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FRANK WARREN M. HERO OF TITANIC Portland Man Refuses to Quit Sinking Ship but Stays to Aid Women. HE REMAINS COOL TO END Mr. Warrrn IVf-U but Almost In ("ollapo From Grief Hosband" I.ot Word C'hr-prfnl "Good bye" as Itc Helps Others. XKW YORK. April 19. (Special.) t runk M. Warren, a Portland man. waa nno of the heroes of the Titanlo. H roiild have hen saved, but he stepped tlr and helped women Into the life boat. Mrs. Warren, who arrived with the survivors of the Carpathla. wu met by Mr. Alpen. of the J. K. Arrnnby Com pany, and taken to the home of friends. Ilr inn. Oeorit. who left Portland Monday ntftht. In due here tomorrow. were both fullr dressed when the crash occurred." Mrs. Warren said today, "and were soon ordered to take lo the boats. My husband helped me In. then turned to aid ome other wumen who were standing near by. IWore I reallxed what was happening tlie boat was full and the sailors low ered It away. The last I saw of (rank he was standing by the rail and wav ing to me and calling that he would be along on the next boat. I never saw Mm again." Mrs. K. C Oouglaa, of Montreal, a f:rst-cabln passenger, was In one of th- last boats that left the Titanic. Slie met the Warrens on the voyage, and says that Mr. Warren aided to pans women Into her boat, and waa still' on the deck, apparently cool and self-controlled when the sailors pulled away. Docors who hare seen Mrs. Warren since her arrival say the condition of her health need cause no alarm. She Is suffering from shock and grief over the loss of her husband, but is In far better shape physically than are the majority of the women passengers. A few days' rest will completely restore her. the doctors declare, but In the meantime she Is only allowed to see members of her Immediate family. ISMAY TELLS OF ESCAPE (Continue from gfcond Ite.) The first officer. Mr. Murdock. who lost bis life, was managing the tackle." Isssay ea Boat Deek. "When, did you see Mr. Ismay?" "When we started to uncover the boats, lie was standing on the boat deck." "What was be dolng7" "Standing still." "Was he fully dressed?" "I couldn't say for sure. It was dark." -When you saw Mr. Ismay 20 min utes after the collision, were there any other passengers near him" "I didn't see anyone In "particular," said JJghtholder. "but there might have been some." The witness described the collision as "a slight Jar, followed by a grinding sound." l.llththolder said that on Sunday be saw a message from "some ship" about an Iceberg ahead. He did not know the Amerlka sent the message, he testified. The ship was making about -I to US knots. Llghtholder testified. He emliTstood this was not the best the ship could do. Il.l you have an ambition to see what the ship could maker1 the wit ness was asked. "Naturally, at some time." "What was the weather that night?" queried Senator $mith. "Clear and fair." V easel Held n Her Courae. "Were you anxious about Ice?" "No, sir." 'And you put on no additional look out?" "No, sir." "When Captain Smith came on the bridge at five minutes of , what was ai.l?" -We talked together generally tor it or -i minutes about when we might expect to get to the Ire fields. He left the bridge. I think, about SS minutes after o'clock and In our talk he told me to keep the ship on her course, but if I was In the slightest degree doubtful about conditions developing, to let him know at once." 'Tld you keep the Titanic on her course, then?" Senator Smith asked. "Yes." , "When did you next see Captain Smithr; "When I came out of the officers' quarters after the Impact." fjghthold er replied. Then Captsln Smith did not return to the bridge before your watch ex pired?" "I did not see him." "Where did you last see Captain S-mltbT" the tenator asked. "I was busy at ray own work about 54 feet away and have a recollection of seeing the captain walking across the bridge. I did not then hear him give any orders. I was too far away." Deeka latent at Fad. "When the Titanic sank were her decks intact?" "Absolutely intact." Senator Smith asked what was the last order he beard Captain Smith give. "When I asked If I should put the women and children in the boats." re plied Llghtholder. "he responded, "Yes, and lower away.'" "What did you do?" "Obeyed orders." The last boat to put of, a flat col lapsible, was one on top of the of ficers" quarters. Llghtholder said. The men dumped It on deck and waited for the mater to float It off. Once at -a It upset. The forward funnel fell Into the water, Just missing the raft and overturning It. The funnel prob able killed persons In the water. "This was the boat I eventually got ..n." declared Llghtholder. "No one was on It when I reached It. Later shout 30 men climbed out of the water onto It. All had on life-preservers. Ftressea Perl. a FTssj ( eld. "fid any passengers get on?" asked Senator Smith. "J. B. .Thayer, the second Marconi op-rstor and Colonel tirade. I recall." said the witness. "All the rest were flrmen. taken out of the water. Two of these died trfat night and slipped off Into the water. I think the senior Marconi operator d'd that." "I e from cold?" ''Yes. sir." ' Was there any effort by others to c-t on board?" continued trustor Smi'h. -We took all we could." -There must have been otbers in the vaterr "But not near us." "How far away?" "Seemed a half mile." "Who took command?" "I did. as far as necessary." -When yon left did you see any women or children on board?" "No. sir." "Any passengers on the so-called boat deck?" "A number." Stewardesses Twraed Hack. An error In his testimony was cor rected by the witness who said there were 20 lifeboats aboard, four of which were collapsible. One boat stuck In Its tackle, and never got off. "How were the passengers selected to fill the bontsT' "B sex." , , Who determined who should go? I did." "How?" "Whenever I saw a woman I put her In. except stewardesses. I turned these back." "Did you see any attempt to get women to go who would not?" "Yes." "Why would they not go?" "I hadn't time to learn." "Did any ask for their families to tor- "Yes. one or two." -fid any families?" "No." " In the first boat to be put off. Light holder said, he put 10 to 25. Two sea men were placed in it. The officer said he could spare no more and that the fact that women rowed did not show the boat was not fully equipped. Realisatloa ef Peril rowe. At that time he did not believe the dancer was great. Two seamen placed In the boat, he said, were selected by him, but he did not recall who they were. "Hoe- did you happen to name them?" "Because they were standing near. "fid they want to go?" "I didn't atik them; they went by my orders." "How many passengers did the sec ond boat take?" "About 30." said Llghtholder. "Two seamen, as far as I remember, sir." "fid you see that boat again?" "Not to my knowledge." "The third boat?" "No. By the time I came to the third boat all these on the port side 1 be gan to realise that the situation was serious and I began -to take chances." "How long did all the work of load ing and lowering a boat take?" "It is difficult to say, but 1 think about 15 or 20 minutes." IWKen Drafted for Service. "How many passengers did the third boat contain?" "I filled her up as full as I dared and lowered her about J5, I think. The women and children could not have stood quieter If they"d been In church.' In loading the fourth lifeboat. Light holder said, he was running short of seamen. "I put two seamen In and on jumped out. That was the first boat a . i . - . -. n n,,lriFr in. He A I'BU iv put m ' , was standing nearby and said he would i him " Kl 1 I.M . . ...... "I said. "You a sailor r and he re plied that he waa a yachtsman.- Then I told him If he waa sailor enough to get over the bulwarks to the lifeboats to go ahead." He did and proved him self to be a very brave man." "Who was he? Did u know himr "I didn't know him then, but after ward I looked him up. He waa Major Peuchen. of Toronto." said Llghtholder. -Had you ever seen him before?" Never." Mew Give Place e Women. Of the fifth boat Llghtholder had no particular recollection. "The last boat I put out. my sixth boat." he said, "we had difficulty la finding women. I called for women and none were on deck. The men began to get In and then women appeared. As rapidly as they did the men passengers got out of the boat again. "The boat deck waa only Men feet from the water when I lowered the sixth boat. When we lowered the first the distance to the water was '0 feet " AU told. Llghtholder testified. 210 members of the crew were saved. "If the same course waa pursued on the starboard side as upon the port In filling boats, how do you account for so many members of the crew being saved?" asked Senator Smith. "I have inquired especially and have found that for every s'x persons picked up. five were either firemen or stew ards." Ljfebeats Contlno Rescue Work. Some lifeboats, thn witness said, went back after the Titanic sank and picked up men from the sea. Llghtholder said he stood on top of the officer's quarters and as the ship dived he faced forward and dived also. "I was sucked against a blower and held there." testified the officer. "Head above water?" "No. sir. A terrlflce gust came up the blower the boilers must have ex ploded and I was niown cier. "How far were you blown T" "Barely clear. I was sucked down again. This time against a grating." "Did anyone else have a similar ex perience?" "Yes. Colonel Grade." "How did you g't loose?" "J don't know: maybe anothor ex plosion. All I know Is we came up by a boat." "Were there any water-tight com partments on that ship?" waa asked. -Certainly: 40 or 50." "Were they known to passengers and ""Must have been, by the plans dis tributed about the hip." "Did you know whether any of the crew or passengers took to the water tight compartments aa a last resort? "It la quite impossible for me to say." "Is It at all likely?" "I think very unlikely." "As for yourself, you preferred to take to the open aea?" "Vndoubtedly." -Are the water-tight compartments Intended as refuge tor passengers?" Xh. dear. no. sir, not at any time." "Suppose this ship had sunk in less depth of water, would the water-tight compartments have been any refuge?" "No. sir; never Intended for that pur pose. They were designed to prevent the ship from sinking." "What other officers besides your self survived?" "The third, fourth and fifth offi cers, sir." "Their names. "H. J. Pitt man. third officer; J. G. Boxhall.' fourth officer; O. Lowe, fifth officer." MAJOR BUTT HELD I IN HIGH ESTEEM' President Taft Says Military Aide Was Like Member of j Own Family. I ! BRAVERY IS UNQUESTIONED VaiH-ooier C itizens to Be Guests. VANCOCVKl:. Wash.. April 1. (Special. The Progressive Business Men's Club, of Portland, has Invited the members offhe Vancouver Commercial Club to lunch with them at Hoiel Mult nomah, Thursday noon. April 25. In terurban service and the Pacific Hlgh- ay bridge, proposed to be built across the Columbia lllver between Vancou ver and Portland, will be boosted. James P. Stapleton will speak for Van couver and Judge Knton and Major McAdoo will represent Portland. The luncheon Is to begin at 12:11 o'clock. School l-'iind Apportioned. OLYM PI A. Wash.. April IS. (Special.) Henry B. fewey. superintendent of public Instruction has now made the fourth apportionment for current school year. The total sum apportioned wss f 1.3SR.I. of which King County re ceived IIJI.441. or less than one-quar-ler of the whole. Spokane County tak ing second Place, with $l7n.3;l2. while Pierce County was third with. flil.430. Hero of Titanlo IMsasler raid line Tribute for Sincerity, Compe tency and Qualities Mark ing Him as Real Man. WASHINGTON. April U.-With all hope for the rescue of Major Archi bald Butt abandoned. President Tart : I today Issued a statement showing the high retard in which he held him and I , his belief that he died as a man should I die In the fucc of such a disaster. The President said: "Major Archie Butt was my mili tary aide. He was like a member of my family, and I feel hla loss as if he had been a younger brother. The chief trait of his character was loyalty to his Ideals, his cloth and his friends. "His character was a simple one. In the sense that he was Incapable of intrigue or Insincerity. He was gentle and considerate to everyone, high and low. He never lost, under any condi tion, his sense of proper regard to what he considered the respect duo to constituted authority. "He waa an earnest member of the Kpiseopal Church and loved that com munion. He was a soldier, every inch of him; a most competent and success ful quartermaster and a devotee to his profession. "After I heard that part of the ship's company had gone down. I gave up hope for the rescue of Major Butt, unless by accident. I knew that he would certainly remain on the ship's deck until every duty had been per formed and every sacrifice made that properly fell on one charged, as he would feel himself charged, with re sponsibility for the rescue of others. "He leaves the widest circle of friends whose memory of him Is sweet In every particular." Tributes to Major Butt continued to pour Into the White House today. Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, said: "He was one of God Almighty's gen tlemen." BUTT COIJ.IX.TED AXD BU.VVE Woman Tells How Major Was Cour teous In Knee of Death. WASHINGTON, April 19. A graphic story of the heroism of Major Archibald Butt on the Titanic, was told today in an Interview given to the Washington Star's staff correspondent In New York by Miss Mary E. Young, a former resi dent here. Miss Young, believed to have been the last woman to leave the Titanic, and Major Butt had long been friends. Miss Younp- having been a special mu sic Instructor to the children of formtr President Roosevelt. Miss Young said: "The last person to whom I spoke on board the Titanic was Archie Butt, and his good, brave face, smiling at me from the deck of the steamer, was the last I could distinguish as the boat I was in pulled away from the steamer's side. "Archie himself put me into the boat, wrapped blankets around me and tucked me In as carefully as If we were starting on a motor ride. ' "He entered the boat with me, per forming little courtesies as calmly and with as smiling a face as If death was far away." "When he had carefully wrapped me up, he stepped on the gunwale of tho boat and, lifting his hat, smiled down at me. " "Goodbye, Miss Young." he said bravely, and smiling. 'Luck la with you. Will you kindly remember me to all the folks back home? "Then he stepped to the deck of the steamer, and the boat I was in was lowered to the water. It was the last boat to leave the ship; of this I am perfectly certain. And I know (Tiat I am the last of those who were saved to whom Archie Butt spoke." TtOOSEVELT PAYS TRIBUTE Colonel Says Major Bntt Was High est Tjjo of Officer. LINMiSBET.G, Kan., April 19. Colonel Theodore Koosevelt paid a tribute to day to the heroism of Major Archibald W. Butt. . "Major Butt was the highest type of officer and gentleman. He met his end as an officer and gentleman should, giving up his own life that others might be saved. I and my family all loved him sincerely." he said. THREE MASTS ARE GONE Barkenline Gardiner City Damaged i When She Hits Schooner. SAN FRANCISCO, April 19. The bsrkentlne Gardiner City, which left here April for Port Gamble, Wash., returned to port here today under a jury rig. with all three masts- carried away as the result of a collision April 11 with the schooner Alert, bound from Grays Harbor to Honolulu. None of the crew was Injured. The collision occurred in latitude SR:10 north and longitude 1I9:8 west. The Alert poked her bowsprit through the barkenllne's forerlgglng. making a clean sweep of hex stays. The foremast and mainmast Immediately went by the board, and the miisenmast broke oft 15 feet above the deck, the spars crushing the house when they fell. The Alert lost her Jlbboom but bore off otherwise undiimaittMl. Xhe ftardtner Citr was not damaged below water and put back under a Jury j rig on her foremast. SCHOOXKIt GOES OX REEK, 4 Strong Current Carrie G. V. W'at- son' Ashore When Wind Falls. PAPEETE. Tahiti. April 5. (Special Correspondence Associated Press. I The schooner G. W. Watson, Captain Kndreson. of Sun Francisco, is on the Inner reef of Ilaiatea Island, probably a total loss. The vessel sailed In Jan uary from Tort Raymond, Wash., with lumber for Tahiti, and was forced to Jettison part of her deckload In heavy weather, reaching Papeete badly bat tered. March 17. Ten days later, whllo t Hilling to Ralatea to complete dis charging, the wind failed the Watson In the northwest pass and she was . carried onto the Inside reef bv a strong j current. Divers report that she was Removal Sale of Trimmed Hats, Untrimmed Shapes and Milans H $5.00 and $6.00 Hats 'Special $2.98 Never have we demonstrated the power of the removal sale more fully than in this announcement. All the hats offered in this lot are creations from our own workroom. In this vast assemblage of new Spring millinery you will find many hats modeled of rough straw braid and others of pressed shapes; again you will see many in combi nation of silk and braid, or silk with flowers, and others trimmed in attractive styles in greatest favor at the present moment. We urge an early inspec tion, as we know that this lot will not hold out longer than noon. ' Every Article in the Store at Removal Prices Children's Hats, Deeply Underpriced , 98c $2.48 98c No section in our Millinery Department is attracting more comment than the Children's Hat Department. In misses' and children's hats we are showing an immense selection of prac tical, youthful, attractive, sensible models, all marked at re moval prices. As an indication of the radical reductions made on these hats, we illustrate three styles which will be sold at removal prices Saturday. These attractive hats are made of good quality patent Milan, trimmed with a band of plaited ribbon round the crown, finished at the side with a large rosette of the same material. 98c. This is one of the most pleasing models and best sellers in our department. It is made entirely of lace and satin ribbon, over satin frame. They are designed in pink, white and light blue. $2.48 This popular hat is made with rolled brim and trimmed with a good quality of satin ribbon. It is a very attractive hat and modeled in one of the most pleasing shapes. 98c, Three New Hats at Removal Prices No. 1 is a $1.98 Milan, Removal 98c , This attractive Milan hat is trimmed with a band of velvet around the crown and finished at the side with a butterfly effect of velvet and braid. It comes in one of the most becoming shapes now in vogue. No. 2 is a $4.00 New Sailor, Removal $2.98 The center hat is made of an excellent quality chip tastefully trimmed with velvet. This hat comes in black, white, navy and burnt, with appropriate trimmings for each color. No. 3 is a $1.98 New Milan, Removal 98c Another model of popular Milan straw flanged with velvet around the brim and trimmed with a wide band of velvet around the crown. This is another model that is of greatest vogue. The First New Mid-Summer Hat Shown for the First Time Now At Removal $7.50 We are now showing a more in teresting display of Spring millin ery fashions than even before Easter, and introduce to you for the first time the new "Shadow Hats" which are now in the great est favor in New York. We pic ture it here showing the attractive shape and the artistic and attrac tive trimming. It is trimmed on fine 3-end.chip, the entire crown and frame being covered with flowered chiffon and the whole surmounted with a graceful bou quet in a color scheme of harmony. The lacy, filmy, chiffony dresses now making their appearance demand just such a hat to complete the toilet. V 4 IT, - 1 1 0 TheMost Sensational Millinery Sale This Season 2500 Genuine Tagal Hemp Hats Selling Regularly at $4 and $5 Removal Price $1.79 This is easily the most remarkable sale of untrimmed hats ever held in Portland. Genuine Tagal hemp hats. That tells the entire story, for it is unnecessary for us to tell you that of all braids hemp is the most serviceable, and of all hats in favor this Spring hemps are the most desirable. r i 1 n. l t u ' In this sale we offer for your inspection 50 different shapes, every one of them copies of Pans models. 1 he price that we offer these genu ine hemp hats for is less than imitations can be sold for. They come in black, white, burnt, navy, brown, leather and other colors. Exclu sive stores get extravagant prices for these hats, as most of the Paris patterns are made of hemp this season. No Liquors No Restaurant No Meat Market Tlwrt JLJi AAA 1- Merchandise of fteril Only No Groceries No Clothing No Crockery badlv damaged below water. Slie is said to be making 10 inches of water an hour, and part of her crew has al ready deserted. Captain Endresen was married hero to Stlss Do Lateur, of Fort lUymond. His fiancee preceded him here on tha liner Tahiti. .They were married at sea by the captain of a small erasollne schooner, as the French laws do not permit of the hasty marriaKe the mari ner's buclness demanded. MANY BOATS HOLD FEW (Continued from rirft PKgr - her, but grot out at once. He stood calmly as the boat was bclnpr lowered away and called to her: "Good-by, dearie, I'll Join you shortly." Before the boats were, lowered. Colonel Astor aent his man to get some heavy wraps and theso were placed about Mrs. Astor. i Mrs. Astor Ballit Boat. In the water the boat pulled awoy from the Titanic and began Immediate y to ship water until It was m to her knees. She occupied her time by balling- out the boat. She saw the Titanic sink and in tha Interim between the arrival of the Carpathla, six men were picked up by the "boat In which she rode, two of whom died Immediately on being pulled aboard. .When she was taken aboard the Car pathla Mrs. Astor found a friend who save her her maid's cabin and she had a comfortable, time of it and suffered no serious consequences from exposure and wet. It was denied on absolute authority today that an Astor heir Is expected. Endeavorers to Confer. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., April 19. (Special.) A district convention of Christian Endeavor societies will be held In Cottagre Grove Saturday and Sunday. The feature of the meeting will be an address by State President a. Evert Baker. Town Retains Annexed Ground." COTTAGE GROVE, Or., April 19. (Special.) The case of Landess et. a I. 3), ) VEGETABLE The absolute vegetable purity of 8. S. 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