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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28
Series of Fatalities in
Flooded Region of In
diana; Ten Deaths at
Sharon, Pa; Damage
to Property Runs Far
Up Into the Millions
in Central States.

tn ENlSED estimates of the loss in
R Dayton, received last night, give
L u ground for hope the dead IN all
sections affected by the flood Will not
exceed aO00 and may 90 below that
figure. Daring investigators VINO pen
ctrated the flooded section, revealed
hundreds of persons safe who it feared
were lost.
Unless swellcd by the death list III
the foreign settlement on the north SIDE
as vet uureeched, there may not Do
moro than 200 dead in the whole city
In other points than Dayton Tho
death list grew rapidly yesterday and
l,sI uiuhf
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There was far heavier loss OF life In
the west side Of Columbus. O., than was
thought. one estimate placed the num-
Der OF dead at more than 600
Apparently authentic reports from
Piuua indicated twenty dead.
AZ Peru. Ind. the authorities estimated
the death list would reach at least l5o.
From Hamilton, O., fifty persons were
reported drowned In collapse of a no.
tel where they had sought refuge
Twenty five deaths were reported from
Troy. O.: thirty In Mddletown, and five
In Mass!lon.
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Threats to Kill.

The prisoners repeatedly fought with
Johnson and threatened to kill both him
and his family, Johnson asked that a
detachment of the national guard bo as
signed to help him handle the men. He
declared that tho men would have TO be
shot II they escaped from their coils.
No word has been received from Mayor
Phillips. The chief OF police had been
unable to get near tho Phillips house
and did not know whether the mayor
was dead alive,
North of Burns avenue, as far as
Fourth street. the water was found TO bs
from three to six feet deep.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28

~ ICHMOND, Va, March 27-Just
~ before ne left the city this after
IL for T,s"'9s, ss:s:5 Sj' aovssas' &C. san
mute the death sentence of
Claude Swanson Allen, who will
be executed in the state prison to.
morrow with his aged father, Floyd
Allen, for their part in the Hillsville
courthouse murder on March Is, l9l2.
Friends of the Aliens made desperate
efforts to have the governor extend
mercy to the younger prisoner and they
even asked that commission be ap-
pointed to determine the justice of the
plea for Communication.
Under Governor Mann 8 orders, the
cold medal which bad been bought for
CIaude Allen, was not presented to him
and tonight it is locked in the prison
superintendcnt S desk.
The medal carries the inscription
IS for bravery in defending his father
The claim Of the defense was that
Claude Allen did not begin shooting 1T
+he IHllsville courthouse until he was
/ forced TO do so in his father s defense
Final preparations have been made
sor the execution, which will take
n,aca shortly after o'clock. Floyd AL
lior whose nerve is quite unstrung
will 90 first to the death chair to b'
followed in a few minutes by his stal
wart son.
I,,ovd and Claude Allen. father and son
arc the only ones OF the famous clan Il
sufrer the death penalty for their mur
derous raid on the Hilsville courthouse
rheIr execution disposes OF the last o
tris hand OF Virginia freebooters,
Sidna Allen, brother of Floyd; Yves
Low Edwards. a nephew, and Sidnn I'D
yards. his father. together with Friel Al
Ion n son of Sidna, are all serving fifteen
year sentences in the Virginia paniten
t,ary Victor Allen, a son Of Floyd, VIII
had been admitted to the bar but shor
tina before tho FIiilsvilla massacre am
w,bo ssplred 10 the office OF common
woalth's attorney. the incumbent o
which. William NJ. Foster. WAS shot a
tho time Of the raid. was tried and &C
ouitted, there having been nothing
! show that he had anything 10 do wit
the shooting Byrd Marion, a cousin c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28
RELIEF IN OMAHA
PROVES INADEQUATE
Committee Finds More Suf-
fering Than 1t Can Allevi-
ate; Funds Are Short.
By International News Service.

By International News Service.
OMAHA, Neb.. March 27.-funerals
had the right Of way in Omaha today
and time after time traffic became
conrcsted while there passed n long
parade in which carriages were inter
spersed with bearses instead OF bands
BY police orders traffic Of every nnd
was suspended during the passing o.
these funeral professions. Nearly nity
cyclone victims were buried during the
day. -Four members Of one family were
placed in the same grave.
During the day three more names
were added to the already long list o.
the dead. Arthur Newman, whose
house was destroyed, died from snoel
and exposure, Mrs, RI. w. ADAMS aho
Helen Hodges died from injuries re
ecived in the cyclone.
The relief is proving pitifully lnade
ouate, despite the strenuous efforts o.
those in charge. The central rellef com
mittee is working might and mann, Du
is entirely too small to handle the slt
uation, despite It's efforts to do 80.
Nor have the citizens OF Omaha re
spouded to the call for help as mIgh
have been expected Down to the Tim
Of checking up today but $75,ooo ma
been subscribed in cash. or thls armour
500 900 came from four big railroa
/o.-..,,uaa nm page Eleyeu-)
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Only 200 Dead.

Except for possible loss of life on the
north side OF the river. there Will not
be more than 200 dead In Dayton. nc
cording TO Allaback's estimate after he
had been given Information as 10 the
situation on the south side.
The worst condition found near the
center OF tine flood was in the worlihouse,
where sixty prisoners have not had a
drop OF water nor a bite OF food since
Tuesday. The men revolted Tuesday
night and demanded their liberty and a
chance to fight for their lives. Since then
the workhouse has been a mad house,
according TO Superintendent johnson.
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LOSS is HEAVY
ON NORTH SIDE
Governors Secretary Be-
lieves the Estimate of
Casualties Much Too
Low and Claims There
Are 10000 Persons
Missing; Statement of
Existing Conditions.

DAYTON, o., March 2s.-Aftar
midnight this morning shots fire.
quently were heard from every di-
rection, MiIitiamen say four men
have been shot but it is impossi-
Bile to confirm this, as no one on
any mission is allowed east of the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks.
SIX hundred persons, trapped I'm
union station and reported 70 have
been drowned, were rescued TO-
night. For three days they have
been standing packed like sar-
dimes In a box.
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Madame Sarah Bernhardt Will
Sell Newspapers on Main Street

At today Madame Sarah Bernhardt WILL with the assist
society girls sell at Second South and
for the benefit Of the flood sufferers in Ohio The fa
will from her private at the Oregon
depot by Governor s Mayor Park and other off
the high school cadets will also be in the parade
be headed by the high school band At Second South
cadets will form obong in which
the Bernhardt automobile will be placed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28
Tells Pathetic Story.

Governor Cox of Ohio yesterday sent
a telegram to the Commercial club
whose brief sentences tell pathetic
story of the distress which prevails in
the stricken sections Of his state. The
telegram from Governor Cox was in
reply to one sent by the Commercial
club authorizing him to draw for an
additional $1,000, making a total of
$4,000 sent to Ohio by the club.
President Joseph F. Smith Of the
Mormon church yesterday mailed TO
Governor Cox of Ohio q check for
$1,000, the contribution Of the church.
The donation was announced in the
following telegram:
Salt Lake City, Utah,
March 81. 1913.
Governor Cox,
Columbus, Ohio:
In behalf of the Church OF Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, i have
mailed you today q check for one
thousand dollars In aid of the suffer
ers from food and ffre. who also have
our heartfelt sympathy
JOSEPH F. SMITH.
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Early Report Untrue.

Deaths from the flood in Chllicothe
will not exceed twenty-five. according to
latest advlces Early adviccs were that
from 200 to 500 lives had been lost.
A report from Linton, Ind. gave six
teen persons drowned at Howesville,
twenty five miles south of TerTe Haute.
There were ten deaths in Sharon Pa
Estimates are that 10000 persons were
marooned In Daytons flooded district,
where IL, 900 homes have been submerged.
Rescue stations are providing for 5000
homeless. The property damage in the
city is figured ait $25, 600, 600.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28
SALT LAKE FUNDS SENT
TO OHIO FLOOD VICTIMS
Contributions Already Total More Than $4,000
Fund Will be Increased Today; Supplies
to Be Forwarded.

ties are in dire need, Governor Raj
ston Of Indiana will be authorized to
draw on the club.
At 1890 clock today Madame Sa-
rah Bernhardt will, for the space of
half All hour, take her place at the cor
ner Of Second South and Main streets
and sell souvenir newspapers, the pro-
ceeds of which will be turned over TO
the Commercial club in aid of the re-
lief fund. il seems certain that a
large sum will be realized from this
source.
Tonight the Ohio society will hold a
big meeting at the Commercial club,
when plans will be laid to continue the
work already begun so auspiciously by
some of the society's members, The
meeting Will be held at o clock, All
native sons and daughters of Ohio and
all former residents of that state,
whether they are members of the So
ciety OF not, are urged to attend. The
society has already raised 1920. The
society works Independently of the
Commercial club, but in cooperation
with it.
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Reservoirs Safe.

Rumors that the Grand reservoir near
ST. Marys. o., had broken, proved un-
founded Similar reports about the Lew
lston reservoir likewise were found to
be untrue, Threatened breaks In both
were repaired and reports to Governor
Cox at Columbus last night indicated the
danger from this source was past
Latest reports from GAINESVILLE are that
| $50 lives are believed to have been lost
there. About loo are homeless. a score
| Of buildings collapsed. Fire broke out
at one point. but " was not believed 1t
would spread,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28

a T 6 O'Clock last evening Salt
~ Lake City had raised more
~ than $4,000 for the relief of
flood sufferers in Ohio and In
diana, OF that amount $500 had been
sent to Governor Cox Of Ohio.
The sum contributed is considerably
in excess of the $4,000 figure, but ow-
ing to the absence Of complete reports
the exact total thus far raised is not
accurately known.
The Commercial club and the Ohio
society have raised thus far $S641,75.
Of that Governor Cox Of Ohio has
been authorized to draw for $4,000,
leaving known balance available this
morning of $1641.75. .
Inasmuch as the situation in Indiana
has become grave, it is likely that at
tention will now be given TINT state
as we'll as Ohio, If this morning 3
news indicates that Indiana communi-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28
'ss'sa Traveller.

AahIs liz ~. 0esn ,s a traveller dur
II inm,.ne ne Born in New South
kt. hons 's'ed !. early to America,
\ s,n, 4' for time In Montana'
stp tros 70 Alaska The nugget
90 ' ni' trip to the Eldorado
IL, e Il T. a big, l,sb, s,u,u
hsrdsy' 'sGn ION was seen about
And hnd With crowds FOUND
Mn, taeIr1oous ones who had
= ssssal hIs 1n,y no palms at am M
g he l enoil TON OF bills. Resolve &I
~ Cd durirSNs OF the lIauor hS
fiuT The AMI when he wa,
a. % ii frIsniay ny today TO Set wort
WI rellssn1ab In the east. VIC VIC
Ssssiia5 T. |, !. loose my old w,,.s
satch' 'aSt ~ night. TT wash; %a an,
y. kospssSo 70 laok at. but i, %5 Sa.
" s1o,ny sS1sny a iousssixd ssd rIssan SIssn com
80 philosoSni,, Si the robbers too,
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RESCUERS WORK BY
LIGHT OF LANTERNS

COLUMBUS, O.. March 27-In total
darkness save for the ficsering lanterns
Of food rescuers. Columbus awaited to-
nigh. the receding of the water to learn
tho number OF the dead, who copserva-
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@ It a Joy Ride.

q. acknowledged that he was
4, intoxicated when ap.
y 'ne bandits last night.
w"eflul man, with well sea-
ID. ue did not struggle
"o men who hustled him
Il sa0olie' aa thinking that they
~. so'0 " fellows who were bent
/ .. aia share a JOY ride.
|lss. TAT and Speeding cast on
d s.' ~ street. the bandits began
:. victim, twisting his head
~, -. almost to disloca,e his neck
IA W. ' neck of a bottle between
b sS,ss s'''on fought to avoid the
N i, burned his mouth and
W %nsue as lie thrust 1t into
kl,,.a.s %s bottle to stop the flow
y "quid. In spite of his
y "a, %0'set =, himself, however
r.,b :. 'oiced to swallow some Of
|ss,r,s%, VI Inc bottle to keep from,
"a 0' it. He soon becam,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28

Tho Commercial club sent this tele
gram to Governor Cox Thursday:
We telegraphed you yesterday
morning to draw on us Immediately
through the Deseret National bank
for $1,000 You may draw immediate
ly for an additional $1,000. Ohio So
ciety OF Utah is working with us In
interest or food sufferers and all
citizens sympathze with you and are
anxious 10 do all possible to help you
We are planning 10 send clothing, In
addition to money, and expect to
keep at work until your situation has
been relieved Can you suggest any
thing that will make our work more
effective?
COMMERCIAL CLUB,
E. D. Woodruff. President,
Governor Cox answered as follows:
Your welcome telegram just at
hand. Ohio conditions have become
worse since yesterday. The suffering
of the homeless Is indescrbable-
Supplies will reach us tardily. ac-
count railroad lines paralyzed, On
account OF transportation facilities,
II Is practically impossible to get sup
plies into Dayton. Colonel Wilson.
treasurer OF relief fund, will draw
on bank for $4,000 as you suggest
desire to extend my very hearty ap-
probation for the spirit expressed In
YOUR telegram today. Our thousands
OF homeless sufferers will bless your
name. JAMES M. cox
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lives Investigate.

e:ts that Marston had been
into the house after being
= ehe alley were found by the
7s No trace Of the robbers
M, however, aud no notion of
nlty gained, except that their
nd that he thought they spoke
ng alsEt be from Texas.
year ago Mr.. Marston was
saiaser Of the Puebla Mining
~, NIB mines at Puebla, Mexi.
'slas 10 his own story. Through
'ins Of tbc Mexican revolution
ees Of his possessions, once
"a held as u prisoner by the
NN 1apaia. Leaving Mexico,
iifs' to Silver City, n. NJ,
= there to San Diego, Cal,
We Be came to Salt Lake, ar.
'as Yesterday morning. His
miet called for passage to
Springs, from where he
81. TO leave on prospecting
'e was TO end at Bluff
Juan county. There lie
. y 'senrc some farming land
rs bone, The $500, in s2C
ssleh Ar, Marston wa:
! ~ nlgnt, was all that he had
Il Sorld. A' nav
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-28
n BANDITS
||||IG AND ROB
]I|N[R Of $500
N Near Eagle Gate and
ken IN MaCih'''
House on Fourth
IA Avenue. 80
kALly MAKES WAY
No POLICE STATION
II. Harston Believes His
u1ants May Be Texans
b Account of ldiolns
Y He Heard.
La,ly MAKES WAY
POLICE STATION

.nrippED from the public
EsaEay on South Temple
tnss, PEAR the Eagle gate, by
,,tcucbile bandits, Roderick
q Nrutou, 10 years of age, a
y rar from Mexico, was forced
I s,Iomob;Ie, drugged, taken to
In scaEe OF ll1s Fourth avenue
~ Of $500. a gold nugget stick
|oIs wsich shortly after Z O'Clock
|it.
\ Ilrson recovered his senses at
rlptlock and male his way TO
rss xstion, where be told so
:rrt Q story that for nearly an
could be made Of it.
IA lie man g mental faculties
y nd be was a5le to give some
y 4 where the robbery had keen
-. With Detectives Herbert
y md W. c, Zeese he returned
f1p6 house. In an alley by the
sEs found Mr.. Marston's hat,
ND and a pair of socks that
iuthased in the afternoon and
NJ ,s,rylng iu his pockets.
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FLOOD EbbS:,
RESCUE NEAR
IN DAYTON

All But a Few of the
Hundreds Marooned in
the Downtown Section
of the Flooded City
Are Safe, According to
News Brought Ou, by
Correspondent of the
Associated Press.
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FAMOUS

The famous railroad stories of
Frank Spearman will begin in The
Sunday Tribune.
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600 Dead at Columbus.

asst night
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(Oont1nued on Page TWO,)
The evening times., 1913-10-20
MEAT CAUSE OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys
If Back Hurts or Bladder
:Bothers.

II you must have your meat every
day. eat 1t. but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally. says a noted
authority who tells us that meat
forms uric acid which almost paraly.
zes the kidneys in their effort to ex.
pei 1t from the blood. They become
sluggish and weaken, then YOU suffer
with dull misery in the kidney re.
gion. sharp pains In the back or sick
headache. dizziness. your stomach
sours. tongue is coated and when the
weather is bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine gets cloudy, full
Of sediment. the channels often get
sore and irritated. obliging you to
seek relief two or three times during
the night.
To neutralizc these irritating acids.
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body's urlnous waste. get four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take n tablespoonful in
a glass Of water before breakfast for
a few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutrhlizc the acids in urine, SO Il no
longer irrftatcs. thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jnd Salts is inexpensive: cannot in
ttire. and makes a delightful effervcs.
celL Iithia-water drink.-Advcrtisc
ment.
The evening times., 1913-10-20
PROTEST AGAINST
FEATURING plan
Parisians Will Have None of
American Vaudeville
Starring Method.

Paris, Oct. IA vigorous protest
has been made against the adoption
by Paris vaudevilles OF the American
style of attraction of engaging for
turns men and women who have
obtained notoriety in the newspapers.
Popular feeling is bitter now against
the nightly appearance of the Folies
Bergere Of Quadranstein. the diamond
broker who put the police on the track
Of the stolen pearl necklace. :.
For several days Quadranstein has
appeared in travelling coat and hat
and carrying leather diamond wallet
In order in the posters announced. to
tell how he found the pearls. His ac-
count has not Yet. however, been
heard. as no sooner does he appear
on the stage than the theater rings
with a torment of Kisses. catcalls and
savage abuse from the audience.
among whom are generally other dia-
mond brokers who have apparently
come expressly to show their opinion
Of their colleague. Quadranstein
however, says that he is going on until
The evening times., 1913-10-20
BALLOT GREATEST
NEGRO H|NDRANCE
Bishops Agreed that Sudden
Granting of Vote Was a
Great Mistake.

New York. Oct. 20.--rwo of tho
ennial general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church discussed
the negro problem last night at a
mass meeting held under the auspices
OF the American institute for the
negro. Bishop Nelson of Atlanta
made "a plea for a nations ward "
Eishop. Caller of Tennessee had for
his subject work of the church
among negroes of the :onth''
1T sounds to me like either affcc-
&ation or ignorance" said the Atlanta
Drelate, Ito hear that there is no
negro problem. when for one-third
Of the negroes residence in the United
States there has been dispute as to
the best method of dealing with the
question of his uplift."
NotorietN, he said. the exploitation
OF the black mans rights and woes.
good points and vices. has been the
greatest hindrance to this work. I'm
due prominence increases self import
ance.
Need Fitting for Citizenship.
AN immeasuraole wrong was
done" said Bishop Nelson. when
the ballot was given to a people un-
trained for citizenship. When free
dom and franchise We're given the
negro he then became the ward ol
the nation. He still needs to he fitted
religion. He needs education. but not
SO much of the sort which some have
been trying to give him-the arts
and sciences. the classics and romance
languages and music and theology.
He needs instruction in honor, right
eousness. thrift, truth and purity
more than he needs the ballot
hol{ Oh
capable of great development.
The bishop Of Tennessee agreed
with his brother that the sudden en-
franchisement of the negro was a
great mistake. But after all our
troubles" he said. we are beginning
to see daylight. for in thirty-fivc year.
the percentage of illiteracy has de-
cent. It is estimated that today the
total wealth of the negro population
Of the United States approximates
500, 100000.
Moral Progress LesA
But there is another side to the
picture. The moral progress has not
been at all proportionate to his pro-
grees In book learning and in the
ability to acquire property. The
death rate among the negroes is near
ly twice as large as that OF the
whites. MOre IMAM anything eSc III
the world the negro needs religion. :"
There was hope. however, said
Bishop Gailor in the fact that the
negro was most susceptible to the
religious appeal.
Bishops and clergymen attending
the general convention Of the Protest.
ant Episcopal church occupied pulpits
of the city's churches Yesterday.
Among them were Bishop r. Spauld-
ing of Utah. Bishop Leigh Richmond
Brewer Of Montana and Bishop c.
p. Anderson Of Chicago.
The evening times., 1913-10-20

his contract expires. no matter whctn.
er he is heard or not.
>, It is stated that his successor as a
folles Bergerc star will be Alice Crcs.
pN. the young woman whose trial ON
the charge of numbering 81 priest in
the south of France and her acuuittal
caused great interest.
lie Natin. in an editorial article,
suggests that Parisians will soon see
on the vaudeville stage famous depu-
ties giving over again speech which
brought about the fall of Il governs
ment or the national eNecutioner, Del
hler. surrounded by his accessories,
relating anecsodes' Of his strangest ex-
ecutiOn.
The Cinematograph." LIE Matin
concludes: lis no longer enough for
US We demand to see the persons
themselves and we shall see them. 1t
Is only a matter of money. Already
IN America the minister of foreign
affairs. MIR. Bryan. exhibits himself in
circus la Barnum. We have not
got quite as far as that vet, but 1t
won't be long cOminC''