--a f vr 4 rfc7T7 0rwn Hltlftrtral ! "CttfH" 'i Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER OrcanloTMl uliowrni. Mat, H7, Mia. II, l'rcclp. .M. !'urlytlilrt1 Yrnr llully lIlHhlli Yrnr, MEDFORD, OJIKOON, tfATUJiDAY, MAKOH 29, 1913. NO. G. t. ..-, OHIO RIVER IS NOW ON RAMPAGE J I ENTIRE VALLEY Situation Could Not Well Be Worse Marletln. Porlsmoutli nml (ronton Inundated and Crest of Flood yet to Come 70 Foot Staue Expected Elghty-llvc Bodies Recovered at Col umbus at Noon and Dead Estimated 200 Stories of Disaster AKItO.V, Ohio, Mil nil :, A com pany of mlllth In mulling from A th ru h lu Mlddloport niul Potneroy. wherft tho Ohio rlrcr l on n ram pngn, nlrrmly having broken nil flood record. Tho creM of tho flood k not expected boforo some Unto to- morrow. .Morn than 300 persons who liavo nought refugo on roofit at .Middle port nro mild to bo In Imminent dun tint. INIUA.VAI'OI.IH. hid., March 29 All wires Into tho Wabash tnlley below Torrn llitutii went down tndiy uiul flood condition nt Vlnccnncs mid Cvnnstlllu nro unknown. ItrM dents of tho lowlyltiR districts, how cr, wont warned In Hum to (let to IiIkIi ground, nml fatntltlca nro not bullcvrd to hun occurred. Tim prop erty diimiiRo Mill ho heavy. COLUMHUH, Ohio, March 39. Talking from a loltnliuun polo 7, nilti'M lOtith of Lancaster, ('. Ilruwleg todny Informed (lovcrnor Oox that tho tlood situation ut Marietta, Ohio, could hardly ho Meno. Tho river lluiro, ho mild, I six feet higher than It waa In I SSI, when It flood wiitcr destroyed one-third of tho city. Hnppllm, lira log mid, weio mailed at onro. ItcporJa received hero today said thai tho entire Ohio Hirer valley la In danger. Portsmouth and Ironton nro Inundated mid tho crest of the flood U yet to come A 70 foot tn,;u la expected at both places. Ml n ml MimmU Hillside, Tho Hood water hero mid nl Day ton, ft-tnoavlllo and I'liiin arc auh hiding rnpldly. Governor Cox han nnnoiinred that relief has rearhed ult these poltitH, hut that elothliiK ami moro food supplies nro still needed. KiKlity-flvo corpse had been recov ered hero up to t o'clock today, 3ti Identified. Colonel limner, com manding tho troop Hoarding the flooded district, Htlll estimate thu dead hero ut SU0. Undertaker who nro fighting for possession of bodlea nml removing them to prlvato morgue nro delaying Identifications. (Coutlnuad on pro 3.) REBELS DEFEAI Fi NACO, Aiix., JIiuvli JI.- Koii'ed ullor yertliuilny'H hkinnlsliint.' to hep niiitn into Hi rco iliivhioiiH, thu firnt iilliii'liment of (Juneriil Ojeilu'ti fciler ul Kiiriisou returned to Nneo curly toiluy, Thu lctiiiiiiului' ot Ills com iiiiiml viih cxpccli'il licru bul'oro iiuon. AiMioiiliiiK to tlio officiuN of the retuinin Iroonri, Ojeiln, who left Nneo two diiyH n'o to meet mi up jiiimi'lilii ileliii'linient of tho rcluiln wan oiikiij-i'iI lulu ycHlcnliiy by tin overwholmiiiK uupurioc foruu, nml compclud o ltunk I'otiiiil. Thu lchclri IohI four killed nml uiuo uoiinilctl. It h uliiimed Hint the fed cnil ciiHiiiiltk'H wore iilmut fifty, OJuilu pi'olinbly will miiku hid lml htiiud he in tonight or tomorrow, More than ouu tlioubiiml vcIiuIh iivo Mild to bu olobiUK in on Iho flcviuir J'eilcruls, Ainuiiciiii cavnliy ia pro puiiiij; for duly on tliu bonier. ROOD WA BS NOW ENDANGER FEDERAL ORCES UNDER OJEDA SIOUX CHIEF, WHO WASHINGTON The leimiiiiH or Chief Hollow lloni I Icii r, niu-t piiimlnenl of the Sioux chief, who died of iiieiiiiioiiln in Wnlilugon on hi visit there for Hie iiiniigiinitluii, lnne rciiclnd Hie Iti"t. Iiinl Agency in South Dakota. For inn n v eiirt the nutliorillex of the IreiiNiirv department liml honored him by pinning the heml of thu chief on the flu- ilollnr ccrtirieiite-rf. The filiiernl -en ire- over the chief in St. Pit til V Cntliot lunch in Windiiug- Ion Mere md oul iittcmlnl by nil the vihtliug Indian chief, but by iminy prominent official?, of tho govern- IIK'Ut. E I'AIIIS, .March 'Jit. Dcclarnlioit that Hie Oumliii tornado nml tho dcatli dciiliii flood in Ohio nml liidinnu nro but u forcruuiu'i' of the dinntern to befall Auieriun in U'l:i wiik oiecd 1 1 ii re todny bv Miiilauio l)e Thchct, the fiimoiiM I'lirixiau hceretis, who pre dieted at the hc;imiiiu; of the jeiir the pivniiut diMiHterx in the United Ktulex. "Let llion hi Aniniicn," Hiiid Ma ibiuio De ThebcM, "who Mirxivo thr present illhimlern protect theniHelveK iiKtiiittit furlher eycloueri nml imitidii tioiiH, for I (iniiiiol hue any calm re- turnint, to America before April -1. "The nnpr of (lod in ut work in America. ThU comiui; Septeinlier U to be the itmt tliiueroiiH mouth for that country. Terrible fire, wind ami wuler will iinhiiU her nml n lare portion of her territory will slip into thu hen within tho next few Koncru IIoiih. In September niort of the lior or will develop from wtiuU" SIM REFERENDUM I HAl.KM, Oro., March 29. Accord Iiik to rellulilo Information today n movement to InvoUo tho referendum nRuluHt nil tho atato unlvoralty Im provement npproprlutloiiti nuuli) by tho recent loKhdAturo la ready to bo luiinohod next week. Tim petition will probably bo put In circulation within tho next two or throo dayu. II, J, ParkliiHon of Portland la re ported to 1h tho actlvo louder of tho movement. IS SUFFERING FROM FLOOD TmtltK HAUTM, Iml., March 2t. A k'iihoIIuu luunch urrlvod horo to day from Fort W'ayno, fravollnt; tho entlni dlHtuuco by way ot tho awol- lun Waliaali river, Ita occupants anid Clinton, Indiana, waa BUfforliiK bo- voroly from flood wntora, but tliut no fatalltloa hud boon rvportod, DIED IN MR DUE AMERICA SAYS FAMOUS SEERESS WRSERETARY TAKES CHARGE Garrison Wires President That Army Officers Have Situation Well In Hand, but Ohio Is Rising Rapidly Fatalities Greatly Overestimated City to Be Divided Into Five Health Districts With Government Expert In Charge of Each WASHINGTON, March SI). Sec ictnry of U'nr Uarrioii toilny msiiI the following report from Dayton to I'reildcnt Wllxen: ".Mnjora Nonnjle nml lipm Unvc the hituatioii well in hand. The fl-od in rccrdini; in the Mimllcr ricn, but tho Ohio is rclu- tit fiiiciiinnti, where it la now tt:i feet, nml is tlirealcniuc the towiiN below there. Official huvo been feut down tho id rco in to obscne nml reit to l.ojjun nt'Giu ciiiiinti." Sccrclnry (InrrKon hlulca the fa fnlnticH tite greatly ovcicxtiiuutcd. DAYTO.V, Ohio, .March 'Jll. Krcre tnry of War (larrihoii, Onicrnl Ion nnl Woods chief of Muff of the ('lilted KlntcH nnny nml Captain KIioiiiIh and Cnptnlu .McCoy arrived hero ut VI 'M o'clock thii nftcrnooit. They iinmcdintely conforrcd with MnATtr rinlliiw. Jolin rnttcrnoii. Iicnd of thif'Nnlioiiftl rMl( IIckIhIcT com- pnny, hud u coiumilteo of cilizciiK. After iiitfprctiiiK the flood ilistricth, Secretory Gnrriioii wired n rejwrt of conditions o Prenidcnt WiNou. At the rfoiicut of Oovornor Cox, Sccrclnry Garrison took full clmrRo of thu local Hituntiou. rhe city prob nbly will be divided into five health district with a pn eminent expert in ehiirjje of each district. I LOOIERS OF RUINS roiA'MHUS, Ohio, March 'fl. A hipuid of holdicrs detailed to hunt looters on the West Side hero todny shot mid killed Kdword McKinJey nml lMward White. Kcsldcnts near Orccnluwn had couiploiiicd that their humeri were being rubbed. llotlt MeKinley nml Whitu were catiuht loolini;, each currying u buck filled with valuables. BAN niKUO, Cal., March 29. -A rumor tho origin ot which could not bo traced waa current hero today thut tho crulaur Colorado had been blown up at (luuynias, Gulf of Cali fornia, Inquiries at tho United Statca wlrolcsa station ut Point l.oma brought tho auauordhut no nowa of tuo sort had boon received there. The report waa not credited, Tho wireless atatlon waa In com munication with tho Colorado up to 1 o'clock this afternoon nud dooa not expect to bo nbto to reach the cruiser iigalu until about 0:30 p. m. TRADING ENCOURAGED NKW YOIUC, March aO.Dellot thut tho losses In thu middle west floods will bo Hinallor than at first ruportod encouraged trading lu tho stock market today, Thoro was cugurnoHS to cover short accounts. Tho market closed stroug, DAYTON OHIO SOLDERS SHOO City Attorney Boggs Protects Notorious Dive o, c. iooea r 'J- Mrs. i'i F.oyal Rooning Houge,; S, Main Strt, City. Poar Mada:- j ... Thr aay be some effort to bother o lntlnidste you on tee tint ef your testimony this Afternoon. If Anybody akei anyv indication of doing this, e want you to report the aatter immediately to e, and I will aoo that you are. , not unjustly bothered. j r. $ UINCIN.VATI. Ohio, March 20. Tho apeclal train bearing Secretary of War Oarrlaon and General Leon ard Wood, chief of tho staff ot tho United Statca army; arrived here thla morning. A message, of welcome from Governor Cos awaited Secre tary Garrison and General Wood hero. Garrison, Wood, Major Ithoades and Captain Frank McCoy at once started for Dayton by automobile. Ueforo leaving Cincinnati, Secretary Garrison wlwd President Wilson that tho lattcr'a presence would not bo needed. Ho telegraphed that the number of deaths and tho general flood situation had been exagger ated. Captain A. X. Whalcy, at the head of the Government relief corps, will establish headquartora In Daytou and direct the distribution ot supplies, which are arriving from army posts throughout the country. AT IS COI.UMI1US, Ohio, March SO.Aa tho result of unexpected calls for Jielp from parts ot tho atato other than tho.io already flooded, Gover nor Cox Issued another proclamation tuq)ay, calling for moro food and clothing for tho sufferers. "f 4-"f f f f f f 4- f f f INDIANA'S DEATH LIST Torn 0. WrookWllo 10. Lawrence county 1."). Torro lluuto and vicinity 10. Fort Wuyno 0. Washington I. Cednr Urovo 4. IVankforl 'J. Muneie 1, LuFuyutte 1. Kowcastle 1. Huhille 1. Sholton 1. Fast Mount Curmel 1. Counties not reported ami deaths authentically reported, but unverified, briny; Iuili ntrn's total dead up to ouu hundred. GARRISON FINDS FLOOD MP osas A WILSON viti tr, .r,'ii..aii nottt man (Ml, ' utotono, orioon . utSSiismsw f V. t : .a Tery truly yours, && City QUICK WORK IS NEED TO STAVE ' OFF PESTILENCE DAYTON", Oiiio, .Ararch 29. Quick work is necessary in Daytou toduy to fight off iK-stilenec. All wntcr flooding tho streets ik polluted and the heaps of debris on all bides arc brrcdinp dibcahc. The usslstuuco of outside sanitation experts h required at once. Dayton undertukent asserted to day that eight hundred persons arc dead hen?. They insUt that yester day's cutimute of between 130 and 200 victims is too low by hundreds. Digging" u th wreckage is proceed ing rapidly and tho death list is growing fast. The city council, is to issue upceiul emergency bonds to proxidu funds for food, supplies, care for the home less nud to improve the policiug sys tem. Tl nAHNKS. Kan., March down by a thug who robbed tho Institution, 29.- Shot afterward Kobert I. Hrowne, cashier of the Uarnes State bank, was almost Instantly kilted here today. A poise later shot th robber to death In the outskirts as ho was attempting to flcu with a heavy sack ot gold In his possession, "i'ut 'eru up." commanded tho thug, pointing two revolvers at Hrowuo as ho waa counting money behind tho teller's window, Hrowne replied by suiting a revolver from a nearby drawer and taking several wild (.hots at tho thug. His fusillade was stopped by a bullet from the Irobbur's gun plowing through his head. Despite tho tact that others rushed In tho thug scooped up tho 1600 Drowno had been couutlng luto a bag uud fled. EARL ROGERS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR OPERATION LOS ANGELES. Cat., March 20. Eurl Rogers, chief oouusol for Our- once Darrow in his trials in Los An geles, was taken to a hospital today to undergo u borious intestinal operation. UG ROBS BANK SOT M SWAG iOMH a. WlttN I llttmtt f iiMM.JL , , JL 0', - i 4 irt f j v. Attorney ONLY FLIMSIEST HOUSES DESTROYED iTMflS INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 29 Receding flood waters revealed to day that only the flimsiest homes in West IndianaK)liH were destroyed but the homes remaining arc filled with mud and ooze, and arc uninhabitable. Tho fatalities throughout Indiana today arc estimated at one hundred. The situation in the flooded districts in greatly improved with the state cariug for its own victims us well as sending uid to the sufferers in Ohio. Residents of Richmond. Ind., al most starved themselves by housing and feeding refugees from Ohio. The Mute board of health is mak ing frantic efforts today to prevent un epidemic. Clear and cold weather is aiding in this work. Tho railroads are slowly resuming operations but nothing like regular schedule are being attempted. CHICAGO STREET CAR MEN GIVEN INCREASE CHICAGO, March 29. Two cents an hour increase in wages was grant ed ten thousand employees of Chica go surfuce rmlwuyrt by u speciul ar bitration board toduy. The increase is regarded us a viu tory for tho traction company which offered the men moro thun thut amount to return to work during their strike. Judge Scunlnn, who represented tho employes of the hoard dissented from its findings. FINALLY INCORPORATED SALEM, Oro., March 29. Articles of Incorporation for tho Grants Pass and Crescent City Hallroad company, which places Its capital stock at S5, 000,000, wero filed horo today. The Incorporators aro J, F. Keddy, H. L. Gllkey and V. W. Harmon, 'ino articles sot forth that tho com pany intends to build a main line railroad from Grants Pass, In Jose phlno county, to Crescent City, Cul and In addition a number ot branch lines. Srfrx DAYTON BLOCKS E Fi Ffkd Structures Ruinet) by Fle4 School fundings Reti M Curfew Rings at Six Eveftfof te Keee Leotkifl Dawn Seventy-five ieOks In Mergw at Nsefi Many Never te t FswhI Workmen Carrying Off Wreckage f ff ff -ft t FLOOD SITUATION, DAYTON The flooded sections of uro clear of water. Ilcscucra everywhere in Daytou rejwrt the fatalities below two hundred. Governor Cox declared the ?tnto will seize nil railroads entering Dayton, to aid the work of relief and rescue, if neccsarv. Tho militia at Dayton was forced to use drastic means to prevent undertakers fight ing for possession of bodies. The houses in the path of the flood include a log cabin 115 years old, the first house built in Daytou. It escaped unscathed. f -f f. f f f f 4- 4 f f f f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f'f-f-f-f-f DAYTON', Ohio, March 29. it in feared today that some of the flood ed buildings here are in danger of collapsing. Officials inspected tho Steel high school building and order ed it roped off. They declared thut tho water has undermined tho struc ture and that it may fall at any time. There is plenty of food here to supply tho present needs, but more will be required soon. Ik-ginning tonight tho church bells will ring a curfew at 0 o'clock when everyone will bo ordered off the streets. Those who refuse to go will be arrested. This step ts taken us a precaution ugaiust looting.' It is believed that the danger of pestilence is passed. Suuitnry en gineers are removing the debris rap idly. At noon there were scventy-mo bodies in the morgue. It is believed many of tho dead will never be re covered. As fust as the buildings can bo cleared of debris workmeu ure curry ing the wreckage to other portions of the city. The Arcade, Kuen-Ilice, Carpenter, Conover, Meudeuhnll, Commercial, Ilerbold and United Brethren build ings were found to be in need of only minor repair. Thu Calluhan Ilauk building suffered but little moro seri ous damage. SONOMA? CONGRESS VOTES DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 29, Tho Souora state congress has voted to participate In a couvontlan to fruuio a new constitution for tho "Northern Ropubllo ot Mexico," uccor'.Ung to advices received today from Hormo slllo. The confederation will Include tho 6tatos ot Sonora, Chlhua, Coa hullu, Slnuloa, Lower California and Topic. Tho Sonora congress approved the selection ot tho rebel govornor at Coahulla, Ourranza, as military lead er of tho forces ot the new republic. Edwin Arden and Anne Sutherland wl appear as co-stare In a playlet entitled "The Stool Pigeon," by Allea Leuh Pollock uud Carrington Phelps. NEAR COLLARS m DEVLE NEW REPUBUC - V & ,IX&&J