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To PORTLAND. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL IS, 1912.' PRICE FIVE CENTS. . - .1 SHOCK LIKEJHREE SCORES OF SAVED BOGUS DISPAT ISMAY SAVED, AS MEXICO RESENTS CONGRESS DEBATES REMEDIAL PLANS FULL BROADSIDES ARE BADLY HURT IS OWNER'S RIGHT ARE IIS ADMONITION ENGI VEER SAYS LIGHTER BLOW MAXY WOMEV FLEE FROM SHIP FATE OFCAPTAIX IS CONTRAST ED BY POET. WOULD SLYK WARSHIP. SCANTILY CLAD. CUES TITANIC SURVIVORS ARE HEARING PORT DENOUNCED Story of Disaster May Be Delayed. CARPATHIA DUE FRIDAY EVE Messages Indicate Names of All Cabin-Saved Sent. HOPE FADES TO NAUGHT Tew York Prepare to Take Care of Penger on Arrival Report ' That Only 705 Were Rescued Tlioufftit to Exclude Crew. XKW YORK. April IT. Every effort lo facilitate the landins of the Titan- ic's survivors when the Carpathla docks at her pier on the North Kiver tomorrow night or early Friday morn ing will be made by the Immigration and customs authorities, officials of the Cunard line and the New York police. The plans were made known In va rious announcements tonight and pro vide for the fullest protection of the survivors and their relatives from In lerfcrenee from curiosity seekers and iiriufr representative, until they lure left the Cunard pier. Customs refutations. It was an liounced. mould he suspended and all i-licns among the survivors would be discharged Immediately by the Immi gration authorities to their friends and relatives as soon aa they left the ship, although such as might desire would be taken to Kills Island and cared for. si ire tm Keep Back Carlom. The Cunard officials announced they would permit on the pier only friends and relatives of the survivors, tbey to be admitted by a pass obtained at the company's offices. No photographers of the press, they state, will be admit ted and the police will rope off a large spate outside the pier to keep back curious crowds. Although Government officials har signified their willingness to allow newspaper representatives and rela tive of the survivors to board the ship from revenue cutters before she reaches the dock, the Cunard officials indicated tonight that this privilege" would not be granted. In that event the full story of the disaster, except such detslls as may be received by wireless meanwhile, probably will not be learned until long after the Carpa thia has docked. .everataaBt Draat Object. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh. In a statement sent to Collector of Customs Loeb, announcing that cus tlms regulations would be waived, said: There I, however, no obstacle so far aa the Government Is concerned to the boarding of the Carpathla by friends of survivors and by represent atives of the press, provided the con sent of the owners of the Carpathla. is obtained. If the authorities of the Cunard line are willing that repre sentatives of the press and relatives should board the Carpathla. before her arrival, the department will, upon be in? advised by the Cunard company, authorize the use of a cutter for this purpose, but thus far the Cunard com pany has taken the position that It will be impossible for anyone to board the ship prior to her reaching the lock.- The Cunard officials, said tonight ttier expected that more than 1000 pacn would be Issued to relatives of survivors. All to Be Cared For. The White Rtar officials announced that arrangements had been made by Commissioner of Immigration Williams and Moor Gaynor for caring for the thiral-rlass survivors In the city's mu nicipal lodging-houses. Those In finan cial distress or without aid from friends or relative would be sheltered hy the city. Practically every attending circum stance In the transmission of news from the Carpathia goes to show that only Zit of the (10 cabin passengers of the Tttanlc are safe on the rescue ship. The :I2 cabin passengers whose names have not appeared In the lists sent ashore yesterdsy by wireless must probably be conceded among the 1313 believed to be dead. Has Taraed te Despair. Thousands of hopeful hearts were turned to despair, when the United Statea scout cruiser Chester sent a wireless dispatch late today that she had been In communication with the Carpathla and had asked repeatedly for the full list of the first and second t cabin survivors and that the rescue ship reported that all the names al ready had been sent ashore. The other S40 persons saved were passengers in the steerage or members of the crew. After the strsln of three days' wait ing without new of their missing ones there were tew of the hopeful thst still held tonight against the seeming ly final word as to the fate of friends and relatives. laaerararlea llepe. Tin- mall remaining hope of the ft who persistently refueed to be- v tCouiludcd a J 4 i-t . Impact of Titanic Against Berg Com puled to Bo Equivalent to lire of 30 It-Inch Shells. WASHINGTON. April 17. A graphic comparison of tha probable Impact of the Titanic against the iceberg which destroyed her with the projectile force of the guns on a, modern battleship was made today by Captain Charles A. McAllister. enarineer-in-chlef of the Revenue Cutter Service. -Tha Impact of the Titanic against tha Iceberg was probably equivalent to the simultaneous Are of 30 12-inch projectiles or tha concentrated fire of three such dreadnoughts as the Flor Ida." said Captain McAllister. "The fire of 10 13-lnch guns such as the Florida carries is supposed to be suf flclent to put any battleship, afloat out of business If the projectiles should strike simultaneously. The force of the Titanic striking the Iceberg must have been approximately 1.000.000 foot-tons. equivalent to her being struck simul taneously by 30 such projectiles. It Is a wonder, in the light of comparison. that aha floated so long. "It Is Inconceivable that the Ingen uity of man can ever devise a floating f structure to withstand such a terrific collision,' WAGE NOTHING, MINUS $10 Treasurer of Gladstone, However, Says He Is Satisfied. OREGON CITY, Or.. April 17. (Spe claL) J. K. Tardee. a Civil War veter an. Is willing 'to work for "nothing a year" as City Treasurer of Gladstone, and. In addition, pay 310 annually for the privilege. Mayor Cross, at the solicitation of many of the taxpayers, appointed Mr. Tardee. although the Mayor declare the citlsens Want another man to have the office. County Treasurer Tufts, who has more than 11000 belonging to Gladstone, announced that he would not turn the money over until the trouble over the Gladstone office was settled. When Tardee, who was formerly Treasurer, began making his fight for the office, the bond waa raised from $100 to 13000. After the appointment from the Mayor the Council said It would be confirmed If Pardee gave a 15000 additional bond. The Treasurer arranged with a surety company to give the bond today. It will cost him $ annually, $10 more than Ms salary. Ha yd ha did not mind the coat. Inas much aa he had won the fight. The Council opened bids for the con struction of the water system, the lowest being by the Jahn Construction Company, of Seattle. It waa 115.900. The city has Issued 330.000 bonds to defray the cost of building the water plant. LEBANON DUC ARE GUILTY J cs I ton ford and Rose Hansard Arrested for Law Violations. LEBANON". Or.. April 17. (Special.) Jesse Pltchford and Rose Hansard were arrested Friday for violating the local-option law. They plead guilty to the charge on being arraigned before the Mayor, the recorder being out of town for the day. The Mayor Imposed the minlmnm tine, although Pitrhford Is an old offender, having been In the business fr several years and waa ar retted and lined about a year ago. Kalurday nlKht after paying their fine they visited the home of Barrett A. Taylor, the prosecuting witness, and threatened that if he did not leave town by the next night that the gang would take him out and hang him. Taylor then had warrants out for the parties who were Immediately arrested and brought before Justice Cruson who bound them over to the grand Jury In the sum of 1500 which bond is also for them to keep the peaco until the grand Jury meets. SHERIDAN BANK IS SOLD Chicago Man Secures Institution on Retirement of F. W. Daniels. SHEHIDAX, Or.. April 17. (Special.) H. C. R. Akin, of Chicago, has pur chased the stock of F. W. nanlela In the Sheridan State Bank and will as sume the presidency of that institu tion. F. W. Panlels. retiring president, is the' founder of the bank and has brought the Institution to sn envlshle position In the community. He has been in poor health for some time and only awaited a favorable opportunity to retire from active business. Mr Akin, the new president, is a graduate of the United Statea Military Academy, and previous to this time he spent most of his life In military work. Mr. Akin Is a firm believer In the fu ture of Oregon, and especially In that part of the Willamette Valley tributary to Sheridan. POLICE SAVE LITTLE GIRL Seattle Lass Imprisoned In' Hotel for More Than Week. SEATTLE. Wash., April 17. (Spe cial.) Kept a prisoner for more than a week in the Hotel ErtyL a Pike street rooming-house. Lees Jordan, a 13-year-old girl, waa rescued today by Sergeant R. I- Rogireea. Frank Saroukls. 33 years of see. a Greek restaurant proprietor, and James Wilson, a :reek waiter, 39 years old. are in the City Jail. Palsy Nelson, an 18-year-old girl, is accused of Inveig ling the girl away from her home and Is under arrest. "It Is the most revolting talc of white slavery I ever heard." said Ser geant Boggena tonight. "We have ob tained evidence that there is an or ganised gang la tha city." Thorough Inquiry to Be Instituted. MORE BOATS TO BE REQUIRED Nations May Be Invited to Join In Marz,AOX8t -tJBJrI ,0 HEAVY PENALTY PROPOSED House and Senate Would Provide That Captains Who Go to Sea With Inadequate Equipment Be Sent to Prison. WASHINGTON. April 17. Congress debated solely today on the Tltanio catastrophe. Bills and resolutions designed to prevent reptition of the disaster off the New Foundlsnd banks poured into both houses. The Senate agreed to a resolution directing a thorough Investigation by the commerce committee-, into the cause leading to the wreck 1th partic ular reference to the Insufficient sup ply of lifeboats. This resolution. In troduced In the Senate by Senator Smith of Michigan, who ranks next to the chairman of the commerce com mittee, was passed by unanimous con sent in an hour and 20 minutes. Senators Martine of New Jersey, and Perkins of California, the latter chair man of the Naval affairs committee. also introduced bills. Foreign Treaties Favored. Senator Martine proposed that the President be advised that the Senate would favor treaties with maritime nations to regualte the safety of ocean craft and their passengers and crews. Senator Perkins' resolutloa provided for the equipment of steamers with adequate life-saving apparatus. It waiiI wniilr. that Averv steamer hp a sufficient number of seaworthy lfle boats to carry at one time every pas senger and every member of the crew; that it shall not clear any port without so certifying to the several supervis ing Inspectors, who would determine the character of such equipment but would have no discretion whatever as to the number of lifeboats, which would be determined solely by the ao tual capacity to carry all aboard. Adeqaaey of Lifeboats Regelated. The Perkins resolution even pre scribed that the lifeboats should have not leas than three cubic feet of dis placement for every person. The Martin resolution was referred to the foreign relations committee and the Perkins resolution went to the commerce committee. The House committee on merchant marine will take up epeedlly the many bills and resolutions which have been Introduced bearing on the Titanic dis aster. Representative Alexander. of I Missouri, chairman of the committee. Introduced two resolutions today. One would direct the President to Invite the maritime nation of the world to (Concluded on I'rntt S. Boats-Launched From Sinking Ti tanic fn Total Darkness. Many Nearly Insane. NEW YORK. Aoril 17 (Special.) The Evening Telegram tonight printed what purported to be wireless news received from the CarpathlaTbut which was not transmitted to Marconi of fices or by cruisers to Washington. This was the report which, contradict ing the official "all well." says there are scores of injured on the Carpathla 1 nd others nearly Insane. The survivors say after the crash the officers of the Titanic refused to believe the vessel could sink, and the first distress call was sent out as a precautionary measure. The menace soon became real and the boats were crowded. Many were held back to keep from swamping the small craft. Many women were In evening gowns. Others were scantily clad. A ohoppy sea menaced the boats con tinually and drenched the passengers. The temperature was at freezing, Each boat carried a crew of three or four men. The great majority were women. Sliding back into the sea after the crash, the Titanic buckled amidshlp. Shortly afterward the dynamos were flooded and the work of launching the boats proceeded In dense darkness. Al most all the crew and all but 700 of the passengers were lost. MAY ROBSON HURT IN FALL Actress Plunges Ten Feet Down Stairs, Rendered Vnconscious. MEDFORD. Or, April 17. (Special.) Tripping: on a stage brace at the head of the stairs leading to her dressing-room, Miss May Robson fell head long to the f'oor, ten feet below, to night, and sustained Injuries which has compelled the cancelling of all per formances of "A Night Out" for the present and may lead to the abandon ment of the present tour. Miss Robson is resting quietly at her apartments In the Hotel Medford now and the doctors In attendance will make no prediction as to when she will be able to appear again, although Miss Robson is determined to fill her en gagement In Portland Sunday night. Her manager has already cancelled by wire all dates prior to that time. The accident occurred about 7:30 o'clock, when Miss Robson, with satchel In hand, was making her way to her dressing-room. The passageway was dark and she did not see the brace near the head of the stairs. Her feet struck It and she fell headlong, striking on her head and right arm. When attend ants reached her she was unconscious. Doctors were hastily called and It was found that she had sustained severe bruise about the head and body, broken one finger of her left hand and received a severe nervous shock. It is the latter which the doctors fear may result seriously. ASTOR N0T0N CARPATHIA Slrip Says Butt, Guggenheim and Straus Are Also Missing. vew TOR K" Anrll 17. (SDecial.) Th. iiinr offices In thla cltv received UarrAnlmm tnnlsrht to this effect: I "The Chester asked the Carpathla di rect whether John Jacob Astor, Benja min Guggenheim, Major Butt or Isador Straus was on board and received the reply: 'No.' " BOB'S STILL ATTEB, THAT ELEPHANT. Lloyds to Investigate Origin of News. . INSURANCE RATE IS AFFECTED Account That Titanic Was on Way Safely Unexplained. WIRELESS MEN BLAMED Radiograms Held to Bo "Cruel and Heartless Inventions" British Laws Would Not Permit Ama teurs to Work as in America. Special Cable to the New York Times.) LONDON, April 18. (Special.) Ef forts are being made to elucidate cer tain mysterious circumstances attend ing the loss of the Titanic, chief among which are the bogus dispatches last Monday saying that the liner was pro ceeding under her own steam to Hali fax. Notice of the question to the Post master-General on the subject has been given in the House of Commons, and at the same time Lloyds is conducting an investigation to determine the origin of the alleged radiograms received in New Tork, on the strength of which reinsurance rates oVi the Titanic fell from 60 to 30 guineas per cent. Company Denies Own Blame. The White. Star officials in England repudiate the criticism that the public were kept In the dark regarding the fate of the Titanic, stating that from the first they gave out all the news available. The company's reply adds: "The earlier messages gave little in dlcatlon to trace their origin, and were based on slight foundation of fact filled In by the Imagination of the irrespon sible individuals seeking to supply news at all costs." Severe denunciations have been made in many quarters of those responsible for the reports tending to show that the Titanic was safe after the collision. Wireless Men Blamed. "These must have been pure inven tions," says the Times, "and inventions of a cruel and heartless kind. Lnfor tunately America is full of amateur wireless telegraphists who have put up their own Installations. Some of these men are held responsible for bogus messages." Mr. Isaacs, chairman of the Marconi Company, Utterly complains of the in terference to which Marconi operators have been subjected by outside un recognized stations. He adds that this unfortunate state of affairs will oon be remedied. Another Marconi official said yesterday: "Amateur wireless telegraphists are In a poslton to send out anything they like in America, for there Is no law dealing with them. They can Inter fere with messages and the Navy De partment has been troubled greatly by their doing so. There Is no law that will deal with these operators. "In Great Britain nobody Is allowed (('oncluded on Page 8.) Head of White Star Line, Listed as Among Women and Children Res cned, Pilloried in Verse. CHICAGO, April 17. (Special.) The following verses, bearing the title "Master and Man," are by B. Hecht and are Inspired by the news that the name of J. Bruce Israay, one of the owners of the White Star lino, appears aa among the "women and1 children saved" from the appalling wreck of the Ti tanic: The captain stood where a captain should. For tho law of the sea is grim; The owner romped ere his ship was swamped And no law bothered him. The captain stood where the captain should When a captain's boat goes down: But the owner led when the women fled. For an ownar must not drown. The captain sank aa a man of rank. While his owner turned away; The captain's grave was hla bridge and. brave. He earned his seaman's pay.. To hold your place in the ghastly face Of death en the sea at night, 1? a seaman's Job. but to flee with the mob Is an owner's noble riht. CITY RAISES DEBT LIMIT Hood Hlver Desires to Improve Its Water. System and Streets. HOOD RIVER, Or., April 17. (Spe cial.) In order to hasten street im provements and the work of installing a water system adequate to the needs of the town, the City Council last night made provisions for a special election, to be held here for the purpose of vot ing on amendments to the city charter whereby the limit of the city's indebt edness at any one time may be raised from $5000 to $10,000 and whereby an additional indebtedness of $40,000 may be provided for the purpose, of buying a' waterworks system. This action was deemed advisable be cause the city government has been struggling- for the past three or four years to increase the capacity of Its water system. It bought last Kail from the Pacific Power & Light Company the water system formerly bought by that company from the Hood River Light & Water Company. The acquis! tlon was made by means of condemna tion proceedings. Since then the city has not been able to provide funds for settlement of the purchase price made by the condemnation jury, bond brok ers' attorneys falling to approve the bonds, alleging defects in the city's charter. The city also has made futile attempts on five different occasions to dispose of a $90,000 special water bond Issue to build a municipal water plant. The action of Increasing the city's indebtedness and thus acquire at once the property of the Pacific Power & Light Company is urged, in order that the city may lay the mains of the larger municipal system, which event nally will be built. The delay In lay ing the water mains also -delays the paving of the city s streets. SPRING EARLY FOR ALASKA Little lee in Lakes and Rivers at Xushagak, Says Letter. ASTORLV. Or., April 17. (Special.) Superintendent Berglund, of the Alas ka Fishermen's Packing Company, re ceived a letter today from Mr. Mitten dorf, who conducts a store at Nusha gak, Alaska. The letter is dated March 6 and says the indications are favor able for an early Spring, as there Is little Ice in the lakes and rivers. This report was welcome news to the companies operating canneries in the Bristol Bay district, as it means the vessels will be able to enter the rivers earlier than usual and tho fishing sea son will be extended Just that much. MISS EVA RAMAKER WEDS Portland Girl, Prima Donna With Musical Comedy, Is Bride. VENICE,- Cal.. April 17. (Special.) Miss Eva Ramaker. prima donna of the "Night Follies" company, now playing In Los Angeles, is now bride of Walter J. Fitzmartin, of Taft. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Edward Crawford, of Portland. She was graduated from St. Vincent's Academy, Walla Walla, Wash., and tho last five years has sung In musical comedy. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fitzmartin, of Elmtra, N. Y., and is well-to-do. HARRIS NOT AMONG SAVED Message Indicates Theatrical Man Is Not on Carpathia. NEW YORK, April 17. That Henry B. Harris, the theatrical manager. Is not among the Titanic survivors on the Carpathla Is shown by a messabe re ceived late today at the Hudson The ater from Mrs. Henry B. Harris, his wife, who, with Mr. Harris, was on board the Titanic. Mrs. Harris' name has appeared on the list of saved. 'The message came from the steamer, Car pathla by way of Halifax, and said: "Am Bate. Praying that Henry has been picked up by another steamer. Carpathla. Rene." MORGAN 75, PARKHURST 70 Calxle Messages From France Tell of Financier's Good Health. NEW YORK. April 17. J. Pierpont Morgan is today celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday in AJx-les-Balnes, France. According to cable messages to his firm, he is in excellent health. Rev. -Charles H. ' Parkhurst, pas tor of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church here, and for nearly SO years a leader In civic and reform movements, is 70 years old today. Tart Reply Forwarded to Washington. DUTY UNDER LAW IS KNOWN Madero Government Not Thankful for Advice. REBELLION IS CONSIDERED Government Xot Obligated. Say Note, Any Further Than Others Would Be in Similar Condi tionsGood Faith Asserted. MEXICO CITY, April 17. The Mexi can government refuses to recognize the right of the American Government to instruct it on Its duties In its ob servance of international law. Tho declaration is made in a statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Calero to day in reply to the demand of Assistant Secretary of State Huntington Wilson. After setting forth at length the clauses of the Washington note, the Minister continued: "In reply and by expressed instruc tions of the President of the republic, I have the honor to say to your excel lency: Admonltlotn Is Resented. "The Mexican government has a full consciousness of its duties, and neither by Its acts nor by the manifestations of its functionaries has given any rea son to doubt the sincerity of Us deter mination to cause to be respected the generally accepted principles of inter national law and the rules which gov ern the civilized nations. The govern ment has recognized this in the note which I have the honor, to answer and by means of other repeated demonstra tions of friendship toward the govern ment and the people of Mexico, which demonstrations so highly and so cor dially have been esteemed in this coun try. "For these reasons the Mexican gov ernment finds itself In the painful necessity of not recognizing the right of your government to make the ad monition which the note contains, for the reason that It is not based on any Incident that should be chargeable to the Mexican government, and which could signify that it might nave de parted from an observance of the prin ciples and practices of international law. Rebellion Is Considered. "In view of the fact that a part ol the country is in a state of rebellion, the Mexican government has as its principal duty the suppression of a re bellious movement, and if In tne re gions removed from obedience to the legitimate authorities attempts are committed against the lives and prop erty of foreigners, the legitimate gov ernment of the republic will not be ob ligated in this respect except in the same terms as would the Government e T'nttoH states or anv other coun try, if a rebellion existed in its own territory. MEXICO TO INCREASE AHM Bonds to Extent of SI 0.000,000 '.o Be Floated 60,000 Men Enrolled. t.iukdo. Tex.. April 17. Mexico's army is to be increased to 60,000 and maintained through a bond Issue or n.nno.OOO nesos ($10,000,000), according to a statement of a cousin of Presi dent Madero. who was here today. The bond issue is to be taken up by Mexi can capitalists. The Issue is to be financed throusl; an additional tax of 20 . per cent on spirituous liquors and other luxuries. The bonds will be payable 60 days af ter date of issue. Senators have been called to Mexico City to confirm this bond issue, which Is expected to augment the Mexican revenues greatly, through the contem plated tax. FUND TO GUARD BORDER ASRED New Mexico Legislature May Give $10,000 for Home Defense. SANTA FE, N. M., April 17. "Re solved, That it is the sense of this con ference that a law be enacted to ap propriate $10,000 to be placed at th disposition of Governor McDonald tc expend as he deems necessary, in case of intervention by the United States in Mexico, to protect the New Mexicai border." This resolution was adopted today at a conference of Governor McDonald Adjutant-General Brooks, the ways and means committee of the House and the Senate finance committee regarding the unsatisfactory condition along the Mexican border. Magdalcna Bay Answer Delayed. WASHINGTON. April 17. President Taft and Senators Root and Lodge de cided today that the President's an swer to Mr. Lodge's resolution regard ing the acquisition of territory by Jap. anese on Magdalena Bay. Mexico, would not be sent to the Senate until after the subject could be considered by Sec retary Knox. The President will dis cuss his answer with Mr. Knox ai soon as possible.