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WEATHER. SXOW FLURRIES. FOLLOWED BY FAIR; FRIDAT FAIR. JI 1 JI JliVliHi A EDITION VOL. VII., NO. 244. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1913. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers t Cast Coajr.)

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Phoneton, O. (Six Miles From Dayton,) March 27. Twelve thousand men and -women are trapped by water In the office building3 in the heart of Dayton through which a great fire is sweeping today. The Becker Hotel, in which 250 refugees had been huddled since Tuesday, has burned. They are believed to have perished. One hundred persons were caught in a burning apartment building and all are believed to have perished. Governor Cox received telephone word from Chief Operator John A. Bell, at the Bell telephone exchange In Dayton, that the fire raging in the flooded business section had leaped across Third street and was sweeping the next block. This was at 3:30 a. m. The Governor received word that approximately 12,000 persons were in the burning buildings fighting the fire by water lifted in buckets from the flood. Two hours later two other hotels were reported ablaze and the wholesale liquor district was burning up. Explosions of barrels of whisky marked the destruction of the big buildings in which many employes were trapped. The glare of the fire "can be seen In Phoneton. The wind is in the north and is high, foreboding the destruction of all souls marooned in the big buildings in the stricken city.

Dayton, last night ferno. Ohio. March 27 Dayton was a seething marine InA eoriagratlon Is raging: la the flood iouas or DiacK smoKe lortn nn omtnoos backuround to the scene of. death s and devastation. It is Impossible to ' check the flames and it is feared the j entire section will be burned to the. water's edge. Hundreds of flood survivors, marooned on the top floors of the burning builidngs, have perished. Many leaped into the swirling waters that, inundate the streets below, only to meet death smoke or weakened by lack of food and rnxlt mere was no chance to save them. None of the small boats could be navigated In the raging current. ' It was Impossible to use dvnamlte to blow up the buildings In the path of the Are because of the refugees who sought safety on the upper floors. The CContlnued oa Pas 8.) HICK'S PURCHASES STATESJ. REALTY Betz Employe Pays $7,000 for Fifty Feet Near Sohl Street. Charles Hicks, employed by the F. S. Betz Co., in Hammond, has Just purchased 50 feet of State street frontage near Sohl street from Kaufman ' & Wolf for a consideration said to be $7,000. Kaufman & Wolf purchased the property last year and turned it over for a profit. The deal was consummated by the firm of Gostlin, Meyn & Co. through whose office it was closed. Mr. Hicks got the property as an Investment. ,For the present he will not make any additional improvements, as the buildings were put in good shape by the former owners. William Hastings has purchased from Max Klein his 25 feet of State street frontage near Sohl street. The property Is next to a new brick building and a party wall right was purchased with the lot. . SEARCH FOR RELATIVES W. B. Murphy, 271 Truman avenue, Hammond, left for the flood region at Peru, Ind., yesterday afternoon, inhere he is anxious for news of the safety of his parents and other relatives. Mr. Murphy Intends to take the Erie to Log-ansport and if he finds no other way of reaching his former home he will endeavor to make the balance of the Journey by foot. New Business People. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Stevens left Friday for a visit in the west before enteringInto the grocery and meat market business in Hammond. Galena correspondence to the Lapcrrte Herald.

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DUSlUeSS Ceilt91 It IS SH0W3 . .-, i , . ing1 aild Veiy COIQ. Tile Q1Stress is appalling. Mayor has ijj j 1 itanBu 1 or uynamue ana aaditional fire apparatus from the outside. Indianapolis, Ind., March ;27. Logansport has asked Ralston for troops 1 or rescue aau Kuaiu ourposes. NEW RULING IS WORKIMOOTHLY Hammond Wants Cities of East Chicago and Whiting to Act Quickly. There was some cussing as a result of the near side stops that have been made by the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Railway Co. at the Instance of the Hammond city council, but for the most part the public accepted the change with the best of good nature. Manager Green advertised the change in The Times last night so that the people of the entire city would have a better understanding of Just what the change meant and why it Is made. The only difficulty about the matter is the fact that the cities of East Chicago and Whiting have not yet acted in the matter by passing ordinances authorizing the change. Thus when a Whiting or an East Chicago man gets into Gary, Hammond or South Chicago, where the near side stop Is in effect he does not understand the sysfem. It is believed that it will be In the Interests of uniformity at least if the cities of East Chicago and Whiting now take the step and authorize the new stop. The ner side stop demoralized the service, however, for in scores of instances the cars had to wait while passengers walkd half a block to the new place of stopping. The cars were badly delayed. The general public in Hammond seems to have been quick to grasp the new idea and in the future the only trouble that will be experienced will be with the foreign element of the population. Back From Palm Beach. A. M. Turner is back from Evansvllle after a most trying trip. He was on his way home from - Palm Beach, where he took his daughter when he was intercepted by the floods. Sirs. Turner Is about the same tadav. AltE YOU A TIMES READER!

THE TIMES' SUBSCRIPTION LIST Albert Given, East Chicago. $50.00 THE TIMES newspapers' '..$25.00 UAfilO! Chamber of , Commerce 5 tleets at Noon; Carload of Provisions to go Tonight; Motor Boats Will Be Sent to Carry on Rescue Work. HAMMOND GETS BUSY A car load of provisions la to so out of Hammond tonight or early tomorrow morning to help relieve the situation In Pern. Mayor Small? y has called a special meeting of the city council for thla evening to make an appropriation for Peru relief. Hammond motor boats are wanted In Peru to carry the relief. C. & O. offers to accomodate Hammond In Its work. By vote of n mass meeting held this noon public subscriptions will be received by Chamber of Commerce Committee. THE TIMES, the Hammond News, and the banks of the city. Committers have been appointed to receive supplies and donations. The subscription in the Chamber of Commerce was by the W. D. Con key Co. 9100; Simplex Appliance Co. $100; Saloonkeepers' Association, $ISO Nobles of Orak Mystic Shrine, 100. Mans meeting voted to . endorse action of city council tonight for relief appropriation." At an Impromptu mass meeting held this noon, Hammond spontaneously responded to the cry for help and relief that is" coming out of all the " flood stricken communities and voted to send a ca rload of provisions to Peru tonight for distribution tomorrow morning. The meeting was a splendid manifestation of the spirit of generosity and humanity that moves the men of affairs in the city of Hammond, and an equally spontaneous and hearty response is expected to come from the people In Hammond generally, By , an annrooriation that the cltv council is to make this evening, every , taxpayer will contribute his mite. which In most cases will be not over ten cents, but the sentiment at the (Continued on Pag . Relatives Are Injured. Mrs. J. C. Jackson, 812 Claude street, received the first, intelligence this morning from Omaha regarding her relatives there since the tornado. Her sister's home was wrecked, but the sister, Mrs. I. Tapley, escaped uninjured. Messrs. Oscar and. Ed Sandeen, her brothers, were slightly injured, however. Mrs. Jackson will leave as soon as possible for Omaha to render what assistance she can to her relatives. AFFAIR IS POSTPONED. The numbers of Silver Light Hive L. O. T. M. .have decided to postjone the supper which was announced would take place Saturday evening In the K. jot P. Hall in South Hohman street until some time later..

GETS BUSY WITH HELP

MAYOR SMALLEY'S

PROCLAMATION The acreat flood affecting large portion of Ohio. Indiana and other states has not as yet abated, and the loss of life and property Is not capable an !t of being estimated. Suffering In the flooded districts must b necessity he enormous,' and the. survivors cannot but be in need of Immediate assistance. The full extent of the suffering has not as yet been; ascertained and reports are so meager ; that there Is but little known of the loss of life. Whatever loss of life' was occasioned by reason of the flood Ilself will no doubt be more, than doubled by exposure and the different forms of pestilence that will undoubtedly follow. Clothing must be provided for those whose possessions were swept away by the flood t some provision must be made for f.ood for thousands who are suffering from hunger, and funds must of necessity be provided to take care of the burying of the dead and to provide food and. other necessities' for" iuose-who-an .Itvlnx In the stricken cities, J r'pt aclrou is erjary apt the suffering Is Intense. ' ' ' The people of Hammond,'' through their different organisations ought to respond generously In assisting to raise-funds, provide clothing and other necessaries and I appeal to the people of the city of Hammond, the business men. the merchnnts and all others to lend their aid and support In this trying hour. ..A committee to represent the city of Hammond, consisting of Jane Kane, Prank J. O'Rourke end John L. Rohde, has been appointed who will take j charge of all contributions and super- I vise their distribution and any contrlbutlons sent to thts committee wtll be properly forwarded and accounted for. JXO. J. SMAI.IjKV, Mayor. Attest i OTTO 11. DIELKE, City Clerk. NEWSPAPER STORIES ARE HOT EXAGGERATED Two Hammond men, C. B. Stiver, deputy United States collector, and N. W, Naken. manager of the Liberal Credit Clothing company, whose store is In the' Hammond building, got a taste of flood conditions, Mr. Stiver at Lafayette and Mr. Naken near Peru. The former returned to Hammond this morning after having' been ferried across the Wabash' river at Lafayette and then' Walking to Battle Ground, where he made connections with the Monon milk, train. He had been there since last Monday. Mr. Naken in an effort to get to Kokomo to look after one of the company's stores, which suffered in the storm and flood early this week, .was stranded at Rochester, and unable to get out for a day. he helped to load a relief train for Peru and went with the train as far as Denver, a point seven miles away from-Peru, on the L. E. & W. railroad. This is the nearest the ; trains can get to the stricken city. He returned on the same train, which was loaded with refugees and heard many . I stories rrom e)fnneK8 na "'s,"' " r . r..u - Iran vo inor r iif- people u i rci u no. , c mu i'piuc knowledge as to how many people were killt-d, although the more conservative ones did not place the number higher than sixty. , - The newspaper accounts as to the terrible conditions prevailing there on account of the high water, he says, are however not exaggerated as compared to the reports that the refugees had ' to make. The water is so deep and boats are so scarce that people are ! marooned In the high places without food and shelter. The entire city is demoralized. The water Is said to have cut a deep ravine through the main streets. ' , Mr. Stiver says that Lafayette is getting reports from cities between the White and the Wabash rivers, and, he says, that if reports are true half the stories of all the suffering in thispart of the state have not been told. . 4 OFFICIAL! -UNION SCOUT SCRAP with the salon label stands for superiority. All dealers bandllng it. Save yoar tickets.

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MULLED Through Train Service Impossible on Most Lines; Mails Are in Bad Shape; Companies Work Hard to .Run Part of Schedule. .... ?"-; -w '.' '"':i Through trains service on the various trunk lines passing. 'through Lake County, with the exception of the Michigan Central the Nickel Plate. and the C. I. S. was still an impossibility, and no assurance could be given at the local offices as to when it could be resumed. The Nickel Plate, whose . through trains were annulled for practically twenty-four hours announced this morning that the regular schedule would be resumed again. The Michigan Central and the' C. I. & S. service has been uninterrupted. All In Bad Shape. Of the trunk lines passing through Lake County, the Monon, Erie, Chesa(Continued on page B.) GARY MEN MAROONED ON KANKAKEE ISLAND Anxiety Is Felt for Safety of Police Chief and Others. Chief of Police J. D. Martin. Safety Commissioner H. H. Highlands and Detective Frank Martin of the Gary police are believed to be marooned on anisland In the flooded Kankakee and as no word has been received of them for the past three days there is some anxiety felt over them. The trio wnt duck hunting seyeral days ago' and chose an island near Schneider as their headquarters. It Is feared that the hunters' boats have been washed away and that they are marooned on the island. Should the river rise higher their position will be endangered. Mayor Knotts this morning took steps to see that Kankakee boatmen make a search for the i . uary officials. BANQUET FOR , OA. TAYLOR A banquet in honor of C. A. Taylor a-nd his family is to be given in the roonjis of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce by the men who worked with Mr. Taylor In the hump office in Gibson. The dinner is to be a farewell party to Mr. Taylor, who has resigned his position and will go to Winnipeg, Man., to take a good position there. Mr. Taylor will be succeeded by H. A. McConnell. The banquet in honor of Mr. Taylor will be held on Saturday evening. It will be served by the ladies of the Christian church. It is expected that In- the neighborhood of 100 covers will be laid. The banquet is a tribute to the popularity of Mr. Taylor among his employes at Gibson and is expected to be a. very, enjoyable affair. ; ,

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DESOLATION IN PERU. South Bead, Ind., March 27. A telephone message from F. A. Joyce, city controller of Sonth Bend, tn Mayor Charles Goets of Sonth Bend, just received here from Peru, naym "There la no heat, no light, no water, and san itary conditions are horrible. Two , thousand people are huddled on the courthouse square, which Is three miles from the near dry land. Only motor boat has broken and It Is too dangerous to venture In the raging torrent In rowboats. This makes It impossible for the Suth Bend relief volunteers to get blankets and food to the sufferers." More details of conditions In the flood centers of Indiana reached the outside world last night, but they brought no definite facts as to the number of dead. They did bring news of wide8Pread sur" fering and deprivation and of necessity for emergency help. Governor Ralston late last night issued a proclamation calling upon the citizens of Indiana to contribute means for the necessities of the flood sufferers of the state. The governor says the number of dead cannot now be approximated, but the loss of property will run into millions. -; .'-. . . "..-...' TWO CfTIES " vTOHST HIT. ."'The two Indiana cities which, suffered most are Indianapolis and Peru. In Indianapolis the greatest damage Is in the west section, where the poorer people live. Tha overflowing of the White river and ot tier streams has wrought havoc there. In Peru a majority of the 15.000 Inhabitants lare huddled in upper floors of the more substantial public buildings and business houses. A thousand persons were sheltered last night in the county tourthouse. The authorities of the town estimate the numb jr of dead at fifty, but only I C. L. KljiK IS MAROONED HERE Attends Meeting of County Council and Can't Get Back Again. C. L. KirK. manager of the Indianapolis Water company and still a county councilman in East Chicago, is hemmed up in this locality because he can't get a train to take him to Indianapolis. Mr. Kirk came up to attend the meeting of the Lake county council at Crown Point on Monday and now he can't get back. He is In constant communication with Indianapolis by wire, and stated last night that he feared the situation was Just as bad there in northwest Indianapolis as had been pictured. He believes that it will be fully a week before there will be light in Indianapolis. BODIES ARE WASHED ASHORE (Special to The Times.) Whiting.) Ind., March 27.- A badly decomposed body of a man apparently about 40 years old and a laborer was washed ashore at the Lake Front park here last night and was found this morning at 6 o'clock by Joseph Sarnok. Thus far the remains are unidentified. They are In the Baran morgue, where Deputy Coroner E. M. Shanklin of Hammond held the inquest today. The body apparently had been in the water from four to six months. It was dressed In a blue suit, a gray sweater Jacket and" a black overcoat. He wore shoes that were nearly new. The body appears to be that of a man about 40 years of .age and of medium build". He was five jreet four Inches In height and has browjn hair.' A few days ago a Kvorking man's body wasj washed ashore near Gary. It. too, eeerrled to have beleri In the water a long tirne, and there is a possibility that both met their death-in the same accident. Is you hous cold when you reach home? Get a Gas Hea king Stove. No ind. Gas & Elec Co.

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p Before Full Extent ESTIMATE IN INDIANA Indianapolis Estimate of lives lost from 50 to 100. Thousands homeless. ' Street car serric suspended. City water shut off and other public service corporations greatly hampered. Peru, Lives lost, twenty to 200: Hundreds homeless. Immense property damage. Brookville Twenty dead. Heavy property loss. A large number in need of assistance. Rushvllle, Fort Wayne, Richmond, Kokomo, Logansport, Terre Haute, Marion, Conijersvllle. Lafayette, Muncie, Anderson and a number of other towns report loss of life and great destruction, ot property. a few bodies have been found. The waters of the Wabash river receded 'a few inches last evening, and "It , Is thought the crest ot the flood has been reached. ' DETAILS COMB TRnjITEHt. 15000 Inhabitants of Peru were huddled last night In the "tipper stories ot. -th business buildings near the ' courthouse which Is the center of the relief work. All day the people wafched the muddy floods which rushed over the city's pavements. They waited In vain for the water to subside and permit a search of the houses that -lino the streets near the Wabash river. It Is believed these houses contain upward of fifty bodies. So far only five are known to haye been drowned. City officials and members of the (Continued on Page 8.) CONDITIONS ARE BAD IN LAFAYETTE C. B. Stiver, a United States revenue officer, has been tied up at Lafayette since last Monday on sccourt of the floods. He had been to Logansport and went to. Lafayette to get a train home. Before he could get out of there he was cut off by the flood. lie was ono of a party of four to make the trip across the river in a launch this morning. , . r He says that no one is able to estimate the loss of life by drowning at this time. He said that .bodies have been seen . floating by and that people are on the housetops begging to be taken off. . EAST CHICAGO IS ACTIVE The Commercial club of ' East Chicago and Indiana Harbor took prompt action today in beginning . relief plans for the Indiana sufferers. Subscription papers have been left at all the banks and various factories. Each bank has donated J 25 and the Commercial club and East Chicago comany t like amounts. ' ... Estimates of Death Roll. Latest estimates of the casualties of the various inundated cities follow: ' Near Cincinnati Dayton ....... Pi qua . . Delaware Middletown .... Sidney ... Hamilton Tippecanoe Scattering Total Ohio .. . 100 to 200 .1,000 to 1,500 . 500 to 540 . 50 to . 50 to 25 to . 12 to ..." .3 to . 50 to 100 100 50 12 3 200 .1,890 to 2.705 Peru ..... Newcastle . Lafayette. . Indianapolis Noblesville Scattering . 20 to 3 to 2 to 100 to 2 to 3 to 50 U 2 200 2 25 Total Indiana 130 to 28: Grand total. .2,020 to 2,987