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3 TUT. MOKMNO OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY, APRIL 57, 1912. Slt5 SEEN TEN MILES OFF, IGNORED Engineman in Californian's Crew Says Rockets Were Plainly Visible. WARNING OF BERGS GIVEN If Wireless Operator Had Been on Duty. Titanic' Mr .-a so Would Hare IWn ICerelTCtl by Ves sel Io Hours Away. i"mtlnu-4 From Frt Pg and given the Ice mtf. Then this hip came up and lay within four or five mile of u. She lay there all night pearly, but we could not hear from her. It waa not the Titanic, I am sure about that. -About 1 o'clock I told the operator to call this chip again. We sent up several rockets. but she would not answer. I told him to ask her who she was. I heard him calling her when I went to bed. but she did not answer. I have a faint recollection of hearlna? the cabin boy. about 4 o'clock, saying something about the ship still standing bv. Soon after that she steamed away. This boat sent np several white rockets but they were not distress signals. Mim "laaala Imsoaalklr. Captain Lord said that at the Cali fornian's position, IS'i miles away from the Titanic. It would have been Impossible to sea either Morse signals or the distress signals. "The first news that reached me of the disaster." said the officer, "was shortly after 5 o'clock Monday morn ing, when the Frankfurt reported that the Titanic sunk after bitting an Ice berg." CAUFORXIAX SEES ROCKETS Don Ley Kngineman Says Vcsel Wn Less Than 20 Miles Away. The affidavit of Ernest Gill, a don key engineman on the steamship Cal Iforntan. who said that he say distress rockets from the Titanic and tried to frcanlze a protesting party among the crew when the officers failed to give attention to them, was read In the early part of the hearing. Gill wax placed on the witness stand Immediate ly after Senator Smith, the chairman, had finished readina- Gill's affidavit. "I saw the ship, which I took to ba the Titanic said Gill, after being orn. "some time before midnight. She as about 10 miles awav and went rt as apparently at full speed. She waa a big ship and I saw two tiers of lights. The .Callfornlan at the time was caught In the field Ice. Her en gines were stopped and she waa drift ing with the floe." The vessel. Gil! testified, must have been plainly risible to the bridge and the lookouts, as well aa the. rockets which she sent up later. From the rockets. Gill Judged the distressed ship to be not more than 20 miles off. lie described the rocketa, hla description tallying with that given by Fourth Officer Knxhall. of the Ti tanic, mho aent them aloft. At midnight of April 14. Gill said he went tn his berth, but could not sleep and went back on deck to smoka a rlaarett. Ten minutes later he saw a white rocket 10 miles to atarboard and remarked to himself: "That must he a vessel In distress." Gill did not notify the bridge or lookout because, he said. It was not his business and they could not have helped but see the rockets and he sup posed they would pay attention. Gill swore that he then turned In and at C:40 A. M. was awakened with orders to turn out to give assistance because the Titanic had gone down. The Cal lfornlan then waa proceeding at full speed, clear of tha ice field, but -with plenty of icebergs about. He heard Second Officer Kvans telling Fourth Officer Woolen that the third officer had reported rockets on his watch, and Gill said ha knew then It must have been the Titanic that he had seen. Gill said the captain had been noti fied of the rockets by the apprentice officer, thought to have been named liihson. The captain ordered Morse signals to the distressed vessel sent up. No reply was received. GUI said the next remark he heard Kvitn make was: "Why tn tl.e devil did they not wake t: the wireless man T' The entire crew, said Gill, talked among themselves about the disregard of the rockets. Mr. Stone, the second navigating officer, was In the Cali fornian's bridge at the time of tha rocket signals. Gill declared that In making hla affidavit he had no III will toward any officer of the Callfornlan: that the Callfornlan cvrtalnly waa less than 30 miles from the Titanic, which tha, Californian's officer had reported as thetr position. Ha said that the captain and the nuartermaater who was on duty during the discharge of the rocketa had a three-quartera of an hour consultation a day or two before the CaJIfomian reached port, and that the quarter master declared that he did not see the rockets. TKST1MONT FAVORS ISMAV IHrcrtor I'eclarcd Not to Have I "r. reed llinrelf Into Iloat. one sailor whose affidavit was read to-lay said that J. Fruce Ismay. man aging director f the International Mercantile Marine, aided women and children Into'tha boat. George Howe, a quartermaster In charse of the lifeboat In which Mr. Imay left the Tltanl.:. said In his state ment that Mr. l.mar did not get Into the boat until women and children had failed to respond to a call. I.imay. he declared, was not ordered Into the boat, but stepped In Just be fore It was lowered. Ismay. he said, issued no orders In the lifeboat, leav ing the witness In absolute charge. The evidence brought out bv the In dividual mot hod of examination was said to have disclosed the fact that the, lifeboats on the Titanic were not only difficult of access m hen swung out on the davits, but that they were not fully equipped. Senator Newland examined F.dward Wheelton. first clas steward of th Titanic, who testified that J. Bruce lsmay "stood up by all the boats that j aw get away." He corroborated pre vious testimony that Fifth officer l.owe told Isniay to "get to hell out of here." when they were working on lifeboat No. T. What ws.i Mr. I.-mr dolngT asked Senator Newland. it, waa standing aft and oing like this Lower, lower: lower" lowering tha boats. He stood right by the davit with one hand on the davit and one hand In motion to the officer to let him know how far he wanted him to go in lowering the lifeboat to the wa ter. 70 feet below." "Did Ismay do anything besides help regulate the lowering of the boat?" "He helped the women and children Into the boat and told the men to make wav." Wheelton told of pnttltia: Into the boat a woman who did not want to get In. Georae Thomas Rome, a quartermas ter, examined by Senator Burton, com manded the lifeboat In which Ismay escaped from the sinking ship. Rowe was ordered in charge of the boat, the ninth to leave, he said, by Captain Smith. He said no on asked Ismay to get In. "When Chief Officer Weyl asked If there were any more women and chil dren, there was no reply." said Rowe, "so Mr. Ismay came aboard the. boat." SEAMEX WARNED OF DEATH Mm Skylark as End Approaches Not Realizing Situation. An interesting bit of testimony waa that of Samuel S. Hemming, seaman, who said he was asleep when the ahlp struck, and after he had looked out ho went back to bod. A storekeeper did the same. Later the boatswain came and said: "Turn out. you fellows, you have not half an hour to live. That Is from Mr. Andrews. Keep It to yourselves, and let no one know." Andrews. Hemming said, was of the firm of Harland & Wolff, builders of the ahlp. W. II. Taylor, of Southampton, fire man on the Titanic, said a majority of the crew did not reallxe that the Ti tanic was sinking. "How do you know?" asked Senator New lands. "Because they were all skylarking and Joking about It." "After the accident?" -Yes. sir." Taylor aald he only realised the Ti tanic was sinking when he observed her going down by the nose. Frank Osman. a seaman who was In the lifeboat with Fourth Officer Box hall, added another strange chapter to the sinking of the Titanic. "After she got to a certain angle," he aald. "she exploded, broke In halves and It seemed to me as If all the en gines and everything that was In the after hold slid out Into the forward ..-.- mr.A the after nftrt came UD right again and. as soon as It came up. down it went again. "The steerage passengers wera all down below on the Titanic and after she sank a certain distance It seemed to me all the passengers left on board, first, second and third clases.cllmbed to the top deck, the top poop." -Pld you see them?" "It looked black. It looked like a big crowd of people." MESSAGE SENT TO ENGINEER Quartermaster Tells of Carry In Word From Titanic' Captain. Alfred Oliver, standby and quarter master on the bridge at the time of the crash, told of taking a mysterious mes sage from Captain Smith to the chief engineer. It was a written message that he did not read. -What kind of a message was it? asked Senator Burton. "I cannot say as to the message. It was on a piece of papei and the paper was closed." "Where did you find the cmef engi neer?" "Down In the engine-room. "Were the engines running?" "No. I delivered the message and I a-alted for an answer. I waited for two or three minutes." Then lie saw me standing there and asked me what I wanted. I said I wa waiting foi r an answer to the message I took to h Ira. He told me to take It pack to tell the captain he would get It done as aoon as possible." "Do you know what it was?" "1 do not. sir." George Frederick Crowe, of South ampton, a steward, gave a new version of how the Titanic went down. "After we got clear of the t-hlp. her lights were still burning very brightly, said Crowe. "But as we got away she seemed to get lower and lower and alia almost stood up perpendicular and her lights went dim and presently she broke clean In two. probably two thirds of the length of the h'p--tw-thlrds In the water, t ne-thlrd or the aft funnel sticking up. She broke and the after part floated back. Then there wan an explosion and the after Prt turned on end and sank." Crowe told of the Titanic s Impact with the Iceberg, saying the shock was so slight that after going on deck he went back to his bunk and that 'the stewards were making quite a Joke of It: they did not think It aerlous. OFFICIAL DENIES SECRECT Franklin Deplore Pecuniary Re ward for News of Disaster. T A. S. Franklin. Tlce-presldent of theVhlte Star line, who was the first witness thla morning, denied that he had enjoined secrecy with reference to the news of the disaster. Senator Smith had read Into the rec ord a description of the disaster pub lished In the Anaconda. Mont.. Standard. April IS. He did so. he said, to bring out the fact that outatde persona seemed to have had more information than the officials of the White Star REMOVAL SAL An Attractive Assemblage of Misses' New Arrivals in Girls' Coats $5.95-$8.95-$12.95$6.39-$4.69-$13.59 A season was never more joyfully welcomed than this, as it brought styles for young girls of the difficult age not only one model from which others are copied but a variety of models so the young miss can now have just as delightful a time in choosing and selecting her apparel as the older girls. The coats mentioned are noticeably original and youthful in their conception. The materials are black satin black moire black and white stripe hairline cloth plain white basket woven cloth and the new canvas cloth. Made in the loose box styles with large shawl revers and sailor collars with cuffs to match. These collars and cuffs form the trimmings and are combination materials such as king's blue and white black and white stripe, and self materials with new stitchings. Coats in shades of apricot, tan, white, black, navy and browns. Sizes for girls from 8 to 14 years. Jaunty Hats for Misses and Children Styles That Sell Regularly at $1.50 Removal 98c For Saturday we are specializing in our millinery depart ment Ten Distinctive Models in Children's Hats at 98c Each. Every one of these models sells regularly at $1.50 Becoming misses' hats of patent milan straw trimmed with a band of velvet around the crown and finished at the side with a large bow effect of the same material. Another dainty little model is for a small child. This hat is made of rough braid trimmed around the crown with a band of shirred chiffon and held at the side with a rosette of chiffon and dainty small roses. Then, there is a charming poke shape that is always so becoming to the little girls. This model is of a rough straw trimmed with folds of silk in many colors. Another little poke hat is of rough chip braid; around the crown is a band of shirred ribbon and small ostrich tips at the side. Another misses hat is of patent milan straw; is a rather severe tailored style, trimmed with silk. REMOVAL SALE and Girls' Apparel at Special Removal Prices for Saturday Saturday's Removal of Girls' Tub Frocks 75c and 85c Wash Dresses, Removal 59c These little frocks are most charmingly made of plain colored chambray or striped and checked percale. Trimmed with bias folds, pipings or bandings of a plain colored material. Made with the youthful long French waist with side or back openings. $1.50 White Frocks, Removal 98c Dresses for children from 2 to 6 years of a fine white lawn. These dresses are also in the long French waist style with wide embroidery ruffle forming the skirt. The waist has a square cut neck finished with an embroidered band. Short puff sleeves, also finished with an insertion band. $1.50 Percale and Gingham Dresses, Removal98c Tub dresses of plaid and check percales and ginghams. Made with plaited skirts, regulation waist style and side trimmings of bandings, bias folds, embroidery, insertions and pipings. Made with high or low cut necks. Poplin and Chambray Tub Dresses Removal $1.33, $1.49, $1.59, $2.15, to $5.75 Dresses of fine poplins, pique, chambray and ginghams. Trim mings of fine embroidery, insertions, bandings, edgings, laces and pipings. Made in a variety of different styles some with square cut necks, others are round and many high necks. The sleeves are short and the skirts are all kilted. Sizes 8 to 14 years. Tailored Suits THREE-PIECE STYLE Removal Prices $12.95 $9.35, $11.89, $7.65 Anain we have styles in tailored suits for girls that closely . resemble those for grownups. They consist of box coat and a one-piece dress made with kilted skirt. The waist has elbow length kimono sleeves and round, collarless neck. Very effectively trimmed with braid and buttons. Made of stripe cloth in tan, gray or reseda, and tan or navy blue serge, with white serge trimmings. Also black and white check cloth with silk trimmings and buttons. 8 to 1 4-year-old models. ; Miss Wells Our new Embroidery Teacher is now conducting Free Lessons in Art Embroidery Every afternoon from 1 to 4. Pretty Bonnets for Infants Removal Prices 29c, 44c, 59c, 85c, $1.49, $1.95 Infants' bonnets in sizes of 12, 13. 14 and 15. Of fine mulls, lawns and all-over embroideries. Daintily finished with frills of fine laces, insertions, embroidery. Made in quaint little poke styles, revers and French styles. Some trimmed with little rosebuds and satin ribbons. Hats for Little Children Remov'l 63c-85c-$L49-$2-55-$3. 1 9-$4. 65-$6. 79 Made of fine milan, fancy and tuscan straws. With high crowns, rolling or drooping brims. Some with rows of lace form ing the crown combined with straw brims. Prettily trimmed with shirred ribbon bands, velvet bands or bows, flowers and wreaths. Every Article in the Store Reduced L. : line. Senator Smith then had the wit ness read the ruble message which he sent to the Liverpool office telling of the accident and declaring that the Virginian waa on the way to the Tltan lc'a assistance. The cablegram waa sent at 6:13 Monday morning. "Do you not think." asked the Sena tor, "that if the Information you cabled abroad waa worth reporting to Liver pool It certainly waa important enough to give to the public?" Franklin said he baaed his report en tirely on a telephone communication with the line's agent In Montreal and on reports received by the Associated Press and the newspapers. Franklin said he lost no time after receiving telephonic reports from Mon treal In informing Liverpool of the "rumors. Senator Smith suggested Franklin had received the Information from Montreal at 3:30 and did not send a dispatch until 8:15. "I had to wait until I got to the office before I cabled." said Franklin. "It was a matter of expediency." Senator Smith Inquired of Franklin what authority his company had over wireless operators on their ships. "I presume if any one was objection able he could be removed." "Do you approve of the custom that has been revealed by Blnns, Cottam and Bride receiving pecuniary reward for Information of disasters?" "I think It is rather unfortunate. Senator Smith questioned the witness aa to the rules governing the duties of the wireless oserators. with espe cial reference to their hours, to whom they reported and by whose authority they left their post. "I think these things are regulated by the company and no; by the ship." said Franklin. Senator Smith referred to the delay of the Tltanlc's operator in receiving an ice message and asked whether this one Instance was not sufficient proof of the necessity of placing the operators under the absolute control of the cap tain. "The delay waa unfortunate,'" said the witness, "but in this Instance it was not material, for the Titanic got It 30 minutes later. That was more than five hours before the accident." More experienced men at better wages and with reasonable fixed hours of duty, said Senator Smith, also would go far toward solving the problem. He said that legislation looking toward such reforms would follow. Evidently smarting under tlio criticism that the British witnesses were being unduly detained by the committee. Senator Smith asked the witness If he was sat isfied with the treatment given him. "Entirely so," responded Franklin quickly. "In the case of the witnesses from abroad, they are very anxious to get home and naturally they are rest ive. We all recognize that you have a big problem on your hands, and if you believe our testimony ran aid. you are the best Judge of that" Senator Fletcher asked Franklin if he deemed it practical for ships to cross the ocean in pairs. The witness said it would not only be a commercial impracticability, but an element of danger to the ships themselves. SOKE OF THE SURVIVORS OF TITANIC DISAS TER AT ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL, NEW YORK :::!::i:v.: . .'':.' ' ' ' f BRITOXS PREPARE SUBPEXAS Tltanlc's Seamen to Be Held as Wit nesses at Inquiry. LONDON. April 26. Every survivor of the crew of the Titanic who Is re turning to this country on the steam ship Lapland will be served with a sub pena to appear before the court of in nuirv when the vessel arrives at Plym outh tomorrow. The court, the head of which will be Lord Merzey, will begin Its Investigation next week. A great congregation attended a memorial service held at St. Mar 'sraret's In Westminster at noon today for Howard B. Case and "all who per ished in the Titanic disaster." Case was an American, but long a resident of Ascot, and prominent in business circles of London. The service, which was choral, was conducted by Canon Henson. American Ambassador Reld, other members of the Embassy. Consul-General Griffiths, nmitv Consul-General Westcott. repre sentatives of the American Society of London, the American Navy League ana the American Lodge of Masons were present, as were practically the mem bers of every American business house in London. , TCnlon Boycotts Fight. SAN FRANCISCO. April 26. What is supposed to have been the first case on record of a labor union boycotting a prizefight appeared here Wednesday night when an embargo was placed on the Kid George-Howard Morrow match because George, it was declared, had onco failed to respond to a strike call, when he was driving a milk wagon. When the scat sale opened Wednesday night at the arena, pickets were sta tioned near the box office. "Unfair fighter! 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Promoter Al Mofflt declared he lost considerable money as the result of the boycott. Albany Gets $10,000 More. ALBANY. Or.. April 26. (SperiaU Manager C. H. Stewart, of the Albany Commerclal Club, today was notirieu that Senator Chamberlain's bill asking that an additional J10.000 be addod to the appropriation of $65,000 heretofore grajited for the construction of a Fed eral building here has passed the Senate. . iar jjiii!gg!! A Few of the MAY LIST Favorite Concert Waltzes by Prince's Orchestra A B3T1 WEDPTSG OF THE WINDS Waltz. (Hall.) Prince's Or- ' LUNA1 WALTZ from "Lady Luna." (Lincke.) Prince's Orchestra. A 5374 NOCTURNE IN E FLAT. (Chopin.) cellist. Orchestra accompaniment. DREAM OF IXiVB. (Liebestraum.) (Liszt.) violoncellist. Orchestra accompaniment. J--..iiui!llliWW., Max Droge, violon- Max Droge, 1121 BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SOMEWHERE. (Fearis.) Jarvls, tenor. Orchestra accompaniment. " WHERE IS HEAVEN? (Marti.) Harold Jarvls, Orchestra accompaniment. Harold tenor. 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