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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
Some Modest Heroes.

express it's most grateful thanks to
those highly efficient public spirited and
manning telephone and telegraph wires with
little opportunity rest during all the terrible crisis this
section passing through They been
polite obgg people who have showeed unjust
abuses them been ION the job minute
alert intelligent and esourcefu and the assistance they have
given the will make those institutions their debtors
forever.
Wire the local telephone exchanges and telegraph
offices sought out negbog communities in dire distress and
have occasion been the first spread the appeal help
and like their brothers cities where flood
heavy toll would have faced death at their posts
calmly without giving the the last had they
been confronted with such a situation.
Mr. Carnegie has his little hero medals the
Palladium furnish him quite list of modest unknown heroes
part whom that craft
who the and stay the job when others flee for their
lives. Our hat is off to them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
FRECKLES
February and March Worst Months
For This Trouble-How
to Remove Easily.

There's a reason why nearly every
body freckles in February and March,
but happily there is also a cure for
these ugly blemishes, and no one need
stay freckled.
Simply get one ounce of othine. dosl-
BILE strength. from Leo H. Fine. and
apply little OF it at night, and in the
morning you should see that even the
worst freckles have begun TO disap,
pear. while the light ones have van,
ished entirely. Now is the time to
rid yourself of freckles. for IL not re-
moved now they will stay all summer,
and spoil an otherwise beautiful com
plexion- Your money back IL othine
fails.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
Growing Children
Need Good Bowels
GIVE A MILD LAXATIVE OCcAe-
loNALIY TO INSURE REGu.
LAR BOWEL ACTION


As q child grows older It requires
more and more personal attention
from the mother. and n the functions
OF the bowels are Of the utmost import
,ance to health great attention should
be PAID to them.
Diet IN O. great importance. and the
mother should watch The effect OF
certain foods. A food win oonsrpate
one and not another. and % We have
Q healthy food like eggs causing BILL
BUSINESS to thousands, and q whole
some fYuit Nike bananas constipatfng
many. Il il also to be considered that
the child 10 growing. and great changes
Iare taking place In the young man or
young woman The system has not
yet settled itself to its later routine.
A very valuable remedy At this
,staee, and one which every CROWNS
boy and girl should be given often or
occasionally according to the individu-
nj circumstances, 10 Dr.. Caldwelfs Sy-
rup Pepsin. This 10 . laxative and
tonic combined, % mild that IL u CIV
en- to little babies, and yet equally ef-
fective IN the most robust constitu-
ton At the first sign OF . tendency to
constipation give q small dose Of Syr-
mp Pepsin at night on retiring. and
prompt action viii follow In the morn
Ing. II not only acts on the stomach
and bowels but It's tonic properties
build up and strengthen the system
generally Mrs. Henry Babler, Van
Dyne, Wis, writes that her little SON.
Melvin Babler. was constipated most
Of the TINE upsq ahs gave hin d.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
Wanted-A wash woman
to come to the house. Phone
1888. 2s-1t
Easy.

Henry" she said. 81 wish I could
organize a society of some kind. 1t
seems to be the only way to secure
social recognition in this town.
well, why don't you so ahead and
organize oner
II can't think of anything that I'm
an authority on. II / should organize
a drama club some other woman who
knew more about the drama than /
would butt in and get herself elected
president. 1t would be the same way
with suffrage, ethical culture and child
study and music. I'm unfortunately
not an authority on any Of these
things, and IL 1 got up q society I
should. of course. want to be the head
OF it
"Well. why not organize Browning
club? You can pretend to know all
about Browning. and the other women
who pretend to know all about him
won't know whether you're fooling
them or Chicago RecorhHefald
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
Railway Watches
A Speciality
PLEASURE In RIDING

only to those who ride good machines.
We have them.
BICYCLES
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
SQUADRON OF
LOCAL AUTOS
BRING CHEER
TO VICTIMS

Richmond's flying squadron of relief
automobiles brought good cheer to the
Ifamished. saddened disheartened resi-
dents Of West Dayton yesterday. The
nineteenth car to start, test ma
chine driven by Russell Gaar, was the
first to arrive In the stricken city and
Its load Of bHead was seized by the
refugees like q pack of starved wolves.
Before returning to Richmond nearly
a hundred Of the homeless flood suffer
lers wrote letters and post cards to
relatives in other cities, telling them
they were safe and sound, and intrust-
ed them to Gaar's care, to be mailed
at the Richmond post office. Mrs.
Leroy Howell. a former resident of
Richmond, gave him q message to tele-
phone TO George Mcclure on his az
rival in Richmond. He also bore a
personal message from the son-in-law
of Squire Hunt, living south OF Rich
monA.
Erman Smith arrived shortly after
Gaar and he said that It was impera-
tive that Richmond continue it's efforts
to provision and clothe the Dayton
flood victims. He bore a personal
message from Carl Emerson, a Pal
aladium reporter, that his sister, who
had been visiting In Dayton, had sur
viyed the horrors Of the flood Smith
also told of the rescue Of an aged wo-
man off housetop, on which she had
floated all the way from Piqua. He
said that Richmond woman, Mrs.
Hale, formerly Miss Bessie Johnson,
had escaped from the high waters.
John Weller, another member of the
Richmond flying squadron. also re-
turned yesterday after hard trip. He
said the refugees cheered Richmond
for it's work in assisting the flood vic
Tins. After leaving his load Of pro-
visions at little school in West Day
ton he obtained permission from a mi
litia major to cross the Dayton View
bridge to assist in removing women.
brought to the foot of the bridge in
boats, to places of safety.
"A member of the Dayton relief
been found in the traction terminal
station" said Weller 81 cannot see
where the newspaper accounts of the
catastrophe have been overdrawn.''
William E. Bayfield, of this city re-
turned today after experiencing four
days of the horrors of the flood in
Dayton. Bayfield, last Monday was en-
route from Dayton to Lima, but four
miles out of town the train was stalled
and forced to return to Dayton. Bay
field then sought refuge in a small ho-
tel next to the Union station. Early
today he got out of the hotel, climbing
down q fire escape and entering q row.
boat. He was taken to the levee,
along which he walked until he came
to the railroad tracks, which he follow
ed until he reached the Dayton View
bridge. He returned to Richmond on
a train.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
DID NOT HEED WARNING

While the loss of life is the
same old story of all such disas-
ters-people would not heed the
warning given. A general alarm
was sounded by proclamation,
bells and whistles of the danger
ahead, but those endangered put
off moving until the last minute,
and thousands when it was too
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28

could they avoid it by standing
on their bed stacked high with
furniture. The man took a chair
and broke through the plaster
ing into the attic. Through
this small hole, he pulled his
wife, who weighed two hundred
pounds, and also his baby. Thurs
day when the water receded they
were saved, but they We're near
ly dead for want of sustenance
and from the cold.
One man with a boat saved
one hundred and sixty persons.
1t was reported that twenty
even militiamen were patroll-
ng the levee when it gave way
and all but two were drowned.
There will be a very heavy
oss of horse flesh. Practically
all horses in the district badly
flooded have been drowned. Ami
NAL life was abandoned where
there was only a chance to save
human beings. One place a
house with a porch attached had
lodged in a tree. Two horses
swimming in the water attempt
ed to get onto the porch but their
weight submerged the structure
and the animals were carried on
down the river. .
GROCERYMAN PUNISHED.
A groceryman Wednesday at
tempted to double his prices.
That night enraged neighbors
broke into his place and carried
away everything that was in
shape for immediate consump-
ton. Another groceryman
nearby dispensed what groceries
he had without charge. There
is practically none of the former,
and nearly all of the latter spirit
in Dayton at this time.
The supplies from Richmond
sent Thursday reached Dayton
in good shape. AT the relief sta
tions they expressed deepest
thanks for the interest Rich
mond is showing, and those in re-
lief cars spread the news of what
Richmond is doing and hopes to
do. Citizens in Dayton speaking
of the relief in sight always
mention Richmond, and the work
of this city is being generally
heralded. AS pointed out by the
Palladium correspondent yester-
day, Dayton needs supplies not
sight-seers, and no one should go
to the flood stricken city with
out earring some provisions to it
ready for immediate use.
The best route by automobile
for reaching Dayton from Rich
mond at this time is over the
New Paris pike to New Paris,
then through Gettysburg, then
to Lewisburg, then to Brookville,
then to Salem, and through Fort
Mckinley, into Dayton over Sal
EN- avenue. On Salem avenue,
the large school house on the left
hand side has been turned into
a relief station where supplies
can be left. The road from here
to Brookville will be found very
good, but from that point on the
pike is in bad shape, but pass
able at all places. The heavy
travel is tending to dry the road
and it will improve rapidly un-
less there is another rain.
1t is apparent to the traveller
in an automobile that Ohio from
Lewisburg on to Dayton had
much heavier rains than those
in Wayne county during the past
week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28

and it was horrible in the ex-
IRENE. Added to the desolation
of the flood were licking flames
of fire, a cold drenching rain
turning to snow and cutting
winds.
The Palladium correspondent
stood at the corner of River
street and Salem avenue, both
paved thoroughfares in aristo-
cratic West Dayton, at nine
o'clock Wednesday night. This
usually well ordered corner was
the shore line of the raging
water and looking toward the
heart of the business district
there was no land in sight. The
sky was red with flames burning
down town business buildings
and this light showed plainly the
outline of the Third street
bridge with it's street cars filled
with hungry and cold passen-
gers. The only electric light to
be seen anywhere was that in
the National Cash Register
building. Although the water
did much damage at the Cash
Register plant the main build
ings are standing solidly and
they have been turned into a re-
lief station where hundreds are
now sheltered. With a light
beaming from every window the
Cash Register plant was a most
welcome sight.
PATROLLED SHORE LINE.
Two members of the Ohio
National guard here patrolled
the shore line, and assisted flood
sufferers to land as a life saving
boat now and then made it's way
through the swift current and to
the bank. E. j. Anderson, SUI
erintendent of, construction of
the Richmond Home Telephone
company, who accompanied the
Palladium correspondent to Day
ton, worked bravely through the
storm trying to establish COM
munication west from the city.
And all the while persons passed
carrying relief to the suffering.
Some went in automobiles, but
most of them were afoot. The
fire, what ordinarily would be an
all absorbing catastrophe, at
tracted no great attention; ev-
cry living person was apparently
bent on saving others frem
drowning and of giving relief to
them when ashore.
Even those whose homes were
not ruined by the water or fire
suffered for drinking water,
light and fuel. The water sup
ply was cut off on account of the
power plant being flooded, the
power plant, supplying electric
light was likewise under water,
and it has been impossible to
furnish any gas to consumers
since Wednesday night. Dayton
residents use gas, both natural
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
(By WILL W. RELLER.)
DAYTON N E E D S FOOD
AND CLOTHING.

1AAND oAo 4x4A$0s
No newspaper report of the
situation there has exaggerated
Dayton's needs in this respect
Dayton needs food and clothing
AT ONCE, and Richmond and
the surrounding country can dc
more toward alternating the suf-
fering in the stricken Ohio city
less than fifty miles away, than
any other place. Railroad ser
vice has been established suffic-
emily to get food and raiment
through to the sufferers, and
the turnpikes are also passable
for automobiles and other vehic-
les. Each person should do his
part by subscribing money OF
giving food and clothing. When
these commodities are delivered
into Dayton they will be given
to those absolutely deserving
Adequate measures have been
taken for dispensing the food
and clothing after it arrives,
Dayton will care for its own if
given the material to do with,
But Dayton cannot originate
food nor clothing; it must de-
pend on the outside for this.
The Palladium's correspondent
does not desire to preach a SER
mon in this column, but he does
want to make the readers of this
paper know that they can now
do most for Dayton not by signs
and sympathy but by contribut-
ing.
THURSDAY TURNING POINT
Thursday morning was the
turning point for better things
in Dayton. The sun broke
through the clouds and the wat
ers of Miami and Mad rivers and
Wolf creek dropped back into
their banks. The bridges across
these streams which for two
days had been impossible were
opened to automobiles carrying
relief into the down town flood
district, and hundreds of suffer
ers who had been on roof tops,
in attics and other high places
were carried for the first time
since Tuesday morning to a
warm dry place and given a cup
of hot coffee.
Dayton welcomed Thursday
with a silent fervent prayer to
God. The maddened elements
took their final fling at the dis
tressed city Wednesday night,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28

there, would like to rush across
into the city's stricken business
district, but the militiamen stand
guard at every bridgeway. Only
relief automobiles go through.
These machines carry food and
coffee into the business section
and bring sufferers out of it.
Those on the outside of Day
ton should not think because the
streams have taken to their
banks, and the water has left
Main street, the principal thor
oughfare, that Dayton can now
take care of itself. Imagine what
Richmond would be if three
fourths the entire city had been
under water of an average
depth of twenty-five feet for two
whole days, if it had no light
heat, drinking water, street cars
or telephones, if several squares
of its business district were char
red ruins, and hundreds of its
citizens were dead. If you would
want help from Dayton for Rich
mond under such conditions,
then Richmond should lend ev-
cry assistance possible to Day
ton now.
CLOTHING BADLY NEEDED
Not only is Dayton needing
help now, but her citizens will
need clothing and food fol-
months to come. Those who haG
nothing but clothes and house.
hold goods have been pauperized
Added to this is death and sick.
ness with its attendant expense
and sorrow. There will be ar
abundance of deserving charity
Little towns surrounding viii
be greatly handicapped by Day
tons loss. Dayton with its
wholesale houses had been the
source of supply for these small
places, and for several months tc
come they will have to order else.
where. Already these small plac.
es have sent to establish a new
supply from other large cities
One grocer in Brookville, Ohio
west of Dayton, told the Pallad.
ium correspondent that he had
entirely sold out, and he haG
been trying all Thursday after.
noon to get telephone connection
with one of the wholesale grocer.
les of Richmond so that he coulc
re-stock his store.
Those on the outside of Day.
ton have worried a great deal be.
cause of inability to learn of the
fate of their friends and relativ.
es inside the city, but this situa.
ton is nearly as bad within the
city's borders. The city has beer
divided by reason of the water
and with no phone service, news
has been of the most fragment.
airy kind. There has been nc
newspapers published inside the
city since the flood and none
sent in from the outside.
MANY TRAGIC SCENES.
There have been a great many
tragic scenes and heroic acts
since Tuesday morning. Wednes
day a man with a baby was be
ing carried down the river in 8
canoe. He saw that he was tt
be crushed to death against 8
huge cement bridge and suicid
ed instead by using a revolver
The baby was drowned.
An avaricious fellow in a boat
refused to rescue a man and wo
man because they did not have
the five dollars he demanded
whereupon two men in an adjoin
ing house offered him the money
asked for When the boatmer
reached them they dumped hin
into the water and took posses
sion of his boat, saving them
selves and a number of others.
Mr.. Thompson, of the Bel
Telephone company, of Dayton
told how a relative of his hae
saved himself, wife and baby
The water rose so sigh in theil
second story that no longer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
GOOD WORK OF SOLDIERS

Thanks to the soldiers there
has been little looting and disor-
der up to date. Now that bridg-
es across the river are in use,
people living in the Northwest
and Western portions of the city
and those who have taken refuge
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28

Caldwetl's Syrup Pepsin. Since using
this remedy he has never been cinsti-
pated.
The use of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin VIII teach You TO avoid cathartics.
salts and pills az they are too harsh
for the majority and their effect IL on
ly temporary. Syrup Pepsin brings per-
manent results, and 1t can be conven-
iently obtained Of any nearby druggist
at fifty cents and one dollar q bottle.
Results are always guaranteed or mo
ney viii be refunded
II no member of your family has
ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would
like to make a personal trial Of IL be
fore buying II IN the regular way Of q
druggist, send your address, postal
viii do-to W. B. Caldwell. AT Wash
tngton St. Monticello. III. and q free
samle bottle WIN b mailed you.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28

Condition. OF


lowing to the many conflicting re-
ports that have reached this city from
the flood stricken district the Pallad-
ium publishes the following article
which was written by Will w. Keller
who was in charge of the press car
sent out by the Palladium, Mr.. Keller
consented to take charge of the expe-
dition SO that the people of Richmond
might have an accurate report on the
conditions in Dayton-Editorial Motel.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-20
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

Expresses 1.-The view thar rho Hami-
Och raid ON syria was intended 10
draw the Greek facship Gcorr io
away to email ir fhc main squadron 10
issue from fho DIrdauclles ANA 40.
tack other Greek vessels
The porte. -hc correspondent save.
WilI await The decision OF the ma
iional assembly before replying To-
Tho povor-' note % is believed that
thr government intends to offer con
c'.-ions. hr,rciug Tho Thracctn from.
flor further east than was previously
uL.u.-.L
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-20
NEWS BRIEFS

Made childless in the Chort space
or week by measles and pneumonia
Is iae sad record OF the Sancsalski
lnmlN At Lansing as the third child
died ar the home Yesterday az noon.
The funeral will be held this morn
ing from 81 Anthony's Catholic
church
The officers of the Wheeling high
school alumni association are boost
ing for an Increased membership OF
me organization. Letters have been
mailed 10 each OF the members urg-
lnE that they assist ig bringing the
membership up 10 geo by June II is
th" intention 10 have this many mem
beers present al IN" annual hanlue'
u possible. \ class OF 30 has been
secured and this will increase the
membership 20 about 2f0. The ohic-
ers o. the association VIII h1v. a bus
mess meeting ia The high school ON
February ?
Wheeling local Of The German Sol
dierS Socl-t! viii hold ON Interesting
meeting Tuesday evening no Hecth-
oven nail Tn" following officers will
De Installed president Jacob Korn:
vice president William p Hess: sec
rotary. Fred Fa-th'. financial ,ccrr.
iaIv. J.. ROeCel. treasurer. = Monte
Eel. custodian. Fred Thurmann: flag
bearer. Aiois Keller banner bearer.
simon Sautcr. trustees. Carl SchmaltZ.
Jr
Hon. Y Mcintyre. q prominent
attorney OF sheldon. Iowa. is % bust
ness visitor iu the city for q few DAYS
~ on" interest ar persons inter. --rd
'n ne W w SHriNer estate. Aftor-
ugy Frrd Naurv az ih.- .i-y il lopk.n.
after The Interests Ot local persons
and Mr. Mclntyr" = acting as adyis-
Orv counsel
-Nnhourh everything has boon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-20
Heuse and Lot on Highest Part oil
Wheeling Island At Executors
Sale.

Under tho will OF William I. Gil.
breath. deceased / Offer for sale the
home lately occupied by him at No
"i3 North York Street. The lot
fronts 20 feet on the West side OF the
Street and extends westWardly 40
feet 70 the Alley. II was not reached
by the late food January. 1879. II
must be sold soon. See n and see me
tSienedl William Erskine. Executor
Room 1901 Schmulbach Building.
Wheeling. W Va.
1871 -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-20
Naval Engagement.

CONSTANTlNOPLE. Jan. ia-The
ministry OF the interior has issued 10
report OF 90 eucacomcut between fh .
Turkish and Greek fleets. between
th" Islands Of T,ncoos and Lcmnos.
lasting ."Ncrdl hOur- Accprdin. 10
this oHeial report there we're heavy
LOSSES ON both sides The Turkish
h'"i returned safely to the Darla.
ncii"s and OBJ" Wounded are being
brought fo arfIroplr
To .- no' kuoru h.r" whether this
report refers o. tho rularnmut on
saturday. or whether fhc engagement
WAS renewed Sunday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-20
Obituary
MRS. Anna II. Sweeney.

Nc Hratn % MI ANN NJ SWEENEY
wire OF the lat" Hon. Thomas Sweeney.
90 ms city, occurred at the home OF h,.t'
daughter. MrS. Robert Ewing In W.ll--
hurg on saturday afternoon The d.
,'ased was In the SeV-uty-ninth year OF
iti AK" and was formerly MISS Anna
Howe. Of 81 GEORGES. Del
The funeral services Viii d. hel.i fror,
tLf nome Of her daughter In WellSburg
a. 80 clock this Afternoon Rev j
". no mes. pastor Of the First presbN-
ter an church OF that place. will offici-
nle The interment WILL be made "A;