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x m -y . xi rKX.& . ft . : ' - 1. , . 1 : 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'- i-ic.fVi,Vvtlt-iVf..Y''i yv XCIIO. 8 . WTLMTNGTOl, K. C, TUESDAY MORNHG; APEIL 1, 1913. WHOLE NUMBER 13,286, refit mig .&rKm?m&Mfl Aflnat rc-v si . .a ., si If - i ' v- .v. L 1 i' 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 v v -- (Advertisement.) 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- fy- r'l -v k . f: -t : ' -.1 '-V ". I ..-SI- :"j j I'-'.l L - i XXX r:yfMXl i?X ; : .- ;., : - i j - ' . i V I"-'", ' : Xl' - X":::lX ? -.-- i - '.:.'t 'Hi - :--l.y mmm X.,:y;&;, j X '