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- . , - -- w ,. THE WEATHER. AS TO ADVERTISING. If the man who says: I cu't afford to advertise" wiU look OTer the lUt of big concerns that were IJTTLB eoneerns be fore they started to advertise be will be more likely to say: "I can't afford 2TOX to advertise!" Fair and colder today; Sunday fair. v. VOL, XCII STO. 12. WILMINGTON, SA TURD AY MOBOTrSTa, APBIL 5, 1913. WHOLE NUMBER 13,290. MURDOGK TO LEAD IDE PROGRESSIVES Kansas Man Named for Speak er by First Caucus of the Thir Party. PLAN LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN "Flood of Oratory Sweeps Through Hall as Bosses and Standpatism Are Denounced R.'s Keynote Fails to Materialize. Washington, April 4. At its : first caucus, held this afternoon, the ; Pro gressives, the' third party organization in the House; nominated Representa tive Victor Murdoek, of Kansas, as can didate for speaker of the House, and perfected, plans for an aggressive leg- islative campaign: Fifteen members of the House attended the conference and the affiliationv'or four members who have not yet .reached Washington was announced. . . The caucus, or conference, ivas held in the majority conference room of the House office building anda crowd of interested spectators, many of them women, attended." - A flood of oratory swept through the .entire, proceedings and the new Congressmen were ac corded abundant applause as they de nounced both Democratic and Repub lican parties,' spoke of "bossism'N and " stand-patters V and lauded Progres sive principles and Theodore Roose velt. An expected "key-note message" from Col. Roosevelt failed to material ize. The members i who attended, the conference were: , . . Representatives Rupely, Temple, Walter, Lewis, Hulings and Kelly, of Pennsylvania ; Bell and Stephens, of California; Murdoek, of Kansas ; Hine baugh and Copely, of Illinois; Bryan, of Wlashinfiton; Lafferty, of Oregon; Chandler,- of New York, and Lind bergh, of Minnesota Those recorded but not present "were Falconer of Washington; "Woodruff , -of Michigan! Nolan, of California,- an4rThomson, of JlUnoisii: 'f''J?''L'y ' Th e . caucus - adobtea a resolution de-' claring ttarT rts-ntctiou- was " not bind-i ing npon-the' members: attending, 4 but 4 that eacn member was-free to support progressive measures, appearing in the' House from any source. . After a lengthy discussion, in the course of which Ir. Murdoek said the. Progressives twere entitled to repre sentation on , the important - House committees not onlv because of their numerical strength in ithe House,' but also because of the .large Progressive vote cast for thaTparty in the Presiden tial election, a committee was appoint ed to consult Majority Leader Under wood about Progressive committee as signments Mr. Murdoek aid-he ex pected 30 or 40 'committee places for Progressives. . A legislative committee composed of Representatives Kelley, Chanler, Copely, Bell andj Lindbergh, was ap pointed to iramejhe legislative meas lirps whiMi-wiii invm tho PrnPTosiivej programme. ' All of the Progressive members will meet next Thursday with Dean Lewis, of Pennsylvania-University; Jane-Ad-dams, Gifford Pihchot, Walter Weyl, and other, members of the legislative committee of the National Progressive party, to consider the legislative, pror gramme. ,. , .. k Representative. Lafferty, of Oregon' attacked ; the present- rules" .of the House and offered "a number of amend ments to the rules; for consideratidn of the conference t A. committee was appointed to take up the matter.. Still another committee was named to con sider the, complain t.of Representative Bryan, that the' new members . were being discriminated against in tle . as-, signment of office space. The conference went . on. record in favor of the creation - of a standing committea .of,-theHouse -to consider, the woman suffrage question. 'J .grafters; f;ned $500 Atlantic City Courtcilmen Pleaded , Guilty -. o -Conspi racy Mays Landing, N. 3., April 4. For mer Councilmen James W. Lane and William Malia, of Atlantic City, wfio pleaded' gnilfey to conspiracy, in con nection , with the . "concrete" 1oard "vvalk fraud expose some time ago, were fined $500 each today by Justice Kalisch, of the-Supreme Court. Louis .Kuehle, ; a political leader of Atlantic City who- is under . sentence of one year . In . prison in connection with a water -pipe contract,., will: be placed on'trial April 22nd tn a chaTge of having" committed n election fraud.. CHUfiCH CONGRESS ENDS ; " "Sacramental Idesf! Discussed by Epis copalians at Charleston Charleston. S. C, April 4. The Na tional Church-Cftigress of th0 Epis copal Church, -was . adjourned 'this .-.afternoon after a session devoted- to the discussion of "The-Sacramental Idea." Addresses were delivered on this sub .ieet by Dr: Cdrnelias Smith, of New York, and Rev?, John Mitchell Page;. ot tbe University ulmois. - - The time arid place of the nextan nual meeting will be 'announced later by the executive committee. . , , - - WashingtoJUVApril ;4-; Mother Mary Alpiionsa Lathrop, a Dominican Supe Tioress, went' v to - the White House today, to ask President Wilson io pardon ner brother.': Julian ilaw thorne. under Federal prison sentence of a year for frauds in connection with the gale .-. of - mining stocks, ' She did not see the .President. - but Sec retary Tumulty , promised to , put 'the case before him. Hawthorne aireaay is eligible for parole.. ; . . 5 Always have Iii 'stock ' 4 complete line of . Kavser'i: silk feJova-C. H- -rore &, uo. (advertisement. T COMPLETE . -. i X.. .. t ( " .'.-,'" Revision Measure Finished With Exception r of De- C cision Upon; Sugar CEM FOR THREE YEARS All Duty Would De Removed After That Time- Compromise Offered by . PresidentSettle All Dif- ; ferences Bafo're Monday' Washington, April 4 . The Demo cratic tariff revision bill is completed tonight;.' with tho exception of a final decision upon sugar. From beginning to end it is modelled in accord with ideas of President Wilson, with wool, meats and many other foodstuffs and clothing materials on the free list; with lov duties upon all agricultural products anr foodstuffs that are not free,; and with the tariff on chemicals and steel afcd other commercial prod ucts cut far "below jthe present protec tive rates. Senate tariff leaders today asked for an opportunity to study the bill un til Sunday afternoon. They will then coafer with Chairman Underwood, of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and later' will have a final con ference with President-. Wilson. A careful analysis of the Senate will be made in the meantime, to determine whether-free wool, '-one cent sugar,"' and low rates on "market basket prod ucts" will prove acceptable to a ma jority of the Democrats. - Briefly Summarized, the tariff de velopments of the day were President Wilson's ultimatum to su gar interests that they, must agree to a tariff of one cent per pound for three years, with free sugar after that time, or -he would attempt to provide for free sugar at once. - Completion of the bilLby the Ways ana Means committee, witn the ; ex ception of the sugar schedule. On this the committee is prepared to agree on free sugary if the: President insists 4 Iaeteietf rates - fixed at ane per ?5,0tw.; one per cent on personal in comes from $4,000 to $20,00.0; two per cent , rrom $2U,uuo to ?50,ooo;- tnree per cent from $50,000 to $100,000; four per cent above $100,000. -. " The President submitted - his" pro posal, on the sugar, tar iff to Represen tative Broussard, of Louisiana, early in the day. Louisiana Senators and Representatives conferred throughout the day and sounded cut other mem bers of the Senate to determine wheth er enough strength could be secured to fight the free sugar features of the plan. .They, had reached no decision tonight, however, as to the course to take.- Notwithstanding the sugar con troversy, events so sbaped themselves today as to indicate that the House, the Senate and the President will come to definite and final agreement upon the tariff bill before Monday, and that the measure will be presented to the House early next week; as an adminis- li a.Li v t; measure auu witii an ijl leaders behind it, After a short meeting of Democratic members of the Finance .Committee today," Senators Simmons, James and Hughes called on Mr. Underwood and discussed the - wool, sugar and agricul tural tariffs. ' ; ' A demand from some Quarters in the Senatei for an-increase in the agricul tural' duties, and a doubt as to the success of both free wool and free sugar' in the Senate, constitute the DToblems' over which the Senate lead ers will work" tonight and tomorrow. ' The-t House- tariff-makers have lert matters entirely in the -hands of the President. Members of the senate Finance Committees - today declared there would be an ultfmate conference with; the; President over all contested nointa.r It is understood- that unless 1;he-sugar, compromise is accepted by Senators from soutnern states, tne Finance Committee probably will act on its own initiative and comply with President Wilson's desires. The' situation as it has developed this week apparently is a consumma tion of the plan laid out ny tne tresi dent and -the House and Senate lead ers to bring-the expeutive department and both ' branclie'r of Congress into agreement npbn the tariff revision be fore the new bill leaves the custody of the committee that has drawn it. Leading Senators predicted today there woiAd be no important matters unsettled when the bill is introduced in the House. " V . This . situation, unique .in tanii ms. ton, of recently ears, is expected to greatly, snorten ine-uuie,ieMuucu passage of the feill, and to "reduce to an .ainusual degree the Congressional debate and-amendment of the measure A' preliminary agreement on the bill, it is claimed.VwilJ result in the making o&.few changes by the Senate, when the bill reaches that bodyv , Chairman ' underwcoo, -, wnen tne Ways and Means Committee ad journ cri fnTi'the flavi seemed in a greatly relieVed- frame of mind and expressed the' hope that r the - committee would hear from1 the President and the Sen ate Committee bysunoay at me t. t"Our bill is ready," said Mr, Under wood "The, sugar tariff is thej only serious point in controversy and our committee has agreed to do whatevpr the President wants us to do.. . "We expected .to get word from the President tpday after his conference with the Senators, but the word did not come. I believe. , however, that the whole matter will be; determined tomorrow. 5: . "If the President cannot -bring about this schedule we are readv anyway and the bill will go to the Hous8 as a commute um. - "This " committee has agreed thus far to every change the President sug nrwrinal bill as it reach- ed .him. - His suggestions 4 were Jew, Most of the fcilF metf with his heartiest I approval. The committee was - or tne ABOU - lm aw""p r?ci - jq r v - vq n -J (Left to right: J. P. Morgan, Jr., Mortimer L. Schiff, James Stillman, Jr., Otto H. Kahh, H. P. Davison) "There are people who are asking who is to be the successor of Mr.-Morgan. In my opinion there will be none. There has only been one Morgan and there can never be a second. I firmly believe, that such young men as J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., Henry P. Davisqn, Otto H. Kahn Mortimer L Schiff, John B. Dennis, George F. Baker, Jr., and James Stillman, Jr., may be relied upon to take care of the great banking and financial interests" . Statement made by Thomas Fortune Ryan when it was reported three year s ago that the late J. Pierpont Morga n intended to retire MILITANTS FIGHT WITH FIRE Suffragettes Continue the Campaign Against Sentence of Mrs. Pank hurst and Burn Another Large House London, April 4. The suffragettes, continuing their campaign of retalia tion against the senterfte of Mrs. Em meline "Pankhurst, their leader, to a term of imprisonment, tonight succeed-, ed in destroying another large coun try house by fire. - As in several previous cases of the kind, the residence, which was situat ed at Chorleywood, Buckinghamshire, was unoccupied, but was being pre pared for the tenant. The owners of the building, a firm of contractors, esti mate their loss at $125,000. Cards bearing the inscription "Votes for women" and other suffragette mot toes were: found on the grounds. No arrests were made. , w.The poltee believe that-some of the recent . criminal, acts, attributed tcv.the liaEraettesr' prfncipally the attempts to destroy , railway property, was the work xi men engaged by the women. All , the railway stations and tunnels are being patrolled to prevent mis creants froni damaging them. Miss Scott-Troy, the California suf fragette, tonight rorwarded to Secre tary of .State Bryan, at Washington, samples of the "instruments of tor ture" used forcibly to feed suffragettes, including Miss Zeelie Emerson. An accompanying note explained that the Eamples do not contain the metallic tip, which all the women de clare, is used in the prison. Dr. - Maslin xMoullan whom Mrs. Emerson desired to visit her daughter in prison, also has written Secretary Bryan declaring that one of the great est dangers of forcible feeding as prac ticed in the prisons is the absence of proper antiseptic precautions. Goes on Hunger Strike. London, - April 4. Mrs. Pankhurst has carried out her threat to go on a hunger strike. The last meal she took was luncheon before sentence was im posed, upon her. yesterday. Since she entered i Hollo way jail she has con formed to all its rules except that she refuses food. Mrs. Pankhurst will be removed to the woman's penal estab lishment at -Aylesbury, where any steps, that are considered necessary to feedhers7will be taken. Miss Kerr, secretary of the Woman's Social and Political Union, discussing the state ment of ohe of the suffragette leaders to the :ef?ect that human life was in peril because of .the sentencing of Mrs. Pankhurst,-said that while the union considered human life sacred,' "we can not answer for what may or may not be done by. women in their individual capacity," ,' LEVI P. MORTON BETTER. Former Vice-President's Condition Ex- : pected to Improve Daily. New York, -April 4. A decided change for -the better in the condition of Levi P. Morton, former Vice-Presi dent of . tne United states, was .an nounced this afternoon by Dr. Herman Kigas. the- attendant ipnysician. 'A steady " improvement in Mr. Morton's condition, Dr. Biggs said, is now ex pected. V . mind that no bill should be presented which President Wilson might veto when it "reached him. "Havins: made the changes he suggested, we are now ready to accede to the further recom mendations -he may make." , Because of ' the delay in settling the sugar schedule, the committee may not be ready to introduce this Mon day, V. v; :; - ' Chairman .' Underwood assured the President he" could have all the time necessary to bring about an agreement with the. Senate leaders. . ' - Of; the ways and Means Committee, Chairman Underwood declared every member - of ' the ; committee was " co operating with: the President to bring about harmony. All agreed that the points of serious- difference - should be settled s. by compromise, - if necessary, before the bill is sent in to the legis lative mill, rather than afterward, whn stubborn obstacles -might ari$e to prolong debate and drag the session along for months. A provision of the measure . Is that it' shall become effective on midnight of the day-on. which it is signed by the President. .This provision y' and the fact that the measure will be a blanket bill including the income tax when it comes' from the committee, strength ens the probability that it will be con sidered ; 'in 1 Congress as one measure instead .of being taken ut schedule bv soheduie'V' This method, it is said, will almost certainly, follow if thereis an agreement between the President and Senate ' and "House leaders - as to the rates Wifio Will Wear Morgan's Mantle? MRS. OLSQfl TELIS HER STORY Takes Stand in Defense of Husband and Admits Illicit Relations With Laundryman, for Whoset Mur der Olsonls on Trial St. Paul, Minn., April 4. With quiv ering, uncertain voice, Mrs. Lillian Olson, wife of Professor Oscar Olson, took the witness stand late today and admitted having had illicit relations with Clyde Darling, for whose murder Olson is on trial. "I told Darling that I was not a bad woman and begged him to discontinue his visits to our home, but he persist ed in coming and when he pressed me closely in his arms I could not resist," Mrs. Olson testified. - Finally her answers to questions be came so low that they could not be heard by the jury and she swayed as if on the verge of collapse. Then an adjournment was taken. - The State rested ita-oross-examina-. tion ;of Professor Olslih. at 5"rcloclr this afternoon, but he may be recalled. The defendant repeated details of their home life and told of the pain both he and Mrs. Olson had suffered because of her relations with Darling. When asked by County Attorney O'Brien to give an exact statement of his wifes confession to him, which presided the shooting of Daxling. Ol son's voice failed him, but he soon re covered aDd continued: "My wife said Darling has a super human power over me. 1 can't resist him. He takes me In his arms and, looking into my eyes, he tells me he loves me and hypnotizes me. I am afraid of him. Please keep him from me." Before completing his testimony, Professor Olson enacted his part of the tragedy. Crasping the same revolver with which he killed Darling, and fair ly shaking with emotion, OlsOn trained the weapon upon one of the jurors and stepped slowly forward. He hesitated a moment and then quickly retreated and pulled the trigger of the empty weapon-. The derense has contended that Darling started toward Olson, and that the latter fired to save himself. The strain of eight hours on the stand and the rigid cross-examination to which he was subjected had a tell ing effect on the defendant and he leaned heavily upon the arm of his at torney when leaving the court room. Chicago, April 4. Investigation of Chicago's "arson trust" was complet ed today by the special grand jury. One hundred and 'sixteen indictments were i i --i i xi voted ano eviaence in connection wiiu 30 fires -was presented. The names of those indicted will not be made public until arrests have been made. i OUTLINES Four murderers were hanged at Montgomery, Ala., yesterday. The city levee at West Hickman, Ky., wentout of commission yester day and completely flooded that -sub: urb. - The Jockey Club, of New York, met yesterday and raised an "owners purse, in order to revive horse racing in the Empire State. . As a protest to the sentence meted out to their leader, Mrs. Pankhurst, the English suffragettes burned anoth er country house yesterday. Representative Victor Murdoek, of Kansas was nominated as the Progres sive candidate for Speaker at the first caucus of the third party held yester day. The Japanese government has lodg ed a protest against the proposed en actment by the State of California of a measure prohibiting the alien owner ship of land in California. - Miss Mabel Boardman, chairman of the Red Cross National Relief Committee.-issued a-comprehensive statement yesterday telling of the work of the Red Cross Society In the devastated sections of the Middle West. r Mrs. Lillian Olson, wife of Prof. Os car Olson,' took the stand in the de fense of her husband at St. Paul, 'Minn., yesterday and admitted having had illicit relations with Clyde Dar ling, or whose murder Olson is on trial... The Democratic t tariff revision bill was completed last night with the ex ception of a final decision upon ,the sugar . schedule. All duty will likely be removed or a' one cent tax will be imposed for three years, after" which time, it will be entirely removed. . New York markets: Money on call easier. 8 to 4 rer cent; ruling rate 3 3-4; closlngr bid 3 1-4; offered at 3 1-2. Spot cotton closed quiet r middling uplands- 12.I0.. Flour . steady. - Wheat steady r. No. 2 red 1.11 1-2 tnd 1.18. Corn steady, 59. -Turpentine and rosin quiet, -f , . i . r POLICE FIDE ON STRIKERS Four Persons, One a Woman, ,. Are Wounded in Riot of Cordage Workers at Auburn, N. Y. Troops Guard Plants. Auburn, N. Y., April 4. State troops are on guard tonight over plants affect ed by the twine workers strike. Ser ious riots occurred today, during which the police poured a volley into a mob, seriously wounding four persons, one a woman. A conference of strike Jeaders and employers had to be deferred because William C. Rogersr State mediator,' whose presence was desired, could not reach here in time from Albany.- He will be here tomorrow. When it was found that there was no prospect of- a settlement tonightj Sheriff " Bandroft called upon the Na-. tional Guard to do riot' duty, as" the - situation- .continued threatening. The:, taoJtAtJthe Jolumbian: Rope ijcmpaay. f 1 r 1 - J L" ' - " A wonts, wuere me uouce nrea-iueir-" ley, -was- followed by a mob attack upon the International Harvester Com pany cordage mills in the other end of the town. No one was seriously hurt in this demonstration. Tonight, after troops had been placed in the neigh borhood of the Columbian mills, riot ing was renewed at the s Harvester plant. A militia detachment was rush ed to the scene and quiet was restored. Maria Saveria Pelusc, the woman whose arrest caused the rioting this morning when four were shot, was ar raigned late today on a charge of dis orderly conduct. She asked for ad journment, which was granted, and was released in $500 bail for examina tion Monday. . , The police reported they found in her possession two pouches filled with what appeared to be salt. A chemical analysis is being made, as it Is Claim ed by the police, that some corrosive liquid had been poured into the salt which burned rubber coats and uni forms. . ' : ' Managers of the Columbia Rope Company decided that they would not open the mills tomorrow. About 1,700 men are on strike. They demand jn-i creased wages. ' '. ECONOMY COMMISSION Taft Creation Will Be Continued Un der Wilson Administration : Washington, April 4. The efficiency and economy commission created by President Taft will be continued under the Wilson administration. Mr, Wil son had a conference tonight with F. A. Cleveland, head of the commission, Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston; John Purroy Mitchell and Dr. Henry Bruere, of New York, and manifested deep in terest in the idea of the modern, busi ness-like plan for handling the affairs of National government. . The commission exists through . a provision in the Sundry Civil bill, and a recommendation for its continuation is expected during the coming session of Congress. Mr. Wilson had a similar commission in New Jersey .when -he was Governor. . The same visitors talked witljt the President about the budget system and the government of the city of Wash ington. .The President always, has fa vored a budget system and there ' is every likelihood that the economy commission will be asked to work out a comprehensive basis for budget leg islation. Mr. Mitchell and Dr. Bruere brought a memorandum on' establish ing a model government for the city, of Washington. The President-m&U cated a keen interest in the proposals. CASE POSTPONED . Tobacco Trust Argues Judge is Dis qualified to Sit in Demurrer New York, .April 4 Argument tMt Judge Ward, of the United States Cir cuit .Court orAppeals, is disqualified to sit in. demurrer proceedings filed, a year ago by the so-called-tobacco trust agaiast "a review of the .court de cree dissolving it, brought about - a postponement of the case today until April 18th. Attorneys for the Vtrust.v it is declared, will attempt to, defer argument until they succeed in having it "before some circuit judge who5 did not sign the decree of. dissolution" and this may take until June. p ; - ; r The demurrer is a joint one drawn up by the American Tobacco Company and the Uaited Cigar Stores Company, in reply to an action brought by Otto S. Jonas a tobacco dealer, who alleges that in consequence of trade; favors granted the United Cigars Stores Com nanv hv the American Tobacco-Com pany he was damaged, to'the extent I or ?iuu,uuu. - . , i For the best selection of neckear go to C. H. Fore & Co. - . , - ; ' ' (Advertisement.) -' TO REVIVE "SPORT OF KINGS" New York Horsemen Provide "Own er's Fund" and Renewal of Rac ing Will Be Inaugurated at Eelment, May 30th '. New.. York, April 4. Horse racing is to be revived in New York State. This assurance was given tonight in an announcement by the Jockey Club that an "owner's fund" had been sub scribed to provide proper perses and that renewal of racing would be inau gurated "with a meeting at Belmont Park, beginning Memorial Day, May 30th. -At the close of the Belmont Park meet on Jufy 5th, a 12-day meet ing will be opened on the Jamaica track, and after this there will be rac ing at Saratoga all the month of August.- V . . "Should conditions warrant. Au tumn meetings Jmayi.be "cpnderedvy itbler iti.was 'learned, tlsat - there will IW'Jt: ail racing; at. the - Acqueduet umpire "Ulty. tracks, as well as at Bel-f mont Park and Jamaica again The revival has been made possible' by a recent court decision holding thatoral betting was not book-making and that such did not make di rectors of racing associations liable to prosecutions under the' anti-betting laws. The. subscribing owners include August Belmont, Thomas F. Ryan, H. P. Whitney, H. T. Oxnard, Joseph E. Widener, George D. Widener, James Butler and R. T. Wilson. Realizing that racing associations would be put to great expense in an effort to re-establish racing, the an nouncement says, and to avoid the ne cessity of their charging burdensome entry fees to horse owners and of re stricting the amounts of added money to stake and overnight events, the horse owners decided upon the rais ing of their fund. The races, which are to be. revived at Belmont Park, according to the an nouncement, include the Metropolitan Handicap, Withers, Juvenile, Grand National Steeple Chase,' the Belmont, Brooklyn Handicap, Great American, Brooklyn Derby and Astoria Dinner Stakes. The Futurity is carded to be run at Saratoga in August. In all, 55 racing days are definitely provided for up to September 1st. Rac ing at Belmont Park at. he meeting beginning May 30th will be held only three days a week. It is understood that from $1,000 to $2,500 is.to.be add ed to all ' stakes and $1,000 to, selling stakes. I ... ' MORGAN'S FUNERAL. Services in New York Will Probably be Held Monday Week. New York, April 4 Monday, April 14th, probably will be set aside as the day for holding funeral services here over the body of J. P. Morgan. "The exact, date had - not been determined today and will depend upon the time I n i 3 oi arrival oi tne uner jj ranee, wmuu is bringing , the financier's body from Havre. - The' services will be held at St. George's Episcopal church and the in terment will be at Hartford, Conn., the same day. Havre, France, April 4. The body of J; Pierpont Morgan arrived here today from Rome and was transferred to the liner France for transportation to New York. ' Military honors, were accorded dur ing the transfer of the body from the train'to the steamer. A battalion of infantry formed an escort, headed by the, regimental, band, . which played Chopin's funeral march.. The regimen-I tal .flags, : draped with mourning . em blems, were carried behind the coffin. A mortuary chapel was arranged on board the France for the reception of the coffin. - It was hung with black vel .et fringed with gold., , . . .'" SCUTARI HAS FALLEN? Servian" Newspapers Say Montenegrins Entered City Friday. ' Paris, feApril 4. A ; dispatch to the Matin from: Belgrade" says that seme of the newspapers there have received from Cettinje And Aleisso messages announcing that ' Scutari ' has fallen and that 4the Montenegrin and Servian troops entered the city Friday after noon. ' sThel correspondent adds, that the Servian government has received no official confirmation of the reports. - .London,' April 4i A dispatch to a news agency -from Antivari says - the Montenegrins lost 34 officers and 1,000 men killed in their attack on; Tara bosch 11 Monday. . :" " . ' . C. H. Fore &'Co.; arex offering a lot of cheap ribbons today. " ' ' y-- (Advertisement.) ' TAflSWERED FIRST ' ' CALL FOR RELIEF Miss Boardman Tells - of Red Cross Work in the Flood Swept Towns of West. INDIVIDUAL REHABILITATION Each Sufferer Must be Put on His Feet in. Order to Restore Normal Con ditions Discusses Emer gency Relief .Work. Washington, April 5 4. :How . th ; American Red Cross has undertaken the rehabilitation of home and busi ness life on the flood stricken districts 6f the Middle West, and in what man ner that organization met the first call: for relief from the sufferers in this dis-aster-prpbably the greatest with which it has ever been called upon to deal were described in a comprehen- -sive statement issued today by Miss Mabel T. Boardman, chairman of the Red Cross National Relief, Committee. : Rehabilitation 'of the Individual suf ferer, declared Miss Boardman, is what is necessary to restore normal condi tions. "To continue merely Xo give out food and clothing," she rsaid, "will mean the continuation of the paralysis of the all important business life of the commun- ' ity. In many of the flooded districts " the merchants have lost all their stock and have no insurance as in case of fire., Unless an effort is made tb aid them to make a start again, unless the people are 'assisted in such a way as to enable them to resume the normal condition of buying, the business of the community will remain in a hope- less condition. . To. accomplish this the, individual must be considered for his or her rehabilitation will mean that of the whole city, twpn or village. , V '"While factories are closed for re pairs men can be given work for which they will be paid for the clearing away qf the immense tamount.j.of .debris; eleansine beine necessarv -for? saAitaramlother reasons- Thus, A&JmaM&Mi aided: In ith eri nair of their hbuaes and tfiffimnlov- meht Drovided for others. ; "The re-establlshment bf his market, will enable the merchant to re-employ his staff and thus again others can re turn to a normal existence. Where men or women have been paying for their homes by monthly .installments they can be assisted in such payments for a time so as to prevent the loss of their homes and possibly the failure of mutual building associations, which would be disastrous itd-many of the working people. All this great work, theRed Cross, with the; generous con tributions of the American people, is undertaking. .-.',-: .. "This work of individual rehabilita tion will lead to the rehabilitation of the entire community -ahd the setting again in motion ot tne wheels of nor mal life will be the greatest help that can possibly be given to the unfortu nate victims of the flood? : "So many thousands- have suffered, so many cities, towns and villages in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois have been affected that there will be need .of all the generous contributions received. ; . "With the courage of the American , people on the side of the disaster, and on the other hand with the generosity of our sympathetic A public, the Red Cross believes this cahanij will be ac complished." '.' ;? Telling of the emergency relief work of the Red Cross,' Miss Boardman said: '0 J 1. 4. , 1 i ' ou iayiuv auu aiuiusi, wiupicteiy was - Dayton. cut off from connection with Columbus that the first intimation that the Governor of Ohio; received of the calamity there came -from the Red Cross at Washington! '. Immediately the first flood relief measures were set in motion by the State fescue work and police protection lafgely by the National Guard. Sanitary matters un der State and Federal officials, with the aid of the army physicians, next were in order. About 400, Red Cross , trained nurses were Immediately sent . to the flood country and -assisting not only in caring for the sick, but in co-operating with the sanitary inspec tors in house" to house, visiting. Major Charles Lynch, U.S. :; A.;;, of the Red Cross first aid department,, is giving assistance in this sanitary; work to Surgeon General Hall, of the National Guard of Ohio. Where necessary, small emergency hospitals, were established. Food, clothing, blankets ana cots with medicaid supplies were. rUshed to the devastated sections . by the . War and Navy Departments under "experienced and competent officers. .Later, with- out" notice from the Red Cross, Other supplies came frpm wore- remote lo- calities. ' " . .. , ' - ' "Kitchens were put Into action and later from relief stations itf schools or other suitable places food' and cloth ing were distributed.-.These were con stantly replenished from the carloads coming in from all parts. Coal, also was given but. I saw one or two car loads dumped at ..the; side of a. street in the flooded district of : Columbus for any one's use, but as .yet little or no inroad had been made upon it: "The Red Cross immediately upon information of the disaster,' sent tele grams to both the Governors of Ohio and Indiana offering assistance and be gan to move into-the field its . person nel of trained agents ' as well as the nurses. These agents are' men con nected with various philanthropic as sociations and who have had special experience and training in disaster re lief work for the Red Cfdss. . The Na tional director, Ernest -P, BIcknell, on his way to Omaha for. the cyclone re-" 15ef, was recalled. aS: the Red Cross agents sent from Chicago and St. Louis reported the work there well in. hand. "Governor Cox, acting' as president ' - (Continued on PageEight) . mm f. : -:
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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