The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-10
Governor Dunno Says Voluntary
Contributions Are Coming
in Rapidly.
NOT TO FORMALLY APPEAL
Problem of Sanitation OF Refugee
Camps is Very Serious
Problem.

Springfield. H.. April 9.-There
are about twenty thousand residents
in the state OF Illinois that are sat-
ferins, as a result of the floods TINS
is the estimate of Governor Dunne |
who has been in close touch with the
situation. The state executive
eommends lllinoisans upon thelf
ready response to the call Tor money
/ 10 aid the flood victims. He hopes
there will be no need Of issuing a
formal proclamation asking for as
sistanee
''The people OF Illinois have re-
sponded nobly mp TO the present
time, said Governor Dunno. Il am
very proud OF the fact that up toI
the present time enough 70 nntary
subscriptions have come in TO meet
the expenses OF the emergency, 1t
looks now like we may pass the
| crisis without the necessity OF my
issuing a formal appeal for contri-
buttons
Quick RESPONSE of Illinois People.
"0ur people were quick TO re-
spond to the call for assistance from
Ohio and other states before trouble
i set in within cur own state. We had
sent thousands of dollars out of the
state before il became necessary to
/, turn our attention 10 suffering
within our own borders. At that
time issued q statement that after
! that time al contributions sent to
NE wou a be- used to relieve distress
! in our own state and this is the only
, statement it has been necessary for
me TO make.
Tho governor telegraphed 81 ,000
: to Adjutant General Dickson at Cairo
yesterday morning for immediate
i use in emergency. cases. This left
. about Sl,5g9 on hand in the funds
: contributed up to yesterday
! Sutseriutiors Received Yesterday
. Subscription funds were received
i by Governo- Dunno yesterday as fol
loTs:
\ Urbana Commercial club, 1888;
a citizens a. peKalb. III, S9SS.S5
. Aurora Beaeon-News subscription
list, Sl0q; Newman d Zach, Chi
dago. $40 citizens Of Gardner, Ill.
S1050; members Of G. A. r. Of MI
r Pulaski, IL, So; citizens of Houston
n Texas, $1,000: citizens OF Calumet
! 5000, Chicago Tribone, sos.
Aid Asked for at Maunce.
n In response 10 a request from tn
o citizens Of Maunce, H., for an i'm
mediate contribution of $4,000 TO
o the relief OF their food sufferers
Governor Dunno directed Adjutan
n General Dickson at Cairo 10 eithe
If make a personal investigation OF th
n situation at Maunee, or send REP
p resentative to that point TO max
the invests CATION. General Dick
II son Immediately advised Governo
q Dunno that he had left Cairo on tn
II steamer City of Cairo for Maunee t
is make the investigation.
" Colonel s 0. Trip OF the adjutan
q
nor Dunno yesterday morning tina
a car load OF app es and potatoe
d coming from Hotehkiss, Colo, ha
g been assigned TO the Cairo distric
= Two thousand sacks were sent
h Meredosia from the state arsenal a
J. Springfield yesterday morning, wor
. | from that point being to the effet
that the leyee IS still holding but
weakening and needs reinforcing
The sacks will be filled with san
and used TO reinforce the wea
y points.
> Sanitation of Refugee Cams
One of the problems confrontin
u the RELIEF workers is the santatio
= Of refugee camps This problem wi
q be greatly enlarged when the hig
10 waters subside and the people begi
- to move back into their homes In II
!" flooded territory Quantities {
; disinfectants win be required
~ safeguard these people Adjutar
General Dickson at the direction {
- Governor Dunno, already is pla1
ming the distribution OF disinfec
ants and medicines throughout tn
Hooded areas.
More Supplies for Naples.
M According TO a message r>7eiVe
III yesterday afternoon by Colonel Ricl
ings j. Shand, the Ohio river
Cairo is slow'y receding. The guat
10 was at 547 late yesterday afternoon
no At the request of Sergeal
"a Fiohnr, in charge of the troops &
Naples, Colonel Shand sent add
20 ticnal rations and supplies to tn;
IS place