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lThe PORTLAND, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, AI'Iill 2i, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SPYGLASSES MIGHT 'E SAVED LIVES New Lesson Seen in Tragedy at Sea. TITANIG'S LOOKOUT UNAIDED Binoculars That Would: Have Helped Vision Refused. SKILLED CREW LACKING Yacht-man Say Xot r.nough Men Responded to Call to Quarters to 1-ower Floats Oriea for Aid la" 'Water Ignored. WASHINGTON. April 13. Like the missing horseshoe null that cwt a. mon arch his kingaom. the failure to pro vide binoculars or spyglasses for the lookouts on the Titanic was one fon trlbuting cause of the ship's loss" and with It the loss of more than 100 lives. Two witnesses before the Senate In vestigating rommtttee today agreed on this. They were Frederick Fleet, a lookout on the liner, and Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen. Canadian manufac turer and yachtsman, who was among the rescued passengers. rfd ml Biaaealara Stmtk Fleet acknowledged that If he had been alll In his observations by a K"id class he probably could have spied the berg In time to warn the bridge to avoid It. Major Peuchen also testified to the much icreater sweep of Melon afforded by binoculars, and. as a yachtsman, said he brlleved the pres ence of the Iceberg might bavn been de tected In time to escape the collision l.a.l the lookout men been so equipped. It was made to appear that the blame fnr being without frlavses did not rest with the lookout men. Fleet said they hnd asked for the glosses at South ampton and were told there were none fr them. One a-!ass. In a pinch, would -rave served In the crow's nest. Kiprrtearra tallora lJwa,laa. Major Feuchcn condemned In strona terms the lack of experienced sailors on board the Titanic, lie said that when the call to quarters was sounded not enough of the crew responded to undertake the work required In low ering and filling the boats. Furthermore, he said, no drills had been held from the time the ship left Southampton, although It was custom ary to hold such drills every Sunday. Herbert J. Plttman. third officer of the Titanic, told of his failure to turn hack the lifeboat In which he and his paenaer were idly drifting to at- Conclude! on fax FLASHLIGHT AND SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPHS SECURED BY NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHERS UNDER r ! if t 4 ?--K,tO '( r7J rrP r Ai Ttmr Tltaalr anhn !. las te (arpatkla . raaaitral ay mnMPrnnfii J. Itra-e lumay. Maaaa lpK IMrerlor ml le allr Mar l.lar, Teallfjlas M"f"re pe-lal Vimr mn mil tee a enllaatlna; THaalr llatrri .t,a.la rantan. at araar al Her Tier Wlcr Helaraiac Ha .Titanic urinra. The 1 hlriM Jna Paa mrmKrrm trr Mill B"ar. Rrlam I . v.Tl Tllaale l.lfrfc.tal. I'rom ( arailhla, eel la AtMnl In IMrk la Ww rkl f aetata . II. RoMm, Mnlrr f ia- Meaairr I araalaia, I'au nBraparil t-a Ilia Veaael, lae Moraiafc ml .tprll ll t ran 4 Oalarrra la Mreel AnaH.aj rrla' a! Min or. LIFE'S SAVINGS ARE BURIED IN TIN CAN AS DKAT1I APPHOACIIKS MAN TELLS OP HIDING PLACE. Walla. Walla Farmer Told to Uso S1S00 In Paylntr Funeral Ex peases of Former F.niployc. WALLA WALI.A. Vaxli.. April 23. (Special.) Realizing that death was near. Wash Harris; 87 years old, called for his former employer. George prumhcllcr. a wealthy rancher, and confided" to him where his life's earn ings were hidden In a tin can. Following Instructions given by Harris, the Eureka Flat farm- was vis ited, and upon digging In one corner of the field a large sum In $10 and $20 gold pieces was unearthed. Th4 exact amount has not been made public, but Is said to exceed $1300. Harris, while leaving the money to nrnmheller. failed to enrich the latter. as he left Instructions that the entire mount was to bo used to daay his burial expenses. He leaves no known relatives. .i PRISONER PROTECTS NAME Although Dying. Alleged Thief He- fuses to Notify Parent?. EUGENE. Or.. April 23. (Specials- John . Henderson, aged 3.". dying In a Eugene hospital 'of typhoid-pneumonia. refuses to give the names of his par ents or of any of his relatives, preferring- to die without bringing dis grace upon an honored family, name. Two week? ago he was arrested for the theft of a gun from a house at Cres well. lie and his companion were bound over to the grand jury, and In the meantime he came down with the dis ease. A fellow prisoner says Henderson Is from Cambridge, Mass.. and that If he remembers correctly the Hendersons are enraged In large manufacturing en terprises there. Henderson! however, refuses to give tlfe officers any clews. OHIO IS BACK IN BANKS Mills Once 13 Feet Under Water Son to iJoiinie nt Cairo. CAIRO. III.. April 13. After having tieen above the dancer mark for 33 days, the Ohlonivcr got back within Its banks tonight, when it fell below the 4i-foot stage. Mills which at one time were under 15 feet of water will be able to resume within a few days. TAFT PAYS $450 FOR BOX Treldenl Outbid All Others for Seat at Mimical Festival. CINCINNATI. April 23. President Taft registered the highest bid In the auction of boxes for the May Musical Festival to be given here May 7-11, In clusive. President Tsft will attend the first two days and Mrs. Taft the en tire series. The President secured his choice of boxes by giving a premium of $450. & US TAFT WILL ASSAIL FOES VIGOROUSLY Tactics Changed in Bay State Fight. CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN TODAY Personal Issue, Although Dis tasteful, Not Shirked. FRIENDS GIRD ARMOR, ON SIAOXSI XjBjqn O jo xi Republican Members of Congress TJnder No Obligation to Spare Col onel, Will Handle Subjelt With -Utmost Frankness. " WASHINGTON. April 23. Fresident Taft and several members of his Cab inet were In conference tonight consid ering. It Is understood, the political sit uation In New England and reviewing some speeches the Fresident Is to make on his trip, which begins tomorrow. In some of his speeches the President Is expected to break the silence he has maintained under public attacks by Colonel Itoosevelt and probably men tion the former President by name. This course, it Is said. Is personally distasteful to the President, but has been forced upon him by events. Precaution to lie Taken. "The results In Nebraska and Ore gon are not directly responsible for the President's determination to ' go into Massachusetts, because the an nouncement was made at the White House before the two primaries were held. Hut it had been conceded for severat days that Taft's chances in Ne braska and Oregon were poor, and It was regarded as the part of good pol itics 'to forestall any effect these pri maries might have in the Bay State upon that element of the voters that Is swayed by news of passing victories elsewhere. From now on the campaign in Massa chusetts will take a new spurt. Every Republican Congressman will be put on the stump. Most of them are home now, and Representative Roberts will complete the list by leaving here Mon day. They know Roosevelt's record to man and will not be more tender of his feelings than he has been of those of President Taft. Insults Are Reaeated. It Is recognized that the success of the Taft forces In Massachusetts is vi tal to the President's campaign, but for reasons which have mystified the politicians of Washington, most of the fighting there has been on one side. Taft has been assaulted and Insulted Conc-lntied on Pnjr 2.) -,".jr IJ""" """l",":H,rjg - . .. ; .P""' I "' i i mm 1 rr .; Vrnuuim I I ' -JaVtv I. W. W.. CLASH AT SALEM Agitators Threaten to "Get" Tollce Following Members' ' Arrest. SALEM. .Or, April 23. (Special.) A clash betweeu the. Palem police and the I. W. W. men here. Who now num ber over 150 strong. Is threatened at any time here, because Officer Walter Thompson knocked down Mlnot Ames, one of the I. W. W. throne, with his police club, when Ames create da dis turbance on Commercial . street and Thompson endeavored to arrest him. Ames resisted and p utup a strong fight, necessitating harsh measures on the part of the officers. Thompson ar rested Am.es and two others of the dis turbers.' At a meettine: tonight the. I. W. -JYV. men declared that they would "get" Thompson and the balance of the po lice force If necessary. Quiet prepara tions are being- made to withstand any attack that might be started and it Is probable that steps will be taken to drive the men from the city. Many of them have- been attracted here by promises of disorders on the Oregon Electric extension and the streets of the city have been thronged at many corners with the men during the evening. FIRE WARNING GOES OUT State Forester Vrges Early Burning of Slashings. ' " - J In order to reduce the fire hazard during the coming season a circular letter has been addressed by State For ester Elliott to lumber companies and individuals, suggesting the advisibil ity of burning their slashings as soon as possible. The letter points out that if this work is undertaken now there will be 'no damage to green timber and one of the greatest menaces to forest areas will be removed. Embodied in the letter is a copy of the sections of the forest fire law, which provides for failure to comply with the regulations' covering the dis position of slashings. The fact Is point ed out that after June 1 all permits for burning of this material must ba obtained from the State Fire Wardens. TIP GIVEN T0 GOVERNOR Stranjier Didn't Know Tener aud Hands Hint Letter and 25 Cents. PHILADELPHIA, April 23. Gover nor Tcner got out of his private car at Coatesville to stretch his lea's a mo ment. As he was: climbing aboard again an old man hurried up to him and said: "Say, would you mind malilng this letter for me when you get to Phila delphia?" "Jfure not," said tno Governor, and held out his ban'? for it 'Vou'il not for .tT' the old man called out as the train got' under way. "Tou bet I won't," was the reply, and then the Governor discovered that the old man had given lilm something be sides the letter. It was a quarter dollar, and the Gov ernor not only did not forget to mail the letter, but he sent It to the post office by messenger immediately on his arrival here. St. Ionls Grabs Reds Castoff. CINCINNATI. April 23. Elmer Mil ler, an outfielder who, It was an nounced, had been released by Cincin nati to the Fort Wayne Central Uasue team, has been signed by the St. Louis Nationuls. GREAT DIFFICULTIES OF SCENES STEAMSHIP CARPATHIA. HOME RULE-BILL IS HAILED EN DUBLIN Nationalist Party Ac cepts Measure. GREAT LOVE FEAST IS HELD Details as to Amendments Are ' Left to Redmond. GREEN FLAG IS UNFURLED Patrick En can Telegrnplis That Pro- tests Sent From United States Do Xot Represent Ileal Seatiment of Irishmen. DUBLIN, April 23. When the Na tionalist cqnvention assembled today under the presidency of John E. Red mond, although the acceptanceln prin ciple of the home rule bill was a fore gone, conclusion, there was plenty of enthusiasm among the delegates and much cheering as Mr. Redmond de scribed the third home rule bill as the most satisfactory measure ever offered to Ireland. Mr. Redmond said that under the bill Dublin castle, with all its evil ' and bloodstained traditions, would disap pear. The Irish, he said, would be a nation of fools not to accept the bill, which gave Ireland Immediate control of nine-tenths of the Irish service and eventually of the whole. finance Provision 1m Improvement.. The finance provision of the bill, he said, was better than that of either of the two previous measures. Mr. Redmond concluded by moving a resolution accepting the bill, which was seconded by the Lord Mayor of Cork, and carried amid a scene of wild enthusiasm and the unfurling of the green flag. 'Another love feast was witnessed when several Catholic priests proposed that tho necessary amendments to the home rule bill bo left in the hands of Mr. Redmond. ' The motion was sup ported by the Trotestant rector of Ken more and carried by acclamation. (lfldslonfH OraBdHoa Welcomed. W. G. C. Gladstone, a grandson of the one-time Premier, addressed the convention and received a stirring wel come. A telegram was read from Fatrick F.gan. ex-United States Minister to Chile, saying that the message signed, by 46 Irish-Americans against home rule did not represent Irish-American opinion and adding that this effort to (Concluded on Fae 2.) ATTENDING THE LANDING IN NEW 'x-!'-' Sfe il1 A ' JOCKEY.BEDRIDDEN, WINS LOVE'S DERBY IX RACE FOR LIFE, WOUNDED MOUNT LURES CUPID. Xurso of Japanese , and American Blood Cheers Patient to Recovery and Becomes His Wife. SKATTLE, Wash., April 23. (Spe cial.) When the racing horse Aber nathy was . pocketed in a California race two years ago and fell and broke its neck and sent Jockey Harry H. Pig gott to a hospital with a broken arm and seven broken ribs, it looked to Piggott like a piece of hard luck. Piggott, however, has learned to bless the day, because It provided the oc casion for a sympathetic and tender nurse in the person of Miss Hanna Horia, whom ha today married in this city. Miss Horia,' the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother, is an educated nurse and the most attractive woman, Piggott says, that he ever met. Both bride and bridegroom reside at Fort Bragg, Cal., and were obliged to come to the State of Washington to wed on account of the inhibition in the California law against the mar riage of Americans and those of Ori ental blood, though Miss Horia was born in California. They have known each other for many years. The couple arrived. in Seattle on the steamship Governor and today sought the ministrations of Claude F. Gage, the King County marriage license clerk, who issued the license. The age of the groom was given as 35 years and the bride 26. Rev. August Sandell, the marrying clergyman, was conveniently Etationed In the offing and read the marriage ceremony. They will leave tomorrow morning for Spokane and later return to Fort Bragg, where they will make their futuro home. SEAMEN LIBEL SCHOONER Extra Wages Demanded by Crew Re duced: to Short Rations. SAN FRANCISCO, April 23. Mem bers of the crew of the schooner Ameri cana, which arrived here on April 10 from Newcastle, Australia, libelled the vessel In the United States District Court today for $6164 extra wages. Two mates, four seamen and a cabin boy have brought the action. They as sert that they, were forced, to live on reduced rations after leaving New castle on December 4 1911, and that they are entitled to increased pay In the aggregate amount named. Captain Benson, of the Americana, was shot at sea by a Japanese cook on the voyage to this port. CONVICT MAKES ESCAPE Five-Year Man Crowds Through Brush, Eludes Guards. SALEM. Or., April V3. (Special.) Norman Henderson, sentenced to five years for robbery from Multnomah County, escJped from the penitentiary brickyard today by crawling away through the brush. Guards were called out, but so far he is at large. YORK LAST THURSDAY OF TITANIC rf aft'""' -t ',"fr'i""n --i-rir-iiii.iMittifa- n riff. .Si maau ; "' ;y vx "fjffl REFERENDUM GASES PUT UP TO PEOPLE Galloway Is Reversed by Supreme Court. PROCEDURE MODE SETTLED Friendly, as Individual, Had No Right to Bring Suit. PETITIONS GO ON BALLOT State's Highest Legal Body, in Pass ing on Famous University Appro priations Action, Ignore Is sue of Alleged Fraud. SALEM. Or.. April 23. (Special.) Reversing Judge Galloway, of the Cir cuit Court of Marion County. Ihe Su preme Court, in an opinion by Justice Burnett, today dismissed the Univer sity of Oregon referendum cases and by so doing practically ruled that the. referendum petitions must g, on tho ballot to be voted on by the people at the next general election. The court ruled entirely on the ques tion of procedure in bringing the suit and Ignored the issue as to whether there was fraud in the petitions or as to the correct method of determining the validity of the petitions. The rul ing is, in effect, that S. H. Friendly, a private individual, who appears as plaintiff, had no right to bring the suit. The action is therefore dismissed. Nor does the court indicate how the suit or any proceding against a refer endum should have been brought. Opinion Involves $500,000. The present case involves more than $328,000. but by stipulation the full im--port of the opinion involves more than $r.00,000 of appropriations madt: by the last Legislature for the university. The main question arose under the general demurrer. The question there was whether the plaintiff, by his bill in ejulty, stated facts sufficient to support his prayer for relief. The Supremo Court holds that S. H. Friendly, as plaintiff, does not show that he will be injured in any prop erty or civil right by the contemplated action of Secretary of State Olcott in certifying the ballot tit'e to the County Clerks.' "Neither w ill his political right to ' vote on the measure at the election be infringed," states the opinion in re ferring to the plaintiff. Friendly. "He can then, as always, exercise his elec toral franchise unaffected by anything shown in his bill. "If he can enjoin the Secretary of State now, he can sue out a writ the (Concluded on Page 6.) SURVIVORS FROM THE RESCUE . - . .... 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