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COMMISSION READY
TO BEGIN ITS WORK

With the return tomorrow of Capt
Julian SchIey. assistant engineer commits
sioner OF the District OF COLUMBIA ard
executive officer of the public utilities
commission, who has been investigating
the methods of operation of pslblic serv-
ice commissions in New York. New Jersey
and Maryland. preparations for acting
Immediately on complaints made to the
local utilities board will be commenced.
n. C. Eddy, engineer of the commits
sion. who accompanied Capt Sehiey on
his trip to New York city and Trenton.
returned to Washington today. The en-
gineer official is spending the day in
Baltimore. investigating the Maryland
public service coihAaission. II is likely
that Capt. Schiey and Mr.. Eddy will have
a report on their findings ready for sub
mission to the commission by the latter
part of the week.
During their absence from the city a
number of complaints against local public
utilities have reached the commission.
They will be investigated at the earliest
possible moment, il is stated. In the case
of minor matters the method OF pro.
cedtre will be to inform the utility con-
Germ OF the nature of the complaint
and the complainant of the answer made
by the corporation. When simple methods
of adjusting complaints and irregularities
fail public hearings will be held, and the
complainants and corporations given an
opportunity to present evidence and argue
their cases.
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SOUTH ASKED TO AID.
Campaign for Relief Funds Urged
by Manufacturers Record.

Specfal Dqepocch 10 Tue star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 27-The
Manufacturers Record makes the follow
ing appeal TO the south in behalf of the
food sufferers:
The appalling disaster in the west calls
for immediate help. III is difficult to esti-
mate the suffering and sickness which
will follow the wide sweep of rushing
waters. Far greater apparently in the
magnitude of the loss and immensely
greater In the extent Of influence is this
disaster than the earthquake in San
Francisco. 1t IL apparently unparalleled
in the history Of the country.
"At a time when 80 large a portion of
the west has been swept by rain and
storm, costing thousands of lives and
hundreds of millions of dollars. with
losses which cannot be counted to the full
the south, abundantly and marvelousIy
prosperity, to give freely and with large
Manufacturers Record would strongly
urge that in every community through
out the south An active campaign be i'm
mediately inaugurated for raising contri-
buttons for the sufferers in the west.
Humanity demands il. and gratitude
to the Oliver of every good and perfect
gift should make Che south respond
Fauickly and largely TO the call for help
" aich has been voiced by President Will
son in his appeal to the country.
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F. G. Stratton Promoted.

Frank c. Stratton has been named to
succeed Alfred Holmead as chief Of the
docket division of the interstate COM
merce commission. Mr. Holmead became
assistant secretary Of the commission
through the changes on account of the
promotion OF former Secretary Marble
to be a member Of the commission.
Although Mr. Stratton was born in
Kansas, he has been in Washington al
most all his life. He was educated in
the public schools here, and entered the
government service as messenger in
the interstate commerce commission in
1892
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-27

President Wilson has announced the re-
cess appointment OF Rhydon NJ. cali %
Jacksonville Fla. to he United States
district Judge for the southern district of
Florida.
Also he has publicly expressed the hope
that John r. Mott. the International Y.
NJ. c. a leader. will accept the post 81
minister TO China
delegation OF ministers and American
missionaries on furlough from China cali-
ed on the President YESTERDAY voicing
their appreciation OF the administration
policy toward China and especially Their
thanks for the tender of the mission to
Mr.. Mott. They declared that if Mr.
Mott did not accept. they hoped "a man
OF his type would be selected
The President informed the visitors that
men of Mr.. Motifs qualifications are
unique. not typical: and that he hoped
they would join in sending a cable 10
MIR. Mott urging him TO accept The
President said he realized the influence
that the missionaries had had in re-
generating China. and looked upon Mr..
Mott as man especially we'll fitted 10
serve the purposes of the administration
because of his knowledge of the mission
world.
The delegation Immediately cabled Mr.
Mott at Seoul. Korea. Later IL called
upon the Chinese minister.
Those Who Called at White House.
Among the deputation were Rev DIR. ]
E Williams. vice president of the Uni
versity of Marking: DR.. Charles W
Young OF Union Medical College. Pekin
Rev DR. w. W. Pinson of Nashville.
Tenn. general secretary board of mis-
sions. Methodist Episcopal Church South:
Frank W. Bible of the American Pres
byterian Mission. Hangchow. China .
Rev. Lacy L. Moffett OF hiangyin.
China representing the Presbyterian
Church of the United States: DR.
George c. Worth of Kiangyin. represent
ing the Southern Presby terrain Church:
Rev. A. NJ. Sherman, at Hankow: DIR. Ed
ward Fl. Hume of the Yale Mission.
Changsha. China; DR.. Josiah c. Nc
Cracker of the medical school conducted
by the University of Pennsylvania at
Canton. China: Charles f. Beury, repre-
senting the laymens missionary move
ment. of Philadelphia: Rev. {. n Cald-
well of the Southern Presbyterian Church,
James -. Latimer of Huehow. represent
ing the American Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, and Myron j. Jones. d.
rector of education of the Y. NJ. {. 4. OF
Washington.
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George J. Fritch Succumbs.

George j. F'ritch OF 1907 33d street
northwest died yesterday at Georgetown
University Hospital. Funeral services
will be held at Masonic Hall, George
town. at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
under the auspices of Potomac Lodge
No :. F. A. \. NJ. Of which Mr.. Fritch
was past master. lfiterment will be in
Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Fritch was fiftysix years old. He
was engaged in the broom manufacturing
business with his father, George T.
Fritch.
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Gen. Speaks received telephone message
from Lima that the Grand reservoir at
Celina had broken. He is making efforts
to confirm the report. Telephone COM
munication between Lima. Celina and ST.
Marys failed this morning Owing to
the volume of water contained in the re-
servoir If broken loose. st. Marys Rock
ford and other towns would be hit hard
and the flood would sweep through De-
catur, Ind. into the Maumas valley.
Walls Begin to Crumble.
CLEV ELAND, Ohio. March o1.-Tele-
phone messages from Celina just before
noon said that this morning the walls of
the Celina reservoir had begun to erumble
put that the break was under control.
Telephone lines to Celina are out Of COM
mission.
SOUTH BEND Ind, March 21.-Alarm-
Ing reports as to the condition Of the
grand reservoir at Celfna. Ohio. were
modified after investigation by telephone
officials in this city. The first informa-
ton from Celina said tina. the reservoir
has burst, but later reports stated that
while the banks had considerably weak
ened, they still held.
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Tale of Bursting Reservoir
Creates Panic in Dayton

DAYTON. Ohio. March 27.-Needless
suffering was caused by the anntA1Rce-
ment of the breaking of the reservoir
when men rushed through the uptown
streets shouting: Flee for your lives; the
reservoir has broken.
Families living outside the danger zone
gathered their babies and belongings in
their arms and fed for the cash register
office. crushing into that already over
crowded structure.
The reservoir contains 1900 acres OF
water space and it was pointed out that
the flood district is estimated at severa
million acres. the worst possible effect
OF its breaking would be to retard the
rescue. and could not cause rise OF
more thanaone foot. The waters already
are seven feet lower than the water OF
Monday night.
An effort was made 10 drive some OF
the panic-stricken >nack to their homes
but in the main they stood helpless In the
streets.
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the local cattle business there was no
market here today because the railroads
were unable to bring IN stock trains.
Beaver Valley Flooded.

tidl net mere tOOdN because tno Tdlit OduS
were unable to bring in stock trains.
Beaver Valley Flooded.
BEAVER FALLS Pa. March. 27.-The
Beaver river rose during last night and
this morning the entire valley from the
Ohio river north was flooded The towns
Of New Brighton Fallston and Beaver
Falls suffered most. and there was some
damage at Rochester
Traffic on the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne
and Chicago railroad, the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie railroad was suspended at daybreak,
and not a trolley car is running in the
valley. Electric light and power plants
out of commission. and the gas was
shut off. No loss of life was reported.
Fear Submerging Of Oil City.
OIL CITY. Pa March 27.-Oil creek
began to rise again early this morning
after several hours of heavy rain, and
fears were expressed that the city will
be submerged. The rain turned to
snow at 3 o'clock and added to the
suffering of those marooned in homes
surrounded by water No lives have
been lost so far as is known. but thou
sands of men have been thrown out
of employment and no street car or
railroad communication will be at
tempted until tomorrow night or Sat
urday company of the 10Th IN
fantry. n. G. p, is still patroliing the
town.
Bodies Floating in Streets.
SHARON, Pa, March 27.-Although the
Shenango river had not receded far
enough at noon to make possible an ac-
curate estimate Of the dead. it is now be-,
ieved that it will reach more than ten.
Although many bodies f1oated through
the streets today the first reports OF
dam bursting just above the city are be-
lieved to have been unfounded. de-.
tachment of state constabulary, expected;
here today. will restore the order the
police have been unable to MAINTAIN.
Tionesta, Pa, Under Water.
TIONESTA. Pa, March 21.-The great
er part of this place, county seat OF
Forest county, is under water from the
OVERLOOKING Allegheny river. No lives
were lost but many families are In need
of clothing and food. The river mas
begun to recede here
Receding at Meadville, Pa.
MEADVILLE. Pa, March 2-There
were four feet Of water in the Erie rail-
way station here yesterday, but 1t is now
receding The weather is much colder.
and the rain has stopped.
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SCORE Of DEATHS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Streams Rising and Serious
Floods Are Threatened
in Many Cities.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
ALREADY IN MILLIONS
Militia Ordered Out to Patrol
Stricken charlottesville
Is Cut of.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 27.-At
least a score of lives are known to have
been sacrificed to flood waters in western
and northern Pennsylvania and portions
of West Virginia. Communication is seri-
ously handicapped and accurate informa-
ton not available. The property loss. it
is believed, will reach $3.OO0.OOo.
Upward OF $4,000 working people are
out of employment temporarily through
the flooding of hundreds of industrial
plants.
Sharon and Newcastle. both in Pennsyl-
vania, face grave flood situation. The
towns are completely under water. the
heights at some points being fifteen feet
At Sharon ten persons are known to be
dead. The victims, mostly foreigners
were crushed or drowned when their
homes were wrecked by flood water. In
the small towns surrounding Sharon the
situation is known to be serious. Efforts
to establish any sort of communication
with adjacent points were futile to day
light.
Alarm as to Newcastle.
Accurate news as to conditions exist
ing at Newcastle, Pa, are unknown. 1t
is reported that the water from the
swollen Shenango river reached one of
the many blast furnaces in that city.
causing a terrific explosion. The same re-
port intimated that other furnaces might
be exploded in the same way. Serious
loss of life from the explosion of the
furnaces is improbable as the workmen
had previously been driven from the
various mills by the oncoming water. A
family Of four. however, were drowned at
Newcastle when their home was swept
away.
The river stage in this city this morn
ing is 27.5 feet and rising slowly.
wide area of Allegheny county IS in
undated. while number of streets in
the downtown business section are under
water.
Troop B. Pennsylvania state constab-
ulary is policing Sharon, Pa. Troop
entrained at Greensburg early this morn
ing for destinations throughout the
Beaver valley. below Pittsburgh, where
the flood situation is causing anxiety.
Stage of Thirty-one Feet Predicted.
stage of thirty -one feet-fve feet
above that first predicted-was indicated
for Pittsburgh in special warning is
sued today by the local weather bureau
Heavy rains in the Allegheny watershed
are expected to cause the rise At >
O clock the gauge at the Point bridge
showed 2S4 and still rising.
For the first time in the history of
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Rain Turns to Snow.

The constant rain since Monday turned
10 snow in the night, but the downfall
ceased at daylight. The sun made its
first appearance of the week at IL o'clock
today. Today, however, was considerably
colder than the first days of the week.
First alarms Of the breaking of the
reservoir We're spread by a policeman
who was posted on the edge of the flood
district. There were others quick TO take
up the cry and soon thousands OF men
and women crowded the streets. Many
of them fled straight for the hills, but
hundreds hurled themselves past guards
and .nto ~ main office building of the
National CsAi Register Company.
MOI until JOAN H. Patterson had ad
dressed the fris1ksped throng was any
semblance of ordef1pstered. Mr.. Pat
terson has been appoiTceSeA4a3ljtary aid
in the southeast district Of the city with
full control under martial law. Mr.. Pat
terson at once ordered every axailabl
motor car and truck TO scour the farm
houses south Of the city and confiscate
all available food supplies.
While the farmers in the vicinity have
contributed so heavily their bins arr be
lieved TO be nearly empty. IL Is hoped
TO obtain enough potatoes and vegetables
10 prevent immediate starvation here.
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by Representatives Graham and McDer-
mott. They laid the candidacy of Mr.
Fleming before the President last night
al the White House. Consideration was
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Okaw River Levee Breaks.

VANDALIA. Ill, March 21-The Ohaw
river levee. sixteen miles south of hcre,S
broke in four places last night and sixty
thousand acres of farming land are un.
der one to eight feet of water.
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GRAND RESERVOIR BREAK
IMPERILS THOUSANDS

CELINA, Ohio, March T.-The grand
reservoir. the largest of the kind In the
world, has broken. according to infor-
nation received by f. P. Bonds, man
ager of the Central Union Telephone
Company. If the report proves true.
flood conditions will be much worse
throughout eastern Indiana and western
Ohio. The reservoir drains ordinarily
into the valleys of the Wabash and ST.
Marys rivers.
Thousands Of people are in peril aand
scores of towns might be wiped out if the
report is true.
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The Laurel, Md, public schools. which
have bsen closed for the past ten days
on accAknt OF the prevalence of measles.
will reopen Monday. There were more
than 200 cases Of the disease reported.
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Relief Train Sent.

CHICAGO. March 27.-tpon receipt of
the reported break OF the reservoir at
Celina the Pennsylvania railroad Off
Gals Immediately made up a special re
lief train. and within forty-fye minutes
it had left the city under instructions to
get as near the stricken district pos
sihle.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 2I-Brig
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Invited to Celebration.

Former Senator Henry G. Davis, former
Senator Faulkner and Representative
John W. Davis today invited President
Wilson to attend the semi-centennial cele-
bration Of West Virginia's statehood. be-
ginning at Wheeling. June 10. The Presi-
dent was pleased to receive the invitation,
but greatly feared that he would not be
able to be present
Dr. Yamei Kin. one OF the few Chinese
women to practice medicine in her native
country was received by the President
today.
The President today accepted one invi-
ia ton and one present. all because he is
base ball fan and likes the national
game He will throw the first ball at the
American League Park April 10 and will
have in his pocket pass No. !. beautifully
engraved from Fan Johnson. emitting
him to free admission at any game be-
tween American League clubs. The pa So
YVES personally presented to The President
by Benjamin Minor, president Of the
Washington club. and IL was his request
to throw the first ball that was granted
BY Mr.. Wilson.
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Report of Conflagration.
Life Savers on Way.

CINCINNATI March 27.-The govern
ment life-saving crew from Louisville ar
rived here this morning and will proceed
to Dayton as soon as a transfer of their
boats can be made.
\ special train of thirty physicians, ten
nurses and carrying a large quantity OF
medical supplies was made up early to-
DAY and left over the Cincinnati. Leba-
non and Northern railroad for Dayton.
Ten electric street car trucks, filled
with food and medical supplies. left for
Hamilton in an endeavor to reach that
cif
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directly west II has been conservatively
estimated that 30 persons were marOoneo
in the Beckel Hotel, which was believed
TO have gone up In flames. Whether many
persons were in other buildings in the
vicinity is not known.
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Clark After Job for Friend.

Speaker Mark is trying to get job
for friend and constituent OF his to
whom he is under political obligstio
Mo-. the Speakers home county, was
chief organizer of Champ Clark's cam
aaign He organized every county in
Illinois, SO that the state turned out ar
overwhelming vote for him at the pri-
mary. and other states.
Speaker Clark has seen the President
twice about getting Il job for Col. Glenn
Yesterday was the second time. 1t is "A
the man he is advocating for public
office. No sreciai post has been picked
out. but the Speaker is sure ii ought to
be good one.
REPRESENTATIVE Fucker of Missouri ac-
comDan! ed The Speaker on this mission of
booming fhe prospects of Col. Glenn. He
lent the weight of his voice ard influence
to the application for good job.
Davis Would Be Judge.
Representative John W. Davis of West
Virginia. for Judge of the fourth circuit
court was the candidate in whose inter-
est his congressional colleague Repre-
sentative Garner, put in an appearance
yesterday afternoon at the executive
Offices. Representative Garner made his
plea to the President In a fve-minute
talk.
John A. Ssgue. former ma yor of Pough
keepsie. has been selected for the post of
collector of the port of New York. His
name will b. sent to the Senate April Z.
John. J. Fleming OF Chicaso was edv0-
Gated for COLES - the port OF (ShicafQ
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Wheeling Under Water.

WHEELING, W. Va, March 27.-The
Ohio river passed forty-seven feet here
this morning. and f1fty-five feet Is ex-
pected before nightfall.
Practically the entire city is now
under water. and 1900 people are ma
rooned in their homes.
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry. Ohio. OPP
posite here. are similarly affected. The
greatest danger is from fire.
No Train for a Week.
PITTSBURGH, March 27.-Wire COM
munication with Ohio river points in
West Virginia south of Wheeling
was lost this morning, and train
schedules west of Pittsburgh were an
nulled. There is no telephone or tele-
graph communication north to Erie.
and the washing out of the Cleveland
and Pittsburgh railroad sewers con-
nection with Cleveland and other
points north.
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Naval Recruits to Rescue.

CHICAGO. May N-six yawls loaded
with enough provisions and water to last
q week, ffty-two recruits and two sur
geons from the United States naval re-
cruiting stations at North Chicago left
for Logansport. Ind. today on a special
train. The party will engage in rescue
and relief work.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-05-14
o B 1T RY
MRS. CHARLES PETERS

MRS. CHARLES PETERSON.
Mrs. Charles Peterson, a. respected
pioneer woman Of Lake Florida, passed
away at her old home Thursday, May l,
at the age Of 50 years. While she had
been failing in health the past few years
she was confined to her bed only a
week.
Mrs. Christina (Johnson) Peterson
was born March 20, 1874, at Stora Van
ga parish, Skaraborgs Ian, Sweden. Her
youth was spent in her native land, and
she came to Minneapolis of this state
in 1870. April 2, 1883. the family NOV
eu to this county and located on a farm
on the west side of Lake Florida. Aug
rs, 1870, she was married to Chas. P.
Peterson. Six children blessed this I'M
ion, Of whom one son died In infancy.
The survivors are G. Albert Peterson,
Mrs. Jas. P. Palmquist and Mrs. Jos. B.
Peterson of Minneapolis, William Pet
erson, who resides on the home farm
and Emil Peterson, who resides in the
neighborhood. There are eight child
rem to mourn the death of their grand
mother
The deceased was woman of ster-
ling character, devoted Christian, who
was very much interested in the pro-
gress Of the Swedish Mission church
of Florida of which she was a member.
The funeral was held at the Lake
Florida church Monday, May 5, at three
o'clock, Rev. A. w. Franklin officiating.
The pail bearers were Peter Benson,
Herman Larson, John Skoglund, Carl
Bengtson, P. J. Ekblad and G. Ahlberg.
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SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE
FAMILY AND HOME.-6
(By P. NJ. Magnuson, Phi. d.
The Integrity of the Modern Home.

the average father can be in COM
pany with his child. Even this al
legged joke is not without it's founda-
ton: said the child: "Father? Who
is father? Is he that gentleman
who sometimes visits us Sundays?
The mother yet normally spends
her forenoons at least at home. But
even she is not with the children as
much as in the old days, for the
children are in school almost all day
five days Of the week and nine
months of the year. :
In sum, the home does not mean
anywheres near as much to us as it
did to our great grandparents. The
home after the Industrial Revolution,
does not fill as great an arch in the
circle Of life as it did before. We
are in danger Of becoming home
less race.
Well, what of it? If the home is
an outworn institution, if it has been
SApoICcucu Wy 1uStAtut1OuS tudt ILL
the larger demands of modern life
better, so be it! The ancient scene
in the harvestfeld with sickles and
' sheaves and Ruths and Boases, was
; idyllic; but poetic as it was We are
not willing to part with modern agri-
, cultural implements and cheap bread
just for the poetry Of the sickle:
And if the home is no longer Of any
use in modern life, if it is to be ex-
changed for a bedroom and a restau-
rant, or at best for a club or no.
tel; it must be to the advantage of
our civilization.
But this reasoning is based on
false assumptions, Man cannot be
factory made. He must be grown at
home. That indescribable human
element, the basic element out of
which character is to be formed, the
finer essence Of life, thrives and
prospers only in family life. Chill
d1en need fathers and mothers not
for their bodies only but for their