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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
RAILROADS IN TOUCH
WITH FLOOD REGIONS
Communication by Rail and
Wire Restored to Many Points
in Devastated Districts.

Communication by rail and wire be-
tween New York and the flooded cities
of the Middle West was better yesterday
than for several days. although some
sections remained as completely isolated
as during the first days Of the food
Dayton and Columbus. Ohio. the two
points whore the havoc wrought by the
winds and rushing waters was heaviest,
were stil outside the zone Of railroil
and Geographic access. In other cities,
whore the storms had been Of lesser
magnitude and the property loss slight,
facilities for communication were prac-
tically normal.
~ the Grand Central Terminal IL was
announced last night that by noon to-
day tho regular train service between
New York and Ohio. with a Few cxcep-
tions. would be restored The present
indications. il was said. were that trains
would he run over their own tracks TO
their respective destinations. Through
trains 10 Cincinnati. however were said
tc be still several days removed.
Trains arriving at the Grand Central
Terminal yesterday were from three to
five hours late. The necessity of run
ming the trains slowly over damaged
parts Of the roadbed. il was explained.
was responsible for the delay. Those
arriving at the Pennsylvania Station
were from two to five hours late. ac-
cording 10 the part OF the West they had
come from -. Louis was still cut Of
r., rail. il was announced. but access %
Columbus was possible by way OF Chi
cago. No guarantee was made TO pas
songers entraining for that city or Day
ton. however, that they would reach
their destinations Trains from Indian
ap0lis. Cleveland and other Western
points were all late in arriving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
SAGA OF FLOOD IN
DIARY FROM DAYTON
Employe Of Engineering Laboratories Company
Graphically Depicts Three Days Of
Tragedy and Terror.

ing from the roof Of the Delco Build
ing at midnight Tuesday in various
parts of the city. First fire Tuesday
noon Dayton Grocery Company bio X
distant Flats above store. Dipped
water from fire escapes.
"Wednesday
Water has fallen thirty inches al
: a. m. Built boat and relief party at
tempted to get away from building at
$40 a. m. but boat capsized and occu-
pants were rescued from trolley Iole
with rope. Built new boat Wednes-
DAY "A. m, but current was too SWIFT to
launch. Two explosions occurred near
Harley Wholesale Grocery Company
Building. in Sd street. about II a. m'
Wedne' : caused by calcium car
hide. already was burning in tina:
district. Picked up three men l:Zo
.. m holding on raft past building
from Egry plant. These men reported
twenty-seven men. women and children
held in Egry building without food or
water.
Three more men picked up two hours
later At 80 p. m. fire started in col
lapse of Rotterman Building, Sd and
St. Clair streets. and continued west in
Sd To jefferson. where it continued all
afternoon and night and until Thurs
dav forenoon. Crossed street and
burned entire south side out of Sd be
tween 81. Clair and Jefferson. Saw
people on roofs OF these buildings be-
fore fire. but all are supposed 10 have
escaped by being carried across on
ropes and pulleys 10 opposite side OF
street Many explosions due TO drugs.
Got line across street to Tineo & Dan
iels Company Works, thence across sid'
street and across 10 Moniback Coffee
Company.
"Thursday-
Got coffee, cooked it and sent II
back. Got eggs. meat. soup. Began
showing, with high wind. a. m Boat
brought provisions 40 a. IN. Fire
under control Thursday night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
TO ALBANY FOR LOWER RENT
Delegation from Here to Urge Refer
endum on Measure.

y hearing on the Salant-Schaap lower
rents bill will be held at Albany to-mor-
row afternoon at O'Clock The bill calls
for the gradual reducing OF the tax rate
on buildings in New York city 10 half that
on land. owing 10 the demand for the
measure. il is said that large group of
men will go 10 Albany To demand that the
proposal be submitted 70 a referendum
vote.
Delegations representing various unions
and associations will visit Governor Sulzer
tomorrow 10 enlist his help in the fight
Nearly $4,000 people in New York city
have already signihed In writing their de-
sire to have this question submitted 10 a
referendum vote
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
R. R. SAFETY JEOPARDIZED
Penn. Road Opposes Bill to End Un-
expected Signal Tests.

ON the ground that public safety will be
jcopardiZcd If the bill known as New
Jersey Assembly measure No. 627. intro
duced by Assemblyman McGrath. Of Jer-
sey city, is passed. the Pennsylvania Rail
road announced yesterday its opposition Ia
the measure. The bill. If passed, will pro-
hibit a railroad from testing the diligence
of it's engineers and hromen In the obscrv-
ance Of track signals.
II provides that In cases where tests of
apparatus are 10 he made In the opera
ton If trains the railroad shall give pre-
vious notice i'm writing to the engineer.
Last year the Pennsylvania conducted 81.
0oO tests. setting signals suddenly and
without warning. There were SO fail
hres. each OF which might have resulted
in an accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
CHARITY CUTS OPPOSED
Meeting Of Protest Against Recon-
mendation Of Committee Called.

meeting of protest against the cutting
of state appropriations for charitable and
correctional Institutions VIII Ice held at
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the as
srmbly hall. United Charities Building.
No. 10 Fast ed street.
The meeting has been called by Robert
W. de Forest. Henry Morgenthau. Homer
Folks, Franklin :. kirkbridc and %. f..
Lewis as protest against the recent
recommendation Of the committee on in
pury at Albany that the state Industrial
Farm Colony be abolished: that no add
tional appropriations he granted for the
I.etchworth Village Colony for the Feeble
Minded. nor for the Yorktown Heights
Training School for BOYS. aud that the
work on the State Farm for Women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31

the railroad is owned 10y the coal COM
pany.
These nine groups Of mining com
panies produced in 1911 approximately
- per cent of the entire output oi 'he
anthracite region. The information
concerning retail prices was obtained
through the personal visits of agents
of the bureau To the larger cities OF the
Atlantic seaboard
The bureau finds that the increase 10
the consumer is due almost entirety 10
the increase in the wholesale price by
the producer. There were advances IN
retail prices due TO abnormal 'ohu'-
lions. but the prices have recently oe-
clined. in some cases very rapidly IL
permanent increase To the consumer Is
REPRESENTED 10y the increase IN the
wholesale price. which is OF no adj
vantage whatever 10 the retailer.
THE increase in wholesale prices. as
measured by the net receipts from
sales Of coal by the operators since the
agreement of May 20. 1872. the bureau
finds. amounted to an average OF IN
cents a ton. if the prices existing in
June. July. August and September
1911. are compared with the prices re
allied during the same months OF III.
on this basis Of comparison the aN-
erage increase in the price OF sizes oil
coal prepared for domestic consunp-
ton amounted 10 81 % cents ton. ana
the average increase on pea coal ana
The smaller steam sizes amounted 20
1914 cents a ton.
This increase was in part due 10 the
unusually active demand for coal IN
the summer of 1912. and cannot prop
crlv be assumed to he a permanent m
crease. 1t seems proper TO consider as
the probable permanent increase the
advances in the circular prices asked
for coal. \ calculation Of the average
increase in the circular prices of
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company for the prepared
sizes Of white ash coal shows that The
average increase AT tidewater was ~"
cents a ton. and on sales for railroad
shipments 23.2 cents a ton. The av-
crage for all sales was 20 cents ton
on the prepared sizes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
BOTANICAL LECTURES PLANNED

The spring lectures I'm the lecture hall
OF the Museum Building Of the New York
Botanical Garden. Bronx Park. will be
gin Oh Saturday AZ O'Clock and will be
held on each succeeding Saturday In April
and May. The lectures. which Will be H.
Illustrated will be as follows: Botanical
Explorations i'm Mexico" observations
OF an Ornithologist In the Orient" Flow
crs for the Spring Garden" Salient
Features OF the Native Trees" "Thc
Scenery and Flora OF Colorado" and
other subjects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
SWISS ENGINEERS ADVICE
Say Second Artificial River Bed
Should Be Dug Out.

Geneva. March 5o-Swiss engineers who
have large and constant experience IN
coping with sudden and extensive floods
express the opinion that the damage in
ohio could have been In large measure
prevented by the adoption of their meth
DDS OF constructing a second artificial
river bed.
This would hold back an unexpected
and vast thrush NJ water. whi:h expert
encc has shown Is responsible for most OF
the destruction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31

Hamilton. Ohio. March 30.-SecletaiE
Of War Garrison. who is making tour OF
rho food district as the personal repre-
sentative Of President Wilson. visited
Hamilton to-day. coming over from Gin
cinnati by automobile. 80 impressed WAS
The War Secretary with the manner III
which the situation here IS being handled
Lv the citizens and ohio National Guard
that he announced he would telegraph
President Wilson that nothing needed TOT
the present cmergency WAS lacking. Inc
secretary was told that the death list mere
would not number more than eighty with
the property loss estimated al $4.ooo'ooo.
Secretary Garrison found that the WORK
Of rehabilitation was going on uhder
martial law lie was accompanied py
Major General Wood and Major Mccoy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
PAN AMERICANS INVITE BRYAN

William j. Bryan, Secretary of State.
will be the guest Of honor al the second
annual dinner Of the Pan-American So
ciety OF the United states. at the Waldorf
Astoria Monday evening, April IS. Be-
sides the Secretary Of State the other
guests OF honor will be the Latin-Amcri-
can members OF the diplomatic corps,
who constitute the governing board OF
the Pan-Ameucan onion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
DIPLOMATIC CHANGE LIKELY

Panama, March CIT is rumored that
Dr. Ramon VALDEZ. Minister OF Panama
10 the United states. will not return TO
hi. post at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
FIND ADDED TO FROM LONDON

London. March @1.-The N'''..''
Luncheon club. OF which Consul t'he'.
John l.. Gritii,hs - president pas gee
% 10 send $1,000 20 the Hood sufferers b
the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
EXPRESS FALLS
INTO FLOODED MOHAWK
Sleeping Passengers JoIted from
BerthS Near Fonda, N. Y. and
Seven Are Slightly Hurt.
8 CARS PARTLY SUBMERGED
River Overflow Had Undermined
Central Tracks, and Many OF
Those Aboard Calmly
CraWled to Safety.

Fonda y. y. March 3o.--Train No. 90
known as the Buffalo Express. on the
Mohawk division of the New York Cen
trail Railroad. was dcr1iled three miles
west Of here at 2:io O'Clock this morning.
Eight cars. including five PulImans. p
buffet car. day coach and an express
car. were partly submerged ion the Mo
hawk River. The engine. forward car
and two rear coaches remained on the
track
Although the coaches We're well filed.
only seven passengers were injured. and
all Of these slightly. John t. j. clair.
Of No 27O7 Preston avenue. Sew York
city probably suffered more seriously
than the rest. whose hurts were chiefly
caused by flying glass
Physicians were rushed 10 the scene
from Fonda and ncish5orins towns and
gave IN, injured passengers medical at
tcntion. All passengers were then trans
fcrrcd within an hour after an" accident
10 train so. 81 and proceeded 10 New
York
TIL, derailmcut was due 20 the under
mining OF the track cmbaukmcut by tht
waters of the Mohawk. which have been
80 Rood tide for several days New YORK
central officials say the express was
travelling thirty miles AN hour ~ tn"
time Of the accident. As auother heavy
express train had passed iu safety hitcen
minutes previously they SLY th'T had n'
reason TO believe the tracks ct this par
ficular pniut had weakened
All but one OF the passengers OF th"
Buffalo Express eight CATS CO.. which
wee dcralcd early Yesterday morning
near Fonda y. s.. arrived ou train 80.
g AZ the Grand Central Terminal ycstet-
day afternoon The passenger who re-
NAMED Was John 'rcstun. Of No. 2'9'
Crcstor avenue. Tho EronA. VI" was
taken 10 hospital IN Fonda.
The following explanation Of Ga" dera.I-
meut was ISSUED ycsterly from the of
fees OF tho Sew York 'cntra. Railroad
"The dcrailmcnt was undoubtedly due
20 the water OF the Mohawk River cut
ting under the cmbaukment causing .t
10 settle s train passed over OBJ" SANE
track about fifteen minutes previous s.
and nothing was WRONG az that t.me-'u
fae, the engine and FIRST car of train
go PASSED over safely.
Tho nigh water cond iuon- f"r the ."H.
week have created an unusual situat DID
and have caused the roAdhed az thls
poiut 10 undermine iu manner which
the closest inspection did not disclose.
Where this condition exists m" speed
has been REDUCED. and this train WAS
moving accordingly Trains ar" NOT Doe
ing seriously delayed as result - this
accident as there ar" fouI tracks 7n
that division and inside tracks were not
blocked
The water is falling rapidly and nor
mai conditions are expected 10 prevail
after to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
Condition OF independents"

These so-callcd independent opera
tors paid their miners the same in
crcascs in wages as the larger coal
: companies. and. IL would seem. must
inevitably have been affected by the
same general operating conditions. II
appears. therefore. that while the in
dependent operators. selling their coal
on this 6J per cent basis. had "a margin
Of only 30 cents 81 ton over and above
the increase Of = cents ton in the
wages of their employees. the large pur-
/ chasing companies had not only mar
gin Of about Ii cents ton, but also an
additional amount of 80 cents on each
/ ton Of coal that they purchased under
/ these GJ per cent contracts
! The Bureau Of Labor finds that tho
effect OF wholesale prices on retail
prices was direct. In several COM
munities the increase IN tho wholesale
prices represented the maximum in
crease in retail prices. This was the
case in New York. Philadelphia and
Washington. where The advances in re-
/ tail prices correspondcd exactly 10 the
advances in the circular prices of the
operators In New England there were
greater increases in tho retail prices
because of the abnormal conditions,
which were acccntuatcd by the APP
parent refusal hy the operators 10 ship
10 this territory with the usual free
dom.
In the period Of shortage that fol-
lowed dealers at tidcwater points also
seem 10 have been treated with greater
! favor by the operators than those de
pendent on all-rail shipments
This abnormal condition in the retail
market, the report concludes is disap-
pearing because of the mild winter and
the increase Of the supply. but il may
he repeated at any time that the pro-
duction Of company coal falls short of
the demand the shortage is ac-
icompanied by a coal scare" The ad-
vance in the wholesale price. more
over, is permanent, and the consumer.
10 whom the high cost of living is al
ready problc.t, receives no comfort
ing assurance that prices of coal will
get back to the lower Lowell from which
they have been boosted by the trust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31

comparativclv low production costs
during the latter half of 1872. com-
bincd with the increased prices. have
created for this company during me
six months net earnings greater imam
IL has had in any entire year rom
1902 10 date"
Ii is also pointed out that in the case
of the railroads the contention does not
hold as they can afford, in many IN
stances 10 mine the coal at loss
because of the profit derived from 1t
in the form of freight charges.
The Supreme Court. in its coal trust
decision of December IL. declared the
so-called ~ per cent contracts illegal
but up to that time they operated to
swell still further the profits Of the
coal carrying roads.
The price paid under these con
tracts" the report states. is fixed at
80 per cent Of the average tidcwatcr
price When the price of coal was in
creased in June. 1872. this basis Of sale
was not changed. and consequently the
independent companies selling on this
basis received only g., per cent OF the
2J-cent increase IN the price Of pre-
pared sizes at tidcWatcr. or IL - cents
a ton. while the purchasing operators
received - per cent Of the increase. OF
-, cents a ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
Ball Players IN Wreck.

Among the passengers Wtrc The mem
bcrs OF the national basketball team.
professional aggregation. includin
Garry Schmalk a forward. Nichol 81
Brugeie. also forward. OF Elizabeth.
Is. j.: W H. Long. guard and captain.
and william T. drummer. guard. o.
Hockaway Beach
They we're in the Mushroom of one ~
the derailcd car. drummer received \
liberation OF the right arm. being thrown
against q window The others were only
bruised For nifty or seventy five fe';'
tho team members said. the train ilumpri
along the ties. then lurchcd and the lr-
rallied cars fell into the Hood waite.
There was little excitement
Miss Marbury. q member of Tho Little
Women" company. was in the next 10
tho last car. which did not iall into On"
flood water. She was IA her berth ami
was awakened by the humping Of the
cars Making her way out OF the sleep
er, she found that no excitement pre-
vailed and that passengers were belne
assisted out Of the ears by train officials
and follow passengers.
Mrs. Catherine Clifford. buyer for n
Rochester drygoods concern. on her way
10 visit her sister. Mrs e. +. Frcyer. ~
No. 1926 Pacific street. Brooklyn. pee
ceiyed slight injury to her back.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
Excuses of the Companies.

The companies gave as reason for
increasing the prices the high cost of
production in addition TO the increase
Of wages. but this contention is rot
we'll founded. according to the report.
THE results for the fiscal year end
cd June 80. 1912" the report continues,
Sin some companies show an increase
in cost approximating the extra in
crease in price above the wage all
vance. but because this fiscal year
includes the period of six weeks cessa
ton Of work in April and May il is
properly comparable, and. in the Sec
ond place. the extraordinary activity
during the last six months Of the cal
endar year 1912 has served 10 reduce
the cost OF production sufficiently in
the cases that have been examined 10
compensate for the higher costs during
the first half Of the calendar year.
AS result OF this increased activ-
ity the cost Of production Of one inn
portant company has been lower dur
ing the last six months Of 1912 han
during any year since 1905, in spite OF
the increase In wages required by the
settlement OF May 20. 1872. These
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
Discounts Suspended.

Furthermore. the discounts on pre-
pared sizes Of - and 10 cents ton
customarily allowed in April and May.
respectively were suspended IN April
and May. 1912. As a result the opera %
tors gained not only 10y selling their
prepared sizes 81 coal during these two
months at 80 or 30 cents more ton
than during the corresponding months
of 1911, but, in addition. the purchas-
crs who were unable TO secure their
customary supply of coal during April
and MAY. were forced 10 buy 1t either
during June. July or August. when the
regular discounts were smaller, or in
September and the later months. when
the full circular prices arc charged.
THE coal companies in 1912 received
through the general increase in prices
and through the suspension Of dis
counts about S134J0WW more than
fhcv would have received for the same
tonnage at the prices previously exist
ing. OF this amount about S1O.9O,VVl
was derived from the general increase
i'm prices and about S2.JJopb from the
SUSPENSION of April and May discounts.
In addition. a limited number Of oper-
ators received very large sums through
the sale of coal at premiums made pos
sible by the shortage of shipments"
From this general increase must be
deducted the cost Of IN wage increase
OF 90 per cent, an average of nine
cents a ton, amounting 10 Sl,OIOO0.
The net revenues Of the coal companies
were also reduced by the cessation Of
work for six weeks in April and May
during the strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31

ALTMAN. Is. & Co. 9TH ave, 3ith and 3'th
sts.-Drect attention 10 their selected
agSortmcuts Of Womon's ana misses
dancing dresses aud boomers. women
coats and wraps. and dresses for misses
and small women will be made To order
BROktW BROS. Astor Plac" and Ath ave
Some OF the articles TO be offered TINS
week include mems and boys clothing
hats and furnishings
COW ARD. JAMES =. Nos. 26i ga Green
witch st-Is making a specially Of the
Coward arch support shoe and Coward
extension heel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
COAL PRICES PUT
UP TO CONGRESS

Continued from frst page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31
Brooklyn Couple Reaches Safety.

Mr. and Mrs. McLumm. Of Brooklyn.
were thrown from their berth into water
on the floor Of one Of the slccpcrs Thy
crawlod out and on 10 the railroad en-
bankIncnt safely.
william Armitagc. an English actor.
Was thrown from his berth into wat'r
waist deep lie climbed back To his
berth. grabbed his suitcase and threw H.
out of one Of the car windows to n"
ombankmcnt He then crawled through
the window TO the tracks. Similar OK
pcriences were had ty other passcngc"s.
Others who were thrown out of their
berths were Stanley Gross. az No. 1911
Vest l09tn street. a representative If
the Western Union Telegraph Company
Frank !. McCauley. of Rochester. ami
oscar Garcisscn. Of 40. 800 Riverside
Drive.
Amsterdam. y. y. March 50 While on
his way to visit the scene Of the wreck
on the New York Central. Leo RinGlckd,
Of Gloversville. attempted To board a
freight train west of Fonda this aftc:-
noon and fell beneath the wheels. Ue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-31

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Arizona republican., 1913-09-21


 Qncluding furnishing and set
 ting street signs, grading
 parkings and approaches at ends of pavements and setting
 of cast iron covers furnished
 by the city) ...... 70OOO Any owner of, or any other persons having an interest in any lot of land liable to assessment. who claims that any of the provisions, acts, or proceed ings, relatine to said Improvements, are irregular, defective, illegal, erron- eous, or faulty, may file within fifteen days from the date of the first publica- ton of this notice of award of con- tract. a written notice specifying in what respect said acts and proceedings are irregular, defective, illegal, erron- eous, or faulty, and if no such notices are filed, the Superintendent of Streets Of the City of Phoenix will enter into and contract with said company to make said improvements at the prices specified in its said proposal or bid.
 FRANK THOMAS, City Recorder of the City of Phoenix.