PORTLAND, OH EG OX, TUESDAY, AI'RIL 23, 1912.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LII- NO. 16,041.
"BREAK RECORDS,"
ORDERS ON TITANIC
PORTLAND FIRST IN
EXPORT OF WHEAT
HUSBAND, MOURNED
AS DEAD, RETURNS
LAPSE OF MEMORY EXTENDED
OVER SIX WEEKS.
TITANIC SINKS WITH
AID 5 MILES AWAY
T
RAILROAD STRIKE
TOLLS HEM LOSS
CO PER. CENT OF GRAIN SENT
FROM THIS PORT.
FIREMAN' I)1XURI BOILEBS
STEAMED AT FCLL I'RKSSCKK.
GRAZY MEN FLEE;
POSSE IN PURSUIT
GOVERNMENT HALTS
DOUBLE
ORNADO
72 Dead, 200 Hurt and
Many Destitute.
STORMS MEET AT HIGH SPEED
Big Buildings Crumple; Whole
Towns Are Laid in Ruins.
DAMAGE NEAR $2,000,000
In Destructive Course, Cyclones
sweep Over Middle VH to Deal
Iteath and Havoc in
Georgia and Alabama.
CHICAGO. April. II. Latest figures
-egardlng the results of the tornado
vhlrh swept over Illinois and Indiana
mday evening and which haa spread
n Georgia. Alabama and Florida. Rive
2 dead, nearly 200 Injured and nearly
families destitute. More than lO
mniM mere demolished andi the prop
rty loss totaled several hundred thou
and dollars.
Ureatet i)int was dona at Rush.
A llllsTllle. Murphysboro. Campus,
reeman and Kankakee. 11U and Mor
eco. Ind.
Governor Deneen and Adjutant-Gen-ral
Plrkson arranged today to extend
tate relief to the stricken district in
Illnols.
The dead and Injured were dls
rlhuted as follows: Bush. III.. H
ad. 104 Injured: district east of
-lush. IIL. S dead. 30 Injured; Marion,
lU K dead (unconfirmed): Wlllls
llle. I1U dead. 20 Injured: XIurph'-
hro. Ill, dead. S injured: Campus.
IL. 2 dead. 1 Injured: Kankakee. 111..
" dead. 31 Injured; Morocco, lad.. S
ad. I Injured: Freeman. IIL. 2 dead;
istrlct near Morocco. Ind, 2 dead.
DANVILLE. 111.. April 22. Tha fer
tile force of the storm which leveled
0 houses and Injured 41 persous at
Iran Park. Ill, last night waa Shown
hen It became known today that 12
ox cars loaded with brick had been
down from tha track and overturned.
At Sheldon. IIL. It Is reported that a
nan and a baby war killed.
Mayer Appeals far Aid.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, April 22. Gov
rnor Peneen received a telegram to
ay from Mayor Jerome Child, of
lush. Williamson County, asking for
Vt tents and 200 cots for the victims
f the tornado yesterday. Adjutant
'.eneral Pick son will send the tents,
ut the state has no cots.
HAMMOND. Ind, April 22. A de
tractive storm which struck Lowell, a
ity of 2000 20 miles south of here,
i.-t nlh'hu cut a swath 200 feet wide
lirouch the residence section. Several
crsona were hurt, but none fatally.
Ma Killed la (iearsrla.
NKKBKRN. Ga, April 22. A tornado
Inch passed over this section of the
tale today caused the death of six
ersona and injured a score of others.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 22. A tor
.ajo passed over Adam-vllle. Hlnckney
ity. Jugtown. Brookslde and several
lining towns today.
Incomplete returns say 12 to IS per
on were killed and aeveral were hurt,
"wenty houses were destroyed at
.ronkslde.
ST. LOUIS. April 12. Late reports to
Ight from tha storm-swept territory
f Southwestern Illinois tell of more
an 40 dead, 200 Injured and property
amuse estimated at JJOO.000 to $-,-'9.000.
Rush, a village of 600 persons. In
viaiamson County, suffered heaviest,
"lie two norms which wrought havoo
1 Central and Southern Illinois Sun
ay met at Bush at ( P. M, one coming
rum the west and the other from the
tiutheast.
Fifteen persons were killed, three
id uf Injurtvs. and a hundred or more
re suffering- from injuries as the re
il t of the storm.
The two storms met at a velocity of
3 miles an hour and In a few minutes
:ush was in ruins. The property of
he Western Coal & Mining- Company
tii destroyed, as was the Pos toff lie.
. rneral department store, hotels, res
auranta and 40 dwelling's. Thirty-five
ther homes were wrecked partially.
In addition to the dead and Injured
rcounted for, 15 peraona are missing.
Thirteen persons, a family of elzht
n.l five boarders, sought refuge In a
stern. The house was blown over, cov
ing the opening of the cistern, and
lev were not rescued until late to
glit. Kalliwad Traffic Tied l
Traffic on the Herrln. St. Louis &
-nton divisions of the. St. Louis, Iron
iountaln Southern Railway will be
ed up three daya because of the
retkage of the 40 cars on the main
no near Bush. ,
j. W. Campbell, section foreman at
ush. with his wife and six children,
as sitting In the section house when
e storm demolished It, killing the
rupants Instantly.
The stoma at Bush was accompanied
t- the usual freak Incidents. A cow
as picked up In the main street, car
ed 190 srds by the wind and landed
frly on the railroad tracks.
Harmon to Mump Texa.
vit.UM Kl'A 0 April 22. Governor
imon left tonlsht for Pallas. Tex,
herr he will stump t-e slate during
. coming week.
Miin Who May Re Important Wit
no Before InijuMtorial Body
Tell- What He Know.
NKW YORK, April 22. John Thomp
son, a fireman of the Titanic, suffer
ing from a broken arm at St. Vincent's
Hospital, may be an Important wit
ness at the Senatorial Investigation
Into the wreck. Thompson comes from
Liverpool, and lie asserts tliat the
Titanic was out "to beat all records on
maiden trips."
"From tjueenstown out," Thompson
Is quoted as saying, -all the firemen
had been talking of the orders we had
to fire her up as hard as we possibly
could. We had to make as quick, a
passage as possible, the orders ran. I
heard that these orders came from the
engineering deportment.
We were carrying full pressure.
From the time we left Queenstown un
til the moment of the shock we never
ceased to make from 74 to 77 revolu
tions. During that whole Sunday we
had been keeping on the 77.
FRENCH ARE MASSACRED
Street of Fes. Morocco, Run Ited
With Wood.
FKZ. Morocco, Thursday, April 18.
(Delayed in transmission.) The re
volt of the populace and the Moorish
soldiery began at midday yesterday, af
ter a delegation of native troops had
obtained admission to the palace and
complained to the Sultan of the new
military regulations in counectlon with
the French protectorate.
As the military delegation came out
from the palace the soldiers composing
it seized and killed a French Captain.
This was the signal for general pillage
and massacre.
The native soldiers, urged on by
shrieking Moorish women. rushed
through the streets, slaving the French
and Inciting the population to violence
by the false cry. "The Sultan Is a pris
oner of the French and must be liber-,
ated!"'
The French telegraphers were at
tacked and made a heroic stand, de
fending iheir offices for four hours. In
the meantime sending messages to
headquarters at Tangier. Finally the
office was broken Into and the tel
egraphers were killed and their bodies
mutilated and burned.
The heads of all the European slain
were paraded through the streets on
pikes.
The French Legation rent nut relief
troops and brought in many foreigners,
and afterward the French artillery
opened fire on the rebels, who were
grouped In the northern quarter.
NAGLE URGES TRADE BODY
National Chamber of Commerce Is
Hold Xcce-sarjr. .
WASHINGTON. April 22 Secretary
Nagel today, outlining the purpose of
the Commercial Conference called here
by President Tart to form a National
Chamber of Commerce, made an urgent
plea for a permanent representative
trade body to assist the Federal Gov
ernment In solving the economical
problems pressing for decision. Unless
the Government met these questions
along the lines of progress and devel
opment. Secretary Nge4 foresaw a con
flict with business. So pressing are the
problems, the Secretary declared, that
If t rm Governmental agencies do not
find the solution, commercial and In
dustrial forces would compel that so
lution In one form or another,
Nagct said tw hoped to see the pro
posed organization ultimately clothed
with a National charter. "so as to give
the right and the means to have the
Government and representative com
merce, and industry touch elbows."
TAFT STOCK GAINS IN IDAHO
Two Additional Counties Swing Into
President' Column.
nOISK, Idaho, April 22. Special.
The stork of President William- H.
Taft advanced in this state today,
when two more counties swung to his
column. Oneida and Elmore, giving
him. it is believed, control of a total
of 2 delegates in toe state conven
tion to be held at i.ewlston May 14.
Slxe of these delegates are from El
more County and 19 from Oneida.
Delegates to the state convention
from Elmore County were elected by
the Republican County Central Com
mittee, while primaries were held in
Oneida County Saturday.
MONEY TRUST PR03E IS ON
.
Former President of American Bar
Is Retained.
WASHINGTON. April 22. Samuel
t'ntermeyer. of New York, and Edward
H. Oarr. of Chicago, former president
of the American Bar Association, have
been employed on the House commit
tee on banking and currency to con
duct the Investigation into the so
called money trust.
They will direct an inquiry Into the
private affairs of leading financial in
stitutions before the committed begins
cross-examination of witnesses at pub
lic hearings.
COSTLY AUTO IS WRECKED
Joy Ride in $1,00 Car Kill One;
Injures Three.
NEW YORK, April 22. Four persons
were Injured early today when a 112.000
automobile, known as one of the finest
cars In Now York City, crashed Into a
telegraph pole and was wrecked.
The machine was owned by Mrs. J.
Maxwell, of Fifth avenue, and was oc
cupied by her chauffeur and three of
his friends. The police say It was a
"joy rld.'" to Which Mrs. Maxwell had
not given her sanction.
One of the Injured. Miss Adcllue Cal
lias. a steooirranher. will dt.
Five Lunatics Bind At
tendant, Escape
DOCILE ONE IS RECAPTURED
Others Regarded as Danger
ous by Asylum Officers.
GIANT FIREBUG AT LARGE
Massive Frenchman, Who Has Long
Trail of Incendiaries to Record,
Among Fugltlveo Searcher
Cover All IWrections.
SALEM, Or April 22. (Special.) A
posse of 15 asylum attendants la scour
ing the vicinity of Salem tonight,
searching for four dangerous Insane
men, who. with the aid of a fifth who
already has been recaptured, overpow
ered an attendant at tho Institution,
took his keys and made their escape.
The break occurred shortly before 8
o'clock In ward 21. which Is considered
a semi-dangerous ward. This was the
regular night for showing moving pic
tures at the Institution, and all of the
men are allowed to attend If they de
sire, but these five expressed a prefer
ence to remain in the ward.
They were left alone with Attendant
Bayleys. Shortly after the ward was
cleared the men attracted the atten
tion of Bayleys to something supposedly
occurring in a linen closet. When
Bayleys entered the closet he was
pounced upon and overpowered.
Lawatlca Take Prisoner.
Then the lunatics bound their pris
oner with pieces of clothing and car
ried hlra to the bathroom. They took
his keys and a pocket-knife, shoved
his mouth full of clothes and left, lock
ing the bathroom after them.
By the aid of the keys the men made
their way out of the building Into the
rear yard and apparently separated.
Bayleys succeeded In freeing himself.
Finding It Impossible to escape from
the bathroom, he opened a window and
shouted for help. Chief Engineer
Strang beard his cries and made a re
port to the office. Bayleys was bleed
ing sbout the head and mouth when he
was released, but it Is reported that his
injuries are not serious.
One of the men. William Colin, the
most docile of the five, was recaptured
shortly after the break, walking along
a road near the state fair grounds.
Colin was committed from Multnomah
County three weeks ago.
Fagltlvea Coasldered Daagerona.
All of the other men are .considered
dangerous, especially Augustus Doug
las, a Frenchman, who has a long crim
inal record. An Indictment is now
hanging over his head In Klamath
County, from which place he was com
mitted three months ago.
Douglas has an Incendiary mania. Re
is a giant and wears a No. 16 shoe. He
came to this country some time apo
tConciuoed on Page 3.)
Record for Nine Months Relegate-)
New York lo Second, Place,
l'lour Shipments Gain.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
i.iriAn inrii 9-vesr.v fio ner cent -of
all wheat exported from the United
States In March was sh:pped rrom, ron-
1 . .w? vn,illnff In th. monthly StattS-
tlca of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, and this record enabled
Portland to distance New Tork and
once more assume flist place among
the wheat-exporting districts of the
country.
In the nine months ending with
March,' Portland exported 6,327.541
...hoi- f when.r or 455.000 bushels
'- than the amount exported In the
'ln-Htnir month, of last year. In
March Portland exported 622.358 bush
els of wheat, as against 729,114 bush
els lu March. 1911.
Puget Sound exported 2.S69.84J bush
els of wheat in the past nine months,
which was 879,000 bushels less than In
the corresponding nine month of last
year. ' In March Puget Sound exported
135.103 bushels, as against 311,103
bushels In March. 1911.-
New York, which Is now the second
heaviest wheat shipper, exported
6.042,646 bushels of wheat In the nine
months ending with March.
Portland shows a steady gain in the
export of flour, its total for the past
nine months being B43,r.S2 barrels, as
against 416.3SS barrels in the same
months last year. Puget Sound in
creased its flour shipment for the nlno
months ending with March from 1.378.
513 barrels In 1311 to 2,184.532 barrels
this year.
ACCIDENT COMPANIES LOSE
Titanic Disaster Costs Hartford Cor
porations $1,000,000.
HARTFORD. Conn., April 22.- The
Tltanio disaster will cost Insurance
companies of Hartford nearly 21.000.
000, according to statements by offi
cials of the companies.
The loss will fall chiefly. It Is said,
on those companies which do an acci
dent business, while the companies Is
suing only life policies will suner sman
losses.
SWAT0W TO BE EVACUATED
" j.,
Heavy Cash indemnity Promises to
Settle Trouble.
AMOY, April 2 2. T lie United States
cruiser Ilulnbow, flagship of the China
squadron, arrived here from Swatow
today.
Negotiations are in progress between
General Ho. commander of the Can
tonese troops, and General Ling, com
mander of the local troops, for the
evacuation of Swatow and environs by
the latter for a heavy cash indemnity.
COAL STRIKE END IS NEAR
Anthracite Miners and Operators
Approach Settlements.
NKW YORK. April 22. Tho sub-committee
representing the anthracite
miners and operators conferred here
today for what Is expected to be the
final session, as a settlement of the
demands of the miners, it Is under
stood, has been virtually reached.
The basis is said to be a & per cent
increase in wages and an Indirect rec
ognition of the, union. There will be
no acceptance of tho check-off system
HIS MASTER'S VOICE. 1
jilt
i ....... .
Federal Men Intervene
on Walkout Eve.
BANKRUPTCY OF ROADS FEAR
34,000 Men and 52 Per Cent
of Nation's Traffic Affected.
$7,553,000 A YEAR ASKED
All Lines but Three Small Ones East
of Chicago and North of Poto
mac Involved Commerce
Court Feels Duty.
NEW TORK, April 22. The tender
of the "friendly offices" of representa
tives of the Federal Government called
a temporary halt tonight to a striko
of railroad engineers In the territory
east of Chicago and north of tho Po
tomac River, in which- It is estimated
62 per cent of the railroad traffic of
the entire country Is handled.
The mediation of Federal officials
came immediately after the refusal of
managers of 60 railroads to concede
the engineers' demands for an 18 per
c?nt Increase in wages, when Chief
Warren S. Stone, of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, had an
nounced that, In view of this refusal.
a strike of engineers would go Jnto
effect within 36 hours.
Knowing the situation had reached
a critical stage, Martin A. Knapp, pre
siding Justice of tho United States
Commerce Court, and Charles P. Nelll,
Commissioner of Labor, hurried here
from Washington, and as soon as the
break occurred, they addressed a lettor
both to Chief Stone and to J. C. Stuart,
chairman of the conference committee
of railroad managers, saying that a
grave situation had arisen and the
sense of duty impelled them to tender
their "friendly -offices," In " the hope
that some means might be found to ad
Just the questions In dispute without
the calamity of a genoral strike.
Government's Proposal Accepted.
Although Chief Stone a few minutes
before had said his associates on the
engineers' committee would proceed to
night to their headquarters to prepare
for a strike, he was Impressed with
the letter of Messrs. Knapp and Nelll
to the extent that he amended the or
der, and the committee met and voted
to accept the proposal of Messrs. Knapp
and Nelll for mediation. He said: "No
organization is so strong that it can
fall to harken to an appeal from rep
resentatives of the Federal Govern
ment." Chairman Stuart, of the railroad com
mittee, received an identical letter
from Messrs. Knapp and Nelll, but
would not comment on what position
the railroads would take as to the
tender of mediation. He Immediately
ordered a meeting of the committee
or tomorrow to consider the proposal.
In this manner the crisis rested to
night, still regarded by many observ-
lConi;liided on Pace 2.1
From Boise, Idaho, to San Francisco
Mind Was in Absolute Coma,
Blackwelt Declares.
BOISE, Idaho. April 22. (Special.)
Almost as silently and mysteriously as
be left home six weeks ago last Satur
day. L. D. Blackwell, of South Boise,
returned today, surprising his wife and
children, who had begun to mourn
him as dead, having received no word
from him since his departure.
Blackwell tells a strange story of a
lapse of memory which extended over
almost the entire period after his sud
den disappearance. He claims that It
was only a few days ago that he came
to himself in a San Francisco hospital,
where he learned be had been a patient
for several days, having been picked
up there by officers while wandering
wilmlessly about the streets.
Six weeks "ago last Saturday morn
ing,' according to Blackwell, he left
home for his work in this city, and re
members cleaning one office, after
which be went out on the streets, and
from that day until he regained his
senses in the big hospital in San Fran
cisco, he does not remember where he
went or how he lived or the manner In
which ho traveled.
He declares that he had no object in
leaving home, and had never given a
thought to going away previous to tak
Ing his long and unknown trip.
DOCTOR, ON CALL, SLUGGED
Robbers Kelent. Give Back Medicine
Case Too Late.
CHICAGO, April 22. When hurrying
to visit a dying patient. Dr. E. W.
Hervey: 301 West C.icago avenue, was
held up by highwaymen near his home
early today and robbed of a case of med
icine, a small tank of oxygen, his watch
and chain, and his purse, containing
$12.
The robbers struck the physician on
the head with an empty bottle and he
sank to the ground dazed, but recov
ered as the men were running away
and shouted to thein:
"I am a physician and on my way to
attend a dying woman. Please give me
back my medicine and that tank of
oxygen."
The men held a whispered conversa
tion, and a moment later walked back.
helped the physician to his feet and
pave him back .the medicine and oxy
gen. When Dr. Hervey arrived at the home
of his patient, he found her dead.
INJURED MAN GETS $15,000
Jury Awards C. C. Goodell Damages.
- Lumber Firm Defendant.
One of the largest verdicts In a
personal injury case recorded in the
State Circuit Court came yesterday
when a Jury in Judge Gatens' depart
ment found in favor of C. C. Goodell
and. against the St. Johns Lumber
Company for $15,000.
Goodell was hurt while driving a
dump wagon for the company on June
27. 1911, All the ribs on his left side
were broken and torn from the breast
bone and spinal column, his left ankle
was shattered and dislocated, his left
log was broken and ho suffered severe
interna Injuries. Before the accident
he was earning $2.50 a day. He is 51
years of age.
INDICTMENTS FOLLOW RIOT
Editor, Lawyer and Justice Charged
With Intent to Murder.
ROCK ISLAND, 111.; April 22. Indict
ments charging assault with intent to
murder against K. H. Gardner, a So
cialist editor, Harry McCaskey, Repub
lican nominee for State's Attorney, and
Philip Wells, a Justice of the Peace,
were returned today by the grand jury
that investigated the recent riot which
resulted In the killing of two and the
wounding of nine persons.
The three mentioned are held re
sponsible for the fatal clash between
the police and the moD mat attacKea
the City Jail.
Gardner Is at the head of a move
ment for the recall of Mayor Schriever
and Police Commissioner Hart.
There are 26 indictments not yet
made public.
REVENUE BOATS TO SEARCH
Senator Vrges Month to Look for
Titanic Victims.
WASHINGTON, April 22. Acting up
on information tnat ooaies oi several
of the .victims of the Titanic disaster
had been picked up near the scene of
the catastrophe, Senator Martine, of New
Jersey, today introduced a resolution
requesting the President to send tp the
place several revenue cutter vessels
and to keep them there at least a month
in the hope of finding other bodies.
THe resolution was referred to the
committee on commerce.
BOY'S TRAP WINS FORTUNE
Government Pays $100,000 for In
vention of Wisconsin Lad.
FOX LAKE, Wis.. April 22. Benja
min Card, an amateur electrician, who
Is still, in the high school, has been
awarded $100,000 by the United States
Government for a, rat-trap that will
solvo the problem of exterminating rats
on board warships, according to notice
received by Card yesterday.
An uncle of Card, residing in the
East, who financed the eNperiments.
will receive half of the award, it Is
announced.
Passing Ship Doesn't
Answer Signals.
VESSEL'S LIGHTS ARE SEEN
Officer Not Sure Whether Calls
Were Noticed.
SENATE HEARS OF MESSAGE
Wireless Telegram From Ismay to
White Star Lino Urging That
Cedric Be Held That He Might .
Leave at Once Is Shown. j
WASHINGTON. April 22. With suc
cor only five miles away the Titanic
slid into its watery grave, carrying
with It more than lfiOO of its passen
gers and crew, while an unidentified
steamer that might have saved all
failed or refused to son frantlo signals
of those on board. This tragic feature
of the disaster was brought out today
before the Senate investigating com
mittee, when J. Boxhall, fourth officer
of the Titanic, told of his unsuccessful
attempts to attract the stranger's at
tention. This vessel, according to Boxhall,
could not have been more than fivo
miles away and was steaming toward
the Titanic. So close was it that from
the bridge Boxhall plainly saw. its
masthead lights and side lights. Both
with rockets and with the Morse elec
tric signal did the young officer hall
the stranger. Captain Smith and sev
eral others in the vicinity of the bridge
said at the time their belief was that
the vessel had seen them and was sig
nalling in reply.
Steamer Keeps oa Course.
Boxhall failed to see the replies,
however, and In any case the steamer
kept on its course obliquely past the
Tltanio without extending aid.
This and the assertion by P. A. S.
Franklin, vice-president of the Wlilto
Star line, that there were not enough
lifeboats aboard the Titanic to care
for the ship's company at one time,
were features of the hearing.
The official was quizzed throughout
the morning session on the messages
exchanged between the Carpathla and
himself, after the ship had started for
New York with the Tltanic's survivors
aboard. Among the survivors was J.
Bruce Ismay, managing director of the
line.
laiuay's Plans Revealed.
Among the wireless telegrams read
Into the record was one from Mr.
Ismay, urging that the steamship Ced
ric be held until the Carpathia arrived
with Us sorry burden. He said he be
lieved It most desirable that the sur
vivors of the Tltanic's crew be rushed
out of the country as quickly as pos
sible. He also, the message said, would
sail on the Cedric, ana askea tnat
clothing be ready at the pier for him
when the Carpathla docked. Tho Sen
ate committee's subpena blocked the
plan.
The committee will resume its hear
ing tomorrow.
Fourth Officer Boxhall is expected to
unnear on the stand to tell more fully
of the events Immediately preceding the
collision.
Franklin Makes Denial.
vio-President P. A. S. Franklin, of
the International Mercantile Marine.
rnmnanv. told the committee how
he had asked to have the ear
lier renorta of the Titanic disaster held
up to avoid unnecessary alarm. He de
nUH nnv trnowledzre of the message ad
dressed to Representative Hughes, of
West Virginia, about the snip Dein
towed to Halifax, and gave other de
tails. Senator William Alden Smith, of
Michigan, presided.
After denying that officials of the
White Star Line had any knowledge of
a misleading telegram to Hughes, It
was acknowledged by Franklin that lie
had Issued reassuring statements when
he had no facts on which to base them.
"Do you know of any one, any officer
or any official whom you deem could
be held responsible for the accident
and its attendant loss of lifer'
"Positively not. No one thought such
an accident could, happen. It was un
dreamed of. I think it would be absurd
to try to hold, some individual respon
sible. Every precaution was taken.
That the precautions were of no avail
is a source of the deepest sorrow. But
the accident was unavoidable."
Liner Had No Searchlights.
"Were there any searchlights on the
Titanic?" said Senator Smith.
"Not that I know of. I never have
heard of searchlights on a trans-Atlantic
liner," said Franklin.
Congressional measures contemplate
requiring searchlights on all ocean
liners.
Franklin volunteered a statement
regarding criticism of the White Star
Company for attempting to return the
crew of the Titanic to Europe immedi
ately. "I think there has been an awful
mistake about that matter," said
Franklin. "I would like to clear H up.
The criticisms have been made that wa
were trying to keep those men from
(Concluded oa Face 2.)