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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24
.CASHES OLD CERTIFICATES
Papers of Deposit 80 Years Old said
by Band TO BE Good.

JACKSON. Mich. April 24.-NIrs.
Sarah Murray of this city has cashed
two certificates of deposit, issued 80
years ago. at a Charlotte bank. Mrs.
Murray read in a newspaper that a
Charlotte bank had cashed an old
draft issued in 1852. SO inquired of a
local bank regarding the certificates
which she held. and which she had
believed 10 be worthless. She was told
that they were as good as the day
when issued. and as a result she is
|SIS450 ahead
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24
FRA ELBERTUS is JUDGE
Hubbard and T.. j.. CritchfieId To Act
ia jackson Slogan Contest.

JACKSON. Mich. April 24.-Elbert
Hubbard the East Aurora sage. and
r. r Critchheld OF the Critchheld
Go. of Chicago Will act as
Judges in tht slogan contest inaugur-
ated by the Jackson Chamber of
commerce to secure n slogan for
jackson.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

Miss Margaret McNabb Of St.
Thomas. Canada, and Mrs F p
Smith of Hammond. Ind, were guests
Friday at the home of their brother.
y. McNabb.
Mrs. James Tracy of South Bend
was in the city Friday TO attend the
cOmmittal services for Mrs Nora
Christian. former Niles resident.
whose body was brought here from
Chicago for burial
Mrs. Scott REM has returned from
Union, y. Y, where she was called
by the illness of her sister. Mrs.
George Baker. who died last Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Murphy of Partridge.
H.. is a guest of her daughter. Mrs.
George Kirkham. Mrs Murphy has
been in a hospital in Chicago for
several weeks on account of a serious
operation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24
NILES, MICH.

Edward Callighan. 80 years old.
died Thursday night after a prolonged
illness with tuberculosis. He Is sur
vived by one brother. Edward cal
lighan, whose address is not known.
The funeral services were held Sat
urday morning from St Mary's Cath
Ollie church. Burial was in Calvary
cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

It's Springtimei Clean up INSIDE
land feel fine. Take Cascarets 20 hveu
your liver and clean the bowels and
|stOp headaches 1iii0usncss. bad
breath coated tongue. sallowness
/ sour stomach and gases Tonight
|take Cascarets and enjoy the incest.
gentlest liver and bowel cleansing
|you ever experienced Wake up feel
In grand Every body's doing IT, Cas-
|Carets best for children also. Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

George Leonard step-father of DR..
r. s Waterson of this city is dead
at Elkhart. The funeral will be held
Sunday. The death of Mr.. Leonard
followed that of his wifes by about
three months
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

IS wholesome. Buy il for your chill
dren's lunches Saturday. lbs for
25c.-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

TENNIS RACKETS. Nets, Balls.
Lowest prices at CoOnley's. Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

GOLDFISH. Fish Foods. Globes,
etc. at Coonley's. Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24
The Wyndn
Address Book

is repeatedly heard many times
each day, over the counter OF
many retail establishments.
However, hundreds Of south
Bend women are evading the loss
of the two or three minutes time,
required TO give their name and
address in this manner.
Why? They use the handy little
Wyman Address Book.
It's a book containing one hun
dred gummed labels with the
name and address printed ON each
one-niceIy bOund-and just the
size to carry in the handbag or
purse.
Not only are these women using
the address labels i'm the Wyman
StOre-but in any store where they
wish to shop. As "a shopping CON
VenienCc the customer simply tears
the slip from the Address Book
hands il To the cIerk-and thus
avoids having To spell the name
and address. 1t is IA most pleasant
fOrm-and AN easy one too.
BY leaving her name and adj
dress at the main desk any wom-
an may have such an Address
Book. They are exclusive i'm South
Bend with Wymm's.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

BEDFORD.-Mrs Alkaline Dodd is
i'm "A serious condition as the result Of
having swallowed her false teeth
while she was asleep. An operation
Will probably be performed TO re-
move them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

NORTH JUDSON. - The sudden
starting of a train under which he
was crawling resulted I'm the death
of William II. Cox. 6S years old a
civil war veteran. His body was cut
TO pieces
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

BATTLE CREEK.-The liquor in
terests spent $l2,267.34 on their re-
cent campaign. according TO their re-
port filed with the county clerk. The
drys spent $4,4115O and won by 9
majority Of 500. Every saloon in Cal
hOun county contributed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

BESSEMER.-The body of Theresa
Castoletti, who was drowned in Black
river at Ramsey last Sunday, was
found near ThOmaston.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

JEFFERSONVILLE. - Because he
refused to drill, Samuel L. Cole. a
member of Co. NJ, First regiment. In
diana National guard, was arrested by
order of Capt. l.. A. Douglass. and
committed to Jail for five days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

BATTLE CREEK.-SpeakeTs OF ma
tional reputation will appear at tn
convention OF home economic expert
10 be held here June 22-24.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

MARLETTE.- Rasmussen viii
be valedictorian and Bernice Taggart
as salutatorian of the class of 1915
Marlette high school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

BOONVILLE.-A new system Of
working the Jail prisoners on the
streets has been started. The action
was brought about by Mayor Thorn
burg and approved by the county
commissioners.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24

BATTLE CREEK.-Former Pres't
Taft will be the guest Of honor al
the banquet OF the Fellowship club
oct %.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-24
BRIEFS.

MARLETTE. - Marlette township
viii start work next week on another
mile of state reward gravel road.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29
ONE SAYS FAULTY INSPECTION.
Secretary of Steamship Company
 Locked Up.

Chicago located and ar rested Walter C. Steele. secretary ot the St. Joseph Chicago Steamship Company He was on his farm near St. Joseph. Mich, when notified of the disaster, and came to Chicago by train He was questioned by States Attorney Hoyne and First Deputy Su- perintendent of Police Schutler. Then he was locked up for the night. The St Joseph Chicago Company owned the Eastland and leased it to the h. diana Transportation Company to car " the Western Electric Company picknickers to Michigan City, Ind. It was said that the officials questioned Secretary Steele regarding his knowl- edge of the boats dangerous reputa- ton at the time his company pur- chased it, and regarding what special warning. if any, his company gave to the officials of the Indiana company when the latter took over the ship.
 Victor Olander, secretary of the Lakes Seamen's Union, denounced the government inspection of the lake boats
 The men to blame for this calam- ity," said Olander, "are George Upler, supervising inspector general of the Federal Steamboat Inspection Service; A. l.. Thurman, solicitor of the De- partment of Justice, and Edwin F. Sweet. assistant secretary of the De- partment of Commerce. l wrote to Secretary of Commerce Redfield last year that the lake inspection service was faulty, and notified other officials that 12 ships had gone down with their crews. The letters were referred to Upler, and nothing was done"
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29
VEGETABLE FIDDLER
 WITNESSED DISASTER
MANY LIVES MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED HAD WARNING BEEN
 HEEDED.

Chicago.-Not more than an hour after the Eastland had turned on her side in the river an aged vegetable peddler rang the back door bell of a. North Side flat.
 Why, John," said the mistress Of the apartment when she answered the call, you look sick!"
 "Seeck!" replied the old man. "Oh, now for days I will be seeck. I see that boat fall over All those poor womens and childrens-they cry who was to help, and we could not Oh, all my life I see them," and he stumbled down the stairs blinded by tears.
 Many lives might have been saved had the warning by the peddler been Eeeded. Mike Javanco, 1119 Larrabee street, was driving across the bridge when he saw the Eastland begin te keel over.
 Hey" he yelle4 to the throng in the bow of the steamer almost beneath him. Get off. O'boat's tippin' over"
 There was a burst of laughter. "Gwan!" shouted an eXcursionisI, you're crazy"
 Javanco went on, but almost before his wagon had cleared the bridge the Eastland was on her beam ends and the peddler went back to aid in the rescue work
 Policeman John Root told of an aged woman who, when he scrambled on the upturned side of the steamer, was clinging to a beam in the interior of the ship. He could see her through a port hole and called to her to hang on. He found rope and dropped the end down.
 Her head sank beneath the water" said Root. but her hand grasped the line. I dragged her up, but found to my horror that the port was too small to get her through. l encouraged her to hang on while 1 got help, but when 1 returned with men and tools to en- large the opening she was gone. A half hour later when we had cut through the steel walls we found her
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29
STEAMER EASTLAND TURNS
 TURTLE IN CHICAGO RIVER

left side of the ship, as the other steamers drew up the river toward the wharf A tug was hitched to the Eastland, ropes were ordered cast off and the steamer engines began to hum. The Eastland had not Judged however Instead. the heavily laden ship wavered sidewise, leaning toward the river The lurch was so startling that many passengers joined the large concourse already on the river side Of the decks.
 Ship Never Riehted.
 The ship never heeled back It turned slowly, but steadily toward its port side Children clutehed the skirts of mothers. The whole cargo was m pelled toward the sinking side Wa ter began to enter lower port holes. The ropes snapped off the piles to which the vessel was tied For nearly five minutes the ship turned before it finally dived under the swift current, which, owing to the drainage canal system, flows from the lake During the mighty turning of the ship with it's cargo Of humanity, lifeboats, chairs and other equipment on the decks slipped down the slop- | ing decks. crushing the passengers to- ward the rising waters.
 Then there was a plunge. with a hiss of air escaping the hold, mingliug with crying of children and shrieks Of women and the ship was on the bot tom Of the river.
 Man Acts as Ladder.
 One man was seen to cling to a spike in the side of the wharf while two women and three children stepped up his body as on a ladder to safety He fell exhausted into the river as the last one of the five reached the pier. Whether he was lost could not be dis covered.
 Instances of heroism were numer- ous. Boats took rescued passengers to the wharf or to the steamer Theo- Gore Roosevelt. In an hour the water was cleared. Those not taken to land Lad sunk or were swirling up the river toward the drainage canal locks at Lockport. H., many miles away. The locks were raised to stop the current and arrangements were made to take
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

divers in the heart of the sunken yes of corpses from the submerged decks First it was a gaily dressed girl in her teens who had been caught between a pile of chairs and a cabin wall. Next it was a boy gathered from the lifeless arm of father who had clung to his offspring even in death Then follow ed an old woman who had gone aboard the ship to watch her grandchildren, or a little girl with bare legs and bootees with gay ribbons, sodden against the lace of her holiday gown.
 4 thrill passed through the crowd as word came that a baby girl had been found alive among the dead of the ship. The child was discovered in a starboard stateroem. where she had been held from the water by a chair jammed against the berth The baby only half awakened as it was carried to land. Its mother could not be found.
 300 Dead in Hold
 Two women were found alive in an- other stateroom on the protruding sida Of the Eastland, but that ended the hopes that any number had escaped death in the steel trap. There were still 300 persons in the hold when these three persons were taken out alive. and the explorers of the hull said they all were dead
 Work of tagging the bodies of the dead and placing them in accessible places for Identification proceeded all day and night. Tabulation became so confusing it was decided to take Ill bodies to the Second Regiment arm ory so that those who were looking for lost friends and relatives could view all the victims in one place.
 Identification was slow Scenes at the morgues were affecting. Mothers fell across the piers of children whom they had sent away a few hours be- fore on what was expected to be a day of pleasure. Men had to summon all their stoical qualities to retain composure as they made their way through rows of corpses looking for missing children or wives
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29
CAUSE OF DISASTER
 IS NOT YET KNOWN
Investigation Is Being Conducted to Determine Whether the Ship Was Top Heavy From Faulty Designing, improperly 6allasted, or Poorly Handled in Warping From the Wharf.

Chicago.-More than 1000 persons, possibly 1900, most of them women and children, were drowned within a few feet of land by the capsizing Of the steel steamer Eastland, as 1t was about to leave it's wharf in the Ghica- go river with 2500 relatives and friends of employees of the Western Electric Company for an excursion across Lake Michigan. The ship rolled over on it's side in 9 feet of water within five minutes after 1t be- gan to list
 Coroner's Physician Springer de clared that 1900 persons were killed. while other estimates ran as high as 1000, but these did not agree with the statement that not more than 2.500 passengers were aboard the vessel. During the day more than S20 bodies were taken from the river and from the hull of the overturned steamer. whose sides were cut open with gas flames to admit divers. Scverel per sons were taken out alive from the cabins of the ship, after it had lain on its side in the river for four hours, but the 300 other persons said to be in the hull are all dead. Seyenty-fve per cent of the passengers were women and children.
 Under the glare of searchlights. scores of men worked in the hull of the vessel to remove the bodies. The steamer lay at the bottom Of the river, one side protruding.
 Cause of Disaster Not Decided.
 The cause of the capsizing has rot been determined, but federal, city and state officers were conducting inves- tigations to determine whether the ship was top heavy from faulty de signing. improperly ballasted. or was poorly handled in warping from the wharf
 Marine architects asserted that the Eastland was faulty in design, that the top deck had been removed be cause of the tendency Of the ship to list, and also pointed to the possibil fly that the ship had been unevenIy. or insufficiently balIasted. The East land used water ballast. so that It could pump out some on entering shall low lake harbors, and investigators are working on theory that the bal last tanks were not filled. and the rushing of passengers to one side of the decks caused it to roll over
 1000 in Five Ships.
 Under misty skies. 1000 men. won,- on and children wended their way to the river wharf early to ill five large lake steamers with holiday mirth in q trip to Michigan City The steamer Eastland. brought to Chicago from Lake Erie. after an unsatisfactory ca reer, was the first to be loaded.
 Rain began to fall as the wharf sl- perintendents lifted the gang blanks
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

two or three instances. It was said many injured would die.
 Mayor William Hale Thompson was in San Francisco and Chief of Police C. C. Healy was also out of town, but Acting Mayor Moorhouse sent out a request that the city display signs of mourning. Flags on public build- ings were placed at half mast and many places were draped with mourn ing. Baseball games were postponed and festivities largely ceased.
 While those on land were disposirg of the dead, injured and rescued. the
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29
City Does Not Laa.

Yet amid all the horror and heart aches. officers of the various city de partments attended to pressing duties of disposing of the dead and injured, tracing the missing. inquiring into the cause of the disaster and guarding against disease from sunken bodies
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

underwater suits. A bridge of boats was formed between the pier and the capsized ship.
 To the lToquois Hospital.
 As the divers gained entrance to tGe hull. the scene of distress moved for the time being from the river to the extemporized morgues. Scores of per sons taken from the water were se-
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

and the carrying of corpses up the river toward the canal locks
 Federal Judge Landis ordered a k and Jury empaneled to investigate the catastrophe. City Attorney Hoyne prepared a county Grand Jury irl- quiry. Coroner Hoffman selected 8 jury to look into the cause of the deaths. The police arrested all off cers of the Eastland and the health commissioner arranged to purify the river for fear disease might be spread by the presence of so many bodies in the stream.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29
Sight Drives Man Mad.

Chicago.-The strain of seeing hun. dreds upon hundreds of the unfortu- nate victims taken from the water proved too much for a poorly clad man who had been watching from the end of the Clark street bridge during
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

verely injured and these were taken to the Iroquois hospital. built in mem ory of the 600 women. children and a few men who were burned and crush cd to death in the Iroquois theater New Years eve several years ago.
 the river were unsuccessful except ifl
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

from the Eastland, declaring that the government limit of 2.500 passengers had been reached. While dresses peeped from rain coats along the shore rails. as those aboard waved goodbye to friends on shore, waiting ito board the steamer Theodore Roose- welt and other vessels
 Then passengers swarmed to the
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

bodies from the river along it's course through the southwest part of Chi cago
 Shortly after the water was cleared ship engineers and helpers were on the exposed side of the Eastland's hull cutting through it's steel plates with gas flames. Divers were hurried into
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29
Bar Pictures of Traoedy.

Chicago. - Exhibition of moving pictures depicting the Eastland trage- dy in any photoplay theater in the city was forbidden by acting Mayor w. R. Moorhous~
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29
LOGO MAY BE
 LIST OF DEAD

SEVERAL PERSONS WERE TAKEN OUT ALIVE FROM THE CABINS OF THE SHIP AFTER SHIP HAD LAIN ON ITS SIDE FOR FOUR HOURS-OTHERS IN HULL ARE SAID TO BE DEAD.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

almost all of the day. He was seen to leap suddenly into the air, scream ing like mad, and it required the coni- bined efforts of a dozen policemen to subdue aim He was removed to hospital.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-18
GENERAL GARZA IS
ON OFFICIAL MISSION

El TASD. Sept General
Rogue Gonzales Cara former pres
tdent of .U. cany.n'.uuUtst govern
msuf 900 Mexico. arrived from Tor
r.5u today af Jglrez across the bor-
der from here. .u route tD Washing
tom 1~ commissioner from General
Villa.
90 ann going tp find out something
abuu. tho International situation. d"
said General CARA. adding that he
could say nothing further tor his
commission
The general feeling among Amer
Jeans in Villa territory. he said.
seemed 60 Doe tp remain there. under
Villa government protection
10 iS expected that General Cara
would Doe accompanied to Washing
ton by General Felipe Angeles. who
is also at Juarez
The visit of Cara To- the border
here is the first since he held cN-
ecutiyg power Boo Mexico city as the
appointoc of the convention iu JAM
ary 1915 upon the detection of Gem
erIl Eultlio Gutierrez He remained
i'm office until July when he was
succeeded 10y Lagos Chlzar1. He
remained In Central Mexico until re-
Gently and accompanied the Fierro-
Reyes cNped.u1uary column to Tor
rAon
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-18
Mother Instinct and
Intuition Is Plea
For mystery Boy"

WORT WORTH. Sept 16-Mothor
Instinct and intuition of the feminine
mind was the strongest claim made
by Mrs. Julia Dclo of Quebec. Can
ada. tonight before District Judge
Terrell In support Of her claim for
tho possession of the Carcl "mys-
terry boy for whom Il. : Carcl has
instituted hoheas corpus proceedings
Mrs. Doio testified tonight that fol-
lowing tine receipt Of letters from
Deputy United states Marshal John
r. Huueat she became positive the
mystery boy was her SON Mrs. i.
5 Nash another witness, at tonights
hearing reiutrOduced testimony re-
clrimg reported reward Of $50
GOO which she expected to share with
IIouel if the boy proved TO be the De-
Long child missing from Calgary
Canada. ar1 widely advertised for.
Carell again testified his name is
Carroll and that he was born in Har-
risburg. ohio. IS years ago. Court
was adjourned at 10 o'clock until
Friday night when Cirells attorneys
expect TO int0duce dditional deposit
tiOns of Bishee. Arizona. persons rCla-
tive tn the identity OF the hoy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-18
MExIcANs CELEBRATE QUIETLY
But Chauffeur Had to Remove Re
publiC's Emblem Crossing Border.

Ell PASO, Sept 1G-The ceicbra-
tion. Of MeXicos Independence day on
the border here was without incident
Of Importance today The forcing of
automobile drivers 10 remove the
Mexican tricolors at the American
side Of the international bridge was
the only feature on the American
side. The police who enforced the
order told the drivers 10 mount the
American flag above the tricolor
when crossing from Juarez. Lacking
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-18
KILLS SON AS HE
ENTERED HIS HOME
San Antonio Man l. Held for Muir
der; Admits Shooting Young Man
Because of Domestic Troubles.

SAN ANTONIO. Sept &c J.
Kicrnan, 81. is held for the killing
of his SON John Kiernau ~ years
old, who was shot and instantly
killed at the Herman home. The
father made "a statement to the police
that he had warned his son, who had
left home some time ago, 10 keep
away from the house. Young Kiernan
returned. however, ana as he en-
tered the room occupied by his father
he was shot The accused man re-
fuses to make statement as to the
origin of the trouble.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept 16.-Gustay
Stahl the German reseryist, who
made an affidavit to the effect that
he had seen four guns aboard the
Lustana just before he sailed on her
last trip and who since admitted that
he had pcrjured himself. is now on
his way to the federal prison at At
ldnta, where he will ~rve IS months.
After hearing Stahl b.ead guilty, JUS
tice Hough sentenced him TO year
and half in prison and imposed a
fine of 81. Before passing sentence
the Judge scored Stahl saying.
You have committed an offense
against the United states much more
serious than is commonly implied In
the word crime Apparently a man
Of education and refinement you have
sold your honor for money. Accord
ing to your own statement you were
so drunk when you went aboard the
Lusitania that you did not know what
YOU sAW