Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 16, 1914, Page 4

GREAT WATER IS FREED Immense Dam at Dobbin, V. Va,, Gives Way. THOUSANDS FLEE TO HILLS Qreat Anxiety Is Felt for Safety of Resfdents of the Valley, but So Far No Loss of Life Has Been Reported. Pledmont, W. Va,, Jan. 16.—A wall of water fifteen feet high is sweeping down the north branch of the Potomac siver, following the bursting of the @am of the West Virginia Pulp and |} Paper company at Dobbin, W. Va. According to reports received here | # inhabitants of the valley are fleeing | to the hills and the greatest anxiety is felt for the safety of the entire dis- trict. No loss of life has been re- ported. An operator émployed by the West- ern Maryland railroad at Schell, W. Va.,, fifteen miles below the dam site, || sent a message to the company’s of- fices at Cumberland, Md,, stating that | B the water was at least twenty feet high and was carrying everything be- fore it. “I'm going to duck. Goodby.” The dam was first noticed to be oracked by a watchman and later a large portion of the structure gave way. Afterwards a second and larger |H break ocourred notwithstanding ef- |H forts by employes to release the im- | mense volume of water through the |H sluice ways. The second break made |g big gaps on both sides of the dam. The Western Maryland railroad |f3 bridge at Schell, W. Va, it is be- Heved will be responsible for the de- g bris clogging there and holding the |H water in check for a time until the || force of the flood carries it away. Pledmont, Westerport and Luke, |} Md, known as the tritowns, are | threatened with destruction. Great || alarm prevails and every preparation has been made to guard against a |M loss of life. The breast of the dam is 1,075 feet | [ long. Behind it were stored 3,000, |H 000,000 gallons of water. Before it is & long stretch of valley, flanked on efther side by high hills. AMERICANS FEAR TROUBLE | Mexico May Retallate for Foderals |[§ Held in United States. Mexico City, Jan. 16.—A single rail- ||} way line, that of the National Rail- ways of Mexico, from here to Vera Cruz, afforded the only means by [H which foreigners in the capital could | get out of Mexico. Americans in Mexico City express- || ed the fear that detentlon of fed- |H erals on the American side of the |f§ Rio Grande might arouse the Mexi- |f cans to retaliatory tactics. It was officially stated the Mexican embassy at Washington would present a formal request to the state depart- ment for the release of General Mer- |l cado and his federals who were de- | tained when they fled across the [ American boxder from Ojinaga. TO PROBE DEATH OF JORDAN | Qained Fame as Rival of Duke for .‘_ Hand of Heiress. Chicago, Jan. 15.—Preparations ; have been made for an inquest over | the body of Isaac M. Jordan, who once | gained fame as the rival of the Duke of Manchester for the hand of the 4 $10,000,000 heiress, Helen Zimmer- man, and who killed himself at the & Palmer House. In 1900 Jordan was engaged to the Cincinnati heiress, but the titled for- eigner took her away. Later he mar- |§ ried the Chicago beauty, Kathryn Grosscup, who secured a divorce last | 8 year. Brooding over the divorce is believed to have caused the suicide. FORMER G. A. R. HEAD DEAD General Louis Wagner Expires at His | & Home In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Jan. 16.—General Louis Wagner,- one of Philadelphia’s |} foremost citizens, former commander- | g in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re- N public, died suddenly at his home here. He was seventy-six years old. |§ General Wagner was born in Ger- |¥ many and came to this country with his parents when he was nine years |§ old. He served in the Civil war as a |B member of a Pennsylvania regiment |H and was mustered out as a brevet brigadier general. He was elected |} head of the Grand Army in 1880, MAJESTIC RETURNS TO PORT |} Big Liner Damaged by Heavy Seas |H After Leaving Cherbourg. Cherbourg, France, Jan. 16.—The |§ steamer Majestic, which left here for |§ New York Wednesday evening with Francis Bowes Sayre and his wife, formerly Miss Jessie Woodrow Wil- son, among her passengers, has re- turned to port. Violent seas had broken a number of her starboard portholes and she was uking water thrnn§h them. ADDITIONAL WANTS TO0 LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTED—GIr]l for general house- work enquire 709 Irvine ave Mrs. Fred Hanson. FOR SALB—Hard coal stove in first class condition. enquire at Paqu- ins Barber shop. FOR SALE—One black driving horse weight 1,060 lbs. Too light for our work. Apply Model Manufacturing Company. SRS mires the Omega Bracelet Watch not alone for its auty, but also for its everyday utility. Tl:ne school- 1l, the matron, the nurse, the out-of-doors girl and the usiness girl—all find it indispensable. It tells accurate ime at a glance. It is the product of a great factory nowned for its Watches of Precision ere’s the opportunity for you o get one absolutely free Bracelet-Watch ; Worth $7510$90 = will be given to the S]] n who com- g D piles the greatest | u Y number of words from the ten letters in the words DURING OUR REMODELING SALE ON; OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF LADIES Coats, Dresses, Skirts and Furs AND 1-4 OFF ON SWEATERS We make this big sacrifice because we are going to re- model our store and need the room. Sale Beging Saturday, Jan. 17 The fact also that new goods are arriving daily compels us to make more room. We have just received big shipments of EMBROIDERIES, SILKS, CREPES, etc., and will be unable to unpack them owing to lack of room. Many will take advantage of these big slashes in price. Will you be one of them. pelled correctly, Write on one ide of paper; 50 words to a heet. Letters can be repeated. f competing lists contain ame number of words, neatness will determine award. Three local judges shall decide 8 to the winner. List must be elivered to our store on or before losing date of Skill Test, The Bracelet Watch—the newest production of the Onmzca Watcr Comrany— s on exhibition in our show window, tog=ther with ther sizes and styles of Omey Watches for Men and Wome i The purpose of this kill Test, and the offer of this ves ou with the all round excellence of Omega Wa r Loliday buying. letters and make all the 1f you haven’t started your search for opportunity to win a large reward f g Skill Test Closes in Two W Geo. T. Baker & Co. % - Manufatcuring Jewelers 8 116 Thrid St. Bemidjl Near the Lake ISR Bemidji, Minn. This is an unusual nteresting study. ; eeks! e — g goeer Humdinger Sale - $14,000 worth of Dress Goods, Silks, Cloaks, Suits, Skirts, Waists, Corsets, Underwear, Hesiery. Laces, Embroideries, Ribbons, Rugs, Men’s and Boys’ Suits, Overcoats, Mack- .inaws, Shoes, etc., Must be Slaughtered in 19 Days, regardless of cost. Sale Starts Monday, Jan. 19th at 9:30 A. M. $1,000 Merchandise Free In additional to Cutting Prices on every article in this store, we are going to give a present to every customer purchasing $1 or more. Valuable presents given with $5, -$10 and $25 purchases. ' ' Be on hand at opening hour of this sale We promise you something special. Some big surprises waiting for you. o we— Troppman’s Department Storg o ww This store is not going out of business. Sto'ck must be closed out in order to _complete building improve- ment and start the new store with a new up to date stock. : :