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THE BEST THE LARGEST NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION j 36TH YEAR. salem, oregon, Thursday, march 27, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS K&cffi M I 3U mm fans Later Reports May Double This The Property Lost Will Be Thousands. HAS A BLIZZARD TODAY Treezlng Weather Adds to Horrors of Situation, and Will Increase the Death List (DMITID PB1SS I41SID WIB1. Chicago, March 27. Blizzards today threaten to dostroy all wiros connect ing Chicago with the flood districts of Ohio and Indiana. Telephone poles arc going down, and those in Indiana and Ohio are standing in from thrco to seven feet of water. Only two wires are working today lietween Chicago and Indianapolis. Wire men declare that the situation is the worst in recent history of telegraphy. Bodies Floating in Streets. J'ern, Ind., Maih 27. The flood fa talities are still unknown here. Bodies are seen floating through the streots hourly, and it is reported that 20 corps es havo floated to Lognnsport. Logans port reports that ninny perished there Thousands seek security in the church es and school houses there. Insane From Suffering. Indianapolis, Ind., March 2". Tho flood waters in Indiana are subsiding today. The suffering in the Wabash valley, which .has been without food riid fuel and drinking water for thrco lays is intense. A train, carrying 00 lionts and supplies, reached l'eru last Jiight. It found 3000 person marooned in the court house. Relief workers so far havo been un able to reach Lafayette, Kokoino, Wa bash and Logausport. It is reported that seveia 1 have gone insnuo from iui'k of food. The latest estimate of tho dead nt Hrookville is 17. Tatnlilies nlso have occurred nt Whitemore, New Trenton mid Cedar drove. The latter town is reported destroyed. Lifoboats at Logansport. Wankogan, 111., March 27 Fifty men witsh six lifeboats from the feder al station here ni rived in Logansport 'rly today to relieve the flood situa tion. The boats will accninmodnto 10 each. A Refugee's Story. Plymouth, Ind., March 27. Gilbert Kassler, a refugee from the flood-stricken (Mty of Peru, Ind., arrived here to day, lie said: "The sight of tho rushing waters seemed to take tho heart out of most of us, espei'iully tho women. Night and day we could hear tho women shriek ing. "I piloted one rescue boat to the hour house, and filled It with refugees. We were moving unsteadily when sud denly tile woman aroso and wailed: 'What is tho usel Wo will be drowned, anyway.' Then she plunged into the torrent. "Tho next moment I found myself in tho water, and having, no chance to awim, grabbed the stern of the boat, and drew myself aboard. Wo then res cued another swimmer. "I was bringing in another boatload, when another womnn plunged out of the boat despairingly, throwing us all into the muddy water. "The current swept around tho street corners at a great rate." Portland Getting There. Portland, Ore., March 27. Following the receipt of a telegram from Cover nor Cox, of Ohio, Btating that he feared that the damage and distress In Ohio Is greater thnn earlier advices Indicated. and asking that contributions bo tele graphed, Mayor Rushlight hns designat ed the chamber of commerco as tho re clpient of the funds contributed by I'ortlnnd people and the people of the surrounding country Practically all of the commercial organizations In the city have wired offors of financial aid. Financial aid will also be extended to the sufferers In Indiana. Wood row Wilson replied to Hunting ton Wilson's long communication Id very few words. Washington, March 27. Presi dent Wilson today asked Secre tary of VVur Garrison to go to Ohio, and personally survey con- I i t io:i r in the flood district. Ho will lie accompanied by General Wood and will leave this after noon at 8 o'clock, Unless condi tions materially improve, Presi dent Wilson himself may go to Ohio. This morning he virtually diitiilod to go, but later decided to send Secretary Garrison on a special train as his personal representative. Asks Salem's Big-Hearted People to Contribute to Fund for the Flood Victims. Realizing the terrible suffering of tho homeless victims of the floods in Ohio uni Indiana, and the urgent need iu : v...i.. ..... r....nH atA-u IlllllHTIIIUI II UMIHIHIHI1. .TlUtlll Hin Mil J this morni-:. issued a proclamation call-1 iig upon the citizens of Salem to aid in mitigating tho horror and relieving tho sufferings of the victims of one of tho most terrible calamities that has ever bcfullon the nation. Tho proclam ation follows: Proclamation. Whereas, Overwhelming disaster has overtaken a portion of our great fum- j ily, bringing death to thousands and suffering, hunger, and want to half a million, and. Whereas, It is our privilege as well us duty to do all in our power to ro-. lievo the distress, to soothe tho sorrow, to lessen tho suffering, and to mitigate the horror of the awful calamity, not only with tender sympathy, but with generous financial aid, I Therefore, 1, P.. L, Stccves, Mayor of Salem, do hereby call upon the great' ' hearted people of our city to give quick ly ami generously from their stores, ro memberiug that they nnd their have been spared this terrible enlnmity, and ' ' r iw.,.l,v iiimmnt iiii.l mime the T.nd.l K.iui. i. v..r iif nil m.iiKi.rm. tiiius iu this behalf, and request that all money for the aid of the stricken people of t lie east be left with that 1 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set in v hand and the ottieinl seal of the citv of Salem this 27th day of March, A. D. 1013. B. L. STKKVES, Mayor. 8EAATLE GETS AFTEE THE HIGHER UPS ONITID PIUCS& IJBASID Willi. Seattle, Wash., March 27. Prosecut ing Attorney Murphy and members of tho Municipal and Car Lino Leaguos are directing their efforts today to ob - Tain tiviiieuce ul:uiiisi niuiiur uus in .. , . , . ., . . . ir.r uncgeti iruuu in mu iuluiii, munic ipal election. Two of the eloction officers in pre cinct 218, A. B. Curtis and G. Lund, against whom "warrants havo been is sued, have not yet 'been found. Tho other three, Paul Rcdslob, A. A. Grieves an l II. Williams, are in the county jail, mid have thus far been unablo to fur nish bail of $1500. Tho alleged frauds consisted in mis counting the votes on proposition A, which was a partnership agreement with the city, advanced by tho Seattle, Ronton & Southern railway. It is charged that a big "barrel" was opened to get a favorable voto on prop osition A. GOVERNOR FIRED OFFICER FOR SLEEPING Columbus, O., March 27. Governor Cox today barred from his office John Miller, stnte superintendent of public works, because Miller wns asleep in a hotel here Inst night, while the gover nor was fighting to save tho Lewiston reservoir. Miller was summoned from bed by Cox, and savagely censured. This morning Cox put State Highway Commissioner .Tames Marker in charge of Miller's office. At noon Marker communicated with both the Grand and Lewiston reservoirs, and It was reported that both are intact as a result of con tinuous labor on their walls since the flood started. IUI1 FLAMES, THOUSANDS ARE DOOMED u . w-M Lf m -M m nmmm BmUmi i a. i FLOAII IN DOT STRETSi i STORY OF DISASTER BECOMES IRE APPALLING AS DETAILS ARE M-1 ; ZARD SWEEPS OVER NORTHERN INDIANA THIS MORNING-MALTA : : TiNN df jm rfpimfii iittfpi v hRTriwil. : Dayton Burning. (By a United Press staff corre spondent). Dayton, Ohio, March 27. Driven by a howling blizzard, which still rages unabated, the flames which are eating up this 1 desolated city, started to spread eastward at 3 o'clock I this afternoon from Third . - . , 8l!:eet tQWard the residence d.S trict, imperilling the lives of hundreds who so far have sur vived the flood, cold and star vation. One of the first houses at tacked by the onsweeping flames was a paint house ad joining a building in which hun dreds of persons have been trapped since Tuesday. As the United States motor boat, car rying Fire Chief Ramby, and representatives of the United Press passed through the flood ed streets', hundreds and thou sands of those marooned leaned from the windows of their ref uges, and begged piteously for news of their friends in other parts of the city. Chief Ramby estimates that the loss by fire already has reached $750,000. No estimate whatever is possible at this time as to the number who per- I I . 1 t isnea in me names, or wnose dead and sodden bodies lie in tne ruins or ineir riooaea homes. The tour of the United Press boat showed thousands upon .thousands Ot people isolated, most of them famishing, and made it certain that if help des , not soon come starvation and I exposure will vastly increase WHAT'S The Capital Journal is at a loss to understand why the , morning sheet nM apparenlIy . , e . I been in favor or the raise in (he city attorney's salary, as was evidenced by its exulting statement that "the fight was over," as soon as the attorney- general rendered his opinion that the raising of the city at torney's salary was legal. Why hasn't the morning pa per consulted the wishes of the people of Salem why hasn't it championed the cause of the people the taxpayers? Why has the morning paper been so eager for the city to purchase the water works plant? Why didn't the morn- ing paper first get an expres- sion of the wishes of the people before taking its stand? No sooner had Mayor Steeves been elected than he went on record in an interview in the morning paper as being in favor of the purchase of the water works plant, and the morning paper editorially f endorsed such purchase. As The Capi- tal Journal stated at the time, both the mayor and the morn- towards Mr. Page, yet the gen ing paper were premature in eral expression of the people is taking their stand, and, while to the effect that the mayor I Ullll Ul lUU llL.1 UlllLU Ul ILIILI VLvlllvlLU mmjmwm the already terrible roll of the Summary of Dead and Home victims of the disaster. , less. , Fire Still Raging. Dayton, Ohio, March 27. At 2:45 this afternoon fire was still raging in the flooded dis trict of Dayton, and 21 build ings had been destroyed. A mutiny started in the workhouse, where 100 prison ers are confined. All are terror-stricken, and demand their freedom, shouting, We were not sent here to die. The prisoners are beating the cell doors and shouting impre cations. Superintendent John son has appealed to the militia for help. One prisoner was released because he understands how to operate the waterworks pumps ' More than 1500 persons were rescued from the flood today. Each has a thrilling story of ad venture. Rescuer Describes Scones. (Hy a stuff correspondent of the United Press from Dayton direct.) Dayton, Ohio, March 27. diaries II. Van Iluriii, a rescuerer, who went furth er into North Dayton than any one else, returned early today, unnerved from his perilous journey. He was tho first one to disclose the situation in (Continued on pago 6.) Weather Forecast. Oregon Ruin tonight and I'ri tiny. Hrisk southerly winds in terior, high southerly winds along the coast. THE ANSWER? the mayor seems now willing to leave the matter to the people to decide the morning sheet seems to want to decide the matter for the people. The Capital Journal has no advice or suggestions to offer on the solution of the water problem. We feel that this is a matter to be decided by the people by the taxpayers and in the future, as in the past, un- der the present management of this paper, the columns of The Capital Journal are open for it J? t ii i I me Discussion rrom an siaes and angles of the water ques - i , tion the raising or lowering of the city attorney's salary the purchasing of fire apparatus or anything else which concerns the welfare of the people of Sa- lem. The policy of The Capital Journal is to first ascertain, as near as possible, the wishes of the people, and then to exert every effort within its power to see that the wishes of the people prevail, This being the case, while we have the most friendly feeling ml less, and damage estimated to be at least $30,000,000. Columbus, from 50 to 200 dead; several buildings burned 20,000 homeless, and damage at least $10,000,000. Delaware, 13 known to be dead; 1000 homeless, and prop erty damage estimated at $1,' 000,000. Zanesville, seven 1 known dead; 4000 homeless, and loss fixed at $1,500,000 Hamilton, 13 dead; several hundred homeless; several fac tories, valued at more than $1, 000,000 burned, others col lapsed; total loss estimated nt $2,500,000. Middletown, seven known dead and at least 100 missing; property loss estimated at $500,000. A score of towns in the flooded district ennot be reached. Complete reports are expected to support Governor Cox's statement that the floods have rendered 250,000 persons homeless. All railroad, interur ban and street car service in the flooded districts is at a standstill. Tiffin, 50 dead. Piqua, 20 people reported reported dead; scores missing. The fatalities at Troy, Sid ney and Fremont cannot be es timated at this time. The loss to public utility com panies alone is estimated at $40,000,000. and council were entirely too generous with the taxpayer's money in raising the city attor ney's salary, especially so, when he knew before he ac cepted the office what salary he was to receive. The Capital Journal believes that Mayor Steeves, and every member of the council, try to conscientiously serve the peo ple who elected them. They : simply made an error. No in dividual or individuals, public , or otherwise, should be severe l i i e i ty censurca ror maKing an er- .ror but when an error is made , and those making it either ne- ; gleet or refuse to rectify such error, when the way for doing so is pointed out to them, they then lay themselves open to criticism. Now that the attorney-general has stated that lowering the city attorney's salary would be legal, and also cites the legal manner of procedure, it is surely up to the council to re duce that salary to what it was when Mr. Page accepted the office. Will they do it? The people of Salem the taxpayers are waiting. Dayton, from 300 to 3000 dead; business section fire swept; 30,000 persons home Los Angeles, ( al., March 27. Kight thousand dollars was rais ed hero today for the Ohio and Indiana flood sufferers, and at noon more contributions were pouring in. A telegram from tho Spokane chamber of commerco stating that a telegram-has been received there from Governor Cox of Ohio saying that the next few days probably will prove tho catatrophe to have been the most awful In American history and asking the Spokane chamber to notify all Pacific coast commer cial organizations that immediate' help is needed. Money Pouring in and Supplies Gath ered to Rush to the Stricken East. ' North Yakima, Wash., March 27 Tho railroads have todav been asked to transport freo three carloads of potn toes which are being gathered for the flood sufferers of Ohio. Hood River Busy. Hood River, Ore., March 27. The residents of Hood KiVer and vicinity are today, planning to send a carload of potatoes and apples to tho flood-swept listricts of Ohio. Los Angeles Helping. Los Angeles, Cnl., March 27. Fond, clothing and financial help for the Ohio flood sufferers is being received lit the city hall ami chamber of commerce here today, following the issuing of n proclamation by Mayor Alexander, call ing for aid, nml naming receiving sta tions. Flags on all city buildings are at half-mast, also at the mayor's order. Stockton Gots Busy, Stockton, Cnl., March 27. A mass meeting was held in Mayor Koilien stein's office here lust night, and n sub scription started for the relief of the Ohio sufferers. Several thousand dol lars will be telegraphed Kast today. Seattle Opens Purso. Scuttle, Wash., March 27. Money for the relief of Ohio and Indiana flood victims is coming into the chamber of commerce here today iu amounts from $1 to $l"ill. It, will be forwarded at once to the Hod Cross headquarters nt Washington. The American lixpress company has announced that it will transport free of charge money and supplies for the re lief of tornado sufferers at Omuhu and flood sufferers in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Abordcon Generous. Aberdeen, Wash., March 27. The city council, in conjunction with the chamber of commerce is today collect ing funds for the relief of the flood sufferers in Ohio and Indiana. A com mittee including all of the ministers in the city wus appointed by the city council to solicit funds. On account of the widespread destruction of homes, the numerous mills in this vicinity will be asked to scud lumber. THEIR BIT OF A JOKE IS QUITE SERIOUS San Francisco, March 27. Action binding them over to the Coiled Slates district court was taken here today by Federal Commissioner K nil I, ill the ruse of Maury I. Higgs and Drew Caininclti, prominent Sacramento men, who lip pearcd before him on a white slave charge. The voung men are accused of enticing two Sacramento girls, I.nla Morris and Marsha Warrington, to Re no, Nov, Diggs it ml Camioetli waived prelim inary examination, and were placed un der $10,'t(i0 bonds each. The prisoners also await action by the district ullor nev's office in Sacruinetito. Cloacd Up $100. Vrclia, Oil., March 27. Dynamiting the safe in the depot here last night, a band of yegginen secured )I00 and fled toward thn hills. The robbers took their tools and all other evidences of tho robbery with them. Posses an) out in pursuit. California Legislative Commit tee Says It Has Not Time to Examine It. WILL CONTINUE WORK. Having a Permanent Commute Named to Go Into the Matetr Thoroughly. CMITID PRSBS U1IID WIM.1 Sacramento, ( al., March 27. The in- . vestigation into women's wages iu Cal ifornia and their connection with thn white slave traffic, begau with tho cre ation of an investigating committee by the adoption in the senate of a resolu tion by Senator Mohan of San Franc.isco came to an abrupt stop today whoa the committee reported back to the senate that it found itself unable to proceed with the work demanded of it for lack of time and funds, and was discharged. The report, presented by Chairman.' dates, recited that the Ueban resolu tion called for investigation of wages! and the white slave traffic in all it phases. The committee declared itself in sympathy with tho spirit of tho res olution but unable to "even cursorily or perfunctorily investigate" either wages or vice, or the relation between the two, even of the coiumitteo bIiouM devote all of its time for the remainder) of the session to tho task. The report recommended that either a committee consisting of members of both houses and given sufficient pow ers, time nnd funds be named or that a state commission be ('reacted by law to take up tho work. Shock Killed Him. OKITID PMSS l.DASKU wist Oakland, Cnl., March 27 Shocked by the reports that scores of his friends lost their lives iu the Dayton flood, (1. Wliitoft, former postmaster of Dayton, was easy prey for a stroke of paralysis, and is dead here today at the home of his son, W. Wliitoft, whero ho was on a visit. From the first bulletin Wliitoft be gun to decline, l-'urther news of tho probable awful death of friends of many years' standing induced such mental nml pliys'u-nl anguish that Wit holt, finally succumbed. Withoft. was formerly president of the National Association of First Clnss Post masters. Burglars Captured. DNITKIl I'llKHS IJtASHII WIIIH. Sou l-'rancisie, March 27. --Four al leged members of a gang of burglars, two men nnd two women, iu whose apartments the police found .fiOOO worth of loot, were arraigned here to day iu police court. They gave the names of Patrick Shea, Maud Shea. Pert Shepard and Jessie Clifton. Pre liminary heaiing was set for next Wednesday, One Baby Body. (esiTKii I'iikhh ".r.n wiiin.J Dayton, )., March 27.-Twenty-six bodies hail been recovered here up to 2:.'I0 o'clock this afternoon. They bad been swept toward shore. One of tile bodici' was that of a baby. The flood waters lire receding rapid ly, having entirely disappeared from two liluci.s heretofore partially sub merged. THREE MORE BEAD FROM OMAHA CYCLONE tHSIlT.0 IT.rMS IJ!ANKI1 WIIIH. Ooiahn, Neb... March L!7.--Thrco of tin!--!' injured in Sunday night's cy clone died today. This brings I lie total dea l op to Kll. More troops were or dered out this aftc'i u. Robbed Her Frtond. H'mtcii ritusH i.K.isni wmn.l San Francisco, March 27. --A warrant, was Nsue-1 here today for the lines! of Winnie Goodman, n manicurist, who was charged by Mrs. M. Devour, a visitiir from Port land, with emlie..le meiit of tin. Detectives are working on the case. It is said Miss (loudmiin befriended Mrs, Devour, nnd then do camped with her cash, Mississippi Rising. i)Mti:o mehh i HAsr.ii wuut t Carlo, III., March 27. -Tho Ohio and Missisisppi rivers hero today reached a stage of 4.1 3 5 foot.