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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27
THOUSANDS IN DANCER FROM
RISING WATER MILLIONS
IN PROPERTY A TOTAL LOSS
1869 Houses Known to Have Been WreCked---
Heavy Snow Storm Prevails Hundreds
Are DeStitute---Dayton, Ohio, flooded.

Columbus, Ohio, March 25.-Infor
nation was received at the state capt.
toll building today from Dayton that
forty persons had been killed as re-
suit Of the food in that city. Ad
jutant General Wood issued an order tc
recting that the railroad bridge over
the Big Miami river be blown up. Ac
cording to reports received the Main
street bridge, steel and concrete struc
ture. had already been swept away.
Disastrous foods inundated i'm
portant areas Of Ohio and Indiana to-
day bringing loss OF life and driving
thousands Of persons from their
homes. At Delaware, Ohio, twenty
one persons were drowned. The
property loss win reach into the mil
lions. In the flooded districts rivers
are out Of their banks, dams are
bursting and Inhabitants OF the low.
lands are fleeing for their lives. Gov.
ernor Cox Of Ohio has called out the
militia to protect property and keep
order. The loss In livestock has been
heavy. Following is a resume Of the
situation:
Dayton, Ohio-Cut off from com.
munication, save from a test wire
working from Phaneton, eight miles
north. The town has been flooded by
tho breaking Of the Laramie reservoir
in Shelby county, about fifty miles
north Of Dayton. The water is seven
feet high in the main street and four
teen feet deep In many parts of the
surrounding country. A widespread
but unconArmed report that 1900 per-
sons had been drowned is denied.
Delaware, Ohio-Twenty-one per-
sons drowned: militia ordered to pa.
troll streets; relief being sent
Columbus, Ohio Bridges near Co.
lumbus. on soioto river, washed out
and railway traffic paralyzed. Levee
breaks.
Lima, Ohio-Ten miles of railroad
trains of all kinds were stalled for
hours by washouts between Lima and
La Fayette. The Ottawa river on a
rampage. IT,. ......... .
Akron. Ohio-Dam north of city
broke. Horsemen rode through valley
warning farmers who, with their fam.
ihes, fed by the hundreds to higher
ground.
Laruse, Ohio-1nundated.
Youngstown, Ohio-Mahoning river
and Crab creek food embankments: !:
steel mills close and $4,000 men un.
able to work.
West Liberty, Ohio-Engine and
one car roll down embankment wash
ed out by food Of Mad river.
Cincinnati. Ohio-This city exper.
fenced cloudburst today that started
the gage rising in the Ohio river, tenn
porarily flooded the streets of this city
and carried away two bridges over
the Whitewater river at Valley juno.
ton, a short distance below here.
Families living in the lowlands below
Milford were warned last night and
fed to higher ground before daybreak.
Fort Wayne, 1nd.-St. Joseph. Mau.
NEE and st. Mary rivers on rampage
Town without lights and water famine
feared. Highest water in twenty
years.
Kokomo, Ind.-Southern part Of city
flooded, city in darkness last night
when electric plant flooded; use of
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27
militia authorized.

militia authorized
Marion, Ind.-Levee broken and 5UU
persons fee for their lives.
Elwood, Ind.-Three hundred home
less by floods. ..
anapolis-Hundreds of persons
in suburbs driven from their homes
by floods.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-03-27

Thomas kakott of Thompson, Sask.,
Canada, is in the city this week TAX
ing treatment at the Platou Hospital
today.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13
IS TROUBLED OVER VIRGINIA CONDITIONS.

In another column print letter from New Jersey
man who Is troubled conditions ia Virginia reaVVe
to farm land lie complains that he cannot lease farms
here and to buy large he finds too expensive be
that homeseekers should be given chance TO rent
here and to know the country before they locate per
manenty.
We are sure that correspondent can lind farm to
rent in this seclon although, agree with the Virginia
owners that il better sell outright than rent or
obvous reasons of the prime reasons that we can
for selling of renting is that 1T has been iound
renters add Improvement TO either the soil or ou
ngs Their idea is get all of the land possible while
putting the least upon 1T. -
Hhefound land high where he went he should have
tried other sections Local conditions often affect the
nrce of land Our friend buy good farm on the rem
Ursula al from $50 $50 per No doubt he Will md
that some land ask exorbant prices for their pro-
that is no fault the country and he should not be
driven away by such men.
We extend our correspondent cordial invitation to
nav this section visit. he will find small or large farms,
that can be bought easy He will find the morals
the people excellent although cannot guarantee that
there are not few empty whiskey bottles lying around
They are much less harmless than the Camden saloons
and feel sure there is whlskey drinking here
than in other sections of the country There saloons
between Richmond and Newport News TO hide the bottles
in so he NAV expect be worried by the sight OF few
lsoots However, if he good farm at reasonable
orice in location in which values enhancing witt
markets as good any in the country he will find moth
inc TO excel this Peninsula.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13
NO RESERVATIONS At FARMERS AUCTION.

The committee in charge OF the Farmers Auction has
been hiected to less criticism because oil Its recent
order prohibiting by-bidding at the sales Ihecommt tee
told that this order would break up the auctions
because nobody wou bring their articles to the sale
committee is of different opinion aud until II learns 10y
experience that it wrong viii adhere 20 the no reserv
ton plan.
Nbv should these sales be different in this repect from
an suctiom held BY farmer? Suppose you were selngl
vour property your farm at public auction and
sboud become the crowd that you were going
erupd or your friends going around, bidding on the
stuff offered long would il be before the sale would
be- of and the buyers eave Who would befooish enough
10 bid against and hiss friends on prearranged
,9 These sales are parallel with the private auctions
EXCEPT that the committee l. trying TO make public ana
institution OF it The COMMITTEES, acting for the
business Association trying its best to create perma-
nen market here and place OF exchange primarily lot
the benefit OF the farmers scondary for the benefit OF the
town
The complaints have naturally come from farmers.
Do not the producers realize that the consumers have
rights? Why should this auction be conducted more 10
the interest of than the other? Tie auctions VIII
be no all without buyers the buying puolc
J. 10 bid against for what 1t gets, how long viii
we have buvers9 That the situation that confront
Cd the committee and led It's decision TO make the high
dollar the only limit of the sales
The aEctioneers who have conducted the sales. the
rence who paJrOnized them, visitors who came
fra othelaees purchasers all acys
ranst permitting by-bddiug telling the committee tina
the ultimate outcome would be that buyers would ceas
TO come anu the Farmers Auction would die
With this detailed explanation, II hoped that tn
farmers will understand the situation and JOIN WITH IN
committee in making the sales The committe
b given valuable time the furtherance OF the auction
and have ndeavored MAKE them profitable 70 all COZ
cerned they fail il wall not be the fault OF the eomm
tee, but OF the patrons
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13
WHEN THE PEOPLE WILL RULE

The Newport News Daily Press in editorial on
nv the Peape do Not Rule closes with the following
paragraph The people have the power TO rule II they
viii but exercise But they rule until they DO
their own thinking disregard the advice OF the pOlu
clans 1t generally best policy 10 vote against the
candidate behind whom the other Ohceholders are lined
up or who has support of the political bosses because
r The show down that candidate Will be for the Office
holders and the political bosses against the people nine
times out and il indeed that the interests
OF the people ar whole those OF the ohce
holders and the bOssess.
The Press puts the blame whore it properly belongs.
with the people themselves If people to rule, the
eoDe must think and themselves all political
matters The have left affairs OF state 20 the pro-
fessonal politicians long and now must reclaim their
lost power Ii il not much the fault OF the politicians
as II l. that OF people themselves Many good men
and citizens decline themselves IN politics and
rartjes for various reasons But Ia government like
ours where parties If the members OF the respective
uarres become negligent and careless. abuses sure &c
arise.
We are soon choose set OF state officers ana
peuleisature The people will get just the kind oil officer
they deserve people content 70 let the bosses
o and little rule who blame the bosses and who's
fault il il that perpetuated IN powerl
want reforms yet elect members OF the legislature "ithou
their position any OF the reforms desired
Ne M vote for personal friends they diamefr
cay opposed 10 the reforms know the state stands
need of most urgently.
Every candidate Ior the next legislatu should
sounded on certain points and the elected who vi
eaQe themselves 10 carry The will OF the people, Al
The people should vote only for those men who ped
for the reforms And alter their pledge CIV
and they elected people should hold their serva
TO the very letter Of their promise La that way on
viii the people rule
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13
FROM TUESDAYS FLAT HAT

The most beautiful dance Of the
season was given in the College
Gymnasium Friday night. January
81. by the young ladies of Williams
burg. The Girls German. as it has
become to be known, is looked for
ward 20 with pleasure and anxiety
from winter 10 winter by the young
savants Of the College; this year, as
usual, il proved one Of the most de-
lightful occasions OF the winter.
Examinations ended Friday after
noon. so the date Of the german was
delightfully."- timed. T.s-c strenuous
ness of the two preceding weeks
was forgotten. along with the sus-
pense of results, in the charm of
her presence and the strains Of the
orchestra. Each young man, when
refreshments were served, was loud
in praises Of his partner delcacies-
A health, say We. to the fair in
stitutiOn Long live the girls. and
with them their annual german y
Those dancing were Col. and Mrs.
James T. Christian. leading, DR..
and Mrs Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Spen-
Ger Lane, Mrs. Miles with Mr.. Fer
guson. Miss Barnes with Mr.. KOontz,
Miss Hail with Mr.. Goodwin. Miss
Hundley with Mr.. John HEndley,
Mrs Mary Henly Spencer with Mr..
Z. L. Wright, Miss Katherine Ged-
DIV with Mr.. James, Miss Moncure
with Mr.. Hubbard. Miss Mary Ware
Gait with Mr.. Geo. Ben Geddy,
Miss Sadie Malone with Mr.. Cooper,
Miss Powell, Of Hampton, with Mr.
Newton, Miss Margaret Robert,
with Mr.. Nourse, Miss Anne Rufin
, Of Weyanoke. with Mr.. Tyler, Mis-
Virginia Peachy with Mr.. Jones
Miss Martha Spencer with Mr.
: Turner, of Newport News, Mis-
5 Mary Branch Spencer with Mr
y Campbell, Miss Laura Spencer wit
Mr.. Tucker. Miss Beulah Brook
with DR.. Hall. Miss Mary Wilson
r of Norfolk, with Mr.. Spindle, Mis-
Nora Macon with Mr.. Van Horne
Miss Elizabeth Macon with Mr.. tt
ley. Miss Sadie Harrison with Nj
Welles, Miss Jetta Thorpe with M
Witchley, Miss Inman with NJ
y Cox. Miss Garrett Sweeney with M
u Wolff, Miss Emily Christian vii
Mr.. Walton, Miss Mary CsrringtS
( Gait, Of Norfolk, with Mr.. Turpi
70 Miss Virginia Edwards, Of Surf
with Mr.. HutchesOn; Miss Claud
Brooks with Mr. Games, Miss Th'
a. ma Brown with Mr.. Barnes, Nj
III Crawford with Mr.. Watts, Nj
he Watts with Mr.. G. G. Watts, M
,, Hamilton with Mr.. Peaehy.
Chaperones: Mesdames Hs
Barnes, Brown.
CO Stays: Messrs. Turner, Frost,
is. England, Phelps, Of Newport Ne'
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13
ENTERTAINMENT BENEFIT
Of The High SCHOOL.

An entertainment. entitled A Trip
70 Egypt and the Holy Land, or
Wonders of the Promised Land.
will be given by Prof. Geo. K. Maluf.
Who IS a native of that interesting
and historic land. on Thursday. Feb.
ID 1913, at The Palace. at 8 p. m.
By personal demonstration be VIII
explain the ways and customs of the
people Of that Land Of Wonders.
He will sing in dis native tongue and
give one hundred beautiful Illustrated
pictures Of Egypt and It's pyramids
Jerusalem and Damascus. with al
the surrounding country. and witt
costumes act the Ohsntal Marriage
the Shepherds Lite and others.
Every one. both young and OLD
should see this entertainment. !
} will be for the benefit Of Williams
J burg Graded and High school.
Tickets arc for sale by all schos
2 children. Adults Is CT. childre
! IS CT.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

Ia the latest issue of the South I
A,ar,ic Quarterly. John Lee Coulter
expert special agent for agriculture
IN the Census Bureau. recommends
long leases as a solution Of the rural
lite problem in the South. AS a
result OF the breaking up OF the
extensive plantations OF former
times. more than half the farms IN
the South have been turned over TO
tenants fact which causes Mr..
Coulter 70 observe: The tenant
farmer moves from place to place.
~,.IIoi Ssly does - rnh- tn soil. but
! he then moves to a new farm. think
ing he will find a better piece OF
land. Government statistics show
US that nearly half of the Southern
tenants move each year"
The problem OF the South ressm-
bles closely the problem of msng
regions in the North. Between 1900
and 1910 the farms in the Unitec
States occupied by owners increased
l7.67 per cent; those occupied o.
= tenants increased by 10 per cent
/ Tenant farming has been successful
J tor q long period in Europe. but tn
u European tenant does not rob tn
Q soil, because he has little reason I
y move and realizes the value OF stay
O ing on one farm and keeping II W
! Mr.. Coulter IS OF the opinion tn'
- the tenant system results IN poo
: agriculture. exhausted SOILS sma
y crops. poor roads. decaying bridge
Imprinted homes and unkept yards.
Formers and their families suit
~ because OF the absence OF local 6
u tachment. Long term leases II
e believed. would 90 much 10 renee
the situation. Times Dispatch.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13
.c,nrrs neckHRE lIIsRln sQclHn

The Academy student-body met
in the chapel Monday evening. Feb
ruary 3. and adopted a constitution
and bylaws fer the jefferson Lit
erary Society which is separate
organization from those Of the Col
lege. There were twenty-seven
charter members. and the officers
chosen for the first term are; &.
w Booth. president; II. w. Prich-
EFT, viee-president; w. c. Lester.
secretary; and r. w. Moore. treas
urer.
Professors Bloxton, Goodwin and
Ferguson have pledged their ser
vices as literary critics. one of whom
will be present each meeting night
Temporarily this society is meeting
in the Y. Nj. c. A. hall, but better
accommodations will be provided
later.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13
ELECTION or IEAK MANAGERS

At meeting Of the Athletic AS
ISOLATION, held last Wednesday night,
Mr.J. L. Tucker was elected assist
ant baseball manager for 1918 and
Mr.. o. w. Frey was chosen mana
ger Of the track team.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

Mr.. +. l.. Owens, Of Lynchburgs
spent the past week here doing pho
Geographic work for the annual.
Mr.. and Mrs A r. BeaIe, Of
Portsmouth. spent several days here
lsst week visiting their son. Alvin
Eesle,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

Mr.. w. S. Shackleford, art editor
of the Colonial Echo. was In Rich
mond last week in the interest of the
annual
Mr.. d. NJ. Griggs was called
home last Thursday on account Of
the serious illness of his mother.
Old students who have returned
TO College for the spring term are:
Messrs. w. B. Ramey, I. E. Will
kinson and J. B. Gale.
The following new students have
matriculated for the second term;
Messrs. Raymond Jones, Charles
Allender, j. ID. Webb, G. Z. Viii
liams, w. r. Fletcher, (. K. Jones,
w. c. Palmer, h. I. Lipscomb, A
o. Boiling, T. A. Lacy, l.. A. Ben
nett and II. c. Scott
The enrolment has now reached
the two-hundred and twenty-five
mark, making about forty more
matriculates than there were last
year.
II MI AnGOt WIZ
student here last year, recently
spent several days at the College
visiting friends.
Mr.. H. L. Harris, associate editor
OF The Flat Hat, who was forced to
quit school last fall on account Of
poor health, has fully recovered
and returned to College for the re-
mainder Of the session.
The Spotswood Club held a very
enjoyable and profitable meeting
last Wednesday evening with Prof.
John Tyler.
Mr.. /. J. Stanley, assistant prin'
cipal Of the Burkeville High School
spent the past weekend here, the
guest of friends.
At the regular meeting Of the Y
NJ. c. A. held last Tuesday evening
the following men were chosen a
officers for the next year: President
j. +. Barnes; vice-president, +. w
Cooke; secretary. E. +. Givens
treasurer, T. Z. Wilkinson.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

A number Of people from here
sstesded the auction sale ss Spsdsy'i
Tuesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15

Many cruelties are committed in the
name of sport. The Marathon runners,
the six-day bicycle racers and other
athletes who sap their vitalities in en-
durance tests are not to be pitted. They
enter the games of their own free will
and can stop if they SO elect when
they have reached the limit of their
powers. But the dumb animals which
are driven in races by men must take
their gruelling regardless of inclination
and go on and on, perhaps to death.
just think what the poor dogs must
have endured in the 412-mile race in
which they drew sledges over the snow
and ice i'll Alaska last week, when the
great distance was covered in rs hours
the last 140 miles being run without
stop or rest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15

How many actors and actresses are
there in the United States and in the
world, and how many persons are there
connected with all branches of amuse-
ments in the United States and in the
world2
The last enumeration of the United
States is not available at this time.
By the census of 1900 there were
about $4,000 persons engaged in the
various amusement enterprises, but the
1910 census will undoubtedly show al
enormous increase over the preceding
enumeration, owing to the multiplied
ton of moving picture theatres, amuse
ment parks and of the theatres. There
are no statistics of this nature avail
able outside of the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15
CANNON TO BE NO AUTHOR.
Ex-Speaker Declines to Write-Says
Too Many Books.

There will be no volume of reminis-
cences written by Joseph G. Cannon,
eX-speaker of the house of representa-
tives, who has been a private citizen
since March 4.
Champ Clark suggested in Nh Can
mons presence during a speech ut the
Cannon testimonial dinner last Febru-
airy that the latter should write such a
book
Oh said Mr.. Cannon when asked
whether he intended to write such u
book, Il shall write no "reminiscences.
Thousands of books are being written
now. I'll leave that to others.
"A man is in the public mind for a
time; then he is gone. Not one book
in ten is remembered. Not one in a
thousand survives. 1t is almost a
crime to cut down the forests to print
so many of them.
Il will be seyenty-sevcn next May
No; thank you. l cannot undertake it
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15

The first national exposition for Anne
rican Indians will be held at Denver
in 1915 at the same time as the Pana-
ma exposition, and visitors who are on
their way to San Francisco will do well
to shape their course to provide for a
stop at Denver. An Indian exposition
needs plenty of room for proper set
ting, and tract nearly - miles square
has been selected between Denver and
the mountains. 1t is expected that a
$2,000,O00 fund will be raised in the
city, and it is hoped that every tribe
which has one or more survivors in the
United States viii be represented. The
intention is to show all the changes,
good or bad, the Indian has gone
through since the advent of the white
man, and if faithfully carried out il
should be a great lesson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15
Member of the Associated Press.
TUESDAY, APRIL Is, 1918.
MANHOOD SUFFRAGE STRIKE.

The press dispatches Indicate that
$50, 900 of the 100000 workmen in Bel
GUM have thrown down their tools in
the manhood suffrage strike in which
the Socialists are leaders.
The Belgian suffrage is based on the
idea that property owners and the bet
ter educated should have a predominant
is made compulsory. No one can vote
before reaching the age of twenty-five.
If the citizen pays a house tax of five
francs or more a year, or owns property
francs a year from the Belgian funds,
he has two votes; if he has received a
certificate of higher secondary instruc-
ton, or is an officeholder or a profess
sional man, he has three votes. All
other suffragists have one vote. Twenty
years ago there were only t37,772 voters
in population of 100000. The pres
ent suffrage law was enacted in 1894
proportional representation to protect
! the interests Of minorities followed six
years later.
In this connection the New York Sun
says: "While Belgium is we'll govern
ed and prospers under plural voting it
has long been evident that ballot re.
form agitation would not cease until
all the voters were put on the same
footing. The one man one vote advo
Gates find their Justification i'm q rOerciy,
strike in the hopelessness of referring
their demand to the two and three vote
suffragists who can east about 1900,
900 votes to less than million which
the numerically greater one vote suffra
gistS can command.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15

l. Please give me the percentage of
people in the Canal zone who come from
the United States.-2. What is the es-
timated cost of fortifying the Panama
canal?
l. Of the $4,000 odd employees work
ing on the canal and the railroad, 5000
are Americans The sums already ap
propriated for the defence of the canal
amount to $3,200,000, of which sum
So, 100000 is for the construction of
sea coast batteries, $1,0OO,000 for guns
(including cost of experiments and
equipment), $4,000 for military sur
veys and $4,000 for special construc-
ton purposes connected with fortified
tions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15
Story Is an Old One.

Dick Wilmington" is one of the
most puzzling OF all London panto-
mime stories, in point of origin. Ira
dition says positively that it is a true
story of a former lord mayor of Lon
don, and it certainly is true that a
Richard Wilmington did marry mis-
masters daughter and become chief
citizen, but instead of being a home
less boy he was the son of a knight,
Sir Villa Wilmington. Italy. Brit
tany. Norway and Russia all have
practically the same tale. The story
also appears in a book by a Persian
author, written years before the real
Wilmington was born.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-15
HOW TRAITORS SOLD RUSSIA.
Report of How Army Officers Sold
Plans to Japan Is Out.

An amazing story is related in a &c.
neya dispatch to the Excelsior. a
French paper, concerning the Russian
Baron Ygor Tilinsky, who was recent
ly at Zurich. The baron declares that
he holds a claim on the japanese gov
eminent for ST0,OOO,OO0. According TO
his story, three Russian staff officers
of revolutionary tendencies sold the
plans of the Pacific fortrcsses, includ-
ing Port Arthur, to the japanese gov
eminent at the outbreak of the Russo
japanese war.
They received in payment three
checks amounting TO little more than
SD. 100000, each payable at Tokyo on
March -, 1915. The officers further
contracted to remain in the service OF
Japan until the checks were paid.