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The Washington times., 1913-05-21
Baggage Rate Case
Hearings Are Resumed

Hearing was resumed today before
Commissioner Elder, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, on the complaint
OF the National Baggage Committee
against the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa
Re railroad. The case, begun n month
ago. involves baggage rates all over the
United States.
It concerns rates charged for trans
porting baggage and has nothing TO do
with the size of trunks, that issue hav-
ing been separately been heard ard de-
cided.
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Ambulance Driver Hurt.

Thrown from a District ambulance.
which he was driving when 1t was
struck by q car at Fifth street and
Florida avenue northwest. A. Weaver,
forty-five years old. Of 1872 Eleventh
street northwest, IL confined to his
home today. suffering from injuries
about the head and body. His condition
il not regarded as serious The acci-
dent happened last evening. and the
was damaged 800.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU


Officers and inmates Of the Christian
and Elenora Rupert Home for the
Aged and INDECENT is celebrating to-
day the eleventh anniversary of its
opening. Gathered there today are the
board of directors, the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. the inmates Of the home and its
friends American and German flags
float from the institution, and inside
the same banners are entwined in the
corridors and dining halls. They are
draped about the oil paintings Of
Christian and Elenora Rupert. now
deceased. who were long at the head
of q mammoth toy establishment in
Washington. and by whom the institu-
ton was founded.
A large cake. inscribed to suit the
occasion. the gift Of q Washington
friend of the home, will be cut for the
old folks after forming the central dec
Grafton Of their table.
The program for today includes ad-
dresses by Simon Wolf. the president
F. GUIDE. the vice president; violin and
piano selections by the Misses Hattie
and Lille Patzscke: mezzo soprano
solo. Miss Catharfne Cannon; reading,
Miss Edith Maddux; contralto solo,
Miss Augusta Hill; baritone solo.
Charles F. Roberts: soprano solo. Miss
Viola Schippert; reading. Miss Maddux;
Muir Dalgleish, accompanist, Mrs J.
Harry Davis; selections by quartet,
Miss Schippert, soprano; Miss Hill. con-
tralto; Austin Howard. tenor; Theo-
dore Howard, bass; George Hubert
Wells. accompanist.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21

Flowers and Floral Decorations
for weddings and commencements. Ask
for estimate and suggestions. GUIDE, 1914
F-Advt.
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Theodore Hendrich. who lives in the
Livingston road. Prince George county,
Md. has asked the police 20 assist him
in finding his pocketbood. which he
dropped in Nichols avenue. 1t contained
$3.50 and some papers.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21

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rri.n &c. y ,.Ie.u,.: "f III 'io'is- "a
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ru 20 : -, p - 4, S,rh'or Cltpp
h>,"r r," '"' 4 o' t;cn 'hs roTrss
&" 'rs Ii 'of he ST., re 'ur-
- -" r,n~ &C 7dtls h'v .ras'l :
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" - "o~ tees and thr u-h
, o. ~Gu"'S - r., caT@al-1 naI
49,. 80" to- "Gpr sees = h s,
T. 'rr'''~'' "r'-', reasons To- the
e-isl~ @ 10 "r >oses.
rreyelti:vs Of Scandals.
T sca ID = th"' ',ose IN the davs
20, "hcs" Ep hcock. OF " sconsln.
.. Hs~I "f he R-lI b!ican ColSress-
ira - =: i-n rou mittee whi'e at the
:ms ina s-r.ins In the House. are
IN Il TO the country Mr.. Babcock
VS. iaz. rmen'a' in raising Big c1m-
! f'-ds That ths interests which
COZ riruled expected to ge; their
. on VS. worth In ] stsiation or the pre-
vrr.ion o: leg slat on Is well understood.
Tn. co1duct OF the Democratic Con-
rre,s:onaI campaign committee In the
days OF CONGRESSMAN Jim" Griggs o.
WAS little u any more defensi-
Re than ihst Of the Republican COM
m ( &c IN Babcock's regime.
Powerful elements at both ENDS Of tn
Cs pi'oI sre going 20 fight the Clapp bill
tooth and nail. on the other hand.
Senator Clap IS received many as
surances OF support from prosr!ssive
men in the upper house without respect
% party. -
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
HOMEFOR AGEDHAS
ITS ANNIVERSARY
Anacosa Institute Has Eleventh Celebration of Its Opening
Mail Carrier in District Found Dead in Philadelphia

OF the Mems Club, on Thoroughbred
Poultry VS.. Mongrels.'
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
ANTFC.'.' fU"..1
BILL S|TSJJ;;N T.; G..
Senators s7. CcE-cssne7
Are keenly Ir.; e5tsi in
C!aop's Propose! Law.

Senator Clap. ~ - -~N,-- { NJ, -
hers OF tn House aId T,nlre iiun
serving on caTDa'gl 90 mn tees. HrG
soliciting campa'eL frnl5. is ctusia E
much talk about the Capi.o The il I
has the support of 'ibera me" oi al
parties IN both houses wy ca m.Ia !
1t prooa ble IL VI Sc. serbs atte 81
or the floor o. House trd : ao ~ :.
session. Senator Clann n nTrC'iGHig
u h"d no eNpecia or thn' u void T..
taken mp even Ia conn, tie" II he
special session.
The bill represents p" at'er',' %
make campaigns tcr the c!ect'u1 %
members OF the House. Sena o-s ard
Presidents cleaner than they are nov.
IT is an EFFORT to strip such cam "a ';rs.
In large measure. Of the possib H.
ties of political blackmai'.
Senator Clapp. OF. course. re 'izes Shat
the enactment Of the legislation a. pro-
poses would not do all that Is desira-
bic. But he thinks Z would 20 long
way in the right direction
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
Would Change Campaigns.

Under the legislation he has pr"-
posed. it would be made Impossible for
members of the House or Senat. 30
serve either on the Congressional cam
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
98C

Girls Pure Linen
Goats. sailor collar
style. with belted
backs. large but
ton trimmed and
hip pockets. Re-
building price,
The Washington times., 1913-05-21

Charles d. Neither, for twenty-five
years an employe Of the United states
postal service. more than ten years Of
which were passed as letter carrier In
this part Of the District, was found
dead in bed in Philadelphia, where he
held a clerkship in the city postoffice
George and Jacob Meitxler. his broth
ers. went to Philadelphia and accom-
panied the remains to washington. The
funeral was held from the home of
George Meitxler. a. Twelfth street
northeast. and the interment was made
in Congressional Cemetery.
The deceased, who was born In the
nearby part Of Prince George county,
Mr.. lived at Congress Heights while
q carrier here. He was fifty-six years
old. His wife survives.
Prs. CAr>e A. Hill. a Government
expt-, Iec ured in Congress Heights
last night on poultry. in the Methodist
EpiscCpa. Church. under the auspices
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
$500 Linen Automobile
Coats and Busters, SLIT

Popular Long Slip-on Linen
Goats for street or driving
purposes. Full-cut auto
model. with high button COL
lar. slip-into hip pockets,
and turn back cuffs.
Rebuilding p1 ~
price. O1sll
The Washington times., 1913-05-21

New Blue Spring
Serge and Heavy
Winter $500 Cloth
Coats for girls.
Blue. with fancy
collars and cuhs.
Rebuilding price.
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
$500 Pure Linen Suits,
$3.50

Stylish Belted Norfolk
Suits of pure Russian Crash
Linen. Nobby. pleasing mod
ell for women and misses.
Rebuilding GO m
price. OIsOJ
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
99c S1.97
$3.50 Infants lsag and Shsrt Bedford lsa

White Bedford Cord Coats, silk braid
trimmed. nicely lined. Re 0Ao
building price. e................. OtS
The Washington times., 1913-05-21
S12.5O Cloth
Coat Suits, $4.99

80 Suits of neat.
stylish gray pin
stripe: new spring
style-short 3-but-
ton seml-ftted Jac-
ket. stylish high
waist band skirt.
Rebuilding
clearance "a 40
price...... Cfs ~
The Washington times., 1913-05-21

Stunning Model Suits of
Yarn-dye Ramie Linen. in
Balkan. Long Black Cut
away, and Novelty Suits,
with Ratine or Eponge Col
lars and Cuffs and Pearl But
ton Trimmings. In Tan. Nat
ural. Navy. Copenhagen, and
Old Rose. Rebuild ca 90
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
Child Drowned.

On the way TO the courthouse the boat
was crushed by a telephone pole. The
woman Giasped some wires and kept
atloat until Clevenger reached her. The
child was lost.
boat carrying q man from hia mum
dated house 10 safety spranS n leak and
the man took refuge on tho ledge OF a
building. where he remained for nine
hours before relief came
Three women who climbed down Are
escape capsi5ed q boat and fell into four
feet of water. Again they were rescued
and taken to the courthouse a man
was taken. half frozen. from tree where
he had perched during most Of Monday
night.
Carl Chapman today rescued two WON
en- from the second story OF a cottage
where they had stood IN water to their
knees for four hours today. a woman
and her daughter were taken from the
front porch of their home on Third
street. where they had been for thirty
six hours. Tho child had the mumps and
may die from exposure
Tho property damage in Peru will total
$1,000. 900 Five bridges tourn out cost
half that sum.
F. ]. Parkhurst. roadmaster OF the
Lake Erie & Western. and family are
believed to have f1oated down the river
In their residence. which was on River
street.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
Camp in Court House.

A thousand refugees are encamped to-
night in the Miami county courthouse.
which Is above the street level. Fam
ilies are crowded into the corridors and
every room. Official business has been
suspended and county officers are devot-
ing themselves 10 caring for the suffer-
ing. who, for the most part, have with
them only the clothing on their backs.
Tonight the men and women are sleep
ing in chairs. on benches and seats in
the courtroom, and one drowsy negro
occupied ''hls honors" chair. The men
are laid ont In the halls with nothing
between them and the cement floor Dur
ing the day the women sat en-eyed
and gazed at the waters which have made
them homeless, or hushed crying chill
dren.
Several cases OF measles have broken
out Two babies were born In the coun-
" building today AT the German home
for the aged there are many cases OF
measles and mumps among the outcasts
taken there yesterday, and they have no
blankets and no fire. The saloons have
been closed and the only water supply is
the pump In the courthouse yard which
was just out OF reach OF the waters
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
PEOPLE HUDDLE IN
THE UPPER STORIES

PERU, Ind. March 2s.-Most of the
IL. 900 people Of Peru are huddlcd tonight
in the upper stories OF the business
blocks near the courthouse, which Is the
center OF the relief work:
All day they watched the muddy wa
,ers which rushed over the city's pave
nents. waiting for the food to subside
and permit search OF the homes on the
streets near the river which they be-
lieve contain upward OF nifty bodies.
So far only Ave are known to have
been drowned. Clty officials and mem
bers OF the citizens conamittec assert
that the death list Will not be less than
atty. They cannot see how the occu-
pants OF the twelve cottages on Wallace
row escaped the rapids that poured over
the banks OF Wabash river. which. after
rea ching a high-water mark on Monday
evening, suddenly rose seven feet In
three hours
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
Burned Furniture.

Hundreds Of persons were without fires
ana spent the day in bed. Those who
were fortunate enough to have stoves on
the upper floors OF their homes burned
furniture In the absence OF fuel
Travelling men who are unable 10 leave
the city have been most active In rescue
work They have subscribed liberallv 10
the general fund and willingly manned
the boats
Four carloads OF supplies arrived near
the city today on the Lake Erie &; West
ern and the )nterurban line. II js mecca
sary to carry them by boat n half mile
from where the steam lines end and four
miles from where the electric line tracks
run into the water
sixty boats were used throughout the
day TO carry the foodstuffs TO the colntv
courthouse. Al nightfall much OF II still
stood along the right OF way, but owing
10 the enthusiasm OF the workers moi
one refugee Went without supper to-
night Many corioads OF foodstIIfr stiu
are needed TO prevent famine
Governor Ralston in telephone com
mupication tonight promised relief
Inc waters receded five inches during
the day and II is believed the worst az
,,e , 1000 70 over The Miami company's
lumber yards burned tonight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
Poor Heaviest Sufferers.

Poorer classes constitute majority. Of
the popula ton in this section Of tho city
and nearly all OF them lived in squat
one-story homes. now covered by the
water 1t is this situation that makes
so uncertain tho estimates on the loss OF
life. II Is feared entire families here
may have been trapped like rats
Many women rescued In West Indian
apols were taken from their flooded
homes unconscious. and some succumbcd
to the excitement after realizing they
were safe Physicians we're unable TO
meet the demand for medical attention
for the refugees and worked at a great
disadvantage. for all tho flood victims
suffered much exposure even after being
removed from the water.
Governor Raiston visited az much OF
this section of the city as possible, ana
the suffering he saw. combined with re-
ports OF disaster throughout the state
led him to prepare n procls ma tion To-
morrow calling for contributions OF
money. food and clothing. secretary oil
War Garrison offered assistance from
the war department. but Governor ka'
ston said he will not call Tor tnnS a,h
unless Indiana citizens arc uhaple W
take care OF the situa tion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
TELL OF TRAGEDIES
ALONG RAIL WA Y

CHICAGO, March 26.-Farmers with
their families are marooned on rail
way embankments for miles in flooded
Ohio, according to reports brought by
long g,delayed railway passengers arriv
ing here late today. w G.. Watkins
Of Tiffin, o., who arrived on a Balti
more 6 Ohio train which had detoured
hundreds Of miles to avoid washouts,
told of tragic scenes along the railway
line. So
"From Alliance to Cleveland is like
sea- he said s'I saw people in
trees, some sitting up and others hang
ing over limbs, as if they were frozen
to death. The nearer ones would wave
to us and call out feebly asking US to
send help. saw one man drop into
the water with great splash as the
train crept by hundred yards away
He probably was dead when he fell.
"Thcre are floods as far ms one can
see nj Tiflin. As the train pulled out
| saw II small frame house going slowly
by on the water. There were twelve
persons huddled on it. The house
struck a snag and rolled over. All
were thrown Off and 7 did not see
any Of them climb back. 1t was freez.
ing cold.
huHuTeuS OF once prosperous lar
mers were gathered on the railway en-
oaqkment. Farm animals were on The
embankment with the people. For
miles the railway line was the only
refnge from the water, Part of the
way the train ran slowly through a
foot or more of water which covered
the tracks. The cold and suffering peo.
pie begged us as we passed to take
them ON board. They begged for help
and for food. Whenever we reached
a town we would urge the people there
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
Children Swept Away.

CONNERsvILLE. Ind. March 20.
Many persons probaly were drowned q,
Rrookvine. Franklin county. last nlshtt
when they were caught in the confiuN OF
the east and west forks OF Whitewateer
river. which meet in that town, surNI "a
vors tell OF attempts OF men, women ana
children TO escape by the light OF Ian.
terms after the city lights were put out
Of commission. IT..
eoan clincing TO posts of an old fash
toned wooden bed when they were swept
into the main stream and lost, The town town
is completely cut of and W9ro Garme iTf. mere te
which appeals had been made.
Five large wagon bridges. the Big Four
railroad bridge and depot and paper
Mill were utterly destroyed, Fifty. sum
noer houses on Whitewater. river south
~ Rrookyile are gone. People are bowed
down 10Y the great calamity and are gam
nTinF In churches, where religious ser
vices are being held No bodies nave
been recovered,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
90 BODIES FOUND
UNDER BIG BRIDGE

CHICAGO, March 26.-Twenty bodies
which had iioated down from PER-, were
taken from under the interurban bridge
al Logansport. Ind. this Afternoon.
searchers were finding others. as a Penn
sylvania railroad train which had heoD
stalled IN four feet of water In the 10
sansport yards was dragged out and
started or It's way to Chicago
Barney NJ Day OF Elizabethtown. XIV.
VINO was on the marooned train told
about The recovery or the bodies on his
arrival here.
We were stuck in Loga nsport from s
last night until o'clock this afternoon -
no said. IT slept last night in the
Logansport Baptist church with fifty
other passengers. men and women. They
began hnding bodies stuck In the brush
and driftwood under the electric railroad
bridge this afternoon. I counted twentv
that were recovered. They were stlIl
looking Mhen We Left :,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
Pestilence Feared.

A water patrol was established today,
but owing to the scarcity OF boats and
the difficulty In propelling them through
the rapid waters. only a comparatively
small number of families who are not
housed In the business district were
reached. People are dipping up the con-
taminated water from the streets, and
those who are fortunate enough TO have
fires are boiling Il. Hundreds are drink
ing the germ-laden stuff and doctors pre-
dict pestilence Will take a greater toll
Of life than the flood
A woman descended tho stairs of a
Broadway building today and filled n cof-
fec pot from water running over the side
walks.
The heavy snow which began falling at
O'Clock and continued until tonight,
hampering the relief work. was a bless
Ing In that II afforded pure water Ma
rooned residents scraped the snow from
the tops OF their porches and when rneIfed
Il furnished the only pure drinking water
they had since Monday night
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OHIO FLOOD WORST
IN STATES HISTORY
Continued from Page One.)

tons and had daylight lasted four hours
longer the suffering would have been re-
lieved to a marked degree. AS IL was.
tie water was too high and swift TO
risk relief work in the darkness In which
the town is shroudedo
The city council today made $4,000
available immediately for relief. but this
will only be a detail OF what is needed.
There are hundreds tonight who are
feeling the pangs OF hunger These were
the entrapped who could not be reached
during daylight By tho rescuers.
Stories OF heroism are being CLEANED
from the men and women who escaped.
Every able bodied person, man or wom-
an, WAS pressed into service III relief
work and responded readily TO the call
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
WITNESS FOR FROST
is CROSS-EXAMINED

CHICAGO March 26.-The defense In
the trial of Albert c. Frost and four
others. charged with defraudIng the gov
ernment out OF Alaska coal lands valued
at $40, 900. 900. was resumed before Fed
eral Judge Lands today.
William Griffith, n coal mining expert,
was cross examined by counsel for the
government in regard to the accuracy OF
statistics In his testimony on direct eX-
animation,
The witness testified that the coal
lands in Alaska extended over 500 square
miles and that there was avalIab 1.o00,-
900, 900 tons OF coal In this section
Counsel for the government read q bull
letin Issued by the United States geo.
logical bureau stating that the coal lands
In Alaska were limited to- seventyfou
square miles. The witness said that the
bulletin only referred to the Matanuska
valley. where the largest coal deposits
were located
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
No Time to Count Dead.

Inc difficulty OF beginning anything
lke list Of dead was explained by the
iact that the rescue parties devoted the
day TO carrying away the survivors who
had climbed to perilous positions on icy
iocis. Ten men who had remained for
tWo days on top OF the tank at the water
WORKS became stricken at the sigh,
OF the hrst rescue boat. Most of these
men fell into the water In attempting TO
Jump into the boat. and several Of them
were carried away by the water rushing
through the street.
"A woman In an upper story OF a build
ing in Fifth avenue. the main street of
the city. begged 50 piteously TO be res
eued that she was helped Into an all
ready weil-laden boat and taken ashore
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
FROM 81 Up To
15O DROWNED
At PERU, IND.
Many Bodies Hidden in
Houses Still Submerged;
225 Injured or Sick Survi-
vors in Hospital.
LOSS ON PROPERTY
IS ABOUT s2,5OO,ooo
Number of Persons Homeless
Is Estimated at $500; Sew
eral Thousand Marooned
in Hoosier City.
LOSS ON PROPERTY
Is ABOUT S2,5OO,oOO

~ BRU, Ind. MARCIA 2S, via phone TO
South Bend Vivid details of the
disastrous food which visited
il Peru, drowning scores OF its in
habttants, and making homeless
more than half its population, were re-
ceiVed late today when rescuers sue
ceeded in propellIng boats through the
inundated streets. The facts established
were
Number OF persons drowned estimated
from nifty Up 10 as high as 100. II being
impossible 20 learn exactly. because
many bodies arc hidden in houses still
submerged.
Number Of persons homeless. 1900.
Two hundred and twenty-five injured
or sick survivors. rescued and taken TO
o temporary hospital at Plymouth. Ind.
Property loss $500 200
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
Most Victims Poor.

The Peru death list Is placed at from
sixty to 500 still. At least twenty have
perished in West Indianapolis, where the
flood struck foreign quarters and poorer
homes with overwhelming suddenness
last night.
Six deaths were reported from Fort
Wayne. three from New Castle. three
from Lafayette. one from Rushyille, one
from Muncie and five scattering, those
being in addition 10 definite reports of
deaths In several places yesterday.
Communication established with Con-
nersville, from where Governor Ralstou
Tuesday received frantic appeals for aid,
brought definite information that at least
forty persons penshed in Brookviue
Franklin county, during Monday night in
the flood caused by the confiuN of the
swollen branches of the White Water
river. Less reliable dispatches from the
same region declare that the smaller
towns OF Metmor. Cedar Grove and
Trenton were swept away completely
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-27
Only Two Identified.

Only two OF the dead we're Identified,
Mrs. Rose Whitee and Mrs. Elsie Smith,
tenants of what was known as Walnut
row.. composed OF twelve frame cot
tases, where twelve families were
housed.
Winter quarters OF a big circus me-
naEcrie destroyed, about 100 valua Bile
animals being destroyed, including lions,
ciephs nj, monkeys. bears and a rare
collection OF birds.
Citizens finding lawiessness in every
block OF the city above water. organ
Ized vigilance committee, with orders
10 shoot loorrre
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envy, rushed TO LoGsnsport. aided great
y In the rescue and relief OF scores OF
people marooned In the business dis
tricts.
The situation IN West India napolls
added many pttjablc tales to the horrors
of the flood story during the day. Night
fell there on an uncomplcted work OF
rescue. after more than 500 persons had
been taken TO a single landing station
at Blaine avenue and Morris street
where facilities were Increased 10 nine
teen rowboats, a launch and two canoes,
From three To -four persons We're brought
in each boa TOAD from the second floors
OF houses and from the roofs Of one
sfp,.y huillipoe