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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
new RULING IS
WORKING SMOOTH Y
Hammond Wants Cities of
East Chicago and Whit
ing to Act Quickly.

There was some cussing as a result
of the near side stops that have been
made by the Hammond. whiting &
East Chicago Railway Co. at the in
stance of the Hammond city council,
but for the most part the public ac-
cepted the change with the best of
good nature
Manager Green advertised the change
in THE TIMES last night so that the
people of the entire city would have
a better understan nding of just what
the change meant and why 1t is made.
The only difficulty about the matter
is the fact that the cities Of East Chi
cago and Whiting have not yet acted
in the matter by passing ordinances
authorizing the change.
Thus when a whiting or an East Chi
cago man gets into Gary, Hammond or
South Chicago, where the near side
stop Is in effect he does not under
stand the system
1t is believed that it will be in the
interests of uniformity at least if the
cities OF East Chicago and Whiting now
take the step and authorize the new
stop.
The near side stop demoralized the
service however for in scores of in
stances the cars had to wait while
passengers walkd half a block to the
new place of stopping. The cars were
badly delayed.
The general public in Hammond
seems to have been quick TO grasp the
new idea and in the future the only
trouble that will be experienced will
be with the foreign element of the pop
ulation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
BANQUET FOR
G. A. TAYLOR

banquet in honor of c. A, Taylor
and his family is to be given in the
rooms of the Hammond Chamber of
Commerce by the men who worked
with Mr.. Taylor in the hump office in
Gibson.
The dinner is to be a farewell party
to Mr.. Taylor. who has resigned his po-
sition and will go to Winnipeg. Man,
to take a good position there. Mr..
Taylor will be succeeded by H. A. Nc
ConneI.
The banquet in honor of Mr.. Taylor
Will be held on Saturday evening. 1t
will be served by the ladies of the
Christian church 1t is expected that
in the neighborhood of 100 covers will
be laid.
The banquet is tribute to the pop-
ularity of Mr.. Taylor among his en-
ployes at Gibson and is expected to be
very enjoyable affair.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
Ne EWSPAPER STORIES
ARE NOT EXAGGERATED

Two Hammond men, c.. B. Silver,
deputy United States collector. and \.
w. Naken manager of the Liberal
Credit Clothing company, whose store
Is in the Hammond building. got
taste of flood conditions. Mr.. SILVER
at Lafayette and Mr.. Naken near Peru.
The former returned to Hammond this
morning after having been ferried
across the Wabash river at Lafayette
and then walking to Battle Ground,
where he made connections with the
Monon milk. train. He had been there
since last Monday.
Mr.. Naken. in an effort to get to
Kokomo to look after one of the COM
pany's stores. which suffered in the
storm and food early this week, was
stranded at Rochester. and unable to
get out for a day. he helped to load a
relief train for Peru and went with
the train as far as Denver. point sew
en- miles away from Peru, on the l.. e.
G. W railroad. This is the nearest the
trains can get to the stricken city. He
returned on the same train, which was
loaded with refugees and heard many
stories from eye witnesses and suffer
ers from Peru. Mr. Naken says that
the people of Peru have no positive
killed, although the more conservative
ones did not place the number higher
than sixty.
The newspaper accounts as to the
terrible conditions prevailing there on
account of the high water, he says. are
however. not exaggerated as compared
to the reports that the refugees had
to make. The water is SO deep and
boats are so scarce that people are
marooned in the high places without
food and shelter. The entire city is
demoralized. The water is said to have
cut a deep ravine through the main
streets
Mr.. Silver says that Lafayette is get
ting reports from cities between the
White and the Wabash rivers, and. he
says, that if reports are true half the
stories of all the suffering in this part
| of the state have not been told.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27

Dayton. Ohio, March 27.-Dayton
last night was a seething marine In
ferno.
confiagration IL raging in the flood
;dstsflst chsckee eEe .nszass light Up
clouds 81 black smoke form an omin-
ous background to the scene of death
and devastation. 1t is impossible to
check the flames. and it is feared the
entire section will be burned to the
waters edge.
Hundreds of flood survivors, maroon
ed on the top floors of the burning
buildings, have perished. Many leaped
into the swirling waters that inundate
the streets below, only to meet death
by drowning. Others overcome by
smoke or weakened by lack of food and
exposure, were unable to drag them
selves out of the reach of the flames
There was no chance to save them
None of the small boats could be navi-
gated in the raging current.
It was impossible to use dynamite to
blow up the buildings in the path OF
the fire because of the refugees who
sought safety on the upper floors The
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
HICKS PURCHASES
STATE ST. REALTY
Betz Employe Pays $1,000
for Fifty Feet Near
Sohl Street.

Charles Hicks. employed by the F. s.
Betz Co, in Hammond. has just pur-
chased so feet of State street frontage
near Sohl street from Kaufman &
Wolf for a consideration said to be ST.
o00
Kaufman & Wolf purchased the prop
erty last year and turned it over for
a profit. The deal was consummated
by the firm of Gostlin. Meyn & Co.
through whose office it was closed.
Mr. Hicks got the property as an in
vestment For the present he will not
make any additional improvements. as
the buildings were put in good shape
by the former owners.
William Hastings has purchased
from Max Klein his 25 feet of State
street frontage near Sohl street The
property Is next to a new brick build
ing and a party wall right was pur-
chased with the lot.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
(BULLETINS.)

Dayton, O., March 27.-
Fire eontiHues raging ila.'the
business center. It is snow
ing and very cold. The dis
tress is appalling. Mayor has
asked for dynamite and ad-
ditional fire apparatus from
the outside.
Indianapolis, Ind, March
27.-Logansport has asked
Governor Ralston for troops
for rescue and guard pur-
poses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
GARY MEN MAROONEO
ON KANkAKEE ISLAND
Anxiety Is Felt for Safety
of Police Chief and
Others.

Chief of Police ]. d. Martin, Safety
Commissioner H. H. Highlands and De-
tective Frank Martin of the Gary police
are believed to be marooned on ansis-
land in the flooded Kankakee and as no
word has been received of them fer
the past three days there is some
anxiety felt over them. The trio went
duck hunting several days ago and
chose an island near Schneider as their
headquarters.
1t Is feared that the hunters boats
have been washed away and that they
are marooned on the island. Should
the river rise higher their position will
be endangered. Mayor Knots this
morning took steps to see that Kan
kakee boatmen make a search for the
Gary officials.
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c. |. KIRK IS
MAROONED HERE
Attends Meeting of County
Council and Can't Get
Back Again.

c. l. KIRK, manager of the Indiana
polls Water company and still county
councilman in East Chicago. is hem
med up in this locality because he
can't get a train to take him to In
dianapolis. Mr.. Kirk came up to at
tend the meeting of the Lake county
council at Crown Point on Monday and
now he can't get back. He is in con-
stant communication with Indianapolis
by wire, and stated last night that he
feared the situation was just as bad
there in northwest Indianapolis as had
been pictured. He believes that it will
be fully a week before there will be
light in Indianapolis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27

At an impromptu mass meeting held
this noon, Hammond spontaneously re-
sponded to the cry for help and relief
that is coming out of all the flood
stricken communities and voted to send
a ca rload of provisions to Peru tonight
for distribution tomorrow morning.
The meeting was a splendid mani
festation of the spirit of generosity
and humanity that moves the men of
affairs in the city of Hammond, and an
equally spontaneous and hearty re-
sponse is expected to come from the
people in Hammond generally
BY an appropriation that the city
council is to make this evening every
taxpayer will contribute his mite
which in most cases will be not over
ten cents, but the sentiment at the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27

Mrs. j. c. Jackson, S12 Claude street,
received the first intelligence this
morning from Omaha regarding her
relatives there since the tornado. Her
sisters home was wrecked, but the sis
ter, Mrs. I. Tapley, escaped uninjured.
Messrs. Oscar and Ed Sandeen, her
brothers, We're slightly injured. how
ever. Mrs. Jackson will leave as soon
as possible for Omaha to render what
assistance she can to her relatives
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27

a few bodies have been found. The wat
ers of the Wabash river receded
few inches last evening, and it is
thought the crest of the flood has been
reached
DETAILS COVE FR0H PERU.
Peru Ind-s. March 25.As.H6sf q >sssis'
$4,000 inhabitants of Peru were huddled
last night in the upper stories OF the
business buildings near the court
house which is the center of the re-
lief work. All day the people watched
the muddy floods which rushed over
the city's pavements. They waited in
vain for the water to subside and per-
NIT search of the houses that line
the streets near the Wabash river. 1t
is believed these houses contain up
ward of fifty bodies SO far only Ave
are known to have been drowned.
City officials and members OF the
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BODIES ARE
WASHED ASHORE
Especial to THE TINES }

whiting. Ind, March 27.--A badly
decomposed body of man apparently
about 40 years old and laborer was
washed ashore at the Lake Front park
here last night and was found this
morning at s o'clock by Joseph Sar-
nok Thus far the remains are un-
identified. They in the Baran
morgue. where Deputy Coroner E. NJ.
Shanklin of Hammond held the inquest
today.
The body apparently had been in the
water from four to six months. 1t was
dressed in a blue suit, gray sweater
jacket and a black overcoat. He wore
shoes that were nearly new. The body
appears to be that of a man about 40
years of age and of medium build He
was Ave feet four inches in height and
has brown hair.
A few days ago working man 8
body was washed ashore near Gary. 1t.
too, seemed to have been In the water
a long time, and there is a possibility
that both met their de athein the same
accident.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
CONDITIONS
ARE BAD IN
LAFAYETTE

c. B. Silver, United States revenue
officer, has been tied up at Lafayette
since last Monday on account of the
floods. He had been to Logansport and
went to Lafayette to get a train home.
Before he could get out of there he
was cut off by the flood. He was one
of party of four to make the trip
across the river in launch this morn
ing.
He says that one is able to esti-
mate the loss of life by drowning at
this time. He said that bodies have
been seen floating by and that people
are on the housetops begging to be
taken off.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
TRAINS
STILL ARE
ANNU[[EO
Through Train Service I'm
possible on Most Lines;
Mails Are in Bad Shape;
Companies Work Hard to
Run Part of Schedule.

Through trains service on the vari-
Gus trunk lines passing through Lake
County, with the exception of the
Michigan Central the Nickel Plate and
the c. /. S. was still an impossibility.
and no assurance could be given at
the local offices as to when it could be
resumed.
trains were annulled for practically
twenty-four hours announced this
morning that the regular schedule
would be resumed again. The Michi-
gan Central and the c. /. & S. service
has been uninterrupted.
All In Bad Shape.
OF the trunk lines passing through
Lake County. the Monon. Erie, Chesa-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
ESTIMATE
IN INDIANA

napolis-Estimate of lives
lost from so to 100. Thousands
homeless. Street car servlos
suspended. City water shut on
and other public service corpora
tions greatly hampered.
Perur-Lives lost. twenty to 200.
Hundreds homeless. Immense
property damage.
Brookville Twenty dead.
Heavy property loss. A large num-
ber in need of assistance.
Rushville, Fort Wayne. Rich
mond, Kokomo, Logansport, Terre
Haute, Marion, Con9ersville. La
fayette, Muncie. Anderson and a
number of other towns report loss
Of life and great destruction of
property.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
SEARCH FOR
RELATIVES

w. 3. Murphy, 271 Truman avenue
Hammond. left for the flood region at
Peru, Ind, yesterday afternoon, where
he is anxious for news Of the safety
of his parents and other relatives Mr.
Murphy intends to take the Erie to
Logansport and IL he finds no other
way of reaching his former home he
viii endeavor to make the balance of
the journey by foot.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
EAST CHICAGO

The Commercial club of East Chi
cago and Indiana Harbor took prompt
action today in beginning relief plans
for the Indiana sufferers. Subscription
papers have been left at all the banks
and various factories. Each bank has
donated $25 and the Commercial club
and East Chicago comany Ike
amounts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
New Business People.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Stevens left Fri
day for a visit in the west before en-
tering into the grocery and meat mar
ket business in Hammond.=Galena
correspondence to the Laporte Herald
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
AF'FAIR IS posTPoNEp.

The members of Silver Light Hive l..
o. T. M. have decided to postjone the
supper which was announced would
take place Saturday evening in the x.
OF p Hall in South Holman street until
some time later.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
DAYTON PEOPLE
TRAPPED BY FIRE
Victims of De1uge Face Starvation.
Conflagation Unchecked
is Raging
DAYTON SWEPT BY FIRE.

March, EFT hous-
a j
which hudd
Tuesday, burned. They believed
all believed perished.
the business section
sweeping the block This "a. M
fighting lifted in
Two hours later two other hotels
of
The glare of the fire
The the
all In the city
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
TWo crrfEs woHsT HIT.

The two Indiana cities which suffered
most are Indianapolis and Peru. In
Indianapolis the greatest damage is in
the west section. where the poorer peo-
pie live. The overflowing of the White
river and other streams has wrought
havoc there
In Peru a majority of the $4,000 in
habitants are huddled in upper floors
of the more substantial public build
ings and business houses A thousand
persons were sheltered last night in
the county courthouse.
The authorities of the town estimate
the number of dead at nifty, but only
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
Back From Palm Beach.

A NJ. Turner is back from Evans
vile after a most trying trip He was
on his way home from Palm Beach,
where he took his daughter when he
was intercepted by the floods. Mrs.
Turner is about the same today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27

More details of conditions in the flood
centers of Indiana reached the outside
world last night. but they brought no
definite facts as to the number of dead.
They did bring news of widespread suf-
fering and deprivation and of necessity
for emergency help.
Governor Ralston late last night is
sued a proclamation calling upon the
citizens of Indiana to contribute means
for the necessities of the flood suffer
ers of the state.
The governor says the number oi
dead cannot now be aprroximated. but
the loss of property will run into mil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
oFFICIAL.

ion label stands for superiority. All
dealers handling It. Save your tickets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27

Is your house cold when you reach
home? Get a Gas Heating Stove.-No
IND. Gas I& Elec. Co
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
THE TIMES
SUBSCRIPTION LIST

Albert Given, East Chicago. $50. 90
THE TIMES newspapers. =. $500
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
PERU AND CAPITAL
| IN GREAT SUFFERING
Days Will Elapse Before Full Extent
Of Suffering is Known. $4,000 Are
Homeless.
DESOLATION IN PERU.
BULLETIN.

south Bend, Ind, March 27.-A tele-
phone message from II. A. joyce, city
controller of south Bend, to Mayor
Charles Goetz of South Bend, just re-
cefved here from Peru, says' "Therc
Il mo heat, no light, no water, and san
ftary conditions horrible. Two
thousand people are huddIed on the
courthouse square, which is three miles
from the near dry land. Only motor
boat has broken and 1t is TOO dangerous
to venture in the raging torrent I'm
rowbonts. This makes 1t impossible for
the south Bend relief volunteers to
get blankets and food to the sunerers.-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-27
Estimates of Death Roll.

Latest estimates of the casual
ties of the various inundated cities
follow:
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ARE You A TIMES READERs
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Relatives Are Injured.

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WEATHER.

SNOW FLURRIES,
FOLLOWED BY FAIR.
FRIDAY FAIR.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-12

Two Irishmen were working on
the roof of a building one day when
one made a mis-step and fell to the
ground; the other leaned over and
called" Are We dead or alive, Mike?"
Pm alive" said Mike, feebly. Sur,
yer such a liar l don't know whether
to believe We or not" well, then,
l must be dead" said Mike, for We
would never dare to call me a liar
if / were alive"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-12


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The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-20
MOOSE GIVES HIS
 OPINION 0F CASE
SAYS QUESTION OF GOVERNOR SHIP IS HARD ONE-oUoTES
 PROMINENT ATTORNEY.
SAYS SEN. OLDHAM IS RIGHT
Says Action of Gov. Robinson Resign. ing When He Did Makes Oldham
 the Holder.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-Following is the opinion given to Governor Oldham re- garding the constitutional provisions covering the gubernatorial situation:
 l have your letter of the l1th inst, stating the facts of the resignation of Governor Robinson, the assumption of the duties of the office of governor by yourself, as president of the senate, the election of Senator J. NJ. Futrell as president of the senate, and asking my opinion as to which of you should be entitled to hold the office of gov ernor, after the adjournment of the present general assembly.
 l confess the question is not without difficulty and doubt. The answer de- bends upon proper construction of two sections of the constitution. One is Section 12 of Article 6, and reads as follows:
 Tn the case of the death, conviction or impeachment, failure to qualify, res. ignation, absence from the state or other disability of the governor, the powers, duties and emoluments of the office for the remainder of the term, or until the disability be removed or a governor elected and qualified shall devolve upon and accrue to the presi- dent of the senate"
 If this was all there is on the sub feet, there could be no doubt, for the language is plain and unmistakable
 The other section is l7 of Article 8, and the part that concerns this ques- tion is as follows:
 Whenever, at the close Of any session, it may appear that the term of the member elected president of the senate will expire before the next regular session, the senate shall elect another president from those mem bers whose terms of office continue over who shall qualify and remain president of the senate until his sue cessor may be elected and qualified: and who, in the case of a vacancy in the office of governor, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of governor as elsewhere herein provid. ed"
 When Governor Robinson resigned and created the vacancy, you were president of the senate, and as sucn succeeded to the office of governor. with it's powers, duties and emolu- ments for the remainder of the term, or until another governor shall be elected and qualified. That seems very plain form the reading of the first section quoted.
 If Governor Robinson had seen fit o withhold his resignation until Sen ator Futrell was elected and until the adjournment of the legislature, and mad then resigned, Senator Futrell would have become acting governor because he, and not you, would have been president of the senate This seems plain from the language of the second section set forth above.
 So. think the president of the sen ate. in office at the time vacancy occurs in the office of governor, is entitled to hold said office as long as the vacancy is not otherwise provided for by law. This construction makes the two sections harmonious and gives effect to both.
 Senator Futrell will not become
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-20
Dye Controls Highway Commission.

Little Rock.-The legislature confer. red a great compliment upon Reuben c. Dye, state land commissioner, when it entrusted him with the management and control of the highway commits sion recently created. Hr. Dye will have complete charge of the new de- partment and says he will do every. thing in his power to make the com. mission a great success.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-20
Oldham Grants Pardons,

Little Rock.-Two pardons were granted by Governor Oldham. One was to c. w. Goldman. convicted in Miller county in November, 1912, of forgery, and sentenced to four years III the penitentiary. The other was to Jim Brawley, convicted in Lonoke county in August. 1908, on three charg. es of violating the liquor laws and fined s150 and sentenced to servo eight months in jail.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-20

Batesvile. Ark.-A. J. Bailey writes: I suffered severely with kidney and bladder trouble and was unable to work. l tried different remedies but received no benefit until l tried Foley's Kidney Pills, which entirely re- lieved me of my trouble. " For sale by HesterIy Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-20
ce.s Government A'o' ,,

Camden.-By raising sio0 .,. !" scription. B. c. Powei' v, ,ss srp| Board of Trade has secured 'Ds .,aa N a',are Sua,e of of $500 of government fane, g, this county, ouachita' on .ns Canning en'o and Tomato Clubs. Any {. ty which wishes to partcicpa,' z, { a funds must raise a local iuas .,v oj half the $500 allotted to c0ua, 's M a few counties in the state s na .,r N up the matter aad raised 'u'' fund.