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1 GENERAL NEWS OF THE DAY : 4 Spring tornadoes through five southern states Sunday night left about thirty dead and several hundred injured, with property damage amounting to approximately 00,000. A record crowd of 35,000 braved the snow and inclement weather of Sunday to visit the flower show on the Navy Pier in Chicago. The famous Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is now a national park and it is intended to curb the highway rivalry of Kentucky cavemen. Ranzig refused to "follow the Saar" in Sunday elections and the Nazis failed to win the control of parliament. A novel means of blackmailing was revealed in Brussels when August Craps was arrested for trying to secure funds from a former employer by attaching a message to a carrier pigeon demanding the payment of a certain sum, threatening death in the event of refusal. A military plane followed the released pigeon and located the extortionist. A United Air Lines Boeing transport plane averaged 241 miles per hour from Newark, N. J., to Chicago, Sunday. The United States Senate faces a new jam of legislation with security and bonus bills almost certain to bring trouble and delay. It is whispered in foreign circles that Germany has constructed secret ammunition dumps in the guise of "game preserves." Home rule is urged for Chicago as a vital safeguard for the future development of the city. It is said that Ethopia is ready to pit ancient swords, shields and rifles against invasion by the Italians fully equipped with every modern method of warfare. A crowd of 16,000 gathered at the Chicago Stadium Sunday night and remained over three hours to see the figure skating champions of five nations vie in friendly rivalry in exploits of skill and artistry that thrilled and delighted the near capacity attendance.
