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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10
$4,000 HOMELESS
ABOVE 100 DEAD
IS WORK OF FLOOD
Cloudbursts Send Angry Tor
rents Down West Virginia
Streams
DAMAGE is ESTIMATED
AS HIGH AS $5,OOO,0OO
Waters Laden with Bodies,
Houses, Pianos, Furniture
' and Stock
75 ARE DROWNED

Huntington, W. Va, Aug. 10.
-Jarolds Valley, q mining
town in Boone county, was COM
pletely washed away in yester-
days flood and rs of its 500 in
habitants were drowned, accord
ing to telephone advices late
this afternoon. The town was
on Coal river.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10
French Official Story

Paris, Aug l0.-Despite fog and rain,
French troops made further progress in
the allies Somme offensive last night,
advancing in the region of the Hem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10

Five thousand taxicabs are idle in
London, because so many drivers have
Joined the colors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10

Charleston, w. a., Aug. 10.-Esti-
mates based on reports received up to
noon today put the loss Of life in the
flood which swept Cabin Creek valley
during a cloudburst yesterday at so
to rs.
Fully 5000 persons are homeless and
the property loss on Cabin Creek alone
is placed at $3,000,000. The total loss,
including damage on Paint Creek and
Coal River, will exceed $5,000,000
Sixteen bodies have been recovered
and others hav been seen in wreckage
along Cabin Creek. eo
Late reports sconfine tne loss of life
to Cabin Creek. Many houses were
washed away along Coal river but the
valley there is wide and the waters
rose less rapidly, permitting residents
to escape to the hills.
Great property damage is reported
from Paint Creek but no lives were
lost there.
Huntington, W. Va, Aug. 10.
-Governor Hatfield ordered two more
companies of the Second regiment into
the West Virginia flood district to-
day when reports Of terrible loss Of life
and suffering apparently confirmed
early estimates.
More than 80 bodies have been recov-
cred and on Cabin Greek the death list
is placed at more than 100. Among the
bodies taken from the swirling waters
were 23 recovered at Cabin Creek
towns. Others were being taken out
every little while from the creek above
Cabin Creek town.
Property loss may reach $2,500,000 in
the Coal river, Cabin Creek and Paint
Creek valleys.
All stories from the scene Of the dis
aster agree that it was real cloud
burst that swept the stricken district.
The towns and villages are built most
ly upon the sides of steep, rocky hills
barren of trees The storm had clean
sweep through the region and simply
flooded down everything in its path.
Looting was begun shortly after the
worst of the storm had passed. Rail
road police, local constabulary and 9th
ers quickly organized to protect the
thousands of homeless huddled on the
bare hill sides. They were relieved this
morning in some localities when com
pany Of militia dispatched from Charles
ton last night reached the washed.opt
region. The troops brought with them
food and much needed tents.
Floods Are Receding.
The Kanawha river was reeeding this
morning but was still several feet high,
running swiftly and carving down on
its crest houses. barns. chicken coops
nionos and hundreds OF pieces of fur.
r;tnre One house that swept along on
its current carried ON TOP the body of a
how Rootmen went OUT and recovered
If
The number Of homes carried from
their Foundations was not definitely
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10
WILL WEAR EN- LONGER

New York, Aug. 10.-The
worst reports are true. They
were confirmed today by news
from Paris, brought personally
by Mrs. Belle Armstrong.
Skirts will be worn longer
in length. Some of them, Mrs.
Armstrong says, will sweep the
ground. She brought several
with her from Madelaine's S in
Paris.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10

tcontinued on Pare seren.l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10

Altoona, Pa, is rapidly enforcing the
Sunday closing laws.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10

CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-10

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
SHE LIKES BULLDOG
MORE THAN HUSBAND
One Eyed and Deaf Animal
Causes Domestic Strife, the
Desertion Court Hears

A bulldog. minus one eye, slightly hard
OF hearing and with n kinky tail, is more
attractive to Mrs. James Henry Davis
than her husband. She only paid s25 for
the dog. but in Il suit for support in the
Desertion Court Mrs. LAWS, of $500 Ris-
ing sun lane, told Judge Brown that all
she really wanted from her husband was
the dog, which he was keeping in Pitts
burgh. She did not want her husband
back.
my dog is hard of hearing" he said,
but he is so affectionatc.'
Davis is n travelling salesman. When
he said that he was willing and anxious
to go back to his wife, Judge Brown re-
fused to make an order for support
"Why does your wife seem to prefer
the dog rather than you?" asked Judge
Brown.
There you have me-" replied Davis.
"She kisses and hugs that brute enough
to give fellow the wilies He is so fat
he can hardly walk"
The indignant husband protrudcd his
lower jaw and showed all his teeth, He
wrintled his nose, closed one eye and
licked his chops.
That's the way the dog looks. She
feeds him sugar and candy all day, just
so he will say thank YOU
How does he say that" asked the
Judge.
"Woof, woof," barked Davis in fe-
male tone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

No. politics was not the reason, after
all. It was something entirely different;
and because Of 1t reserve policemen to-
day are bending over 45 times and swing
ing their arms 81 times.
That Is to say, tho reason eight re-
serve policemen were sent back by SUI
perntendent Robinson to patrol beats in
districts for the good OF the service"
was that they were too fat, beefy, fiat
footed. round -shouldcred bent with age
or inattentivc to duty; and because OF the
cncroaChment of paunches they were not
handsome any longer and were not pleas
ant to gaze upon as they stood on street
corners supposedly attracting admiring
glances that is one of the principal du-
ties of reserve).
When Captain William Il. Mills, of the
traffic force, announced the real reason
today and hinted that more "weeding out"
of the beef trust" would follow, reserves
all over the city began swinging their
arms and taking deep breaths. Some of
them invested in dumbbells and others be-
gan pulling at the weights" or taking
sprints around the block in panicky efforts
to reduce.
Some of the reserves are too big and
Corpulent," Captain Mills said. Some of
them are so heavy that the weight of their
bodies causes fallen arches. We want
wcll.musCed, athletic, agile men on the
street corners and in the mounted squad,
too Some of the men are becoming too
heavy for their horses. So you see that
the shift was really for the good of the
service"
Four of the eight men so far shifted
were too fat he said; one was round
shouldered, one was too old for traffic
duty and two were inattentive to duty.
More are to follow and the vacant places
will be filled by men selected from the
squad of % perfect men collected from
the various districts during the Christ
mas holidays TO augment the reserve
squad in the pulchritude of which age
and fat were creating havoc.
The eight reserves transferred are Will
liam T. Rooney. to the Sth and Jefferson
streets station; william Johnson, 4th and
York streets station; Frank Everly
Trenton avenue and Dauphin street sta
ton: Frederick 7. Berens, 32d street and
Woodland avenue station David Muir and
Robert Brown, East Girard avenue sta
ton, and William Moody and William T.
Young, Goth and Fitzwater streets sta
tiOn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
JEWISH REALTY MEN
UNITE FOR WAR AID
Form Association to Help Suf-
ferers in Europe-Raise
$2500 at First Meeting

Jewish victims of the European war
will benefit to the extent of $500. an
amount raised within few minutes after
the organization of the Jewish Real
Estate Brokers Association for the Re
lief of Jewish War Sufferers. The organ
i2ation was perfected at a meeting Of
leading Jewish real estate men at the
Colonial cafe, 5th and Lombard streets,
last night. 1t is expected that a fund OF
$4,000 for the war sufferers will be raised
by the real estate men. The association
grew out of the activities of the Jewish
Relief Day last week. and the Organiaa-
tion will contribute money it raises to
the Central Jewish Relief Committee.
Among the donations made last night
was property at S5l North 9th street,
with a dwelling on the ground, which was
offered by Samuel Solinsky. of the
brokers' association, to be sold at the
highest figure obtainabe, in aid of the
fund. Some of the larger donations were
made by the following: Charles Goldman,
$500; Benjamin Dintenfass, 5000; Albert II.
Lieberman. $780, Hopkins & Milgron, 500;
Levck &: Woldow, $500.
Albert II. Lieberman was elected presi.
dent of the organization, other officers
being Jacob Edelstein, vice president; A
II. Woldow. secretary; Nathan Slonm-
sky, financial secretary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
AUTOIST WHOSE CAR KILLED
WOMAN GETS YEAR In JAIL
Court, in Imposing Sentence, Assails
Reckless Motorists

Another verbal attack on reckless auto
mobiltsts was made today when Judge
Davis, in Quarter Sessions Court, SEN
tenced Morris Simons, % years old, who
drove an automobile which killed Mrs.
Adele Andrews, 20 years old, of Syden-
ham street, above Westmoreland, to one
year in Jail.
The sentence was imposed despite a
plea for leniency made by counsel for
Simons, who was convicted of invOlun-
tary manslaughter on December ,.
Judge Davis said that Simon's inability
to control the car was not a mitigating
circumstance.
Your ignorance of the mechanism OF
the machine" he declared, 's not to be
considered as an excuse, for If that was
the case you had no right to attempt 10
drive the car. You cannot jeopardize the
lives of pedestrians by your ignorance,
1t is becoming a habit for some chauf-
feurs to dash past trolley cars after the
latter have stopped to let off passengers
and 1t is unfortunate that more of these
reckless drivers are not arrested"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

Order for Great Winter Shave Sends Thrill Through
Soldiers of France and Fills Their Sweet
hearts With Woe
SsI3si.Es0N

An order is racing like wildiire through
the French trenches in northern France
II is not an order to prepare for a
great spring drive It's an order for II
great winter shave. Hereafter all French
troops must be clean shaven.
Yes, it's too true. the French soldiers
sigh, as they casually drop bombs into
the neighborly German trenches and
think of Jeanne and Marie back home
Jeanne and Marie. who used to love to
pull their mustaches. All, the parting
with the boards Mais. que voulea-vous? ?
War is terrible thing. No longer will
Marie and Jeanne roll their eyes admir-
ingly. No longer will the folks at home
think of les poilus.
The only joy caused by the order comes
from the darker portion of the French
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
$19,3OO,OOO ASKED
TO COMPLETE CANAL
Gen. Goethals Also Tells House
Committee More Fortifica-
tions Will Cost S9,230,000

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-General Goe-
thals, Governor OF the Canal Zone, today
asked appropriations OF $1,000 900 for com
pleting the Panama Canal, and fS,230,OOO
for further fortifcations,
Prospects Of clearing out slides and
reopening the canal to general traffic
were discussed before the House Appro-
priations Committee by General Goethals.
While he would not set a definite date
for probable reopcning OF the waterway.
he said work was progressing rapidly;
that II would not be opened until danger
Of other serious slides was largely averted
and that emergency appropriations were
not needed.
Money for more schools and play
grounds was asked by Goethals. He also
said two collers, costing Sl,3OO.0OO each
we're needed.
General Goethas told of plans TO spend
$4,000 on more seacoast batteries, A9ll,-
900 for barracks to house q army COM
pancs and $2i0O0O for submarine mines
at both entrances So far the Govern
ment has spent only $4,000 on mines, he
said. A projcCtilc factory to cost $4,000
to make the lsthman forces Independent
regarding such supplies, was also urged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
CRAPSEY DENOUNCES
SUNDAY AS PRIMITIVE
Noted Author Says Evangelist
Stirs Savage Sentiments,
Not Religion

The religion that "Bnly" Sunday
breaches is that Of primitive man when
he was emerging from savagery to bar
barism, and 1t stirs religious emotions
such as prevailed later. when herctics
and witches were burned, the religion
that prevailed when the ancient Catholic
faith broke down and the nagelants went
through Europe scourging themselves for
their sins and indulging in every kind
of RIGHTEOUSNESS and obscenity, accord
ing to Or. Algernon s. Crapscy, noted
author and lecturer, in statement to-
day.
Sundays conversion here and there of
n drunken man to soberncss is tcmpor-
ary, but the evil he does, which is the
lowering of the conception of God, the
ignoring of truth, the dethrOning of
reason and conscience is far-rCaChing, and
in measure fatal to the well-bcinE of
humanity as Il WHOLE said Doctor Crap
scy.
"PROFOUNDLY IGNORANT"
SUNDAY is profoundly ignorant of the
scientific conception of the universe and
of the moral and intellectual outlook of
the educated, highly developed type of
man and woman" Doctor Crapscy added.
"Primitive religion was based on fear,
ana Billy Sunday Is primitive Such
evangelists as sunday dethrone reason
and conscience ana suspend critical ana
moral Judgment"
at is a cardinal mistake to suppose that
religion is the guardian of morality" con.
tinued Doctor Crapsey "'The opposite is
true Unless confined by reason. religious
emotions are the most destructive that
can assault the life of man. They are
closely akin to the sexual and pass easily
from one to the other There is no more
common occurrence than the violent and
uncontrolled outbreak of sexual emotion
following religious revival Religious
emotions are based on fear which is cruel.
A man who is afraid has no pity lie
strikes at and Kills the object OF ms rear.
1t is to religious emotions that we owe the
burning of witches, the outbreak of tlagel'
lants after the failure of the ancient
Catholic faith and all the other cruelties
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

trenches, where the cullud gommen rom
Senegal are located. When the military
razors were issued their faces shone, ac.
cording to an tndcrsea News Agency dis
patch. which says that the Temps says a
Swiss newspaper had the story. They are
hOnng their ra2orS on their boots and
waiting for the next charge. it is reported.
The order was issued for hygienic rca.
sons, because it was known that trench
microbes lurked in the Businesses of barbes
and raised large families there; and trench
microbes are more to be feared than the
bayonets Of les boChes.
Every barbe-mustaChe and beard.
burnsides, sprouts, hay, spinach. thou
sand d-lcggor. etc.-must go. Dispatches do
not indicate whether General Joffre will
set AN example by ordering his barber to
amputatc his "Colonels."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
$4,000 FOR WILLARD
Bout Will Cost Promoter Tex Rickard
Total of $4,000

NEW YORK. Feb 4. - Tex Rickard,
who will promote the Willard-Moran fight
on March Il, declared today that the real
guarantee made to Jess Willard was SiO,-
900, instead of $i7 500 as reported Frank
Moran will get $4,000 for his 30 minutes
work.
1t will cost Rickard $4,000 in guaran-
tees and approximately $4,000 in addition
to stage the fracas, but he was confident
he would make n profit out of the battle,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Miss Winnie A. Heller

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Feb. 4.-Allss Win
ME A. Heller, registered nurse, who was
the anesthetist at the Allentown Hos
pitaf died last night at that institution
of complications, aged 25. She was
graduated last year from the training
school of the hospital, and on account
of her adaptability and skill, was chosen
by DR.. C. ID. Schaeffer, chief surgeon, to
handle the ether. She was a daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs, Martin Heller. Of South
Rathlehem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
India's Cotton Crop Decreases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-India's cotton
crop this year. according to the third
forecast, is estimated at 1857 900 bales of
400 pounds decrease of 26 per cent. from
last years crop. Department of Com
merce advices indicate the planted area
this year at II, 900 acres, compared with
% 977, 900 acres last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Crdpsey's Objections
to Sundays Religion
Sunday is primitive.

- pliullJlNGs
ne stlrs primitive passions such
as Incited witchcraft prosecutions.
lie only makes appeal to primi-
tive passions of fear.
he IS ignorant of the intellectual
outlook of educated men and
women.
HIS saloon vocabulary. helps him
meet crowds on alnutual level.
Sunday emphasizes private re-
lations with God and not social
justice.
His appeal is aided by his intel
lcctual and moral limitations.
His conversion of drunken men
is temporary.
He permanently lowers concep-
tions of God and teaches men to
ignore truth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Negro Robber Gets Long Sentence

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 4.-Oscar
Haley, a negro, of Coatesville, convicted
yesterday of robbing the home of James
b. Rapp, in Downngtown, was SEN
fenced today to pay the costs of the case,
a fine of 800 and serving term of not
less than five nor more than eight years
in the Eastern PenitentiarY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
SHIFTING OF RESERVES
HITS AT BEEF TRUST" "
SAYS CAPTAIN MILLS
Fat, Beefy, Flat-Footed, Round
Shouldered Policemen Shifted
for Good of the
Service"
NO, IT is NOT POLITICS
Police Shifts Ordered
for "Good of Service"

Eight reserve policemen were
sent back to districts by Captain
Mills because:
Four were too fat and flat-footed.
One was round-shouldered.
One was bent with age.
Two were "inattentive to duty"
Other reserves are now swinging
dumbbells and furnishing the
weights" including their own.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
200 Silk MeaYers Strike

EASTON, Pa, Feb. 4.-Rejecting the
company's offer of 6lk per cent increase
in wages, 200 silk weavers at the Hay
tock- -Cronemeyer plant struck late yes
terday The weaYers demanded 10 per
cent increase,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
EACH DEFEAT BULGARS
ALONG GREEK FRONTIER
Paers Fooled After Firing Upon
heconnoitering Detachment

,4'ppoN' Feb, IA Reuter- dispatch
Ashens reports an encounter be-
~. 3ulgarians and Allied troops on
On the Graeco-Bulgarian from
Il. slsarians fired on French detach-
tssohnoitering at the point where
ssstss tsseo-bulgarian frontier meets that
sns ppt the Allies repulsed the Bull
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
Youngstown Strike Settled

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Feb. 1.-THE strike
at the plant of the Carnegie Steel Com:
pany has been settled. The men have ac-
cepted the wage scale granted under the
readiustment, effective February 1.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04
More Pay for Textile Workers

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. Feb. 4.-The
Merton Worsted Mills. West Consho-
hocken, have granted the 225 employees a
10 per cent. advance in wages, following
a request for an increase.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-22
FRENCH CLEANING MATERIAL
AGAIN BEING SHIPPED

The West End Clothing House con-
Quoted by Messrs. Flowers and F'reid-
man at 1927 North Third street states
that when the war broke out in Eu-
rope that the dyeing and cleaning de-
partment of their business was at a
standstill on account of not being able
TO obtain material, the process they
use is the real Partisan process and
, the cleaning had to be imported
They now desire to inform the pub
lie that they have been successful in
procuring a shipment of this material
and are now able to turn out the same
high class work that has made this
branch of their business grow so rap
idly. Although the price of this ma
terial is considerable higher they have
not raised the prices of their work.
Mr.. Friedman, the manager. saws
that although they have been very
busy in the dyeing and cleaning de-
partment that they are handling a
large amount of business in their tail
oring department, in this department
they do both ladies' and mems tailor
work as well as made to order cloth
ing. They expect to add to their line
soon complete stock of ready-to-
wear mems clothes, haberdashery, etc.
and on account of the low overhead
expense of this establishment, will be
able to sell at a large saving to the
purchaser anything in this line. If
you have not already purchased your
Spring outfit stop in and have a visit
with Mr.. friedman and let him ex-
plain to you why he is able to save
you so much money on your purchases
at this store.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-22
NEW SPORTING GOODS
DEPARTMENT ADDED

Sportsmen of Harrisburg and vicinity
will be glad to hear that the firm of
Cohen & Son. located at 431 Market
street, have opened a new department
especially for sporting goods under the
management of Alexander Kassrar,
with the most complete stock of sup
plies for the sportsman in this vicinity.
The firm of Cohen & Son has been in
business in Harrisburg over twenty
five years and is we'll known all over
Central Pennsylvania.
The new department will be run un-
der the most solid business principles
and the magnitude and variety of
sportsmen's supplies to be found in
stock will not be found at any other
store of its kind in this vicinity or out
side of the larger cities.
The stock already consists of the
latest and best lines of guns, revoIvers.
ammunition. bicycles, fishing tackle of
every kind and description, as we'll as
a most complete stock of baseball and
tennis supplies. Anything that could
be found in the sporting goods de-
partments in larger cities can now be
bought at this store and at popular
prices. Sportsmen are invited to call
and inspect this new department and
get acquainted with the new manage
ment.-Advertiseme
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-22
A STORE THAT REPRESENTS ITS
WARES TO BE JUST WHAT THEY

A little stain and Varnish on some
kinds of furniture covers q multitude
or shortcomings in the builder. Two
pieces that quite closely resemble each
other IN general appearance may be
widely distinct in real worth, cost and
value. Both kinds are always sold at
the furniture store of Mr.. A, Gerber
located at 424 Reilly street, but no
buyer need fear being imposed upon
by having the poorer article offered
him when he thinks he is buying ,he
best
Mr.. Gerber says that this is the
strongest element in the success of mis-
business integrity-honor between
seller and buyer. He says that he
likes to carry all grades of furniture
in stock for the reason that he does
business with all classes of people and
where one person may be interested in
DID, rare and valuable pieces of ma
hogany, another customer may prob
ably want piece of finely polished
blrch' mahogany finished, as very few
people can tell the difference.
In such other lines as curtains. rugs
pictures. etc, Mr.. Gerber keeps a good
deal larger stock than the wants OF
the community, but he finds that it
pays. for some people in furnishing a
home prefer to select from several
different models as we'll as prices OF
furniture. and he is always stocked up
so as to take care of all of them. If
YOU are thinking of purchasing any
thing in the furniture line it would
pay you to look over the large stock
at the Gerber store and get his prices
before purchasing elsewhere.-Adver-
tisement.