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Newspaper Page Texti Historical Society. Oregon land1 Tidings SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON ASHLAND ' THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVII ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1913 NUMBER 67 CTnl mT0)T ID) TP3 4 .Ml 111 ASH MOO fii nnin0 M. WATERS REPORTED RECEDING IN FLOODED DISTRICTS Wires are Down and Information is Still Very Meagre. Fire Still Raging at Dayton Reports this afternoon are that the waters are receding through out the flooded districts, but that it is impossible to get any authen tic reports because of the wires being down. Relief work is being pushed. The fire at Dayton continues to burn with unabated fury. A cold storm is prevailing which is causing intense suffering among the homeless and marooned. Dayton, March 27, 2 a. m. That the fire which appeared to be sweeping through the half submerged business district of Dayton late tonight had destroyed the Beckel House where there is supposed to be more than 200 flood refugees was the opinion of scores of watchers on the top of the National Gash Register building nearly two miles from the scene. Investigation of the fire at close range was impossible. That there were scores of refugees supposed to have been there and tried to escape was only a matter of conjecture. A report that the dam above Dayton threatens to break added to the city's terror tonight. If the dam breaks it will pour in a volume of water that will retard the rescue work for days. Dayton, March 27, 1:30 a. m. Boon after midnight the flames eeemed to be wavering. Many per sons conversant with the district, watching from a distance, did not agree that the Beckel bad succumber to the fire. At 1:15 a. m. a state guardsman shot and killed a man attempting to loot the homes of flood victims. The business section of the city is under water and it is estimated the loss of life is appalling. Fires are adding to the horror and increasing the death toll. The rescue work to-day" failed to' clarify the situation re garding the loss of life from the flood in, Columbus. How many are dead here is not known. Dayton, Ohio, March 26. Flames that destroyed eight buildings in Dayton's submerged business section tonight cast a weird glow over the flood-stricken city that added to the fears of thousands of refugees and marooned persons and led to the ap prehension that there may have been many of the water's prisoners burned in the buildings. Soon after a notice was posted by the emergency committee declaring the city under martial law several militia companies from other Ohio cities arrived. These were employed to patrol the edges of the flooded district and prevent further looting of homes outside the flood area. Rescue squads worked frantically today to throw back the veil that hides the true stoiy of the disaster. Late tonight tho arrival of more boats gave hope that by tomorrow the northern section of the city now cut off may be penetrated and then may be learned the fate of hundreds Imprisoned there. The victims of the water's wrath suffered again today in a cold rain that fell steadily throughout the day. The rescue work went on and by nightfall about 3,000 persons were housed in places of refuge. At least 65,000 persons are imprisoned in their homes and in the business buildings. It is feared their two days' imprisonment with accompany ing hunger and fright has caused tremendous suffering. Two oarsmen who bravdd the cur rent that swirled through teh busi ness section reported that the water In the Algonquin Hotel was 15 feet deep. From the windows in the ho tels and business buildings hundreds begged piteously for rescue and food. The oarsmen said they saw no bodies f floating about but that many must '.have perished In the water's sudden irush through the streets, ...... l- A shortage of provisions , was j threatened this afternoon when it 'was reported that relief trains would be stopped by high water. It was 'believed, however, the relief, trains might creep into Dayton during the night. Encouragement was received from the mayor of Springfield, whp said be was sending six big trucks loaded with provisions. With the arrival of motor boats tonight it was hoped that at daylight will begin the dis tribution of provisions. Arcanum, Ohio (phone from Mil ton), March 26. The Associated Press headquarters were established in Dayton tonight in the Van Cleave school house after much difficulty, and it will be early tomorrow prob ably before the accurate condition at Dayton can be sent out. The west levee of the Big Miami river that went out yesterday morn ing carried death end-destruction in its wake. The immensity of the dis trict is beyond description. Fire broke out in the business section of the city tonight and a drenching rain ad led to the discomfort. The dead are being removed from the streets in North Dayton and it is apparent the death list will run into the hundreds and perhaps the thousands before the extent of the catastrophe is known. Refugees are being cared for in the public schools and churches. The fire has already destroyed many of the largest buildings and hotels and the city hall and police headquarters have been abandoned. The river has fallen six feet' in the last 24 hours and many buildings were undermined. The water supply has been cut off in the business district and it is im possible at this time to estimate the los3. A heavy snow which began falling at 1 o'clock continued until late tonight, hampenring the relief work, but was a blessing in that it afforded pure water. The marooned residents scraped up the snow and when melted furnished the only pure drinking water to be had. The fire that appeared to threaten the business sectiou tonight was con fined to one block. It is impossible to get within two miles of the fire, and from that distance it is apparent explosions made the fire seem of larger proportions than it was. It appeared to have burned itself out and it is not believed it would spread to other blocks. It. is impossible to ascertain even approximately the number of persons who might have been marooned in this section and who died after being trapped by the flood and fire. Delaware, March 26. The bodies of 14 persons were recovered and as many more are missing tonight as a result f the overilow of the Oleon tangy river. The damage is estimat ed at $2,000,000. J Sandusky, Marc.'i 26. The list of dead at Fremont has been increased to 11. The water in Main street Is 15 feet deep. , Other Great U. S. Floods. 1874 Mill river valley, Massachu setts, 144 drowned. 1874 Floods in Pennsylvania, 220 drowned. ' 1889 Johnstown, P., reservoir burst, 2,209 drowned. 1900 Galveston. Texas, 6,000 lives lost, 3,000 buildings destroyed in tidal wave and storm. 1903 Kansas City, Mo., great property loss by floods throughout Mississippi valley; few drowned. 1903 Heppner, Ore., cloudburst, 188 drowned. . ! Ashland Should Help Sufferers ! - ! Ashland thould not be backward about assisting the sufferers J from floods in the Ohio valley. While it is trun that the Dayton relief committee wired, "Do not send money, we cannot use it," yet it is equally true that supplies from the far west cannot get i J there under a week or ten days. Money raised here could be tele- graphed to Chicago or other cltie& in the middle west and aid in 4. purchasing (supplies to be forwarded from thero as soon as com Jj mun!cation can be established. The money could also be wired to the national Red Cross headquarters and forwarded from there. 4j The Ashland Tidings will receive and forward contributions. 4. Manager Routledge of the Western Union Telegraph Company states that while he has received no iastruetions in the matter, he will assume the responsibility of guaranteeing that the money is forwared by telegraph without cost. n 11,4 TTTVT 1 I L I L FT T 25 INDICTMENTS FOUND. Thirty-Three Matters Are Probed and 70 Witnesses Were Exam, ined by Grand Jury. The grand Jury which completed its work last Saturday investigated 33 matters and examined 76 wit nesses at the last term. They re turned 25 true bills and five not true bills. They were Impaneled in December and were adjourned by the court until October 20, subject to the call of the court. The circuit court began its hear ing of the cases Monday, the day be ing occupied in legal formalities in cidental to the opening of a new term of the court. The Medford sa loon men indicted for selling liquor to minors were arraigned and will appear Wednesday. They are repre sented by Attorney A. E. Reames with Judge Holbrook Withington, as sociate. ' Odd Fellows Funeral Notice. All Odd Fellow3 are requested to meet at I. O. O. F. hall at 9:30 a. m. Friday, March 28, to attend the funeral of Brother Louis Dewees. W. H. FLAGG, N. G. GEORGE W. TREFREN, Sec. MsMmf Let&B GBs9se ELKS TEMPLE, MONO A Y EVENING, MAR. 31 0 h I . ''.,-, I 111 THE STROLLERS QUARTET. U. S.'j TOTHE RESCUE United States Government Rushes 50,000 Tents and 1,000,000 Ra tions to Flood Districts. Washington, March 26. Secretary of War Garrison this afternoon or dered that 50,000 tents and 1,000, 000v rations be rushed to Ohio from Philadelphia for the relief of the flood sufferers. Appalled by the flood situation in Ohio and Indiana. President Wilson voiced today a personal plea to all American citizens to aid the flood victims. In a statement issued from the White House the president said: "The terrible floods in Ohio and Indiana approach the proportions of a national calamity. The loss of life and infinite suffering prompt me to issue an earnest appeal to all who are able to assist the labors of the American Red Cross Society to send contributions to the headquarters of the society in Washington or to Its local treasuries. We should make this a common cause. '"The needs of those upon whom this sudden and overwhelming disas ter has come should' quicken every one capable of sympathy and com passion to give immediate aid to those laboring to rescue and relieve. Bicycles and bicycle sundries at cost at Settles' Harness Shop. 87-tf SUMMARY OF DEATHS Tabulated Statement of Deaths From Storm Throughout the Mid dle West. Chicago, March 24. The totals of dead and injured in the track of Sunday's storm are as follows, ac cording to reports received tonight: Town Dead. Injured. maha, suburbs 152 350 Terre Haute, Ind 18 250 Chicago 5 40 Yutan, Neb . 16 0 Berlin, Xeb 7 17 Barker, la 3 10 Council Bluffs, la 12 13 Wester, la 2 2 Neola, la 2 3 Glenwood, la 5 2 Bebee, la 2 Malvern, la 2 Walton, 111 1 4 Sterling, 111 1 Traverse City, Mich... 1 Pern.'V liid 2 1 Total 225 696 Secure your Beats at Rose Bros.' for the concert next Monday evening I at the Elks Temple Strollers Male I Quartet. Admission 50 cents. 87-lt ;; - Y&i 'if. . if ' 1 t it:-: 'V. 1 r POLYTECHNICS TO PLAY "The Stubbornness of Geraldine" to Be Produced by .Students Friday, April 4. The students of the Ashland Poly technic school are preparing a drama which will be put cn Friday evening, April 4, at the high school gym, the directors, having kindly donated the use of the room to the Polytechnic students. The play is entitled "The Stubbornness of Geraldine." The following is the cast of characters: Geraldine Lang Lauretta Hines VI Thompson ........ Cora Ganiard Fraulien Handt. ..... . .Delia Bayly Mrs. Harry K. Whipple .Ruth Van Dyke Mrs. Wrlghton Belle Moore Mrs. Dreed. Opal Eastlick Mrs. Mathewson. . . .Ruth Van Dyke Miss Plney. . ......... .Belle Moore Mrs. Jars. ..... .Florence Farnham Mollie Lansing. ..... .Opal Eastlick Lord Tilbury. , . . .George T. Watson Mr. Wrighton. Orville Whitley Jars . . . . 4 . . . . , i . . .Walter Smith Mr. Crager . '. . . '. . . . Pete Heninger Ship Doctor Ernest Buck Steward ....Gene Carpenter Baggage Man. ... .Arthur Erlckson Baggage Man Don Stevens Thornton Earl Hill Mr. Houston Otis Buck Count Kinsey Lynn Purdln -Wall paper at Dickerson'a. ADDITIONAL REPORTS BRING NEWS OF GREATER LOSSES Floods in Middle West Worst Calamity in the History of the Country Chicago, March 26. Indiana and Ohio are covered with viator Probably 6,000 are dead, possibly 8,000. Property loss is many millions. Rain is still falling and conditions appear to be growing worse. ' Rescuers from outside territory are unable to reach Dayton, Peru, Ind., and many other . points in the flooded section. Raging torrents make rowboats unsafe, and motorboats are not to be had. There is a cry everywhere for food. Reports drifting in from the centers of population tell of deaths numbering from five and ten to estimates as high as a thousand. The country districts probably fared worse. A death list cannot be accurately compiled. Mere are estimates based on reports up to noon today: Ohio Dayton, 1,000 to 2,000; Miamisbun 4.000 (rumored).- Piqua, 540 (rumored); Sydney, 23o to Boo (rumored); Delaware, 5o; Middletown, 5o to loo; Hamilton, 12; Tippecanoe City, 3 to 5; scattering, 15. Total Ohio, 5,9oo to 7,222. Indiana Peru, 60 to 3oo; Indianapolis, 2oo; Newcastle, 3; Lafayette, 2; Noblesville, 2; scattering 3; Fort Wayne, 2. Total Indiana, 272 to 512. Grand total, 6,172 to 7,734. Governor Cox estimates the homeless in Ohio at 25o,ooo. The Indiana homeless are estimated at 15o,ooo. Chicago, March 26 Six thousand have perished in the deluge that swept the northern half of the Ohio river valley. Probubly half a million people were made homeless ln Ohio and Indiana, and property damage in both states will be at least one hun dred million. These figures were compiled late today from reports re ceived from various points in the stricken district. Further reports may increase the number of dead and it is unlikely that any decrease in loss can be expected. Additional horror was reported early this evening from Dayton. The fire there which seemed widespread and apparently uncontrollable prob ably brought death to many who had sought refuge previously from the flood by climbing to the upper floors of the buildings. Following are the revised figures of death: Unconfirmed reports say that 14 persons lost their lives in Fremont and 0 0 at Tiffin. It was rumored early today that 200 were drowned in West Indianapolis, and while this number was later reduced to 14, it was believed moro than the latter number perished. South of Indianapolis the flood is said to have causeu deaths in a num ber of small towns. Railroads were the chief sufferer in property dam age. It was sai'l tonight by en gineers that strips of railroad a half mile long had been washed out in several places in Indiana and that bridges were swept away or damaged. The loss from these causes is esti mated at $25,000,000, while the loss by cessation of trallic cannot be esti mated. Less reliable dispatches from the same region declare the smaller towns of Metmor. Cedar Grove and Trenton were swept away completely. Peru is the most completely demor alized city in the sreat flood district in Indiana, but Fjrt Wayne, Logans port, Lafayette and Terre Haute have experienced a loss of life and great property damage. Indianapolis has suffered a certain loss of life in the western part of the city (foreign quarter) and along the White river and inestimable property loss in the most substantial residence district through tho overflow of Fall creek. At Logansport the flood waters are 16 feet deep on the floors of the Pennsylvania Railroad station. The situation in West Indianapolis added many pitiable tales to the hor rors of the flood story during the day. Night fell there on an uncom pleted work of rescue after more than 500 persons had been saved. The poorer classes live in this sec tion of the city and nearly all in one story homes now covered by water. It Is this situation that makes so uncertain the estimates on the loss of life. It is feared entire families here may have been trapped like rats. Governor Ralston visited this sec tion of the city and the suffering he saw combined with the reports of disaster throughout the state led him to issue a proclamation' calling for contributions of money, food and clothing. Secretary of War Garrison offered the assistance of the War Depart ment, but the governor said he would not call i6 rthla aid unless Indiana citizens are unable to take care of the situation. At Delaware, 25 miles north of Columbus, the inhabitants are still flood bound. The dead number 33. KFrom Sidney comes the report of from 100 to 500 drowned. Tiffin reports at least 50 lives lost. Strat ford, a town near Delaware, accord ing to unconfirmed report from a farmer who reached Delaware today, was swept away ind 10Q. drowned. According to a wireless message re ceived at the Ohio State University here this afternoon, from Mount Ver non, probably 100 have lost their lives in this town. This report could not be verified tonight. Meagre re ports from Hamilton, in tho Miami valley, are that half a dozen lives were lost. Polytechnic is Assured for Xext Year. The Polytechnic School's future ia now assured. The Commercial Club committee has secured enough stu dents to guarantee that the 20 schol arships can be secured, and this morning Mr. Talcott, chairman of the committee, received from Mr. Gibson a letter containing the fol lowing guarantee: "I can, therefore, say to your Commercial Club that if they carry out the original agreement, viz., to furnish us with 50 scholarships, wo can assure them that the school will be maintained at Icart for another year, and we sincerely hope for many years to come." Of the 20 scholarships to complete' the guarantee, there are at least half all ready to sign up and about enough more are in sight to com plete the 20. Therefore those who contemplate attending, if they have not already done so, should notify the committee at once if they wish to take advantage of the opportunity to borrow funds of the Commercial Club. LOCAL PIXPI.H WORRIED.. Those Having Relatives In OWo Are Very Anxious. There Is anxiety in many an Ash land home today because of loved ones in the country devastated by floods. Among those who have rela tives there is W. M. Barber of the Tidings force, whoee aged mother is living at Zanesville, from which point 15 deaths are reported by drowning. The telephone' has invaded Jeru salem, a system having been in stalled that connects official points, business houses and some residences. A Parisian chemist has invented dyes Bald to make dresses change, color hourly.