Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-06-12 | Page 3 | Flood Dictator Says Job Over

FLOOD DICTATOR SA SAYS YS JOB OVER Now Up to Nation to Pro Pro- Protect Protect Protect Valley from More fore Disasters NEW EW ORLEANS June 11 By if-By By ByTho Tho The Associated Press Press Former Former 3 C G John M M. Parker has hIlS pro pronounced pounced his task a 8 flood dictator completed and retire fro frog the llie theoffice office to resume his work ork and fishing activities on his farm at St. St Francisville Mr Parker paid high tribute to Secretary Hoover er and all 1111 the agen agen- agencies agencies agencies cies which have vo cooperated In the flood fight and relief work worle and expressed sel a R. belief belle that the thc American American Amer Amer- ican lean people would recognize reco their duty to protect the people of ot the th valley alley from a a. recurrence of ot flood disasters The life lite saving sl stage from om th the flood Is now over and my share of ot the task is done ho he said In Inthe Inthe inthe the farewell statement with which he ended his eight weeks of life lICe saving activities Before going going- fishing I feel It my duty to pay tribute to those whose work has been of ot untold value to the entire Mississippi val val- valley valley valley ley and especially to Herbert Hoover whose powers of ot organization organization JUon engineering and deep deel In In- In Interest Interest terest In have hove again manifested in saving more life lite nod ond property than ever r before In his Ilia memorable career