Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 254, Hammond, Lake County, 16 April 1912 — Page 1
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THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES
EVENING EDITION
VOL. VL, NO. 254.
HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1912.
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Liner Titanic Lost; 1,500 Sucked Into Sea!
HUGE LINER THAT WAS LOST WITH OVER A THOUSAND SOULS AND AN ICEBERG SCENE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
HAMMOND
SHOCKED AT
SAD NEWS
Harvey Godfrey, One of Its Most Estimable and Best Known Young Men Is Claimed by Death Last Night After Short Illness.
Harvey Zinn Grfofrey, 32 years of age. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hobe Godfrey, Oakley and Truman avenues, i died at the home of his parents at 12
o'clock last evening after an illness of only a few days. He had been suffering from a cold for several weeks, but there were no apprehensions that his illness would be serious. On Saturday his condition became so serious that he went to bed. On Sunday he became worse. Monday he seemed a little better and hopes were entertained that he would recover. But Monday night his con-
dition became alarming and at midnight he died. Pleurisy was given as the cause of his death. For years Harvey Godfrey has been employed in the plant of the Simplex
Railway Appliance company, where he was a foreman. He was very popular with his associates. To Be .Married In June. Mr. Godfrey was engaged to be married to Miss Polly Marsh, formerly a school teacher in the Hammond schools. She was notified of his death by telegraph today and will doubtless be ter-
ribly shocked to hear of his demise.
The marriage was to have taken
place in June. Miss Marsh has been teaching school in Chicago since she left Hammond. She will come to Hammond at once to be present at the funeral. Probably the saddest event In the life of Harvey Godfrey was the death of his boyhood friend and companion. Peter Ripley, whom he befriended and cared for with the devotion of a. brother. Ripley was killed in an automobile accident several years ago. Godfrey was noted among his friends for his cheerful, happy disposition. He was the most jovial of companions and
his faithful and constant friendship
for little cripple friend Peter Ripley re-
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ALDERMAN
"HELP WANTED SIGN"
STILL HANGS OUT
SEA
GIANT
RAMS BERG
TO ITS
Greatest Sea Disaster in History Hundreds Drown
DOOM
Two hundred men. were hired at the Gary works of the Illinois Steel company yesterday, scores more were put to work today and the slgn "Help Wanted" still hangs out. More than 7,300 men are now employed by the steel mills. The list of employed is now larger
than at any other time in the big steel
works' history and it is expected that
before the month ends fully 7,500 men
will be employed at Gary works alone.
ARRESTED
F0R
QUORUM
Figures collected by a city official
yesterday show that 1,500 men are
working at .the American Bridge com-
pany's Gary plant, 1.500 at the American Sheet and Tin Plate mills and be-
tween 1,000 and 1,100 at the Universal Portland cement mills. Another thou-
sand is busy at the Kirk railway yards.
Counting the Gary Land company, the heat, light and water company, the
steel trust has more than 12,500 work-
ing in its Gary plant.
PEOPLE IGNORE LAW
OTHERS ARE BITTEN
HAMMOND HAS
CLEAN HEALTH BILL
Hundreds of Dogs Roaming Not a Single Case of Con-
the Streets Without tagious Disease in Citv's
Licenses.
Limits.
A vicious dog, owned by George Newlin, 811 Claude street, claimed another victim yesterday afternoon when Morris Fleming, son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fleming, 874 Calumet avenue, was severely bitten in the leg. It was at first thought advisable to
Hammond today is without a single quarantined home, there being no sign of any contagious disease. This condition has existed since last Saturday, when the last quarantine placard was removed, and is a matter of congratu
lation for Dr. W. D. Weis, secretary of
East Chicago Mayor Takes Decisive Steps to Bring Recalcitrant City Father to Time, and Ketcik Finds Matter Is no Joke.
kill the animal at once, but now it will the board of health, who has watched
be kept securely tied to see if it de- the quarantines with an eagle eye..
velops any symptoms of rabbies. About eight months ago the city was
The dog firsr jumped at the boy's
throat and this knocking him over the animal dug it's teeth into the boy's leg. This morning the boy was taken into Chicago, where he will have the wound cauterized. A warning was issued at the police
station by Chief Austgen this morn-
ing to the effect that every owner is requested to, take out their dog licenses and also not to let the animals run at large. Numerous calls have been received at the station during the past two weeks regarding the people letting their dogs run at large and endangering the lives of residents.
It was necessary last night to arrest one of the aldermen and bring him by force to the East Chicago council chamber, before a quorum was established to transact the city's business. The alderman arrested was Ferdi-
nand Ketcik of the Sixth Ward, Indiana Harbor. Ketcik was at the city hall early in he evening, but as some of his confereres were late in arriving
he decided to go home. He was warned by a citizen on the street that if he did not return he was liable to be arrested, but he was determined to take a chance, anyhow. While the matter was being argued Officer Ed Shields arrived and taking Ketcik by the arm told him he was wanted at the council chamber. Ketcik, at first considering the matter a joke, refused to go with the officer, but the latter assured him he was in earnest and had been detailed to bring him in. This angered Ket
cik and he told the officer to let go of his arm. Shields however hung on, and the pair wrestled all the way to the police station. The officer was acting under orders from Sergeant Weifenbach who in turn had received his instructions from the mayor. Those present at last night's meeting were Buckley, French, Anderson, Myslewi, Galvin. Olds, Varidy, Ketcik, a number having come in late. Burns (Continued on page 3.)
WATCHMAN HAS A NARROW ESCAPE E. J. Mathies Is Hit by Wells Fargo Express
Train.
rid of all contagious disease, but at
that time the happy condition lasted only a day, and the board of health now hopes that the present condition
will continue indefinitely.
Speaking of Hammond's drinking
water supply. Dr. Weis today said that it was not as good as it should be and
that therefor the safer course for the consumer would be to boil the water
before using it for domestic purposes.
Asked about whether complaint had
been made to his office recently about the waste that the American Maize
Products company is sewering into
Lake Michigan near the shore, Dr. Weis
said that no complaint of this nature
had reached him for a long time. He said that an official speaking for the
Chicago sanitary district had recently
assured him that the nature of the
waste would be the subject of particu-
lar attention and study on the part of the commission's experts.
C. H. GEIST
ACQUIRES
NEW PLANT
WEST HAMMOND ELECTS OFFICERS TODAY
K. M. Woszczynski Is New City's First Mayor, Elected Today.
K. J. Mathis, 428 Michigan avenue, employed as a watchman for the Erie
railroad on Sibley street, narrowly escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon when he was struck by the WellsFargo express train, due in Hammond at 5:40 p. m. . Not until the approaching train was on top of him did Mathis have time to get out of the way and as a result the front of the engine struck him in the back. He lay there some minutes and the police patrol was called which removed him to St. Margaret's hospital, where Dr. Kelly found no bones were broken and suffered only some severe bruises. Mathis did not know just how the accident happened, but thought he did not see the approaching train on account of. switch engine which he was watching.
Federal Court Opening.
The United States court, Judge A. B, Anderson presiding, convened in Hammond today with all of the regular court officials in attendance at court. The work of disposing of a large number of applications for second papers was begun and is being expedited. As soon as these are disposed of the trial of the case of George Lawrence vs. the Pennsylvania railroad will begin. District Attorney Charles W. Miller and Deputy United States Marshal Wilson are in courts . United States Clerk Noble C. Butler. did not come and
his work is being attended to by Deputy Clerk Charles Surprise.
C. H. Gelst, who has the controlling interest In the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company and in addition has the light and gas franchise In a number of other cities, last week acquired the plant and franchise in Roanoke, Va., a city of about 30.000 population. The Roanoke franchise covers both the electric light. and gas fields and will be a valuable asset of the magnate's holdings, which extend from Hammond east to the Atlantic coast.
Mr. Geist has the Detroit Suburban, the Michigan City, the Atlantic City and several other eastern franchises, and
his latest acquisition is thought to be
one of a number that he still has in
view.
West Hammond voters went to the polls today to elect city officials and although there were only a few contests the indications this morning were that there would be a big vote. K. M. Wossezynskl was elected without opposition for mayor on the Peo
pies ticket there having been no opponent in the field against him. His
SCENE WITH
HORROR
Holds Regular Meeting.
The Hammond city council holds a regular meeting this evening and aside from the ordinances that are up for
second and third reading will not under take much new business. .
The annual reports from various de
partment heads are about completed,
but it is not probable that they will be
presented to the council this evening,
but all will be ready for the next session.
ANOTHER
AIR
RIFLE ACCIDENT
Eddie Burns, 237 State street, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Burns, may lose the
sight of his left eye as a result of an
accident which occurred yesterday aft-
ernoon when two small boys playing with an air rifle in a lot near the Burns
residence, discharged the gun, striking the boy in the eye. He was taken to Dr. Shanklin's office where it is thought the small bullet lodged in the Iris, and may cause the loss of his eye. The boys playing with the air gun say it was an accident, but the Burns boy claims that they aimed the gun at him.
IF THE WORKER YOU'RE LOOK. ING FOR DOESN'T ADVERTISE TODAY, YOU ADVERTISE FOR HIM IN THE TIMES TOMORROW AND THE SAME DOUBLE CAPACITY FOR SERVICE HOLDS TRUE OF ALL THE WANT AD CLASSIFICATIONS.
election was assured in the primaries when he won out against Joseph Goyke and A. B. Krzyanowski, who were also out for the mayoralty nomination on the. Peoples' ticket.
l he only contests are for the city treasurers office and for aldermanic seats in the first and the fourth ward August Kamradt is the regular nominee on the Peoples' ticket having
been nominated in the primaries tigainst Jacob Gzaszewicz. August (Continued on Page 8.) MGR. KINGWILL USES THE HOOK There will be no further performances of the musical comedy Hurdy Gurdy" and the "Winsome Widow," which were billed for this week at the Hammond theatre. Manager Kingwill closed the engagement after the per
formance last night, as the company did not come up to the expectations and the standard set by this house. The company did not have the number of people as per their promise, which also prompted their cancellation. Photo plays will be resumed tonight and continued throughout the week. Arrangements are being made by Manager Kingwill for another strong company for next Sunday, the announcement of which will be made later.
ARE YOU READING THIC TIMES I
The Titanic catastrophe off the banks of Newfoundland, entailling a loss of 1,500 lives, early Monday morning, re-
called to Otto Duelke city clerk of Hammond, a scene of a sinking ship in
nearly in the same waters, to which he was an eyewitness on April 1, 1893. Paul B. Lipinski of Hammond, who
has the agency for the White Star line, which owned the Titanic, said this morning he had no passengers coming over on the doomed ship. Speaking of the sinking ship in the Newfoundland waters which he witnessed on his first trip to Europe, Mr. Duelke said he would never forget the i sight and the experience, and while it,
does in no way compare with the sinfulness of the ill-fated Titanic, he says it gives him some idea of the terrors that the Titanic passengers must have suffered. "We were off the coast of Newfoundland. about eight hundred miles from New York," said Mr. Duelke. "Mr. Herkner. a brother of William Herkner of Hammond, was a fellow
(BULLETIN.) Montreal, April 16, 1 p. m.- The last faint hope that more of the passengers and crew of the Titanic might have been save besides those that are on board the Carpathia died out today when Capt. Crimbell of the ship Virginia reported to his agents here that his rescue trip had been fruitless.
(BULLETIN.) New Port, R. I., April 16. -- At 8 :30 this a. m. the wireless station here picked up the following message: "Eight hundred gone down on Titanic." The dispatch was being sent from one ocean liner to another. (BULLETIN.) Montreal, Que., April 16. -- The Allan line office here has received a wireless dispatch from the captain of the Virginian saying he arrived on tho scene of the Titanic's disaster too late and has no survivors aboard. Philadelphia, Pa., April 16 - At the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad company today it was announced that John B. Thayer, second vice president of the company, with his family were passengers on the Titanic, was safe aboard the Carpathia. New York, April 16. --Sixteen hundred persons perished when the giant liner Titanic, the world's largest steamship, sank off the
Grand Banks at 2:20 yesterday morning. RAMS ICE MOUNTAIN.
The vessel rammed a submerged iceberg and the entire fore part of the ship was torn open.
Safety devices failed to stop the terrific onrush of water in the bow and the floating palace plunged beneath the sea three hours and fiftyfive minutes after receiving her
deathblow.
Approximately 2,200 persons were on board the Titanic. Of these, 675, believed to be women and children, ar reported to have been saved by the Virginian and the Carpathia. 1600 PERSONS SINK TO DEATH. More than 1,600 persons, it is feared, sank to death early yesterday, when
within four hours after she crashed inro an iceberg- the mammoth White Star line steamer Titanic, bound from Liverpool to New York on her maiden voyage, went to the bottom off the Newfoundland banks. Of the approximately 2,200 persons on board the giant liner, some of them of world wide
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McQuown Arrested. Robert McQuown of Hammond was arrested at State and Hohman .last night by Officer Hilbrich on a charge of drunkenness. He was held at the police station until this morning when he pleaded guilty before Judge Barnett, receiving a fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $11. Unable to pay McQuown will be taken to Crown Point in default. He made considerable disturbance at the police station early this morning as he is on the verge of delirium tremens.
TITANIC, FLOATING PALACE. The lost Titanic not only was the biggest ship afloat, but she was a floating palace, with many unique features in her vast interior. Among other things there was an eighteen-hole golf course on one of her decks. She had Turkish and Russian bathroom, two great swimming pools, an electric bath, tennis courts, palm courts, a children's playroom, an a la carte restaurant, where a passenger could be served at any time of day or night; four elevators to reach any of the six great decks, a gymnasium with punching bags, Indian clubs, trapezes and horizontal bars and all the other gymnastic fixings; there were reading rooms, writing rooms, music rooms and a grand saloon that was a dream in its rich simplicity.