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on Free List

Washington.-Reversing it's former
action in voting to place wheat flour,
oatmeal and fresh meats on the dutia-
BILE list, the senate finance subcom-
mittee in charge of the agricultural
schedule voted to place live stock,
wheat and oats on the free list.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06
SPORTING COLUMN

batsman, and Crevath in the National.
Johnny Dundee meets Ad Wolgast at
Vernon on June 10, over q 20-round
course.
At Philadelphia Saturday the British
polo team defeated All-Philadelphia at
the Philadelphia Country club by the
score of Is to s..
Tom Jones, manager of Jess Willard,
is not at all satisfied with the decision
given by Referee Ben Selig in favor
of Gunboat Smith.
The Leland Stanford Jr. university
baseball team defeated the Meiji (Jap.)
university team Saturday by a score
of 1 to 0, at Toxic.
Joe Rivers and then Champion vii
lie Richie, the latter the great dodger
of the age, are the two men that Bud
Anderson is going after.
Arrangements for the great water
carnival to be held at Occur d'Alene
City July 5, 4 and 5, have been COM
pleted by the Coer d'Alene Boat club.
Aviation claims another victim.
James Colovan, a young amateur fly
er, was killed by the overturning of
his biplane when it struck a tree near
Chicago.
Big AL Bonner, erstwhile big Lacquer
and one of Spokane's FINGERS this
spring, has been turned oyer to the
Boise club in the Tri-State league for
the season.
The Leavell automobile steering
wheel heater, which was invented in
Spokane for heating the steering
wheel in cold weather, has met with
decided success.
Representatives of the Sabbath OBJ
servance league in Tacoma are trying
to raise $12,500 as a guarantee against
loss to the carnival association pro-
vided such loss results from calling
Off the ace
Thirteen University of Washington
oarsmen, 1913 champions or the Pa
cific coast, accompanied by Coach
Conibear and Graduate Manager Ralph
A. Horn, are at Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
where they will meet the cream of
American college crews June 81.
Cambridge, Mass.-Twelve sturdy
Quaker legs, with which six wearers
Of the red and blue gathered in "a
points, won for the University of
Pennsylvania the t~hirty-eighth annual
field and track meet of the Intercol-
legiate Association of Amateur Ath-
letes of America in the Harvard sta
dunn.
Score Of the Big Meet.
Pennsylvania "a, Harvard 2113, Mich.
igan 10, Cornell 17k, Dartmouth 14h,,
Yale 10, California 10, Wesleyan 10,
Princeton S, Columbia 4, Brown 8,
Penn State 1, Syracuse /.
Walla Walla.-The University of
Washington won the third conference
track and field meet here Saturday
in n of the most heroic athletic
struggles ever recorded in northwest
ern history, three conference records
being broken during the afternoon.
Not until the 220-yard dash. the last
event before the relay, was it possible
to determine the winner. In this race
Cooke of w. S. q. sprung a surprise
with first, while Turenne of Wash
ington was able to nose in ahead of
Kinder of Whitman for second.
Score: 7
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06
SECRETARY BRYAN USES
PRIVATE SEAL
Replica of Coin of Alexander the
Great.

Washington.-Secretary Bryan has
just made for himself a private seal
OF which he is especially proud. 1t is
a replica of the design on a coin that
was circulated in the time of Alex
ander the Great which Colonel Bryan
obtained while on his tour around the
world. The design discloses a mar
holding a bird aloft. The bird is said
to resemble a falcon, but Secretary
Bryan, whose peace propensities are
well known, insists it is a dove o.
peace"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06
Federal Funds to Nationa. Banks

Washington.-Secretary McAdoo IN
nounces the distribution by states of
the additional s10,C00,0 900 of federal
funds which the treasury department
will deposit in the national banks.
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Bill Authorizes Alaska Road

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jones and
Chamberlain of the territories commit
tee have agreed to submit to the entire
committee a bill to authorize an issue
of $4,000, 900 in bonds for the building
of a government Alaskan railroad.
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Laps Approxe Of Peace Plan

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chinda, the
ambassador from Japan, late today
called on Secretary Bryan with formal
notification that Japan had accepted in
principle the proposed plan advanced
by the United States for universal
peace.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06
Greeks Attacked by Rulaarlans.

Saloniki.-Although Greek headquar-
tiers have strictly enjoined all COM
manders to avoid engagements, the
Bulgarians are trying to push back the
Greek forces and several encounters
have ensued.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06
Seized Rifles in Ireland

Belfast, Ireland.-One thousand ri
files with bayonets arrived here
Wednesday marked electrical fit
tings." Detectives promptly seized
them. Government officials say they
are fully informed on the plans of the
Orange clubs to resist home rule.
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viii Not Be on Free List

Washington.-Meats and flour will
not go on the free list in. the demo-
cratic tariff law If the recommends
ton of the senate finance committee
in charge Of the agricultural schedule
is accepted.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06
Spanish Cabinet Returns

Madrid.-Count Alva Ro de Roa-
mones. who on May 80 resigned as pre-
mier, together with all his ministry,
has consented to resume office.
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sworn In as Chief Justice

Washington.-Edward M. Campbell
of Birmingham, Ala, has been
in as chief justice of the United States
court of claims.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06

An optimist says that all things are
for the best II this is true, those of
M who are next best haven't a show.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06
Four Men Are Killed by Gas

Chicago.-Four men were killed by
gas Monday in a well being dug near
Chicago Heights, a suburb.
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chicago faxes, sz22. ooo.o oo

Chicago.-Taxes will be paid on
1872, 900 900 this year In Cook county.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06

Hunger never kicks because the
tablecloth is soiled.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06

Whatsoever a man reaps some other
fellow probably planted.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-06-06

Pope Is 70 Years Old
Rome.-The pope vas Is years old
Monday.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-04-04
floating debris.
Scattering Casualties Small.

floating debris.
Scattering Casualties Small.
Columbus-Withm many towns in the
Scioto and Muskingum valleys isolat-
ed it is impossible 10 gather informa-
tion that will convey an idea of the
extent of the flood in these sections.
There is undoubtedly loss Of life III
these two valleys, but compared with
the death tolls reported from Dayton,
Columbus and other points, the casual
ties were small.
School House Becomes Hospital.
Riverdale, Dayton, Ohio-Relief
stations in Dayton, View, the Longfel-
low school, and in Riverdale the Van
Cleave school are crowded with refu-
At these stations food and dry
clothing were plentiful. Pneumonia
had attacked many of the woman ana
children at the Van Cleave schooL
The third floor was turned into a hos.
pital and all available doctors were
pressed into service.
Lieutenant Governor in Charue.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 29.-Lieu-
tenant Governor William p. O'NeiI Of
Mishawska, who is at Peru. Girecting
rescue work in that stricken city
telephoned the Associated Press that
the report that 20 persons were found
dead among the refugees in the court.
house there is absolutely untrue.
Lieutenant Governor O'Neill said he
knows Of II or 13 dead and that the
death list will be much larger, but he
would hazard no guess as to the total
number OF fatalities in the flood.
Peru is supplied with all the food.
blankets, beds and clothing it can use
at present" Mr.. O'Nei,l said, "and /
will call for further supplies if need
ed"
How Situation Looks.
Under clearing skies ard with condi-
-tAoas Improving slightly in most Of
the flooded zones. Indiana has begun
diverting its energies from the fight
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were found to prevent great suffering
among those in the interior dry strip.
While there may be many deaths in
individual homes, which have been
without food or drink, there was no
place except the Workhouse where any
considerable number Of people were
without food. None had enough, but
no case approaching actual starvation
was found.
Hope for North Dayton.
knowledge that the death list is
likely TO prove so low in the down
town section gave rise to a hope that
even in North Dayton, about which
nearly all hope had been abandoned.
there might be comparatively few
deaths.
The progress of the first canoe into
the waterbound district was greeted
by appeals for bread and water. In
nearly every house left standing, peo-
pie were asked whether there had
been any deaths and with only a few
exceptions all replied that there had
not. Although cheered by news from
the food zones interior Governor
CoX's secretary, Mr. Burba, was scarce
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ly able to credit the assertion. From
his own observations of the southern
district be was unable to believe that
the death list would be under 1900.
There are 10000 unaccounted for
on this side of the river" he said
and if all but 200 OF these are found
it will be great miracle
Cold Rain Falls.
Already overburdened victims of
the waters were compelled TO suffer
again in a cold smarting rain. Fire
destroyed the block bounded by Sec
ond and Third streets and Jefferson
and St. Clair streets. In the block
were the Fourth National Bank, Latti-
man Drug company and several COM
nilsson houses.
1t was impossible to ascertain even
approximately the number of persons
who might have been marooned in this
section, and who died after being
trapped by flood and fire.
Flames Add Terror.
The flames cast a red, weird glow
over the flood stricken city that added
10 the fears of thousands of refugees
and marooned persons; and led to APP
prehension that there may have been
many of the waters prisoners in
burned buildings.
Beckel House Not Burned.
1t was impossible to approach with
in a couple of blocks of the fire zone
in the canoe. but there appeared every
indication that the Beckel house had
not been burned and that the fire had
been confined to the blocks beyond
Jefferson and Third streets
Loss $25,0O0,0oO.
Tentative figures placed Dayton's
loss at $25,00O,O00. These estimates
were made by persons who had ex-
plored part Of the flood area. Several
estimates set the loss at higher fig
ure. but others agreed on $25, 5,npn,bfp:
It IVES said $4,000 residences were
damaged to the extent of $1,000 each.
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Large Portions of Ohio and Indiana
Suffer Enormous Losses of Life
and Property.
Flames Add Terror to Stricken City of Dayton
Death Toll OF DoIuge Now COnSeryatiyeIy
Estimated at Two ThOusand--
Rescue Work On.

Chicago Information gathered from
AL sections of the flooded districts Of
Ohio and Indiana indicate now that
the total death toll will not exceed
1000.
Following are few of the estimates
now obtainable:
Ohio.
Dayton, 200 to 800: Columbus. 300
to 500 Piqua, 20 to 30 Hamilton, 90
10 80; Troy, 10 to %; Chillicothe, %;
GAINESVILLE, so.
Indiana.
HOwesville, 16; Peru 30 to 150 In
fianapols, 10; Scattering, %; Sharon,
Pennsylvania, 10.
Dayton, Ohio, March 29-All but q
few of those hundreds of persons who
have been marooned in the downtown
section Of flooded Dayton since Tues
day morning are safe This was the
news brought out by an Associated
Press staff man, the first to succeed
In the perilous task of penetrating
AS far north as the Big Miami river,
which runs through the center Of the
town.
Chief of Police j. n. Ailatack, him
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against raging waters to preparation
of its losses and the protection Of its
homeless thousands.
Uncertainty as to the loss of life in
creased in almost every section, while
rescue workers, warmed by occasional
rays OF the sun that was seen for the
first time in more than four days, at
tanned access 10 many isolated spots
heretofore cut off entirely. In Brook
vile, where the flood struck Monday
night, more than l5 bodies We're re-
covered and some were identihd; in
Peru estimates on the loss of life still
ranged from 80 to 800. In West In
dianapolis, the certainty that six per
sons had drowned still left doubt as
to whether 90 or 200 may have per
ished.
Wallace of the Wallace-Hagenback
circus, which has its winter quarters
in South Peru, thinks all of the me
nagerie was lost. but the elephants.
Houses Fall; $1,000 Out.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 29.-Nia
Telephone to Pittsburg. lit is believ-
ed here that $50 lives have been lost
in the disastrous flood now holding
this city and vicinity in its grasp.
over half the town is under 30 feet of
water Fifteen thousand persons are
homeless.
A score Of buildings, weakened by
the water, collapsed. The Builders
Supply Company at Second and Main
streets, caught fire. 1t is not believed
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self marooned. who has been directing
the rescue work. gave the first infor-
nation as to the situation in what has
heretofore been the waterbound dis
tric.
Chief Gives Information.
Except for possible loss of life on
the north side of the river there Will
not be more than 200 dead in Dayton,
according 10 Allaback's estimate after
he had been given information as TO
the situation on the south side.
The worst condition found near the
center of the flood was in the work
house, where 90 prisoners have not
had a drop OF water nor bite OF food
since Tuesday. The men reyolted
Tuesday night and demanded their
liberty and a chance to fight for their
lives Since then the workhouse has
been a madhouse, according to SUI
perintendent Johnson. The prisoners
repeatedly fought with Johnson and
threatened 10 kill both him and his
family.
Johnson asked that detachment of
him handle the men. He declared that
the men would have to be shot if
they escaped from their cells.
No Word Of Mayor.
No word has been heard from Mayor
Phillips The chief of police had been
unable 10 get near the Phillips house
and did not know whether the mayor
would be found dead or alive.
North of Burns avenue. as far as
Fourth street. the water was found to
be from 3 TO feet deep. Beyond
Fourth street. the water has receded
10 make 1t possible in many places to
proceed on foot. From Fourth street
10 the Big Miami river, relief work
was taken up by committee headed
nv Chief .Allaback. All grocery stores
were commandeered and although in
most cases the goods were covered
with water, yet sufficient supplies
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THOUSANDS PERISH IN VAST F[0OD

5000 homes were classified under dam
age figures OF 5 goo and it is calculat-
cd that 1900 could not be repaired
for less than $500 each.
Fifty Bodies Removed.
West Dayton, Ohio.-After a day OF
hard work, volunteer rescuers have
removed more than half hundred
bodies from the waters of the Great
Miami river and Wolf creek and saved
upward Of 800 who, for two days have
been clinging to roofs or living in up
per stories.
With the coming of nightfall, the
efforts to rescue more persons were
slackened and all of Dayton not in
the central flood district, waited in
dread Of the nightly fires which have
added horror 10 the already terrible
situation.
No Fires Since Noon.
No fires have been seen in the cen
tral district since noon, but the knoV-
ledge that thousands of persons are
trapped on upper floors of the build
HISS NHtlt lIltI tdIlilOl Dc ltdtnGu,
added to their terror last night
The water in all the inundated dis
trlcts fell from three TO five feet yes
terday and the currents of the river
and creek are not SO swift, SO that it
is possible, except in the center, for
small boats 10 reach sufferers.
Over 200 Rescued in Piqua.
Piqua, Ohio.--SCores of sensational
rescues from certain death in the
raging flood torrents lessons the fatal
ity list here, which, it was practically
certain will not exceed 80.
w. w. Wood, in charge of the relief
work of the citizens league, in a
summary of conditions formulated aft.
er thorough search of the inundated
section of the city, declared that be-
tween 1900 and 1000 persons had
been taken out of perilous places to
safety, and that 80 bodies are all that
could be found Many of the rescnes
were made at hazardous risks of the
heroic life-saVers, men, women and
children being taken from oodtossed
roofs, crumbling houses, tree tops and
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Wind Makes Sc Miles Hour.

Detroit, Mich, March IA terrific
windstorm, at times reaching veloc
l:y of sc miles an hour, the highest
psint ever attained in this city dur.
ing any fve-minute period in the his.
tory OF the local weather bureau,
swept Detroit and practically all of
Michigan, leaving death and great pro-
perty damage In its wake. Ii was es.
timated that the property damage
would reach seArly million dollars.
The hospitals reported many serious
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the fire will spread. The weather has
turned cold and the homeless are suf-
fering intensely. The food supply is
almost exhausted
Resources of u. S. Offered
Washington March 29.-President
Wilson has thrown open the resources
Of the federal government to the
homeless thousands fighting against
water, flame and famine in Ohio and
Indiana.
Already Spent S35oooo.
More than S350,0O0 already has been
expended and the president is deter
mined that no red tape shah stand in
The way of instant relief everywhere.
secretary Garrison of the war depart
ment has gone on orders from the
president to survey the situation in
Ohio and direct the governments re-
lief expeditions.
Mr. Wilson announced that If com
muncation with the flood districts con
tinued imperfect and the presence of
he chief executive was required TO
issue emergency executive orders, he
would go 10 the zone of the disaster
himself.
President Gives All Time.
The president did little else besides
his work on the food situation and
he is ready TO set aside other business
before him 10 assist the authorities
Of Ohio and Indiana. The entire situ-
alton is being again canvassed by the
cabinet
Postmaster General Burleson is con.
templating quick journey TO Ohio If
the mail situation is not soon improved.
Mail routes across the continent are
badly affected and the task of olsen
tangling the mail service TO points in
Ohio and Indiana untouched by floods
has reached crisis. Assistants are
being ordered to the food region from
nearby cities and stamps and supplies
are beirs rushed -ss- places that -haye
lost their stock In the floods.
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Wants to Be Tallest Man.

Philadelphia, March 24.-Julius Lau.
bach of Brussels, feet 2 inches tall
and very bow legged, arrived here On
the Prinz Adelbert, on his way to con-
suit Chicago specialist who makes a
business of Strengthening deformed
limbA II he can have the curvatures
removed he will be about four inches
taller. the tallest man in Europe, dis
tinction which rs 'Sas long sought.
While tolling bell. the rope broke
and he was hurled through q window
iz the tower. -
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= = Is - E +. \ 4 = 4 = So s. =
Dayton.-The following is a
tabul ated estimate of conditions
in Dayton last night:
Dead-Accurate estimates inn
possible.
10000 persons marooned.
1900 residences submerged.
120 miles Of streets inundated.
5000 persons provided for in
rescue stations.
500 horses killed.
1000 automobiles damaged.
$25,00o,000 property damaged.
\ X 4
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BY far the greatest damage was
done in and near Omaha, Neb.
The gale left Omaha only to svoop
on TO towns in Iowa in the same de-
structiye manner. The rage of the ele-
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-07-03
BEACH BATTLESHIP
TO PREVENT SINKING;
Accident TO Louisiana Floods
Her Engine Room.

-sain TempIIn N stnly The balt
on the east side-o- cor1HTrUr f-r---, r---,4 81
in aragansett bay.
An accident to- the injection waive
caused the. engine room to fill with
water and the battleship was run onto
the beach TO keep her from sinking.
Later examination showed that the
Louisiana was not badly damagea. and
as soon as the water is pumped OUT
of her engine room, needed repairs
will be made to the valve which caus
ed the mishap. The battleshlp>1s ~
inc in shallow water, and it IS expect
ed to have her in shape for the Fourth.
The Louisiana is a battleship OF the
second line, carrying twenty-lour guns.
| She is $4,000 tons and OF 1890 horse
| mower, with twin screws. she was
launched iabout ten years ago at New
| port News, Va. and is sister ship OF
| the Connecticut. The Louisiana IS 4oo
| feet long. 76 feet inches beam ana
draws a feet 6 inches Of water.
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MORGAN TAX S4.000.000
LARGEST Inheritance lr7post on Recoro
to Be Paid.

New York. July 3.-A round figure
OF $4,000. GOO. or the biggest inhe1 t
anCe tax in America. will be paid by
the estate Of J. Pierponr Morgan az
cording to the estimate OF ThomaS &
Rush, attorney for the state conuoier
In Inheritance tax matters.
Mr.. Rush arrived in New York OF
the Olympic after a month spent i
Europe appraising the foreign ass.
of the late Mr.. Morgan's estate Oh
sailing for the United states Mr.. Rus
was quoted as saying:
The European assets OF Mr. Moi
gan are valued al $15."oo,ooo. III
works OF art in Europe are wort
about sl2.oo0.0o0 and the entire Mo-
gan estate has a value OF $loo,ooo.o'.'
It is the biggest estate 10 pay lnh-1
itance taN in America and viii enri'
New York state ny about $+ooe,Voo-
Mr.. Rush said that Of course theS
! were rough figures.
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Surprising Cure of Stomach
Trouble.

When you have trouble with your
stomach or chronic constlpauoh'
don't imagine that your case IS pc
yond help just because your doc
tor fails to give you relief. MIS-
G. Stengle, Plainfield, n. j., writes:
For over a month past have been
troubled with my stomach. Every
thing l ate upset it terribly. one
of Chamberlain advertising BOOK
lets came to me. After reading d
few of the letters from people VINO
had been cured by Chamberlain
Tablets. l decided to try them. J.
have taken nearly three-fourths OF
package of them and can now ea'
almost everything that l want. tol
sale by all dealers-Adv.