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The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

The storm assumed first the vel0r-
ity and destructive effects of a cy-
clone, and ended its existence in a
series of tornadoes which dropped
fiercely on many parts of the city
and country without regard to humaa
life or property and visited the great
er portion of the residential part of
Omaha.
Aside from this, 5000 buildings
we're more or less damaged many of
these being church etiifices and school
buildings. Eight or Omaha's public
schools were wrecked. --'---.-.-.'--
Thh. greatest loss OF life occurred
sectionally. Three points IN the patti
of tie storm offered theygreatest sac,
"br$Sn Fi5l{$s; stPss I9s Esstff astf 8 EssJx s sa
sought refuge in.d'ea II kfSl at 'TifAty-
fourtf and Lake streets, where a NOV
ing ticture theater was demolished.
and tat Twenty-fourth and Willis ave
nue. {where Il p6oirDom- had attracted
rscfowd, In each~et-4hesa places the
fatalities were large.
The monetary loss will, it is estimat-
ed, exceed $5,oOO.O00 Perhaps 1900
persons are homeless,
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
ohio River Becomes Raging Menace

ohio River Becomes Raging Menace.
Cincinnati. March 2S.-The., worst
FLOOD in its history is threnteningrGin,
-cinhati antf <4eports from many 1iver'
points show that the inundation Is
spreading down the Ohio to Cairo and
down the Mississippi below the south
ern Tennessee line. The two Miamis,
Scioto and Musllinsum, pouring thei-
millions of barrels of overflow into
the Ohio, have raised it to nearly six
ty feet and it is increasing at the rate
OF two inches an hour. The central
union railroad station has been aban-
doned and all trains are being de-
toured.
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
City of GAINESVILLE Paraiyzed.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 2S.--With
a death list variously estimated at
$50 to 500, thousands of people home
less, buildings collapsing and food
supplies short, the city of GAINESVILLE
is paralyZed.
More than half of the city is under
water, the entire business district be
ing flooded over the third stories Of
the buildings. An exact estimate of
the loss of life cannot be made, as
rescuing parties are unable to moye
about in the swift current, and a cen
5us OF the people in the stricken city
cannot demadee 1t is certain, how
ever, that at le;ist 15O' are dead, and
the indications are the loss of life will
be much greater.
Yesterday afternoon the GAINESVILLE
Builders Supply Company's building
and building containing the Model
laundry collapsed. How many reiu
gees were in the buildings is not
known. Hundreds of houses have
been torn loose from their founda-
lions and swept away down the val
ley. Many of the houses contained
families.
The water here at o'clock was ris-
ing half an inch an hour, and res
cuers were making every endeavor to
yet people from their homes in the
tiood district. Downtown distric,s
bounded by Fifth street, Main street.
Market street and South Ohio street
are under from fifteen to thirty feet
of water, and the current is sweeping
through at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. threatening to Undermine build
ings. !
1t is estimated that the damage i'll
ZanesYille will reach '.s7,OoO,OOO or
s10,OOO,b0G. ~
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04

Tornado sweeps five states-Sebras-
souri,.
Property. loss may reach $4,000. 900
Govdrnors of many states, mayors of
cities and commercial bodies, iuclud-
Ing Denver, offer Immediate aid to the
stricken communities
Twelve hundred houses DESTROYED in
Omaha. Loss of life estimated atLl5O
Terre Haute, Ind. Council Bluffs, Va j..
ana Lincoln, Ncb, suffer properly
damage and loss of life y
Governor Morehcad OF Nebraska hasa
taken personal charge. of the polL-iug
of Omaha.
Money for homeless pouring in
Wires snapped off in all directions
ana u took many hours to gather and
circulate news of the disaster
The Springfield herald., 1913-04-04
The Dead and Injured.

Totals of the dead and injured in
the truck of Sundays storm are as fol
lows' A., In
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
SEES PERIL IN INCOME TAX. Indianapolis Publisher Says 1t Should
 Be Borne by All Glasses.

Indianapolis, May 20.-John H. Hol- liday, founder of The Indianapolis News, and for years the leading tariff reform advocate. of the State. sees in the proposal to tax incomes in excess of $4,009 a menace to the country and the beginning of class legislation worse than protection. He favors the principle of the income tax law, but says the proposal to make less than half million people pay the tax is vicious and undemocratic.
 "The movement that put the Dem ocratic Party in power he said, was due mainly to the desire to stop the granting of special privileges to a class. Now we are confronted with an intention and effort to create an- other special class who are not to be favored, but on whom shall be put a burden that ought to be borne by all alike, The principle is vicious and the result will be as injurious as pro- lection. In my opinion. the limitation should not be more than $1.200 or at utmost s1,500 If the Democratic Party expects to make d good con- sistent record it must deal fairly with all classes
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
REQUIREMENTS OF UNITED
 SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY.
U. s. Attorney Claims Eight Machines
 Were Tried" Together.

Boston, May 21-An extension of the system which required shoe manu lecturers to use certain groups of shoe machinery together, was declared by the government today to have fol- lowed the organization of United Shoe Machinery company, against which dissolution proceedings are now pending in the United States district court.
 By prosecuting over forty different forms of leases in use before and aft CT the organization of the company, the government aimed to show an eX- tension of the leasing system from three separate groups of machines none of which were tied" or required to be used together, to nine separate groups eight of which were tied to one or more other groups.
 James A. Fowler assistant to the United States attorney general. told the court that the leases were changed after the organization of. the company and that the provisions were made more stringent, 'The govern nent objects" said he, ito every pro- vision that ties enc machine to an other"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
ONE MILL TAX VOTED.
Committee Report Accepted by House
 After Debate.
lspecial Id The Bul1etin.


 Hartford May 21-An act imposing a state tax of one mill a year for two succeeding years on the grand list of the cities and towns. was explained by Mir. Lewis of the finance committee in the house, Wednesday. Mir. Wilson said it was a great many years since such a tax was levied in Connecticut and he did not consider a tax neces- saTy at this time. He urged delay for few days so that matter of fin anciel importance might be first de- termined. He stated that there was much undertaxed corporation proper ties which if properly taxed. would aid materially in supplying the deficit. As a democrat he was opposed to the state tax, if a republican he would be of the same mind, and as q citizen he would say no to the proposed state tax. MT. Wilson made motion that the bill be placed at the foot of the calendar, to give him opportunity to submit amendment.
 Mir. Caine spoke in favor of the tax report of the committee and urged it's adoption, and told of the future re- turns that would come from proposed productivity tax.
 MT. Magee, while in favor of the tax. said he believed in a three-quar- ters mill tax, and the proper taxa tiOn of all public corporations. He also favored a bond issue.
 MT. Thoms said he did not like to vote in favor of the tax as it means an item of expense of $140,G0o to the city of Waterbury. But the tax would raise $2,200, 000 or about one-half the deficit, which indicates that the tax must come. so to him it was like a dose of physic and must be taken, even if a bit nauseous.
 Mir. kopplen8n spoke in favor of tao4ing the measure so that all could have ample opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with the bill as proposed and to give the gentleman from Bridgeport opportunity to amend.
 MT. Ryce complimented the finance committee on their statesrnanship in this matter, but did not go far enough and recommended tax of two mills and not one mill for the next two years, He declared that if corpora tions were not properly taxed it was due to lack of enforcement of law.
 Mr. Healey spoke strongly in favor of the act and urged its passage, after a general review of what had been said by the speakers in opposition.
 MF, Hall was in favor of the tax as it was absolutely necessary, Ap- propriations have been made to the amount of $15,600,000 and two years hence, even with the ef7e mill tax there will be an increased deficit two years hence of $4.000, COG. He said he would vote for the tax and for the Wilson amendment,
 Mir. Wilson said this money could be raised by unjust tax OF by the levying of a, proper tax on uhdeftaxed pr0B- erty, He hoped the motion to place the act at the foot of the calendar, so that amendment could be made, would prevail,
 Mr. Wilson's motion did not prevail by a vote of 91 to A,
 The report of the committee was aeceRted and the Dill passed.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
SECRETARY DANIELS
 FLIES THROUGH AIR
Head Of Navy Department Enjoys
 Trip in Flying Boat.

Annapolis, Md, May 21.-Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels today travelled eight miles through the air at a height of 800 feet in a flying boat Tt was delightful I enjoyed the sen sation thoroughly" was the secre- tary's reply to an inquirer when he alighted.
 The secretary went up with Lieuten- ant John H. Towers, senior officer of the navy aviation corps.
 The trip was begun at four minutes to four o'clock. It ended eight min utes later. Mir. Daniels came to An napolis this morning and inspected the buildings and grounds of the acad- efny. He donned an overcoat and stuffed some cotton into his ears to drown the noise of the engine during the flight and then, after signing the official register where all passengers place their signatures and record their weights before beginning a trip, he took his seat beside Lieutenant Tow CTS
 After about two miles of steady climbing a turn was made and the flying boat passed over the camp at a height of about 50e feet. As he sailed over MT. Daniels waved his hand to the crowd below. A straight flight up the river of about four miles was made and then Lieutenant Towers turned for the trip back and downward, land ing just in front of the point from which the start was made.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Breen Says He
 Refused STOOD
TESTIFlES IN DYNAMITE PLANT.
 ING CASE"
OFFERED BY LAWYERS
Was to be Used to Settle Up Suits Re- sulting From "Pianting" of Ex- pIosives-Rejecte the Offer.

Boston, May 21.-Something of what went on behind the scenes when the city of Lawrence was in the thrOes Of the great textile strike in 1912 was re- Vealed today at the dynamite con- spiracy trial of President William M. Wood of the American WooIen cOm- pany, Frederick F. AtteuX and Den his J. Collins, by John J. Breen, con- victed and confessed planter of dy- namite.
 Breen's story of his activities on be- half both of strikers and mill owners eliminated in a declaration that he had refused to accept $7, 900 from At teux's attorney, Daniel H. CoakIey, the lawyer who was cross examining him.
 Suits Against Breen.
 Testimony previously introduced was that eight persons who had been ar rested when dynamite was found in buildings occupied by them at Law renee had later brought damage suits against Breen, who had 'planted'' the explosive
 Breen testified that he had gone to AtteuX to get $13,000 after his own counsel he'd told him that all the suits could be settled for $12.000.
 "Did Not Want That Kind of Money"
 He denied that he knew the damage suits could be settled at lower figure when he was endeavoring to induce Atteux tho pay him $13,000. Breen finally said that he had refused an offer of $7.000 from CoaIdey himself because he would not agree to the terms, Asked by Coak1ey what the terms were, Breen replied:
 You told me to put most of it in my pocket and settle with the poor slobs as cheap as I could. I did not want that kind of money and I reject ed the offer"
 Wood Knew Nothing About It.
 Breen indicated Atteux as the man higher up." He said that the dye manufacturer had engaged him to plant the dynamite and had arranged with Ernest R. Pitman. the Andover builder who committed suicide when the grand jury began Investigating the alleged conspiracy, to furnish the ex- pIosive.
 MT. Woods name was mentioned only once, and that was when Sreen said he asked Atteux if the mill men knew anything about the matter and Attelix replied that he did not.
 Atteux Paid Him $700.
 Of the five convicted last Mag. Pit ured prominently in the alleged con- spfracy only two are really on trial. Breen was convisted last May; Pit man took his own life. and Collins turned states evidence yesterday, all though in his testimony he implicated neither Wood nor Atteux, his story of his part in the affair relating wholly to his associations with Breen. Breen told in detail today of his acquaint- ance with Atteux. and said that the witnss' suggestion that the strikers be fought with their own weapons. and Atteux had engaged him to plant" the dynamite, paying him $700 in two instaiInnents. He described his move ments on January 19 and 20, when the dynamite was hidden. tis story in the main corToborating the testimony all ready given by Collins.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22

the state treasury a grab bag. The amendment was defeated.
 The $5,000,000 Bond Bill.
 The state highway bond bill was taken up. This carried $5,000,000 for permanent highways. Senator McNeil for the bill as against the rest of the committee gave way to Senator Ste vens. who said that the committee had been liberal with the highway de- partment in the regular appropriation bill. He read from circular issued by the Good Roads association and de- Clared it was d islander on the com mittee He said he knew nothing of any body of politicians, any machine, or any political leader being in a con Spiracy to hamper the highway com missioner He did not believe any bill should be adopted that designated any route, or that takes away from the highway commissioner the right to say where highways shall be built. He said the original bond bill ignored the commissioner. but the present one was put in when it was found the other had no show of passing. He de- clared that the money allotted to the highway department was ample and Governor Baldwin had even thought it was too much. The senator de- clared that the scheme is to tear up present highways in order to make them permanent ones
 Veterans Pension Reconsidered.
 Senator 3IcNen gave way to Senator Johnson of the roads committee. who entered into an explanation of the measure declaring that on October 1 the commissioner will have no money for work on trunk lines unless the sen sion votes him some. At this point owing to the strength of the opposi- tion the bill went over until morn ing.
 In the house the bill to give Civil war veterans $3O pension, passed earlier, was re-considered and as the bill requires $375.000 it was sent to the committed
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
TO CUT woM MEN's WAGES.
Illinois Employers Teli Result of Any
 Eight Hour Law,

Chicago, May 21,-A cut to the star vation point ill the wages of women workers in Illinois, providing an eight hour law is passed, was threatened in an open hearing before the State Sen ate Sub Committee on Labor. A com mittee of the State Senate has such a bill under eonsidera ton. As an alter nate the manufacturers predicted a general exodus of industry and com nerce te other States. Admission that the present ten-hour law is being op- enly violated by employers, who find it cheaper to Day occasional fines than to obey, was made by employers during the hearing,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
EQUALIZATION OF RAW
 MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS. If One is Made Dutiabie, Senate Will
 Treat Other Similarly

Washington. May 21.-Determination to equalize livestock and grains and their respective products in the Un- derWood tariff bill has been reached by the senate finance subcommittee considering the agricultural schedule. It has been agreed that if cattle, sheep, hogs, wheat and oats are to re- main dutia bic, as the Underwood bill classif1es them, then a duty shall be placed upon beef. mutton, pork, wheat, flour and oats. or if these products are to remain on the free list. the raw materials will be covered into the free list
 This is the first basic tariff change to be planned by senate democrats since the Underwood bill came from the house.
 Whether raw materials and their products are to be listed or all are to be made dutiable has not been deter mined, but that all would be treated alike was asserted today by Senator John Sharp Williams. chairman of the sub- committee which has the schedule in hand The decision to equalize these schedules, 1t also was reported, had been reached with the knowledge of the president and not without his approval.
 When Senator Williams was told of a report in circulation that his com mittee had decided to put all livestock and grains on the free list, in keeping with their products. as they are treat ed in the Underwood bill, he declared there was no ground for such 8 re- port.
 But declared the senate, there is this much about 1t. If cattle, sheep and hogs are to remain dutiabIe in this bill, then their products will carry duty. The same is true of wheat, oats, flour and oatmeal. There will be no discrimination between these raw ma teria1s and their products in this bill, But we have not determined whether they shall be dutiab1e or undutiable'
 The fight over this feature of the Underwood bill began in the house, and there was considerable democratic opposition to the free listing of farm products while the raw material was left dutiable.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
WALKER BELIEVED
 TO BE NEAR DEATH.
"lf This Be Dying" He Said, Mono
 Need Fear It's Terrors."

Macon, Ga, May 21.-DisplaYing in his few conscious moments thhe coUr- age which has characterized his weeks fght with death from poison, E. San der Walker tonight was expected by his attending physicians to die at any moment. Although he has battled for life since last Wednesday, when he took @ tablet of mercurial preparation by mistake, the young banker late to- day for the first time lapsed into un~ consciousness. Since then he has re- gained consciousness only for 9. few moments at intervals. A character istic Utterance made just before he went into a state of partial coma late today Illustrates the remarkable com posture with which he has faced death.
 If l am dying" he said, then the sensation is not as it is generally pie tured If this be dying, then none need fear it's terrOrs."
 Tonight the attending physicians. who are said to have exhausted every method of treatment known to med teal science, expressed the belief that Walker could not live more than g, few hours. The last official bulletin gave his pulse as 120, his respiration 30 and his temperature normal At o'clock this morning his pulse was 126, respiration 31 and temperature normal Despite assurance of certain ty of death as a result of his para lyzed organs. Walkers belief that he would recover was not shaken at a late hour tonight.
 One of the attending physicians said: Tt is my conviction that Mir. Walker is dying tonight"
 Efforts to ascertain the exact treat rnent Walker is being given tonight were unavailfng. The physicians de- clined to discuss the subject at all. It is understood, however, that they have been in close communication with physicians at the Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
The Japanese
 Not ResentfuI
RECEIVE AMERICAN REPLY IN
 GOOD SPIRIT
WILSON'S ASSURANCE
In 1000 Word Note President Tells Nippons That United States Appre- ciated the Equality Of Japanese.

Washington, May 1.-Reassuring advices reached the state department from Japan late today indicating that the American reply to the protest against the California land law was received in good spirit by the Tokio government and that the situation had taken on a much more favorable ap- pearance than at any time since the negotiations began Officials here ad- mitted their satisfaction over the turn of events.
 Realize Naton's Position.
 The despatches related also that the Japanese government realizes fully tine difficulties under which the Washing ton administration had labored in handling this situation, understanding the dual system of government of the United States and powers of legisla- tion held by California
 Today's adVices were of prelim- mary character and made no predic- tion of ensuing steps. but in general they reflected a favorable view in To- kio of the American note replying to Japan's protest.
 United States Adnires Japanese
 Progress.
 President Wilson, who had no small part in the writing of the note to Ja- pan, is said to have c9scribed in most complimentary terms what he beIieV- ed to be the real feeling of the major ity of the American people toward Japan. The communication, it is said, pointed to California and only a part of California, too, as having given evil dence of discriminatory disposition, and insisted that the United States as a whole admired the progress that Ja,- pan had made in the last half cen tury, respected the achievements of the Japanese people, and was sincere Iy anxious to show that 1t regarded Japan on q basis of equality with all other powers and nations.
 Note 1000 Words Long.
 The note was about 1000 words long and dealt chiefly with the spirit of the American people toward Japan, mak- ing little reference it is understood, to the technfcaIities of the new law or the treaty. but discussing Japan's con- tention that the Californian agitation was in reality an act of unfriendh- ness and discrimination toward the Japanese.
 Officials here were not in the least opposed to publication of the docu- ment, but decision on this point was left with the Tokio government.
 President Warns Sisson.
 While the situation tonight was Te- garded as satisfactory in official quar- ters, the Japanese answer was await ed with keen interest. Officials gen orally, however. were inclined to hope that the acute stage in the negot1a- tions had passed.
 The president, realizing that speech es in congress at this time might em- barrass the situation. today request ed Representative Sisson of NGissiSS:p- pi who had announced his tntentiOG of speaking Friday on the alien land question, to handle as delfcately as possible diplomatic phases of the case.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Mine Blows UD
 A French Liner
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN 200
 PEOPLE ABOARD
WAS LEAVING SMYRNA
Tugs Reported to Have Gone to Rescue in Hope of Saving Life-Seneaal a Vessel of 3,562 Tons.

Marseilles, May 21.-A private mes Senegal of the Compagnie des Mes. sageries Maritimes struck @ mine as she was leaving Smyrna and was blown up. It is believed that there were POO people aboard. No con- frmation of this despatch has yet reached the company's office here.
 Vessel Of 3,652 Tons.
 The Senegal was a vessel of 3,652 tons. She was built in La Cfot8t in 1872.
 Tugs Hope to Save Liner.
 A Smyrna despatch to the London Mail says that tugs have go:e to the assistance of the Senegal, in the hope of saving life. The Senegal icIt Mar seilles last Thursday with about six ty passengers aboard and 2 crew of sixty.