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COTTON SPOTS COLUMBIA 15X0 WEATHER Fair tonight Saturday partly cloudy probably showers fit North littlo chango in temperature! gen-tlo winds moatly oouthwoat and south you xxxi no ESTABLISHED APRIL lit Ul! COLUMBIA FRIDAY MAY 6 1927 DAILY 5c SUNDAY 7c HAMMERING BY COUNSEL FAILS TO CHANGE ACCOUNT OF MURDER Seized Ear Rings Possible Cine to Alive or Dead Mystery I Led Over Story of Synder Killing He Deviate Quit Chicago or Keep Poor Hiring Lawyers Chiefs Warning to Crooks are to be held pending decision as to whether penalty shall be imposed because they were brought Into the country without being declared Mr Schmidt explained the ear rings were brought Into the United i 4 States by hla daughter Mr Ella AWSTd CUPS and 1T0 pHieS at Fitch of Chicago whp was If at the time was just a ho said no one told her of these thing" Mr Schmidt and hla daughter acquired the ear rings through a chance meeting with a man at Charlottenberg a suburb of if fa would be mter-1 i i President to eeted in buying some rare Jewelry ri CaI The next day Mr Schmidt and Speak Reception tO F0I- hla daughter went to the eacato- rium where they bought the ear rings and were shown a brooch set with three diamond These were offered for $5000 In the presence of the mysterious invalid with the explanation that eh the grand duchess was In ned of money Mr Schmidt arranged to return I and when he did the man told him the ducheas no longer was In need SPEW PROGRAM Greenville Wine Parke High school's affirmative debating team of Greenville defeated Hartsvllle High school'e negative team In the ing to proceed against you We're SAYS going to throw you In Jail every time we see you and keep throwing you In everlastingly If we haven't got anything on you we'll rharge you with vagrancy and if we can't make that stick we'll give you the run ground so that It will keep you poor hiring lawyers and getting out on writs of habeas corpus anybody is going to be fur a riilu' from now on it will be the police who do tlio taking And we'd be glad If jou wore to try to run away from a pinch eonietime for if you do some policeman Is going to get a raise In pay for ridding this town of ou for all time" Mrs Henry bis in the his hie the ainl Over 3000 Square Miles in Eleven Parishes of State Under Water MORE TOWNS DISAPPEAR Refugee Camps Moved as Sites Become Part of Inundated Area Hoover at Setae VICKSBURG Miss April (41 Secretary of Commerce Hoover Secretary of War Davie and Major General Edgar Ad-win rhief of United States n-glneers arrived here early today fur a series of conferences before going South later today on the government steamer Control Thn party conferred with Governor Dennie Murphree I Uroxby and Mississippi relief committeemen Later Secretary Hoover held a conference with' Red Cross officials whlla Secretary Davis wee In session with officials of thn Xntlonal Guard nnd war department authorise The party planned to make a atop at Natchez But Great Concerts Prove Tragedy of Such Possibility (By Maurice Matteaon) SPARTANBURG 8 May 6 With rumors In the air of Spartanburg abandoning the festival after this season last opera program was a real and definite reason pointing to the tragedy of such a course Seldom hae such beautiful chorus work been produced even hero where such is rather common Real soloists of artistic merit a marvelous orches tr -the faultlessly trained chorus an 4 you have tho material out of which was wrought a consistently lovely program The orchestra opened with the prelude to the Each of tho soloists had a Wagner number Then the chorus under Dr Wadell who should be highly feted for such devotion to beautiful program and tho producer of the high degree of perfection that the festival chorus now ha gave Wagner phantasia which for heeer beauty of tone has not often been equaled The second part was a personal triumph for the young and classic Mm Klda Vettori With a gown that swept the floor and with trailing laces she was greeted at her appearance with an ovation And It was well deserved Here is voice young and unspoiled power in abundance and with thrilling top tone Dr Arthur Rodxlnekl di rector marshaled the entire ensemble into splendid unity The contralto May Barron whom Columbia did not hear during our recent Opera Week was an able co-star Tho lovely resonant low tone with cello-Uke quality will be greeted as an old friend at tho childrens concert tomorrow Tho afternoon program made the most striking advance over other orchestra programs of previous year The pick of the Philadelphia SCHOOL CLOSING TONIGHT finale of the annual High School week debating contests in the University chapel beginning at noon Friday Parker's team wae composed of Nlggel League and Florence Grshl snd Hartsvllle's team of Woodrow Lewis and Rachel Miller Nlggel League was Judged the beat affirmative debater and Woodrow Lewi the beet negative The subject for debate was that at the general election of 1928 South Carolina should vote a bond issue for the permanent improvement of her educational charitable and penal With the awarding of cup med ala and trophies In the University Field house at 7:30 Friday night the annual High School week of the South Carolina High School league will cloee Parkinson of the University extension department will preside and Dr Douglas president of the University will deliver a short address of welcome James Spann president of the league will preside over the awarding of trophies and award the actual awards being made by the chairmen of the various committee Following the awarding of ths trophle reception will be held Admission will be by card r- The Parker high school Greenville affirmative debating team consisting of Nlggel League and Florence Grahl met Hartsvllle high school's negative team composed of Woodrow Lewis and Rachel Miller In the University chapel at 12 Friday In the finals In debate These teams were chosen in the semi-finals held in the Clariosophlc Literary Society hall Thursday night in which Prof McCall Robert Barnwell Warr Ferrell and Moore served as Judge Dr Davison McDowell Douglas president 6f the University of South Carolina presided at the final debates Friday morning The subject for debate was: "Resolved that at the general election of 1928 South Carolina ahould vote a bond Issue for the permanent improve ment of Its educational charitable and penal The debate and the track final held on the University field at 8 o'clock Friday afternoon are the features of the last day of High School week Miss Virginia Pettigrew of faculty at the University of South Carotin LaBruce King also of Florence was winner of second place and Ernest Luca of Chester high school took third place Lamus Sullivan of Anderson high school won first place in the declamation contest held in the University chapel Thursday night and Miss Annie Lee Robert of Brunson was awarded first place In the expression contest held In the Columbia high school auditorium at the same time Miss Mabel Bradley of Columbia high school was awarded second place In the expression contest In both contests the judges experienced some difficulty in deciding on a winner In the contest the audience had to wait 20 minutes for the Judges to decide on a winner Miss Roberts spoke on Little and Mlea Bradley spoke on First Christmas Mlea Margaret Morgan of Thornwell orphanage was awarded honorable mention for her selection Soft Spot In In the contest the Judges1 decision was' delivered after 15 deliberation Lamus Sullivan who won first place spoke on the Statue of Lee Stand in the Hall of Second place was won by Carlisle Smiley of Lake City delivering the Scene from Quo Frank DuBoee of Nichol took third place with for In the boys' contests Jumee Spann president of the South Carolina High School league presided Dr 8 Edmund being 'enable to attend Judges were Governor John Richard McMaster and Edwin Beleer Ward superintendent of Walterboro school presided at the girls' contest with Mrs Green Mrs Owlnga and Black well acting aa Judge Typewriting contests bega- at 9 Friday morning at the Presbyterian Recreational center on Marlon street and the executive committee of the league met In Fllnn hall at the earns hour At 10 the annual meeting of the high school league wae held II Election as Mayor Vacates Board Position Richards Writes WILBUR SENDS REPLY Members Would Hold in Interest of Under-priviledged Govarnor Rlcharda followad up hla latter Inviting members of the State board of public welfare to resign If they were embarrassed by his veto of appropriations for that agency by notifying Zach Wright of Newberry that ha was no longer a member of the board and that a successor would be appointed shortly In a letter to the Newberry member the chief executive Informed him that he had automatically vacated his place on the board under the State constitution when he became mayor of Newberry some months ago because the constitution prohibits a person from holding more than one office of honor or profit at the same time The action was taken' after he saw in The Record of Thursday an Interview In which Mr Wright was quoted as saying he was as a member of the board by reason of the veto of the appropriations Item but did not feel called upon to resign unless the Institutions under supervision of the board would profit from his resignation No replies had been received at the governor's office from the other members of the board Walter Wilbur of Charleston Coker of Hartsvllle and Dr I Rosa Uannt of Spartanburg Besides Mr place two other vacancies exist on the board to be filled by appointment of the governor who ta ex-offlclo cniliv man of the body Letter The governor's letter addressed to Zach- Wright Mayor Newberry 8 CH" "I see from 'the papers and presume you are correctly quoted that although still 'embarrassed1 you feel you should continue as a member of the Board of Publlo Wei- fllff am that you are the present mayor of Newberry and that you vcra elected since being commissioned as a member of the Board of Public Welfare am that there la constitutional Inhibition that provides that no person shall hold two offices of honor or profit at the same Therefore when you became mayor you automatically vacated your office as a member of the Board of Public Welfare and under the circumstances no matter how much I may regret the loss of your services to the state as a member of the Board of Public 'Welfare your successor will oe commissioned without further Wilbur Writes CHARLESTON May Members of the state board of public welfare who protested Governor Richard's veto of the appropriation for the board are unwilling to resign from their positions as suggested In a letter to them from the chief executive Walter Wilbur one member of the board declares In a reply written to the governor today In his letter Mr Wilbur says he Is requested by the remaining members sto say they are unwilling tc surrender their positions Mr reply follows: hays quite mistaken the purpose of the Inquiry addressed to you last week respecting the confusion in the work of the state board of public welfare due to your veto in the appropriation for an executive staff From the standpoint of our personal conveniences the course you suggest as a solution of ths difficulty certainly has Its appeal We are really concerned however not with our personal embarrassment but with the question of how the work which the law devolves upon the board could be carried on in the circumstance The statutes definitely appoint our duties and the board Including yourself as its chairman la under oath to fulfill them to the beat of our ability It moreover happens that the service of the under privileged the handicapped and the helpless members of society Is real concern of the members the board snd Involves them In the Imperatives of loyalty to a causa We regret beyond expression that you do not share this point of view" Perhaps If you would familiarise yourself with the fine human ser vice rendered through the agencies of the board yoil would find yourself more In accord than you now suspect am requested by the remaining members of the board to advise you that they are unwilling to accept your suggestion of surrender On the other hand they offer you the fullest measki-e of co-operation In working out the present tangle with as little financial loss to the state and as little dislocation of the most essential functions of the board as It Is possible to devise They would like to feel that you are responsive to the serlcus Issues Involved They renew their request that ths board be Called together for consultation as early In this month as may suit your own convenience- MILWAUKEE Wis May Tho controversy as to whether Anastasia daughter of Nicholas the last of the czars escaped the massacre of the Imperial family in the cellar at Ekatrlnburg was recalled today by the selxure here of a pair of ear ring for of duty The ear tings are hand painted French bisque antique In design with golden lights glinting In the Inch long pendant and dimly visible In the worn engraving of a St Petersburg Jeweler's name William Rchmldt a musician bought the ear rings In 1922 from a young woman who was 111 in a sanatorium at Berlin She was the one over whom a controversy since has been waged some defending her claim of royalty others denouncing her as an Imposter The ear rings were said by experts to answer descriptions of a pair famous among the crown Jewels of Russia Attention of authorities wan directed to the baubles by a newspaper account of Mr 'Schmidt's adventure In acquiring them They State Welfare Board Members State Position The Record wired to tho members of the State Board of Public Welfare asking for expressions from them as to their stand as to the position of Governor Richards in vetoing tho appropriation for tho board and declarlng-it A reply froth Zach Wright of Newberry was published yesterday Two other members have wired follows: appreciate your kind expressions I do not think that the board nor any member of it has any other plan with reference to the state board of public welfare than to discharge as far as possible and as fully as circumstances permit the duties and responsibilities placed upon it bythe law COKER 'Hartsvllle 8 "The course of the board of publlo welfare will bo motivated by a deep sense-of- responsibility for the protection of pecullary defenseless classes Wo will stick to our position until convinced that South Carolina hae wholly lost Its appreciation of the demands of Twentieth Century civilisation and every vestige of Its chivalry You may make any use If you deslr of this statement Many thanks for your telegram WALTER WILBUR Officers Destroy 500 Gallon Still Near Columbia A thoroughly equipped and to all appearancea new" etlll of 500 gallon capacity located In the and hills about IS miles from Co lumbla off the Two Notch road was raided by federal officers Frl day morning The etlll waa deaerted at the time of the raid but It Is believed that a would have been made In a day or two Thirty-three vats of 1000 gallon capacity were found filled with beer The equipment Included a 12-horne holler with a 20 foot stack a 100 gallon doubler with copper connections a gasoline engine and pump and a copper pipe leading along a stream of water aa a cooling device Material confiscated Included 64 doxen fruit Jar seven 96- pound sacks of corn meal and seven sacks of coke Qpntrary to the usual no sugar was found at the still The still was raided about 10 o'clock Friday morning Participating In the raid were Knight federal prohibition officer In charge of this district and Federal Officers Hassell A Bobllsky and Eaddy Mr Me Knight arrived In Columbia from Moncks Corner Friday morning HAMILTON NAMED ASSISTANT STATE SERVICE OFFICER The appointment of A Hamilton of Columbia as assistant state service officer was announced-Friday by Henry Cappelmann state service officer Mr term of office starting Immediately Mr Hamilton has recently been connected with the United States bureau at Greenville and was a first lieutenant of infantry during the World war Ho la a son of Dr Hamilton of tho South Carolina state health department who la himself the holder of a distinguished service croa The assistant service officer Is a graduate of North Carolina state college and Is regarded by Mr Cappelmann as a fortunate selection for tho appointment He aaye of him: am happy to have Mr Ham Ulon with us In the Important work which this office has to -do and feel that ths ex-service men of South Carolina are fortunate In having him aa one of their representatives Ha la a man of attractive iierson allty good education fine approach and knows the' work In hand" GAINED NOTHING Snyder to Be Put on Stand Again Attorneys State YORK April Jmlil Gray today completed ordeal upmi the ulinoss stand court where lie is on (rial lor Seventeen hours after nc voluntarily axMimeJ the wltnea chair all Attorney hail done with linn court wa adjourned for lunch Throughout all the quentloiiiiu Gray had stoutly maintained hla story that ho had struck the fnl blow but that (lie murder of Albert Snyder could never have been nccomplislicii hut for the aid of Mrs Rutli Snyder Distifct Attorney New combo iiiom toned Gray but half ini hour whereas counsel for Mr Snyder had examined him for right hour mid hi ow ii lawyer for nix Ah Xewconibe xat down Samuel Miller lawyer took the wit liens for redirect examination which lasted but three minutes Gray then left the stand Gray's mother Mr Margaret Gray was expected to he the first witness of thn afternoon session NEW YORK April Detail by detail Henry Judd Gray was led over ill story of tho killing of Albert Snyder today mid deviated scarcely a hair breadth from hi original testimony Counsel for Mrs Rutli Snyder Ills co-defendant pounded away in thn effort to break down Gray' testimony blit the effort showed no apparent results As court opened Gray went back to the witness chair and Mr Snyder's counsel Dana Wallace resumed his emus-examination Wallace questioned Qray about his income which averaged $5500 a year and shout his drinking which Gray said often exceeded half a dozen drinkH a day The questioning dealt In detail with a $1000 loan Grigr had obtained shortly before Snyder was killed Gray said he borrowed the money to buy some stock in the jtnpany he worked for You have admitted the slaying of Albert Snyder have you Wallace suddenly asked and Gray's counsel objected and was sustained The question wae withdrawn and rephrased have sworn to the part you took in the eerlee of acts that resulted in the death of Albert Wallace asked I have told the Gray replied "Why did you take that part in the nttatfc on Snyder?" had you to gain by hie -id the little salesman le what 1 would mean you had nothing to "1 certainly did Wallace's examinoqtion dealt almost entirely with minute details of previous testimony trying to shake the story told by the witness under direct examination Mr Snyder to Testify Again NEW YORK April 6 Counsel for Mrs Ruth Snyder told reporters before court opened today that the Queens village housewife was to be put back on the witness stand In an attempt to refute the story of her co-defenddant Henry Judd Gray Mrs Snyder was on the stand for 12 hours under direct and cross-examination When court adjourned last night Gray had completed fourteen hours on the stand having finished his direct examination and being still under cross-examination by counsel for Mr Snyder All spectators carrying packages were stopped at the main entrance to the court house today and the parcels were investigated to see whether they contained lunch Court officers said the spectators who have stayed in the court room during noon recesses so as not to lose their seats have turned the room Into a picnic grounds strewing bottles and refuse about the floor The situation had become so aggravated they said that an order had bees issued to permit no more eating in the court room Examination turned to the "Magnetic domination" Gray said Mrs Snyder held over him "But It was yotl who suggested the trip up state to quiet her nerves wasn't it possible you wanted to get her rcrves Into shape so that she could carry through a plan to kill her husband originated by you' "That is not "On the night of the Killing you were your mind was clear enough so that you hid in the dark room lest Snyder see "Mrs Snyder had told me to" FLOOD FUND MOUNT8 WASHINGTON May The Red Cross flood roliaf filnd today reached a total of $7813908 Small chapters in practically every state in the mid western part of tho country arc now showing a eplondid response to the relief appeal Red Cross headquarters said and in many eases thaaa chapters have doubled and even trebled their quota CHICAGO May CF) Three score and two known crooks hoodlums and strong armed racketeers have been ordered to leave Chicago at once and stay away Chief of Detectives William O'Connor read the riot act to tho 62 prisoners last night calling them front their cells one by one and employing the argot tho prisoners best understood It from ths chief said fellows are In for an awful cleaning We have made up our minde that you caq't do business in Chicago and that means you can't so there is no misunderstanding I'll tell you how we're go Redpath Program Has Prominent Entertainers The Columbia Redpath Chautauqua will open here Saturday afternoon at 4:15 In the big tent auditorium which hae been erected at the corner of Main and Green tgeete The Chautauqua brought here under the auspice of the Columbia Chautauqua association Reports from the committee in charge Indicate that an unusual Interest is being ehown In the program this season and that it will undoubtedly be a great success Many interesting attractions are scheduled to appear dtirlng the week the Chautauqua la here The two plays "The Goose Hanga and reeent New York successes will be presented by capable casta on the third and seventh night Bohumir Kryl and hie band will be tbs feature of the fifth day and magician extraordinary will appear on the fifth afternoon' in a special pro gram Prominent Lecturer Among the outstanding lecturers appearing here will be Tom 8key hill world traveler and author peaking on "Mussolini and the Black and Ruth Bryan Owen daughter of the late Wil 11am Jennings Bryan and great platform speaker herself will give as her talk Arabian Ihe Chautauqua will be opened by the Chicago Male Quartet four rollicking young singers and entertainers who have made a great reputation on both the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuit They will present the prelude program again at 8: 15 after which 'Army" Ambrose electrical wizard will give hie lecture-demonstration "The Science Mr Ambrose with the aid of modern broadcasting station will explain the mya teriea of radio He carries a large number of special electrical devices and hie many experiments ore both Interesting sad marvelou Neuwerth who will have charge of the Chautauqua here arrived in Columbia today from Charleston where he has Just closed a most successful week The Guarantor The Chautauqua le coming to Columbia under auspices of 50 guarantor whose responsibility le to ell the required number of season ticket Mlea Adele Mlnahan A Hogan II Hellams Edgar Cato Penland Horton Haltlwanger Maben Jone Mr Newton Mr McDonald Cross Joe Norwood Mr A Hammond Mr Charles Gordon 8 Sheeley Harvin Lever Thomas Hair Just Jone A Tarrer 8 Draffin Riley Sutton Christopher Atkinson Wade Coker Mra Robert Glbbes Mrs Frances Kendall Maynard Spelgner Eleaxer Hope Kingman Joel Elkins Claude Davl Campbell Ben Webber Mrs Bollck Marian Horne A Carson Caughman Alex McDougall Thomason Charles Sligh Lawrence Davis Webb Girl Scruts of Columbia The committee has decided that a section will be reserved for all sea on ticket holders and a special section for all season ticket holders who desire a particular seat will make reservations Saturday morn lng at the office of the city play' ground department at an additional charge of a half dqllar The co-operation of Columbians le requested tc put the guarantee over eays an announcement from the Chautauqua association The Chautauqua headquarters are 1121 Gcrvals street phone 3281 where complete Information will be given it le said OFFICERS RAIL STILL IN LEXINGTON COUNT A copper still of about 100 gallon capacity waa destroyed by State Constable A Rector and Lexlng' ton county officers Thursday after' noon near Red Bank In Lexington county About 1000 gallons of beer wee found at the etUL which wae unusually well equipped for lte else according to Officer Rector No arreeta were made Red Cross Fund For-Mississippi Flood Sufferers Contributions are being received by The Record for the Mississippi valley flood sufferers Richland county la tar behind In lte quota The appeal le made to every reader of these lines to send a contribution Checks may be made to the Red Croee Relief Fund and The Record will forward immediately Among contributions received by The Record1 to date are the following: The Columbia Record 5000 Charlton Wright Mr Charlton Wright Jo Hughes James Slokus Miss Laura Gullck Nick Kotslos Gilbert Vaughan Sue Yates Elisabeth Kearse Reha Roberts Eugene Taylor Jr John Banks Mrs Hammet Wannamaker Jr Mr Harvin Wyatt A Taylor Scruggs A Llttleohn TIT Hickey James Hoses Fred Harrell Joe Sowers Krants McEIveen '4 Heron Geo Ray Kraft Hamlter Greene Hamlter Carter Taylor Dye Lorlc Williamson Elisabeth Williamson Cohn John Roberta Jr Player Jr Nielsen Gilbert Britton Marshall 5110 500 500 500 5 00 500 100 100 100 10(1 100 100 1 00 100 100 ino 100 100 100 100 1 oo 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 eieeeeee Miiitsa a a eapeeaee a itllHIlllll eeaseeoeeeee eeeeeeeoeeee a ee Total $11850 Last Program on Columbia Radio Station Tonight Former Governor Thomas McLeod speaking on the sufferers of the Mississippi river flood will feature the concluding program to bo broadcasted from Redpath Chau-tanqua station WHBM Friday evening after which the station which has been operated at the Elk home during the past few days is to be dismantled Governor McLeod's address Is scheduled for delivery at 9 o'clock while the evening's program composed of various other musical and recitative feature is to be started promptly at 7:15 The program will be opened with the children's hour during which Mrs Arthur Williams will tell bedtime atorle and other features Including a reading by Mies Josephine Griffin and musical selections in charge of Mre Pearl Klbler will be offered The program proper includes popular vocal numbgrs by Miss Virginia Arlall and Miss Sue France Lytton Jazz selections by Miss Lillian Fair: readings by Miss Eva Boyd and Miss Katherine Minus Miss Louise Hoefer who triumphed with her initial performance during the early part of the week and Mr and Mr Robert Milan and Bernard Jumper In popular numbers The girls of Columbia college will offer a 45 minute program while Waldo LaMotte's dance orchestra will take the air with a number of dance number Others on the program Include Mr Walter Cormnck Carlyle Smith Mra Corzlne and Miss Jeane Swygert and Allen university will offer a short program before tbe station signs off at 10 o'clock MAXIM NEAR DEATH LAKE HOPATCONG May 6 (A5) Ths death of Hudson Maxim 74 year old Inventor stricken with anemia and ulcere of the stomach Is expected momen tarlly It wae said today by a close friend He hae been In a coma for the last 11 hour orchestra and the magic wielding of acntrai was wmn the baton by Dr Rodzinski made I the EnEll8h contests held Thursday this the most satisfying of any concert that I have attended In recent Florence high school was winner In It Is announced Friday by Prof Henry Davl of the English NEW ORLEANS La May 04) With practically all of -north eastern Iniislana now undtr water National and Slate forces combat ting the flood rolling down (he Mis xisslppl 'organ redoubling their ef forts today to pass the overflow back to the mighty river and there continue it on its rush to the sea should these efforts be success fill the worst of this greatest flood of history in the Mississippi valley will be ovrr Should they fall thousands more square miles of rich farming and Industrial lands in the state will be overrun with -probably another 100000 people made homeless While none wee threatened early today further crevasses In the main river levee down to the mouth ef the old river simply would add the Inundation -on i the northeast but would make Increasingly dif flcult task of holding tho SO miles of line along the Old Red And Atliafalya river The rapid widening of tho ere vasses on the Mississippi above Vicksburg and between that town ind Natchez has Increased the difficulties of rescue work In' the northeastern section end some ap prehension Is felt for the safety of hundreds in that are ResctU fleets are moving about this tent torv aa speedily as possible to save the marooned Many towns have -already been evacuated V- Swollen currents of the -1 flood waters began tbelr race southward to the Old and Red rivers are -in creasing the difficulties of i the coast guard and naval tnen New towns are being claimed by the flood dally and upwards of "a score have been inundated with eome of th't smaller ones in the direct path of the flood current! practically de stroyed More than 600 square milea had been covered by tbe Mississippi and Its tributaries In Louisiana as the giant stream gathered lte forces after their rampage over alx other' -state Arkansas Worst Hit Kentucky had suffered least i -Arkansas most In Kenutucky 89 800 acres were submerged south' of' Wlckllffe Four hundred and sixty lx thousand acres were Inundated In Tennessee and 190000 more ta southeast Missouri while backwa ters In the St Francis and White river basins claimed 890000 other acres Other hundreds of thousands of acres in Mleeleelppi had disappeared but this water now -was slopping back Into the main stream to be poured again through broken leveee Into Louisian Tributary overflowe wrought most damage In Arkansas and Mis souri The Black river claimed 195000 acres In Missouri end 378000 In Arkansas The Cache' river In Arkansas scored another 672000 acre the SL Francla ed over 735000 acres and tho White river below Bateavllla covered 640000 acre In Missouri In Missouri the St Francis waa satisfied with 123000 acre As the river continued Its rampage vent lng its fury upon the parishes along its banks with the waters from the Arkansas breaks slowly ebbing over the lowlands to Jojn those from more recent crevasses they pushed over new territory to meet the backwaters from the Red and Black river Points which had been selected In advance for the contravention ef refugees were not immune from the invading water Red Cross eon centration camps were being cut off from their sources of aupply G0SLIN IS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ILU PITTSBURGH' Pa May Goslin eutfieldsr for the Washington American' league team waa removed from a train here today and taken te -a hospital a victim ef pleurisy' Doctors said three or four days would be required te determine hie exact eonditien They said that at preeent 1 he ie "very tick" Goslin wae taken frem the train whieh ie earrying the Washington teem to SL Leui 1 years her Then there was the charming Ruth Breton playing as only she suggested she could in Columbia The ensemble must have given her remarkable Inspiration as the' Bruch Concerto waa a reason for many dreams of loveliness as she played it today She made the most of the haunting bits of melody that make the minor concerto one of the ever used numbers of violin literature Also In her solo groups was evidenced the clarity of tone and breadth of interpretation that haa made her famous When one attempts to tell of the orchestra and the sweep of Beethoven in hla Immortal 5th symphony second only to the 9th In Inspiration I realise the futility of mere word Suffice it to 'say that the conductor was recalled again and again The audience realising that power to quicken and exault the soul had been made manifest to them Weather Bureau Rainfall: Total for 24 hours ending 8 a Friday 000 Inches January 1 to date 1003 lnche Sun seta 7:11 rises 5:29 Temperatures: Hlgheat Thursday 88 Lowest Friday 69 At 8 Friday 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS The Lakes depression hae been displaced by high pressure and low pressure continues over the Southwest with low -center near Salt Lake City Precipitation has occurred from Montana to the lower middle cotton belt and thence to the north Atlantic coast with enow In Montana and heavy rains In Ata bam and central Tennesse Temperatures have remained nearly stationary Fair weather will continue In the vicinity to night fob Iftwed Saturday by 1 ncreaslng cloudiness with possibly showers by evening no important temper' ture change.