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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13
WILL MEET THURSDAY.


ciety of the Pine street Presbyterian
church will meet for an all day session
Thursday at the home of Mrs. jerks in
postponed from Tuesday to Thursday
of this week.
Sherman Biederbeck of Havelock, Ia,
will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Otto
Muehlberger, at their home. in Williams
street, for few days.
Mrs. Marion Hover, formerly OF
Hammond, but now of Indiana Harbor,
was the guest of friends in Hammond
yesterday
Miss Edna Agar of Valparaiso is Wis
iting Mrs. w. ]. MacAleer, at her home.
in Webb street.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Nicholson OF
Crown Point have returned to their
home on rural route No. after spend
ing delightful winter in Los Angeles
| Cal
Mrs. Helen Hammond, Mrs. w. A. Hill
| and children of Hammond have arrived
| at Pasadena, Cal. where they will re
| main for several months visit. They
| had very pleasant trip and anticipate
| many pleasant months spent in tn
| west
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13
AID soCIETY MEETs.

Mrs. j. G. Milliken will be at home
to the members of Ladies' Aid Society
of the Monroe street Methodist chapel
Thursday afternoon at her home. lilo
Monroe street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13
SERVE A LUNCH.

The members of the Martha Society
of the First Christian church will
meet for an all day session Thursday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13

in the parlors of the church In Calumet
avenue. lunch will be served at
noon. A large attendance Of the mem
bership is desired as there will be d
great deal of work to be accomplished
during the afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13

caused her death
Mrs. Noeller is survived by her two
daughters. Mrs. John Pauly. and Miss
Elizabeth Noeller.
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
requiem high mass being celebrated at
the Sacred Heart church by Rev John
B. Berg at a. m. Interment will be
at Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13
Nlub Meetings
A MISSIONARY MEETING.

very interesting meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the First NJ. E. church was held yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Towle. 80 Ogden street. 1t was
the annual thank offering meeting and
many members were present and there
were a number OF visitors from Whit
ing. There were about forty in at
tendance. The devotional exercises
were lead by Mrs. Anna Holcomb fol-
lowing which Mrs. George r. Streeter
lead in prayer. The program was in
charge of Mrs Bacon. The musical
program was given by Miss Udella
Deaver and Miss Ira Golding who
played pretty piano selections The
I solo by Miss Edythe Mcconnell was
very much enjoyed. Her plano ac-
compartment was played by Miss Hess.
Mrs. Bacon talked on the work that is
being done by foreign missionaries but
; the principal address was made by the
Rev Floyd Fl. Adams. pastor of the
First Baptist church. His address on
missionary work was instructive and
very interesting. He used q chart to
illustrate his subject. He also brought
with him many articles collected on
his travels in foreign countries which
were displayed. Mrs Humphrey Of
Whiting told of letter received from
Mrs. Morris. a missionary worker in
Indiana, in which she acknowledge ed
receipt of a Christmas box and told of
her delight with the many pretty gifts.
Mrs NJ. NJ. Towle and Mrs Clark
Leaning were hostesses at the meet
ing and during the social hour they
served dainty two course luncheon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13

If you are a Judge OF quality try q
Lavender Cigar.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13

An entertainment will be given by
the pupils of Room of the Wallace
school Friday evening. March 18th in
the school hall. \ short program will
be given and there Will be a sale %
home made candy. The children hope
TO realize nice sum as the proceeds
will be used to purchase pictures for
the school room
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-13
ENTERTAsNs WITH CARDS.

a very enjoyable afternoon was
spent by the members of the Golden
Rod Club at the home of Mrs. Frank
Dorsey in South Holman street yes
terrl6y. Several games of pedro were
played during the afternoon. The
honors were won by Mrs. \. ID. Girls
man. Mrs. George Whiting and Mrs
Frank Dorsey. Mrs Jobbitt was
awarded the consolation prize. At the
conclusion OF the games a dainty two
course luncheon was served Covers
were laid for twelve. Mrs. Jobbitt was
named as the next hostess and she
will entertain the club members at
her home in Ash street Tuesday after
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
USE COAL MINES
AS POWER HOUSE
Instead Of Hauling Coal to the Factory
Stretch Wire for Almost
Any Distance.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April S.-The
claims recently made by certain Eng
lish scientists as to the possibility of
saving ccal-mining expense by turn
ing the energy of the coal into cleo,
tricity at the mines has the approval
and support of Prof Comfort A. Adams
of Harvard
In statement regarding the work
OF the proposed new electrical labora-
tory here, Professor Adams says that
he believes that some day Boston,
New York and other cities will receive
their electricity for heading. lighting
and power by wire from the coal fields
The installation of million-volt trans
former in the Harvard laboratory will
il is believed, prove that such a
scheme Is feasible,
The Harvard experts hope to show
that by using a current of 100000
volts, electricity may be economically
carried distances of 1000 miles OF
more.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
BARON OBJECTED
TO BUYING TAXI
His Bill Was $3.50 But He Refused tc
Pay More Than $3.75 for
the Ride.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, April S.--New York
taxicab fares were too much for Baron
Hengelmuller Won Hengervar, ambas-
sador from Austria, and the diplomat.
indignant over charge of $3.50 gave
Fred Volkman, a chauffeur $3.75 and
refused all further parley. The baron
met the baroness and their daughter
at the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pier In
Hoboken and Volkman's car, which
carried no taxi-meter, carried them to
the hotel When Volkman demanded
$3.50 the baron refused to pay and
walked Indignantly into the hotel.
After telephoning frantically to his
garage. Volkman finally accepted
s3.75 which the baron thought was a
reasonable charge. But Volkman's
employer, r. Freck, was Just as in
Ltlignant overthe baren's refusal to pay
as the baron had been over the amount
charged.
I'VE will send the baron curt note
and If there's no answer we may re
sort to another course SAID Freck
Not much money is involved but we
don't propose to allow ourselves to
get stuck without making show OF
fight" He did not explain how he ex
pected to reach the diplomat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
Will Have Workers Out to
Urge Their Cause at
the Polls.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, April S.-Besides casting,
for the first time, direct ballot for
their choice for presidential candi-
dates, the voters OF Cook
county will at tomorrow's primary
election register their views on wom-
an suffrage.
Representatives of the Votes for
Woman party today announced that
they had completed plans to man"
every one of the 1,531 polling places
in this county. Under orders from
Judge Owen the votes for women"
party is entitled to have watchers,
challengers and ether election officials
present, the same as any other party.
The women will also "be in at the
counting of the ballots tomorrow
night.
A special ballot box has been order.
ed by the election commission for the
votes for women" primary. Every
voter will be supplied with "suf
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
New York State Republican
Convention to be Held
Tomorrow.

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ROCHESTER,, N. Y, April s. -
Plans for the platform to be adopted
at the state republican convention
which conyenes here tomorrow,
carry the war direct to Roosevelt. !"
They denounce in specific and un.
mistakable terms the recall OF judges,
saying such legislation would put the
judiciary at the mercy of the mob"
and compel every jurist of repute to
leave the bench to preserve his self
respect
The followers of William Barnes,
Jr.. the state chairman, who are in
control, made it very plain today that
they are certain that this plank, and
others fully as conservative, will be
adopted as outlining the issues of the
opening campaign. They say they do
not care whether the delegates at
large are instructed for President
Taft or not, that what they do intend
to do is to place the attitude of the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
Weather Conditions.

During the past "a hours rain has
fallen along almost the entire coast
line of the United States and the
Mexican border but no precipitation
is reported in the interior except in
the southern Appalachian mountains
and the lower lake region. Clear ana
cool weather prevails throughout the
great central basin as the result of
high pressure area of considerable
extent with crest in the lower Mlssis
sippi valley. A saddle of high pressure
separates moderate depressions in
California and the north central
states. Heavy frost was reported in
Tennessee. There will be return to
generally milder temperatures with
the approach of the northwestern low.
Generally fair weather will prevail
tonight and Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
WILL CARRY THE WAR
DIRECT TO ROOSEVELT

New York republican organization
before the country In unmistakable
terms.
The Taft administration Is to be
warmly endorsed. The president is
to be praised for vetoing tariff bills,
prepared without any knowledge OF
the actual facts" and the party will
declare for Scientific reduction of
the duties along the lines to be de-
termined by the tariff board acting in
the public interest and doing Justice
to the wage Garner, the importer and
the people at large" The Taft peace
policies will also be endorsed. Work
ingmen's compensation will be adyo-
Gated.
The Sherman anti-trlst law. as a
republican measure. will be praised.
Supplementary legislation which will
clear up points that are still in dis
pute in connection with the enforce
ment of the law" will be suggested.
Judicial reform to shorten appeals
will also be advocated. An appeal for
reform in the financial administration
for the government will also be made
and the convention will declare for
conservation of natural resources.
The convention will meet at noon
on Tuesday with Nicholas Murray
Butler as temporary and permanent
chairman
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
Big Steamer Enroute from Baltimore to Boston
Was Beached When Fire Ragged
in the Hold
SAVED BY BREECHES BUOY
Aid Was Close at Hand and No Lives Lost This
Morning When the Ontario Was
in Distress.

A short time later tho tug Tasoe
from New London steamed into the
shallow waters about the stranded
vessel. Captain Bond took line from
the tug and put aboard OF her about
score OF women and children passen-
gers who were stricken with fear fol-
lowing the discovery OF the blaze.
The remainder of the passengers and
the crew stayed with the ship. how
ever, convinced that the fire would be
extnguished without danger to those
on board.
Despite squaIly gusts of wind that
brought sweeping clouds Of snow, the
vessel was safely beached. When the
passengers we're taken from the burn
ing ship there was little difficulty get
ting them aboard the tug. although
the blowing snow caused some incon-
venience. Although the sea was rum
ming heavy. the passengers were let
over the side by the passenger ladders
to the tug that rolled steadily in tho
seaway.
With the vessel safely beached in
shallow water. Captain Bond, despite
the heavy sea running, decided to
flood the blazing old The vessel lay
! high n the water and to let in the
sea, hole was torn in the hull. The
Tasco stood by to await the outcome
of the battle with the flames, and the
! line, rocketed to the ship early in the
morning by the life savers, rugged with
the breeches buoy. was still stretched
to the shore, to take off the crew and
remaining passengers. IL 1t became
necessary.
"Thank God for That
BALTIMORE. Md, April s.-When
/ ]. G. Whitney, president Of the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation
company was informed today that the
passengers of the ill-fated Ontario had
been saved he exclaimed:
Thank God for that The boat is
minor consideration compared with
the safety of the passengers"
The Ontario sailed from Baltimore
bound for Boston Friday with passen-
gers and a general cargo. The boat
is one OF the largest in the service
Of the company. She was built in
/ Camden N j., III 1906.
Following Is a list of passengers
booked from Baltimore:
Miss Katherine e. Schwartz, Miss
Nellie e. Sheehan, A. E. Cahill and
wife. T. H. Gray and wife, j. r. Bond
and wife, H. w. Sanborn and wife.
Mrs w. ]. Bond Captain Bonds
wife), T. c. Corney and Frank Boden.
\ A number of passengers were taken
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
WOMEN WILL BE ACTIVE
AT TOMORROW'S ELECTION

frage' ballot as he enters the polling
place and women election officials will
direct his attention to the second bal
lot box.
Mrs. Myra St-awn Hartshorn, chair
man of the womans party, today de
clared 1t was hard job to get 5000
determined women to man the polls
but the executive committee had sue
ceeded fairly we'll
1T is the greatest opportunity the
women of this state have ever had"
! she said. We have practically fin
ished the greatest campaign ever
made by women anywhere / am con-
fident that the voters of this county
! will cast such an overwhelming vote
l in favor of Justice to women that the
right of franchise will be extended to
them in this state by the next legis-
/ lature.
While the primary test on the
votes for women question will be in
! charge of the "women's party" the
women will not vote.
The suffragettes made no effort TO
secure primary vote outside OF Cook
county. They expect, if they secure
favorable result here. to use the vote
as an argument for a statewide pri-
mary later in an effort to force the
legislature to enact an equal suffrage
.ilaW
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
SNYDER SCISSORS
REACHED HEART.
Man Found Dead In Bath Tub With
a Gaping Bleeding
Hole In His
Breast.
WOMAN IS ACCUSED
Says 1t Was an Accident But Admits
That She Had Her Hands
on the Sharp In
strument.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK. April S.-A night in a
cell failed to shake the nerve Of Mrs.
William ]. Snyder, held to await the
action OF the coroner and the grand
jury into the death of the man she
claims was her husband, Waiter j.
Snyder, editor-manager of the Sports
of The Times, stabbed to death in an
apartment occupied by the couple,
yesterday. She quietly reiterated her
original story of the stabbing, insisting
that, although she held the scissors
which were used in the fatal stabbing
in her hands, Snyder had jabbed
himself with the blades, seemingly
in fun, accidentally inflicting fatal
wounds. She also insists that, al
though the wounds were over the
heart, Snyder had strength enough to
take off his union suit and get into
the bath tub before he finally bled to
death.
Coroner Hellman today ordered a
charge of homicide placed against
the woman and that she be held with
out bail
The accused woman was formerly
Mary S. Karn of Morristown, N. j..
She says that she and Snyder were
married eight years ago but she has
forgotten who performed the cere-
mony. Soon afterward they separated
and in 1908 Snyder married Miss
| Bertha Edna Wagner Of Detroit, but
she sooH left him. Them in 90
while he was manager Of the Connec-
ticut state fair Snyder eloped with his
stenographer, Miss Helen Caufield of
1 New Britain. He deserted her for the
woman who is now locked up charged
with killing him and who says she
only made up with him short time
ago.
The woman calmly admitted tina,
1 she and Snyder quarreled yesterday.
She said that she was taking bath
| and he threw water on her hair. This
made her mad and seemed to please
him. Later he started to take bath
she says, and persisted in throwing
water on her hair from sponge.
She says she had been clipping the
! fringe from cover on her dresser
and that she turned with the shears
in her hand and said: Now be care
full Walter, you don't know what
might do"
She says that he seized her by the
wrists and that as she struggled te
free herself he plunged the blades o
4 the shears into his breast. Then she
says he went into the bathroom ant
i lay down in the tub. Some time after
ward, she said, she realized that hi
was hurt more than she had though
and went in and tried to get him t.
speak to her. Failing she becamet
alarmed and summoned help.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
Once Rich Farm Land but Will Now Be a
swamp and Valueless For Several
Years to Come
SOUTHERN FLOOD IS TR|CKL|NG AWAY
Thirty Thousand People Are Homeless and the
Loss to Date is Estimated at
Ten Millions

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April s.-Two
thousand square miles of rich farming
country flooded, loss to date over
$40, 100000, estimated 80 persons
drowned, and 10000 persons homeless!
This was the net result today of the
disastrous food which for nearly two
weeks has swept the Mississippi val
ley. The end Is not yet in sight, as
the river threatens to break through
the levees at half dozen different
points about the rich St Francis bas-
in in Arkansas and Tennessee. When
this inland ocean of water recedes,
the rich country which it now covers
will be transformed from valuable
farming land into merely thousands Of
acres of mud covered bottoms which
will be worthless Tor years to come.
Water is pouring into Arkansas to-
day from three big breaks In the
levees. Railroad traffic in the affected
territory is practically paralyzed and
telegraph and telephone communica-
tion is badly hampered. OF the per-
sons driven from their homes, many
have fed to towns less seriously affect
ed than their own. Others have fed
to the hills. where they are wandering,
unsheltered and without food. Others
are still floating on the crest Of the
food on RATS or in boats, or marooned
on housetops or in trees near their
submerged homes.
Heroic rescues are reported by the
score, and every boat available was
plying the waters today, picking up
victims.
The most dangerous point in the
levee system today is at Golden Lake,
Ark. There nearly 1000 men are
working feverishly in an attempt to
bolster up the levee which has been
weakening for days. Thousands OF
bags OF sand have been dumped
against 1t to stop the on-rushing wat
ers, but still 1t continues to crumple
and threaten to divide.
The flood today extends as far south
as vicksburg, Miss. where the levee
is being strengthened against threat
ened break.
To the break at Hickman, KY, how
ever, have been added the two nam
moth gaps near Memphis, one below
and one above the town. both on the
Arkansas side. This may relieve the
situation at Vicksburg. A fall o.
eight-tenths Of a foot was registered
here today. and this indicates that the
breaks probably will prevent any fur
ther rise. Homes and outbuildings
are being carried on the crest of the
food, however, and clearly show the
enormous damage that has already re
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEWPORT. R. l., April 8.--With
ninety passengers aboard, and a rag
ing fire, which at four o'clock this
morning was uncontrolled the Mer-
chant and Miners steamer Ontario,
pound from Baltimore to Boston, was
reported to have been beached on one
of the rock promontories at Montauk
Point, l.. I. The news was sent by
wireless from the Ontario to the nav
al station here. AS the message end
ed, the wireless operator clicked on:
I'VE are about to be beached near
Montauk Point, l. /. Have to leave
my key. Flames forcing me from
wireless ROOM
Everybody Safe.
MONTAUK POINT. l.. l., April s.
Twenty-nine women and children We're
taken from the burning steamer On
tario, of the Merchants and Miners
lines off Montauk Point by the tug
Tasco, from New London, Conn.,, early
today. The captain and crew decided
to remain with the vessel beached five
miles from here, and fight the flames
which are raging in her hold The re
Amainder 81 the passengers, also elect
led to remain. although the. tug is
standing by, awaiting the moment
when the passengers and crew still
on board. will be forced to leave the
vessel.
The Ontario was beached on Reef
of Rocks before dawn, and frantic
signals of distress from the vessel
I brought out the life saving crew from
/ the nearby stations. A rocket carried
a line to the ship, and a breeches
buoy was hurriedly rigged to carry
! the passengers and crew over the
waters that pound on the rocky shore
of the northern point. The life saw
1 ers could not launch small boat to
go to the vessel because Of the heavy
sea When the breeches buoy was
first hauled into shore it contained a
note from Captain Bond, Of the On.
tario, which read:
I'VE will stick to the ship. But
stand by as near as possible in case
the fire gets beyond control"
A little knot of townspeople and
seafaring folk had gathered in the
gray dawn to watch the vessel. and
they found themselves helpless be
cause OF the stretch of angry water
between the reef where Captain BOND
had stranded his vessel, and the shore
A But the laters note convinced them
that the crew was in a fair way tc
control the flames In the hold and that
the crew and passengers were com
paratively safe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
PESTILENCE MAY
FOLLOW THE FLOOD
Epidemic Of Disease 10 Expected
Along the Southern -
River.

. UNITED Press Leased serv- :
= ice1 =
= WASHINGTON. = Ill s. :
. Fears that pesty - 3 may fol- =
= low the Mississi y iver floods :
. are felt here by war depart 4
= ment and the ~ nal Red Cross. Z
= Director Bicknell of the Red 4
= Cross, wired that no national 4
. subscription would be needed at 4
= present, but that there might be 4
= necessity for money for santa
. tion after the water recedes. The
. army Is also anticipating an cpl 4
= demic of disease and on the
= army's steamer Minnetonka 4
= when she leaves st. Louis to-
= night will be shipped great guam 4
- titles OF lime and crude oil for 4
= disinfectants. 4
- On the Minneonka will be 10, 4
= 900 rations for Columbus, KY, 4
= 10000 for Hickman and 10000
= for New Madrid Mo. as we'll as
- over 100000 pounds of hay and
= 10000 pounds of corn.
4
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Deneen Feels Confident.
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SPRINGFIELD, H., April s. Gov
ernor Deneen left at noon today for
Chicago where he will remain over
primary day He says that although
he has been out of the active cam
paign for several days because of his
illness, he is assured by his leaders
that he will be successful tomorrow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast

For Keokuk and vicinity-Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday. Warmer
tonight.
For Illinois Fair and warmer to-
night and Tuesday.
For Iowa-Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday. Warmer tonight.
For Missouri-Fair tonight and
Tuesday. Warmer tonight and east
portion Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-08
Thibetians on War Path.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PEKIN, April s.-Advices received
here today from Lhassaa say that a
general uprising against the Chinese
has begun there. All Chinese are be-
ing massacred