1928 LAFAYETTE, La., Jan. 23. – Just passed through the lower Mississippi flood district again, first time since last May. Congress has taken up the tariff, farm relief, big navy, Al Smith, Ku Klux, Nicaragua, Cuban independence, Mexican oil, Boulder Dam and Tom Heflin, but... [1/2]

... nothing has been said about building the dikes higher. They will wait till the night they adjourn and then pass a resolution against another flood. Will Rogers. [2/2]