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AS TO ADVERTISING, ' -;
If the man who says: "I Wat afford to
advertise" will look ever tbe list of
concerns that wore LITTUS eoncema te
f ore they started to advertise, bo will be
more likely to say: "I cant afford NOX to
advertise!" ' - .
Fair today 'and brobablv-Wedneadav'-
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XCIIO. 8 .
WTLMTNGTOl, K. C, TUESDAY MORNHG; APEIL 1, 1913.
WHOLE NUMBER 13,286,
refit mig .&rKm?m&Mfl Aflnat rc-v
si
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i
; Pawed. Away Early Yes-
Iky at Rome
SEniOUSLY'lLL-OVEfi A WEEK
Iri a Semi-comatose ; Condition-rWiil
be Laid ; to BestJ fiv Cedar HiM vf
- Sketch of H is Career.
- : Rome. ' March Pierpont Mor-
...gan," the NewVorfc finaacjer, died here
today afewiinintttesfterinoon-FeT
months tea health leen decliniHg,
grayated ahwit ; a wesKKago ana since
: Wednesday last "he had been in a semi-
y,- ; comatose conaition. ,, -;:-:---.
fe tonighifhi tody, Jyins in the death
' S-l hiS-: flowers:
21 lMeasagsfOsynthFave
? ceived; fromlKlng Victor Emmanuel,
Tv',- high offlcialof tatef diplomafil refc
y.- resentatwes ahd, fro'irt . many personal
U friends In? all, parjst the:world.;, ,
j . The death of Mr; Morgan was not
' known in Kom nntil several hours af
; ter it occtrrred, v owing to the- desire
that Mr. -Morgan's son,-J. Pierpont
i Morgan, Jr lwho Js' m NewU ".York,
'- should first hft noUfied. .
.t. ' - The official - statement prepared by.
4' Iir. Guiseppe Bastianelli, Dr.-M Allen
x --j v - Starr ana ur, ueorge a. uuou, me i
!. ::' 5 tending physicians, indicates that a
' : ' 1 gradual general collapse ; followed a
condition of nervous prostrauonwnicn
nrRvenf ed - the. jiieeitive-ersans -fromiequiDages ot all kind3r drove lup to Mr
''- Ay; performing 'their functions and affect-J-c
i-- l ed the .'mental : faculties. ;. :
v f V For five days Mr. .Morgan received
i ,r . artificial nourishpient,-but-was unable
I . to assimilate thevfood. ' As a result he
.r -fn-noAnc nnd affiuif.lUnrinin'a mincjnn nni-tViolr- rMVlJrftnt'R
.ert s -'. hmirs.nrior to his death he was. in a
condition of semi-coma, whlch prevent-1
f V -Prerttt6ight that:with the exception ortwo
: -oici- His end was without sufEerfcig., di announcing the deathjrt Mr.
, - Xerl'Zrttei. hi hM.been-: tojvld Dybe jfirnlrom 7lom& Itwas
j J : . constant attendance, ; wasiafethe e!S ffiXpect at ltatement of4h,?.phy-
-v .vf vv -.'Supreme -mQmeat, eame ;jje iaauvi i
5:i? -pressed herlutiidi; Mi Satterlee and
yuj uiaua ctiuivrafe viicu nccpui
woman out of the room where friends
tried to comfort her; . - V '
Mr. Satterlee, is prostrated byVrief
and had no statement w to make to
night regarding; future ,rarrangements.
So far no t preparation's - -have been
made with reference to removal of Mr.
Morgan's' -body- to tbe United States.
Those relatives' whd are in New' York
will first be communicated, with re
garding their wishes. . : - f
' The American ambassador and Mrs.
fl Thomas J. 'O'BrienTithe secretary of
.i V the embassy,- George Post Wheeler,
fit S . and Mrs. Wheeler, who went to the
' hotfil this afternoon to inailire about
- y Mr. -Morgan's' ,'eonditionr were there
s-when his death' was announced..' They
- remained tQ offer, their services . and
' ' ' '"' fiTnrftsfi-condnlenr.es. - . -. -. '
" All the ; Rorne newspapers ; publish j
: deep sense of loss felt by the Italian
.'- people. It ha.g. been suggested that
' Mr. Morgan's body should be. taken to
' the United-States on bqard a warship,
f V" Dr. M. Alien Starr, called into, con
sultation in connection - with J.v Pier
pont Morgans - Illness, attributed , the.
financier's: breakdown; to emotion caus
ed by the investigation carried, out-by
the Pijjo commtttee, at vvashington in
to the operations - ot the. .. yMoney
trust." " . ---
Mr. Morgan toward .the end showed
at he was suffering, internally only
hv a movemeritof his rieht handOth-
' --.' erwise he. displayed . no-"sign of, vitaiuy
.. ; - except by continuous heavy breathing.
; ' Frequent . bulletins were issued, dur
ing the morning showing that his jcon-
dition was gradually: becoming worse
and by 11 o'clock the physicians had
-given up all hope.? . .. v . "
y . Mr. Morgan was unable to assimilate
, the artificial : nourishment administer-
. j ed during the morning and his physi-
, cai weakness was extreme. neart ton
. ics were injected, but these had no ef
- feet and for several hours before -his
. death he was In a state of coma una-
. ble td respond to' any questions or to
recoghize ,ahy . of those at his; bedside.
v . One - of nis . relatives, Mrs. Fitzsim
; mons, wife of the Rev. Fitzsimmonsv
- arrived : from - Cannes and was - shown
' Info the death chamber, but her pres
; ence remained unknown jto thedylng
. man.
- . JJesldes the fur trained nurses-in
.' attendance,. Miss Helen Hamilton was
of great assistance to. the three, phy
I sicians,- Prof. Jiuesseppe Bastinelli,
. jjr. Ai..Aiien,-atarr ana. ir. ueorge-A-
Dixon. From his-arrival in Rome-Mr.
" and Mrs. Herbert- Ls- Satterlee - had
feared a mistake had been- made in
- bringing Mr, Morgan to Rome instead
of taking him. direct tq London, where
l he would have tee& in his own. house
; instead .of a rioisyrdtel ahdV they
thought, too, that the ,clim.ate of Home
was too mild in -his. condition oL n
V " health. - .
The financier's 'sCretary found: it
- Impossible to reply to all the inquirie
and Mr.' and Mrs. Satterlee expressed
the desire to ipf drm .the inquirers how
touched -they were: at the manifesta
tlohs- of Sympathy.-, they' had feceived.
The . body of. the - late . fj. Pierpont
Morgan' is tdbe embalmed, and sent
to the United States.: i'A funeral seiv
vice will be held here before its -de
parture. ! . - -r3 y
, . . . Grief ;lh America.'1
New York.:Match i 31.-John Pler
pont Morgan's last resting place prob
a.DLV win ne in tne, maueoistim in
y'-i dar Hill cemetery, -r Hartford,- Conn.,
- which he had erected some years ago
in : memory of' bis father and ; jn other
m vvnen tne- -ooay.oi; morgan xecnc
'."f:. '.'.?re from ; Rpme, It. U expected the
lerar services will De held in tne cia
-dral of St.: John, th? Divine, .toward I -: , lConunueu;,pn ..rage -.
"frt av '
the ifcohstruction of which Mr, "Morgan
wa& aviaree' contributor.
' When the. news . of Mr. Morgan's
death, in Rome reached Jisre today ex
pressions, or regret .at his passing were
heard'on every hand. -In the financrial
district the Stock Exchange . and the
Consolidated 'Exchange : passed Tesolu
tions of respect to his- memory and
flags everywhere were dropped to half
mast. : The offices' of ). P. Morgan &
Company closed? immediately upon re
Ccivlna: the news.' -and little intorimv
tionwas vouchsafed by -the -members
of the firm; The statement wasiaade.
however,- that -the - business wou ld be
carried . onlundisturbed by the surviv-
ling members. Throughout the day
. a n. j j - m - C
left? cards of condolence. -The morbid
were out in force in the vicinity of the
Morgan homeland at one time reacnea
such proportions that it became neces
sary to request the police to disperse
v Henrr. P- Ivisonrnweniormem-
oer or ; J. P. Morgan & . company, saw
sicians eivins: fh detail the last illness
"of the financier would be received, but
it failed to xme through, according to
Mr.vDavison. He said, tnere proDaory
would 'be a family conference : tomor
row, and -details as- to ths-tunera
won id then be worked out
The immpdiatfl effect on the'machin
ery of Wall street of Morgan's death
was comoarativelv ' elieht. ,Ob- ths
Stock Exchange, the news from Rome
had - largely spent tts . iorce witmn la
minutes -after the opening oi tne mar-
ket. - Mr. Morgan's illnesp had pr spar
ed the financial district tor tne ena,
and every precaiMtion had, been taken
to guard against a. serious - break in
nncftsi - - . - v
At the- 'opening; the - -ominent
stneks declined a noint or so. but they
received: prompt support ana raiiiea
quickly. Thereafter, - the , market was
dull. . ' -; . ' - , 3
Wall - Street relations withvtha- head
of the house of Morgan had been of
such -largp consequence for so many
vears that the hews of his passing
made -an -enormous impression. , Bank
ers, brokers, railroad and business
men paid tribute to the dead man. Out
sidethe Morgan offices there was a
curious -erowdV for some time after the
news -was received.-" , On tne oniceuoor
there was a terse miticfe that, the of
fices would .ba closed tor tne day.
. Friends of ,Mrf Morgan pointed out
Jannther rasowin addition to the' warn
ing' iven by. his limes3 wny tne nnan-
cier-s -.aeata: was-uui stjinjusij -uiami --
ng.sHis career, they saia.-was rounq-
cA rt-.-it- We. "harf accoraousned virtual
ly all he istarted out to achieve. For
some :timW ;heh Morgan firm had re
frained trom large new emerpnsea.
ah tHnt hnTnan roresient couia oic-
I tXx.'Z UcXta.- UCCU . uvm u""3-.-"v
year or twev to sfeguard the business
and. .nnasciai worra agains.twwuuij
whenVMr.: Morgan s iast nour came..
r- Among the number, of numerous -appreciations
of Mr.x Morgan was one by
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the Unit,
ed States Steel Corporation, the great
est df all -the industries organized by
"None of Mr. Morgan's business as
sociates will mourw his death more
than thoe;who are connected with the
TT-itoA: atate Steel Corporati6n." said
Mr Gary. "His -presence, his counsel,
his efforts, were aiways mnuenuai m
h-oniio9vnr tA establish and maintain
a reputation - for fair and : honorable
treatment. towaru uii wW ,uu6ui,
afFataA v. the. dfcisions and conduct
of the corporation. His" death w ill leave
a iirt ttint can never d niieu.
A" resolution adopted' by the Consoli
dated ExchangsL said: - - - ' . ;
- In rthe-- deatn ol. Mr. jviorgau ms
o lhat a, real American citi
zen wno uniteu wim scm
nsVi'-a iranarnna llesire tfl 6etV6 hlS CS1-
irva, inin-zonai-t the fullest extent in the
upbttildiflg -and , maintaining rof !; Amer
ican-creait .nrougnoui WUU- -
. Ndunng ' is known as yec a w nu w
MrMorgan lnhis rill disposed of his
vast, estate. ' - .
V T- Piemnnt -Morgan Jr.. was his fa
ther's Ainderstudy foryears, . and s
classed hifi In financial ability, i He
ftervfid 'aoDrenticeshro in th uondon
i.AtiWa nf Mnfean. Cfreenf ell - & torn
ipany. r He isthe1 forties and ;eaUy
Ihulld and -even, in manner-of- walking
resemDies . nis- jauuir.m awai
t 4w.-i,ia f other-' h is duick. at reaching
a determination on big Questions, brus
que, and intolerant of small dEtailsHis
preparation. to. take his father' place
in the 'business woria nas , ueeii -i-
oughly worked out.- ; s ', ' ...
. , Qt nf Mr Momn'B nhllan
)thrpic gifts probably- will never be
pulsively rather, tnan aiQns. we
" " .r - 1 - It a
- J
Of a Jixea campus". "a"yj
vstt'srive wasv .S4.ouu.uuu aoww.u;
building of the cathedral of St; Joan
iU. , TMirt-rJ Tir thl O t V. " ' FOT toC
,Af tf ttie tWeaf Lviiik-ln Hospi
tal. 'ndar St! Gebrge :churchr ere
1 oKn nnn ;
tiarvarff wneuieu; vuw
'
IVALTER PAGE GOES :
IG GREAT BRITAIN
World's Work Editor Ac
., cepts Ambassadorship to
- Court of St. James
POSTS TO BE FILLED 500
President- Wilson Wi 1 1 Likely Fill Re-
maining , Ambassadorships Before
Beginning . of; the Extra Ses
1 1 siori .of -Congress.
1 WashingtonV: March 31. President
Wilson probably wilrflll the majority
of ths- nine ambassadorships now : va-
cant Derate' tne -.ueginiuuB oi iub cah
session uf Goiieresd next Monaay.
' The "President expects to confer
with,: many of his fnsnds during -the
when - Coneress convenes nominations
uiearuL vr cirrrv aiui it 10 uauvwvu
for the more important posts will be
sent to Aha- Senate. -
Todav'a- Tdevelonments brousht' tfttt
that Walter H. J'age, editor of SSiorid-
Work - and aw intimate irtena' or Mr.
Wilsdn, had been offered and had : ac-
x 1 11. . . J V. 1 n ns(l
Britain, White House oniciais - cuu
flrmed the news, and Mr. Page will
Rtart-for Ijondon. within 10 days. V
-It -was stated at tbe White Houso
that, -.with the exception or Mr. rag-.',
rn ofFera had been made for any other
dipfomatic posts. The President has
nad nnder consiaeration a list .ui meu
to whom , he is favorably inclined, but
the chief difficulty has been that many
nf these men hailed from New York
State, which he feels aireaay nas con
spicuous recognition. two memuers
nf the cabinet. - Secretaries' Redfield
and McAdoo, Assistant Secretary Roo
sevelt, of the Navy Department, and
Mr. Pagehav made tneir: nomes ;in
New York for many yearn , ,
; Anernstus Thomas, the playwright.
and WilliamlChurch Osborn have been
prominently- mentioned for diplomatic
-niaceschieflv France and-r Germany,
UUt UlC atVifcitUSM. 1Vt." VWUiff vu
F.mnire State is said , to be a circuns
stance that is giving thef President no
littlevembarrassment.. He is Jtnown to
hold ihoth in .Men reerard
MrrSWilibii has J&eenp disposed to
lAftir further-Weat fur some of his dip-
Mmd forward orominentiy tne name oi
Rudolph Spreckles, or san rancisco,
as probable ambassador to ,.GJ?f
Mr, Spreckles :; practically organized
Mr. Spreckles- pracncaiiy orgamzea
ana managea, xne vv nsou
KepUDliean - league, ami -mo ayvymi
ment, it is said, would be a recognition
by-tbe Preswent or tneaia given inuu
by progressive nepupiicans aurms
la,mpa-TT,,-e, t?i, TClan,i
uuuit? ..'.vr".;::'
Illinois wnq ne rresmeui iuu,
is also said to ne siatea ior a aiywumi-
ic post. T , x;,
Willardbf VirSnia Justice J WlGsr
2d!"f 'New Wrkf' P?eder1ck C. Pet
fiehi GermantownPa. and Henry
thosfrderccmsK
tic T appointments, but there have been
no decisions as to any of these men as
vet
The President had a task today of
the difficulties of tariff revision Many
vj T1o nom talk- fnr arA
,;wc chcApiot Ta all the
Presideht listeNi pattentlv. but gave
4. HrrV.-aa- TViTnatlori nf what
was contained in the schedule of the
tariff bill he is studying; or what would
he his own attitude towara tnese suu-
A. Augustus Healy, of the Brooklvnl
Academy -of. Arts and sciences, wno
toil.-ori witn me . Kresiaent -aDout tne
tariff cm. leather -and hides, was intro-
duced by Secretary" Redfidd. :
W. F. oarais, or.iiuenos Ayres, urg-
e the President to see that meat came
into this country from Argentina free consistently expect American inter
nf dirtv. Senator Broussard and Govr Usi in hhaif nf Miss Emerson
ernor Hall, of Louisiana, protesieu
-tr - i: . . .
ft?ainsT rree. autar. wiiiie amiescuw-
" ,J:--.7 a A.1A V j-.
tive iV.eating, Ol vuioiduo, me
DaiAA-n K& favnroA fre nerar- nnt
withstanding the protest of other Con
gressmen, from Colorado.
RIFLE-CHAMPIONSHIP
Iowa State University and West Vir-
ginia " wniveriiy . 1 icu , . 1
Wnnh-iTietnTi -March .21. Iowa StateJ
n.ironiitir ond 'Woa Virelnia. TTniver-
sitv are tied for the inter-collegiate
rifieshooting 'championsnip as tne re-
suit of the 12th-match lust concluded,
The teams from the two universities
will now shoot off the tie for tne cnanv
ptonshipof the west, ano tne winner
wni (-.nrtinet'e for the championship of
the -United States with Harvard 'Uni
verslty. which has 12 straight - vie
fories te her credit. " - -.v . . . ,
The" result . of the lztn matcn 101-
lows:-.: -. .. .
Eastern Leaguer Massacnusetts Ag-
ricultural. 9C4, vs. University of Ver
mont, 919.' t Harvard, 4b, vs. worwicn,
936. s Massachusetts Tech, 9bl. , vs. i&
highi J12,: ;Cornelir 907, vs. Knoaeis
land State. 834. wortn. ueorgia. Aso
cultural, 93Z. vs. uaranouin, -
Princeton, 925, vs. coiumDia, oeiaun-
edu .University of Maine, 807, vs. CTem-
n aw r r a afra ' n otq 11 t on ', .
-weraagnef; v lwaie
ll W?SwngnSn' Q1? Pirdue W fill the remaining important posts
vs'shkSta' 85Sl
States Veterinary College, 952 vs.
Minnesota i)4. miwusau. ij.uiu4,
948, :vs. vMisspurk:defaulted.; ; weoras-
545r VS. t-OU18iana aiate, , ueiauac
QH -rUrlahn-ma. A. 8 61. VStt.an
sas .University, defaulted
THREE KILLED
ON SOUTHER 1ST.
Freight .Tra ; hvWith 18 Cars Lett Hans I nas Deen grave ior a wereu b""1
r7,ani,,l, at ovama. ly after noon yesterday in Rome. His
v'iTtv-SK ii Maroh 81 PTniHneer 1 last, restine nlace' will probably be in
W. M Eagle, of Spencer, together with
X" L Hurdle,' conductor, ana -aua v.
Boyd'-fireman, of . AsheviUe N. "C were
killed early today - wnen- - oouuieru
.i,i,f miiTi 7x-frrtin xansniirv
Asheviller. left ' the 'rails at Oyama.
ru.Vin nn.n nnH rh a -lAPrtm ATI Vm WRrO
. Thft thV'V men were in-the engine- firm; No. 2 red 1.10 1-2. and 1.12. J
ca S-C 58.- Turpentine quiet. B
rT '-m the cause of the wreck . ;easyt - 1 " ":
f.1ISS EF.TERSQN IN
a v M , -
EiC
Suffragettes Wajtit Interfer
eace in' Behalf of Girl on
' HuHer Sirike
ETTER SMUGGtED TQ WBTHER
American Girl in English Prison Says
She Is Fueling yerjt Sick Com
y y plains -of ; ' littretwent-
Interest.' in JSaso
London, March ;,StrJ4Mts. Emerson,
of Detroit, Mich;, ibday? received, a let
ter from her danivir Seelie,. who is
undergoing two.-sbnth imprisonment
in Holloway' jait "for , window-smashing.
Her "hunger strike." aald forcible feed
ing in ' prison have attracted a great
deal of attention:--. . :
The letter was smugg!ed out by a re
leased prisoner...-, it stated - that Miss
Emerson had just completed three
days' solitary confinement for viola
tion of the , prison rules, she . com
plained that she was feeling very, sick
and feared : permanent ..impairment or
her digestion. A , ;
Mrs. .Emmelms5. Paakhurst, in a
speech today, . praised,' highly " "the
heroic behavior .of -Miss .Emerson."
Mrs. Pankhurst iuraounced that The
woman who tried, to catch pneumonia
in prison by.sponging herself all over
Witn - not waxec-s ana . remaimug uucu v -ered
air night, as stated by the home
secretary on March 18th, was Miss
Emerson.
- The smuggled letter stated also that
Mass Emerson's - arm had been badly
bruised by the .policemen .who arrest-
ed her. -y-yy - .- - -Baron
von Horst, of ;an Francisco,
Lwho has taken great interest in Miss
Emerson s case; stated ?siat on one in
vestigation and 'after t iing legal ad
vice, he is satisfied thaj-forcible feed
ing Is illegal- and; th-ef ore;' consti
tutes a groundJf or intev erence by the
American gove?nmentr'jn behalf of
Beatrice Harraden lis sent the fol
lowing cablegram to ;President Wood;
row Wilson : H4 Having fist come back
from -AmericaiWhero.vWeafned from
all sources that there is a strong feel
ing against the barbarity of forcible
beg you to intervene in behalf of Miss
' , . belng ; forcibly fed
feeding, l venture wun commence iu
gVson. who is being , forcibly
in HollOway jail and is in a precarious
ronrJitinn "
const,(,retarv McKenna. when
, nned, todav in the House of Corn-
- """HVes Kier Hardie. who urg-
ed the release of the suffragist prison-
Ur now underebine forclblef feeding,
: - - - - women and
: "7 t nrp-t time undergo-
1 5tio- frtriHt fppfliner hut that their con-
ditlonwVTnot dangerous. One of the
vvomenhe referred to must have been
Miss Emerson . .g
"J
ers of the Women's Social and Politi-
cal Union in the preparifaon, of a
strong protest to be presented to tbe
American government against the re-
fusal of the authorities at Boston to
no-rmit M?sa Tflnrence W. Ward. OI Uir-
I TninprhnTn . neland. to lana: at tnat
port. Miss Ward reached Boston FTi
Arxv nn hia stpamfiT IVGmia. - . SD6 1(1'
mitted having ; served a term in jau
for taking part in a window-amasbing
crusade in Lionaon anu iui tiu
"if that precedent is followed, said
Baron ven Horst, "it win preyeui mio.
i rjonirhnrst ana ot.ner suni aKeue
whn. have been in prison from
ever landing in the United States
Therefore, all suffragists snouiu ug"
U hmei- end. Besides we cannot
i ,v oxxciwiJi - - .
wniie. under the American law, a wo-
uta m oc ward is reiusea auuiio
I llla.ll. iTx.t. . - - -- - :
n
I 2 "til
O U T LINES
coprofnrv Garrison's reports to
President Wilson -today continued w
convey uynuusui. --
eitiiation in Ohio. -
I Tha osco nf Miss Zeelie Emerson,
the American - suffragette imprisoned
Hn England and unoertaKing a nuusei
strike is attracting great attention. :
nurrencv reform will com e to .the
attention of Congress soon atter ujas-
i.genible8 next weeK, as several am
1 win va reariv fnr introduction at that
- tJme -
- 1 . -william D. Haywood, organizer for
I the Industrial Workers of the World,
WQe nnnvirt of disorderlvi conduct
land sentenced to six months in jail
l p,ttIirt.nn m j vesterdav.
- ; , Considerable opposition . has, devel-
n . , th House to the plan of Demo-
- f. Leader Underwood to postpone
- . orianization 0f practicallr.all com-'
- v . . . t te ODening of the extra
rrr 0
wiirr . h. Pace editor of World's
Walter edijy vvo
' a w v r : . r - a.
lr- "president Wilson will proba-
convenes.
jr"" jT.,WvVrQ i U TWrtle
v h "ohio
- ; U" Xri,-UrrtoW-
- 1 vaiiey. -.jiiuivush vSr" M
age will be immense,- the loss of life
will De small, owing to warnings nay
infr heen issued.. , y i'-cx:"'
... ; .t Piernnnt Mrtreran.-wnose eoncuuun
Ithe mausoleum- in Hartford; , Conn,
i wmca - ue eteewsu MHuo-jooiD-Bey
J memory of his father and mother.;
iew xuin. uiumu.; muj
ttt r RTrnn sr. n lu t utsr ceiiu. iiumg
and closing bid 6; offered at 7. ; Sppt
I OriTTOTI f nSKIl UU1KL. j dlllUUllllA uuiouu
Rnsln
GA
OIIDITION
LEVEE GOES DOWN
BEFORE THE FLOOD
Break Occurs at Columbus,
Ky. and the Entire Gity
. Is Inundated
CONDITIONS IN OHIO BETTERtmANY MATTERS TO CONSIDER
Suffering is Relieved and Rehabilita
tion of Cities and Towns Begins.
Angry Waters Sweeping
Down Ohio Valley.
Paducah, Ky., March 31 The levee
at Columbus went out early tonight;
and at midnight the city is Covered
from live to ten feet ol water. With
the exception of several families, who
are marooned in the second floors of
their homes, the entire population of
Columbus reached the hills about the
eity in safety. r .
Crest at Cincinnati
Cincinnati, March 31. When the
Ohio here reaches a stage of C9.9 feet,
which is expected about midnight, the
crest of the flood at this point will
have been reached. Late today the
stage was C9.5 feet. The river rose
less rapidly today than at any time
since the. yellow flood began its course
of destruction. - - -
At points east of here-the river al
ready "oas begun to recede, while to
the west there is an appreciable ac
cession to the stage and reports from,
aown tne river are repiete witn stories
of destruction and desolation. . N
The direct and indirect damage caus
ed by the flooding of the. river front
section and the low-lying residential
places will be great. Ah .estimate;; of
the indirect loss can never be made,
while the direct loss is estimated at
more tffan $2,000,000. .
Relief work locally and also in the
nearby inundated territory is more
than adequate and a statement ; was
today issued by Mayor Hunt to the
effect that no 'more supplies were re
quired here alfd- that a surplus existed
that is being turned over to the Red
Cross authorities for distribution.'
Across the river m the severar K.en-
tusk? . cities and towns, that practical
ly form one targe city," conditions stM
are deplorable. All of them are with
out lights, their gas and electric ' light
ing plants being botn snut aown. -in
Newport the property loss, it is declared-
by authorities, will be more
than that suffered in any previous
flood.' - t v .
Relief measures so far have been
Sufficient to cope with the rather try
ing situation in all the Kentucky
towns across the river from here, ex
cept Dayton, Vhere the authorities
have appealed to the Federal relief
officials- for assistance, r Estimates at
Davton are that 1,000 homes have been
inundated and that more than 4.000
persons are homeless and dependent
upon -relief measures for subsistence-
Ludlow and Bellevue are in better
shape than any of the other small
Kentuciky cities. .. , '
Conditions in Indiana
Indianapolis, March . 31. While
Northern and Central Indiana cities
today were rehabilitating their flood
devastated districts, the waters dis
appearing there' were tightening their
disastrous grip upon southern regions.
The government relief boat Scioto, in
command of Lieutenant Height, U. S.
A., towed a barge load of provisions
intn T-awrencehure today to find but
40 of 5.000 homes there not under wa
ter. When the boat proceeded to
iiirnm nrmriitimm were.found almost
as bad, with but 500 homes free from
the reach, of the waters.
Governor ttaiston, on me appeal
Mount Vernon, ordered out the com-
pany or militia stauoueu tucic
trol its own town. . . j. -
T eaven worth sent a ringing ci y w
help. New Harmony ana jyans vuie
reported increasing suffering fromthe
rising waters, but the mayor of Vin
cennes telephoned that the wrater there
is falling and, aitnougn tne Pvf
loss is heavy and many flooded i,por
tionaare segregated by swift currents
People of Southern Indiana heeded
flood warnings quickly through the
fear created) by reports from the flood
X inS hAllAiron Tir I I VPN HAVG lti-X
districts of the central ie
T5vrrta nf fatalities where the flood
struck unexpectedly, but now -is gone,
still are conflicting. Peru's list, of 20
promises to shrink somewhat, but with
those Jures' still standing Indiana's
loss of life stands at 68. Three bod
ies of the drowned were found m weot
Indianapolis today, one reumminB
identified, while four refugees Tiave.
been victims of the. exposure Buffered.
Ind ana is recovering,
ereatlv relieving its burden, and tp
Sy businlss conditions in Indianapolis
were quite normal, with public .utih
SlsrecoQmpletely restored. Some soutlu
era towns, oenevea iu
frnm risine waters, are cut, off from
communication, but anyde warning naa
removed mucn .oaBrji
- Ohio nises rroni- " w " -i . -
Columbus, O., March Sl.-"Refresh--ed
by the tears of the. American peo
ple, Ohicr stands ready from today to
Z,v. :o. h statement issued, by
Governor uox eaxijr iu ' -;r? 1 "mWa
lv -before he aeit tne eiBcuu.c.vv
for home and the first full night's rest
he has had in more than a wee
"Ohio-has risen from the floods.- .
.ct,,, o witness Wow from nature
as we -sustained would have wiped put
tA anA a est rnve.d governments in
other v days. - We cannot ; speak our
gratitude to President .Wilson for ea
nfA . k th Red Cross, to States
municipalities, trade organizations and
.wM,nii that send" funds and sup
plies: they, will.never know their con-
tribution to numamij. - - - , .
, The relief situation so far asfood
and clothing are concernecus m nanu.
Thankful to her friends who succored
her, Ohio faces tomorrowr serene and
connaem. Al
- As - the flood , waters; of Ohio contin
ued to recede and while property own
(Continued on Page-Eight.)-
MEMBERS OPPOSE
UNDERWOOD PLAH
Several Congressmen Want
Committees Appointed
at Extra Session
Other Legislation Needed Besides
Tariff, - - is '..Contention-rrSims
' Leads the Fight for Organiz
" ' ing Alt Committees.
Washington, March 31. Dernpcratic
opposition has developed in the House
to the plan agreed upon by Represen
tative Underwood and other party
leaders, that no committees should be
appointed at the opening of the spe
cial session except those necessary to
the transaction of routine business and
the handling of the tariff revision
billsr
Representative Sims,- of Tennessee,
pne of those who urged the appoint
ment of other important committees
at the outset of the session, discussed
the matter wfth President Wilson to
dav. The fatter made no recommenda
tion on the subject and said he had an
"oDen mind" UDon .it.
It has been the plan of Democratic
Leader Underwood and his colleagues
to hold back the organization or other
committees so. that full attention may
be given the tariff while that subject
is befoife the House. Members who
favor the appointment of other com
mittees" insist that -this plan would be
intemreted in many quarters as a
method of forcing members of the
House to support the tariff-bill. Fur
ther than this, it is claimed that Pan
ama eanal. Philippine, Alaskan, cur
rency, appropriations and other , legis
lation will, require consideration Dy
committees early in the session
Renrese.ntat.ive Underwood - and
Senator -Simmons, the latter chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee, got
Into communication today, over details
of the tariff bill,, and will confer in
formally throughout the week Both
will discuss the . tariff programme in
detail with president . Wscn
the next day or twaiv: . ,,. .,
Representative Underwoodyhas pre
pared a comprehensive hand-book of
detailed Comparative lntormation re
garding the proposed ehanges - to -be
submitted5 to the caucus with the tariff
revision bill. The changes made have
been so numerous and drastic that to
ensure caucus approval the committee
majority proposes to place before each
Democratic Representative full ex
planatory data. ' -
President Wilson indicated today
that he expected to' advise the House
Ways and Means Committee Demo
crats tomorrow of his opinion of the
bill, and if he does the caucus will be
called for next Tuesday.
Currency: Reform Comina Ud
Washington, March 31. Ouirrency
reform will come informally to th& at
tention ' of Congress soon after it as
sembles next week, notwithstanding
efforts of President Wilson and the
Democratic leaders of the two houses
to focus attention upon the tariff dur
ing the ear.y-i'eeks of the extra ses
sion. At least a half dozen currency
hills will .be ready for introduction
when Congress meets, it is believed,
and their appearance in the . House
and Senate will mark .the beginning of
a general discussion oi nnanciai re
form;
Most of the bills now, being prepar
ed represent the views of individual
members, and will be introduced as
individual bills. -Senator Owen, of Ok-i
lahoma, and Representative Glass, of-
Virginia, are worKing upon measures
which probably will be submitted first
to the banking committees of the re
spective bouses, and made the- basis
for committee study. .
-Senator Owen stated today that he
would calL a meeting of the Democra
tic members of the Senate's new Com
mittee on Banking and Currency, to be
held late this week. The suggested
nlan of currency reform will not be
taken up in detail at that time,- how
ever. Senator uwen practically nas
completed a bill representing his views
of needed reform, and it win ds? sw-mitted-to
the committee and studied
with other measures that come before
that body. - . . . '
Senator Owen has not mane pumic
the details of his contemplated hill,
nhr inrHcated' the extent to which it
may provide a central agency omder
governmental contrui. iue .um yi
narvl ihv Senator Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, and a member of the Senate
committee, whicn provides ior u sep
arate and independent currency associ
ations in tne united taies, wm ue m
troduced early in the. session.
f Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, a
tn em her rtf th e S snate committee, will
raintrrwinee the 'bill drawn by the Na
tional' Monetary Commission proyia
inier for a National rserve association
fSStntor Weeks said l. dav the measure
wnuld be chanffeaIn no way from the
form approved hv the monetary com
mission, and in wmcn it was lntrouuc
ed in the last Congress. - V "
LINVILLE R. R. CHANGES HANDS
Taken Over by EastTenn. & Western
m r. Raiiwav imDrovements r
Charlotte. N. C, March 31 . Linville
River Railway, running from Cran
horr nn the- Tennessee line. ' a dis
tance of 14 miles, to nneoia,; miivneu
Annntir was. tAken over today by . the
East Tennessee and -western iwhu
Carolina" ttanway, wmcn w m oycvoic
it. Th e latter road runs from Cran
berry, .N. C to Johnson City, Tenn., a
distance of 34 : miles. The gauge of
the road ; taken 'over will be .widened
and other improvements made.
v Uncle Sam (stopping at the Ameri
can National Bank) begins his new m
tar-oat mmrter n- Anril first. Deposits
made on April first and second will
hen r 4 ner cent - compound Interest
from April first..- Interest ;y ill be com
puted tin Jul. first: ' Absolutely safe
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IT GIFT
FOR PUBLIC PARK
Beautiful Long Leaf Pine
Forest Given to People
of the County
MR. AND MRS. M'RAE DONORS
Near Winter Park Gardens and Ad
mirably Located Potential .VaU'
us $150,000 Practically No
Conditions.
A munificent gift to the public that
will be of absorbing interest to the
people, not only of New Hanover coun
ty, but which will attract . attention
throughout North Carolina and even
beyond State bounds, was made yes
terday to the, people of New, Hanover
by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh MacRae, who .
drew a deed for: 153 acres of beautiful
long-leaf pine, forest at WinterhParlc
Gardens for a public park in favor of
five trustees as representatives of the .
people cif the city and county.
In potential value the gift represents
easily $150,000. In present value, .ac
cording to the standard of. value of ad-,
jacent property, it represents as much.
as f76,500. It, therefore, ranks as
one of the great benefactions of the
State and in the years to come will
cause the benefactors to be gratefully,
remembered by an appreciative peo
ple, -r ' '- ' '
The big tract of Second growth long
leaf pine, jealously guarded for -many
years by Mr. MacRae, who has proved
that the long leaf pine 'will reseed it
self and reproduce , Itseir it protected .
from fire and the depredatiottsr by hogs
and cattle, has aroused admiration in
many a passenger on the WrightsvUIo
Beach railway because of the Inviting
natural beauty of the place." The girt
has, a frontage of 891 feet otf the rail-'
way-and extends deep-into the forest,
taking inCrystal Lake, one of the lQve-, '
liest bits of scenery , imaginable,'- witn,
its cypress trees and'garlands pf moss.'
K is Ideal for park purposesfand when,
improved,.' as it will hno-dty ih the- ,
Somh will possess;-a 'mbre. attTractiii e f ,
place whereit8:piede.-fmi-:-ira1lCi -abroad'
and -recreate themselves." .
The deed ;is made to Mr; M. ; S. , Wil- .'
lard; chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners, Mayor Jos.i D.. Smith,
of the city of Wilmington, and Mr
John J. Blair, superintendent of the
city scbools, and their , successors in. -office
; and Mr. W. A. McGIrt, of this
city, and Mr. L. D.Latta of Winter
Park. .It provides that the successor v
of any ohe of the officials: named Im
mediately becomes one of the trustees'
of the park, and -the .three official
members shall fill any. Vacancy occur
ring in, the remainder bf the board off
trustees, provided that -: the citizen
members of the board be selected, one .
from Wilmington and ohe from Winter -Park
Gardens. - ' vr -; " v. -
The trustees - shall provide - protec- ;
tion for the trees, birds and wild ani
mals on the tract, and preveht the cut-,
ting 'of trees or other damage to the
property and trespassing by hunters,
etc. They shall build roads and path
ways as deemed necessary: and im
prove the grounds. ' After, the death'
of the donors, and with the consent
and - approval of the i State Forester,"
they -may. cut and remove Or- destroy
such trees the removal of -which would"
improve and; beautify , the place. Por
protection against fires,? they shall discr v
and rake clean an avenue around the
property each year.' The right to gatli-.
er the pine straw on .the tract'; is' re- -.
served to the donors, and 'their heirs
and assigns, and 'fdTAO'.Vy ears they
and their;heirs -will have;the' privilege
of lowering the water In Crystal Lake
and use it, cutting, ditches to convey
it away for their purposes. If any of
the agreements in the 'ueed, as. slgnfed
by- all .parties i interseted,' is .broken,
the property shall revert-to' the don
ors or their heirs. -: . -- ; , ,
Other than these simple conditions.
for the most part designed, for. the lmr
provemeht and beautiflcatlon of the.
proberty,! there . are no "strings", so
that the gift amounts to a moist prince-'
ly present to tbe white people of New'
Hanover county, , who,-will immediately .
respond to the announcement with cor-
dial expressions of appreciation, and :
in the years to come appreciation will'
grow until future generations will give '
the full measure of praise to the don- t
ors which the magnificent' benefaction.
will inspire. v ' - :
- Asked what his idea was for making'
the gift to the public, .Mr: MacRae told
a Star representative- yesterday that ; v
he -was firmly convinced ; tnat: in the .
course of no great timej WilmlngtQii '. , y
would stretch to Wrightsville Beach, -a ' V:
vast and unbroken city of Untold thous-
ands of inhabitants;- ana-he said that '
when the fruition of SUCh hopes came,
this park would1-he omewhefe near .
the center of the great city, and would ?..
be needed and enjoyed 4)y the people .
of a Greater Wilmington.1 ' , :; "
The property, as stated 13 near Wine
ter Park Gardens, on Me east ; side of ,
the beach railway, four.intles from the ;
city. ,It Is. thickly grown in long-leaf
pines of " the growth of many years, is :
comparatively high and a2 bit rolling, ;
ana exxejumg Dactt ;to me , cypress . -.
lake, whicn is several acres in extent.
It would seem naturally 'created for -park
. purposes. Around 'Itare. lands y
and lots that have sold for a. highu v
price and -which, are dally increasing -In
value , The ; parkproperty In the (. ;
next few years could easily be dispos- i
ed of in a gradual manner at the rate
of 1,000 an acre. It is accessible by
car and within reach of a modern high
way, the car fare being d straight fare
of five cents. 'ai '
Formal Presentation.
Yesterday-afternoon nt 5 o'clock Mr,
MacRae carried the trustees named to
the park property in; his automobile,
and n,nfn their arrival thV met Mrs.
MacRae and-Mrsi WLParsley, and
cuite an interesting; ceremony follow-
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