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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
OCCURRENCE OF THE EXPECTED
Charge of Cowardice Is Made Against
Captain and Crew.


Terrible tales of suffering were
brought here by some Of the nineteen
and one of thepassengers asserted that
in that awful hour Of peril helpless
women were thrust aside by men who
cared only for their own safety. The
charge of cowardice was made by Fred
Hiergsell, an 1S-year-old boy, OF
Brooklyn, n. Y. He said that not only
were women left TO their fate but that
Captain McVey left the sinking ship
in the very first lifeboat; that some Of
the ships employees filled the boats to
the exclusion Of the passengers, and
that at least one boat was without
oars when 1t was put over the side.
Louis MacFarland, q colored waiter
on the Larchmont, gave version OF
the departure of the captains boat
which was entirely different from that
given by Hiergsell. He said that
when he reached the captains boat, to
which he was assigned, he found Cap
tain McNey there. The captain or
dered that the boat be swung out
board. ready to lower, calling to the
passengers at the same time to step
into the boat. The passengers, Mac
Farland said. seemed afraid to do So
and as the steamer was going down
fast Captain McVey ordered that tho
boat be lowered
When it reached the water, however,
rope fastened to the ring bolt and
and attached TO the davit above, be-
came caughtand those in the boat were
in danger OF being dragged down with
tho steamer when Boatswain Andrew
Tohesen, who was on the deck, saved
thor lives by cutting the rope. Hierg'
sells statement was not confirmed By
any other survivor of the terrible tTag'
edy, but Notwithstanding the fact tha'
| thore were none to corroborate him DC
held steadfast TO his story.
Every body that Is washed up by
! the sea is encased in ice, and frozen
/ stiff In whatever position the victim
was when death came.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Japanese School Question Can
Be Settled if the States
men Will Act.
CooL1E LABOR TO BE BARRED
Then Frisco Will Be Good as to the
Public Schools
But She Still Hopes for Segregation
President Sends in a Message
on Reform as to the
Public Lands.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE japanese
school controversy is settled insofar
as President Roosevelt, Mayor
Schmitz and the members of the San
Francisco school board are concerned.
An amicable adjustment Of the ques-
ton now rests with congress. If the
amendment to the immigra ton bill
proposed by Secretary Root. excluding
foreigners who use their passports to
secure admission to the United States
ito the detriment Of labor conditions
in this country" is accepted by the
senate and house, and the immigration
bill is passed at this session Of con-
gress the San Francisco board of edu-
cation will rescind its order establish
Ing the Oriental schools, unless the
Japanese government agrees to a
proposition for separate schools which
will provide equal facilities for the
Japanese children.
They Still Want Segregation.
Mayor Schmitz and his associates
had a conference with the president
and assured him that the amendment
to the immigration bill was entirely
satisfactory to them. Secretary Root
participated in the conference, and
made report on his negotiations with
the Republican leaders in congress and
the Japanese ambassador. While Mayor
Schmitz and the members of the school
board are still hopeful that Viscount
Aoki, the Japanese ambassador, will
agree to separate schools in California,
they stand willing to rescind the order
establishing the Oriental schools and
again admit Japanese children to the
white schools.
just What the Jap Disdains.
Mayor Schmltz pointed out to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root the
advantages he held would be gained
by the Japanese children If the Orien,
tai schools are maintained, and eX-
pressed a willingness to give the Jap
anese equal educational facilities to
| those given to the white children OF
| San Francisco. If the Japanese gov
eminent will agree to this proposition
| the school board will establish a suffi-
cient number of Oriental school houses
to accommodate the Japanese and will
| give the children individual instruction
Mayor Schmitz says that the japanese
make faster progress in the Oriental
schools than they do in the white
schools, and that in the mixed school
the Japanese only retard the progress
Of the white children.
Another Conference Friday.
Another conference will be held al
the White House tomorrow and in tho
meantime President Roosevelt hopes t
be able to give Mayor Schmitz and his
associates assurance that the immigra
ton bill. including the exclusion amend
ment, will be passed at this session 0.
Congress-.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
The Need Of Prison Reform
FLORENCE E. MAVERICK.
In Enc For Of HerH

Anne car
DeahI Ia Enca For the rider Her
is amazing find how sparse the information of the
person concerning the work going in the prisons of
e. America People lose sight of the fact that when
from the prison HE SHOULD BE ENABLED
TO START OVER AGAIN with hope It is pitfu to
think that regarded here only places of safe keeping and
not of possible REGENERATION.
Could the American women, who sympathetic naturally
realize the INSURMOUNTABLE OBSTACLES with which
prison officials battle humane prisoners and
maintain health and well being among he then they would be
aroused to action It greatly the credit of Superintendent Collins
of the New York prisons that in spite Of such obstacles the
vc longer forced through the drill of the locep
striped clothing have their hair clipped Another great
form has been the placing Of glass windows in the prison walls Since
this the DEATH RATE has reduced per
and the death rate from tuberculosis II per
THERE MUCH OF
REFORM, AND UPON WOMEN THIS WORK MUST, THE
GREATER PART,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Slavery. Mother Of Revolt"
By Archibishop WILLIAM H. o'coNNELL

ZNN HEN nordinae greed for wealth presses the Be
&C YOND ENDURANCE and when the dignity of labor
w. IS ignored and its just titles respect passed unnotced
then work becomes slavery and SLAVERY IS THE
MOTHER OF REVOLT
With increased wealth if with prosperity which floods land
showeng his blessings upon the nation
corresponding generous response the higher duties IN
POSED BY BETTER CONDITIONS, all would yet be well.
But when mems hearts grow only harder when the blessings
heaven fall stony ground THORNs AND THsTLEs grow
stead Of wholesome grain.
The dangers which confronting and which, do
not have care will assume ALARMING PROPORTIONS are in
reality nothing new they the repetition of the evils
ism which Christ to heal
The eening Of labor and the of wages will
THEMSELVES settle the eternal rest Of humanity.
THE FAULT 10
GENERAL AND INCREAelNo
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Davidson for Tariff Revision.

Madison, Wis. Feb. 1T believe
the president should call an extra ses-
sion Of congress to revise the tariff"
said Governor Davidson. The people
demand action. The business of the
country demands the revision. The
only ones who appear to be deaf and
blind in the matter are the men hold.
Ing office at the national capital"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Swincd His Protector.

'He used to carry a gun, but he
doesn't do it any more"
Growing braver?"
''No; the holdup men took the only
one he had away from him."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
One Use For L,

''Money will not bring happiness"
mot always, but it will in one way"
"How, for instance"
well, it would be nice to have
enough so that you wouldn't have to
pretend that you liked to play golf"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Double Offcnse.

"His boy was arrested for stealing
vatermelons.
Il suppose he licked him to boot
Eyes. The scamp didn't bring 6
single one home.'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Ooee Week.

why is religion like a mans frock
coat"
Easy; reminds you OF the preacher"
Nav; because it's rarely used ex'
cept on Sunday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
ThatESeems the Total of Those
Who Lost Their Lives on
the Larchmont.
THIRTY EIGHT ARE IDENTIFIED
seventy-One Corpses Haue Been Given
Up by the Ocean.
Ali Frozen Stiff in the Positions in
Which They Died-Charges tof
Cowardice Made and
Denied.

Providence, r. L, Feb. IA care
full compilation Of figures in this city
today shows that 138 lives are known
to have been lost as a result of the
collision Monday night between the
JOY line steamer Larchmont and the
schooner Harry Knowlton. 1t is known
that there were not less than 157 per-
sons on board the steamer. Of that
number only nineteen survived. Seven
ty-one bodies have been recovered,
thirty-eight of them having been iden-
tilted. There are still 100 passengers
who are either missing or unidenti-
fed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

a man may not be peculiarly friend
less and at the same time know many
people who are worrying themselves
thin for fear he Will die in the poor
house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

The more the robber man takes OF
our necessities the greater our necessi-
ties become.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

Don't pry into the secrets of your
friends. You may jar loose a halo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

Usually after a high official is Off
cially declared immune he proceeds to
remune.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Forty-Nine Corpses Arrive.

The steamer Kentucky, which was
sent to Block Island by the Joy line
officials has arrived here. AS soon as
she locked thesuffering survivors were
taken ashore, placed in ambulances
and sent to the hospitals. Many were
in such a serious condition that the
amputation of limbs was necessary
Forty-nine bodies arrived on the Ken
tucky, and were placed in q nearby
morgue, and the police had difficulty in
holding back the crowd that wished
to view the bodies The work of iden-
tifcation progressed rapidly and at this
writing the names of thirty eight OF
the forty nine victims are known.
Thirty Eight of the Dead.
The following is a list of identified
dead: - Brown. negro waiter and
Freight Clerk James Carroll, Provi-
dence; Antonio Court, Boston; Har-
~ Eckels, Block Island; Fred Ellsbree,
salesman, Providence; Nathan Flood.
son Of James Flood Saved, New York
Moses Fountaine, waiter, residence I'M
known; Casper Hess, first assistant
engineer. Albany. \. Y; George James,
chef, residence unknown; Mrs. J. @.
Jenson, Providence; Mrs. Koren Koraji-
an. Olneyville, r. l.; Captain Ellen
Lambert. Salvation Army, Cambridge,
Mass; Edward Logan, second assist
ant engineer: Erik Nelson, assistant en-
gincer, and e. B. Pitts, all of Provi.
dence; George A. Smith, Waterman,
Olneyville; John J. Scott Halleman
Petersburg. Va; Dennis Thibeau, col
ored, Providence; Jacob Admus, watch.
man, Paterson, n. J.; Russian fire
man, name unknown: John Coyle
South Boston; Chris Anderson, assist.
ant Quartermaster. and Frank P. Ri
| ley, Providence; r. H. Perkins, Dor
| chester, Mass; Lieutenant John Molin
Salvation Army. Worcester, Mass; Jas
B. Harrison. steward, Brooklyn, n. Y.
! Cadet John Cedarblohm and Miss Hell
ga Hellgren. Salvation Army, Lynn
Mass. Willard Franklin, North Attic
boro: Joseph NJ. Carrisse, Walter Hal
| (waiter) and Edward Holman, Provi
dence: Raph Levin, Chelsea, Mass
Rev Philip Manfre. Providence; Jacot
Nicholson. Belmar, n. j.; Geo. Poante
Pawtucket; benjamin Winniker, Provi
dence; Mrs. Louise Scorgan, stew
| ardeSs. Providence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

A fat receivership doesn't have the
trouble that Diogenes did in finding It's
man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Hun1or 0no Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

4 man who has an understood brain
often mistakes himself for a great wit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

As a general thing after a man is
married he feels that fate can do her
worst and welcome. He's immune.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-07-18
PRISON ART CENTRE.
SING SING ESTABLISHING QUITE A
REPUTATION IN THAT LINE:

Several Gsniusos Already Discovsred-A
Large OrEans--A Remarkable Negro
Woodcarvsr Convict.
AS an art centre Sing Sing Prison
is establishing reputation. Already
the warden has made the school of
design and decoration there one of the
most efficient in the United States.
The classes are for thoroughly practi-
cal work, and the students, all Of whom
are doing time receive an education
that makes 1t easy for them to earn a
living honestly as skilled workmen af-
ter they have served out their sentences
and are discharged into the world out
side.
The warden has discovered several
geniuses already. One of these built
the large reed organs in the Catholic
and the Protestant chapels. He did
all the work himself and learned how
to use tools after he entered the prison.
His experience in carpentering or any
mechanical work had not gone further
than driving nails in packing boxes be-
fore the law took charge of him. He
had a good ear for music, though he
could not read note. and he had
played organs ION the road three sea-
sons of three months each for manu-
featuring firm in Canada. In this
work he had helped at packing and un-
packing dozens of instruments and had
become familiar with the arrangement
of the reeds and the general anatomy
of the instruments. He had never
worked at organ building nor had he
done any of the practical work Of de-
signing or construction.
But the most remarkable fact about
the building of these instruments is
that the man who made them thought
out everything to the minutest details
before he made even a rough sketch
of the work he wished to do. Without
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-07-18

a model or tools or pencil and paper
to help him, he brooded over his plans
for twenty five months. Then he had
conceived every detail clearly in his
mind. had computed the exact proper
tions of each of the $4,000 parts, and
had assembled these parts mentally
When his cogitations had evolved the
organ he dropped a note to the warden
in one of the various letter boxes the
warden has placed about the prison
grounds He wrote. he said in this
note, to ask for permission to illustrate
on paper the ideas he had on building
an organ for one of the chapels The
warden sent for the wouldbe builder,
and was SO impressed with the mans
intelligence and earnestness that he
told him to go ahead; that he should
have pencil and paper and all the
drawing instruments he needed. He
had never made a sketch in his life,
but he soon made a hundred Ineligible
illustrations that made it possible for
others to see what before had been
visible to him only.
The warden sent these drawings to
organ builders in New York, and asked
for expert opinions. Both critics re-
piled that the designs were excellent
and practical, with the exception of
one point They doubted il reed could
be made to give the tone produced by
the sixteen-fo foot organ pipe They be-
lieved eight feet was the limit for
reeds.
The genius said that if the warden
would let him go ahead he would show
the manufacturers how easily it could
be done. The warden said "All right
and the result is the two splendid or
gans that attract so much attention in
the prison chapels.
The one in the Catholic chapel is the
largest reed instrument in the world,
and has tone that even an expert
listening at little distance would be-
lieve came from pipe organ. Organ
lists have remarked the rich, deep, full
pipe tone time and again. This in
strument LIS .3l notes. All CT them
are true. from the voix celeste-the
impossible" sixteen-foot pipe tone-to
the highest the human ear appreciates.
There are three manuals and four COM
plete keyboards. The player can cou-
pie the swell, the choir or the great
organ with the pedals, or he can give
pedal solo, not using his hands at
all There are $4,000 separate pieces
in this instrument; $50 Of these are
small shutters which open or close by
pulling or pushing balance swell ped
al stop. The pressure necessary to
put down key is three ounces, and
this three-ounce pressure moves 600
pieces of the mechanism. The bellows
are about eight feet long. and hold an
air supply OF 115 seconds, SO the or
ganist can play for nearly two minutes
with one breath
! Another genius whom the warden's s
| art school has discovered would be
driving cabs to-day if he had behaved
| himself. Under the head of previous
occupation he is down on the prison
| list as "coachman. butler, colored."
He Is still colored, but 1t Is not probable
| that he will ever drive or wait on doors
or dinner tables again. Instead Of meat
he will carve wood, and his attention to
doors and tables will be with view to
| ornament He Is the chief star in the
art school galaxy, and does exquisite
work,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-07-18
A Hint to Grange speakers.

Robert ]. Burdette, now pastor Of
Baptist church in Los Angeles Cal,
and always humorist, Is opposed to
the length of the form of service for
the presentation Of children and says
that, as rule, he thinks that the serv-
ice should not be longer than the baby.
Likewise grange speeches should not
be longer than the speaker can make
them interesting
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-07-18
The Question Box.

What Is the specific advantage to a
grange In becoming an incorporated or
ganiZation?
The advantage of grange incorpora-
ton is that 1t gives the grange bust
ness standing, allowing it to buy, sell,
contract--in fact, do business as an
individual. The acts of its purchasing
agent are binding on the grange treas
ury and not on the members. If a
purchasing agent of grange makes a
bargain, 1t may be repudinted by an in
corporated grange and he held re-
sponsible, but if given authority by an
Incorporated grange the grange is re-
sponsible as far as its treasury goes
and no further--that is, there Is no In
dividual liability.
The oranges OF Orange county have
organized the Dairymap's league. The
object is to dispose Of the products Of
the dairy of its members to the best
advantage, to make collections for the
same and TO promote or defeat legisla-
ton affecting the dairy interests A
membership fee of % cents per cow
Is charged, but no subscriptions are
binding until the signatures represent
ing $4,000 cows have been secured.
The secretaries of subordinate oranges
are to report to the chairman Of the
milk committee Of the Orange County
Pomona grange as to the number Of
signatures received. The board Of
managers are to endeavor to contract
for the sale Of the milk of the local
branches Mt the same time. The grange
farmers Of Orange county seem to be-
lieve that farmers have the same right
to unite for mutual protection as has
any trade or profession.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-07-18
Chimes. weight.

"Catty" is weight still in use in the
treaty ports Of China. When the
Chinese first sold tea to the Europeans
they inclosed II in little lacquer cases
which each weighed "catty" and in
due time were called tes catties, and
at last tea caddiea.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-07-18
The Question Box.

Can Identified member be received into
a new grange as a charter member?
A Identified member can be received
as charter member by paying full
fees. A Identified member may visit
any grange while In possession Of the
annual word, but cannot receive the
annual word.
Can delegates to the New York state
grange be elected at the October meeting
of Pomona granger
Delegates to state grange must be
elected in December except by special
dispensation Of the state master.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-28

Such was the declaration made
to the council last night by Mr.. Os-
borne, a new political agent for
the Washington Water Power Co.,
who appeared in the chambers last
night in place of Harry Blocker,
and Osborn didn't whisper as Har-
ry used to, either. He is evidently
an experiment.
Crack! Councilman N. s. Pratt's
hard fist came down upon the desk
''We will enjoin the company
from any such action. We will go
into the courts about it," he ex-
claimed.
The climax was precipitated by
Councilman E. V. Lambert, the on
ly one by the way who favored
giving the company anything it
wishes in the matter. Lambert
made the assertion that once be-
fore when there was trouble over
the lighting question the company
had left the city in darkness.
Osborne was asked II, in case a
settlement of the problem could not
be reached In a few weeks, the COM
pany would not shut off lights. o.
borne couldn't promise.
If the city had that electric plant
1t might just as we'll have owned
now Osborn and his concern
wouldn't even amount to a faint
ripple.
Osborne has Harry Blocker tied
to a post for nerve displayed. He
calmly stood there and dictated to
8 councilmen as if he were peda-
cog and they kids. He told them
that the company wanted a 5 year
contract for every light that was
installed and that should a light
be put in years after the contract
was made it should still run out
it's years. He was asking for a
self-perpetuating lighting contract,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-28
CITY DICKERS ON
X PEST HOUSE

A communication from the board
of health which recommends the
acceptance of the Finch Investment
Co.'S proposition to pay the city
$1,000 for the isolation hospital site,
was read In the city council last
night, but not accepted. On the
contrary, a counter proposition was
put asking the investment company
to purchase the new site, which has
been offered the city for $4,000, and
then trade 1t to the city and also
pay $4,000 additional.
1t is planned to erect a new hos
pital when the site is purchased,
but in the meantime, should a deal
with the company be consummated,
1t Is desired that the city have the
right to occupy the present quar-
ters until the new ones are pre-.
pared
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-28
DID SPOKANE BANKERS
HAND TAFT A LEMON?

The Press has been enlightened
on the reason why Taft was not
made welcome in Spokane. Ac-
cording TO this theory the National
Bankers association and the va
rious state bankers associations
have decided that Fairbanks, who
is also a banker, is the only proper
man for the presidency.
He Is regarded as eminently safe
and sane from a financial stand
point. In consequence, wherever
the bankers can influence such a
consummation, Fairbanks is to be
heralded as the honored and able
guest and Taft given the cold
shoulder. Spokane, being a great
banking city, naturally follows this
lead so far as financial interests are
concerned.
This may be true, but there are
weak spots In the argument. Bank
ers are aligned against any disturb
ance of business. They delight in
and prosper by settled conditions.
And as they prosper, so the coun-
try prospers.
But never in the history of the
country have the bankers prosper
ed in Spokane as they have under
Roosevelt's trust-busting admins
tration. There is no apparent rea-
son why they should fear a con-
tinuance of the same policy.
And by the very nature of his
business and its dependence on the
general prosperity of the country a
banker should be the most radical
ly opposed to frenzied finance OPP
erations of monopoly. This is all
the government has attacked.
Except in Wall st. the country
has benefited greatly by these at
tacks. Wall st, suffers drought be-
cause of the evaporation of watered
stocks. Ii has lost S3.000,000, 900
In values that never existed except
In a speculative sense, aud have no