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HUNDREDS DRIVEN FROM HOMES BY ROME FLOOD
French Action Causes Fxcitement In United States
GOVERNMIENT KEEPS
QUIET UNTIL PAY
DAY A 5 GONE
By The Associated Press
Two governments have fallen
after decisions on the Americar
debts and, although payment will
he forthcoming from others, of
ficials at Washington agreed that
the situation is still badly tang.
led
premier Herriot of France was
defeated by a vote in the Cham
rer of Deputies. He advocated
payment of the debt installment
Thursday, with reservations, The
chamber insisted that payment be
withheld until the United States
hould consent to revision of the
debt structure.
The Belgian government resign
ed after voting wunanimously to
withhold payment of the $2,125,000
installment due Thursday. In both
France and Belgium there was talk
of returning the same governments
to power.
England’'s problem is to bhe de
rated in parliament Wednesday,
but regardless of what may hap.
pen there the government already
has decided to pay the $95,550,000
due Thursday with the reserva
tions which have been made in a
series of diplomatie notes.
The Italian government announ
ced that its payment of $1,245,000
already has been made.
Theré was some question in
Washington as to whether Eng
land’s payment wauld be accepted
under the condition imposed by
London, but administration spok.
esmen said the treasury would ac
cipt the ‘money. Secretary Stim
son 928 no reply to the last Brit
ish note would be necessary.
WHITE HOUSE SILENT
WASHINGTON L—~(AP)— Dis
appointed and confused by French
insistence on a conference, the
American government Wednesday
nevertheless held firmly to its at
titude toward KEurope on war
debts—pay or default.
But underneath official Wash
ington ran a current of surpressed
excitement as word was received
that the French chamber of depu
ties had voted against paying that
nation’s $20,000,000 interest install
ment unless the United States
agreed to reconsideration.
The action of the chamber un
seated hopes that ‘payments
would be made before foreign
debtors undertook intensive moves
looking to re-examination of the
entire debts question ,and lefld—‘
ers in congress cast their eyes
to the administration for imme-l
diate developments.
Inasmuch as this - government
spoke plainly in its replies to
every foreign request for a mora
torium extension, @nflications |
were that the white house and the
state department would Kkeep si-l
lent until after Thursday—the
date when nearly $124,000,000 isl
due from the debtors.
Should Franece, Belgium and
other nations default, President
Hoover then probably will make
those facts known officially to
tongress ‘in a special message :md{
al the same time he may propose
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“FLU” CASES OVER |
NATION ARE ALMOST 1
DOUBLED IN WEEK
WASHINGTON—(#)—An :nc-:eae»‘l
ol influenza cases from 14,291 on
Decomber 3 to 26,144 on December
10 was reported Wednesday by the
bublic health service. I
The outbreak was heaviest i“'
the south.
The spread of the disease dur:
Ng the week in the most affect.
ed states was reported as follows: |
South Carolina 543 to 1,092; Geor- |
g, 297 to 2,079; Alabama 3,52?‘
19 6,687; Arkansas 204 to 1,090;:
Louisiana 1,183 to 7,149, {
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Cloudy with rain Wednesday ‘
night and probably in south
nortion Thursday morning,
slightly colder in central and
»uith portions.
TEMPERATURE
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Lowdeti idd 6w e iy ..- 080
M fyss T 0 ...845
Normglisd oW 00l 0460
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FULL Associated Press Service.
Vote Against Herriot Plan Aimed at
United States Attitude; Premier Not
‘ Planning to Attempt a New. Cabinet
PARlS—(AP)—Premier Edouard
Herriot and his cabinet resigned
‘Wednesday after the Chamber of
Deputies postponed the payment of
less than $20,000,000 interest due
the United States Thursday.
The chamber declded to defer the
debt payment until an Interna
tional Debt Conference can be
held. An overwhelming 380 to 57
vote approved the action. The pre
mier’s plan for payment with res.
ervations was defeated shortly be.
fore by a vote of 402 to 187.
Because of this 'vote, the Her.
riot cabinet submitted its resigna
tion. Many of his supporters left
the chamber before the second
vote was taken early Wednesday
mornign. Deferment of the pay.
ment was proposed by the cham
ber's fereign affairs and finance
committees over the Premier's pro.
tests.
The aet'on of the chamber con
vluding 14 oours’ debate was in
terpreted in lobbies as directed
against the attitudes of the Ameri
can government on the debt issue,
rather than against the radical So
cialist party leader who has been
Lead of the government for the last
six months.
The 402 deputies who voted out
the government inecluded men of
all parties. Throughout the long
sessions, the burly Premier, who
pleaded that the debt had to be
paid as a matter of national honor.
was listened to respectfully but
coldly. 4
The defeat of his government
precipitated a situation calling in
so question the whole sysem of
debts and and war reparations.
President Albert Lebrun faced a
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} The Air carnival sSchedulel at
Epps Flying field "Wednesday af
!wrnoon was postponed until Thurs.
day afternoon due to inclemeny
‘weather, but the Aviation ball will
‘bo held, as planned, Wednesday
night at the Athens Country club.
This announcement was made
here early Wednesday afternoon
upon arrival of the air performers
and Blue Steel and his recording
orchestra from Augusta, For awhile
it was believed the wea\ther wans
clearing but clouds hovered again
prom:sing more rain,
The ball and air carnival is be.
ing sponsored by the Allen R
Fleming Post of the American
Legion and part of the proceeds
from them will go to help charity
here Christmas. An admission ot
SI.OO per couple will be charged for
the ball Wednesday #ight and 25
cents parking fee wnl be clmrg«-d!
for automobiles at the airport |
Thursday afternoon, |
The air exhibition will begin :u;
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House Considers Means of Protection
From Visitors Bent on Using Pistols
WASHINGTON, — (#) — The
house went about its business ax
usual Wednesday, but its members
talked seriotsly of protecting them
selves from those who would en
force their demands by flourishing
dangerous weapons. :
While Marlin R. M. Kemmerer,
25. year-old Allentown, Pennsyl
vania, department store clerk who
Tuesday displayed a revolver and
demanded the right to speak from
the gallery, was held by police, the
suggestion was advanced that the
public sections be closed to all whe
do not possess tickets,
Kenneth Romney, house sergant
at arms, said, “I : believe no one
should enter without tickets and
that members should be most care
ful in issuing cards of admission In
times like these.”
+ The crowded chamber was
thrown into wildest confusion at
4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon as
Kemmer described as an expert
marksman suddenly stood uP in the
gallery, placed one leg over the
railing and waved a revolver. ’
“1 want the floor for a few min
utes,” he shouted,
A page boy cried “look out for
the gun,” and there was a dash for
the cloakrooms, the ‘members for
getting the vote they were engaged
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EDOUARD HERRIOT
task of exceptional difficulty in
ernment. The composition of the
attempting to establish a new gov
adverse majority offered him no
Jdance in fixing his choice of
statesman to form a new .cabinet.
Herriot previously announced he
would not attempt to form a new
cahinet. ¢
Joseph Paul-Boncour, -minister
of war, and Edouard Daladier,
minister of public works in the
Herrigt caldnet| were {mientioned
as likely sueccessors to their chief.
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1 QLENT ON ATTACK
| Temperance Women Fail
| To Draw Reply of Next
[‘ “First Lady”
NEW YORK—(#)—Mrs. Franklin
|D. Roosevelt Wednesday declined
|to comment on protests of vari
}UUS groups of women against
| statements about drinking in a re- |
lcent speech she made. ‘
| She said she has’made it a pol
licy not to make public answers In
i.~u«~h cases. ‘
f WOMEN PROTEST |
| TOPEKA, Kas. —(#)— Womtn‘s!
iurg:mizntions here and ,at Cleve.|
{land, 0., were on record Wednes
lday with a protest against Mrs.l’
! Franklin D. Roosevelt's asset‘(ionl
:"lht* average girl of today faces
{ the problem of learning very youm:)
;huw much she can drink of such
| things as whiskey and gin anl
;sti(-king to the proper quanlity."J
| The Kansas group, representing
Ethu leading women’s organizations
!En the state capital, instructed a|
| committee to inform the next first
il:ul_\' of the land that her qtate-:[
;munl “has placed a severe H‘tr:lin;
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“] want the floor,” Kemmerer
l shouted again, Representative
MeMillan (D. 8. C.) who was in the
I’sp@aker‘s chair, vainly rapped for
(order, |
l At that moment P.eprosentative‘
{M:ms (R. Minn,), a Avorld war avia
[tor, appeared at a spot under the{
lpalo, excited Kemmerer who tom‘
newspapermen later he was “for all
the people.” ‘
“All right, son,” Maas called to
{him, “but before you get the floor
Ijust give me the gun.”’ Kemmerer
dropped it into Maas’ hands. Just;
then representative La Guardia
(R, N. Y.), who had rushed frem
the floor to the gallery, and golice
appeared behind the youth and he
was taken to headquarters for
questioning. L
l In his rooms here police founa
itwo sticks of dynamite and in his
pockets the opening paragraph or
his intended speech:
“Okay America” it began. “For
the next twenty minutes you wil
listen to a speech which has the
interest of the American peoble.
The first man that tries to stop me
will die. Is that understood?”’
He told police he planned to de
mand relief for unemployment ana
other economic ills* which he
AR OVAR R A vl
Athens, Ca., Wednesday, December 14, 1932
STEF - SON SHOOTS
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ATHENIA; DIES
I TWO.HOURS
J. T..Har: 'ngton, 62, a painter
was shot and fatally wounded at
his home here Tuesday night. Jim
Warren, 42, his step.son give him
self up to the police ;after the
shooting and Wednesday morning
was removed, from the city jail o
the Clarke county }uil on¢a, war
rant charging him with murder.
The warrant was sworn out af
ter a coroner’s jury had heard tes
timeny in the case :at Bernstein
Brothers funeral home wheras the
body of Mr. Harrington was car
ried after the shooting, and re
turned a verdict of murder against
Mr. Warren.
Mr. Harrington was wounded in
the left side hy- a load of gunshot
fired by Mr. Wiarren after an al
leged quarrel between the two
men. The wounded man died at a
hospital about 9 o'clock Tuesday
night,
Mr. Warren told the police after
his voluntary surrender, that he
shot Mr. Harrington because the
latter had driven Mrs. Warren and
her children into the rain and be
cause Harrington cursed him when
he went to him to talk over the
matter.
The shooting took place on the
porch of the Harrington hme, Mr.
Warren lives in part of the house
renting from his step_father.
Coroner J. F. Shepherd, presided
at the inquest. The jury was
womposed of Dr. J. C. Holliday,
foreman; H. E. Dunlap, king
{iCrawford, M. B. Wingfield, S. T.
Hardman, Judge W. Milton Thom
as, and Bailiff C. A. Lester.
Warren and his step-father fre
quently quarrelled, according 1o
testimony introduced at the in.
quest, L. Burges, who lives near
the Harringtons on E. Broad, tes
tified that Mr. Warren and Mr.
!Harrington were always guarrel
irg.
Eubie Butler, 117 Wilkins streer,
told the jury Warren told him at
police headguarters Wednesday
that he shot Mr. Harrington fm"
ldriving his wife .and children into
| the main. ;
Mrs. Harrington, widow of the
slain man and mother oft Mr.
lWarren. stated that Mr, Harring
ton had no weapon with him at
Ithe time of the shooting. She said
she was on the porch just before
the shooting took place and that
,apparently her son did not have a
weapon, either. \
The only trouble between the
'two, Mrs. Harrington said, oceur.‘
ired a short time ago when Mr.
Harrington made a trade for Mr.
. Wiarren to help him paint a r-oof.l
er. Warren failed to do the work,]
lsaying Ke wasn't going to pay his
rent, Mrs. Harrington tvc-stlfied.]
lShe said her son had been with
out work for several years aml‘
,that her husband had fed him "ofil
and on for some time”, 1
FUNERAL SERVICES |
Funeral services for Mr. Har-‘
,rington will be announced later. |
Mr. Harrington was a member |
’of the Baptist church. He came to
Athens from Fulton county about
two months ago. He is survived
his wife, Mrs. Evie Harrington; |
three sisters, Mrs. Annie Fisher,]
Mrs. Mary Blackman and l\[!ssl‘
Venie Harrington. |
IN GAS STATION
CHAIN FAILURE
ATLANTA—(#—W. L. (Young)
Stribling and his father, “Pa”
Stribling were among defendants
in a suit filed Wednesday in con
nection with the bankruptey of.a
chain of filling stations owned by
the Arrow Oil company.
J. H. Porter, as trustee in Hank.
ruptey, filed the suit naming the
Striblings, R. V. Purvis and J. L.
McCord, for the benefit of credl
tors of the company.
He asked for an accounting ol
the stock and petitioned the court
to hold the defendants liable [or a
share of the firm’'s debts.
Dr. Jago Is Slightly
Injured in Accident
~ Dr. T. E. Jago suffered a slight
cut on his face Wednesday after
‘noon when he fell from the rumble
seat of an automobile in front of
the postoffice. Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Elder were in the front seat of the
car, with Mrs.- Bider driving. Mr.
Elder got oat of the car and Mrs.
Elder, not thinking Dr. Jago was
going to get the car,
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A man who used a ladder in an
attempt to gain access to the room
of two-year-old John R, C. Master
jr., (above), in exclusive Wayne,
Pa., was frightened away by the
police dog.‘ Police are comparing
fooiprints found at the base of
the ladder with footprints found at
the base of the ladder used in the
abduction of Charles .Augustus
Lindbergh, jr., believing the intru
der was bent on kidnaping.
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CANCELLED, IRISH
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Cancellation of we; “debts owed
the United States i 8 mecessiry in
order to restore ccomomic stability,
Irish debaters, representing Trin.
ity College, Ireland, declared In a
debate against the Universily of
Georgia here Tuesday night.
The Georgia debaters retaliated
by saying that Furope 'is fully
able to pay the debts and that
it is ‘“merely trying to shift re
sponsibility” in trying to get them
cancelled. If the debts are not
paid by Kurope they must be paid
by the taxpayers of the United
States, the Americans declared.
A large crowd of persons heard
the debate, which was held in the
vniversity chapel. Fred Solomon.
Fort Valley and J. Milton Rich
ardson, Macon, represented the
Universty and James J. Auchmuty
and Garrett E. Gill represented
Trinity college. George QG. Con
nelly, assistant professor of pub.
lic speaking, presided.
Mr, Gill contended that the
United States should help share
the costs of the war as well as
the RKuropean nations in that it
was her war as well as thelrs.
He said that it wag 15 months af
ter America declared war before
she was able to send troops to the!
battle front and that during that
period Europe was fighting Am-|
erica’'s part of the war during thut!
time. He queéted from a st:ltt-mem,
made by the late President Wilson !
which said the United States|
would pool itg resources with
those of Europe in order to win
the war.
Payment of the war debts to the
United States is hurting its trade
and, is aiding unemployment in
America, Mr. Auchmuty pointed
out. He said that the “world !
could not go around”’—meaning |
economic stability could not be e-s-;
tablished—unless the debts are
cancelled. He also exvlained that!
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WASHINGTON, —(/)-—A radical
wal veterans group Wednesday
handed to Vice DPresident Curtis
and Speaker QGarne- petitions de
manding bonus payment and cen
sure of Presifent . Hoover, but
Curtis struck out the censure,
When one unnamed petitioner re
fused to shake hands, the Vice
I resdent told him, “well, "you can
go to the devil.” ¢
’ CAPITAL GUARDED
WASHINGTON, — (#) — Heavy
details of city police were sent so
the White House and capitol Wed
| nesday and reserveg held in readi
| ness at precinet stations after the
| so-called ranik and file veterans an.
‘m)unced their intention of sending
| “a committee” to congress.
i Kenneth Romney, sergeant-at
|arms of the house, said he under
stood John Pace, who led a radical
group of last spring’s bonus farces
planned to march on the capitor
with the intention of presenting a
petition.
Early in the day the rank and file
veterans, an outgrowth of the
lmdical wing of the honus army
| evicted from the capital = July 28,
idesigned “a committee’ of 50 to
appear before congress. -
A. Basil Wheeler, of New York,
an offieial of the veterans, said he
eéxpected “the committee to be fir
ther increased before starting for
the capitol.” ‘ \
Police estimated the strength otJ
hese veterans in the city at abour
500.
The veteraps’ . demands Jinclude
immediate cash payment of the
| bonus, and steps to prevent euts or
disability allowances,
i The capitol and its broad grounas
rapidly took on the appearance of
iu“ armed ('amp, Several -hundre(rl
| policemen took up stations on tnel
{plaza fronting the eastern entrance
land at évery door, l
i Inside, metropolitan and o;npitmi
[y olice strolled in every corridor. |
'SOUTH CA(I.{OLINIANS
l‘ TO DISCUSS COTTON
| COLUMBIA, 8. C. —(#)— South
!Cnrolin:‘n will hold a state wide
imeeting Jan. 10 to consider plans
!y‘or'l;ulding cotton until the price
jreaches 10 cents a pound “plus a
I living price” and Governor Ira C.
'Blaokwnod has asked governors of
{ the other cotton growing statzs to
linitiate a similar movement.
I! L.andowners, farmers, bankers
;:md merchants will meet at county
court houses Jan. 5, in compliance
| with a proclamation issued yester
|day by Governor Blackwood to set
iup county organizations and to
elect delegates to the state meet
ing sheduled for Jan. 10. The lat.
itpr meeting will be held in Colum
bia.
A issuirg hig proclamation,
Gov. Blickwood rald cotton is now
‘selling at $25 a bale below “the
‘actual cost of production.”
Dr. McKinney Proposes Mass Meeting
Of Citizens to Discuss Tax Question
; By J. C. McKINNEY, M.D.
| If there ever wags a time in the
history of our country when the
men we have selected to manage
the affairs of otir government need
the help, assistance and co-opera
tion of every man and woman, it
is now.
~ The demoralized condition of
our whole economical structure,
‘the great indebtedness of our na
[tional govermigent, or states, coun
ities, cities and a large per cent of
|our citizens, have created a condi
tion that nothing but strict econ
omy and an honest co-operation
of our citizens as a whole can
tide our different governments
through this depression and save
opr country from failure , want
and suffering.
- If it were not for the burden of
shigh taxation in the different gov
‘ernmént in which we are taxed
{and must pay a large majority of
the citizens of our country could
- pull through and out of the de
lpression. > % ‘
; Two Clacses ‘
| Our citizens are divided into
‘two main classes; those who pay
| the taxes into the public treasury
land those who spend the money.
The paying class have been pa
tient and paid into the public
treasury without grumbling or giv-.
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Mills Declines to
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| On Legalizing Beer
l WASHINGTON—(#)— Secretary
|Mills declined Wednesday to give
ithe house ways and means com.
|mittee the administration’s atti
itude on the Collier bill to legalize
!b« er, ‘'or to say whether he believed
President Hoover would sign the
measure,
Mills said the Collier beer bill,
if enacted, would produce only
$125,000,000 to $150,000,000 in rev
enue in the 1934 fiscal year and
asserted that it alone ‘“will not
produce the revenue needed to
ibring the budget into balance.”
l Neither approving nor disap
proving the proposal, the treasury
head told the house ways and
{nm:ln.“; committee it was faulty in
im:my particulars but that the de.
|partment believed administration
!of the beer section *“would be
fpr:u-ticuhle" ~ thsa wine rection
' “impossible.”
I Citing the need for additional
!\'v\'wnw, Mills urged the commit
tee “to take the leadership in pro
moting a non-partisan program to
balance the budget by “the adop.
tion of a general m:muf:u-turers"
;&*xr'fisv tax.” He also k(-ommend(
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Itions have changed and now the
paying class are finding them
selves with their backs to the
wall. Many are finding it impossi
ble to find money enough to pay
their taxes much less keep up the
payments on ‘the mortgages on
{their‘ homes and garms.s They
know and realize the assessments
on their property, (of which they
have no say) in most instances
are far above the cash value of
their property. They are worried
as to the future for the happiness
and welfare of thelr families
is dark. They are looking for help..
They - are demanding a reduction‘
in their taxes. But what caw the‘
tax-payer expect in getting relief
‘trom high taxes? Lets turn a feaf‘
,and see where we stand. l
First: Wk must . remember
lClarke county, and the City ofl
Athens are each heavily bonded.i
The interest on these bonds and
those falling due must be paid
each year. How? By the taxable]
property in Clarke county and the
City of Athens as these bonds m‘
first lien on all the property and
must be paid when due. No tax
reduction can be hoped for on our
indebtedne% = 9'& i
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OCONEE RIVER HERE
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(VERFLOWS BANKS
INTO LOWLANDS
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While the Oconee river was over- .
flowing its banks into the adjoin
ing lowlands the five days almese
continuous rainfall was causing
Athenians more inconvenience
Wednesday that usually accom«
panies a normal rain.
E. S. Sell, in charge of the U. S,
weather guage here said that the
- at 11 o'clock Wednesday
morning showed that 4.19 inches ors
rain hasg fallen since last Satu;day.
The norrhal rainfall for December
iz 4:38 inches. Mr. Sell said this
community has already receiveg
the normal quota of rain which is
49,80 inches. -
While rains in the past here have
equalled or exceeded the preseny
precipitation the five days siege,
with very little appearance of a
let-up before Thursday, is one of
the longest this community has
ever experienced. The Oconee river
has risen 10 feet above normai
with a likelihood of its rising stilt
higher due to the <ontinuous raln
fall throughout this section.
It was reported here Wednesday
that while the highways leading in.
te Athens are very muddy where
there is no pavement, busses have
rnict been forced to miss schedules
and the general traffic while nu
jturally curtailed was able to keep
| moving with difficulty, None of the
|roads leading into Athens has been
’reported impassable.
The bad weather, in addition to
influenza, has cut the public schoo
attendance ' figures considerably, |
Ferhaps more children have been
Kept home on account of the ram
and mud than because of influenza.
v FAIR WEATHER SEEN 3
4+ ATLANTA —(#)-— Forecasts for
colder weather bringing a cessa.
ition of several days of almost con=
tinuous rain in the mountains of
northwest Georgia, Wednesday
brought cheer to those who reside
in the nearby lowlands of both
Georgia and Alabama.
The Atlanta weather bureau an
nounced that unless unforescen
factors appear the rains will cease
after tonight. Rainfall was report
ed lighter throughout last night
and although there was some pre.
cipiation Wednesday it was light,
' MANY HOMELESs
ROME, Ga.—~—(#)— Muddy waters
of the Oostanaula river which con.
verges with the BEtowah 'here to
form the Coosa, had reached the
319 mark on the Fifth avenue
!t‘ridge, a little more than two
blocks from the ecity’s mein thor
oughfare, Wednesday. ti
J. F. Storey, service officer of
the American Legion post here,
said approximately 400 peopla
have been forced from their-homes
in the lowlands in the western
part of the city and that with con= -
tinued rains relief workers were
being held in readiness to nmv.
instantly if the waters continue to
rise, L e
Principal business and residen
tial districts situated on higher
ground of the hills that gave the
city its name were not affected U
’Lut Chairman T. B. Owen of the
city commission estimated approx.
imately twenty per cent of Rome's
total area under <water ranging ;'
from “an inch to possibly three
feet” deep. e
Twenty of those removed fromd
endangered buildings, mostly .by
boat, were orphans in an institue
tion and four who were ill of in= =
fluenza were taken to a hospital. =
Others were housed in temporary ,
‘barracks provided by the central
relief committee. e
The city’s imain strest, 8.-cad.g
'was not endangered Tuesday night =
‘though the water had reached the
!bus‘ements of some of the stores
that fronted the thoroughfare.
Water stood approximately a foot
deep on Fifth avenue, three blocks
away, and flooded some of the
smaller stores. LT *
Rains that forced the rivers-out
of their banks were checked last
night but the weather bureau fore
cast more. precipitation Wednes.
day. Observers expected the
streams to crest today previded
no more heavy rains came. = =
Water stood about a foot and &
half deep in the curb market jus®
off Fifth avenue and a section of
the Chattanooga highway in Sume
merville park was reported undes
approximately” six feet of watér |
for a distance of 200 yards. Motors
beats ferried travelers across.
The Coosa river Tuesday night
measured 316 feet, 6 above fl vod
stage. The relief committee ap=
pealed to the Fourth Ccorps area
headquarters in Atlanta for army
cots and blankets and legionnairea
who were cooks. in the World War
prepared kitchens for refugees.
Half a dozen north Georgia high.
ways were blocked by high water, =
Officials estimated that from.
to 400 persons . had been S