUDS FLOOD RESPONSE Says Outpouring of Money For Flood Sufferers Great Birthday Present Washington, Jan. Roosevelt, unseen guest of honor tonight at more than 5,000 parties, told participants that in contributing to the fight against infantile paralysis they were presenting "the finest birthday present which you could possibly give me." The President, 55 years old today, spoke radio to parties in cities and towns throughout the country. w.The birthday, for balls the reaped nation's a fight haragainst the disease which crippled the President, and now afflicts 300,000 Americans.

In an eight-minute talk heard over coast-to-coast networks, the President also acknowledged "with pride and with "the "splendid response the nation has made in answering the call of suffering which comes to us from the Ohio and Mississippi valleys." The flood emergency be met. the President promised, and "through national effort on a national scale, we shall hope in the days to come to decrease the probability of future floods and similar disasters." Thanking those attending the birthday parties from "the bottom of my heart," the President emphasized that every dancer and ticket purchaser was helping to carry on the fight against infantile paralysis. The fight would not end, he declared. until "the disease itself is brought under control and proper aid has been rendered to all." President spoke from the White House where his old "birthday sat with him around a cake "bearing five candles, one for each years past fifty. Some of that group--newspapermen asigned to the Navy Department when he was assistant secretary-have attended his birthday dinners for 20 years.

Of his old friends, only Louis MeHenry. Howe, his journalist-secretary who died last year, was missing. The President set aside six minutes, beginning 11:24 Eastern Standard Time, tot speak by radio on to the thousands of merry-makers elsewhere. Film, stage and radio stars entertained at hundreds of the celebrations, which ranged from gigantic parties New York City to handfuls of dancers in many hamlets. Banners at some carried the familiar slogan of this and other Roosevelt birthday balls: "Millions will dance 50 that thousands may walk." The "old gang" summoned to the White House party, included: Stephen Early and Marvin M.

McIntyre, now Presidental secretaries; Kirke L. Simpson, Washington and Thomas Lynch and Stanley Prenosil, New York City. Others invited were Secretary and Mrs. Morganthau: James P. Sullivan, Boston; Charles McCarthy, Washington; Miss Marion Dickerman and Miss Nancy Cox, New York City; Miss Grace.

Tully, Miss Marguerite Lehand Mrs. Malvina Schneider of the White House staff: Judge Samuel, Rosenman, New York City; Mrs. James Roosevelt. Jr. Captain Paul Bastedo.

naval aide: Col. E. M. Watson, military aide; Captain Ross Meintyre, the President's physician and Harry L. Hopkins the Works Progress Administrator.

After the dinner Mrs. Roosevelt planned to visit each of the celebrations in Washington's largest hotels State to Run Its Own Fair Continued From Page One fund, carried in the current budget at $500,000, would be available to meet deficits. Until the State started leasing the Fair five years ago, it had accumulated deficits of more than $100,000 a decade ago. since the revival Vale Cha this exposition contract provided for a flat payment of $8,000 a year. maintained buildings and grounds, and paid a percentage of gross receipts above a stipulated amount.

Issues Shape Up For Floor Tilts: One Eliminated (Continued From Page One) (Continued From Page One.) in the air, although Dry leaders from all over North Carolina packed the Hall of the House to the topmost galleries Thursday to plead for a State-wide referendum. The Hutchins bill, sponsored among others by the Lady from Yancey, is expected, nevertheless, to get unfavorable report by the House a a a Judiciary Committee headed by Representative Sam Blount of Beaufort, and a substitute bill providing county option is slated to take its place. The Dellinger proposal substitute electricity for lethal gas as a means of executing persons convicted of capital crimes was voted down by the House. The Senate got a bill calling for the abolition of Avery County. The Senate committee on courts and judicial districts reported favorably on a bill which would increase the membership of the State Supreme Court from five to seven, as authorized by an amendment to the State constitution, ratified at the last general election.

Negro Slain Attempting Escape at Wake Forest (Continued From Page One.) Sweet, both Seaboard Air Line detectives. A dozen witnesses testified at the inquest, held at Wake Forest. Brodie's wife, Jemima Brodie, said the officers came to her home about 10 p. ordered her husband out of bed and placed him under arrest. Officer Knight was attempting to place handcuffs on Brodie when the Negro broke away and fled out of the front door, his wife said.

Knight and Deputy Coppedge, who also were in the house, ran after the Negro and within a few seconds pistol shots were heard. Officers Fish and Sweet had remained outside the house. Brodie's wife said she did not know who shot her husband. All four officers were outside at the time, she said, and darkness prevented her seeing what occurred after Brodie left the house. Myrtle Jackson, Negress, declared she heard one of the officers say, "We are going to have a little fun" just before two of them went into Brodie's house.

Testimony of each of the officers corroborated that of other witnesses as to what occurred inside the house, but all declared they did not know who shot Brodie. Coppedge, as well as Police Chief Knuckles of Wake Forest, testified Brodie was a reputed bootlegger and had given them trouble previously. He served a prison sentence for store breaking and was being arrested on a charge of shooting another Negro when he was killed. Serving on the Jury were: I. 0.

Jones, J. P. Thompson, C. B. Sabiston.

O. C. Garner, O. B. Branch and C.

S. Barnes, all of Wake Forest. Flying-dragons, of the Far East, spread to form a parachute. Carolina Calendar Carolina The tops of the elms, when seen against the sky, have become clouds with the brown and reddish mist that betokens a swelling of the buds, and the goldfinches have begun to gather in them to swing from the twigs and sound their canary-like pipings, one of the most innocent and artless sounds of all nature. Oldtimers say it was to dine on these buds that the passenger pigeons used to gather in fluttering millions, adjourning to roosting places that cracked under their weight and numbers.

Speaking of roosts, we are assured that the robin roost in Orange county is already six weeks old, and may be continued indefnitely. The robin roost in Randolph rounty a few was estimated to contain 5,000,000 birds, and that in Orange may be as large or larger. Where do they all eat? WEEKLY WEATHER OUTLOOK. Weather outlook for week beginning Monday, February 1: South Atlantic States Generally fair, mostly mild temperatures in Florida; frequent rain periods elsewhere. temperatures above normal first half of week, colder latter half.

FORECAST. North Carolina: Mostly, cloudy with occasional rain and Monday; warmer in west portion Sunday and in east portion Monday. South Carolina: Mostly cloudy with occasional rain rain Sunday and Monday; warmer northwest portion Sunday and in south east portions Monday. Georgia: Mostly cloudy with occasional rain Sunday and Monday: slightly warmer Sunday. Florida: Partly cloudy south and mostly cloudy with occasional rain in north portion Sunday and Monday; slightly warmer in extreme north portion Sunday.

Louisiana: Cloudy, probably occasional rains in north portion Sunday; Monday cloudy, probably occasional rains in east portion. Mississippi: Cloudy, occasional rains in west and north portions, cooler in northwest portion Sunday; Monday cloudy, occasional rains in east and south portions. Alabama: Cloudy, warmer Sunshowers. day; Monday cloudy, probably Extreme northwest Florida: Partly cloudy Sunday; Monday cloudy. Arkansas: Rain, colder Sunday; Monday generally cloudy.

Statesville; A. H. Graham, Hillsboro: W. C. Woodard, Mount; Luther T.

Hartsell, Concord: J. M. Gamewel, Lexington; John W. Hinsdale, Raleigh; G. L.

Lyerly, Hickory; Judge Isaac M. Meekins, Elizabeth Walter Murphy, Salisbury; Warrenton; Mrs. Charles Kate P. Whedbee, Arrington, Hertford: Reuben B. Robertson, Canton; Sutton, Kinston; Haywood Parker, Asheville; Wm.

D. Merritt, Roxboro; W. H. Woolard, Greenville; Miss Annie Moore Cherry, Roanoke Rapids; R. O.

Everett, Durham; William D. Faircette, Norfolk, Richard T. Fountain, Rocky Mount; James A. Gray, Winston-Salem; R. E.

Little, Wadesboro; Clarence Poe, Raleigh; Miss Easdale Shaw, Rockingham; J. F. Spruill, Lexington; Irvin B. Tucker, Whiteville; J. Kenyon Wilson, Elizabeth City; Graham Woodard, Wilson; Alexander B.

Andrews, Raleigh; Dudley Bagley, Moyock; Kemp D. Battle, Rocky Mount; J. A. Bridger, Bladenboro: Mrs. Minnie Melver Brown, Chadbourn; Arthur H.

London, Pittsboro; Miss Lelia Styron, New Bern; R. A. Doughton, Sparta; C. A. Jonas, Lincolnton; Samuel F.

Teague, Goldsboro; B. Nixon, Lincolnton; Walter Barbee; Seaboard; Arthur M. Dixon, Gastonia; Andrew L. Monroe, Raleigh; Thomas Hoyle, Greensboro; Robert Grady Johnson, Burgaw, and Kemp P. Lewis, Durham.

Puts Quarantine Upon Louisville (Continued From Page One.) the district under absolute quarantine beginning Monday was bordered the north by the Ohio river, on the east by 18th on the south by Algonquin Parkway and on the west by the Ohio river. "This order," they announced. "will be enforced under the direction of General Daniel Van Voorhis, commanding troops of the United States army, and there will be assigned to Gen. Van Voorhis 75 policemen. This order will become effective Monday, February 1, at 8:30 a.

m. Sections in absolute quarantine will be released as rapidly as sanitary conditions permit." Effective at once, the officials said, portions of the city "will be policed by the Louisville police department, asissted by departments cities, memberthof poles ing under the direction of Dunlap Wakefield, director of safety of the City of Louisville." They announced also that "evacuation of sections under absolute quarantine is advisable and will be enforced wherever sanitary conditions require." Get Permits. "Those living in partially flooded areas of the city may reoccupy their dwellings, business and industrial property upon securing permits from the Louisville health department. of all property will be done upon approval of the department of works of the city." Passes for traveling across any quarantine line must be obtained from the city health department. The state board of nounced it invoked the quarantine under Kentucky statutes, enforceable by penalties, after "being fully advised by the city health officer of Louisville, the assistant, surgeon general of the Publie Health Service, and senior sanitary engineer of the United States Public Health Service." The order, signed by Dr.

Howpresident of the state board of health, set out under what conditions evacuated and partly evachomes could be re-occupied. The board directed that railroads. other transportation companies and private individuals operating vehicles comply with the quarantine. Authorities stiffened regulations today to help restore Louisville's 330,000 residents to something approaching normal Boats Stolen. Two incidents moved officials to stricter measures in coping with the manifold flood problems.

They were the theft of 80 power boats which had been used: in relief work, and the arrest of two regular Army men in a smashed-in liquor store. Lieut. Col. Major, a reserve officer of the 375th artillery who was in charge of the boats, said he believed they had been stolen by looters sightseers. Authorities said there had been several arrests for looting.

The two soldiers, listed at the county jail as Privates Charles Crouch and Lawrence Doyle, returned to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. The city's real estate loss, reckoned from a preliminary survey, was set nt $95,000,000 the mayor's tional were made pubconference, today. No addilic. The number of known dead mained at 63, and the estimate of total deaths at 200. Inevitably, officials said.

errors would creep into the casualties column. To bear out their opinion, Albert Neurath, an undertaker, whose name was on the list of dead, turned up today with a paraphrase of Mark Twain's famous quip that the reports of his death had been exaggerated. Murphy Resumes Effort to Solve Motor Troubles (Continued From Page One.) to remove strikers from the Fisher Body plants at Flint, Murphy said he would "meet each contingency as it arises." Use of the courts, he added, "is one of the peaceful methods to peoceed in a matter of this kind. Both sides have a right to pursue in the courts their rights and it should be helpful to both sides and to the public." To Court Monday. Circuit Judge Paul V.

Gadola at Flint on Monday will hear the union's attorneys attempt to "show cause" why the injunction should be granted. Imminence of this new effort General Motors to clear strikers from its plants was reported to have been one of the reasons Sloan refused to enter the tentative agreement arranged by Secretary Perkins. Watching the situation at Flint are 2,300 national guardsmen ordered there by the governor to preserve peace following strike riots outside the Fisher No. 2 plant January 11. Addressing A.

U. A. W. JEAN HARLOW AND SEN. REYNOLDS This close-up starring Jean Harlow and Senator Bob Reynolds was taken by Washington cameramen after the actress called the North Carolina Senator's Bluff, Said Harlow when en Reynolds pretended to kiss her for the benefit of photographers: "The trouble with this gentleman is that he doesn't seem to want to go through with it." So, undisturbed by the great lover Robert Taylor who watched with ment, the Senator plants a kiss on Jean's lips.

(Associated Press Photo). Blaze Destroys 'Gateway' At Carolina Pines Here A spectacular morning blaze day destroyed the Gateway, Carolina Pines roadhouse and one of the principal buildings of the resort development, located on Highway 15-A two miles south of Raleigh. Early morning. celebrators fled the roadhouse as the alarm was sounded by an employee at 12:15 a. m.

All ocupants escaped and later firemen and police officers rescued a dog, cooped in a pen immediately behind the blazing structure. Louis Bryan, in charge of the roadhouse, said the origin of the fire was not known. It caught on the second floor, which was unoccupled at the time, he said. The building, built of logs on a stone and concrete foundation, was one of the first erected some seven years ago when H. A.

Carlton of Raleigh conceived the plan of a resort development. The operating com- meeting of striking workers the Cadillac and Fleetwood plants of General Motors here today, Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, wife of the former Pennsivania governor, advised her hearers to "keep peace and win the strike." adding her belief that "a union victory will make America a better place to live in." General Motors announced tonight that nearly 83 per cent of 149,249 workers affected by strikes and a shutdowns have signified by petition or otherwise that they wish an immediate return to work and that they protest against the strikes. The union made no immediate comment, but earlier its leaders had charged coercion to obtain signatures to the petitions, and said it had instructed union members to join the "back-to-work" movement to protect their jobs. The closing this week of FisherChevrolet plants at Oakland, and Buffalo, N.

and of a General Motor unit at Southgate, which had assembled Buicks, Pontines, and dealers, cut Oldsmobiles further for into West the automobile concern's production already near paralysis from strike elfects. Shortages of parts were assigned as reasons for the shutdowns, although the union claimed some of its members were on strike at the Oakland plants. MARITIME STRIKE END NOW SEEMS IN SIGHT San Francisco, Jan. (P) -Maritime union leaders called tonight for an end of the costly 93-day West Coast shipping tie-up by ordering a settlement vote and recommending acceptance of tentative agreements. Approval by a majority of the 000 strikers was regarded as a foregone conclusion since union leaders conceded the rank and file was for settlement and that nothing could change the sentiment.

However, two of the seven unions involved, the Cooks and Stewards and the Marine Firemen, lacked complete tentative agreements and made preparations to submit alternative ballots to their memberships. A long meeting of the joint strike policy committee started the 93- day tie-up on its way into history as business interests estimated the allaround loss at more than $650.000,000. The negotiating committee adopted a resolution ordering the vote while separate arrangements were worked out for the Cooks and Stewards and the Marine Firemen. The strike leaders, any then formal adjourned statement. without Individual leaders reported the committee decided to ask for unionby-union results on the voting Wednesday noon, when a date would be set for the return to work.

Observers said this might be Thursday, Since the strike tied up 240 ships in ports from Canada to Mexico and from Honolulu to New York, the reawakening the big West Coast maritime industry will be gradual. However, it appeared possible work could get well under way before the end of the next week. GOODRICH WILL RESUME PLAN OPERATIONS TODAY Akron, Jan. (P) -Manu- facturing operations will be resumed Slunday at midnight in the B. F.

Goodrich factory here where a sitdown strike has made 10,000 employes idle since Thursday midnight, the company, announced Inte today. King Henry VI instituted Eton in 1440 as a preparatory school for King's College, at Cambridge. TAKE THOUSANDS TO SAFE PLACES Under The Dome (Continued From Page One.) OLD-TIMER MURPHY helped pay his own coach. this way and why it wasn't done that way. "Why, the students in Chapel Hill just got together and chipped in $300 for a coach." Trustee Murphy told the trustees.

group of us went to Princeton and hired Hector Cowan, the great Princeton tackle, to come down and coach us for 10 days. "That was in 1889-the first coach the University ever had. Four years later we got the first fulltime coach, Yup Cook, captain of the team of '87." Trustee princetore the observation along with a motion to refer the Hunk Anderson-Frank row back to the executive committee of the trustees "in toto." As for intramurals, Murphy observed during the meeting. "we used to have quite a few good indoor games," but he added significantly, that winner sometimes was determined by a two-card draw. busses aren't alone with their difficulties in negotiating roads these days.

University Trustee I. P. Davis of Wanchese missed the meeting here yesterday because Dare County washout kept him from reaching the mainland. idea of reducing the sales tax to two per cent never got to first base for a variety of reasons. Not the least was that the people who figure consumption taxes permanently in the tax structure know well that they'd never get the rate increased again, whereas it would be relatively easy to strike out exemptions that mean next nothing except loopholes for dishonest and careless merchants to escape the tax.

The argument publicly advanced against the reduction was that it would mean lopping a third off the sales tax return, whereas only A quarter is supposed to disappear in the exemption of the so-called necessities of life, which include coffee but not milk, sugar but not shoes. GREY--Half dozens members of the board of trustees the University of North Carolina, all on ill the sunset side of 60, were discussing Child Labor amendment the Governor's office yesterday. All expressed themselves in favor of no further delegation of "State's Rights." Outside in the corridor a group of younger men was arguing for the amendment. They agreed that unless North Carolina enlists the protection of the federal government for uniform labor laws, that the industry North Carolina took from New England with the cheap labor bait, might soon be lured deeper South with a cheaper labor bait. LOBBYISTS- Bessie Phoen- who draws her cheeks from the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, it known that she believes Lieutenant Govwants, ernor and Speaker of the House are perfectly able to take care of their legislative duties without employing her as a lobbyist.

For designating Mrs. Phoenix as lobbyist for presiding officers of the two Houses, blame a printer who apparently cared little where he put his words 50. long as he got them all in type. happened was that Dick Fountain's titles were transposed into Bess Phoenix' lobbying. doubt about it, radio is great thing.

WPTF is offering all Legislators, young and old, wise and otherwise, the opportunity to remove the burden from their chest every Tuesday evening from 7:30 until 8 o'clock. Only objection is that the time limit is five minutes, but at that, some of the members are getting so they can speak their mind in that length of time. to abolish counties are rare but by no means unprecedented. The Democratic to dismember Republican Avery County is being taken little more seriously that Bob Patton's bill of a couple of sessions ago to move the Capitol over the Blue Ridge to Franklin. More frequent are bills to add enough members to a county board of commissioners to create a majority by legislative enactment.

Avery's Republican Representative, T. P. Dellinger, has such a bill pending. Advocates of county consolidations claim taxpayers would be saved large sums by mergers. Nearly forgotten now are eleven consolidations were recommended to former Governor Gardner by the institute for governmental research.

They were: Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck; Chowan, Perquimans; Wilson and Greene; Hoke and Cumberland, Caswell and Person; Stokes and Forsyth; Alexander and Iredell; Mitchell and Avery; Henderson Polk; Graham and Swain; Clay and Cherokee. The institute suggested further that a continuation of its studies probably would result in recommendations for the consolidation of: Washington and Tyrrell; Beaufort and Hyde; Craven Pamlico; Brunswick and New Hanover; Alamance, Orange and Durham; Catawba, Lincoln and Gaston. Recently, the Lee County board of commissioners voted to attempt to annex part Harnett and Caldwell commissioners asked to annex Blowing Rock Township, in Watauga. Last May, Nahunta Township and a part of Great Swamp Township asked to secede from Wayne County and join Wilson. Avery County was formed in 1911 from the three counties to which, under the Senate bill, it would be returned, with each unit getting the land it once had.

It was named from Col. Avery, a Revolutionary wWaighstill COURTESY. -Courtesy of the floor was extended in the Senate yesterday to former Senator George Mason of Gaston. The House didn't meet long enough to attract any visitors. Sweeping Changes Made in University Athletics (Continued From Page One.) did not fit with his ideas for the future of the University.

R. A. (Bob) Fetzer, veteran director of athletics at Chapel Hill, was elected by the trustees to head the department and John F. (JohnMiller, physical department head at State, was made head of the new set-up here. Before reference of the coaching situation to the committee, Dean Harrelson announced he and Graham had selected Newton as head football coach at State College.

The board declined to elect Newton on grounds that election of coaches was not one of its duties. The committee's action temporarily cancelled the Newton nomination. The heads of the new department, Graham said, will not have appointive power of coaches and other personnel but will make recommendations to him, as other departmental heads do, and he will pass them on to the board of trustees, ask recommendations or make independent nominations of his own. Anderson, head coach at State for three years, who recently was refused a new contract by President Graham in spite of his nomination 6 to 3 by the State athletic council, sat in a back corner of the balcony of the House of Representatives as the argument over the athletic situation waxed warm. Discussion centered on authority of Graham and Harrelson to select a coach not nominated by the executive council, with John 'insdale and A.

L. Monroe of Raleigh contending that the president and dean had overstepped authority. Please for "local autonomy" were also expressed by J. M. Raleigh, president of the A State College Alumni Association, and Carl Harris of Durham, a member.

Postponement Fails. State College alumni sought a postponement of athletic changes until June and George R. Ward of Duplin County proposed making Graham ex-officio chairman of the athletic councils at each institution and that action of the councils in athletic and coaching matters be final but both were displaced by Murphy's motion that the coaching question be referred to the executive committee with power to act. This prevailed 37 to 23. The action of the executive committee in providing the new athletic set-ups slipped by several members who attended last week's meeting, it being incorporated inconspiciously in the reports of the administrative deans.

John Sprunt Hill of Durham raised the point, as did Murphy, and Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh said, privately, Whedbee he did of not recall Hertford, it. grinning, told his fellow committee members it was in the reports of the deans of the units, which were approved perfunctorily. First public knowledge of the action came early yesterday when copies of the minutes of the committee meeting reached board members here. After the committee meeting President Graham, Dean Harrelson, J.

Irvin Tucker of Whiteville, Doctor Poe and other members had said no action was taken on the athletic situation except to hear a request from state alumni that they be given self-control in athletics. As Graham and Harrelson both have already refused to accept the nomination of Anderson for another term it was generally thought there was no chance for him to be back at State next fall. No date was immediately set for the athletic council to meet. President Graham made a report on the progress of the university consolidation and praised members of the faculty for sticking at their jobs serve the state" in the face of offers of more money it they would go elsewhere. He also told how he had disregarded faculty sides in the head departments at recommendations, in bringing out lower salaries than they commanded elsewhere.

So completely did the athletic controversy occupy the meeting. that little attention was other matters and the expected attack on Dr. E. E. Ericksop, English professor about whom a controversy raged as a result of his dining with the Negro candidate for the vicepresidency on the Communist ticket, failed to materialize.

Trustees present at the meeting were: Marvin Key Blount, Greenville: J. D. Beatty, Elizabethtown; F. H. Coffey, Lenoir; H.

G. Connor, Wilson; W. R. Dalton, Reidsville: R. Eagle, New Bern; John Sprunt Hill, Durham; Henry M.

London, secretary, Raleigh; Edwin Pate, Laurel Hil; Rev. Charles E. Maddry, Richmond, George B. Mason, Gastonia; A. D.

Folger, Mt. Airy; Mrs. E. C. Gregory, Salisbury; C.

W. Tillett, Charlotte; Francis D. Winston, Windsor: Leslie Weil, Goldsboro; George R. Ward, Wallace; H. D.

Bateman, Wilson; George Stephens, Asheville; Burton Craige, John G. Dawson, Kinston; Frank Dunlap, Wadesboro; Harry P. Grier, Army Men Have Already Removed 80,000 Persons From Mississippi Areas Washington, Jan. United States Army, acting under its comprehensive Mississippi Valley evacuation plan, has already removed 80,000 -stricken residents to places of safety, General Malin Craig revealed tonight. Craig's announcement was coltpled with optimistic forecasts that the vast Mississippi levee system will hold firm tinder the onslaught pouring in from the Ohio river.

However, forboding added suffering for the homeless thousands in the devastated region was the forecast from the United States Weather Bureau tonight of rain, snow and cold over much of the inundated area. Despite this, the weather authorities stated their belief that "the worst is passed." Red Cross Fund. pany later went into bankruptcy and the property was taken over by W. S. Murchison of Raleigh, Its facilities were leased to various individuals.

A city fire truck answered the call to the blaze, but firemen found the machine would not pump water from a pond, the edge of which was only a few yards distant from the structure. With an abundance of water on hand but no means of throwing it on the blaze, the building soon was consumed by flames. Scores of Raleigh couples who had attended a dance at Memorial Auditorium ending at midnight were attracted to the scene as the blaze lighted the sky brilliantly and was visible for several miles. No estimate had been placed on the damage last night. By 2 a.

the building had burned to the ground. Mighty Ohio River Crest Approaching Rich Valley After Destructive Spree (Continued From Page One) nurses, unsung heroes and heroines of every national calamity, continue working to the point of exhaustion. Reinforcements constantly arrive where the need most urgently exists. Memphis, in the path of rolling flood tide (but confident that her situation on higher ground will save her) is a city of refugees. They have come by thousands from Arkansas' flooded lowlands, Tennessee river points and from as far south as Mississippi.

The crest is expected at Memphis next Friday or Saturday. More than 115,000 men are at work on the dikes the Memphis area, strengthening them. Almost as many others are engaged in relief work among the more than 25,000 refugees. Five hundred flood sufferers are in Memphis hospitals under treatment from influenza, pneumonia, typhoid fever and even smallpox. Fourteen Memphis schools were ordered closed yesterday to provide more housing and hospital space.

Earth Tremor. An earth morning was tremor, curly. Saturday. sons knew of it, but it sent engineers hurriedly to check the dikes for fear that some of them may have been undermined. Sixty thousand persons have been evacuated to higher ground Arkansas; and more than 20,000 Missourians.

The United States Army, which has authority over the river valleys of navigable streams for a distance of 50 miles on either side, reiterated yesterday that it was ready to evacuate the entire Mississippi valley "from Cairo to New Orleans" if necessary; but General Malin Craig, chief of staff, said he was "conservatively optimistic above the whole situation." and believed that "we are going to hold the entire river." The evacuation of livestock and removal of household goods has begun along a 200-mile front from Hickman, to the mouth of White River in Arkansas. There has been looting. "River rats are looting homes and barns in the lowlands." the sheriff of Cross County in Arkansas said. In some places river patrols are on regular duty with orders to "shoot to kill." Almost overlooked in the greater horror of the Ohio's debauch, lesser streams have caused devastation in Tennessee and Arkansas. Nashville, has had an unpleasant time of it, and considerable damage, from the Cumberland river.

Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansag counted 46 dead up to last night. A special flood commission will KO to work Monday under federal auspices to see what's to be: done. President Roosevelt's plan for emergency aid was outlined by him at Washington as: 1. Immediate small scale financial aid for the needy from the Red Cross. (The Red Cross announced it had received $6,417,000 of the $10,000,000 it seeks).

2. Reconstruction Corporation loans for storekeepers whose stocks were damaged. 3. Federal Housing The Red Cross, coping with the extraordinary task of providing for more than 600,000 needy families in the flood area, announced that contributions to its $10,000,000 flood aid fund have reached $6,417,000. Craig's statement that some 00 persons had been removed from flood danger zones in Missouri and Arkansas was the first revelation that the Army's broad-scale plans for removal of any threatened Mississippi valley residents were being carried out.

In addition the task of evacuating the last 10,000 resident of ducah, has been virtually completed under Army direction. The largest evacuation was undertaken, however, residents in the New Madrid. area- a region protected by levees which may not withstand the heavy flood waters. Should these levees break, the flood would pour into the valleys of the Little and St. Francis rivers.

While such a break would bring serious danger to the New Madrid area, Army engineers indicated frankly that it would considerably relieve pressure further down the Mississippi and probably end danger of serious breaks in the huge lower river levee system. Thousands of workmen, acting under Army direction, are at work strengthening these lower levees. To Start Survey. Tomorrow a a a a special government committee of high officials starts comprehensive survey of flood area conditions. The party, including WPA Administrator Harry L.

Hopkins, Surgeon General Thomas Parran, Gen. Edward M. Markham, chief of Army engineers, Red Cross representatives and others, will go first to Memphis. Craig is remaining here to COordinate the government's flood relief efforts as is Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the American Red Cross.

Grayson will pay a special call at the White House tomorrow to advise President the situation. The received Rnasevelt.of daily reports on conditions in the flood region. Parran tonight emphasized the serious health problem caused by the flood, stating that the effects will be felt for six months after water has returned to normal. He said the flood clean-up would require a larger force of physicians and nurses than now concentrated in the inundated region. Medical forces have already sent millions of units of serum and vaccine, Chief to the health flood problems section.

cited by Parran were establishment of sanitary conditions in. concentration camps, rehabilitation of water supplies, pasteurization plants and sanitary systems. Parran said health conditions in the flood region were fairly good at present but that the real test was still to come. Tonight's weather bulletin, issued by W. J.

Moxom of the Rivers and Flood Division said: "The situation is quite satisfactory. The Arkansas and Tennessee rivers are about normal. The Ohio is falling almost Waters have receded two to four feet above Louisville since yesterday." I Calendar TEMPERATURES. Highest temperature 45 Lowest temperature 36 Mean temperature 40 Excess for the day 2 Daily excess since Jan. 1st.

10. PRECIPITATION (in inches) For 24 hours ending 8 p. m. 00 Total for month to date 6.74 Excess for the month 3.20 HUMIDITY. 8 a.m.

12 m. 8 p.m. Dry bulb 36 41 42 Wet bulb 35 39 41 Rel. humidity 91 84 87 PRESSURE. 8 a.

m. 30.44 8 p. m. 30.36 Sunrise. 7:16 a.

m. Sunset 5:40 p. m. TIDES FOR JANUARY 31. Oregon Inlet.

Highs. Lows. 10.31 a.m. 4:46 a.m. 10:40 p.m.

5:06 p.m. Beaufort. 11:11 a.m. 5:26 a.m. 11:20 p.m.

5:46 p.m. Wilmington. 12:56 a.m. 8:10 a.m. 1:10 p.m.

8:33 p.m. TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL FOR 24 HOURS ENDING 8:00 P.M. High. Low, Prec. Asheville 44 40 00 Atlanta 52 42 00 Birmingham 76 50 00 Boston 36 26 00 Chicago 40 32 02 Cleveland 52 32 00 Denver 40 6 .00 El Paso 60 42 00 Galveston 68 60 00 Jacksonville 62 52 00 Kansas City 42 36 78 West 82 72 00 Little Rock 66 54 Los Angeles 22 Memphis 60 40 00 Meridian 64 48 .00 Miami 74 70 .08 Minneapolis 12 10 00 Mobile 68 00 New Orleans 72 00 New York 42 34 00 Pittsburgh 48 30 00 Portland 28 22 00 Richmond 42 34 00 St.

Louis 42 32 10 San Antonio 74 58 00 San Francisco 48 42 92 Savannah 60 46 00 Vicksburg 68 00 Washington 42 35 .00 Wilmington 56 40 .00 tion insurance on private loans for restoring homes. The Federal deficiency appropriation bill of $900.000.000 has 000 of that total earmarked for relief purposes. An idea of the magnitude of the present calamity was given by figures of J. B. Kinger of the weather bureau at Washington, who said that the average annual flood damage in the United States, between the years 1905 and was $40,000,000 and the average annual number of lives lost was 89.

Last year's floods, disastrous as they were, were $100,000,000 less destructive than the present one, which still is far from spent. It was Kinger who estimated that there are sixty billion tons of water trying seek a lower level. There has been negligible effort to profiteer. Butter, eggs and milk continue to sell generally at prices that prevailed before the waters rushed down. A study of the river gauge readings last night showed the Ohio was dropping at Cincinnati and all points behind -it was A drop of two feet at Pittsburgh.

The Mississippi, however, was rising at Memphis, Helena, Ark. Vicksburg, and at New Orleans. Rain was predicted for today over the Ohio river valley, and occasional rains over the lower Mississippi. Less than a year ago, when drought was a menace, the prediction would have been welcomed. Last night it was received with dread.

They don't want rain there now. RHEUMATISM When your rheumatism is caused aggravated by excess urie acid-and most rheumatism is--one swift and safe prescription is Allenru-often the terrible agony goes in 48 hours- ask any live druggist in America for 8-ouncer Allenru. Costs about 84.