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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
BROOKV|LLE
IS CUT OFF
FROM WORLD

LIBERTY, Ind, March &c. I'll p.
m.) kBrookville's inhabitants are quar-
tered tonight in the court house and
the school house and the school build
ing.
Even those residents of the higher
section of the city, which has not been
touched by the flood waters of the
Whitewater river, have abandoned
their homes to take up quarters in the
two public buildings to conserve the
scanty fuel supply.
Four people living in the lower sec.
ton of the town are known to be dead
and dozen are missing and have been
in all probability. drowned. The town
is in absolute darkness.
Will Ketner. a farmer. living seven
miles north of Brookville, telephoned
to Liberty tonight that all today un-
successful efforts had been made to
shoot line across the river with rock
cts to send provisions to the river be-
is standing in Franklin county and il
is impossible to enter Brookville. Ev-
cry house in the lower section of the
town has been washed away.
At Metemora, Franklin county. only
three houses are standing. The rest
have been washed down the river.
The loss of life there cannot be esti-
mated. 1t is believed the entire town
of Laurel has been wiped out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
CHURCHES TO
AID VICTIMS

At called meeting Of the Mimic
teriai association last night IL was
decided to have churches IN differ
ent sections of the city open all day
Thursday to receive such clothing
as the people of Richmond may de-
sire to send to the flood sufferers In
Dayton. The Reid Memorial church
will ethe central depot. to which
all goods may be brought and the
following churches have been desio-
mated a. sub-stations where goods
may be left by those in their respec-
tive neighborhoods: Second Pres
byterian, on NJ. 18th street; East
Main Street Friends; st. Paurs
Episcopal Parish House; ST. PauI's
Lutheran, Third M. G., church, In
Fairview: and for the West Side,
the Second English Lutheran and
the home of Murray s. kenwcrthy,
6o2 Natioual Road.
II is hoped that quick response
will be made TO this call az IL 10 un-
derstood that the need 10 very
great. Please act at once-tomor-
row will be late.
ARTHUR Gates, Pres.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
HAPPENINGS OF THE
NIGHT IN SUMMARY

Serious fires threatening the
business section of Dayton were re-
ported. Dispatches said the M. D.
Lark factory, a church and
number of residences had burned
with considerable loss of life.
Citizens of Hamilton, Ohio, warn
ed to flee for their lives because of
the expected break in the Lewis
vile dam, just north of the city.
Lima reported the breaking of the
Lewistown, or Indiana lake dam,
north of Bellefontaine, and the very
probable overflow of the st. Mary's
reservoir, south of Lima.
Liberty, Ind, reported that the
situation in Brookville was alarm
ing. A large number of lives were
lost, it is said. The Inhabitants
spent the night in darkness in the
court house and school building.
Laurel, Ind, reported wiped off
the map and Metemora, Ind, has
only three houses standing.
The Whitewater river at Rich
nOuU rose three I6St early III the
evening, but the situation was not
considered serious
A great section of Indianapolis is
under water and most of the public
utilities have suspended operations.
Snow and sleet storms ragged in
that city.
A brief dispatch was received
from a Palladium staff correspond
ent stating that he had arrived in
the outskirts of Dayton. Another
Palladium correspondent sent word
that he had succeeded in penetrat-
ing some distance into the city
This morning report stated that
the heart of the business district
was on fire and that the loss of life
would be heavy
Three thousand Dayton people
have taken refuge in the National
Cash Register plant.
A false report of the breaking OF
dam at Columbus, Ohio. caused
panic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
A TRAGEDY
. CAPITAL IS
REPORTED

GREENFIELD, Ind.,-The T. B. /
& E. operator at Greenfield, late last
night secured access to indianapolis
for short time, and from the com.
pany operator at Indianapolis, secured
confirmation of the report of the Wolf
building disaster, in which two hun.
dred people are thought to have been
killed.
This report states that in the flood
district of the west side of Indianapo
lis, over two hundred flood refugees
entered the Wolf building, which be.
came so crowded that it weakened and
collapsed. Those victims not killed
outright were drowned. the report
says.
Every bridge over the White river is
out with the exception of the Norri.
street bridge, reported to be still
standing at a. m. but liable to &c
down at any moment. The snow andk
sleet storm has added to the terrible
privation of the flood victims, and alb
solute terror reigns supreme among
the hordes of homeless outcasts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
THE PALLADIUM SERVICE

In order that the people of Richmond and the sur
rounding territory might keep informed of the
from the stricken districts the Palladium for 60 hours
day and night has kept force working telegraph
telephone lines to get what little information is obtain
able the few wires that are not down.
Yesterday morning the Palladium sent an automo-
bile to Dayton with correspondent and ineman of the
Richmond Home Telephone company to attempt to lay
line direct into Dayton the automobile reached the out
skirts of Dayton yesterday afternoon and the party is
still attempting to get line into the city During day
and night at intervals possible to get connections
private wire of the Ohio Electric company which
wire has been temporarily connected with the Third
Precinct Police Station of Dayton. This station is in
West Dayton
Connections with Dayton have been attempted
through the wireless instruments at the local high school
hoping to pick up aeras from the stricken district but
up to this morning communication in this manner had
been obtained with Dayton
The condition of the telephone and telegraph wires
make it almost impossible for direct and definite nforma
tion but the Palladium promises give its readers all
the that possibly be obtained under pre-
sent conditions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
MARTIAL LAW NOW
At ANDERSON, IND.

Anderson Ind. is now under mar
tial law, and the city is under COM
mand of Lieutenant Charles Howells.
who is in charge of sixty-three nation
al guardsmen- Park Place is flooded.
and hundreds of people living in the
lowlands are homeless and are being
sheltered on the hills by hospitable
neighbors.
No lives were lost. but the property
loss will be extremely heavy.
Capt. NJ. p. Nolan, in charge of the
national guard, relinquished his office
to go to Dayton. o.. where he has a
wife and family living near the center
of the flooded district. He arrived in
Richmond last evening at seven-thirty.
and is attempting to get to Dayton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
McM0nigel Operator Says
Bio LeWiStOVn Dam Breaks;
Warming is Given to Towns
3 q. M. Extra

The officials to register and the relief
station the plant hopes have by eight o'clock this morning
complete list the cared for at the Cash Register
plant They state that provisions coming in from all dec
they think that they will be able enough
sstance in the few relieve the suffering.
people relief placed the number of
dead at 5000.
communication established for few minutes shortly
after midnight between the Dayton operator and the Richmond
his
alone during the long days and nights sending
assistance It only few times that he called the Rich
mond office and told of the distress and appealed for help
At midnight he called the Richmond operator and told
leaving
the being within few feet of his and he could stick by
his longer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
PANIC OCCURS
in COLUMBUS;
FIFTY DROWNED

COLUMBUS, o., (2:30 a. ma
terrific panic occurred here last night
when word was received that a storoge
dam on the Sciota river had given
way and was sweeping down on the
city.
Police reserves and bicycle police.
men were sent out in all directions to
notify the people of the impending
danger. The people, men, women and
children, ran pell NELL to the high
places and remained there until in
formed that the report was untrue.
No lives are reported lost as re-
suit of the panic, but it is believed the
list of dead on account of the flood
will be over so.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
Warming of
Breaking of
Dam Comes

At midnight the breaking of the great Lewstown dam,
north Beefonane Ohio occurred making the situation in the
Little Miami valley all the serious.
About that operator McMonige little town
Hamilton wired Richmond asking them to warn Plqua
Bradford and other that section of the OF the
the breaking of the Lestown dam
far to the north of him. he replied that he had received
age H. D. via Indianapolis Later
similar warning flashed from Oxford o. then Lima o. con-
ed the breaking of the big dam and further stated that
probable the ST. Marys reservoir would go out.
Mconge stated that he intended to set
afoo the people of Hamilton of the fresh calamity which
eight the university at Ok
a handcar to spread the alarm in Hamilton
reported have been broken early Monday
morning according the late ace that the first
report
reports Piqua, Troy and Tppecanoe City
that suffered greatly from the flood but that
there has been little, if any loss of ife
CINCINNATI March 27-Ths morning it reported that
factory number of residences Day
ton had burned with large loss of life
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
Mayors Proclamation

Mayor
be
clothing contributions
of
food and wi be by
$
w. ZIMMERMAN, Mayor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
WEST END UNDER WATER.

INDIANAPOLIS. Q:0o a. m.)-The
rain has turned to snow but the wind
has quieted down. The entire west end
of the city is under water and over q.
600 people are homeless. The entire
city is without fire protection and
drinking water. The gas is likely to
be shut off any moment.
The South Meridian street bridge
and two railroad bridges went out to-
night.
The river at this hour is receding
slowly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27

firemen perished while trying to res
cue the people in the building. The
National Cash Register buildings are
not damaged as they are outside of the
flood district.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
FIREMEN PERISH

DAYTON, O.. March 26-11:35 a. m.
A whole block at Third and Williams
street was burned last night and many
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-27
CINCINNATI. O.. March 26

rivd telephone its staff who
burning other
No estimate whatever can be as to the dead
in the heart of the stricken city, but there doubt that
those who did suffering must growing
hour The decided the during the day
had
upper of buildings that of be heated
while the fortunate who on tops houses waiting
boats in grave danger from exposure.
From Hamilton word reached Cincinnati at II o'clock tonight
The waters instead of rcedng have been with rpdty and
that loss life has been The
as result Of the waters undermining the foundation and part
wreng that structure and according report killing
Cincinnati been unable to get communication with
either Pua Troy where flood conditions have been
ported during the last twenty -four hours.
LIBERTY 1nd March pa switch engine and a have
been carrying supplies Liberty Oxford and other points
the stricken M of West We M haG % whose % hs c have
the washing of the Members of the relief train
seen perched
e
iton They state that one man on saw the fate in
by cutting his throat.
CINCINNATI (2:so a. m)-The Cincinnati Enquirer this
morning at this hour that the number of dead at Dayton
will 5000 but that impossible to definite
being paid to the dead Only the living
The conditions Hamilton are growing worse hourly owing
the falling buildings People starving and there great
Chief Police zener, Hamilton committed suicide
night when he returned to his home and found his wife drowned
He had victims and when he reached his home
found his wife dead he and cut his throat
The city council of Hamilton tonight appropriated
for relief of the victims of the flood.
CINCINNATI e 80 mThe city of Cincinnati
ed fund of $4,000 for the relief the stricken
All the boats Chester
sstev
DxxToN (2:so m)-At this hour the fire seems to be
but there several bazes
blaze noticed the neghborhood
School and it supposed that this building the plant
fire
The business block which burned yesterday
territory
streets.
RICHMOND $500 A. M)-Communicaon established by
the Bell Telephone at 240 this morning
National Cash Register plant Dayton which being
relief station for the victims the flood At that hour there
5000 refugees the building and coming slowly
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-03-14
Be on the Square

Occasionally one will hear the
remark II wish l was out of this
town." and then one feels like
saying. Il wish you were too"
for man who stands on the
corners, chewing and splitting, tell
ing obscene stories, cursing the
town, finding fault with his grand
mother because she was a woman,
claiming the merchants are lot
Of thieves, that the lawyers and
newspaper men would skin a man
to finish, and a whole lot more,
a nuisance and an abominatiOn
Any town p.stered with ole or
more such worthless would be justi-
fed in exercising cowhide author
ity on the bosom of their pants.
No one is obliged to live where he
is not suited. If one hasn't an
encouraging word for the business
enterprise and institutions of this
town, he should shut up and go
way back aud sit down" If
things don't suit you, move to
where they will. A growler and q
sorehead in a town is an enterprise
killer every time. Frequently it
would prove the best kind of an
investment for a town to donate
the price any invite him to move.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-03-14
The Man Who Don't Advertise

The following is not published
for the benefit of Mobridge mer-
chants, as they are liberal adver-
tlsers, but for the benefit o. some
OF our exchanges who are having
a bard row to hoe when it comes
to the advertising game.
The business man who does not
advertise, simply because his grand
father did not, should wear knee
breeches AMI queue. The husi-
ness man who lOes not advertise
because it costs money, should quit
paying salaries tor the same reason
The business man whe does not
advertise because he tried it once,
and failed, should throw away his
cigar because the light went out.
The business man who does not
advertise because he doesn't know
how himsels, should stop eating
because he can't cook.
The business man who Co.'s not
advertise because somebody said it
did not pay, should not believe the
world is round, because the ancientS
said it was fiat.
The business man who does not
advertise because he cannot know
absolutely that it is going to pay,
should commit suicide to avoid be-
ing killed by accident.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-03-14
III gY@AAN@ENNs
Opening Of 20 New Towns
in Montana
Public Auction Of Town Lots

There will be sold public auction town lots Fen the located
Creek
CHICAGO, MILWALKE ST. PAUL RAILWAY
in which are n
The andp places OF sales a as follows:
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
PROSPECT OF FORTUNE
IS TOO MUCH FOR HIM
Polish Heir of New Yorker, Seventy,
Drinks Self to Grave Before
Inheritance Comes.
le 70 me Washinrton Hrrald.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herah-
St Petersburg, Nov. l5.-The courts al
Wilma are occupied with some extraordi.
nary litigation growing out OF an Amer.
lean inheritance. A Pole by the name OF
Yatzkevitch, who was a native of that
province, died last year in New York
and left a fortune OF $4,000. His only
known relative was Q brother. a man
over seventy, who still lived in wilma
and had been all his life poor mechanic.
His succession as sole heir seems to
have been undisputed, but much time has
been occupied in establishing positively
the Wilma origin Of the New York Yatz-
kevitch.
However, when the circumstances were
known many acquaintances in Wilma ad-
vanced substantial sums to the poor
brother and received his bills in ex-
change. In spite of his great age he
launched out into a festive life, and the
result of this was that he died of too
much wine before his Inheritance had
been transferred.
The holders of his bills are now suing
his estate on the contention that the
American money was legally at his dis
posal at the time Of the dates on the bills
they hold.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
ACTRESS SEEKS
RARE PERFUMES
Ida Rubinstein, Russian Star,
Goes to Arabia IN
Quest.
Is AFTER LOST SECRETS
Receives Commission from Gabriel
pAnnunzio for Search-Wil
Spend Winter at Work.
Is AFTER LOST SECRETS

Special Cable to The Washington Herzd.
Rome. Nov. 15.-Ida Rubinstein, the
Russian actress. for whom Gabriel dan
nunzio wrote The Mystery Of st. Sabas-
tian and Pisanelle," has left Rome en-
route to Arabia She will spend part OF
the winter there searching for new per-
fumes and recipes now lost and prepar-
ing them.
She admitted she had received this COM
mission from D'Annunzio himself who
for many years has mourned the lost art
OF preparing perfumes according to the
old system. which he believes was never
learned because the Persians and Arabs
guarded the recipes as state secrets.
The perfumes prepared nowadays he
regards as merely vulgar concoctions
compared with those which delighted the
women Of Rome and Greece.
Several years ago DAnnunzio himself
went on such an expedition to Egypt, as
he then believed the art Of preparation
had passed from Arabia to Egypt But
he failed to bring back the rare essences
whose wonderful effects upon men and
women Of Rome he had 50 often de-
scribed in his poems. His only discovery
was that he had been searching In the
wrong place.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
"UNCLE SANS women" GET HARD
KNOCKS FROM French AUTHOR
Emile Deschamps Calls American Fair Ones Unfit IN New
Book Written After His Tour Of the
United States.
nths or a few years OF illusion.

months or few years OF illusion.
The blame for these unfortunate mar.
riages. NJ. Deschamps goes on. is some
times attributable to the American wom-
an fading in the eyes OF the nobility. who
show little gratitude towards the women
bringing them American fortunes, but in
the greatest number OF cases it is the
women's fault
How can that be denied, asks M.
Deschamps, when one considers her char
acter-impertous, intracraole rantastical.
tickle? 1t is difficult or impossible TO
satisfy an American woman. When dukes
and counts marry wealthy American girls
they are well aware the latter are ready
to barter their gold against a title-they
know the girls love OF blazonry ana OF
the refined. elegant life OF Paris, London.
and Berlin. When a duke, marquis or
count arrives in New York with a repu-
tation for a certain noblesse, courage
and elegance there is Immediately a sg:ft
movement Of curiosity among the MIL
lionairesses.l All want to know him and
invite him to dinners and receptions They
are as cunning as redskins in their ef-
forts to net him.
The most daring of these women, the
writer goes on, go straight at him with
out introduction. and send out invita-
tions without ceremony. 1t is useless to
hight this tendency, and Europes giIded
blazons always will remain the choicest
prizes OF American girls seeking mar
rfage.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
KAISER To See
SELF IN Movies
Latest Hobby Of German Ruler Is to
Pose for Cinemato-
graph.
PRIVATE LIFEIS SHOWN

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Berlin, Nov. 15.-Kaiser Wilhelm and
other members OF the German royal
family now have the craze for motion
pictures as a hobby. The Kaiser recently
gave his daughter, Princess Victoria
Louisa, a cinematograph apparatus, and
she has already taken a number OF films
with her father as the principal charac-
ter.
The reels. which were shown in the
little private theater at Potsdam Palace,
gave views Of the Kaiser at every hour
of the day. working in his study, receiv-
ing politicians and diplomats, lunching
with his family, talking with friends, &c.
The Kaiser Is said to be so taken up
with the new toy that he has given
orders that a motion picture lantern and
his favorite films be included in his
luggage wherever he goes. Naturally only
a few privileged friends are allowed to
see these reproductions of the Emperors s
intimate life.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
FAMOUS PAINTING
IN CHATEAIpS WALLS
Louis Davids Masterpiece Hidden in
Masonry Of Historic Building.
Exact Location Lost.
ART LOVERS ARE INTERESTED

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, Nov. l5.-A thrill just produced
among art lovers OF France by the news
that one OF the chief magistrates of the
great painter. Louis David's. unseen by
any human eye since lS2s, and thought
by all TO have been destroyed long ago
still exists.
It is walled up, however. somewhere
in a historic chateau. all trace of its
exact whereabouts in the building being
lost
The sbuject Of the painting is Michael
Lepe'etier. Comte de Saint Fargeau, a
noble who was an important figure in
the history of the revolution, and after
voting for Louis the Sixteenth's execu-
ton. was assassinated on the eve Of the
Kings death by one Of the royal guard
II depicts the murdered mans body as
II looked when exposed in Place Ven-
dome, as an example to other royalists,
for four days after the Kings execution.
The picture was originally presented
by David to Parliament which later
returned it to the painter when the latter
had fallen into disgrace. The canvas,
fter remaining covered with a layer OF
whitewash in David's studio until his
uSoNA III 4o-Js was DO1bnl
huge price in those days, by Lepeletier's
daughter. who wished to destroy it to
efface the memory of what she considered
her fathers treason Dayids executors,
however, sold 1t under a condition that
II should not be destroyed.
A well known art critic, Jacques de
Blez, who has been making an active
search for traces of the picture, learned
from Lepeletier,s only living descendant,
Anisson de Pevron, owner of the ances-
tral Chateau de Saint Fargeau, that a
tradition exists in the family that Lepe-
letters daughter, prevented from COM
pletely doing away with the accusing
picture, concealed II in one of the castle
walls with her own hands, helped only
by an aged servitor. The secret of its
hiding place perished with them
1t Is believed the canvas may be hidden
in the thickness OF one of the massive
walls Of the foundations, but the whole
building would have to be pulled down
to discover it
The chateau's owner. meanwhile, prom
ises that should IT come to light he viii
make a present of 1t to the state.