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VOL. XXVII.

LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY.

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KENTUCKY

SATURDAY,

JANUARY

23, 19.17

NEW SERIES NO.

tudentsWith Homes In Stricken Areas
U rged by McVey to Remain on Campus
To Communicate
With Families
THOROUGHFARE CLOSED
Lexington, Ky. The first closing

of a main thoroughfare In Fayette
county ocured yesterday when the
Lexington-Richmo- nd
section of
heavily traveled U. S. highway 25
became Impassable near the Kentucky river at Clay'a Ferry.
TRAFFIC REROUTED
Lexington, Ky. The Blue Grass
automobile club Issued a bulletin
yesterday afternoon stating that U.
S. highways 27 and 69 had been
closed to traffic south of Lexington.
The club advised motorists wishing
to go to Danville and other points
south to detour to Versailles,
to Harrodsburg and then
on to Danville.
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TENNESSEE HIT
Clarksville, Term. The Cumberland river, on its greatest rampage
in history, cut off the city water
supply of Clarksville, Tenn., today,
overflowed many thousands of acres
of land in Middle Tennessee and

rendered an estimated

2,600

Contact Dean
Graham
All students having Barents In
the flooded areas and who have
any anxiety as to their weU being
are urged by CoL James IL
Graham, dean of the College of

Engineering, to eomunicate with
htm at once, at his office In Me-

chanical hall.

Several methods will be utilised
In attempts to effect communication with them, said Dean

Graham.

Besides broadcasts
from the
University extension studios of
WHAS, county agents may be contacted, and employees of the state
highway department may be asked
to locate parents and have them
communicate with their children
at the University.

WOMAN'S CLUB
TO SOLICIT AID

per-

sons homeless.

RECORD STAGE

Cincinnati, Ohio The Ohio river
surged beyond record crest of 72.1
years ago, sendfeet set fifty-thr- ee
ing at least 33,500 refugees from
the metropolitan area.

RESCUE HOMELESS
Between 150
Kosmosdale, Ky.
and 200 residents of Kosmosdale,
near West Point, Ky., were driven
afternoon
from their-- homes-Frida- y
and given shelter on boats. They
were brought to Louisville this
morning and provided quarters.
MOVING ATTEMPTED
Wheeling, W. Va.
Trucks and
wagons attempted evacuation of
20,000 residents before rising Ohio
river.
PORTSMOUTH

INUNDATED

Bedding Apparel and Clothing Is Requested by University Woman's Organization
A flood relief committee, for the
purpose of soliciting bedding and
apparel for Kentucky flood victims,
has been formed at the University
by the University Woman's club,
with Mrs. Walter Allen Price, president of tne clruVb's' chairman of
the committee.
The offices of Maury J. Crutcher,
superintendent of buildings and
grounds will remain open all day
Saturday and Sunday to receive
such contributions for flood sufferers, and students, faculty and staff
members are urged to send in their
contributions early In order that
they may have immediate dlstn-butib- n.

Portsmouth, Ohio Half of city Is
The 227 members of the University
inundated, with gas supply threat- Woman's club are being solicited
18,000

ened as

leave homes.

CABINET TO AID
Washington
President Roosevelt
directed his Cabinet officers to cooperate with Red Cross to aid more
than 120,000 refugees. Coast Guard
sent 47 boats and two planes to inundated area. The Work Progress
Administration assigned 8,000 men
to relief and rescue work. The Red
Cross has opened six new disaster

headquarters.

LOUISVILLE HARD HIT
Louisville, Ky.
Thousands of
families in the Falls Cities area
have been taken from flooded
homes as the raging Ohio river
covers Jeffersonvllle, New Albany,
and Louisville, reaching the highest mark In history. Vehicular travel has been confined to strictly local areas.
Schools closed by the
score. The Central Station In Louisville ha.s been abandoned, water
covering tracks nearest the river.
Trains between Louisville and Lexington will run to and from the
Baxter avenue station until further
notice, the railroads announced.
Watr. gas, and electricity have
been curtailed and restricted during
the crisis. "Stay at Home," the
Louisville Automobile club warned
hundreds of motorists who called
for possible routes.
INDIANIANS EVACUATE
Lawrenceburg, Ind. Seven thousand residents of Lawrenceburg,
evacuated their homes Thursday
night as the Ohio river passed the
sixty-sevfoot mark and threatened to break through the levee
which protects the city.
en

individually by Mrs. Price's committee, which consists of Mrs. E. S.
Mrs. EdGoode,
ward Fisk, Mrs. Leo Chamberlain
and Mrs. Ralph Weaver, officers of
the club and 20 members of the
board of directors.
Contributions from townspeople
will gladly be accepted by Mr.
Crutcher, blankets and bedding be-tesneciallv needed. Students are
urged to get their contributions In
as soon as possible.
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MAYSVILLE CUT OFF
Maysville, Ky. All travel between
east and west Maysville was cut off
today as water rushed over the C.

and

O.,

and

Purpose Of

President McVeys Message

railroad

tracks, the only remaining route of

transportation.

NASHVILLE FLOODED
Nashville, Term. The river stood
at 10.5 feet above flood level yesterday and several lower downtown streets were Inundated.
FAMILIES VACATE
BtnrolK Kv More than 50 fami
lies were forced to evacuate due to
rising backwater of the Ohio river.1

This Issue

The greatest flood disaster in the history of our
state has fallen upon Kentucky this week. All people
must rally to the aid of their fellow citizens who have
been affected by this catastrophe. The University of
Kentucky will do its part, as it has always done. It
must do it more extensively than ever before. To that
end, I am calling upon students and staff to assist by
contributions for flood relief. Money will be. very much
needed.
In addition blankets, clothing and food will be required. Insofar as possible students and staff are
asked to send their contributions of this kind to the
University Buildings and Grounds Department on
South Limestone street.
I am urging students to remain here. Efforts will be
made to contract communities in which they live, so
they may know what the situation is. For students to
go home would place a burden upon the community to
house and feed them.
The deans of the different colleges and heads of administrative departments will call upon members of the
staff to make money contributions. Student organizations will be asked by the Dean of Men and the Dean of
Women to receive such contributions as students may
make to this cause.
Information concerning these matters may be secured from the President's office.

In response to a mesage from
Acting Oov. Keen Johnson of Kentucky, Pres. Frank L. McVey called
a meeting this morning of the deans
of the various colleges of the University, the dean of men and the
dean of women, the registrar and
the business agent of the University,
to confer with him on plans for assisting In flood relief.
As a result of the conference, this
special edition of the Kentucky
Kernel has been edited by staff
members under the direction of
George Spencer, editor, and Ross
Chepeleff, managing editor, to Inform students, faculty members and
townspeople of the procedure to
follow in cooperating wnn me university In the matter of sending assistance to flood victims,
"please read the columns of The
Kernel carefully and follow the
plan outlined by officials of the
University in their efforts to be of
help to the state in the present
crisis.

STAFF MEMBERS

"Flying Squadrons" Will '
Solicit Aid From Students

SHROPSHIRE, RETURNING

Contributions
To Be Received
It has been announced that of
fices of Maury Crutcher, superintendent of buildings and grounds
will be open all day today and tomorrow to receive clothing and
bedding contributions from students and members of the faculty.
Contributors
are advised to
bring only goods of this nature
to Superintendent Crutcher's office, as momentary contributions
will be handled by other agencies.
Supt, Maury Crutcher of the department of buildings announced
today that persons wishing to
contribute who have no way of
getting their goods to the warehouse are requested to call 6800
and a truck will be sent for them.

of Colleges Are

Telegram From
Johnson
Asks President to "Use Every Possible
Acting-Govern-

Resource" to Help Alleviate Grave
Situation in Flooded Districts

UNAFFECTED STUDENTS ARE ASKED
RELIEF FUND

TO DONATE TO FLOOD

Students Who

Go to Homes Would "Only
Congest" Matters, Says McVey
In Urgent Message

Students whose homes are within the flooded areas of
the stale were urgently requested this morning by Pres.
Frank I.. McVey to remain in Lexington and to make no
effort to return to their homes.
This request was made following a meeting of the deans
of the colleges called by President McVey upon receipt of a

CHAMBERS TO FRANKFORT
It, was announced
this morning
that Dr. J. S. Chambers, head of
the University of Kentucky dispensary, has been granted leave to
go to Frankfort and give his service In the aiding of flood refugees

In any way in which he can.

Great Help Given
By Radio Stations

Frankfort, Ky. Frankfort faced
its worst flood as the Kentucky river climbed to 40 feet, 2 feet past
the mark It reached in 1913 and
continued to rise at the rate of
seven-tent- hs
foot per hour. Water
stands ten feet deep In tome of the
streets. The blunt of the flood was
borne by the North and West sections of Frankfort.
F. D. K. PROMISES AID
Washington
President Roosevelt
tonight directed that all resources
government be mobilized for
of the
aid of refugees in the mid western
and southern flood areas He acted
after Rear Admiral Cary T. Oray-so- n,
national chairman of the Red
Cross, Inlormed him that 120,000
were temporarily homeless In the
flood areas and that the situation
was approaching a crisis.
ECHO RIVER HIGH
Mammoth Cave, Ky. Echo river
has reached a record height here,
according to old cave guides.

INSTRUCT YOU TO USE
AVAILABLE R
AT YOUR COMMAND TO ASSIST IN FLOOD
DISASTER IN YOUR DISKEEN JOHNSON
TRICT.

EVERY

Kentucky's broadcasting stations,
often reputed as "public service
asencies." have been given their
first real test during the flood crisis,
Aid
WHAS and WAVE, Louisville, two from the University will take
forms, according to President.
wDi'n
wt.ad t.vint
Students will be asked to
WCMI. Ashland, WCKY. Coving- - McY?:ton. and WLW. Cincinnati have all "jntribute funds for relief purpose,
will be
direct
made invaluable contributions to
or-tcolleges
the relief of suffering incident to charge of various addition, anddrive
a
In
flood. Scheduled programs have fantaatlons
ma tresses, iand other
been curtailed, and. in many in- e
."V"15 Jby
stances, completely dropped. A nil?
clo'ninJ?r wlU
University Women's club under the
of the Federal Communications
W. A. Price, presi- Commission forbiding transmission direction of Mrs.
dent.
of personal messages by broadcast
Members of the University Woming stations "except in times of
emergency"
has been invoked. en's club and others Interested In
Operating hours have been length- clothes are requested to leave them
with the department of buildings
ened and in some instances Kentucky transmitters have remained and grounds at their office and
forty-eigon South Limestone
warehouse
on the air
hours withstreet, directly across from the Adout break.
Human drama is unfolded In re- ministration building.
quests heard for blankets, for the
A committee of University staff
relief of boys marooned on top of members in charge of Col. James
a truck, for food for eighteen fam- Graham, dean of the College of
ilies incarcerated
in a country Engineering, has been set up by
school bulldinu. Boats required, Doctor McVey for the purpose of
important individuals to be con arranging and coordinating com
tacted, arrangements for transpor- - munication facilities between stu- tatlon of supplies, all find the radio dents at the University and
on the job with announce- - ents who live in the flooded areas,
ments.
The facilities of the University ex- tension studios of WHAS, Louis- ville. be used in this connection.
'DROWNINGS REPORTED
"One of the major relief probA family of lems." Doctor McVey
Henderson, Ky.
said this
eight was reported drowned. An morning in urging students to reL. and N. train was forced off the main here, "Ls the congestion of
tracks south of here.
sightseers in the stricken areas, and
students will assist greatly by
staying in Lexington."

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par-stati-

50,000 OIIIOANS HOMELESS

More than 50,000 persons throughout Ohio were estimated to be
No authority ventured
homeless.
was a to estimate the total damage, but
town "Golden Triangle"
scene of terror and devastation as it was held certain to mount into
the Ohio and its tributaries over millions. Several persons were re-

Pittsburgh. Pa. The river-fro- nt
streets of Pittsburgh's famed down-

flowed Friday.

ported drowned.

SCENE IN KENTUCKY'S WORST FLOOD

U. S. Government
Assures Kentucky
Of Flood Relief

FROM

D. C, Jan. 23 Kentucky members of Congress, v. ho
yesterday requested aid from the
National government lor the relief
of flood sufferes in Kentucky, were
today assured
in every

LOUISVILLE, DESCRIBES CONTROL

SITUATION OF FLOOD MENACE

wav.
i.

OLD MARK PASSED

Ap-

The dean of each college at the
University, has been appointed by
President Frank L. McVey to be
directly responsible for the collection of funds for floor relief suf
ferers, from members of their staffs.
according to Information issued this
morning, following a meeting of
deans and executive heads of the
University in the president's office.
Checks for needy victims of the
flood should be made out to "Flood
Relief," D. H. Peak, treasurer, and
left either with the dean of the college to which you are attached, or
directly with Mr. D. H. Peak, University Business Agent. The officials of the University request that
the utmost expediency be used by
faculty, staff and students who
wish to make contributions.

IN PATH

PITTSBURGH

Given, Deans State

wire from Acting Gov. Keen Johnson asking him to use
every available resource at his command to assist in the
pointed to Be Responsible
for Collection of AH Fac- flood disaster. The Governor's wire was as follows:
PRES. FRANK L. McVEY:
ulty Funds

Deans

Frank L. McVey
President of the University

Dean Sarah Blandlng announced
early this afternoon that flying
squadrons have been formed by
members of the faculty, ODK, and
Mortar Board, for the purpose of
soliciting aid In the form of money
and clothing from the various fraternities and sororities on the UK
campus.
A meeting will be held this afternoon In Dean Blanding's office for
the members to receive instructions.
Sollctiing will start tomorrow morn
ing.
Contributions will be accepted
from the members of the organizations either as a group or individ
ually. Due to their perishable qual
ities food will not be asked for.
Flod refugees all over Kentucky
are In dire need for shelter so every
one is asked to give as much as they
possibly can afford.
Names of persons who have of- -I
fered to solicite for this cause and
the organizations which they will
call upon are as follows:
Mr. M. E. Potter, Tommy Nichols
and Sarah Cundiff will solicit the
ATO and Alpha XI Delta houses;
R. D. Mclntyre, Dan Scott and
Betty Earle at Delta Tau Delta and
Alpha Gamma Delta; Sarah Blandlng, John McKinney, Helen Farmer,
at 8AE and Chl Omega.
Delta Zeta and Phi Kappa Tau
will be visited by C. S. Crouse, Er
nie Shovea and Camille Hedges;
Bernie Shlvely, Ike Moore and Mary
'
(Continued on Page roun

CONTRIBUTE

All Possible Aid To
Their Parents To Be

By THEO NADELSTEIN

of the flood In
An
Louisville, James Shropshire of The
Kernel business office told how
Louisville appeared last night while
he was waiting for trains to bring
him back to Lexington. At the hotel
in which he was staying were quartered many refugees from homes
which were under water and who
had been rescued by the organized
squads of men and boys who traveled throughout the city in taxis
and buses attempting to aid striken
families.
"The hotels were dark, and the
elevator service was stopped in an
effort to conserve power In the city,"
he said. Restaurants were closed,
windows were boarded up, and the
few stores which remained open had
to sell goods In partial darkness. "In
an attempt to keep heat going In
buildings, the fire department was
recruited to pump water out of the
basements." he continued. "No people could be seen in the streeU, at
ail, and taxis and buses could be
eye-witn- ess

seen traveling through the city,
filled with' furniture and boxes. It
looked as though Louisville was
having a general moving day."
In Louisville for the Kentucky
Press association convention, which
was suspended due to the flood Mr.
Shropshire had to wait for six hours
before he could get a train from
Louisville, and it took more than
ten hours to make the run of eighty-fiv- e
miles back to Lexington. At
times it was necessary to run f
heavy freight engine over the track
before the train could continue, to
test the strength of the rails.
"The great need In the city," Mr.
Shropshire said, "is food and clothing, since the hotels cannot feed
all the refugees from the supply
now In store. Field kitchens have
been set up in public buildings for
many of them however." Passing
through Frankfort, he saw families
being removed In boats from houses
which were filled with water, and
an especlaly strange sight was the
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"i$ Vs.

Aid from the United States Arniv,
the W. P. A., and the Red Cross will
be UM'd to help meet the flood
in the State.
Army engineers
have clreac'y
drawn up plans for a curies of
resevolrs which will, when completed, lower the Ohio river fourteen feet when at flood stai;c. One
of the proposed resevoirs whicli
would be located ut Valinouth. Ky.,
would lower the Licking river seven
feet at flood stage.
s't-uat-

lo.MiMiurnoNs akk

BEING RECEIVED FAST

As The Kernel went to press today, contribulnns from all sides were
being received, according to report
by canvassers. Maury Crutcher, superintendent o f buildings
and
grounds, reported more than 40
Vourlein Lexington leadur
contributions of blankets and clothing with more coming in hourly.
Louisville-bou- nd
Cheaspeake and Ohio trains had to be rerouted through the Southern tracks in
Contributions Included $12 by The
Lawrenceburg as
Frankfort found Itself under water Friday. The business houses shown In
Kernel and $5 by Prof. Enoch
this picture are all partially flooded.
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