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THE MORNING- OREGONIAX. THURSDAY, MARCH 27. 1913. .GEITES IN" AND ABOUT TEE.E.E HAUTE, HIT BY TORNADO AND LATER BY FLOODS, AND INDIANAPOLIS, WHERE FLOOD DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT $25,000,000. HEAVY SNOW FALLS ON FLOODED PERU T TO REPLY TO CALL Once Seen Laurelhurst Is Never Forgotten Survivors Perch on Icy Roofs and Become Panic-Stricken as Boats Arrive. Facilities of War Department Placed at Disposal of Stricken States. f,L3f -rcrf "t'M I lit jaA , .riAu trM 3ti DIRE THIRST MENACES ALL MILLION RATIONS BOUGHT PRESIDEN QUICK IE A. v L - JWf Tnt Shelter 50.000 Persons Loaded on Cars and Big Supply of Medicines and Prophy. lactics Is Forwarded. WILSON APPEALS TO NATION TO ASSIST SITFEKEKS. WAPHI.NOTOX. March 26. Prssl-. i-nt Wilson Issued today the fol lowing appeal to the Nstibn to help the sufferer . In the Ohio and In diana floods: ' "The terrible flood In Ohfb and Indians have assumed the propor tions of a National calamity. The loss of life and .the infinite sufferlul Involved prompt me to Issue an earn est appeal to all who are able. In however small a way. to assist tha. lubors of the American Red Cross to send contributions at or.ee to the- Bed Cross at Washington or to the local trearurers of the society. We should make this a common cause. The needs of those- upon which these sudden and over whelming disaster has come should quicken every one capable of sym pathy and compassion to give - Im mediate aid to those who are laboring to rescue and relieve." !.. WASHINGTON. March 26. The prin " ritl effort of the Government of the 1'nited States today was to extend re . lief to the thousands of )iomeless sur 1 vivora of the Ohio and Indiana floods. I in niilL-k succession every agency of the Government, from the President . and Secretary of Wr to every bureau " chief in whose department relief expe J ditions could be organized, moved ' swiftly. I; All troops of the department of the Kast were ordered to hold themselves in readiness for duty in the flood dis- - tri.-ts. One million rations, sufficient to feed 200.000 persons for five days at least, are being bought by the War - Department and hurried to the Ohio and Indiana towns. f v Tents fur 50,000 Loaded. Tents to shelter at least 50.000 per ?. sons, thousands of blankets, cots, hos ' pital and field supplies are being; load ' ed in cars at nearby. Army posts and . within 24 hours should reach the dev- astated sections. ; Messages of sympathy exchanged be t tttren the President and the Governor of Ohio were followed quickly by re quests for help, which were promptly answered by the Government depart " ments. The President was in close touch with the situation all day. He l was in constant communication with Secretary Garrison and apprised Chair man Martin, of the Senate, and Chair- man Kltxgerald. of the House appro prlatlons committee, that the Govern- " meat was going ahead with emergency f- expenditures on the assumption that ., Congress would back up the Adminia '! tration later on. They both telegraphed T promises of hearty support, and orders i went out on every side for a gigantic 'f work of relief. - Medical Aid Quickly Sent. The President called upon the people of the Nation to contribute money lib '. crally to .the American Red Cross, which In turn appealed to the Gover nors of the states to help gather re lief funds. Major P. C. Fauntleroy was sent im mediately to Columbus to handle medN ' cal supplies. Nine medical officers and 54 hospital corps went from, the De partment of "the East, carrying a big supply of surgical dressings, anti-ty--. f)hoid prophylactics and the complete ""reserve medical supply." comprising . hundreds of drugs, sufficient to treat -- 20,000 patients for a month. Precau . tions against the spread of disease are ' to be handled by sanitation experts. Ked Crsu Leader Busy. Miss Mabel Boardman. of the Ameri can Red Cross, was active at the head quarters here, telegraphing orders to nurses at Cleveland and Cincinnati, and calling on other nearby chapters for ""'physicians and nurses. Lifeeaving crews were ordered to Delaware. O.. and the public health service distributed its agents over the afflicted districts. Postmaster-General Burleson made , every possible effort to install tero Vporary mail service ani restore the 'main routes between the East and the West as rapidly as possible. Mails that regularly pass east and 'west through the flooded districts will be detoured until notice. 20 FREIGHT CAKS LOADED (ovcrnnicnt Sends 11,000 Cots. 1000 Tents and Many Stoves. PHILADELPHIA. March 26. The Government is loading a train of 20 freight tsts with supplies for the f lood-strlcken district. The railroads will rush the train to Columbus. O.. and at that point it will be unloaded ni its contents distributed. The train will carry 4000 tents. 2000 blankets. 11.000 cots and also a com plete hospital outfit, including 400 sep arate tents for patients. It also will take along food and other supplies for - soldiers and militiamen. There will will be other Government shipments of . .supplies from tills city, including hun v.dreds of stoves. Xcw York Ready fo Aid. ' ALBANY. March 25. Governor Sulzer. - as president of the New York State 'Hoard of American Red Cross, tonictit ' urged the people of New York State to aid the flood sufferers In Ohio and In- - diana. The Chamber of Commerce to , day ser.t the following telegram to --IJovernor Cox: T':e Chamlter of Com j meree Is with the sufferers in the - floods in Ohio. Would you like, us to take immediate steps to collect sub- - scriptiun for their relief?" Stockton to Send SI 000. . STOCKTON. Cal.. March 2. Headed . by Mayor Keibenstein, who gave $100. , a list was mad up tonight totaling -JlOuo, which will be telegraphed to-morrow to the National Red Cross for -elief work among the flood sufferers. Xcuia to Aid Dayton. XKNIA. 0 March 26. A relief com mittee organised in this city Is sending supplies to Dayton. All the Xenia "churches are being made ready for ' Dayton refugees expected here tonight. F.iirt-.s Companies Open Cars. CHICAGO March 26. Express mat ter for the relief of Omaha tornado t 1 "-Hy 1 POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL, TERRE HAITE. 3 FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL LIBRARY TERRE HAITE. 3 B1RDSEYK VIEW OF INDIANAPOLIS sufferers and flood refuges In Indian and Ohio will be carried free of charge long as relief work is necessary, it was announced here today by the presidents of the Adams, American, National. United States and Wells Fargo Express companies. SIT PLY TKAIX DARES STORM Through Blinding Snow Boats and Food Rushed to Dayton. TOLEDO. O., March 26. In a blinding snow storm a train bearing supplies for the flood sufferers at Dayton ana environs left tonight under the lmme diate supervision of General Manager Burnett, of the isew York Central lines. Besides .one company of naval reserves. under command of Captain Jacoby. the train carried three carloads of boats, large quantity of provisions and !10U0 In money. A relief station will be maintained here and shipments of additional sup plies rushed into the stricken flood districts as fast as telephone facilities can be supplied. The State Legislature today appropri ated $250,000 relief for sufferers. The National Guard troops are ex pected to be ordered out t the flood sections tomorrow. SANITARY CONDITION BAD Peru Has Neither Heat Nor Light and Rescners Are Balked. SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 26. A telephone message from P. A. Joyce. City Controller of South Bend, to Mayor Charles Goets, of South Bend, just re ceived here from Peru, says: "There is no heat, no light, no water. and sanitary conditions are horrible. Two thousand persons are huddled on the courthouse square, which is three miles from the nearest dry land. The onlv motorboat has broken and it is too dangerous to venture into the rag ing torrent In rowboats. This makes it impossible for the South Bend relief volunteers to get blankets and food to the sufferers' CHICAGO TO GIVE $100,000 Red Cross Nurses Ordered to Be Ready to Leave at Once. CHICAGO. March 26. Mayor Harri son today issued a proclamation ap pealing fOr funds for the relief of the Indiana and Ohio sufferers. One hundred thousand dollars was guaranteed at a special meeting of the executive committee of the Chicago As sociation of Commerce today. Miss Edna Foley, chairman of the Illinois ited Cross Nursing Associa tion, Issued a call for all members of the organization to hold themselves In readiness for immediate emergency service. Road to Carry Supplies Free. CHICAGO, March 26. The manage ment of the New York Central llnea to day announced that all its agents had been Instructed to accept and transport free food, clothing, medicine and other supplies contributed for the relief of Hood sufferers when consigned to the Mayors or relief committees of the a'f tlicted towns and cities in the flood dis trict. Michigan's Aid Underway. DETROIT. March 26. Relief work for the Ohio flood sufferers is well under way in Michigan. Governor Ferry has ordered all National Guard tents and equipment: sent to Dayton. Many cities are preparing carloads of food and clothing. A !HEAGG TO RAILROAD MEN E. S. Bacon. 11 Last St., Bath. Me, sends out this warning to railroaders everywhere. "My work as conductor caused a chronic Inflammation of the kidneys and I was miserable and all played out. From the day I began tak. lng Foley Kidney Pills I began to re gain my strength, and I am better now I nan 1 have been for twenty years. Try tham For sale by Huntley tiros.. Fourth and Washington Sts. RELIEF 111 OUT Send Only Clean Clothing, Tie Shoes Together, Is Plea. VERMIN INFECTION FEARED Ex-Army Snrgeon in Charge of San Francisco Work Declares Great Loss Will Result if Pre caution Is Not Taken. CHICAGO. March 26. A warning to persons contributing clothing and shoes for the relief of tornado and flood suf ferers was issued here tonight by Dr. P. J. Farrell, former Surgeon-General of the Army of the Philippines. Dr. Farrell cites his experience at the San Francisco disaster, where he was In charge of the emergency hospitals. "Send nothing but perfectly clean clothing, and see that shoes are tied firmly together in pairs." are Dr. Far rell's instructions. These precautions are of the greatest importance. Unlesa clothing is new or perfectly clean when shipped, it frequently will be found in fected with vermin by the time It reaches the point of distribution. At San Francisco we burned carloads of clothing simply because it was soiled or covered with vermin. At least 50 car loads were destroyed. "A simple oversight on the part of contributors ia not tying together each pair of shoes, resulting in 10,000 being destroyed as they could not be mated. Some of this clothing and shoes had to be burned after being shipped 4000 miles." The express companies say that any matter sent by regularly organized re lief committees or assigned to municip al authorities will be accepted and for warded immediately. The Pennsylvania railroad is assem bling a relief train of 10 sleeping cars in its depot here. The train will carry carpenters, wire men, machinists and track men as well as medical supplies, bedding and food. Boil all water and pasteurize all milk used in flood districts, Is the main text of a warning bulletin sent out today by the Journal of the American Medical Association. PHOXEMEN STICK TO POST When Batteries Fall Wire Chief Goes to Roof and "Cuts In." CHICAGO, March 26. Two employes of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company M. B. Stohlton, wire chief at Dayton, and C. D. Williamson, wire chief at Phoneton by almost unprece dented devotion to duty have kept Dayton in touch with the outside world. At noon today they had been on duty continually for 3 hours, and, although there, were no prospects of their being relieved, they gave not the slightest Indications of any intention of leaving their posts. Batteries and power at the telephone company's plant were put out of com mission. Stohlton went to the roof and "cut in" with a lineman's test set. By means of this meager equipment mes sages were exchanged by means of the underground wires of the company, which held up until after the noon hour Tuesday. Youngstown Severely Damaged. TOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. March 26. Great damage was done to manufac turing plants and railroads here by the floods. Railroad and streetcar service is suspended. Three bridges have been swept out. Many are homeless. Men Jumping to Rescue Crafts Fall Into Raging Waters and Are. Car ried ' to Death j-N-umber of Dead Estimated 50 to 150. PERU, nd.. March 26. (By telephone via South Bend, Ind.l Vivid details of the disastrous flood which visited Peru, drowning scores of its inhabitants and making homeless more than half of its population, were received late today when rescuers succeeded in propelling boats through the inundated streets. The facts established were: Number of persons drowned esti mated from 50 up to as high as 150, it being impossible to learn exactly, be cause many bodies are . hidden in houses still submerged. Number of persons homeless, 7500. Two hundred and twenty-five in jured or sick survivors rescued and taken to a temporary hospital at Ply mouth, Ind. Property loss, 2,500,000. Only Two Are Identified. Only two of the dead are identified, Mrs. Rose Whitele and Mrs. Elsie Smith, tenants of what was known as "Walnut row," composed of 12 frame cottages, where 12 families were dis covered. Winter quarters of a circus menag erie were destroyed and 500 valuable animals drowned. Citizens, finding lawlessness in every block of the city above water, organ ised a vigilance committee, with orders to shoot looters. Several -thousand persons are still marooned In the Courthouse, hospitals, factory buildings and other structures because the various relief parties sent from South Bend and other cities had not sufficient means to carry them to the nearest dry land, three miles away. Snow is falling heavily and suffer ing is intense because of the lack of heating: facilities. The city is in darkness except for a scant supply 01 lanterns. No Drinking Water Available. The city has no electric light powei and no drinking water. The only com munication from Peru today was main tained over a feeble phone line. Food 1 ...... i .. . Kt.nlr.te . Iru.,1 v hV r. 1. 1 ' J I 1 1 1 ' . , auu u . .1 .1 .- ... .... j rived on the scene, but more help i! The difficulty in oeginning anything 111... 11... t AaA ainlnlnoH hv thp fact that the rescue parties devoted tne day to carrying away mc nuiTuwa wno had cumoea to perilous positions 1 1..., man whn hflr) rn- malned for two days on top of the tank at the waterworks became panic stricken at the sight of the first rescue boat. Most of these men fell into the water in attempting- to jump into the boat and several of them were carried away by the water rushing through m sireeu Woman Belts Piteously. A woman in -an upper story of a ..111- in ir;fth avaniia the main street of the city, begged so piteously to be rescued that she was helped into an already well laden boat and taken ashore. How soon, if ever, the names or all of the dead will be listed or the number known, was given little thought by the ,nlintlrs tntllhl. "Our energies are being devoted to saving those still living, saia Lieutenant-Governor O'Neill. "It is impossible n ., 1.1 on 1 n tj-v to ia.m the where abouts of the bodies Just now." It was said tnat many 01 muse ia,.eu fo the hospital at Plymouth had become .1.,. . V. . V, Ltnlrln- muririv WHtlT Ttl prevent this by supplying fresh water. was one or tne prouiema luhiiuumu6 tne rescuers. First Warning Unheeded. a One of the rescue party who made the trip in the first boat that entered i.ar.ait fmm thA survivors that the flood rushed In upon tne city aooui. 10 o'clock Monday night. The river ( fa.t in threa Hmirs. Warning had been given some of the residents, . . - 1 , V. .. ,J 1- but many lammes iiiiieu i.u .... "The cry to be saved from those who ,v.A fir, Knnt wns heartrending. Some of them threatened to jump into tne water it we uiuu t ' aboard. But it was Impossible, with the scant boat supply, to take all away at once." 15,000 Are Huddled Together. Most of the 16,000 people of Peru are huddled tonight in the upper stories of the business blocks near the court house, which Is the center of the relief work. All day they watched the muddy wa ters whih rushed over the city's pave ments, waiting for the flood to sub-if-a search of the homes nn th streets near the river, which they believe contain 50 to 150 bodies. City officials and members of the citizens' committee assert that the death list will not be less than 60. They cannot see how the occupants of the 12 cottages on Wallace Row es caped the rapids that poured over the banks of Wabash River, which, after reaching a hlgh-wate mark on Mon dav evening, suddenly rose six to seven feet In three hours. River Four Miles Wide. Tha -river has increased In awidth from 400 yards to four miles. An un known infant is Known 10 nave drowned, and a boatman reported see ing the bodies of a man and woman In embrace floating down Second street. Aio-anri.i eleven&rer carried his wife and three children on his back through water waist deep to the Miami County Courthouse. Then he secured a row- boat and rescued a neighbor ana ner infant. On the way to the courthouse the boat was crushed. The woman ,.n. .nma teleDhone wires and kept afloat until Clevenger rescued her. The child was lost. A boat carrying a man from his in undated house to safety sprung a leak and the man took refuge on the ledge Kniiriins- where he remained for ui nine hours before relief came. Five Bridge Torn Out. , HAn,An who cllmhed nnwn a a II I CT3 " v.... 11 fire escape capsized a boat and fell into four feet of water, nut were rescued. A man was taken half frozen from a tr.L where he had perched during most of Monday night. Carl Chapman xoaay rescued two women from the second story of a cot r -h,rn thev had stood in water to their knees for four hours today. A woman and her aaugmer were tasen from the front porch of their home on Third street, where they had been for 30 hours. The child had the mumps .nd may die from exposure. T-1. nMnArttr llimlfe 111 PpTll will total $3,000,000. Five bridges torn out cost half that sum. F. j. Parkhurst, roadmaster or the Hie Addition with Character When completed this will be one of the most artistic residences in the subdivision anjl will possess an "individuality all its own. This house is located on the north side of Furnside street, between Floral and Laurelhurst avenues. f - If you are in the market for a home take a run out to Laurelhurst and look this house over. Note the desirable location, the delightful home-like features, the ex quisite interior finish and arrangement. . This house is being built for the man or woman who demands the best there is in home-building, but who wants it at a moderate cost. If this house doesn't suit you in every particular we will have your home built in Laurelhurst to suit your in dividual tastes, and we will sell it to you on such reasonable terms that you will almost think it a crime to continue paying rent. We mean business and we are prepared to talk business to you. Delahunty & Clements Lake Erie & Western, and family, are h.i im,ai4 tn )-3vi finntH down the river in their residence, which was on River street. . Two Babies Are Born. Several buildings were torn from their foundations and are on their way to ths Mississippi. Officials business has been suspended and county of ficers are devoting themselves to car ing for the suffering, who lor tne most part have with them only tne dom ing on their backs. Tonight the men and women are sleeping In chairs, on benches and seats in the courtroom, and one drowsy negro occupied "his honor's" tehair. The men are laid out in the halls with nothing between them but the cement floor. During the day the women sat sui-len-eyed and gazed at the waters which have made them homeless, or hushed crying children. Several cases of measles have brok en out. Two babies were born In the county 'building today. At the Ger man Home for the Aged there are many cases of measles and mdrnps among the outcasts taken there yes terday and they have no blankets and no fire. Pestilence Is Predicted. The saloons have been closed anil ,i nra,a,. enntv la tha numn In IIIC U111J u . . -1- .1 m- ' the courthouse yard, which was just out oi reacn ul me wk-loib. A water patrol was established to day, but owing to the scarcity of boats and the difficulty in propelling them through the rapid water only a com paratively small number of families who are not housed in the business district were reached. People are dip ping up the contaminated water from the streets and those who are fortu nate enough to have fires are . boilir.T it. Hundreds are drinking the germ laden stuff and doctors predict a pes. PUT POSLAM AT WORK FOR YOU As soon as you put Poslam to work for you by applying gently to any dis eased part of the skin, you will experi ence relief from itching, burning and Inflammation, and will feel the skin surface soothed, cooled and comforted. After successive applications you may note rapid improvement until' the trou ble has disappeared. Use Poslam first in preference to anything less dependable for any form of eczema, acne, tetter, salt rheum, piles, barber's and all other forms of Itch and as well for clearing the skin of minor blemishes, such as pimples, rashes, red noses, inflamed skin, etc POSLAM SOAP keeps the skin secure against infection and disease, improves Its color and texture, soothes tender skin, makes complexions Clear. All druggists sell Poslam (price, 60 cents) and Poslam Soap (price, 25 cents). For free samples, write to the Emergency Laboratories, 32 West 25th Street. New York City. "J"""M"'MMMM i "M"MM""',MMM"M"M"PMM"MMM"M Here' Is One of the Newest Types of Homes. in . MEAD & MURPHY Sales Agents. Phone M. 1503, A 1515. 270y2 Stark St. Tract Agts. E. 39th and Glisan Phone Tabor 3433 tllencn that will take a greater toll of life than the flood. The heavy snow which began rail ing at 1 o'clock continued until Late extractions and dental surgery made pleasantly painless by . our Sew Bo tanical Discovery. V-DENTISTS f Entire Corner of Mnlkey Bnlldlng at the North. east Corner of Second and Morrison Streets ti if This office is headquarters in the i;l pM campaign to reduce the high cost of fc U Experts in the science of economy j , :v3ll 1 fcf are delighted with our prices. ,ast i-l H - Quality not sacrificed to insure rea- XgSI!""- Ij IS Your bank account will look more XJiTi!H-J fff H prosperous the first of the month if JYtJEJ' fJS tk you accept our extremely low prices. -j rf 14 We have hundreds of pleased patients, Fl why not you? tJ 22-k Gold Crown and Solid Bridge Work V $3.00 'S- PER TOOTH yiijr s- Not In the rbr Ij2 , Dental Trust. t1 All work si isss-11 guaranteed Elh' 15 years. Portland. The perfect harmony which character izes the serving of luncheon at the Imperial Grill adds to the convenience of business men who utilize the lunch eon hour to discuss problems of the day's work. Luncheon fifty cents. SAGE TEA BEAUTIFULLY UARKENS THE HAIR WHEN FADED AND GRAY Mixed With Sulphur, Makes Hair Soft, Lustrous and Cures Dandruff. The use of Sage and Sulphur for re storing faded, gray hair to its natural color dates back to grandmother's time. She kept her hair beautifully darkened, glossy and abundant with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur. When ever her hair fell out or took on that dull, faded or streaked appearance this simple mixture was applied with won derful effect. But brewing at home is mussy and out-of-date. Nowadays skilled chem ists do this better than ourselves. By asking at any drug store for the ready-to-use product called "Wyeth's Sags tonight, hampering the relief work, was a blessing in that it afforded pure (Concluded on Page 4.) and Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get a large bottle for about BO cents. Some druggists make their own, which is usually too sticky, so Insist upon get ting "Wyeth's," which can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair and is splendid for dandruff, dry, feverish, itchy scalp and falling hair. A well-known downtown druggiBt says his customers insist on Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, because, they say, it darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been applied it's so easy to use, too. You simply dampen a sponge or soft brush and draw it through your hair, taking one strand at a time. Do this at night and by morning the gray hair disappears; after another application or two, it is re stored to Its natural color and looks glossy, soft and abundant. Agents, The Owl Drug Co. v