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Show DAYTON BUG 61VEJ0BLE6I MUST RAISE FUNDS TO CARE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE UNTIL THRY CAN CARE FOR THEMSELVES Tentative Plan to Ask Government for Twenty to Forty Million Dollars to be Used in Restoring Homes Damaged ty the Flood. Darton, O. "Duyton la facing one of the gravest problems that any city ' In the world ever faced and we want the people of the world to know we need money and food for our. stricken people," said John II. I'attersou, president pres-ident of the relief committee, Tuesday Tues-day night after he returned, In company com-pany with II. E. Talbot, chief engineer, from a tour of suctions of Dayton that were swept by the flood last week. Speaking of the tentative plan to ask tbe federal government for a loan of 120,000,000 to $40,000,000, to be used In reconstruction work, Mr. Patterson Pat-terson said: "At a meeting of bankers and officials of-ficials of the building association on Tuesday night It was decided to make an appeal for federal aid. Tbe banks and building associations bav 60,-000.000 60,-000.000 worth of assets which they ' will put up aa collateral. It may be deemed advisable to ask the government govern-ment to give ua some financial assistance. assist-ance. We feel that the disaster la an emergency wblch would Justify extraordinary extra-ordinary action on the part of congress." con-gress." Since Sunday more than $750,000 In caan baa been received from banks In Cincinnati to replace damaged money In local banks, which will remain closed until April 8. Although several- carloads of provisions pro-visions were received Tuesday, officials of-ficials In charge of relief work stated that the food situation was a matter of grave concern. More refugee have applied for assistance. |