The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-28
PRESIDENT WILSON GIVES LIN. DIVIDED ATTENTION TO THE
 FLOOD SITUATION.
$S5O,OOO HAS BEEN EXPENDED
Special Meeting of Cabinet Will be Called to Discuss Matter of Relief
 for the Flood Ridden
 District

Washington, March 27.--President Wilson today threw open the re- sources of the federal government to the homeless thousands fighting against water, flame and famine in Ohio and Indiana.
 More than $350,000 already has been expended and the president Is determined that no red tape shall stand in the way of instant relief everywhere. Secretary Garrison of the war department left today on or ders from the president to survey the situation in Ohio and direct the governments relief expeditions and Mir. Wilson announced that if com munication with the flood districts c0ntinu&d imperfect and the pres once of the chief executive was re- quired to issue emergency executive orders, he would go to the zone H the disaster himself.
 The president did little else today besides his work on the flood situ- ation and is ready to set aside other business before him to assist the au- thorities of Ohio and Indiana.
 Tomorrow the entire situation will be canvassed by the cabinet.
 Postmaster General Burleson is contemplating a quick journey to Ohio if the mails situation is not soon improved. Mail routes across the continent are badly affccfed and the task of disentangling the mail Ser vice to points in Ohio and Indiana, untouched by floods, has reached a crisis. Assistants are being ordered to the flood region from nearby ol- ies and stamps and supplies are be- ing rushed to places which have lost their stock in the floods.
 Not only were the war and the postoffice departments straining ey- cry efforts to be or assistance, but the navy department issued orders to its recruiting stations in the central west to send it's marines physicians and officers trained in rescue work to cooperate with the army medical staffs. Power boats and skiffs were dispatched from naval stations on the great lakes. Secretary McAdoV of the treasury department, sent sur geon General Rupert Blue of the United States public health service to the flood districts and placed at the disposal of the governors of Ohio and Indiana all United States life saving stations in those states. Secrc- tary McAdoo also waived customs regulations so that the relief supplies could enter free from Canada.
 f1I Af ha ff. ment of commerce ordered all avail able boats in the light house service near the Ohio.
 But while every government de. partment did it's utmost the bulk of the days orders came from the war department and the Red Cross which organization distributed it's agents and nurses throughout the afflicted territory.
 With Secretary Garrison went Maj Gen. Wood. chief of staff of the Unit ed States army. Quartermaster Gen eral Aleshire and staff of officers, physicians and surgeons. Signal corps detachment consisting of Maj. Edgar Russell, master signal electri- clans and operators, Joined the par ty at the last moment. The train, whica consisted of baggage car, sleeper and diner left here at 3 D. m. over the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and was due in Chillicothe. Ohio. at a. m.. tomorrow (Friday) More signal corps men were to be picked up at Columbus barracks, making up a complete field party, equipped with wireless telegraph and field apparatus, flags and lights so that communication may be open ed through the isolated districts.
 F. P. Claxton, United States Com missioner of Education issued an ap- peal to the teachers and the school officers throughout the country to receive contributions and send them to Dr. Wm. NJ Davidson. superin- tendent of schools at Washington.