Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-27
Exorbitant Prices for Food
stuffs Rouse Ire of In
diana Executive.
RESCUE WORK RESUMED
IN WEST INDIANAPOLIS
Conditions Improve in State as Rag
ing Torrents Recede-Ohio Ris-
ing Rapidly at Evansville.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March 27-Gov
Ralston this noon declared West Indian.
apolis under martial law.
Vandals started to rob and pilIare
company of state troops was rushed into
the district and number of arrests
were made
mat indianapolis may be under mar
tlal law before the day is over was init
mated earlier by Gov Ralston, when he
learned that prices on all foodstuffs had
been increased by commission merchants
The price of eggs has been advanced 10
cents since yesterday, with corresponding
higher prices on other commodities.
Gov. Ralston. who is making an investi-
cation. is very indignant and speaking of
the affair said:
L Will do anything that is necessary to
protect our people against these exorbi-
tant prices"
Bread 20 Cents a Loaf.
He declined to discuss the matter fur
Their until he completed his investigation.
Before the supply of bread available on
the west side had been exhausted today
loaves were selling at 20 cents each. The
supply of meat has been exhausted.
That section of Indianapolis lying west
OF the river Is the poorest in the city. The
supply of meat, eggs, milk. coffee. bread
and butter was practically exhausted be-
fore noon yesterday. Little save canned
goods remained on the shelves of the gro
GERS. This section as absolutely without
comm unication with the business section
Of the city.
There was absolutely no government,
the municipal administration being repre-
sented by only a few firemen who had
been cut off and by two policemen who
had started with a rescue boat on the
East Side.
Search for Dead.
Organized rescue work was resumed
after daylight today in the flooded dis
trict of west Indianapolis Three were
known to have been drowned and a night
of snow and freezing temperature
threatened an increase in the death list
that is expected to grow steadily through
out the day.
Men who refused to leave their houses
yesterday were to be left to the last of
the rescue work today and the rescue
workers expected to begin an organized
search for the dead by noon.
Waters Receding.
One thousand loaves of bread and other
supplies were sent into the flooded dis
tricts at daylight. Relief work proceeded
a little more rapidly following an addi-
tional fall of eighteen inches in White
river.
Disease arising from insanitary con-
ditions and the experience of the flood
victims already threatens to claim a
greater toll than the waters.
Five women rescued and taken to Tom
linson Hall are suffering from pneumonia,
and cases o: whooping cough and measles
were discovered among the refugees.
Those suffering from contagious diseases
were removed at once.
Gov. Ralston today established head
quarters for the needy in the Morton
Hotel in Monument place. the very CEN
ment were moved from the statehouse
to the hotel where clothing and other
provisions will be received and distributed
to. the refugees.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 27-The
vandalia railroad bridge over the White
river went down this morning with a
crash, carrying with 1t ten cars, put there
to hold ii in place.
Ohio River Rising.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Marc.l 27-Swollen
istered 81 feet at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, rising seven feet since o clock We'd
nesday morning. The river Is now rising
at the rate OF six inches an. hour. Flood
warnings have been sent out.
Terre Haute Paralyzed.
TERRE HAETE, Ind, March N.-Light
and transportation facilities are paralyzed
in this city this morning, the stage of the
river is at thirty-one feet six inches. and
business Is at standstill. The electric
light plant has just closed, and the gas
plant has ceased operations. Street cars
stopped entirely at 9 o'clock. There are
4.OOO persons homeless as the result Of
the flood which Is steadily spreading.
HUNTINGTON. Ind. March 27.-There
is a heavy snow and sleet storm in prog
ress here, and the thermometer Is 20 de-
grees above zero. Local trains are being
run by the Erie railroad from Chicago to
Marion, Ohio
Naval Recruits to Rescue.
CHICAGO. May N.-Six yawls loaded
with enough provisions and water to last