South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-29
Cabinet Officer Dedicates Monument at Uni-
versity in Memory Of Maine Hero and
Speaks at ST. Mary's this Afternoon.
WILL ADDRESS PRESS CLUB
BANQUET AT $50 TONIGHT


campus, Notre Dame university, in
memory Of the heroes of the Maine,
Saturday morning, Hon. Josephus
Daniels. secretary Of the navy, re-
viewed the history of Indiana men, in
the navy and eulogized their gallantry.
Exercises were held in Washington
hall at the university at 1880, after
which the unVeiling Of the monument.
which is a particular tribute TO John
Henry ShilhngtOn, a former student
of the university who went down with
the Maine. took place. Luncheon for
the secretary and invited guests was
served in the main refectory at noon,
Father Cavanaugh presiding.
This afternoon the secretary was to
speak at St Marys and this evening
he Will be the principal speaker and
guest of honor at a dinner OF the
Press club at the Oliver hotel. The
dinner viii be informal and the ser
vice will begin promptly at $50.
Ladies Will leave their hats with the
maids. Father Cavanaugh, Congress
man. Barnhart, Ring Lardner and j.
p. McEvoy Will also be among the
honor guests.
The necessity for beginning prompt
" is emphasized by the fact that oW-
ing to the press of business at Wash
ington. Sec'y Daniels is obliged to re-
turn at 800 Saturday night. The ar
rangements will give ample time Tor
his address. however
The secretary spoke AT Notre Dame
Saturday n orning as follows:
The nav has been richly recrul. cd
from Indiana You have given II
secretary, many officers of renown and
hundreds of bright lads TO point its
guns and man its ships. Your dis
tinguiShed citizen, Hon. Richard W.
Thompson, of Terre Haute. was Secre-
tary of the navy from 1877 TO 1881
Indiana furnished much TO the navy
on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers dur
ing the time of lhe civil wal many OF
the tin-clads having been constructed
at New Albany. The Wabash IS one
of the principal assets of Indiana and
its fertile valleys are the greatest hay
producing area of the country. on the
lower Mississippi river In time of flood
the Father of Waters runs thick
with drift and debris, which is natural
and to be expected, but If a hay stack
floats by the observer is sure TO re-
mark "The Wabash is rising"
1t is the tradition along the Missis-
sippi river that the Wabash river gave
TO the state of Indiana it's nickname
Owing TO the prosperous condition OF
the country along the wabash the
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trips to New Orleans loaded with
hoops. poles. barrel slaves. provisions.
crOckery and what not. Each Wabash
boat generally had its owner for "A
captain and the boat was known by
the name of the owner. Consequently,
every captain of a wabash boat sup
posed that every other fiat boat was
captained by its owner and as the Wa
bash boat went speeding by another
il would hail, who's yer captain ,
Who's yer captain ." and the boats
making this hail became known as
who's yer boats" and the word was
later spelled "Hoosier,' and by asso-
citation of the great River Wabash
with the great state through which 1t
flows transferred the name HOosier
boat TO the HOOsier state. There are
other senses in which the question.
may be asked. one need 10 have a
care who is his captain. You may all
we'll be proud of the captain of your
great school, the head of your univer-
sity. one Of the choicest and most
charming spirits among American edu-
Gators; and may you follow IN his
steps.
Original Navigation Methods.
/ am told that on your streams out
here in the middle west you used 10
have very original methods of naviga-
ton: and that the steam boats are Of
such small draft that they can run IL
there is any water at ALL As the
cOrnstalks grow conveniently along
the bank. there is always on every
boat a cOrnstalk for a sounding pole.
and instead Of using a lead to find
the depth Of the water, the sounding
man takes a stalk and sticks it into
the water to see how deep 1t is, and
as the joint is approximately a foot
he Will call out the depth "One joint
two joints and a half" No sOundings
are called out greater than two joints
and a half or 20 inches, because that
is very deep water.
Many Of the ships Of the navy dur
ing its history have been named for
towns and streams IN your great state.
Charles Y. Gridley Dewey's flag cap
tain at Manila Bay, was a native OF
your state. and other names which
have become famous in the navy are
chose Of John Lee Davis. who COM
manded the SaSsacus at the bombard-
ment of Fort Fisher. the most terrific
bOmbaTdment in the history OF the
world up 10 very modern times.
George Brown, who fought with gallan-
try at the battle OF Mobile bay. and
when peace came performed a fine
feat of seamanship in taking the ram
StOneWaN 10 Japan. James O'kane.
who served with Farragut and was
present at the passage OF Forts Jack
son and st. Philip. and was sounded
at the capture OF New Orleans: Gwin.
who lost his life in 90. refusing 10 go
into the pilots house. saying "a cap
tain's place is on the quarter deck"
Leroy Fitch, WhO commanded vessels
on the Tennessee. Ohio and Cumber-
land rivers. Pritchett. who while M
Of the Tyler, prevented the