The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-04-05
CONGRESS AIDS IN
CHECKING FLOODS
Votes S350,000 to Strengthen
Mississippi Levees.
1000 HOMELESS I'M HICKMAN
Exodus Starts From Cairo, Ill.,, When
News Comes From Washington
That River vii Rise
Above bikes.

Washington, April 3.-The senate
and house gave a demonstration or
rapid legislation, when they by unani-
nous vote passed a bill appropriating
S350.000 10 be Immediately available
for the Strengthening and the extern
sion OF the levees along the Mississip-
pr river.
The senate broke all presidents by
passing the appropriation bill a few
minutes after IL had been reported 10
that body under suspension OF the
rules which require that all such
measures be referred 10 a commit
tee. The s350.000 appropriation will
become available as soon as the presi-
dents signature Is affixed.
In the house the bill was put on pas
sage as o. as IL was reported from
the rivers and harbor committee. The
committee acted Immediately on re-
ceipt by the house OF a message from
President Taft urging an %appropria-
ton Of s500,000 for tho purpose. The
entire delegation in congress from
Louisiana had called on the president
and pointed put the dangerous situa-
ton OF the f%ood-swept valley OF the
Mississippi and urged an a%ppropria-
ton.
Money lie Sufficient Now.
The appropriation OF $3.50. 900 In
stead OF the amount asked for by the
president. IL was announced by Repre-
sentative Ransdell. who reported the
bill. was made after consultation with
the war department and the receipt
of private messages. which showed
The sum appropriated would be sum.
cient for the present.
President Taft urged the passage OF
the bill I'm "A message 60 congress. IL
follows I'm part:
IT seems proper that the govern.
ment take immediate action 10 make
the loss impending az little AK posi-
Bile, In view of the character OF tho
emergency and the safeguards sur
rounding the expendltus ca made under
the corps OF engineers, | have no hest
tation I'm asking for an appropriation
OF $500, 900. rs recommended by the
secretary OF war"
Thousands Are Homeless.
Hickman. Ky, April 3.-The flood
waters of the Mississippi river. which
broke the West Hickman levee, have
poured a muddy current eight feet
deep through the business streets, The
and the tenement districts of
the town.
Two thousand persons are home
less. The work OF Systematically ear.
ing for the refugees was taken UP
and tents were shipped I'm by the state
military.
Cairo People Flee.
Cairo. ILL.,, April 3.-Cairo was
into a panic and a heavy ex-
odus from the city started, following
he receipt OF advices from Washing
ton that the river WOULD reach 5S feet.
Many women and children were put
On trains and more prepared to leave.
All the levees are still holding.
The local weather bureau received
word OF the breaking OF the levee at
Madrid. No. The break flooded
about 100 square miles. This relieved
IN Cairo somewhat and the
;Ity is now considered safe.
New Record Stage at Memphis.
Memphis. Tenn. April THE Mis-
'issippi river reached a stage of 4l.9
Get, The highest ever recorded here.
predicted rise OF A feet an
bounced by the weather bureau Will
i'd greatly to the damage already
Ione, though no new levee breaks are
,eported.