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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
FORECASTER MOORE TELLS
OF OTHER STORMS THAT
CAUSED GREAT DAMAGE

WASHINGTON. March 24.--Willls
L. Moore. chief of the United States
Weather Bureau. today issued the
following statement:
mo official report of the storm at
Omaha has been received owing to
failure of telegraph service in thu
immediate region. Undoubtedly the
great loss of life at Omaha was oc-
casioned by one of series of violent
local wind storms or tornadoes that
occurred over that region Sunday
afternoon in connection with gen
eral storm or area of low barometer
that was central Sunday morning
over Colorado. Conditions Sunday
morning were so threatening that this
office deemed it necessary to cause
warnings of shifting gales Sunday
afternoon and night over the middle
plains States and the upper Missis
sippi valley.
"A tornado is a violent, revolving
local storm of small diameter and
great intensity. not often being more
than a few hundred yards in dame
ter. nor travelling straightaway
path of more than fifty miles in
length. The winds, however, in such
whirls have been estimated to extend
200 miles an hour. The general storm
that caused these violent local dis
turbances is now over the great lakes
and moving down the st. Lawrence
valley.
THE following are the most
destructive storms of this class OF
which there is record.
THE st. Louis storm of May "a
1896. when more than 300 lives were
lost and property of the value of more
than $12.000000 destroyed; that oil
March 27. 1890, at Louisville, Ky.
when 113 people were killed and prop
ertv to the value of $2,500,000 de-
stroyed; that of May Z. 1S40 ir
Adams copnty, Miss, where there
We're 81 lives lost. and again in the
same county in June. 1892 when 50t
lives were lost. The storm at Calves
ton. September 8. 1900. when 5000
lives We're lost. was not of this class
1t was West Indian hurricane"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
OMAHA, "CHICAGO OF THE
WEST" is KNOWN AS THE
WORLDS HEALTHIEST CITY"

The last census gives Omaha a pop
ulation of 124,096 in 1910. Alfred d.
Jones, a native of Philadelphia, found
ed the city of Omaha in 1853 and gave
1t its name, or rather gave the new
site of 300 acres he staked off the
name given that point on the Missouri
river long before by the Indians. The
name "Omaha" means "above the
Others but why it should have been
applied to that particular spot is a
mystery.
Omaha's growth was rapid and 1t
became known as 1.-THE Chicago of the
great West" It's bank clearings
amount to s5OO,00O,O00 q year or more,
Its stock yards are among the largest
in the world. 1t is almost supreme in
the jobbing business and in boot and
shoe lines, also having an immense
business in Touring mills carriages.
rubbers and rubber clothing, hard
ware and. in fact everything that
thriving city serving a vast territory
might be expected to have.
1t is also big centre for lumber,
for mining, for produce of all kinds
and leads Western cities in the
iewelry trade. It's half a million dol
lar City Hall is one of the prides OF
the West.
1t has several large parks and has
always boosted OF being 1.-THE worlds
healthiest city" of more than 100000
population.
In recent years it has made rapid
strides in the live stock industry, and
for years held the record for increase
in the quantity and quality of its live
stock. It's total real estate transfers
run I'D in the millions every year,
showing a healthy growth in proper
ties.
It has up-to-date street railway
electric light and water supply
service.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
ABANDONMENT OF
CANAL IS URGED
Board of Trade Committee Will
Go to Trenton to Fight
for Bill.

At meeting of the Morris canal
abandonment committee of the New
ark Board of Trade in the Globe
building today, the two bills, 612 and
1Sl, providing for the abandonment
of the canal and its purchase by the
city were approved, with several
minor provisions.
The committee will go to Trenton
tomorrow afternoon, when the bills
eome=up for final hearing, and will
use every effort to have them passed
in their present form.
Bill 131 was introduced in the AS
sembly by Mr.. Nutting. and provides
for the purchase by the city of all
canal rights through a municipality
of the first and second class after
said canal has been abandoned by
proper authority
The other bill, 612, was also intro
duced by Assemblyman Nutting, and
authorizes the abandonment of the
Morris canal.
The members of the committee
present at the meeting today were
George F. Reeve, Moses Plaut, Har-
rison Van Duyne. P F. Campbell
Morris r. Sherrerd and A. V. Ham
burg
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
ONLY ONE COMPANY OF
TROOPS AVAILABLE FOR
RELIEF OF ILL-FATED CITY

WASHINGTON, March 24.-As the
second division, central department
of the army, whose headquarters is
Chicago, is now modified in Calves
ton, Texas, the only Federal troops
near Omaha available for relief work
there are one company OF the signal
corps, comprising about 100 men. sta
toned at Old Fort Omaha.
Colonel Hoyle, in charge of the d.
Vision headquarters at Chicago, in
notifying the war department of the
disaster at Omaha, said he had in
structed Major c. r. Hartman, at
Fort Omaha, to place the few troops
there at the disposal of the civil au-
thorities This action was approved
by the department. War department
officials said II more troops were
necessary they would be drawn from
the Eastern department rather than
from the mobilization camp.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
SHOT, MANS HEAD PROVES
HARDER THAN BULLET

Although struck in the head by a
bullet fired at close range, Adam Por-
cello, "a years old- Of 29s East Kinney
street, is not in serious condition at
ST. James's Hospital today. The bull
let, as fiat as quarter piece, was ex-
tracted by the physicians at the hos
pital and turned over to the police
Detective Brex and Patrolman
Daniel are looking for Porcello's
alleged assailant, Louis Arena, a
neighbor.
According to the story told by the
injured man, he was on his way from
his home, where a christening was
being held, to obtain the services of
some musicians when he met Arena.
When he bid him the time of day
Arena answered with a revolver shot.
Porcello told the police. Two shots
were fired. one going wild and the
other lodging against bone behind
the right ear in Porcello's head The
christening guests, startled by the
shots. ran to the injured mans as
sistance.
The police were summoned, but no
trace could be found of the alleged
assailant
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
.F|ORE ON TRIAL AS
C|CCONE SLAYER
Wife of Murdered Man Says I.
Accused Made Her Kill
Husband.
Continued from First Page,

facturer; No. 6, George Tltterton.
New England terrace, Orange, paper
manufacturer: No. 7, John M. Keen.
so Ballantine Parkway. life insurance
agent; No. s, William Bedell 1907
Broad street, chemical manufacturer:
No. 8, Eldridge j. Savage, 40 Treacy
avenue, contractor: No. 10, ]. p. Or
ben, II Roland avenue, South Orange,
clerk; No. II, Simon Lang, 66 Shan
ley avenue, real estate dealer; No. II,
Palmer S. Crane. S54 South Thir.
teenth street, hardware dealer.
The present is the second time
Fiore has been charged with mur-
der. In 1909 he was jointly charged
with man named Caprio with the
murder of Saboatora Porecea in a
saloon in Cutler street. At that time
it is alleged that Caprio held Porecca
in chair while Fiore slashed his
throat with knife Porecca died
shortly after and Fiore and Caprio
wero placed under arrest. Caprio. it
is said, had made damaging state
ments against Fiore, but in August.
1910, was killed in an attempt to
break jail Caprio was one of the
leaders in the break which resulted
in the serious injury to Indian Jack"
Bryan. Caprio being shot by Keeper
Hugh Gorby as he came at the latter
armed with a heavy iron bar.
With the death of Caprio the case
against Fiore fell to the ground for
lack of evidence and he was finally
allowed to plead guilty to assault and
battery, receiving a sentence of six
months in the Caldwell penitentiary.
Frank e. Bradner. who, with An
thony r. Finelli, is the counsel in the
present case, says he hopes to prove
to the jury that the case against
Fiore Is not based on facts and that
the confession of Mrs. Ciccone that
she committed the murder through
fear of her own life is false.
Edward G. kempf, surveyor, was
the first witness called to the witness
stand. He had made a plan of the
Ciccone home and described the diff
ferent rooms in the house. He was
followed by County Chemist Herbert
B. Baldwin, who told of finding arr
senic in Ciccone's stomach after an
analysts of the organs had been made.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
if YOUR CHILD {
NEEDS A PHYSIC
If Cross, Feverish, Tongue Coat
ed Give "syrup of Figs"
to Clean the Stomach,
Liver and Bowels.

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated. 1t is a sure sign that your
little ones insides, the stomach, liver
and thirty feet. of bowels are clogged
up with putrefying waste matter and
need a gentle. thorough cleansing at
once.
When your child is listless. droop-
ing, pale, doesn't sleep soundly or eat
heartily or is cross, irritable, feverish,
stomach sour, breath bad, has stom-
achache, darrhoea, sore throat, or is
full of cold, give a teaspoonful of
Syrup of Figs, and in a few hours all
the foul, eonstipated waste, undi-
gested food and sour bile will gently
move on and out of it's little bowels
without nausea. gripping or weakness.
and you surely will have a well,
happy and smiling child again
shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are not
drugging your children. Being COM
posed entirely of luscious figs, SIENNA
and aromatics. 1t cannot be harmful;
besides they dearly love its delicious
taste
Mothers should always keep Syrup
of Figs handy. It is the only stomach,
liver and bowel cleanser and regu-
lator needed. A little given today will
save a sick child tomorrow
Full directions for children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the package.
Ask your druggist for the full name,
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA"
prepared by the California Fig Syrup
Company. This is the dellcious-tast-
ing, genuine old reliable. Refuse any
thing else offered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
ONE DEAD, MANY MISSING
IN CHICAGO AFTER STORM
SWEEPS TO THAT CITY

CHICAGO. March 24.--One person
was killed and several are missing,
many houses were unroofed. fires
broke out in many parts of the city
and hundreds of windows were
smashed by the storm in Chicago, the
worst part of which was felt in the
city shortly after midnight.
At 2:30 a. m. every available fire
apparatus in the north and west sides
of the city had been called out to ex-
tinguish fires which broke out in busl-
ness blocks and dwellings partly
wrecked by the storm. Reports of
missing people who had either fled
from fires or were believed to have
persisted in ruins continued to pour
into police stations until late today.
Orlo Slocombe, IL years old, was killed
in his home in the north section of the
city. His parents escaped when the
house toppled over.
Physicians and ambulances were
busy all night responding to calls from
people injured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
PATH OF STORM TRACED
BY CHICAGO F0RECASTER

CHICAGO, March "a. = District
Forecaster II. c. Frankenfeld today
thus explained the progress of the
storm which eliminated in the dis
aster at Omaha;
1T began last Friday as an ordi-
nary storm on the North Pacific
coast and travelled rapidly eastward
Saturday morning the storm centred
over Southern Nevada and Sunday
morning had reached Southern Colo
RADIO.
"Why the wind reached such
velocity at Omaha cannot be ex-
planned. The weather bureau had
been without any direct information
as to the exact rate of the wind. 1t
may have been $50 miles an hour
The storm today was over upper Lake
Michigan and was heading for the ST.
Lawrence river"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
METHODISTSF FAVOR
THEATRE CENSORS
Newark Conference on Record
for Mixed Legislative Com
mission of Regulation.

The Newark Methodist Conference
in session this morning at the Halsey
Street Methodist Episcopal Church
went on record as favoring a. legis-
iative commission in the matter of
the censorship and regulation of
theatres and moving picture shows.
This commission would consist of
representatives of the Legislature, of
the Moving Picture Mems Associa-
ton, of the Interchurch Federation
and the various other reform asso-
Citations of the State. The purpose
of such commission as explained
by the Rev, George P. Dougherty,
pastor of ST. Paul's NJ e. Church,
would be TO frame a law for the CEN
sorship and regulation of theatres
and moving picture shows satisfac-
tory to all parties concerned.
The action taken by the members of
the conference was in response to a
request from the Interchurch Fedora
ton that the conference indorse the
legislation on the marriage law, the
censorship of moving picture theatres
and a new jury law. The conference
Endorsed the first and third of these,
amending the second as told above.
The greater part of the session this
morning was taken up in hearing re-
ports of the officers, committees and
various organizations afT1liated with
the conference.
The committee which is trying the
case of the Rev. Willis S. McRorie
will proba bly, bring in decision this
afternoon or tonight. The trial was
in session all the morning behind
closed doors.
Appointments and Transfers.
The various appointments and
transfers will probably be announced
tonight. 1t is not expected that any
of the local ministers will be trans
ferred with the exception of the Rev
DR.. William H. Morgan, who. as told
on Saturday, has accepted call
from Calvary Church, New York, and
possibly the Rev. Louis F. Bowman,
of the Eighth Avenue Church.
No announcement has been made as
vet as to who will succeed DR.. Nor
gan, who has served as pastor of the
Central M. e. Church for the last
sixteen years DR.. Morgan himself
said that he hadn't the slightest idea
as to who his successor would abe
but admitted that he was very
anxious to see a good man at the old
Central.
A public meeting in the interest OF
the Anti-Saloon League of New Jer-
sey will be held tonight.
1t is not thought possible to con-
clude the business of the conference
today, and this may necessitate an
other session tomorrow. The naming
of a successor to DR.. Morgan for the
Central Church is perplexing the APP
pointing authorities.
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CONTINUED from FIRST Page1

easterly direction through the city of
Omaha.
The only point at which the force
of the storm struck the business sec
ton was Twenty-fourth and Lake
streets. Here the Diamond Theatre,
moving picture concern, well-hlled,
was wrecked. According to the best
available figures. at least thirty of its
patrons We're killed. Between forty
and fifty more were killed in the
wreck of a pool hall nearby. which
was patronized by negroes.
The well defined path of the storm
ended at Carter Lake, near the Mis-
souri, river, north of the city. Fire
broke out in the debris and wrecked
buildings. Fires burned themselves
out, except in instances where flames
were brought under control by volun-
teer bucket hrigades."
The second storm swept across the
Missouri river about $50 p. M, doing
considerable damage in Council Bluffs
Figures compiled early today place
the number of known dead in Council
Bluffs at nine, with a score injured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
AUTO ASSN PRESENTS
CUP TO RETIRING OFFICER

On behalf of the members of the
New Jersey Automobile Trade Asso-
citation, w. II. Ellis, the newly-elected
president. presented G.. F.. Blakely,
the retiring president, with hand
some silver service.
The presentation was made at the
annual banquet of the members of
the association Saturday night at the
washington. The principal theme of
discussion was the harmony existing
between the general public and auto
.sts. Several speakers prominent in
automobile business circles were
present.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
LEAST ONE DEATH
IN WESTERN MICHIGAN

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March "a.
western Michigan was swept by
cloudbursts and heavy winds early to-
day. causing at least one death and
great damage to property. A dam
went out near Traverse City, carrying
John Hawthorne. a Waterman, to his
death. The dame furnished power for
many points. Railroad traffic is
either delayed by washouts or sus-
pended at several points.
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w. n. BANNARD's FUNERAL

ASBURY PARK. N. j.. March "a
The funeral of Postmaster William
Fl. Barnard. of this city, who died
suddenly Saturday afternoon at his
home. 300 First avenue, will be held
from that address tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock. The body will be
taken to Plainfleld, n. j., for inter-
ment in the cemetery at that place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24

llNCDLNt NeD., MaTtn z4-Ofndnd
today presents an appalling spectacle
as a result of last nights terrific
storm From the Field Club, which is
in the western part of the city, to the
Carter Lake Club, situated at the
northeast extremity, Is one mass of
debris from two to six blocks wide.
Federal soldiers from Fort Omaha as
sisted the police in keeping looters
and morbid curiosity seekers at bay.
The presence of the soldiers gives the
city the appearance of being under
martial law.
It. is impossible to get any accurate
estimates of the loss of life and prop
erty. although it is thought it will
easily mount up into the hundreds of
thousands.
The worst damage was done in the
western part of the city. Fifty lives
are reported lost in a moving picture
theatre
Bemis Park, one of the prettiest
residence districts in Omaha, was
RACED to the ground and fires dotted
the park, completing the destructive
work of the tornado.
The storm so paralyzed the tele-
graph service that no reports of the
disaster could be communicated to the
outside world.
The Omaha telegraph offices sent
their Associated Press messages to
Lincoln on an early morning train in
an effort to get them East.
Three Towns Wiped Out.
The villages of Benson, Dundee and
Florence. suburbs of Omaha, are
practically wiped out
The fact that heavy rain fell for
half an hour after the tornado saved
the bodies of the dead from being
burned.
The Webster street telephone sta
ton, containing score or more girls
was one of the buildings hit by the
storm, and In a moment was twisted
and torn. Several of the girls were
killed outright and many others were
injured
At Twenty-fourth and Lake streets
a picture show which was
just putting on its final film was
struck. The roof of the building fell
in, and in the mad rush which was
made through the only exits open
many of those who were not hurt by
the collapse of the building were
trampled and crushed The rush con-
tinued, however. over the bodies OF
the dead, and a few of the attendants
escaped.
Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha, wired
- AZ l.. r.
midnight for several militia COM
panies to prevent the residence and
the dead bodies from being looted.
The three Omaha companies were
only partially available. according
to the reports. and the governor and
Acknowledgment Hall Immediately
ordered out two Lincoln companies
and others from nearby towns
The governor himself left on a
special train for the scene of the dis
aster shortly after 2'o'eloek.
At Fortieth and Farnum streets a
garage was destroyed, and large
strip OF territory north and east of
that corner was seriously damaged,
The Illinois Central bridge over the
Missouri river was destroyed.
All of the wires are down with the
exception of a single railroad wire
into Lincoln, which is not available
for press reports.
In the absence Of a wire 1t is inn
possible to give details of the exact
situation. but the railroads who
have the only wire into the city adj
nit is very grave.
Burlington train No. Il, which left
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sLAsHED WIFE AT CHURCH

BOSTON. Mass, March 24.-Mrs.
Margaret Macdonald is thought to be
diving from the wound inflicted by her
husband, William A. Macdonald,
when he cut her throat this morning
in front of st. Agnes's Church, Airing
ton. Macdonald waited outside the
church while his wife attended early
mass.
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o. Cobb, of the United States Marine
Hospital. Chicago. to hold himself in
readiness to go to Omaha to assist the
health authorities there in preventing
the spread of disease which might fol-
low in the wake of the disaster there
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
HoNEYMooNERs RETURN

Jacob B. Tuckman has resumed his
duties on the reserve squad at the
Fourth precinct after an extended
wedding trip to Atlantic City. Mr..
Tuckman was married March IS to
Miss Martha Golden, of New York
city. The couple will reside at 314
Belmont avenue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
YOUNG WOMAN KILLED,
OTHERS IN FAMILY ESCAPE

STERLING, ILL.,, March 24,-Lulu
Ellison, 10 years of age, of Moline,
was killed last night in the tornado
that swept the southern part of this
county. The home of her uncle, Jesse
Miller, near Erie. was blown over.
Other members of ths Miller family
escaped injury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
HEPTAsoPHs TO ENTERTAIN

Members of the ImproveS Order OF
Heptasophs will give reception ana
ball at the New Auditorium tonight
AT least 1000, it is expected, VIII at"
tend.
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Hundreds Perish as Omaha IS Laid
Waste by Death-Dealing Tornado

Harley Davis
Moses Carter. wife and child.
jeff Fox.
Neal Yeager.
- Mcbride.
Chandis Edwards, aged S.
J. Y. Houk.
DR. Ernest Lemoor
James Brown.
William Rodgers.
VIII Mathcrly. of Gardentown.
Ida Davis.
Mrs. Fred King and baby.
William Citizens.
Mrs. Griffith, Prairieton.
Two unidentified men.
Unidentified 9-year-old
TOPEKA, Kan. March 24.-Follow-
ing a heavy downpour of rain last
night the atmosphere here was filed
with dust until 1t had the appearance
of heavy fog. The dust came from
the western part of the State. AT
Abilene the dust clouds darkened the
sky. Much of the central and vest
ern part of the State was visited by
the dust storms.
GREENCASTLE Ind, March "a
Perth, a mining town ten miles west
of here, was practically wiped out by
a tornado last night Many persons
We're injured. but no loss of life has
been reported. The property loss is
estimated at $4,000.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 24.-Six
persons We're killed. houses were un-
rooted and many thousands dollars
of damage was done at Woodbine. Ia.
by The storm which swept that sec
ton last night. Several persons are
reported killed at Craig, Neb.
DESPLAINES, ILL.,, March 24.-Two
brakemen were killed and the conduc-
tor seriously injured early today when
a chimney of manufacturing plant
was blown down on the caboose of a
500 line freight train. The falling
mass of bricks crushed the caboose
as If 1t were made of paper.
CHICAGO, March 24-Emery s.
Walker representing a committee of
business and professional men, FORM
ed almost spontaneously when news
of the disaster at Omaha became
known. telegraphed Mayor Dahlman,
at Omaha, to count on relief from all
classes in this city and asking what
is needed to relieve the homeless.
PEORIA. ILL.,. March PA tornado
struck Galesburg, Ill, this morning.
A few small buildings were moved
from their foundations, but the dam
age was not serious.
Peoria also was struck by the tail
of the tornado which hit Omaha last
night. Several dwelling houses were
demolished, but no one was injured.