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tTtv r1 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL TODAY'S NEWS TODAY. THE WEATHER. FAIR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. - VOLUME XXII. MONEY INQUIRY INDIRECTLY CAUSES DEATH OE MORGAN -- FINANCIER DIES TODAY IN HOTEL AT ROME, ITALY Breakdown Brought on by Emo tion Caused by Pujo Com mittee's Inquiry STOCKS BUT LITTLE AFFECTED Passing of Banker Had Been Ex pected and Market Inter ests Were Prepared TO SHIP BODY TO THE U. S. Koine. March :i I . 1 r. M Albn Starr, of New York, called-into con sultation, attributed Morgan's break down tii emotion caused by the inves tigation thai was carried out by He I'ii jo committee of Washington into the operations f the "inoiiey trust." Surprise Expresed by Probers. Washington. March iil. Surprise was expressed by members of the "m. iiey trust" committee, now in Washington, thai Morgan's breakdown bould 1m vc bi'en'af 111 butcd by bis physldan lo the effect of the I'uju In- uir. When the banker appeared be- ! lore tin PuJ committee Dee. IS ami! I he was apparently in good health, fill hiK bearing1 was confident and cf possessed, 'Morgan socnicd to enjoy tin- in MSfialion." paid JJeprcM. ulathe iI.i.m-h today. New York, March 31. J. Ficrpoi.t j Mi-rvati is dead. He died at lJ:n." p. m., Homo time. This was the an nouncement by the ofUecrs of Morgan v Co. today. The Morgan olllees. cor- , in i fit unwid and rail streets were closed (Ids morning and on I ho front iooiM was th notice: t'. Mot gait died In Koine, Italy, i:av Henry 1'. Da vision, a membtr of the boiii of Morgan, made the nnnounee mu.f. He said merely that be had re vived a table that the financier pass- d away shortly aDer noon. Davison hud planned to K' abroad nine time this week, but It was thought probable his tri) will Im- post poned. Coincident with Morgan's d'-atli It i breamr; known be had sustained a see- Ions setback before bin departure for Europe. Hut ho rallied bo rapidly It was not considered a forerunner to a fatal illness. Ills condition was known onl to his inwt lijtlmalo friends. Tor ; many ears "Morgan had sH-nt a con siderable portion of his time abroad, but on thl:i trip he severed all con nection with business affairs and per mitted his partner to diouh1er all tin responsibility for their coinlud. It was the first Instance or his taking Midi a complete rest since be entered tbe hanking business In this city , be fore the civil war. 1'romiucnt bunkers of this city said this morr.lnif they. did not predict any decided unfavorable- effect on the Mock market by reason of MotganV death. Recurrent rumors of bis serl on. ilhir-is, they wild, had prepared t - market for any possibility Hiid enabled those tugnged In market operations to prepare for Just such a situation. To Oivt Out SUttment. New. Vorli. March 31. "Please dn'l Ma nk to nip pow," was the request of J. Picrpmit Aloiirnn, Jr.. tmw .1. P. Moruan, of a rinall iirtuy or newspn per men who ATerted bim. after be Wt 'its house on Madison avenue ' this morning. Morgan was bound for thi homo of bis mother a fiw doors hwh In tore be reached her door, however, be added: v '"J' cablegrams have been retlv-d from Rome. One at 8:15 a ml t,no Hi Tbey bnve not yet been trans 'td A. Ktatcnieiit will be given out biter nt the olTltes of Morgan & ''o" Body to B 8nt to U. S. Konie, Mari li JH. The body of Mor Kan will 1 1 embalmed and nent t tb "I'niled Stafea a1snrd uhlp from Na ples. The funeral aervl w ill be held bere before Hie devntrture. Marktt Holds Up Well. New York. March 31. The stock market born tip well under the nevva of Morgan's death. Opening price fhowed decline which In almost no las exceeded a point. Supporting or AGED RESIDENT PASSES AWAY AT ANN ARBOR MRS. THOMAS RICHARDS. AGED VJ. SUCCUMBS AT HOSPI TAL THERE. Aiumum t tut hi (." tin- death (,f Mis. Thomas Richards, wIim f, ,i- marly a lialf century resided in Calumet, was received hue today from Ann Arlmr, u In re the deceased had Im en receiving treatment fur the past week. Tht' late Mrs.. Kichards was .".! vcais of ago and was born at tin- old Phoen ix iiiine locution. When a child, she removed with her parents to a farm ncHr British Hollow. Wis, and in lM'i.'. I (turned In (lie coi"T tountry, locat ing in .Calumet, where she bad since madei hcl home. F.esides the husband fuiir moiis: "Williit m II.. Thomas 4'. ami Herbert .1.. at Iinn', and It. Kdwin, of Hutte. Mont.: six daughters, Mrs. Kd wnrd Carter. Jr., of Calium t, Eliza beth, And I a and Ada at limine, Mrs. I'. J. M.Mtin of London, tint , and Mis. Alex Robertson of I n Im-sda and two brothers. William Craze of Winona and Kb hard f'ra.e of Calumet, survive. Tb': In id will be shipped In Calu met for interment. No other arrange ments have been made. ders rallied the market tpiickly. Trad im; slsiwtd no evideme of nervoiis- IH'SS. Wall Street. March 31 Owing to the .support by baukiiii; interests the shock occasioned by Morgan's death did not upset the market seriously. The effect of the passing of the finan cier was partially counteracted by re ports that the interstate commerce commission had sanclioned the freight rate advances on transcontinental mads.' The steadiness of the market after the llrst drop T prices impress ed th j boars, and short covering pla ed a considerable part in the rally whidi ipiiekly followed. Toward noon, however, the market fell back to its earlier level. Dies While in SUts ol Coma. Kom". March 31- J. P. Moi'Kan did live minutes past 1- o'clock noon fo dav (l!:'i."i a. in. New York lime). When the ib ath of Moiraii ' " '"' approaching rapidl.v. Prof. I last ianelli and Or. Dixon forced Mr. and Mrs. Hubert !. Satuhc. his son-in-law. and daughter, Miss Helen Hamilton, who had been in toiislant attendance, to leave the room. Morgan toward the end showed lie was siiiiciiiik hili naliv only by the movement of hl. light hand. Otherwise lie displavnl im slmi of vitalit.N except -ontiuuous hefivy I'll alllillg. I'rcMUent bulletins issued dining tl"' morning sh'.wlm: bis condition vi"1 gradually becoming worse, and bv II o'clock the phvsi. i ins had u up all hopes.. Morgan was unable to assiinl !utc artilicial nourishment adminis tueil during the morning mi'l '"-i plivsical weakness was extreme, lleait I4.iiI.-m were injectd t.m llov had no ,rie. aid r.a- sesual hours before dc.Kl, be was in a .slate of coma, un able to respond to any nnestlons or ,(cogl.ie anv or those at his Isidc I roiu his arrival in Ko,,.e. Mr. and Mrs. Satterlee feared a mistake hail b,eo made in bringing Morgan to ?o Instead ol taking bin. tlirc t t-. London, where h- would have be n m his own lvn.se instead of In b"H and tlirv thought, loo. the climate of m,. was t iU.1 cncrvaliug iol' a man in his - IIH ' in ",,n,t f' Iteslde four trained nurses in attend ,.,.. Miss Helen Hamilton waa of great assistance to the three physi cians. Prof. Itus.ianclli. IT. M. Allen Starr and lr. tlcorge A. PU"ii. .ni....i. -I...M from America. I HOI'- Mlf-" . ,in Itrltain and .dher parta of tin world poured in all '. xious inquiries and expressing the ar fedion with whid, Morgan was held everywhere. ' Was Born i" Wealth. H.hers Perhaps were wraith..' tbajj MM gun. but be cuiiiimhiuIoiI M o.U' a!,d Hi'., of others. A, .be be..dh o Ms power be 1-hhI.I to have cm. n, ed ; ,,lU)ill (1lll(.s. His ,..es l.e was ,, coullned to his own countn -ki. f.n.1 emperor, and even p won. to call bin. Int ""''M ,,M' ... MIKau was born I" wealth. Hi father. Jimlu- HiH-iM-r Morgan, bfl him ten millions and ulao .. Mor- u . .I.e.. l.lH.rtH..t hanking con ations .1. . Morgan had accunm- : ... .,.. ,irs goods im-- lated HIS ioi n i .ier iness with l-vl P. Mor.-n ....11. as an associate of ..iBe ' ..verchant-bank. In.lnll.r Ht Mr. Morgan was- born at Ihi.tfoH. . . .. !? ills early school- gdualed from the R, on high J aud was a st.nle.it In the Oott.ngen. tlerman.v. His " a nnander of prominence '"J .... , Morgan to get a dinicult ir jo.o.f. - ..art In the business world. His tlil ttart in , ,,,.,ndon '"'"" exrlence was In . t toi-iraii at reaoooj. " r Moiga r.Miniit both e Albany Hus.p.chnnna ra .road . ..i,l Nano.eons of fln- an,i oom ....-v. . anee at their own game. In 18.1 no lrne member of th. hankin. Arm lf Drexel. Morgan & IV. hkh later GIRLS OF SWEAT SHOPS TESTIFY Marriage, Death or Immoral Life Only Avenues of Escape From Toil LIVE ON $2.50 TO $5 A WEEK Witnesses to Be Paid Because Employers Will Dock Them MANUFACTURER ON THE STAND Chicago, March 31 Marriage, death or an immoral life an- the only ave nues of escape for girls from the toil of 'sweat shops," according to the tes timony of witnesses before (he Illinois vice commission today. Chairman O llaia devoted mm h lime to examining girls and women fri in the west side "sweat shop" dis trict, win re the wages arc from $J.;.a to !i ii w ri k. As the result of stories of hardship and pcnur.v Idd by the witnesses, each "sweat shop" witness will bo given one dollar by tho commission, be a use it is b'-lievi-d they will be "docked" by their emplovers for th time spent before I be commission. Waller J. Kiibens, a manufacturer of underwear, wuh the lirsl witness ex amined when the bearing was resumed today. The witness said he favored a national minimum wage law for wom en ami girls and insisted that the slao law would worjv a hardship upon man ufacturer and individual in the slate until aM states had adopted similar legislation. Kuhois said he was con vinced there wen a number of women inioiig the several hundred girls in his plant who were attempting to luro "iris to lead immoral liven. became J. P. Morgan Co., the larc tst private financial institution in tho wot Id. .... The history of the Morgan banking ho'.is'j reads almost like n fairy tale, so won.hrful hate been its achieve ments. In I N 7 1 Mr. Morgan cnaled a market in Cuiopo for J'.'.'i.'hmi.odu . New York Central slock ;nd sold it there at a piolit which amaz-d eld Commodore Vainlcrbill. In I NT 7 he handled an issue of l'i;h,immi,imm) govcrmiifiil l Is in prcnaral ion for pulling the national curruicy on a gold basis. In Ismi he provided f 10. iiiiii.iMMi for tho extension of the North ern Pacilic railroad to the Pacific coast. In Hie same eai he was in strumental in the reorganization o the Kcudlng railroad and the Haiti- i mole & Ohio, involving I ho loan of Jin.noa.U'Mi. In 1S!H! the Southern Rail way vuis created out of the Kichll.oliil Terminal and allied lines. In I ''." h rehabilitiMcd the Krie road. Two car" later be put the Lehigh Valley on Ha Ice and brought about the soft coal combination. Jn I s: J he performed one of his most remarkable feats. In com pany with August Keln.ont lie under took to and did maintain the gold re serve In the federal treasu.v. although be performed the impossible, the sus pending of Hie laws of exchange in or der to accomplish the result. Cave Millions to Chanty. lesiilo ii life of strumous en deavor Mr. Morgan found time for other things. He gave away millions it. charity, but nothing perturbed hint more than to have it mentioned to him.' He was a. devout Christian and vcstnm.'i. of St. tieorge's Kpiscopal church, while he could be seen every Sunday morning when at home pass im: the nalver for the collection. He took an active interest In the Metropolitan Museum of Alt, and pos sessed one of the most magnllicrnt private galleries in the world. A deep sliident or medieval history, he collect ed mam- relics of the past, including n. Biblw for which be paid in my thoti- ratid dollars. Mbile at one time be bought a cope which was stolen from Ifily and when the news of the .heft baked out showed bis magnanimity by returning i tbe original owmrs Tree of cost. During all his years Mr. Morgan en Joyed lire to the utmost, lie was pas sionately fond of dogs, and bis krnnela at Craped on were the wonder of breed rs the world over. He rode and shot and niiRled ei.lhusiasticall. . and was fond of yachting. His aeht Corsair wa i olio of bis favorite recreations. He belonged to numerous societies and clubs lu th" Putted Slates and Eu rope. It Is Impossible to estimate with any degree of accura"y the size .r Ho Morpan fortune. It has been various ly estimated In recent years at from J75.ikio.0imi to $jno.iMMi,MMi. If It Is any where near the bitter llpure. It la m.ially true that be made as much for other. . ... In Hiil Mr. Morgan marii.il Mia AmtlU Ftui'Kes. who tiled .he follow v.,r. In 1SC5 he married Frances Irfiulsc Tracy, by whom he had one son and three daughter, i ne him.. - 0., Jr . is now a man of mid dle 'life, and for a number of jeara has been the active head or the .Morgan banking house In New- York. CALUMET, MICHIGAN, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 31, 1913. SEVERE REBUKE TO REP. HENRY STRAIGHT His Attack on Lieut.-Gov. Ross Arouses Fellow Solons Lansing, Mid... March :tl.-Pledging ihclr faith in the integrity and honesty of Lieutenant (Jov.rnor Huss und tho members of the edueational commit tee of tin- Senate, and coielt inuiiig in iiinn asuied terms lie- HatcmeiH.s made b Senator llenr.v E. Straight, all partus in the Senate united in the adoption of Mich a resolution when of fered by Senator l-'rank l. Scott. Sen ator Straight, In somewhat modified lauguag), but still bitter, sought to law the resolution laid upon the la Me but cast the only ot on roll caii for this motion. Kver since the episode when Sena tor Straight on tie- Moor In Ho- heat of deflate charged that the liquor Inter ests controlled legislation in Michigan and tlut the educational committee v. as swayed by the superintendents of schools, in turn laid in tin- grasp of the book trust, and accusing Lieu tenant Coy. Koss of being dominat ed bv lie- same influences when he ve- fiised to name straight as chairman of! the educational committee, thixfediug ('gainst Straight In the Senate ha.s been growing. In vpite of the efforts of Mr. Koss to preven'. action, othcrsi of the members of the Senate flectar ed they would force Straight to pub licly atologi.c for his utterances or jeclai e vacant bis seal, Senators Ycrdler and. Smith both went to Straight and urged him to make a statement on the floor and thus avoid any further unpleasantness. This In strong language he declined to do. Confidence in Ross Declared. Tin- Scott resolution, after reciting fhe incidents of the previous day ami declaring them to hi- unrounded, false and malicious, continued: "P.es .lived. That , tills Senate ex presses Its confidence In the honesty end Integrity of Lieutenant Coventor Koss and the committee on education and commends lieutenant govern oi for not having appointed Senator Straight chairman of tbe committee mi education nor to in. inbership upon that committee." May Makt Straight Prove It. Indignation is stUI high. Senator SlralgM has-- declaeert ' tie- w Wl make further statements and tin- senators vxped be will. If he does, they de clare they Will force him to prove the sfa lenient s or will declare vacant hi.S Mat. The Incident is the most bitter and lie- most sensational of the pres ent s 's' Ion and the end Is very ap-p-iii u'l not yd. CALUMET WANTS NEXT BOYS' MEET Invitation Is Extended at the Ish peming Conference 'l be L pprr Peninsula. Hoys' couler- ncc which opened in l&lipciuiny Fri day evening in the Voting Men's Chris tian association's building closed last evining. More than 'JOtl bos and their adult leaders in attendance returned to their homes loi.i . The gathering wa:i one of the iimst iiyniticanl ever held in the upper pen insula, and It was the. first Hun- Ibal so many bovs in t rested in the same mission have had an opportunity to meet together. The avtrage uges oftne bovs, practically all of whom are high i-chool students In their respective loininunillcs, was eighteen cars. Tie altviidanee exceeded expectations. The various rooms in tin- V M. . . building presented an Interesting spec tacle throughout the conference. When business sessions were not lu progress the bos were belnff entei tn liod. A number of basketball and other con tests were plavod Saturday between foams composed of boys from differ ent, localities. The bowling allevs and billiard and pool fables wire lu '"ii rtant use. and there waa "somdhlli:; doing'' every ininnte. Vestuilay th" boy- attended scrvb es at the different churclua in the morn ing and in the afternoon there were two si.cial meetings, one fur the older bos in fhe Y. M. C. A. buildlm,'. and thr other for the joung.r boys, in tin Htsl Methodist Episcopal church. At both meetings addresses were given by adults. The closing session of the eon ference was held last evening in fhe V" building, when rarewell talks were gicii by the leaders and dele gates. Inhpem.ng Boy President. At .be business session, held Satur day afternoon. "Waif rid V. Klson. ot. of If. W. Klson. the po luamirticturcr. was the unanimous choice of the dele gates for preshltnt of the conference organization. Young Mr. Klson Ins been one of lshpeniiuga most active bovs in the Interest of the conference Me la a member of the senior claas of the high school. II" end as chair man of the music commute- for the conference and fhe splendid manner In which he handled his work iiftra-fed the attention of the delegates and leader. Harry Kurna of Menominee was chosen vlco president; William Read of Hancock was elected secretary, and PAGE ACCEPTS BRITISH POST Editorof World's Work to Become U. S. Ambassador at St. James' Court DECISION ANNOUNCED TODAY Other Diplomatic Appointments Will Be Made Soon MEN TO FRANCE AND MEXICO Washington. March I!!. Walter 11. Page .,f C.rd' n City, L. I., editor of World's Work and member of the IXiublcday, l'at;e i Co., has ac' ipltd President Wilson's offer to be ambas sadol to Creat Itritaiu. Page's acceptance of tho appoint ment to ;aesent the 1 'lilted State.i at the Court of St James means the tilling of the most important of the foreign diplomatic posts under the Wihion ac'juinislration. Tbe ambas sador was llrst offered to Kidiard Ol iiey, secretary of state under Cleve land, who declined and next it was offered to Dr. Charles Kliot, president i merlins of Harvard t'nlvcrsjty. who a.lrso declined to accept. It is expected other important for i ign posts will soon be filled, among them l-'ranee and Mexico, the latter raukiii'vf vvilh the great Kuiopeaii pow ers In view of the recent internal dis ruiiioii nod the necessity of a etrong man to haidh' the situation. To Decide Sugar Duty. President Wilson will decide wheth er raw sugar will go on the free list or carry a small duty in the new tariff bill. Congression leaders wre willing to defer action pending an an nouncement of his attitude. The LouiSlina delegation and congressmen lroui the beet sugar districts want a uuty. . t, , PETTY DISPUTE ENDS FATALLY. Quarrel Over 75 Cent Debt Results in Murder of a Virginian. Abingdon, Va., March o. The trial is scheduled to begin here this week of Peter Six Iiey. an ag'-d resident of fhe town of lfcirrnii. this county, who on the day before lasf Christina.; al leged to have stabbed and killed Leak Short, a neighbor. When the two were about to come to blows Short ittpped bit ween them and was stabbed iy Shelley, dvlng from the wound the follow-in? day. Shellc.v fled and was not beard of for smne time, finally he was found in Oregon and returned for trial. ELECTIONS IN MIDDLE STATES. Anti'Salooo U&ue in Municipal . Con tests This Week. Chicago, Mdich 31 The spring mu nicipal i lect loins will be held during the first two .lavs of this week in many cities and towns throughout 111 inota, Indiana. Wisconsin. .Missouri and otlnr of the middle state:, Ch'. ca'.;o will elect a city clerk, city treas urer, judges of the superior court and half the membership of the municipal i o'lncil tomorrow, lu many cities in Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois the anti-saloon ijuestion is the chief issue In the elections. ST. AUGUSTINE OPENS FETE. St. Augustine. I'la.. March 31. St. Augustine is dressed in gala attire and filled with visitors for the Ponce tie Loii carnival and celebration. The celebration Is to mark the 4'idth ali nivrrtary of the lauding of Ponce u Leon in Florida. The festivities will continue an entire week and will In clude a wide varletj of attractions. An espedallly notable feature of the program will be the championship mo tor boat races. HELME IN LIBEL SUIT. Saeiiuiw. Mill). March 31. John P.air.l. of Milwaukee, has begun suit for libel against State I'alry and 1'ood Commissioner James W. Helmc. Kami asks IIO.I'OO damages. The actio" H the result of an alleged statement In Helme's paper. The Michigan Patron, referring to Laird's ruiremtiit from the state salt Inspect Ion otlice, in which the word grarter was used in what Mr. IMird construes as a refer ence to himself. ARBOR DAY, MAY 9, Oovei nor Furls lias teslKiiatrd May 9 as Arbor d.iy and Hint d.iy and will issue a formal proclamation later. Kdwln Rogers of Crystal 1 alls was tlrdod assistant secretary. It was decided that there shall be a conference ,,f,d ""ually in the upper peninsula. In the future, but It was not decided what city will be honored with tbe 1914 meeting. Menominee and Cal umet extended Invitations. T- mat ter of Hlecidlng on a meeting place was left to Otorire Westerman, field work er In the upper peninsula. THOUSANDS ALONG THE OHIO FLEEING TO HIGHER GROUND UNIFORMS ORDEREO FOR NEW G. & H. BALL LEAGUE iiLVEN TEAMS SLLCCT ATTRAC TIVE COLORS FOR FIELD SUITS. Seven of the eight teams of tin- C. .V II. baseball bagoe. have M-bcn-d the colors of lie if m id iinil'oim ami today the. Keekoin-u hardware company, r. p resuitativiN ,,f the H.-aeh Sport iir-; C'o.nJsj bouse, will di.-ipaich an order for the si me. log. (her vvilh bats, balls, bases, milts and oiler appurtenances. Tie orihr is oip. .f th largest ever secured locally for sporting goods, calling for eighty-four complete uni forms and other cpiipniciit. men tioned. The colors chosen by tie- r.-sp.-i ttv.i teams are as follows: Allooez-Ahlneel; ( S. Itussell Smith. manager) White nnifoimn. jed cap.', stockings and belts. Lake Linden (C. J I, I'.i nediet, mali nger) Steel gray uniforms. b'a'i; taps, sto.kiiig and be lis. C. K. II. Surface Team t H. I-:. King, I man.igu- Vab- uray uinfoiuis. gra;. caps and stockings and red lu lls. C iV II. I'ndergiound team (Capt. Sam Kichards, ma nagu ) Navy blue I uniforms, white caps, dockings and belts. Hubbell (A. L. I'.uriMU. nn linger) P.-arl gray uniform::, maroon caps, stockings and hells. Osceola. KcursargM and Centennial (F. II. llallu. manager) St( .1 gray Willi line green stripe, iiuvj blie- i-is stockings and belts. Tamarack-Red -bo ket shaft U. T. la-en. manager) White with tine navy bine 'tripe, liht blue caps, stocking.) and belts. N'o word has been beard yd from the Isle Ko.vale. Superior and Dollar Hay team, but hsal fans are confident that aggregation will be able to bold its own with the otlnr tennis in the league. Although material for a team representing thus,, mims and siudts N not plentiful, it is or an except iol.all.V strong calibre, aid a good team is cer tain. I Ten-J ear-old David Farrand, phi of Dr. Farrand has Ilx-ii hoseu as mas cot of the C. - H. snrfae,. team and will wear a uniform identical with the unifoiins of the other inembus of tic team. STANDARD IS RAISED. U. of M. Regents Alter Requirement: in PRarmacy Department Ann Arbor, Mich.. March "I. -Tin regents has raised the standard of th--school of pharmacy and took d. tinlt. action legarding the courses of both the engineering and medical depart ments. The pharmacy degrees which will 'ic granted here are as follows: At the nd of two .voar:-. graduate in pharmacy; three year course, phar maceutical chemist, four ais course, bachelor of science in pharmacy. The board decided to make the r-iiuire-n,niU lor mlmiision the same as for admission to th literary department. The six-year course lor the com bined literary-medical student was continued definitely for one more yar. lu th.- eiigitieerliK- department, th-.-great numlx-r of degrees which have been granted will be reduced to two. Forin-rl.v there has been given a bach elors degree from every department Cf the school. Hereafter Hie two de grees w ill be bachelor or scientific en gineering and bachelor of science lu architecture. VOTE ON COMMISSION TLAN. Dululb Will Be Scen of Lively M,i. orlty Campaign. Duluth. Minn.. March ::i. Duhitii';: first -lection under the iouimHsio- plan of govirnment will be he'd to morrow and public interest in the con tests is unusually keen. A ma.vor ami four commistioner.s are to be ehostii. For the five jd iee.-, to be filled tb are more than sixty candidates on the ticket, including 1-n c an lid i'.e. for mayor, nine for the long-teim missionershipa and forty-five lor short -term rotnuiisfUonci ships. A uuliar feature f the contest c few regular otVice.. eeku s are in r-i(-. neirly all of tii-ise vvho an tun.,' tuiver have lold iml o d!:t .Mil" M.e PC that IV run FIVE ITALIANS ON TRIAL. Pcf.ion. M.ireh :t Five lMltan.; charged Willi the murder of Francen c Cirlllo tlunug the strike of the In dustrial Workers of the WotM at Watertown last November, wue nr raipned ror trial todav lu the snoeii.-r criminal court at Fast 'amd nl -e. Ctrllla Is alUped to have been killed and another Italian dangerously wounded In a clash between the strik ers and strike-breakers. HELD FOR SLAYING WIFE. Van Vtrt. O, March 31.-71 case of Ralph Hoover. Indicted on a rh.nge of murdering his lt?-ear-ot l w if", came up today for trial. The ..licked crime was commit teed at the home of the couple several months ago. The accused husband la hut S'l veirs of age. , NUMBER 130 FLOOD CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Situation at Cairo !s Especially Serious and Thousands Are Leaving the City LEVEES STILL HOLDING OUT Governor Dunn Sends 1,500 Mili tia Men to Strengthen the Embankments MONEY IS NEEDED AT DAYTON Flood-, in i lie uino rlv.-r from its mouth to .Marietta, Ohio, duo to tho ;:r it volume of water poured into it dutiic; la-t week by tributaries, have caie-d thousands of people tojeavethe lowlands along the river and seek re fuge on higher ground, larly today the water was still rising In everj city along the river and heavy damage l prop.-rtv Is reported. Jtailroud tratlu- la impeded, and miles of track are washed out. In lllinoe. Covernor Dl'.tiiie bus or dered lilt mi hundred Mate troops to proved by spedal trains to Cairo and Shawneitow.il fr the purpose of pa trolling the levees. Hundreds of la borers an- piling sacks of sand on the lcve"s in the hope of stt engthcning them. Frport-; f-iily today from Hender son. wem- hot o, Louisv ille, Newport, Covington. K.. L'vansville. Ind.; Cin cinnati. Portsnnmih. Marietta., Ohio: and Hniitin-i.'ti and lsrk.ershurg. W. Va., show that stoks of govuls in building.; mar th. river suffered heav ilv and th-- damage will run into mil lion?. There ban been no l ss of life at ."ny of lie s-e point:. A felephoiM- m'sage from Caira savs lie- l"vccs ate i-1 ill holding in that, town and there is lesi "danger tiian believed last nluht. Many Flteing From Cairo. Springfield, 111.. March CI. The Ohio ir. still risiner and laborers need ed to throw : and along the concrete hvee tn iiv-rea:e it j height are flee-inr- tioi.i tb.- citv. was the 1 n forma - ) i.ion .(ieied rrotn I'alro this morn ling by loivernor D'innc. ne thou i wind vefag'-vs from the Tiottom land (.Me coining into this city and other ! thousands of inhabitants of rairo are bavin;. Illinois soldiers are taking I ho j, la f la borers w inn necessary. Adjutant (bnual Dickson received a messare fiom Naples. 111., from Alder man llenlley. who declared the Illinois liver iir-il readied, th-- top of the levee. At the i.-ijin-st of Hentlcy. Db kson sent one ihiuis.-ind r icks and forty tents to Naples, other orders filled are: Cai ro, l'l.n'v") rations and Kh.(m.i0 bass: Sh.iwuei town. 31-0 tents, and Mound.1. .10 tents. Messages are hemp received from troop cotnmnn.krs and local au thorities in r.evcrnl Hoed visited cities ami towns. Indirect tiews Indicate- j Sha w -neetow n is in u hud plight. Money Nec"ed at Dayton. Dayton, i ., !jr"'i ?t John Tt. Tit tersoii. chairiiiHii of the fillzt-vi' com mittee. Issued the following. I 'Oar committer now bo .it tt dV pnsal -i I! the fool snd I'ofhlndr necr-s.Vl..- t" linn t lh Wis of the SutfereH at Di:-toH. Mmi'.", however, ur gity needed for f.ufHtig the city In oondii.ion to vieent ifc outbreak of ser'or? di. fi. rf luoilUn'.e thousands, manv of wbom i.ve b.t-t U.d'' bono-j ii.hr. I. and all of whom have lost their hen ehold and pusonal effects. The committee wishes h send o'jt an urgent appeal t Hi cttlRens of the L'm tee! Si a tep for necessity funds." In the bread line today was F.ugeno l'.arney, a mult l -ni Ulleiia Ire, who:-e Kitts t.. diat It. v have heen very large. Me obtained three loaves of bread ami a. tniill sack ef potatoes Thrilling Lcpe of Family. Da (on. O. March 31. With the rap id subsiding or the waters and dissi pating of the panic of the refiiReeH here, thrilling adventures continue comirsj to bcht. Among the most In tfresttiiR wai the experience of the f.imlly f Charles Ad.ina In TitverdAl. When I be flood bid rushed to that section of the city, Adam got hla wifi rtnd fen-months-ol-1 twin plrln Into a skiff and took them to the home of Continued on 6lh P1), 3rd Column.