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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
DAYTON FACING HUNGER
Food Supply 0verestimated,
Patterson TeIegraphS Sec
rotary Garrison.

DAYTON. Ohio. April 1.-The food sup
ply in Dayton has been overestimated,
according to reports received today from
relief stations scattered over the city.
This morning J. II. Patterson, president
Of the relief commission. wired Secretary
of War Garrison that the food situation
was much worse than had been antici-
pated and that the committee would look
TO the national government for supplies.
It is estimated that between 10000 and
10000 refugees are being fed daily. Pro-
visions must be received in the stricken
city before tomorrow or suffering will fol-
low, officials say. Aside from the immi-
nent danger of food shortage, cash is in
great demand. Checks for large, sums
are in the hands Of the relief committee,
but they are practically worthless because
cash is not available.
Three bodies were recovered today,
bringing the toll of the flood up to 12S,
according to an estimate by Coroner j.
W. McKemy. The lowlands south of
Dayton are being searched. and the cor
oner is making effort to get a COM
plete list of the dead from undertakes.
carload of automobile tires, contrib
uted by an Akron rubber company for
use in relief work, arrived today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
PEDESTRIANS AID
IN CRUSADE ASKED
Desired That They Report
Violations of Traffic
Regulations.
POLICE Determined
TO ENFORCE RULES
Motormen Must Signal to Those
About to Gross Streets-0fficials
Want Fewer Accidents.
TRAFFIC CASES IN
POLICE COURT TODAY

Arthur l.. Williams of 1912 9Th
street northwest forfeited $50
collateral on a charge of speeding.
He was arrested yesterday about
L o'clock by Policeman c. K.
Mansfield, who said he vas
speeding twenty-five miles an hour
on 10th street between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and F street.
Roy Martin, charged with col
liding with Crossing Policeman
Allaband at 9Th and G streets
Saturday night, was fined $40.
John Foote, speeding, forfeited
S..
William B. Jackson, speeding,
forfeited SIS.
Walter Bopp, speeding, forfeited
IS.
Clarence Givens, charged with
riding bicycle on wrong side of
Dupont Circle, and also with
speeding. forfeited a total collat-
eral of 81.
John T. Vivian, allowing auto
mobile to approach within fifteen
feet of a street car discharging
passengers; case dismissed.
Benjamin Ford. driving auto
wrong way around Dupont Cir
Gle. fined 81.
Edward. Yates. no weight on
horse; forfeited So collateral.
Parker Tyler, charged with rid
ing bicycle on wrong side of
street; case continued for sem
tence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
AERO PRIZE OF $50, 900.
London Mail Makes Offer for Allan
tic Trip by "Waterplane."

LONDON, April 1.-The Daily Mail has
offered a prize of G1O,oOo $50 900 to the
first person who pilots ''waterplane
across the Atlantic in seventy-two con-
tinuous hours. The Mail describes a
''waterplane" as an aeroplane able TO
alight on and start from water. and adds
that il must not be confused with hydro
planes. or Swimming boats.
The contest will be open To the world.
and the contestants may start from the
United States. Canada, or Newfound-
land or from any point i'm Great Britain
or Ireland
second prize of 5000 (S25.0ool is
offered for a trip around England. Scot
land and Wales. This will be open TO
British machines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
OF Mr.. BLAIR
Likely to Be Chosen President
of Board of Education
Tomorrow.

Henry p. Blair. vice president of the
board of education, will probably be
elected president of that organization
at a meeting TO be held tomorrow
afternoon at the Franklin School
building. James f. Oyster, who has
been president, recently resigned as a
member OF the board.
Ii Mr.. Blair is elected to the presi-
dency the place of vice president will
become vacant. This may be filled by
one of the woman members of the
board. Ut was occupied prior to Mr.
Blair's election by Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey.
Besides the election of the officers no
other business of Importance is ex-
pected to come before the board. Quite
an amount of routine business will
have to be transacted. probably, as
this will be the first meeting OF the
board since the Easter holidays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
HANDBOOK ON THE TARIFF.
Changes in Schedules Pro-
posed to House Democrats,

Chairman Underwood of the House
ways and means committee has pre-
pared a handbook giving comparative in
formation regarding the proposed changes
in the tariff law, which will be submitted
to the democratic caucus with the tariff
bill which has been drafted by the ma
jority members of the committee.
The changes made have been so numer-
Gus and drastic that to insure caucus ap-
prevail the committee majority propose to
place before each democratic representa-
tive full explanatory data.
President Wilson is expected to advise
the ways and means committee demo-
Gratis today of his opinion OF the bill, and
If he does, the caucus will be called for
next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01

was within O3 foot of a stage of forty
five feet and still rising. the cairo
stage was $50 feet, 80 feet above
Following is a statement of the fore
cast stages along the Mississippi from
Cairo TO New Orleans, made on the as
sumption that the levees Will hoid sna
+bat NO more rain will fall: Memphis, Az
feet within the next eight or nine days,
flood stage So feet; Helena, Ark, max,
imbm STAGE of 81 feet, flood stage AZ
feet; Arkansas City. Ark, 81 to So feet,
food stage A feet; Greenville, Miss, 40
to Al feet. flood stage IL feet; V!cksburg,
20 or slightly lower. flood stage 10 feet:
Natchez, Miss, sos to 516 feet. hood
stage 46 feet: Baton Rouge, La, 40 to Al
feet, flood stage 50 feet; Donaldsonville,
La. 32:} to 1913 feet, food stage % feet;
New Orleans, 1876 to 20.6 feet, flood stage
Is feet The flood is expected to reach
New Orleans between April % and April
30 and at up-river stations correspond
ingly earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
The Rights of Pedestrians.

To the Editor Of The Star:
l have been looking in vain for an an
sWer to the query of The Stars CORE
spondent. w. Wallace Marin: Have
pedestrians right of way, or have they
mott" incidentally, many citizens OF
Washington would like to know what is
the legal status of a regulation" A
policeman whom | interviewed concern
ing the muzzling of dogs said: "A regula-
ton is just q regulation. The Commits
sioners can't enforce nothing" Is a regu-
lation concerning the rights of pedes-
TRANS at street crossings to be taken (by
chauffeurO in Pickwickian sense
merely?
In regard to the woman killed recently
by an automobile at a crossing The Star
said: Technically. she had the right OF
way Just what does technically
mean as thus used? Again. when another
woman was knocked down by an auto
mobile at a street crossing, The Star
said the driver of the auto willingly as
sisted the woman and carried her home"
OF course, if one must be knocked down
at crossing. il is pleasanter to be car
morgue. Still. most people would prefer
not to be knocked down. while those of
US who work for a living find ii incon-
venient fastening to our places of en-
ployment, to be Obliged to stand still al
a crossing waiting for string of autos
and other vehicles to take advantage of
a right of way which in some most in
effective manner not generally understood
has been regulated To the unhappy
pedestrian.
SARAH HARVEY PORTER
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LOCAL RED CROSS
RECEIVES $36,504
CONTINUED From First Page.)

heretofore made. but this work must
| go on.
TT may be too much to say that he
gives most who gives quickly, yet many
a life may be saved. many a health pre-
served If aid, through money given,
promptly reaches the stricken"
Rubinstein Club Concert.
Arrangements have been made by the
Rubinstein Club, Mrs. A NJ Blair di-
recting, to give a concert Friday even
| the flood and cyclone sufferers. The club
will have the assistance of S. ID. Fabian,
pianist, who will be heard in q. group of
Chopin numbers. among them 'E Major
Polonaise." There also is possibility of
having the assistance of Myron Whitney,
basso. and Mrs. Dorothy Johnson Base
Ter, harpiSt.
AS there is not time to prepare new
numbers by the club, 1t is announced, a
generous program will be given, made up
Of compositions from former programs
that have proven most popular. These
nube Waltz Morning" by Chadwick;
Indian Cradle Song and Indian Love
Song" by Cadman; "Wanderer's Night
Song and Voices of the Night melo-
dy in F., by Rubenstein; Spring Beau
ties by Chadwick; "Beauteous Morn
by German, and 'Mammy's Lullaby" ar
ranged from the celebrated "Humor-
esque," by Dvorak. Mrs. w. w. Bur-
dette will preside, as usual, at the piano.
There will be no reserved seats, it is an
nounced, but tickets may be obtained at
the leading hotels and at the hall the
night of the concert.
Masons Add to Fund.
Charles E. Baldwin. grand master of
Masons of the District of Columbia, in a
circular approved and recommended by
Grand High Priest Adolphus GUIDE of the
Grand Chapter. Royal Arch Masons;
Grand Commander Alex. Grant of the
Grand Commandery, knights Templar,
and Deputy Stirling Kerr, jr.. for the SUI
preme Council of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite, adjures "all Ma
sonic bodies in the District of Columbia"
that ito relieve the distressed is duty
incumbent upon all. but particularly upon
Masons. who are linked together by an
indissolHble chain of sincere affection
He announces the receipt by wire of an
appeal from the grand master of Ohio
for contributions for the relief of flood
sufferers of that state, and states that
81 600 has been forwarded to him, $500 Of
which is donation from the Grand
Lodge and 5000 advanced on. account of
contributions that will no doubt be ad-
vanced by Masonic bodies. Other remit
tances. he states, will follow as received.
He directs that contributions from Ma
sonic bodies and from the members who
may desire to make them through the
Grand Lodge should be sent to Grand
Secretary Arvine w. Johnston, at Ma
sonic Temple, in this city, who will duly
forward them to the secretary of the re-
lief fund of the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
FIRES IN FLOOD TOWNS.
ParkerSburg and Huntington, w
Va. Both Damaged by Flames.

PARKERSBURG, ". Va. April 1.-The
three-story building occupied by the Mar
tin Wholesale Grocery Company was
burned and the adjoining building, occu-
pied by the Miller Furniture Company,
collapsed this morning. Both were in the
flooded district and firemen could not
reach them The water is receding, and
Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials ex-
press the belief they will have a train in
service to the east by nightfall
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April Fire
broke out in the flooded resident district
here early today and threatened an en-
tire city block but the flames were
checked by the use OF dynamite. Eleven
persons were rescued from the burning
buildings. Fire engines placed on barges
pumped water on the flames. State Fire
Marshal Allison directed the work of the
firemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
MIAMISBURG IN DISTRESS.
Mayor Seeks Aid for 5000 Homeless.
Loss There. $1,000 900.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 1.-The follow
ing message has been received by the AS
ISOLATED Press from T. V. Lyons, mayor
of Miamisburg, Ohio:
The Associated Press:
I'VE are in great distress and homeless.
Our merchants are ruined. With a popu-
Iation OF 5000. our loss has been 81 200. 600.
Please appeal TO all papers and all gov
errors, asking them to appeal to their
people and forward contributions to T. v.
Lyons, Miamisburg, Ohio"
Miamisburg is one of the smaller cities
in the great Miami valley, and previously
had been reported washed away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01

The conference of the Methodist Prot
estant churches of the Maryland confer
ence opens in Lynchburg tomorrow. Tho
conference will be i'm session eight days.
Clint Bridge died at Basic City, Va,
Sunday from strychnne poisoning, after
eating tarts alleged to have been brought
to him at dinner by his wife. The core
ner's jury made this return, but did not
fix the responsibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01

m o n e careful and
more obseryant of
the law was the as
sertion of Maj. Rich
ard Sylvester, chief
of police, today, in
speaking of the man
ner i'm which pedes-
TRANS might aid in
The S { ar s cam
paign for fewer ac-
eidents. MAJ. Syl-
vester said that COM
plants were 20 w
often received by the
police concerning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01

reckless and lawless drivers, but he init
mated that the public could give much
more aid
Il recommended TO the District Com
mlssioners several years ago that all We
hicles should've numbered for this very
purpose. Now il person sees the driver
of any vehicle violating the law, all he
has to do is to take the number of the
vehicle. make a written complaint, Civ
ing the number and stating the circum-
stances. and send IL to the nearest police
station. or give II to a police officer. A
man will be put on the case at once and
an investigation made. If the case war
rants ii the driver will be taken to court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
HAMILTON FACTORIES OPEN.
Whistles Summon Flood Sufferers
to Earning of Wages.

HAMILTON, Ohio, April l, - Factory
whistles here early today called hundreds
of workmen TO labor in cleaning away
the mud and wreckage left by the flood.
The manufacturers decided to reopen
shops as quickly as possible. giving en-
ployment at once to all employees in
cleaning up the factories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
Automobile and Wagon Collide.

An automobile belonging to J. r..
Spence of 1871 Quincy street northwest.
and horse and wagon owned by
Percy Johnson of 5l9 18th street north
east, collided on Florida avenue near
North Capitol street yesterday after
noon. The top of the automobile was
damaged to the amount of about SIS
occupants of the vehicles were not
hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01

Rev. l. r. +. Wagner of Ellicott City,
who has accepted call to the First Eng
Iish Lutheran Church at South Haven,
Mich, preached his farewell sermon at
First English Lutheran Church Sunday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
AUTOMOBILE rs WRECKED.
Chauffeur Loses Control and Collides
With Electric Light Pole.

An automobile belonging to Mrs.
charles @. Dulin of the Connecticut
apartment house was partly demolish.
ed last night about $3.50 o'clock when
IL came In contact with an electric
hght pole at Florida avenue and sth
street northeast
Roy Martin. 1916 Florida avenue
northeast, chauffeur for Mrs Dulin.
was operating the car and James Gan.
hoh' twenty-four years old, of 1881 N
street was a passenger. Something
happened to the steering gear just as
the car turned west into Florida ave-
the accident
When the vehicle struck the pole
cannon was thrown to the pavement
ana slightly hurt about his face. while
martin remained in the car and sus-
tanned slight cuts. The damage to th.
vehicle is estimated at about S5o0'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01

That pedestrians can give definite and
valuable aid to the police in making auto
mobile drivers and drivers of vehicles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
Wilson Outlines Policy.

Secretary of Labor Wilson told of
the policy which would be pursued by
his department i'm it's effort to settle
disputes between capital and labor.
Representative Go1dfogle declared
to his audience that you can't be
good American unless you are good
Hebrew" He was speaking on The
Opportunity of the Young American"
and declared that this opportunity
consists in the young man RELOCATING
to the rear his Jewishness and re-
framing from seeking special privi-
The, banquet closed with the singing
of america.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01

Peter C. Killcn, aged seventy Eight
years, died at Easton, Md. after an ILL
ness of less than a week, having suffered
n stroke of paralysis last Thursday morn
Ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
Violations Easily Detected.

at is an easy matter for person to
know whether a driver Is violating the
law or not. If driver turns corner at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
Traffic Congested.

The other matter which viii De taken
up by the police chief is that of making
vehicle drivers remain at the curb line
of intersecting streets until they can cross
with safety. He explained that many
times when drivers going east and west
were waiting for vehicles bound north or
south to pass-these having the right OF
way-they often edge" into the inter
secting street, thus congesting traffic.
These vehicles. he said, should wait at
the curb line of the mtersecting street
until they had a clear way ahead of
them"
He said that the new regulations were
working admirably, and predicted that I'm
few months traffic conditions would be
much better. The rules governing traffic
at circles. he said. are working well, and
he has received several letters commend
ing this part Of the regulations, from
the drivers of automobiles and other
vehicles.
Cooperation is being given by the off,
Gals OF the District in trying to better
the traffic conditions and minimize the
number of street accidents. Several have
pointed out. however, that ii is a matter
which rests largely with the Individual
both in helping himself and in helping
others to be more careful and in report
ing any cases of recklessness or negli-
gence on the part of drivers of vehicles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
Bryan Is Cheered.

In introducing Secretary Bryan, DIR.
Simon declared the Secretary of State
was here because he was successful in
preaching the funeral service of the re-
publican party" The premier of the Will
son cabinet was greeted with cheers
which lasted several minutes. He spoke
in a humorous vein, and his talk was
punctuated at frequent intervals with out
bursts of laughter and cheering which
compelled the Secretary to discontinue
his speaking for several minutes
He declared his presence there was due
not so much to his efforts against the re-
pubiicans as to their efforts against each
other, and humorously said that he
thought the President selected him for his
position for qualifications that could not
be found in any one else
"The Secretary of State represents
the friendship of the nation" he de-
clafed. THE Secretary of the Navy
doesn't represent friendship. How is
a man going to represent friendship
when he goes around all the time with
a great big gun under each arm? The
President wanted a handshaker. He
selected the right person, l have not
the slightest doubt, for | have shaken
hands with more people and with less
effect than any one else | know Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01

row Wilson. who has been so famous
in writing American history, be equal
ly successful in making American
history"
Vice President Marshall told the
banqueters that the responsibilities of
this country did not rest on its terri
tory or on it's educational institutions,
day man of America. He declared he
knew something about the Hebrew
order. and something of the character
of the Hebrews
You have done great things, SO Tar, IN
America" said the Vice President. You
have done well so far; you have feared
God, and have not forgotten to honor thy
father and thy mother You have been
charitable and benehcent, and | will say
that if every religious people looked after
their brothers as the Hebrews of In
diana have looked after theirs you could
shut out all the orphan asylums and pen
itentiaries. | hope more of you will come
to American
He characterized the Hebrew as the
banker of the nation and the world, and
urged them to rise above the mere finan-
cial aid of the republic and use their in
fiuence for the uplift of the morals of the
republic,
Nations Strong Arm.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels told of
much laughter when he declared that al
though he had long been friend of Sec
rotary of State Bryan. that official, sew
eral weeks before the Wilson cabinet was
announced, came to Mr.. Daniels town
and delivered a speech advocating the
abolition of the navy and my office be-
fore l really went into it, After assert
ing that most the great steel battlesh1ps
of today were built on the line of Noah s
ark, he went on: 1.-The mission Of the
navy is one of peace. The navy is not
for war; never for aggression or con-
quest or injury to anybody, but for self
protection"
States Court of Commerce, expressed OPP
position to institutional training for chill
dren. He said that of all the children IN
the orphan asylums and other institutions
of the country only so per cent were hail
orphans and that go per cent of these
so per cent have mothers who would sac
rifice almost anything il they could have
their little ones with them.
You can't" he said. except the child
to receive proper training away from It's
mother, unless you believe that you could
do the work better than God could him.
self, and God intended children to have
the mother needed the child for her own
salvation.
while l don't agree with the Vice
President" concluded Judge Mack, that
the Hebrews are the bankers of America
or the bankers of the world, l do agree
with his conclusions that it is the duty
Of the Hebrew, 1t is the birthright of the
Hebrew to lead in this movement for
social justice among all our people"
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Toast to President.

Rabbi Simon proposed this toast to
the President: May President Wood
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more than six miles an hour or If he ia
driving on the wrong side of tho street
or if he is driving rccblesely & IS easy
for person To know t.
Mai. Sylvester said there were two mat
tiers in the traffic conditions which he in
tended to enforce rightly Immediately.
one concerning the passing of vehicles at
crossings and the other that of having
motormen on street ears indicates to Pc
destrians and vehicles whether or not a.
is safe for them TO cross. Section - Of
the street traffic regulations provides
that: ~ driver of "A street car at a
street intersection shall indicate, by an
unmistakable wave Of his hand To ap-
preaching pedestrians and drivers of We
hicles, whether they MAY pass safely in
front of the car" Maj. Sylvester today
sent out orders to his men TO see that the
law was carried out i'm this respect, and
ii IL was not, to bring cases TO court.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-01
LITTLE COULD MAKE
NO WEIGHT FOR BOUT
WITHFRANK WHITNEY

A petition containing over 800 names
was presented to Promoter Henry Nor
ton, Of the Dixie A. c., last night, ask
ing that Walter Little be given a chance
against Frank Whitney tonight. The
promoter was willing to accommodate,
and left 1t up ID Whitney and Little to
agree on terms. It took them about five
seconds to agree to split the purse rs
per cent to the winner and 25 per cent
to the loser
But that is as far as the match got.
Whitney asked Little to make some
kind Of weight. Walter got on the
scales and tipped the beam at 144
pounds, eleven pounds heavier than
Whitney. OF course, Frank wasn't
going to agree to fight big weIter-
weight.
After an hours wrangling, Frank
agreed TO take Little on at 40 pounds
at o'clock. Little realized that he
could not make that weight, and Whit
ney refused to consider the match.
1t was mighty nice Of Little's friends
to get up the petition, but 1t looks as
though they went at it in bull-headed
fashion. They should have found out
what weight Little could make They
surely can't blame Whitney for NOT
fighting man nearly a dozen pounds
heavier than himself.