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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
OrcanloTMl uliowrni. Mat,
H7, Mia. II, l'rcclp. .M.
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MEDFORD, OJIKOON, tfATUJiDAY, MAKOH 29, 1913.
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OHIO RIVER IS NOW ON RAMPAGE
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Mrs.
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F.oyal Rooning Houge,;
S, Main Strt,
City.
Poar Mada:-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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viti tr, .r,'ii..aii
nottt man (Ml,
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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.
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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.
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DAYTON BLOCKS
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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
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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.
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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.
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