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Evening journal., 1913-03-27
Gale Levels Fences and
Trees in Country Near BY;
Delaware City Church Damaged

What is supposed TO have been the
tail end Of the most terrific storm that
ever swept the country, doing mill
lions Of dollars damage and causing
great loss OF life in the Central West,
reached Delaware last night Although
the wind blew at the rate of so miles
an hour and was accompanied by
lightning and thunder. comparatively
little damage was done The rain fell
in torrents and for few minutes resi-
dents OF the city and country thought
this section Of the country was to suf-
fer the same fate that some OF the
middle western cities have expert
enced during the last three days.
Residents OF the country suffered
some damege and this morning farm
ers reported many fences blown down.
The wind blew a gale at centreyille
Evening journal., 1913-03-27

Fire ChieI Frank Ramby
4 don't know how many men are dead said the chief.
We are working with boats and many Of the boats upset
Evening journal., 1913-03-27

White faced mothers sit in dumb
despair, with their children hudded
in their arms for warmth. Militia
men are here. doing such guard duty
as they can. but so far the only re-
suit Of their presence has been still
further to reduce the scant food sup
ply.
Scenes Are Terrible.
During the night. Frederick Patter-
son. son OF the millionaire head Of the
National Cash Register company and
Nelson Talbot ventured few blocks
down the flooded streets fianked on
each side by roaring flames In canoe.
Patterson said:
"The scenes down there are terri
BILE. The whole district is rivers OF
roaring waters. The current is ter
rife.
las we went along bodies 1oated
past Us in the water. Dead horses
we're being tossed about by the
changing currents. In many places.
Il is almost impossible to tell where
the streets are. Buildings swept from
their foundations lie crosswise in the
streets and alleys.
'All along people called TO us from
buildings In the Elder and Johnson,
the Rike. Kumler and other depart
ment stores the girl employees -s1ght
Evening journal., 1913-03-27

BY United Stan Correspondent
27.-(DlRECTD section Hood
ahe today and biting blizzard sweeping the nam
tOwar and children.
proportions Is thought mmnent hui
south of the and watch the thing hap
rushing down the south shore The
yesterday Third and St Clair streets and al
spreading north south
and vest NJ W shifts.
The blizzard joined to the horror
hoOda n famine.
imprisoned and children making
fight with dahdeath by drowning death by hrei
death starvation, death by
favor the victims within the day
fighting futneIy against the
tell they escaped II yet certain death
Ito venture a boata the punglng torrent
the block which includes the Fourth National Bank
the LaIman Drug Company wholesale house
The big Rk drgods believed
burned.
Suffering Of survivors has reached appalling Intensity
Theres $ 10 wate can drink.
There fire by which they themselves
only Of food to sustain Them
before
and chilled bitter wind that is blowing.
Evening journal., 1913-03-27
WANTS HEARTS
in WORK OF
The MINISTRY
Bishop Berry Tells Methodist
CIergymen to Avoid
Professionalism
CHANGE IN CHURCH
CONSTITUTION IS SUGGESTED

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CRISFIEL.D, Md, March 27.-With
the wind sweeping at high velocity
from across the bay and whistling a
merry chorus around house tops the
ministers of Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference trudged TO I'm
manuel Church this morning for the
second days session. Pastors clutch
ed their hats as they forged through
the miniature gale and recalled a
three Gays blow of eleven years ago
when, however, the weather was
much colder when conference met
here.
For an hour prior to the business
session this morning Bishop Berry
conducted a devotional service and
called on the District Superintend-
ants and other ministers TO assist.
The Bishop made plea to the min
listers to avoid professionalism and
put their hearts into their work.
DR.. Vaughan S. Collins pointed out
that the Rev. Joseph A. Arters, Of
Middletown is unable to attend Con-
ference because of serious illness OF
his wife.
= brother Artefs mas atlenueu every
session Of this conference since the
day of its organization. said Dr. Col
! Inns, as he moved an expression OF
sympathy to the venerable minister.
District Superintendent r. x. Ste
( phenson re his report Of the past
years work on Dover district. He
pointed out an unusual situation on
Hooper's Island, where there was not
a male member in four churches un-
1 iii after revival this winter.
Consideration For Hazel Bill.
Bishop Berry announced that he
had received the following telegram
dated yesterday from Governor Miller
of Delaware, in response TO Confer
ence's resolution wired to the Cover
nor yesterday, urging him to sign the
Hazel bill to protect liquor shipments
into Kent and Sussex counties.
'Your telegram of the 26th was de-
livered TO me at Dover today. The
Continued On Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-03-27

this morning and almost every farmer
has suffered damage 20 his fences.
Little other damage was done. how
ever, and no roofs we're blown OF.
The wind at stanton was terrific
last night aud has not subsidized this
morning. A siio on one farm was
blown down and fences we're damegod
through the surrounding country.
At Newport trees we're uprooted and
fences blown down In some in
stances the wind carried them con-
siderable distances and the damage Is
not known. Newport school children
reported this morning that sew
eral houses had been unroofed during
the night. but the names Of the own
ers could not be learned. No injuries
Continued On Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-03-27

there when the waters came. called
for assistance.
'In the Arcade there were scores N
people. They were fishing fruits aud
vegetables from the waters.
"In the Algonquin Hotel. the water
is up to the second floor and the same
at the Phillips House. The Y. NJ. G.
A. across from the Algonquin, Is
crowded with refugees
Boats sent here from Springfield
up to today had been powerless
against the strong currents that rush
through the streets. Only small crafts
like canoes, manned by the most ex-
pert oarsmen, are able TO navigate
the flooded thoroughfares.
Need More Than 800 Coiiins.
The 500 collins ordered for the 500
supposed dead OF the food will not
be enough now. it is thought Hourly
the number OF known dead grows.
Every refugee who has won the fight
to safety tells OF a new instance OF
miserable death in the flood.
To the south shore OF the river.
the wind carries the cries Of distress
Of hundreds who are held by the
water on the roofs Of their homes and
are threatened with death by IRE
when the flames from the large builds
ings communicate with the clustered
Continued On Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-03-27
WICKERSHAM
WINS POLICE
BOARD PLACE

Resident Judge Herbert l.. Rice to-
day announced the appointment Of Ad-
jutant-General !. Pusey Wickersham,
of the Organized Militia of Delaware,
as member of the Po-
lice Commission, to succeed Commits
sioner Charles r. Jones. whose term
-will expire on April 80. Mr.. Jones
served two terms of six years each in
the Office. which pays $500 a year.
The appointment OF General Wick
ersham was partly looked for, and it
appears to meet with the approval Of
the general public, His long service
in the State Militia and valuable ex-
pcriencc gained while in that branch
OF the state service, will come in good
stead to him. While separate and dis
tinct in their work, both the militia
and police departments might be con-
sidered similar in many respects.
General Wickersham entered the
militia as a private thirty-six years
ago and served in the ranks FIVE
years. aud passed through all the
grades Twelve years ago be became
adiutant general which Office he still
4 holds. Under him the Delaware mill
da has made rapid strides until now,
/ according to Washington, it is in the
foremost ranks of the state militia
Of the country
Born in Wilmington. General Wick
ersham never lived anywhere else HI
is married and lives at No. 1905
Adams street
He has been a Republican all his
! life, but never held office. At the
last fall election he was candidate
! for Levy Court from the Western dis
trict. Wilmington, but was defeate,
by a small majority. This district
al its best is close. His defeat lef
no bad spots so far as he was con
cerned. and he passed II off by re
marking: "That is one OF the thing
/ missed. just like | have missed troll
ley cars many times
General Wickersham will assum
his new duties or May 1. He did no
know of his appointment this morn
ing when a reporter of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL called upon him. II
was pleased TO hear the news, how
ever, and frankly said he was gla
he had gotten the commissionershiT
While there we're several othe
names mentioned in connection wit
the Office. there did not appear TO b
any campaigning for the place.
Evening journal., 1913-03-27
REINHARDTAND MARSHALL
SCORED BY SECRETARY OF
WATERFRONT ASSOCIATION
James H. SempIe Tells of His Experience in the
State Senate Chamber When There, as a Rep
resenfafive of an Organization Composed of
Hundreds of WiImngfon's Best Citizens, in
Behalf of GranfIand's BuIkhead
Law Repeater.
MARSHALL HAD MAPS REMOVED;
REINHARDT HAD sEMPLE REMOVED

Fl. Sempe secretary the Wilmington Waterfront
tOn which described
at length yesterday afternoon tie details the dscourteOu
public
Of
and President Marshall Milford There to
question that Mr. Sempcs recital will intensity the Indignation
that already exists particularly in ibis city the
Senator Reinhard Marshall the
Nil Granlan bill and,
cinch the hold OF the Wimngto Terminal
the Wilmington Semple his experiences
with Marshall Renhardt follows:
Evening journal., 1913-03-27

WEATHER

For Delaware; Fair to-
night and Friday; decided
Iy colder tonight with tenn
perature near freezing.
Evening journal., 1913-03-27
REsERTOR AT 81. MARrs 80.

By The United Prees.
from 81 Mars's ohio and Indiana points today
telling o. the breaking Reservoir and the mm
nsnt danger Of terrible That city and an points
Se Man's river. found be premature shortly az
ter
The Graud Reservoirs walls had shown signs Of s7
and the guards at the reservoir allowed quantity
OF water escape to relieve tho pressure.
vas hls water that frightened St MaTs Forces Of
vorkmen la5ored al night At the walls Strengthening them
the and safe FOR
present Reinforcement work also carried at the
Lewiston reservoir.
Evening journal., 1913-03-27
THE LAST WORD

in Linoleum is Wild's Parquet Inlaid
Liholeum. Made in beautiful hard
wood patterns that last for years
Colors are the same right through to
the back A quiet and refined floor
ing for homes. Offices, etc. Less ex-
pensive than wood and more desir-
able. Ask your dealer. Look for the
trade mark "Wild's Linoleum" on the
backs
Evening journal., 1913-03-27

To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL:
Sir-May have the privilege
through your valuable columns Of in
forming the publicly interested. pro
Eressiye membership OF The w lining
ton Waterfront Association and the
people of Wilmington in general. OF
the efforts to get tho State Senate
TO pass the Bulkhead Act repeater.
which would simply have left Della
ware in unmenaced possession cf Will
mingtons waterfront?
AS it is left standing if the hulk
head be completed and the three cor
porations now owning the riveIbank
be thereby entitled to demand deeds
from the Secretary OF State. for the
about five hundred acres Of land to
be filled in behind tho hulkhoad by
the government. Wilmington viii be
bottled Up forever tchind "A moaop
oily OF the entire Waterfront north OF
the Christiana That is on the broad
assumption, Of course. that tho Bulk
head Law Of 1901 is constitutional
Il must be remembered that tho
Bulkhead Act OF 1901 is mandatory
upon the Attorney-General 10 prepare
deeds and upon "thc Secretary OF
State to forthwith execute under the
seal of the State, a grant assuring TO
said littoral proprietors," "thc lands
under water" "betwcen sa d bu khe2d
line and tho said river bank" aud the
only condition precedent to entitlc
them to deeds is when suitable
bulkhead shall have been con-
structed"
Pursuant to direction of the reso-
lutions unanimously adopted by the
meeting Of the Wilmington Waterfront
Association on Tuesday evening of
last week, tho president and secretary
prepared and sent on Wednesday a
copy Of the resolutions to each mem
Der OF City Council, and to each State
Senator.
The secretary personally took the
copies for the Senators to Dover and
handed several directly 10 the Sena-
tors addressed and the rest delv-r.
ed through the courtesy Of the Secro-
tary Of the Senate, Mr.. William ID
Stoopes
On Thursday the secretary OF the
association thought it advisable tC
take two OF the large government en-
gineers' blueprint maps Of our river
front section of the Delaware river
TO Dover showing the situation ox-
actly and at glance.
He arrived at the State House and
went directly to the Senate Chamber
and found the Senate was taking the
noon recess.
Neither the President pro TEN, MOI
. the Secretary, nor the Sergeant-7t
Arms OF the Senate was then in tn
+. Senate Chamber nor even anybod
that looked like the chaplain or tn
page.
Without thought of objection, a
there but several Senators and a fey
others in the room during recess. n
took the maps and stood them on IN
window seat of the rear south window
in the lobby of the Senate Chamber
- Two or three Senators came an
looked over the maps and asked abou
+, them, and the sccretry tried to cl
plain the situation as il stands an
as 4 relates to Wilmington's vital IN
terests
In about five minutes Senate
George W. Marshall the President pr
.tem of the Senate. came through IN
doorway, just back OF the window an
maps. He stopped and looked
them and asked what they wore. an
one or two questions about them
a Then, squafing himself of. aud at
dressing the secretary Of the Water
front Association, he said:
$50, you're one Of the people tn,
Continued on Page Eight)
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Holocaust Of Staggering Proportions
Thought 10 be Imminent---OnIy
Chance in Favor OF the Victims is
Rescue Today by Life Crews Which
Are Fighting Against the Rushing
WaterS---Suftering OF Survivors
Has Reached Appalling Intensity.
DEATH BY FIRE, STARVATION OR
EXPOSURE SEEMS TO BE FATE
List of Known Dead

CLEVELAND O. Mar 27--Thc following is the list
known dead early today in various Ohio cities the result
Of the Hood
Evening journal., 1913-03-27
RICHMOND FEELS STORM.

By The United Press
RICHMOND. Va. March s7-A severe wind storm blew
through THIS city this morning vreeng small buildings
and tearing down wires There fatalities.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
VOL. XVIII.
Springs Sensation.

A sensation was sprung at a
large mass meeting of Democrats
in Covington Tuesday night when
Justus Goebel, brother of the
late Senator VIM. Goebel. speak
ing before the gathering, dram
atically declared that his BROTH
er's death can be laid at the
doors of corporations who were
anxiously interested that he
should be put out of the way for
all time to come. Justus Goebel
openly charged the corporations
with having paid the assassins of
his brother, and declared that he
could prove the assertion. The
speaker dared the corporation
officials to question the truth of
his statement.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
OF Vital Interest to All.

We received a letter this morn
ing from the Rev. j. @. Hanley,
President Stanton College which
we will gladly give publication
next week. Lack of space pre-
vents US from printing it this
week. We trust every reader of
the Times will peruse his letter
carefully. 1t explains a vital
matter that every citizen of the
county should be interested in.
Many people error for the want
of proper information and we
are sure this is the case in the
matter treated by Mr.. Hanley.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31

Kentucky is waking up in the
matter of purifying politics and
this is what might be termed the
filing of long-felt want.
County after county is declafing
for cleaner and purer elections
and the candidates generally are
responding to the wishes of the
people and subscribing to the OBJ
legations not to.use money, whis-
ky or other corrupting methods
to secuse their nominations. 1t
looks like the vote buyer and the
floater will be forced out of bust.
ness.-Georgetown News.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31

lie Health League has been or
ganized to endeavOr to make the
results of the visit of the car as
permanent as possible and I,
preach to a still wider circle of
people the gospel of good health.
1t is the intention of the Com
mission to have the exhibits
teach the essential facts not only
concerning consumption but con-
corning general sanitation.
This car visited Clay City two
years ago, and is expected 10
come around again this fall.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
YauShn's Mill.

Miss Pearl Douglas, from near
Mt. Sterling, is visiting her rel
atives at this place.
Mr.. Acy Niblack, from Log
Lick, was the guest of Mr.. Wini-
fred Davis over Satu. day and
Sunday.
The sick, as reported last week, ,
! are some better except Mrs.
Gravett, who seems to be almost
on a standstill.
Miss Bessie Curry has been
temporarily engaged to teach the
Little Greek school. She will
teach until Mr.. Watson is able to
take the work.
Mr.. Ponder, the mill man, has
opened his big'lumber job on the
Ledford place. With this and Mr..
Kennon's mill much lumber is
being hauled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan McKin-
ney, from Winchester, were Wis
iting their many friends and rel
atives at this place from Friday
till Sunday. Miss Nancy Bush,
Mrs. McKinney's sister, returned
with them after a few weeks
visit.
Superintendent Mrs. Bohan.
nan was in this community Mon
day in the interest of schools.
Mrs. Bohanns1hss made a splen.
did superinty kpt; all teachers
elected, 81 e able to do e.
ven bette ing four years.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
SPOUT SPRING.

Born, Monday, July 2Sth to
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Bush, a
daughter.
Mrs. j. j. Upton, of Irvine, is
with her daughter, Mrs. Nose
Mckinney.
Jordon Barnett is spending the
week with his daughter, Mrs.
Smith, at Levee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elzie Barnett are
rejoicing over their first born, a
son, Monday, July 28th.
The Rev. Merrill, of Berea,
preached several sermons at
the schoOlhOuse this week.
Another Democrat in the coun-
ty. 1t arrived at the home of
Mr.. aud Mrs. Moses Mckinney
Tuesday, July Goth.
Gas p. Golf, of Indian Fields,
was here Tuesday and received
some cattle bought at around 6tC
per pound for 800. pound steers.
Road Surveyor Asa Barnett has
warned in all road hands and will
in the next week put his road in
the best possible condition with
the labor at his command.
Mrs. Marion Mckinney, OF
Lexington, is at the home eff heI
brother, III. +. Christopher,
where she is very low with tn
berculosis. The end is thought
to be near.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
The Health Car.

The Health Exibit Car of Ken
lucky Tuberculosis Commission
has so far visited several towns
out of Louisville. This car stays
from one to three days in each
village. In some places in "a
hours fully fully so per cent. OF
the population of the village and
surrounding country for a radi,
US of several miles has either Wis.
tied the car or attended the illus
trated evening lecture. In sew
eral of the towns visited "a Pub
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
Bad Wes ther Prophets.

When it was cool last week,
weather forecasters told us we
would have no more real hot
weather, but it has been hotter
this week than ever, each sue
oeeding day seeming to get a lit
tie hotter than the one before un-
til a temperature of 1O2 degrees
in the shade was reached the 30.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31

Midsummer heat, bringing to
many cities in the Central States
temperatures as high as 1O6 de.
grees, was at full blast in South.
ern Illinois. Louisville, Cincin-
natl and Indianapolis recorded
1O2. There were four dea ths re-
sultIng from heat and seven heat
prostrations in Louisville.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
Dove Hunting season Opens.

The open season for dove shoot
ing will begin Friday morning,
August /. and last until Februa.
-ry1. Executive Agent j. @.
ward. of the State Game and
Fish Commission, has sent out in
structions to game wardens, who
will be on the alert to arrest per-
sons caught hunting without
their Incense. The hunters must
have their license in their per-
s0nal possession while hunting.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
Atkinson to Speak.

The Hon. John ID. Atkinson,
Powell county's orator, will ad-
dress the voters of Clay City,
which now embraces the women
folk, so far as school matters are
concerned, at the school house in
this city Friday night on matters
pertaining to women voting. Ev-
cry woman eligible to vote should
come out to this speaking as well
as the men voters.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
Prominent Merchant Assasslnated.

Reuben r Todd, an Irvine
merchant, was assassinated in the
yard back Of his store Saturday
night by some woman. Todd was
married and is survived by two
chiidren-besides bis wife.
Since the above was set In
type Miss Maud Upton has been
indicted for the willful murder
of Mr.. Todd. Todd had former
ly paid attentions to the woman,
and breaking away of these re-
lations caused the girl to COM
init the murder.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
curtis-AIIeu.

Married at The residence Of
John Curtis, July 28th at 8 8o'clock
p. m, Mr.. w. 1. Allen, of Day
ton, Ohio, to Miss Livie Curtis,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Curtis. The couple after remain.
ing in Kentucky a short time,
will go to Dayton where Mr.. AL.
len is employed in tee paint bus
mess. Elder A. Easter officiated
at marriage.
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
STANTON NEWS.

Fred Black burn was in Winches.
ter on business Monday.
Mrs. Bette Hardwlck is visiting
her sister at Witt Springs in Estill
County.
Henry Derickson and Kelly
Fulks were in Lexington this week
on business.
Mrs. Margaret Allen, of Hatton
Creek, is visiting relatives at Jack
son this week.
Miss Frances Kabele returned
from her home in Iowa after visit
OF several weeks.
Mrs. Laura Hall, now of Cincin-
natl, has been visiting Mrs. Marga-
ret Vance and friends.
Strother Prewitt, of Winchester,
was here visiting his sister, Mrs.
Fred Blackburn last week.
Floyd Clay has gone to Jackson.
Ohio TO visit his father. He may
conclude to locate there.
Capt. j. W. Ford, of Ohio Valley
Tie Company of Winchester, visit
ed at D. r. Ciark's this week.
Miss Edra Morris is visiting her
friends, Misses Kathleen and Ethel
Morton, at Jackson this week.
Mrs Sylvia Russell, who has
been teaching school at St. Helens,
was calling on old friends last
week.
Mr.. W. o. Rearick, general man.
ager of the Dana Lumber Comps
ny was in town on business this
week.
Emmett Alter left Monday for
Ohio where he will visit some
weeks before entering some Semi
nary in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Henry Upton aud Nina and
Clay Knox and wife, of Louisville
visitedDr. Lawrence Knox at NADIA
this week and also DR.. A. L. Knox.
Mrs. J. C. Hanley who has been
visiting home folks and friends for
several weeks in Pennsylvania. o., -,
and Michigan has returned to Stan
ton.
Quite a number from this place
went to Clay City to see the show
that was held there Wednesday.
OF course many of the candidates
were there not for the show so
mush as to see the people.
Morgan Boone and Albert Skid
more have gone to McRoberts, in
Letcher county where they will
play ball for the McRoberus' team
and also engage in other lucrative
employment between games.
1t may be news to some to learn
that Miss Isa Chester. who was in
school here for several years, was
mraried a few days ago to Mr.. Earl
The Clay City times., 1913-07-31
After Question PeddIers.

Superintendent of Public In
structi0n Barksdale Hamlet ap-
pears to be enraged at some of
the boys f,r peddling examina-
tion questions. Detectives have
been on the search for the boys
and have sufficient evidence to
make some arrests.