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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28

DAYTON, o., March 27.-Women
and children first is the rule in
death stricken Dayton today.
Hundreds of men have been left
behind in their flooded homes after
their families were moved because
there was not room enough in the
boats for all.
Many of these are facing death
from the confagration, while their
anguished wives and children watch
ed the flames from points of safety.
Already the corpses of the food vic
tins are becoming visible. From the
south shore of the flooded district
the bodies of men, women and chill
dren can be seen floating with the
debris of houses and the carcasses OF
dead horses
The mingled mass of dead human
ity and animals is being carried
swiftly along by the waves, and it is
believed few of the bodies will be
recovered.
All the bodies thus far taken from
the water are being conveyed to the
chapel of Woodlawn cemetery
Rescuers Work at Top Speed.
While but little has yet been done
to save the thousands imperiled in
the food and fire, every possible ef-
fort that humanity can exert or dar-
ing supply, is being bent to the work.
Such few boats as are available are
being worked at top speed by eager
rescuers, and already scores Of wo-
men and children. famishlng and al
most frozen, have been landed on the
higher spots in the city where the
food waters have receded.
Bitter cold, however, is retsrding
the work Of rescue as we'll as making
the sufferings OF the survivors al
most uncomfortable. The deaths from
exposure probably will materially
swell the fatal roll. which cannot be
made up in anything like complete
ness for probably week.
Throughout al the lower part o.
the city it is likely that hundreds OF
persons may be found dead in their
devastated homes when the waters
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
cop IN A SACK
CAPTURES BURGLARS.

PARIS, March 27.-Startled by
the unexpected arrival of three po--
licemen, burglars on the Quay de
Bercy dropped a heavy sack contain
ing loot and bolted Two of the po-
licemen pursued them but the third
was wiser and earned promotion by
effesting a clever capture.
Anticipating that the burglars
wosld elude his colleagues, Police
man Andre stayed behind and empty
ing the sack, got inside it. The fug-
itives had no difficulty in eyadins
their pursuers and returned Tor
their booty. whereupon Andre fired
through the sack just as they were
trying to lift it and the amazed burg
lars quickly surrendered.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
ONLY ONE REGISTRATION y
FOR ALL ELECTIONS

SALEM, March 21.-Attentlon IL
today directed to the new registra-
tion law enacted by the recent leg.
stature by an Interpretation Of II
made by Attorney General Crawford
Under the new law which becomes
effective June 4, the attorney gener-
al points out that the county clerks
must be prepared at all times to
register voters, beginning with the
day the law goes into effect The
county clerk must appoint precinct
registrars who Will be autl orlzed tc
take registrations. Then when vot-
er is once registered II will not be
necessary for him to register again,
unless he changes HIS address.
The law provides that the registra-
tlon shall cease 80 days before the
primary or general elections, and Is
days prior to a special election and
that a person who Is registered can
not vote.
One registration Is sufficient for
both general and city elections.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
ARTHUR DAVIS KILLED
BY NINE EXPLOSION

An explosion occurred at the
Horsehead mine near Golden Thurs
day afternoon at about o'clock,
which resulted in the death of Ar
thur Davis, son of Mark c. Davis,
Sunday school missionary residing at
Golden. Young Davis, who was ls
years, l month and 2S days of age
was working in the mine alone and
indications point to the fact that ne
was setting off string Of six charges
of dynamite but the explosion OF the
arst charge occurred before he had
set off the last shot. A. Lehman, liv-
ing near the mine heard the five
shots al the usual time and as Davis
did not appear at the mouth Of the
tunnel Lehman went in to investigate
ava found the young man on the
door of the tunnel at the point where
the unexploied charge was set, part
" covered with rock and with big
rock in his breast He was taken
ont and help summoned and although
he lived for Ave hours he did not re-
gain consciousness.
The funeral services will be neld
sunday afternoon with interment at
the Wolf Creek cemetery
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
SUMMARY OF DEAD
AND HOMELESS IN
OHIO FLOOD.

= Dayton-From 800 to 5000 :
= dead; business section fire :
: swept; 10000 persons home :
= less and damage estimated to be :
: at least $50, 100000. :
\ Columbus-From so to 200 :
= dead; several buildings burned; :
y 10000 homeless, and damage at :
: least $10,0O0,OO0. :
y Delaware-Thirteen known :
= to be dead; 1000 homeless, and :
\ property damage estimated at :
= $1,000, 900. :
= GAINESVILLE Seven known I
y dead; 1000 homeless, and loss :
\ fixed at s1,500,O00. :
= Thirteen dead; :
\ several hundred homeless; sew :
\ eral factories, valued at more :
\ than $1,00O,OOO, burned, 9TH :
= ers collapsed; total loss estim- :
\ ated at s2,500,00O. :
\ Middletown-Seven known :
\ dead and at least 100 missing; :
\ property loss estimated at :
\ Tiffin-Fifty reported dead. :
= Piqua-Twenty reported dead :
\ and scores missing. :
\ The fatalities at Troy, Sidney :
y and Fremont cannot be estimat- :
= ed at this time. :
\ $500, 900.
\ A score of towns in the food :
= ed districts cannot be reached. :
! Complete reports are expected :
: to support Governor Cox's state :
\ ment that the floods have rem :
= dered 250,00O persons home !
\ less. All railroad, interurban I
= and street car service in the :
\ flooded districts is at a stand I
\ still I
\ The loss to public utility COM 1
\ panies alone is estimated at I
\ $4O,OOO,OOO. I
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
OHIO AND INDIANA TOWNS ARE
STRICKEN WITH FLOOD and FIRE
Loss of Life Is Appalling, and May Total to the
Thousands, and With Property Loss
of Countless Millions.
subside sufficiently to permit of a
search.

\ DAYTON, o.. March 26.-By Mes
senger to Lebanon, Ohio.-Dayton
today is city of the dead, the dying
the homeless and the grief-stricken.
The tragic story will be unknown
until the last bodies are removed
from the flood or from ruins of the
fire that is spreading until checked
In the southern section of the city.
The whole story probably will nev-
er be known-the heroism of men,
the martyrdom OF women and the
mad hysteria which caused some to
leap into the flood.
Tragic Act of Marooned Father.
A man marooned on the roof of
his home shot and killed
his wife and three children and then
sent bullet into his own brain, rath-
er than see them burn to death. A
man who witnessed this act, gave me
the details. Their bodies. he said,
floated away.
There may be hundred dead
or a thousand. The death census
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
10 DAY LEGAL HOLIDAY
IN FLOOD DISTRICT

COLUMBUS, O., March ga ten
days legal holiday was declared to
day in the flooded districts OF Ohio
by Governor Coz. This was done to
give food victims time to take care Of
notes and mortgages falling due.
The governor also Issued state
ment asking the country to wire funds
rather than send supplies, because OF
the dem0rallzed railroad service.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
is VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY
AT WOLF CREEK.
HUNTED MAN NOT LOCATED
Dead Mans Head Was Battered
With Stick of Stovewood, and
Skull Was Crushed.

The coroner's jury that investigat.
ed the case of the man found dead
at Wolf Creek returned verdict Fri
day morning, finding that the dead
man was James Barry, section man
from Glendale, and that he had come
to his death from wounds in the head
inflicted by a club in the hands of
James Chapman, though the verdict
said that the killing was in self de-
tense.
Barry, a man 80 years of age, had
been employed at Glendale for about
sixty days, coming to Wolf Creek on
the afternoon of the 10th inst. He
became intoxicated and in the even
ing went to the cabin where Chap
man, boy II years of age, lived
alone, intending to remain during
the night, though the evidence
showed that Chapman had tried to
dissuade him from going. W. T. Nc
Carly testified that he had called at
the cabin at 915 in the evening, and
that Chapman told him that the in
toxicated man was in the house.
That was the last time either Chap
man or Barry was seen. Thursday
McCarty again called at the cabin,
Chapman not having appeared for
work during the day, and discovered
the dead body of Barry lying on the
bed. Chapman has disappeared.
Barry's head was battered with a
stick of stove wood, one blow on the
back having crushed the skull, while
another broke the nose.
Nothing is known of the dead man
except that he had recently come to
Glendale from st. Paul, letters on
his person from sweetheart in the
eastern city establishing his identity.
Chapman, the boy who is supposed
to have done the killing, has been in
Wolf Creek for only few weeks, and
was employed on the section there.
He had come from Centralia, Wash.
His associates spoke of him as well
behaved young man, and no reason
for the killing, and none OF the
causes that led up to it were brought
out at the inquest, which was con-
Quoted by Deputy Coroner Hall OF
this city. There seemed to be no
evidence upon which a self defense
verdict could be established except
such as stated above.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Young Chapman, and the
sheriff and Deputy Prosecutor john
ston. who accompanied the deputy
coroner to Wolf Creek will take
means to apprehend him and have
the facts developed in the courts.
The body of the murdered man
was btried at Wolf Greek this after
noon, he having no friends so far as
known in the west. The only knowl-
edge Of his relatives is the reference
in one of the letters from his sweet
heart of his mother, though no ad-
dress is given. The only signature
to the letters was that Of "Bess.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
BILL FEAI.Y, PROSPECTOR.
SUICIDES At HOLLAND.

Bill Fealy, an old prospector and
miner % the Illinois valley, commit
ted suicide Thursday night at Hol-
land sy taking an overdose of NOR
phine, a drug TO the use Of which he
was addicted
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
200 KILLED In CYCLONE
In OMAHA AND VICINITY

OMAHA, Neb,, March 24-With
SO known dead through the cyclone
which wrecked this city and neigh
boring communities last night, May
or James G. Dahlman at l o'clock
this afternoon still declared he es-
timated the number of dead in
Omaha and its immediate vicinity at
200 The 96 known dead are those
only found in Omaha, Ralston and
Council Bluffs up to this time, but
there is little doubt that many more
bodies will be recovered in the three
towns before night.
Twenty-Five persons are definitely
known to be missing, including two
babies, but the confusion everywhere
makes all estimates as yet mostly
guess work.
In Council Bluffs the property loss
is estimated at about $250,UO0.
One hundred and slxty-nine build
ings were razed in Omaha, divided as
follows:
Houses, 150; churches, IL and
schools, s.
More than ESQ other houses were
badly damaged
It is impossible at this time to es-
innate the damage done by fire fol-
lowing the storm. The Idelwild club
building was wrecked by the cyclone
and then burned.
The Auditorium and the Y NJ. c..
A. buildings were opened to refugees
this afternoon. The bodies OF four
members of the Daniels family have
been recovered.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
POTATOES AND APPLES
TO FLOODED DISTRICTS

HOOD RIVER March 27-The
residents Of Hood River and vicinity
are today planning on sending a car
lead OF potatoes and apples to the
sssd-swspt districts OF ohio.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
TERRY, BRIGGS A. SLAYTON sue
CEssFUL BIDDERS.
ISSUE IS FOR $S2,424.H
Covers Cost of Work on Washing
ton boulevard, Lawnridge
Ave. and Other streets.

Terry, Briggs 4 Slayton, the To-
ledo bond buyers who recently pur-
chased the 100000 issue of rail-
road bonds, made the successful bid
for the Improvement bonds issued to
cover the cost of north side street i'm
provements, the issue being sold to
them at par and accrued interest. The
issue is for $32,424.21. This firm
has purchased practically all of the
Improvement bonds issued by the
city.
The sale was made by the city
council at the meeting held Friday
night, the bid being accompanied by
a certified check for five per cent of
the amount OF the bid. The bonds
cover the work done ON Manzanita
avenue, Lawnridge avenue. Wash
ington Boulevard, Fourth street, the
alley in block 30, and II street. In
terest is at the rate OF six per cent
per annum and is payable In
Grants Pass seml-annually.
! Fireman Resigns.
Carl Allen, member of the city
fire department In charge OF the fire
truck, has offered his resignation to
the council, asking to be relieved
from duty on May LIST that he may
engage In business for himself. APP
picatlons for appointment to fiji the
prospective vacancy were made to
the council by Perry Cunning, Noble
Best and Leslie Cook, but action has
not yet been taken.
Another Saloon License.
o. II. Swearingen made application
to the council for license to conduct a
saloon on II street, at the location
opposite the Fashion garage The
application was referred to the Ii
cense committee.
To Open New Street.
The ordinance providing for the
opening of the street between Sixth
and Seventh, along the extension to
block of j. Bourne's addition TO the
city OF Grants Pass, was read, and
viewers to assess the damages we're
appointed. The viewers are r. Y.
Dean J II. Cunning and M. A. Jen-
nlngs. This new street is to run be-
tween the Summers and Kesterson
residence properties
=. y. Company to Pave.
Through the city engineer, the
Southern Pacific company reported
that It was ready to proceed with the
pavement of the strip between the
rails on the Fourth and Sixth street
crossing crossings, and the council
authorized the laying Of vltrifled paw
ing blocks These blocks are to be
laid between the rails and along the
sides to connect with the city pave
ment.
The Treasurcr's Bond.
The council had at previous
meeting demanded O $4,000 surety
bond Of the city treasurer but at the
Friday meeting Of the council the
condition was changed 50 as to per-
NIT the giving of a personal bond h
like sum.
The application OF W. W Riggs for
permission to install a gasoline pump
on the walk in front OF his place "a
business was granted
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28

DR.. j. f. Reddy left for the north
Tuesday night, going first to Salem
where he will file the articles of in
corporation of the Grants Pass
Crescent City railroad.
The incorporation papers show
that the company is capitalized at
s5,O0O,000, the incorporators being
DR.. Reddy, H. l.. Gilkey and w. w.
Harmon, the object of the new cor
poration being stated as the building
and operation of a railway from
Grants Pass to the coast at Crescent
City, California.
Mr.. Reddy will return from Salem
Thursday, and will meet people who
are to take over the road here the last
of the week. 1t is expected that the
railroad people will make a trip to
Crescent City while here, going
through by automobile if the roads
are passable for the machine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
DR.. REDDY REPORTS
R. R. OUTLOOK GOOD

DR.. ]. F. Reddy returned at noon
Monday from his extended trip TO
various citits of the east and on this
coast, coming here direct from San
Francisco. In the latter city he en-
tered into negotiations with a firm Of
people who are contemplating the
financing and immediate building of
the Grants Pass-Crescent City rail-
road, and he is confident that these
negotiations, which are to be COM
pleted within short time, will result
In the. construction OF the road to the
coast without delay. Representa-
tives of the firm will be here Thurs
day from San Francisco and details
Will be arranged and the plan for the
taking over of the entire Grants
Pass-Crescent City system will un-
doubtedly follow within a few days.
The firm is one of the most respon-
sible on the coast, and has success
fully built several lines of road and
is competent both from the financial
and the engineering point of view to
take over the local proposition and
carry 1t through.
Dr. Reddy says that If the minor
details can be properly arranged, the
firm should be in a position to pro-
ceed with the construction work at
once. He is especially confident over
the outlook While here the Frisco
people will go over the route between
here and Crescent City.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28

OMAHA, Neb., March 24.-Two
hundred dead and $10,O00,000 loss
in Omaha alone is the toll taken by
the worst tornado which ever visit
ed Nebraska, according to declara-
tions at II o'clock today by Mayor
John Dahlman, Governor Morehead
and Police Commissioners Ryder.
These predictions we're made after
the three officials had toured the de-
vastated sections by automobile. 1t
was also admitted that the figures
might be increased later in the day.
The estimates above do not include
the dead at Ralston, "A suburb, or Ia
Council Blum. Iowa, Just across the
Missouri river from Omaha.
Latest reports from Council BlNs
SAY that four of the bodies had been
taken from homes in the storm s
path. This brings the list Of known
dead there up to 12.
II is now believed that the tornado
went further east than was at first
reported, causing more fatalities
than earlier advices indicated
Little Tornado Insurance.
A canvass OF every tornado In
suranse company here leads 10 the
belief that the $4,000 .OOo loss is
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28

NJ. Dunn returned Tuesday night
from a business trip to Yresa
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-17
DETROIT 'DROME
OPENS WEDNESDAY
st. Louis Team Will Face De.
trOit in the First of the
League Races.

Detroit will enter the lists next Wed
nesday evening. starting at $3.50
prompt, upon a new era Of sport. Mo-
torcycle racing on q saucer-shaped mo
tordrome, banked 60 degrees and cap.
able Of speed of from 76 TO 100 miles
per hour.
This city will be q member of the
American Circuit Ut Professional Mo-
torcycle Racing clubs, and will have
team Of five men racing at home and
q road team Of Ave men racing at the
other tracks Of the circuit on a regu-
lar schedule, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St
Louis and Chicago being members OF
the circuit, and with teams in the race
for the championship.
Indicative of the interest in this
sport, the Cleveland Motordrome al
Luna Park, the Stadium at Riverview
Park, Chicago, and the st. Louis Mo
tordrome drew over 10000 attendance
for the opening night. which occurred
last Wednesday. The Chicago Motor.
drome has been In existence over
three years. and over one million peo-
pie have witnessed the events there
Mayor Oscar B. Marx will be spon-
sor for the first race, the Mayor Marx
Sweepstakes" which will open the sea.
son OF racing In Detroit. The mayor
will press the button starting the first
heat OF this race.
The st. Louis team, headed by Wild
cat Gibson. will be here to compete
against the Detroit team, headed by
Don Klark.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-17
EXPECT TO SCI
new ATTENDANCE
RECORD TODA
Frank Chance Day May Sc Nv
Mark Of $4,000 At One
Ball Game x
HEATING TO PITCH For
PEERLESS LEADER CREW
Chance Himself Win Play First
Base and Give Friends
View of Him.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE sun TO-DAY
gave the lie to the weather m*n. who
lad predicted rain. and Frank Chance.
New York Yankee manager, due to -
honored by his former fellow towns
men, President Comiskey, OF the White
Sox, due to reap q harvest OF shokola.
and thousands Of baseball bugs were
happy.
Il want to make one little bet" saaA
Comiskey before the bands began 70
tune up for this afternoons parade.
This will be the biggest crowd thjo
afternoon that ever turned out to ten
ore player what they thought OF him
and 1t may turn out to be the great
est crowd that ever saw q game"
The largest known paid attendance
In the history OF the game 10 1921, q
the Polo Grounds, New York, on ~
opening day Of the worlds series M
1911. Eleven thousand .eservjd seats
have been sold for the Chance Day.,
celebration this afternoon, and S3,Otts
general admissions were placed o6k
sale today. z
The Yankee leader will 70 to frSss
base this afternoon. replacing Hal
Chase, 80 that his old friends from
Cubland may look him over. He VIII
pin his faith on Ray Heating. ,"
Manager Callahan had about decided<
today to send "Reb" Russell. star r.
cruit, to the box for the Sox.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-17

Watching the
ScOreb0ard

Matty just brsesed along against
the Pfrates' high-priced. battery,
O'rOOie and Kelly, defating them.
70 - Ne gave . base on balls IN
tho tAird, which was his Arst In 10
tnniAgs.
The Maps packed the bases with
nOne out against the Athletics I'm
the seventh inning, but the sacks
were cleared without Q run getting
acrOss, when the Nap c0achers got
mixed mp and the Athletics pulled
triple play.
Two singles followed by Hoop
srs hOme run, scored the only
run. the Red sOx got on Bauiu-
siaxle In one tnnlng scored the
Browns pair. but II WASN'T enough.
1T was . good joke when the
white s0x heat Frank Chances
crew On their Grst appearunce in
Town, but twice I'm the same place
isn't 30 funny. Maybe the sox will
TAKE On little of the Chance day
spirit today.
brooklyn snd the Phillies con-
tinue to run In circles. Wheat got
double aad home run yesterday,
Cutshaw = single and homer, aud
Daubert two singles and q triple,
lust Ia show that the Dodgers
nave some real hatters.
In the meantime the Phiili~.
took the Cubs into camp. Space IL
always reserved for Murphy Ia
make that amendment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-17
BILL LOUDEN GETS CHANCE TO win GAME WHEN BUSH
IS CHASED and HE GOES RIGHT IN AND DOES IT

Bill Louden got a chance to win
ball game from Washington for
the Tigers yesterday. when ne was
showed in at shortstop In place of
DOME Bush, who was benched by Um-
pire McGreevy for showing by his
actions that he disapproved OF the
ofiicial's method OF working and the
results obtained thereby.
Louden has not played shortstop In
some time. but his work there yes
terday was excellent. Besides that
he was one OF the deciding factors in
the Detroit offensive work, getting a
hit in the sixth that put Detroit
ahead OF Washington and another In
the eighth that added another run.
Louden was saved an error on his
first chance, Henry's grounder In the
second. by McGreevy's decision. which
called Henry out at nrst. Louden
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-17
SNYDER CIGAR STORES
OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Joseph T. Snyder, whose success as
cigar dealer in other fields com
mends him to Detroiters, has opened
up two attractive places-one at 15S
Woocwardave.. I'm the front of Church
Ills cafe. anG the other at III Wood
ward-ave. All up-todate line Of goods,
selected by men who have had a long
experience, are always available for
those who wish the best goods at rea-
sonahlc prices. Mr.. Snyder has stores
in Buffalo. Syracuse. Rochester. Cleve-
land, Pittsburgh and other cities. Tna
satisfaction with which Detroiters LETT
the local stores on the opening day,
and the increasing trade that has come
since then indicate that the Snyder
stores will prove big success in this
field.