Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-28
All Power Of Government isl
Now Engaged in Effort toll
Extend Relief to Flood Dis
triets in Ohio,
SECRETARY GARRISON
STARTS FOR DISASTER
Commissioner Of Education
Claxlon Appeals to Teachers
Throughout Country to Send
Assistance to Destitute,
N, Morning lounnl Soeclal r.,a.ed wlrcl

(Ry Morning Jonrnal sneclal LEASED Wlrel
Washington. March 2t. President
Wilson threw open tnduy the ro-
sources OF the fedemi gopcrnntnf o.
tho homeless and those flghtine
against water and flame ln ohio and
I Indiana.
More than Ss5o.o00 alrendy has
been expended and tho president is
determined that no red tape shall
stand Ia the WAY of instant relief
everywhere. secretary Garrison. of
the war department left today ON or
dcrs from the president. to survey the
situation In ohio and direct the gov
ornments relief operations and MT
Wilson announced that II eummuni-
cation with the flooded district con-
tinued imperfect and the presence of
the chief executive WAS required 90
issuc emergency executive orders he
would SO 10 the scene of The disaster
himself
The president did little elise today
except work on the flood situation
and + ready To set aside other husi-
ness to extend relief TO ohio and ln-
diana
The entire situation viii Ne cau-
lNassed hN the cabinet tomorrow
Postmaster General Burloson ~
cuntemplatine making quick Journey
10 Ohio 10 the mail situation a. not
soon improved Mail routes across
I the continent are badly Effected ant
the task of dieoutanaliue the m1is
service O. points ia ohio and indiana.
untouched i, floods. has feHfhea Il
icrisls Assistants are being ordered
a. tr, fiood tasion from uesflV tlt-
+ les and supplies afv being shsd 10
places thut have lost their stock in
( the floods. Not only were the war
and the postoffice departments strain
! ing every effort to be- Of official ass
sistauce. but the navy department is-
sued orders te rs recruiting stations
Ia the central west to send marines
physicians ana Officers trained In res-
cue work to cooperate With the army
medical staffs Power boats and
sklfs were dispatched from naval sta
tions on the Great Lakes.
Secretary McAdoo. of the treasury
department. sent surgeon General
Blue. OF the United states public
health service, to the floud districts
and placed at the disposal Of the
governors of Ohio and lndianD, alt
United states lile-suVing stations in
those states
Secretary McAdoo also waived cus-
toms regulations SO that relief sup
plies could enter free from Canada.
Secretary Redflcld. of the depart
ment of commerce, ordered all avail
able boats I'M the lighthouse service
near the ONO TO take part in the re-
lief work
But while every government de-
partment aid lts utmost, the bulk Of
the days orders came from the war
department and the Red Cross which
organization distributed its agcnt ana
nurses thfoughoW the afflicted tsfti
tory rs
With stcrefary Gnrrison went Ma.
iur General wood, chief of stiff of
The United States army Quartermas-
ter Genera Aleshte and a staff OF Of
ficers physicians and surgeons. A sR {
nal corps detachment consisting uf
Major Edgar Russell. master signal
electricians and operators, joined the
party ut the last moment The train,
which consisted uf baggage ear
sleeper and diner. left here nt 3 p M.
over The Chesapeake q ohio and WITS
duo in Chillirothe o., u "a. m. los
morrow tifriduy.l More signal corps
men were to bc picked up at Colum-
bus barracks, making up q complete
field party. equipped with wireless
telegraph and field apparatus flags
and lights. SO that communication
may he opened through the Isolated
districts,
T.. r. ClaXtan tnitod states com-
missioner Of education, issued an APP
peal 10 the teachers ana school Off
GERS throughout the country 20 receive
contributions ana send them 10 DR.
William NJ. Dawson. superintendent ot
schools. at Washington.