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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31

Likely so Far as Loss OF Life ls
Concerned.
Indianapolis, March 31.-Final re-
cession of the food waters in Indiana
is expected to lift the veil that has
covered so closely whatever loss has
occurred in the flooded cities of the
Wabash and White river valleys,
while the flood crest sweeping down
toward the Ohio is spreading wide de-
struction in the southern valleys and
along the Ohio.
Terror increased in Evansville, Vim
cennes and all small towns along the
lower Wabash as the swollen water
OF the Wabash and White rivers in
Indiana raised the crest of the lower
river.
II loss of life occurs it will not be
for lack of warning, as the people.
fearing repetitions of the horrors in
Central Indiana, are spreading warn
ing of the foods approach through
out the great valley that is threat
ened
Relief work in Peru, West Indian
apolis and Brookville, the worst points
of the foods attack, is progressing
rapidly. Sixteen bodies have been re-
covered in Brookyille, twenty are
known dead In Peru, bun search of all
of West Indianapolis thus far has
failed to establish any drownings.
Several small fires in West Indian
apolis destroyed or damaged a num-
Der of homes, fire companies failing
to get any water from the city mains.
Indianapolis street car service is
rapidly becoming normal, but it will
be several days before a pure water
supply can be furnished.
Refugees in Indiana are receiving
ample provisions and Governor Raj
ston will investigate the needs of all
food sufferers. Three companies of
state militia have been ordered to
Logansport to assist in the relief
work, and West indianapolis, under
strict quarantine, is being cleaned
and made sanitarily safe for the re
turn of the refugees
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
GARRISON ON THE SCENE
Secretary of War consuIts With Day
ton Relief Committee.

Dayton, o., March 31-Secretary of
War Garrison and his staff arrived at
Dayton and Immediately went into
conference with John II. Patterson,
chairman of the committee of fifteen.
Soon after Secretary Garrison ar
rived the relief committee began to
call local physicians to consult with
him to determine whether to place
the city under federal control II
was said the sanitary condition of the
city appeared to warrant the presence
of federal troops and government
health experts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
SUFFRAGISTS TO GET BUSY
Propose to Lay Siege to the White
House.

Washington, March 31.-Siege is to
be laid to the White House by the suf
fragists, 1t was announced at national
headquarters, as result of the decli-
nation Of Presto ent Wilson to include
IN his message to congress some refer
ence to the suffrage cause.
The presidents declination was
based on his belief that congress
should take the first step and that
he would not be justified in inaugural
Ing such sweeping reform through
recommendations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
SOCIETY LEADER ACQUITTED
Killed Husband of Woman With
Whom He Was Walking.

Vancouver, B. c.. March 31.-Har-
old A. MacNaughton, leader in Van
couyer society, was acquitted by a
jury of the murder of Ernest Spinard
in October, 1912. MacNaughton, while
walking with the pretty wife of Spin
ard, laborer, was attacked by the
latter and MacNaughton struck him
with an umbrella, crushing his skull.
In the first trial the jury disagreed.
The young widow of Spinard testified
that MacNaughton did not know she
was married when he sought her COM
pany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
ONLY A SCORE PERISHED
Twenty Bodies at Peru Believed All
of Toll

Peru, Ind, March 31.-Twenty bod
les of food victims have been recov-
cred and this number is believed to
be the total. The food Is rapidly re-
ceding and by night Peru. instead of
being city submerged with water.
will be coated with a layer of mud
from one to three feet thick.
The authorities devoted their eff.
forts to removing the bodies of dead
animals from the streets and dispos-
ing of the accumulations of filth left
in the trail of the food. The city is
patrolled by deputy sheriffs and TWEEN
ty-four policemen from South Bend. in
an effort to prevent looting
Part OF the Wallace circus was de-
stroyed. All of the small animals
were drowned. but the elephants were
saved.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
Supplies for Dayton.

Chicago, March 31-Leutenant E..
F. Johnson of the United States naval
training station at North Chicago, ac-
companied by a surgeon and five men
nurses. has left for Dayton, o. He
took with him 10000 rations, 1900
blankets. 1000 suits of underwear,
1000 pairs of socks and ] 900 sweaters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
BUSINESS is SUSPENDED
Principal Streets of Rochester, NJ. ",
Under Water.

Rochester, N. Y, March 31.-Not
since 1865. when Rochester, as city
of $4,000, suffered immense damage
by floods, has the city faced such a
serious situation. Half the business
section is under water. which in some
sections is five feet deep. Merchants
in Main, Front, State. Mill and An
drews streets have suspended busi-
ness. Most of these thoroughfares
are rivers of rushing waters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
RUNNING TO CATCH TRAIN
Actor Drops Dead in Haste to Get
Away From Dayton.

Springfield, o., March 31.-Jeffrey
French of Officer 666" company, New
York, dropped dead In the streets of
Dayton while running to catch a
train for this city.
Mr.. French and the rest of his com
pany had been marooned in the Beck
ell hotel for three days.
Charlotte Lambert of the same COM
pany, whose home is In Dayton. is
missing.
French's body was brought here by
the company for burial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
Big Irrigation Project.

Washington, March 31.-Construc-
ton of twenty-five miles of canal in
the MIX liver irrigation project In
Montana will begin soon, the reclama.
ton service announcing that bids for
the work will be opened April 2s. The
canal is to be built under treaty with
Canada, the Milk river flowing for $50
miles through that country before get
ting back into Montana.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
Beware of for Catsrrh that Contain
Mercury

az mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do 10 ten fold to
the good that can possibly be derived
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by +. j. Cheney d Co., Toledo,
o., contains no mercury and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, o., by Frank j
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
JOHN [. APPEALS TO CROWD
Collects 5000 for Flood Sufferers at
Frisco Prize Fight.

San Francisco, March 31.-John l..
Sullivan, who refereed prize fight
here, called on the crowd to come
through like true sports" for the re-
lief Of the Ohio and Indiana flood suf-
ferers.
The former heavyweight champion
dropped $50 in hat and started it on
its rounds.
Other hats went through the cheer
ing assembly and golden foods were
poured into the ring. The donation
totalled $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
Thief KILLS BANKER;
IS SHOT BY POSSE
Robbery Ends In Double Tragedy
at Barnes, Kan.

Barnes, Kan, March 31.-Robert I.
Brown, cashier OF the Barnes State
bank, was shot and killed by a mar
who had robbed the institution. Later
. pQsss u citizens shot the robbsr to
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31

Dayton, o., March 31.-The city
waterworks. which have been out of
commission since Tuesday morning,
were restored at noon, relieving what
has been one of the most serious
phases of the situation here
George F.. Burba, secretary to Gov
ernor Cox, has telegraphed the chief
executive the following:
The situation rapidly is improving.
Ninety bodies have been recovered
and the work of digging corpses from
the mud and debris is progressing"
Over a thousand militiamen, under
command of Adjutant General Wood.
have the afflicted sections thoroughly
patrolled and little or no disorder is
reported
Digging bodies out of the mud was
the chief work of rescuing parties.
The water had drained from almost
all of the flooded area, leaving thick
layers of mud. In some instances the
mud. piled up by the eddies. was sew.
eral feet deep. 1t soon began to dry
up in portions of the streets exposed
to the sunshine, but for blocks the
searchers for bodies waded through a
sea of oozy filth.
$4,000 Homes Swept Away
A brilliant sunshine threw an un-
lob h1
in the areas where the homes of 75,.
600 persons were swept away or top
pied over. A view down almost any
street revealed, among the debris,
tumbled over houses, pianos, house
hold utensils and dead horses, brushed
together In indescribable confusion.
At two points the bodies of horses
were still caught in the tops of trees.
On the north side OF Dayton View,
where a relief station was established
under martial law in the Longfellow
school house, thousands of homeless
people gathered for supplies OF food
and clothing. Every ablebodied man
was pressed into service. A man with
a megaphone stood at the door calling
out orders.
At least thirty persons were killed
when the Leonard building collapsed
Wednesday night, according to the
statement OF Detective Kincaid.
Kincaid was marooned by the food
in the city hall. just across Main
street from the Leonard building.
Standing In the window of police
headquarters, he was watching pas
sersby on the street below prior to
the coming of the torrent.
Saloon 10 Death Trap.
He saw twenty people, he says, en-
ter saloon which occupied onethird
OF the ground space Of the Leonard
building. None got out. Other per-
sons had entered other stores In the
building and some were on the upper
noors. Kincaid felt sure that there
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
CITIZENS VIEW RUINS.

: Dayton, o., March 31.-Citi- .
: zens of Dayton swarmed over :
: the central part of the city for :
: the first time since Tuesday
: morning, when the flood rush .
ed in. The military announced :
: that those who would dare the .
; mud and occasional patches OF :
: food in the hollows might .
: cross the bridges from other :
: parts of the city without OBJ :
: tanning official permission.
: Business men, professional :
: men, men of all sorts and con. :
: ditions rushed In to ascertain :
: the condition of their places of :
: business
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
TRAIN THROUGH A TREs1LE
Four Lives Lost on the Baltimore and
Ohio southwestern.

Washington, March 31.-A work
train on the Baltimore and Ohio South
western went through q trestle at
Blue Culvert, two miles west of here,
drowning four.
The train was hauling bags OF sand
to strengthen the entertainments on
either side OF the trestle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
Latest Estimate of
Flood Victims,
BODIES FOUND IN MUD
Water Has ReCeded at Dayton
and Ninety COrpses Are
! Recovered.
OHIO.

The latest estimate of dead in vari-
Gus cities of Ohio and Indiana follows:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
ks Halls Family Pills for constipation
Best Known Cough Remedy.

For forty three years DR.. Kings
New Discovery has been known
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]. J. Owens, of Allendale, s. c.,
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
FLOOD'S,CREST
MOVING SOUTH
Towns in Lower Indiana
Now Threatened.
ALL RESIDENTS WARNED

Repetition of the Great Disaster ir
the Northern Part of the State Not
Likely So Far as Loss Of Life Ia
Concerned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-31

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
(SEAL)
POLITICAL STRIkE
HAS COME TO AN END.

BRUSSELS, April 22.-Pending
the appointment of a commission to
investigate their demand for equal
suffrage, the political strike in Bel
GUM of 100000 workers who laid
down their tools for their political
rights was brought to an end today.
The strikers were victorious, winning
governmental recognition when the
chamber of deputies, including gov
ernment members, voted to accept
the Belgian premier's proposal to ap-
point commission to investigate the
suffrage question and draft elector-
al reforms. The commission already
has been named and will meet to-
morrow, its work being practically to
arbitrate the differences between So
cialists and the government. The
governments agreement to consider
reforms isl victory for the socialists
and many of the strikers are expect
ed to resume work Thursday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
LOS ANGELES IN LINE
WITH WHITE SLAVE PROBE

LOS ANGELES, April 21.-A
white slave probe of far-reaching
scope is promised here today by
Chief of Police Sebastian and Deputy
District Attorney Ralph Graham,
following sensational revelations by
Katherine Phillips, 10, a beautiful
moving picture actress Miss Phil
lips, the police say, told them of her
purchase by wealthy southern Cal
ifornia man, whose name they refuse
to divulge.
Forty-one other girls, under 81
years of age, are being interrogated
b, the police, and four already have
made affldavits duplicating the un-
named man in the plot.
Deputy District Attorney Graham,
It is stated, will ask the county grand
jury to make thorough inquiry of
the complaints which recently re-
suited in the arrest of Mrs. Josie
Rosenthal, who resided on south
Hill street, as Mrs. B. Goodman.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25

called for next Saturday at two
o'clock, to be held in the Commercial
club rooms in this city, at which an
effort will be made to have delegates
present from every precinct and dis
trict in the county. The call for the
meeting which was issued by the ex-
eoutive board asks for the presence
of every taxpayer of the county.
The meeting Saturday was attend
ed by taxpayers from widely separ-
ated districts in the county, Kerby,
Althouse, Placer, Wilderyille, Merlin,
Hugo, Leland, Glendale, Grants Pass
and intermediate points being repre-
sented. The executive committe is
to meet in Grants Pass Monday to
consult with Prosecuting Attorney
Kelly. who will be here during the
session OF the circuit court.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
GERMAN ARMY BIPLANE
LANDS ON FRENCH SOIL.

PARIS, April 22.--After landing
at Arracourt, France, in military
biplane, two German officers nearly
caused an international mix-up to-
day, until they explained they did
not know they were on French ter
ritory and were forced to land be-
cause they had exhausted their pc
troll. Minister of War Etienne, who
was at Nancy, nearby, started for
the scene, but when informed of the
outcome of the incident, abandoned
his journey and ordered the men re-
leased
President Poincare, evidently an
noyed at Minister Etienne's action,
ordered Ambassador Cambon,
Frances representative at the kais-
er's court, to require the German
chancellor to prevent repetition of
such "regrettable Incidents"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
BOYS, LOCKED IN Bon
CAR, CROSS CONTINENT

OAKLAND, Cal, April 22.-
Made prisoners in a box car while
stealing a ride from Ocean City n.
j., to Philadelphia, two farmers
sons, named Smith and Garwood.
rode across the continent, living on
canned goods. The car was sealed
before the train pulled out Of Ocean
City and the boys feared to make an
outcry, believing It would cause their
arrest. When the car was opened in
the Southern Pacific yards here to-
day the boys were in an exhausted
condition. Their fingers were torn
and bleeding from tearing at the
cans and boxes containing their only
food supply.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
ASK CONGRESS TO
INVESTIGATE SIMS SLAPPING.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Con-
gressional investigation into the pub
lie slapping of Congressman Sims of
Tennessee by C. C. Glover, president
of the Riggs National bank of this
city was demanded today by Con
gressman Garrett of Tennessee on
the floor of the house.
Sims, who is aged, was a truck
across the face on the street by Glov-
er, after the latter had accused the
congressman of charging on the floor
Of the house that Glover profited in
a deal by which the government Sc
cured additional park lands.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25

WASHINGTON, April 22.--Carry-
ing an appropriation of 100000 for
a government exhibit at the Panama
Pacific exposition in San Francisco in
1915. the civil sundry bill, providing
expenditures aggregating S116,795,-
600, was passed in the house here to-
day by viva voce vote.
Consideration of the measure was
begun at 1925 o'clock It passed
the house at 1926. o'clock, thereby
establishing a new speed record for
an important bill
The sundry civil bill carried the
clause to which former President
Taft obiected-that forbidding the
government to spend money to prose-
cute farmers organizations and la
Dor unions under the terms Of the
Sherman antitrust act
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
JERSEY COW MAKES
GREAT BUTTER RECORD.

What the succulent grasses of Jose
phine county will do when convert
ed into dollars and cents through the
medium Of the lowly kline was proved
by the record of seven-eighths Jer-
sey COW owned by A. Il. Dixon, who
lives on Jones creek just to the east
of Grants Pass. Mr.. Dixon's COW is
three years old, and her second calf
was born on February 10th. During
the month of March SO pounds of
butter were made from the COW, and
the Dixon family had all the cream
and milk needed for family use be-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25

ALBANY, Or, April 29.-Inyestl-
eating a continual leak in the cir
cult, an inspector was ushered into
the home of a society leader here to
find her comfortably reclining on sofa
pillows with the telephone receiver
tied close to her ear. It was line.
LOS ANGELES, April 23,-Wing
Poy Kong has demanded police pro-
lection from his neighbors Wing
runs a laundry and hangs clothes on
the roof His neighbors don't like
the laundry and all maliciously build
smoky back yard bonfres daily
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
LEAGUE
OF COUNTY is FORMED

Agitation in the northern end of
the county over the finances of Jose
phine county resulted Saturday af-
ternoon in a meeting held in the
Woodmen's hall in this city, which
was largely attended by taxpayers,
and the Josephine County Taxpayers
League was organized.
Delegates were present from many
of the precincts, and the new league
started out full of determination to
accomplish results. A. Crow of Mer-
lin was the chairman of the organiz-
ing meeting, ]. P. Duncan OF Placer
being the secretary. The following
resolutions embodying the purpose
and plan of the league were adopted
without dissension:
I'VE, your committee appointed
to prepare a plan for the organiza-
tion of an association or corporation
to be composed of the taxpayers of
Josephine county would respectfully
report as follows:
That temporary organization be
effected by the election of president
and secretary and an executive board
of FIVE.
That the organization shall be
known as the taxpayers league of
Josephine county.
THAT any taxpayer resident in
the county shall be eligible to men,
bership.
THAT the purpose and business of
the league shall be to exercise an
honest and patriotic supervision over
the financial affairs of the county, the
administration of its public affairs
and collection and expenditure of its
public moneys in the interest Of econ
omy, efficiency and equity
THAT a meeting of the taxpayers
of the county be called for April 26
1918, at Grants Pass to effect a per-
manent organization and that a plan
for such organization by incorpora.
tion shall be prepared by the execu.
tive board
THAT pending organization the ex
ecutive board is hereby empowered
and authorized to confer with the
prosecuting attorney and bring his
attention to any matters concerning
county affairs they may deem proper
or to take any other steps they may
deem proper to carry out the ends o.
this meeting"
An executive board consisting o.
VIM. Mackenzie of Hugo; C. F. Love
lace of Wilderville; A. ]. Fulk o
Kerby; J. D. Duncan Of Leland, anC
IL. n. Wise Of Althouse, was elected
This committee was empowered t
take such action as it felt prope
pending the next general meeting o
the league, which will be held mex
Saturday in this city. The grand jur,
and the circuit court are to be il
session this week, and matters tha
were discussed by the league may b
brought before those bodies Tn
board will consult with the prosecut
ling attorney and was empowered L
engage whatever assistance was nee
essary to get prompt and proper ac
Ition. It Is understood that the stee
bridge recently contracted for by tn
county court Is one Of the expendI
lures that the league believes is I'm
warranted, and that action lookin
to the enioining OF this matter Wi
be taken.
A second meeting Of the league
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
FREIGHT TARIFF SUSPENDED.

SALEM, April 22.-The state rail-
road commission has been advised
today that on its complaint the in
terstate commerce commission has
suspended the o. w. r. & n freight
tariffs on wool and mohair, which
would have blocked eastern Oregon
growers from shipping their wool
east via the Wallula gateway. The
rates have been suspended until
April 30, pending a hearing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
MOROs ABANDON JOLO SIEGE.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The
siege of Jolo, in the Philippines, Is
abandoned today by the 5000 Moros
who surrounded that place, accord
ing to advices received at the war de-
partment.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25

LOS ANGELES, April 22.-Hostil-
tiles actually have begun as the re-
suit Of the proposed anti-allen land
law. A Japanese porter in saloon,
taking umbrage at the remarks OF
two customers anent the bill, won a
signal victory. It later developed
that the vanqulshed pair were Ger
mans.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
ELOPES WITH THE POSTMAN.

ST. LOUIS, April 21.-After elop-
ing with Charles Schroeder, a post
man of Jerseyville, ILL.,, Miss Gussie
Rundahl, stepdaughter of Los An
geles millionaire, was married today
to Schroeder at Carrollton, III. She
had been visiting with her mother in
Jerseyville.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25
NO ACTION BY COURT
IN MINI. RATE CASE

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The
United States supreme court ad-
journed this afternoon without dis
cussing the Minnesota rate case or
other important cases pending.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-25

PORTLAND, April 23.-Police
Sergeant owen Fagan of Dublin, Ire
land, here attempting to extradite
an alleged embezzler, has something
to keep his hand in during his stay.
A sneak stole his trousers and $65
they contained.