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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27
MISSISSIPPI WILL RISE.

Memphis, Tenn, March 26.-"With
such a volume of water coming into
the Mississippi from above, people
along the Mississippi river should pre-
pare for a great flood" said the local
weather observer today. 1T will be 4
big river, | believe the. flood stage will
be reached at Memphis Thursday
morning if not before"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27
No News Possible.

Arcanum, Ohio, March 26.-CRy
telephone from Milton, Ohio.)-The
Associated Press headquarters We're
established in Dayton tonight in the
Van CleVe schoolhouse after much
difficulty and 1t will early tomorrow
before direct wire communication can
be established with the outside world.
The west levee Of the Big Miami
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27
SNOW IN TEXAS,

Dallas. Texas, March 26.-An unusu-
ally heavy snoWStorm has covered
northwest Texas. moxing rapidly east
ward, No serious damage was ex-
pected.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27
BLIZZARD IN

Oklahoma City, Okla, March ga
blizzard has been raging in Oklahoma
since. midnight and there is no indica-
ton of cessation. Snow is three
inches deep and still falling.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27
COMPLICATION
OF WOMAN'S ILLS
Yields to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Athens, Texas.-"I had a complica-
ton of diseases, some of them of long
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27


explosions made the fire seem of
larger proportions than ii was. 1t APP
peared to have about burned itself ont
and it was not believed ii would
spread to other blocks.
1t was impossible to ascertain even
approximately the number of persons
who might a ~ been marooned in
this section and who died after being
trapped by flood and fire.
The flood came with such sudden
ness that food supplies in homes were
whisked away by the torrent in al
most the flash of an eye, Skiffs
skirted the edge of the flooded dis
trict attempting to furnish food to
those whom it was impossible to res
cue, but the fierce current retarded
the work.
Cut Off From World.
DAYTON practically was cut off from
wire communication until late this
afternoon. Then two wires into Gin
cinna.i were obtained and operators
plunged into great piles Of kilograms
from Dayton citizens almost frantic il
their desire to assure friends outside
of their safety.
Two uarsmen who hravej the cur
rent that swirled through the bust
ness section today reported that the
water at the Algonquin hotel was Is
feet deep.
The oarsmen said they saw nc bod
les floating in the flood tide, but that
many persons must have persisted in
the waters" sudden rush through the
streets.
Oarsmen who worked in the out
skirts of the business section tonight
reported thai $50 persons marooned
in the Arcade building and 200 i'm
prisoned in the Y. NJ. c. A. building
were begging for water.
Famine in Sight.
a shortage of provisions was
threatened this afternoon when it was
reported many relief trains bound tC
Dayton from neighboring cities haC
been stopped by high water. Every
grocer in the city had been sold out
before noon. 1t was believed that the
relief trains might creep in during the
night.
Encouragement was received in {
message from the mayor of Spring
field tonight, who said he was sending
six big trucks loaded with provision!
that should reach Dayton early to.
morrow. With the arrival of motto.
boats tonight it was hoped to begil
at daylight distributing provisions.
A message from he flood prisoner
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27
SITUATION NO BETTER
IN DEVASTATED STATE

Continued From Page One.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27
DAYTON IS SWEPT
BY FLAMES AT
NIGHT

Continued From Page One)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27

"A. l.. u: l advise you to get the
following ingredients and mix at home
to cure your child of bedwetting: Tine
ture Cuhebs, | dram; comp. fluid balm
wort, / Oh; and tincture rlus aromatic.
? drains. Min in water and give 10 to
10 drops one hour before meals.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27

Harry writes: Both my wife an,
myself suffer with rheumatism. w,
would appreciate a reply telling us VIVA
to take"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
CROP REPORTS OF
THE GOVERNMENT
Large Army Of Volunteers Gather
Much More or Less Inac-
curate Data.

About 10000 reporters contribute to
the making Of the government crop
reports which are issued monthly at
Washington. Most of these reporters
are not paid, but are classed as vol
untary correspondents" and the only
report they get. aside from the salts
faction Of doing tho work itself. lis
that they receive the publications Of
the department without having to
write to ask for them. Nevertheless,
most of them stick to the work.
An inquiry made in January. 1912
showed that IS per cent Of them had
served more than n year. 81 per cent
had served more than two years, AZ
per cent more than six years. per
cent more than twenty six years, and
per cent more than thirty-six years
Among these volunteers are county
correspondents who have several as
sistants who can be called on IL neces-
sary. They report directly to Wash
ington. There are also township cor
respondents who report directly and
Independently to Washington. Reports
from these and still other independent
sources are used to check one another
The number OF counties Of agricul-
tural importance in the United States
is approximately $500. and the town
ship reporters number $4,000. Then
there are reports from many individ-
ual farmers and planters received at
the end of the growing season. Among
these are special cotton correspond
ents." and special potato, tobacco, live
stock and other correspondents.
Among the paid reporters are twenty
special field agents, who travel syste-
matically over certain districts as
signed TO them, and are chosen for
their statistical training and practical
knowledge. 1t Is their business to
question the best-informed persons in
each neighbour ood-farmers. country
merchants. implement dealers and
others-and to collect information in
every way.
They make reports monthly. sometimes
by mail and sometimes by telegraph.
and If conditions require more frequent
reports they made. Then there are
State statistical agents. each Of whom
reports for his State a whole and
maintains corps OF correspondents
entirely independent Of those reporting
directly to the department at Washing
ton. The State statistical correspon-
dents report monthly to the State agent.
who co-operates and analyses them in
the light Of his own knowledge, and
from them prepares his reports TO the
department.
or course. although there Is much
checking up OF reports from various
sources. the final result cannot APP
proach mathematical exactness because
the whole rests on the opinions Of
farmers, merchants and others based
on such information as they have at
hand
The reports. however. do not purport
TO be other than estimates To take an
agricultural census each year. il is er-
planned. would be out Of the question
because OF the great cost, and when It
is taken the results cannot be known
for year or more after the data are
gathered. The collection Of estimates,
with as great care as possible. is made
TO supply the demand for current in
formation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
RAILWAYS COMING
TO ELECTRICITY
So Say Men Who Are Figuring
on Cost of Steam
Power.

Projects for the identification of
steam trunk lines IN several instances
are taking more or less definite shape,
Ing that practical work has begun and
in both East and West another year
or two may show considerable mileage
operated by electricity. Engineers IN
this country are steadily pursuing In
quiries into tho practicability Of car
rying out the general identification Of
trunk lines. Financial strngency and
unfavorable conditions of the money
market for raising capital to invest
In new field have not daunted them.
While the general principles Of cleo
trifcation were settled and accepted
some years ago, discussion now has
come down TO details OF cost in opcr-
alton. manufacturing statistics OF roll
Ing stock and supply Of power. Tho
DOS sibilities of purchasing the neces-
sary supply OF electricity has been
given practical demonstration and it
has been shown that In many in
stances power can be profitably sold
at price, delivered to the substations.
OF less than cent per k!lowatt hour.
This has altered the conditions 10
such an extent that the railroad man
aser. in Investigating the compare
tive costs OF steam and electric oper
alton. has TO deal only with the rela-
lively small outlay to be incurred for
rubstations for electric operation and
for the distribution, and can pay more
attention to the relatively large capt.
tai outlay for electric locomotives and
! electrical equipment. Local condi-
lions must. OF course. decide whether
railroad should install Its own gem
Grating plant or purchase the neces-
SarJ power for electric cation from a
central power company, SO reducing
the necessary heavy investment The
engineers concerned In the electrifca-
ton Of the Allegheny division Of the
Norfolk and Western have decided
against the purchase of an electric
supply from a local company. But in
this care the character of the road as
coal carrier with supplies OF this fuel
OF Its own close ct hand. gives 1t an
| advantage tina, makes desirable the
manufacture of its own electricity.
Calculations based on practical expert
ence In steam and electric operation
have shown that the operating costs
OF the steam locomotive per mile will
be 1887. as against 1888 for the cleo
trio locomotive These figures took
into consideration the comparative
costs for fuel electricity, repairs.
wages, engine house expenses. lubri.
cants and stores. BY another standard
OF measurements II has been estimate ID
by experts that the operating costs of
the sts1In locomotive per mile Will DO
l4.7 cents per 100 tons behind the
drawbar. while the operating costs of
the electric locomotive will be ll.6
cents per 90 tons behind the draw
bar. a difference OF 8 cents per mile
in favor o. the electric locomotive.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
DOES SOUTH WANT
JAPANESE LABOR?
Scarcity of Field Hands May
Force Dixie to Look
to Orient.

The Cincinnati Enquirer. which In
these latter days is giving Southern af-
fairs a great deal Of attention. has the
following in it's editorial column:
1T may be within the range of DOS
siDlilty mat what now appears to be a
decided feeling in our South against
immigration from the Orient may, be-
fore many years. give place to invita-
ton All over the South there is reach
ing out for means Of Improvement in
agriculture; for such variety of produc-
lions as will most speedily advance
prosperity. AS to manufactures. there
is no longer any doubt or anxiety. The
people now readily unite their capital
and energy with those from the North
In production and utilization Of power.
What is occasioning most thought
FOR the future Is the question OF crops
and the people to produce them. Ala
bama. according to reports from some
important counties, is gradually fall
Ing behind In cotton, owing to the boil
weevil and other pests. There are pre-
dictions that portion of the land must
soon be used for other crops. and there
are gloomy predictions for some South
Carolina counties as to cotton. So
there Is solicitude as to other products
that VIII pay in markets Of other sec
tions or countries. Potatoes corn.
beans and other food products are con-
ings
In view OF this outlook for the
future one reading reports and argu-
ments may be allowed the thought
that writer's and speakers South may
be expected ere long TO think of in
tensive farming as pracuced by peo-
pies OF some other countries OF pro-
tracted summer heat Observers Of
conditions may not be expected to
look to states largely populated by
the negro for such positive dislike OF
the Japanese as an immigrant and
farmer. as shown by the people OF
California, and yet And in the
Charleston News and Courier a most
positive warning TO Governor Brown.
OF Georgia, that the Japanese must not
be conside1ed eligible. although ne
can Immediately adapt his body TO
the climate and his methods and in
dustry 10 the work Of the cotton States
According to this paper. the people o.
the South Will have none Of this IN
migration. This warning comes be-
cause a few Japs OF the Stale o.
Washington have written an inquiry
TO Governor Brown as 20 possibilities
for them In Georgia
"On the other hand, we have had a
Umid and possibly merely tentative
mint from Florida OF a movement 70
bring into that State quite colony
OF farmers from Nippon. IN recen,
editorial the Jacksonville Times-Union
admits the South's need OF Increase OF
immigration, but makes no referen &c
TO the japanese. This paper wants
more people South. and remarks tina;
Florida and Georgia can easily sus-
tain nine times their present popu-
lat!on: that they have combined the
same area as italy. but only little
over a tenth as much population"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
SEGREGATION FOR
RURAL DISTRICTS
Chairman Poe Thinks Negroes
Should Own Farms in Com
nunities to Themselves.

Raleigh. " c.. July 12.-Chalrman
Clarence Poe to-day announced that
the program committee OF the National
Farmers Union had asked local unions
problem of segregating the races in
the South's rural districts, as Is already
the policy In the towns. It is asserted
that thousands OF white farmers are
| being driven from their homes by the
growing number Of negro farmers
around them and the consequent lack
OF adequate white social life The hope
is to develop public sentiment which
VIII require negroes to buy land in
communities to themselves instead OF
breaking UP white communities by in
discriminatory sandwiching white and
| negro farmers together. In discussing
the matter further. Mr.. Poe said:
For the good of both races, the
negroes should buy land and settle as
largely as possible in neighborhoods
OF their own. For example, fifty negro
families and fifty white families to-
gether in district can have only half
as good schools for either race as they
could have IL all the hundred families
were of one race; and with regard to
churches. Libraries. cooperative So
cieties. social meetings and nearly all
other agencies OF vital civilization the
same thing is true. To have half the
community composed of separate
race cuts In half all the social power
for progress.
The big fact we have to face is
that In thousands and thousands OF
communities In the South. the negro
farmers are not only subjecting the
white farmers to more or less disas-
trous economic competition by their
lower standards of living but IN
many sections the growing number
OF negroes Is driving the white peo-
pie to the towns for social reasons
When the white population in a com
munity becomes too small or too scat
tered, when the white farmers wife
and children find more negro neigh
| bors than white neighbors around
them. a tremendous motive Is given
| for moving away-and If the farmer
moves, some negro will probably buy
his land at a sacrifice because other
| white farmers have the same feeling
and do not care TO buy land In a pre-.
| dominantly negro community. Such
is the Negroes iagrantly unfair ad-
vantage for driving white people Oft
| the farms and taking the rural South
for himself Public sentiment must
| find us remedy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
WASTE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
What to Do with Churches and Othe,
Ediflces I'm Vacation Season.

The following is from the ell
phia Ledger:
There are in America over 100000
churches with a total seating capacity
of about 100000. There are school
buildings, colleges and universities
capable of holding over 20. 600. 900 per-
sons. There are Libraries and public
buildings with an aggregate capacity of
millions.
"In fact, we have buildings in which
might he crowded practically every
one Of the whole population. And We:
during the next two months most Of
these buildings will be closed except
for short hours or occasional services.
Public school property alone repre-
SCENTS an investment OF considerably
over 81 900. 900, 900. and the churches are
worth $500. 100000. IF we should add
the libraries and other public buildings
we should run our total we'll toward
$4,000. 100000, n sum that staggers tho
mind. but shows how enormous are the
shelters which private and public en-
ternrise has erected In America.
Work does not stop in summer. Peo-
pie must toll In order to live. Why
should they swelter In the narrow
streets when the big church or the
blg schoolhouse or the big library or
the big public building is given over to
lonely night Waterman?
, slowly but gradually the waste Of
this enormous resource is dawning upon
the civic consciousness. Something Is
being done, but 1T is very little COM
pared with the size OF the problem and
tho value Of the opportunity"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
Harvest Time in Kansas.

The following Is prose poem from
the Kansas City Journal:
It's harvest time. and over the land
the reapers music rises Cavorts the
gentle harvest hand in daily exercises.
While yet the mantle OF the night upon
the country hovers. and every one Is
sleeping tight although not under
covers). the farmer rises to invoke the
Goddess Ceres's blessing. and urge
upon the women folk 70 hurry With
breakfast grain before the sun has
risen, and hastens to the house again
to put the hooks to hisn. Indeed,
while Luna6 shining still. with weaker
light but kinder. he prances down the
dewy hill and. bitches to the binder.
And then. before the sickle's wrath
submitting mute and tragic' the proud
arise like magic. The sun mounts
high: the horses bow their headr. but
they are on. Plenty's altar. The long
hot oven OF the day in endless fury
blazes: 1t crackles. biisters. boils away,
demoralizes. dazes. All. what toll OF
ache and sweat each broiling, baking
minute! st,,8 the harvest field, YOU
bet. but you,swon't catch me in It.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
Saving tho Oysters,

West Point, Va, July I2.-The
Chamber OF Commerce has appointed
the following committee: Crosby T.
Thompson. W. R. Broaddus. ]. w.
Marshall and ]. L. Bland and sent
them to Washington to consult with
the government and railroad authori-
ties relative TO the deposit of the mud
dredSed from alongside the dock.
After 1t has been taken from tho bot
tom 1t has been deposited on the New
Kent side Of the York, opposite Poro-
potank Creek. This, 1t is said, will
be very destructive to oysters. and this
committee Is to see to change os
dumping ground
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
BUGGY FACTORY IS
NOW SETTLED FACT
Richmond Buggy Manufacturing
Company Erecting Buildings on
South Side of lanes River.

The much talked OF big buggy fac
tory for Richmond has at last ma
terialiZed, and the large buildings for
the same are now going up in South
Richmond. The concern will be known
IN the future commercial history OF the
city as the Richmond Buggy Manufac-
turing Company. The officers thus
far elected are John H. Pinder. presi-
dent; T. NJ. Darlington, Jr., secretary
and treasurer. and Charles A. Behlen.
general manager. The maximum capt.
tai OF the new company is sl0O.j00
The company has purchased a lot
In South Richmond fronting 700 feet
on the Petersburg Pike, and running
back to the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
way tracks. The buildings are being
rapidly erected. and Manager Behlen
says the factory will be in operation
by or before the first day of September.
and by October irst-class buggie s
made in Richmond" will be on the
market.
c. A Behlen. the general manager
and stakeholder In the company, was
originally from Cincinnati. and he has
been in the buggy making business
ever since he was n boy. He was for
seven years the manager of a sue
cessful factory IN Oxford. " c., and
for the past two and a half years he
has had charge of large buggy fac
tory in Franklin, va A year of moro
ago Mr.. Behlen got In his head the
idea that Richmond is tho ideal loca-
ton for a great factory to manufac-
ture buggies and other vehicles, and
he came on here to talk to wide awake
people about It. The hundred thousand
dollar enterprise Is the result The
company Is a strong one, and will be
officered by some of the best business
men OF the city, and that the new en-
terprise Will be a success no one
doubts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

The town Of Washington is soon to
have 100000 buggy and wagon fac
tory. the Washington Buggy Company
having been incorporated with that
amount of capital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
THE KITTATINNY
Delaware Water Can Pa

DeIaWdrc water Gap, IA.
Under entirely new management OF owner
Improved throughout. Capacity 800. Stu
ated IN I-ittatinny Park OF 300 acres. Offer
Ing every hotel comfort and appointment;
elevator. private baths. steam heat. etc
American plan cuisine n notable feature: .
own private farm. Cafe and grill attached
Orchestra. Garage and livery. Literature
and early season rates upon request.
CHARLES II. WHITE. OF Atlantic City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

The Wentz Corporation. Of Big Stone
Gap. has been incorporated with $3.50.
900 OF capital. TO mine coal and erect
coke ovens.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
NORTH CAROLINA
INDUSTRIAL BITS

The Independent Scale Company in
tends TO move its plant from Kansas
City to Asheville. That Ia the result
of some of the good work Of the Ashe-
Vile Board of Trade
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

The Battery Park Fish and Oyster
Company has been incorporated with
ample capital TO engage largely In the
catching and packing business. Bat
terry Park, Norfolk and Hampton capt.
tai is interested.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

South River District Of Augusta
County is going TO spend $4,000 in
building good and permanent high
ways throughout the district.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

The Flanagan Buggy Company. OF
Greenville. Is adding a $4,000 building
with all OF the necessary machinery to
its already large plant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

d. B. Null is establishing a new
hosiery mill at Morganton TO be
equipped with fifty knitting machines,
with daily capacity of $50 dozen pairs
of hose
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

The North Carolina Chair Company
expects to get to work early this fall
at North Wilkesboro. that point having
been selected as the home for the fac
tory that is to turn out 900 chairs per
day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
BUSINESS NOTES
ALL OVER VIRGINIA
Wheat Crop Good Everywhere.
New Coal Mining Company
at Big Stone Gap.

The Harrisonburg Board OF Trade is
still reaching out for new enterprises.
Its latest ca pture is business col
lege that is expected to draw much
patronage from the whole Valley.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING Ne VS.
CONTINUED From First Page.)

VOUHNIHNeU FTOm FITSt PASe.D
big acreage deals In widely separated
suburbs. ono involving more than $780,
600, and the other a still larger amount,
but the interested agents when inter
viewed assured me that while the deals
were on the string. heavily weighted
and almost ready to fall of In the con-
sumated state. they had not actually
fallen up to tho going down of tho Sat
urday sun. and therefore were not just
ready for public announcement. There
Is but little doubt. however. that they
will be ready before the present new
moon fulls and wanes and becomes
new again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

Fredericksburg is to have a new
fruit canning company. Henry Warden
is the president of the new company.