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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27

that neighbOrhood," they said, care
slowly starving to DEATH The rescu.
ers must work fast Or they will be too
late to render much aid, Many will not
survive even if they are rescued now.
1t is already too late. "
On Pulaski street two families, CON
sisting of nine members, escaped by
lashing themselves to shutters and slid
ing down the roofs of their houses into
the water Ropes were attached to the
shutters, and they finally were pulled
to safety,
Mrs. Katherine O'Connor and daugh,
ter Blanche, were rescued, the husband
and son remaining behind, They were
among the missing this afternoon and
it is feared they perished,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
'|LLIHEE CLUB
FILES NEW ARTICLES
viii Broaden Its Scope and Assist in
the Development of the Capital
City.

Supplementary articles of incorpora'
ton have been filed by the lllihee club
at the office of the secretary Of state.
The club proposes to broaden its scope,
according to the articles filed, and will
endcavor to promote the development
of Salem and this section Of Oregon.
The supplementary articles empower the
club to take such financial steps as may
be necessary to carry out the plans,
The papers were filed by Charles X.
Spaulding, Edwin L. Baker, August
Huckcstein, W. D. Evans, James A.
Wilson and Theodore Roth. 1t is ru.
mored that A. F. Hofer, former secre-
tary of the Salem Board of Trade, will
direct the publicity department of the
lllihee club,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Women and Children First.

Dayton, Ohio, March 27.-Women and
children first is the rule in death
stricken Detroit today,
Hundreds Of men have been left be-
hind in their flooded homes, after the
families were moved, because there was
not room enough in the boats for all.
Many of these are facing death from
fire, while their anguished wives and
children watch the flames from points
of safety. Already the corpses of the
flood victims are becoming visible.
From the south shore of the flooded
district the bodies of men, women and
children can be seen floating with the
debris of houses and the carcasses Of
dead horses,
The mingled mass Of dead humanity
and animals is being carried swiftly
along by the waves, and it is believed
few Of the bodies will be recovered.
All the bodies thus far taken from
the water are being conveyed to the
chapel of WOOdlawn cemetery.
The first corpse recovered this morn
ing was that of Miss Lille =. Idemann,
who was drowned on Tuesday when a
boat capsized. A policeman perished in
a desperate effort to save the girl
While but little has yet been done to
save the thousands imperiled in the
flood and fre.ravqgcd city, every pos.
sble effort that humanity can exert or
daring supply is being bent to the work,
Such few boats as are available are be.
ing worked at top speed by eager res.
cuers, and already scores Of women
and children, famishing and almost
freezing have been landed on the high.
err spots in the city, where the flood
waters have rcceded
Bitter cold, however, is retarding the
work Of rescue as well as making the
ufferings Of the survivors almost un.
cndurable. The deaths from exposure
probably will materially swell the fatal
roll, which cannot be made up in any.
thing like completeness for probably a
week
Throughout all the lower part Of the
city IL is likely that hundreds Of per.
sons may be found dead in their deyas.
tated homes, when the waters subsde
sufficiently to permit search.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Malta, 400, Destroyed.

Columbus, o., March 27-McConnells.
vile wires that the town of Malta,
with a population of 400, has been de.
stroyed by floods. The fatalities are
unknown. The residents of the town
were warned yesterday.
Adiutant.General Speaks of the state
militia announced that the relief train
being made up here by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, will 60 to Dayton this
afternoon. Governor Cox is arranging
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
FANS FLAMES
CONTINUED from page ~
that section. His dictated story fol.
(By Charles II. Vanhorn.)

that section. HIS dictated story lOl'
lows:
(By Charles II. Vanhorn,)
hope my eyes will never be punished
again by such sights as were inflicted
upon them last night and early this
morning. This awful hapepning cannot
be exaggerated. It has been said that
there are 500 dead. ! should say there
are at least $500.
We went to Third and st. Clair
streets Twice the boat struck whirl-
ing human bodies. They turned like
spools on a machine. We reached out
and touched a woman s head once, and
then man s bearded face. We went
as near the fire as we possibly could.
Some of those penned in the buildings
must have seen us, because we could
hear their cries for help. We looked
up and saw people standing at Sindows
and saw them fall back into the flames.
We could do nothing for them.
When we finally had to leave the
scene of the fire two blocks were ablaze
Third and Fourth streets between ST.,
Clair and jefferson. We heard cries of
people who must have been a block
away. Some Of the cries came from the
direction Of the Beckel. house.
All Dayton is likely to burn unless
the fire is extinguished
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
A PiNful Story.

Dayton, o., March 27,-A frightful
story Of the plight Of the flood and fire
victims was told this afternoon by Ab.
bic and Mamie Hedges, residents Of
Hess street, who were rescued during
tho day
"Hundreds Of peoeplo marooned in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Pasadena Helping.
UNITED rRnss LnAsEp wIRE.l

UNITED PRESS LEASED wIREl
Pasadena, Cal, March 27.-At noon
today the board of trade fund for the
relief of the Ohio flood sufferers had
reahced 5000. Last night collection
taken up at the First Church of Christ,
Scientists, brought $500, which was
wired direct to Governor Cox today,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27

to have body of legislators and others
90 with the train,
1t is known that the floods killed a
score here, and between 100 and 200
are missing A conservative estimate
places the deaed in Columbus at 100.
The Scioto river here is receding.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Dog Show Popular.


San Francisco, March 27.-With the
entry list closing Saturday, applica
tions for places in the annual dog show
of the Golden Gate Kennel Club, April
8, 9, 10, are pouring in here today. 1t
is expected at least 600 CANNES will be
out on display.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
The CndahY Safe.


Astoria, Ore, March 27.-The tug
Wallula, having in tow the tug John
Cudahy, which lost her ruddcr on the
Columbia river bar late last night, ar.
rived here today The Walmla went to
the rescue of the Cudahy, after her
crew had sent up distress signals, which
were observed by the Cape Disappoint.
ment life saving crew
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Contributions Pour In.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l

San Francisco, March 27.-Contribu-
tiOns to fund for the relief of Ohio
and Indiana flood victims poured into
the office of Allen Knight, treasurer of
the local branch of the National Red
Cross Society, at such rate today that
by noon the contributions had reached
1880.
Some of the larger contributors were:
The Bank of California $780, j. D,
Phelan $3.50, A. A. Drexler $500.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Martial Law Declared.

indianapolis, March 27.-Because Of
the chaotic conditions resulting from
the general floods, martial law was
proclaimed here early today. Condi'
tious throughout the city are grave and
a famine is threatened
The west side of the city is cut off
from wire communication with the bust
ness district because of the floods. 1t
is expected the death list here will be
small.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27

business district of Dayton late tonight
had destroyed the Beckel House, where
there was supposed to be more than 200
flood refugees was the consensus of
opinion of scores of watchers on top Of
the National Cash Register building,
nearly two miles from the scene of the
flames.
Investigation of the fire at close
range was an impossibility.
More than a mile of flood water in
tervened between the point where the
staunchest boats dared to venture and
the area of flames.
Chemicals Add to Flames,
Traced by the aid of maps, it appear.
ed that the Beckel House was destroyed
at some lime after 10 o'clock,
Whether the scores Of refugees sup.
p, sod to have been there tried 10 cs-
cape was only matter of con cctCre.
At inidn ght residents watching the
course of the flames from across the
stretch of flood waters believed the
fire got new start this afternoon in
the store of the Patterson Tool & Sup.
| ply company, on Third street, just east
of jefferson, whence it ate its way
west, apparently aided by escaping gas
and exploding chemicals in two whole.
sale drug establishments.
The fire, which had died down at
sunset, sprang up again at Q p. M, from
its origin in the rear of the Breckel
building. The fire seemed to burn it,
self out about $50, but several hours
later the flames apparently had jumped
across flooded open spaces and it start.
jed up again more furiOusly than before
and was spreading fast.
Many Fires Start During Day.
Many fires started during the day
Thc block between jefferson, st. Clair
Secohd and Third streets burned out.
Two blocks c1 residences on West Third
streer, a"rtrs the rivtr, burned to the
wate'. Brwmn% : bakery and the Pearl
laundry brild;ag also burned TO the
waters edge. Am.ng the business
blocks hTLrl are known to be those Of
the lolrlh 81 trG' Bank, TaltnEh1
Drug lr?panY, lIDns wholesale D'ug
company ald ~vcral commission houses
Soon afterward notice was posted in
the headquarters of the emergency com.
mittee announcing that the city was
under martial law and several compa
nies of soldiers arrived from neighbor,
ing Ohio cities. The soldiers were EN-
ployed to patrol edges of the burning
district and prevent further looting Of
homes freed from the flood s grip. UT
to late hour tonight there had been
no material disorder.
Fate of Hundreds in Doubt.
Rescue squads worked frantically to-
day to throw back the veil that hides
the true story of the Dayton disaster
the number of dead. Late tonight the
arrival Of motorboats gave hope that by
tomorrow the northern section Of the
city, now cut off by the Big Miami s
impossible barrier, may be penetrated
and then may be learned the fate OF
hundreds imprisoned by the torrent
that poured down from the broken res
ervOir
1t was reported late tonight that sew
eral dead had been found in houses at
Fifth AM Eagle streets, but when res
cuers worked their way into the par
TALLY submerged dwellings they found
the flood prisoners weak from fright
and hunger Victims of the water :
wrath suffered again today in a cold
smarting rain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
READ READ
INVESTIGATE

Some good buys and exchanges.
$6500 takes ideal home, 20 acres.
150 acres in Polk county, cheap.
$50 acres, well improved, $25OO.
SEVERAL GOOD BUYS IN PRUNB
RANCHES, HOP RANCHES AND
BERRY TRACTS.
3 lots, Broom cottage, $1,000, snap
8 and 10.acre tracts, close in.
1OOxl50, 5room house, $25OO.
CITY LOTS ALL PARTS OF SALEM
8 lots, Groom house, barn, chicken
yard, fruit and berries, $1,000.
Several business chances, restaurant,
rooming house, grocery store, black
smith, pool hall, cigar stand.
SEVERAL STOCK RANCHES,
CHEAP.
Az acres, 2 houses, on car line, fine
garden tract, $4,000.
Four.room furnished house, good lot,
$3.50.
10 acres bearing Italian prunos,
$2500.
WHAT HAVE YOU TO TRADE7
LIST YOUR BARGAINS WITH Us
WE SELL FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
INSURANCE.
a, s. GROOM HOUSES, INSTALL.
MENTs.
Acme Investment Co.
COOK & WHITNEY, MANAGERS
phono. Main an. $40 State 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Troy Not in Danger.


UNITED PRESS LEASED WlRE'l
PiQua, Ohio, March 27,-A telephone
message from Troy this afternoon said
that the situation there was not seri.
Gus. Reports of 200 deaths in Troy are
denied
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Need Hundreds Of cofflna.

Columbus, o., March 27--At 2il5
o'clock this afternoon General Wood,
Of the National Guard telephoncd from
Dayton that several hundred coffins
were needed at once as the rescue work
there was about to begin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
100 corpsea Pound.

Columbus, O., March 27.--Firemcn
who returned from the flooded west
side Of this city declare that at least
100 corpses have been found in the
United Brethren church there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
A NIGHT Of Horror.

Dol ton, o., March 60. tili3O p. ny
That free fire which appeared TO bo
sweep'rg through Gao half.Snbmergsl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-27
Turks Lose Heavily.
LuNITrp rREss LEASED wInH.l

[uNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l
Berlin, March 27.-According to the
Frankfort Gazette, the Turks have so
far lost 100000 rifles and 700 cannon
to the Balkan allies,
The record., 1913-01-09
FARMER IS ULTIMATE LOSER
Fsr All tire Hischief Wrought by
Saloons Country People Must
Feet Heaviest Portion.

The great argument used Tor licenS.
lax the saloon is that rcienue Is
lhGs secured 10 lessen taxation. II is
s"!j, License money will hUild side
walks. support schools, aad do many
Ct"cr things which otherwise wouid
haze Ia he paid for directly out oi IA"
pockets of the tax payers
License money does not docICas"
HoIr taxes one cent: but the saloons
. 10 increase your taxes enormously.
lCu are not taxed Ia build sideW ais.
lirAt the streets. or 60 do any Ct tho
things II is claimed license money
Co,s Ter Che town. But you are taxed,
and that right heavily. 10 Pay the
ooantys ills Tor courts. jails. poor,
houses, care of the insane and things
like that The land you own pays the
bulk of the county taxes.
The poorhouse and farm are just
outside the city limits and ycu feel
flattered when the state authorities
report IL the hest institution of the
kind in the state. Well. YOU may, for
you are hack Of that institution. SO
a.a - SNtNs iOa iiAt N.iNNS Fbh
pay. In large measure. sustain IT, But
its physician, himself a drinking-ma
not a Temperance fanatic. reports
again and again, to your supervisors
that at least threefcurths OF it's in
mates cone there through the drink
ing habit, either In themselves or 9th
ers.
The case IN a nutshell is this: n
there Is any sood coming from license
which We dcny-the city gets it;
while for all the mischief the saloons
work. the farmers foot the heaviest
part OF the Lills
Infinitely isyond any money consid-
Grafton are the danser-pits that the IL
censed saloons Of the town dig for the
unwary feet of your boys. From lack
of familiarity with the enticements Of
the saloon. farmer boys are more H.
able than city boys. 10 fall victims 20
fits snares.
The record., 1913-01-09
TEACHING HEN GOOD LESSON
Poultry Gate as Shown in the IIl, ssra.
ton Viii Save CussinJ and
Garden Truck.

Barrels Of perspiration may be
saved by the poultry gate shown
herewith, which is reproduced. with
the article from the New England
Homestead. Whoever has uninten-
tionally acquired the hen chasing,
hen-cussing habit may cure himself
with this little device.
In the fence, preferably at a point
near where the fowls are fed, a little
door about 10 by IL inches is hurg
on the inside of The yard, 50 as TO a..
ways swing shut without springs. y
is stopped from swinging outward by
the peg SHOWN at the right.
Mrs. Hen, returning repentant from
the garden, will poke her head into
every mesh of the fence in her efforts
to rejoin her happy companions. Tho
gate will thus allow her to enter
without excitement or ccmmoiion from
the lord of the harem from the irata
owner.
But another advantage may be
gained by using the gate in connec-
ton with the laying pens. If the two
gates are used, one opening inward
The record., 1913-01-09
in THE SEWING ROOM
ShSRT UiTS OF WISDOH THAT
ARE OF VALUE.
win De Fodrd to Be Labor Savers as
Well as EconomlcaI-How Rusty
Needles May Be Effective
ly Cleaned.

When darning n rent in wooden
goods. and 1t is impossible TO ravel
out the goods itself for thread to darn
with, use long hairs from your own
head The loose weave of the wool
loses the hair in it's meshes, and so
the darn becomes invisible.
The best way to clean rusty needles
is to run them up and down in the
earth. Just go out in the garden and
stick the needles In the ground. then
pull them out. Have tho needles
threaded. with the thread tied double.
so there will be something to catch
hold OF to extract the needle from the
earth. This method is even better
than using an emery bag.
When buttons come off shoes and
YOU sew them on again. run through
all the other buttons with the same
thread with which you replace the
missing ones. 1t will strengthen them
all ard make the next button sewing
task far in the future.
Small holes in black or white kid
gloves can easily be mended with
court-plaster. Cut the plaster little
larger than the hole itself. and stick
1t To the under part of the glove d.
rectly over the hole, pressing the kid
down smGotfaon the sticky surface OF
the plaster. This will last as long as
the gloves themselves do.
n the tip breaks Off the end of your
scissors. the jasScd point may be
emoothci off by rubbing it on n whet-
stone. The point till be uneven. but
i, viii cut all righs The same treat
mant may he used for blunted needles.
Glove clasps, or bnap fasteners are
better to use as a fastening for plack-
cts on cloth dresses than are hooks
and eyes But when the latter are
used be sure to buy those having the
peat eyes instead OF the ordinary loop
eye
SILK petticoats always give way first
at the seam; therefore. when you buy
a new one, sew silk seam binding
over each seam on the right side.
/ This will often serve as a cure for
wornout petticoats.
When doing dram work or hem
stitching On linen. soap the place
where the threads are to be
drawn. using a thick soap lather and
n soft brush After the work Is once
started. il will be an easy matter to
draw out the threads. as they slip very
/ easily on the soapy surface.
The record., 1913-01-09
GOOD SOIL FoR BUSH FRUITS
All Varieties Should Be Grown In
Wide Rows to Allow OF Cultiva-
ton by Horse end Hoe.

The ground between the rows and
around the bushes should be kept
ino and mellow. II the soil is al
lowed 10 become hard and allowed TO
grow up in weeds and grass, the Yield
viii be cut short, ami the fruit will
bc small aud of inferior quality. All
bush fruits should be grown in wide
rows, 80 the greater part of the culti-
yation can be done with the horse,
hoe and cultiVator.
The proper distance to plant cur
rants, raspberrics, blaclb2rries and
fooseherri, 8 in the fruit garden is
FIVE feet apart each way for horse
cultivation. For the small family gar
den plan; in rows live feet apart and
three apart in the row. This will al
low of the larger portion of the culti-
walton being done with the horse cul-
tiyGtor The ground around the bush
es must be broken up and mellowed
with the hoe. Expert fruit growers
maintain q dust mulch until the ber-
ries are half size, then thick coat
of long s;rawy manure, grass or rot
tea leaves is sprc2d over the entire
ground about four inches thick.
This mulch prevents tie growth or
weeds, and keeps the soil cool and
moist. When this method is fol.
lowed the yield viii be greater, the
berries free OF dirt, and much larger
size, and of extra fine flavor. Al
fruits succeed best when given plenty
OF sunshine and air, along with intelli-
sent culture. The common practice
OF planting tho bushes along the gar
den walk or fence row is bad, as the
bushes cannot bc cultivated econom-
ically Tho yield and size of the Dor.
ries is greatly increased where there
is full supply of moisture.
The irrigation for fruit and vegc-
tables is being eTtcried as a result
of tests made by practical men. The
method of irrigation for vegetables
and small fruits practiced by market
gardeners of Iloston has been found
economical and profitable.
The record., 1913-01-09

g. r,.at Js a result of extra care in
-a.-...s "ad marketing the eggs now
produced; the extra profit is to be
made by obtaining the top retail
price, and, as consumers become
acquainted with the product. by OBJ
tanning a premium of from one to five
cents per dozen over the regular price
pair for ordinary eggs
In order to obtain top prices for
GIGS. they must be uniform in size,
Uniform in color, and uniform in
quality. The uniformity in color is
not always important and depends on
the market; uniformity in size ex-
cludes small eggs and unusually large
ones as well; while uniformity in
quantity calls for absolutely clean eggs
that have been gathered promptly
after being laid. kert under the best
possible conditions. and marketed not
more than three or four days after
they are laid.
The record., 1913-01-09
LIQUOR CLOUDS osE's BRA!a
to Be froeuetive OF Queer Fan
cies and Fallacies.

II Is a well known fact that when
alcohol enters the body, one OF the
first organs TO feel its influence is the
organ of the mind. the brain. The per-
ceptive faculty is beclouded. the roa-
son dethroned, and the moderate drin-
ker never k'ows the exact moment
when the sceptre passes into the hand
OF the arch-c> ceiver. In fact. such is
the illusive nature OF strong drink that
the drinker often imagines that =
proper anu legitimate" use OF the
same stimulates and sharpens the In
tellect. We find among the friends
and supporters OF the liquor traitic
very few total abstainers. The mod
crate drinkeT, on the other hand. is
found characteriZing liquor as a neces.
sary evil and apologizing for the sa-
loon as the poor mans club, which
goes TO prove that even a temperate"
use OF intoxicants is apt to be pro-
ductive of queer fancies and danger
Gus fallacies in the mind of even a
good lawyer. an able editor or an emf
nent clergyman.
The record., 1913-01-09
Ire Evil Of the Saloon.

An American social reform journal
has this 10 say of the evil of the IL
censed liquor traffic:
1t is not chiefly that the saloon is
political evil, not chiefly that drunk
enness is abaorrent, not chiefly that
Il interferes with work and business,
not altogether. that 1t makes so much
misery for so many. but that at last
we are seeins that the saloon and in
temperance ere the enemies of souls
that have infinite worth and the de-
stroyers OF bodies that have cost such
care. We are at last seeing how ut
terly illogical even imbecile. 1t is to
spend thousands of dollars on schools
and churches to produce fine souls and
thousands of dollars OF sanitary cit
les and streets and houses and safe
guards to grow healthy young man.
and even TO spend thousands more to
restore criminals to manhood, and
then to allow on any corner an insti-
tuition which destroys both body and
soul"
The record., 1913-01-09
MoIasses Cornballs.

For family of five buy two pounds
Of corn on the cob. or one pound all
shelled. After popping pick 1t over
and remove all hard kernels. For the
strip use two cups of molasses and
one-half cup of white sugar and boil
until hard. when a few drops are put
in cold water, then add piece of but
Ter sire OF a walnut and quarter OF a
to, spoonful of soda. Pour over the
.oro and stir thoroughly. Butter the
hands and while the corn is warm
form int1 balls. You will have to
work auicAiy as they cool fast. This
makes anywhere from two to three
dozen Cornbans. according to the size
you make them.
The record., 1913-01-09
The Peace Of God.

Sickness l. discouraging and is hard
to bear. Hut We should remember
that the doi-g OF the viii of God is
always the roblest, hol!est thing We
can do any hour. however hard II may
be for us. If We are called TO suffer,
let us suffer patiently and sweetly
Under all Ctr sharp trials let us keep
In our hearts the peace of God. Under
the SHOWS of suffering. let us cherish
the fairest, gentlest growths of spirit
ual life. Tho outward man may IN
deed decay. but the Inward man VIII
be renewed cay by day.