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MICHIGAN SENATOR WHO IS PRESIDING OVER HEARINGS INTO
CAUSE Of TITANIC DISASTER.
OLYMPIC OID ALL
POSSIBLE TO AID
WIRELESS' PART IN
Captain Denies Story That He
Sent Report That Titanic
Was Safe.' -
Stories of Sleepless Vigils by
Poorly Paid Operatives
Are Told.
COURSE CHANGED AT ONCE
ONE LINER IGNORES, CALL
raya7aJ n
DISASTER
PROBED
Frankfurt lalU lo HpiiIIw Import,
mm of Ponand, Though It Is
Nearer r-oeTie; Official to
He Summoned.
'Oetlnud rr"m Unl rs )
lerday. andthla loon waa ended. Then
eame the atar" witness of the day.
Seated In an Invalids chair. Bride wa
wheeled to the end ef the table. lie
waa hollow-cheeked and wan. and bad
Just come from a physician's- care. Hl
band were never quiet, and he locked
and Interlocked hla finders Incessantly.
Havre LI, Wtfti I-w.
Like Cottam. who la :3 years old.
Bride la almost a boy. Neither had any
telegraphic experience previous to tak
ing up wlreiesa telegraphy and both
told tales of ions; hours at low wages
and days and nlfc-hts passed without
sleep.
This Inexperience and the mental
condition of tr.e younc operator were
the two points on which rjenator Smith
bore persistently. He had put Cottam
through a a-ruellins; examination. In
wblcb the youth testified he had not
slept more than ela-ht or ten hours be
tween Sunday nlltht. when the Titanic
called for help, and Thursday night,
when the Carpathla docked here. Bride's
atory waa one that bore out virtually
all that Cottam'a bad established, ex
cept that hi was one of nervous strain
and worry and hlrn-keyed supene.
Bride was questioned closely aa to
the first call for aid sent out by the
Titanic. He said the first vessel to
answer waa the Frankfurt, of the North
Oertnan Uoyd line. The operator on
the irankrurt. accord ins; to the wit
ness, apparently considered the call
more or less trivial, for an hour after
receiving: the Imperative appeal of the
ea. be called the Titanic to Inquire
specifically just what waa wrong,
rraafcfart Keamt tm Save. '
Phillips said be waa a "foot" Bride
testified. Phillips wa the chief op
erator on the Titanic, who lost his life.
No effort was made to re-establish
communication with the Frankfurt, al
though Phillips felt certain that the
vessel waa much nearer than the Car
pathla, with which communication bad
been established. This. Bride said.
Phillips Judged by reason of the greater
power ef the Hertslan waves.
Senator Smith expressed astonish
ment at the statement. He repeatedly
pressed the witness to answer why the
aid of a vessel many mlies nearer a
sinking ship-waa not Invoked. Bride
evaded a direct answer by saying be
did not know, that probably the Frank
furt operator could not understand and
that Phillips, his superior, had used bis
own Judgment.
Another phase of the laxity of the
wireless, so far as man Is concerned,
was developed by the chairman. He
drew from the witness an acknowledg
ment that on Sunday night Bride was
sitting with the telephonic apparatus
strapped to his ears, adjusting hla ae
"counts. while the steamship Californian.
seeking to warn the Titanic that ice
berg were Invading the lanes of ocean
travel, called Incessantly.
Baay Mas Igaerea Warning.
Bride said he beard the call, but did
not answer because he was "busy." It
was not until a half hour later that the
Californian. striving to reach the
steamship Baltic reached the Titanic
thereupon warning that three buge Ice
bergs had been sighted, was noted by
Bride and verbally communicated to
the liner's captain.
Senator Smith, established by Gug
llelmo Marconi, inventor of the wire
less system bearing bis name, that both
the Titanic and the Frankfurt operat
ed virtually the (am typo of Instru
ment. In the opinion of the Inventor, there
exists no reason why communication
between the two vessels should not
have been perfect, provided weather
condition were favorable. The night.
It previously had been established, was
clear and there waa no fog or other at
mospheric disturbance.
TLaurt Seeaes Deacrfbea.
Under Insistent questioning Bride be
gan to show slirna of collapse, o Sen
ator Smith ended the wireless Inquisi
tion and questioned him about the
final scenes aboard the Titanic Bride
and hla superior. Fhtlllps. were among
the last to leave and were witnesses
of the cloelng scene on the boat deck,
the topmost parade deck of the lost
hip. Bride's story was fragmentary
because It waa drawn from a memory
that had not ceased to see the actual
living holder of It. Without Senator
Smith's .Interrogation It ran about as
follows:
"We did not feel the shock when
the ship struck. In fact I was asleep
-st the time and was not even awakened
by the impact. When the engine
'topped Mr. Phillips called me and I
put on the telephone apparatus while
he went out to se what waa the
trouble. A little later he came ba'-.k.
He said things looked 'queer By
lueer' I suppose be meant that every
thing was not aa It should be.
"At thla time, however, neither of
as worried a bit. When be heard the
confusion on deck I went out to inves
tigate, and when I returned I found
Mr. Phillips sending a 'C U. IX call,
giving our position. He raised the
Frankfurt first, and then the Carpa
thla and the Baltic As I have aald.
we did not try for the Frankfurt for
any length of time, but concentrated
tir messages on the Carpathla. which
had answered that she was rushing to
our aid.
Captala Cewats a Rearae.
"The captain came Into the wireless
rabln from the deck when the Carpa
thla advised us of ber position and
figured out the time when the vessel
probably would arrive. He left when
that was disposed of and proceeded to
the bridge. Then we began unoffi
cially to keep In communication with
the Carpathla.
"From time to time either Mr. Phil
lips or I would go on deck to observe
the situation. The last time 1 went on
deck I found the passengers running
around In confusion and there was al
most a panic. They were aeeklng life
belts. All of the large lifeboats were
gone, but there waa one life raft re
maining. It had been lashed on the
top of the quarters on the boat deck,
rleveral men were striving to launch It.
"I went back to the wireless cabin
then. Mr. Phillips was striving to send
out a final C. Q. D.' calL The poser
was so low that be could not tell
whether It was being carried or not,
for we were In a closed cabin and we
eould not bear the crackle of the wire
less at the mast. rblUlps kept on send-
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WILXIAM ALDEX SMITH.
Ing. however, while I buckled on his
life belt and put on my own. Then
we both cared for a woman who had
fainted and who had been brought Into
our cabin.
Wave Carries Raft Away.
"Then, about ten minutes before the
ship sank. Captain Smith gave the word
for everyone to look to bis own aafe
ty. I sprang to aid the men struggling
to launch the life raft and we had
succeeded In getting It to the edge of
the boat, when a giant wave carried It
away. I went with It and found myself
underneath. Struggling through an
eternity. I finally emerged and was
swimming ISO feet from the Titanic
when ahe went down. I felt no suction
aa the vessel plunged.
FRENCH LAW NOW STRICT
Watertlgbt Compartments, llowerer,
, Win Relaxation of Ilnle,
PARI 8. April SO. The navigation de
partment of the French government de
clares that the present French lawg re
garding llfesavlng appliances are so
much more rigorous than those of other
nations that aome of the French ship
ping companies have made complaint,'
The government inspector rigidly
i enforce a strict observation of the reg-
u la t ions and the law of 10I forces
' steamer to carry lifeboats and rafts In
proportion to their tonnage and the
number of passengers. In the cases
of steamers fitted with watertight com
partments, however, the law Is less
strict.
ARCHITECT 10 BLAME
roxsTRtcnox of modern
SHIP IS CRITICISED.
Retired aval Officer Tells How to
Make Vessels More Safe bj
Mezzanine Decks.
TOPHAiT, Me, April 10. Commander
Marston Miles. V. & , retired. " dis
cussed the modern steamship architec
ture In a statement prepared at his
home here after a study of the reports
of the Titanic disaster. He says in part:
"It is the architecture that sinks .a
vessel. For a passenger steamer to
have watertight compartments and
mechanism to close them Is far from
enough for safety. All compartments
should be closed always and they should
be so placed that the deeper she sinks
the more surely does she float.
- "This can be by mezzanine decks
from two to four feet In height, un
derlying every deck above the water
line and Running from bow to stern,
wherever machinery permits. Each of
these raeszanlnes should be much sub-
i divided. Each subdivision should be
taken up In part with water-excluding
vessels of yielding substance which no
distortion of the hull could ever mske
leaky. The height of these meszanlne
decks should Increase aa one goes up.
"After the next great tragedy, prob
ably on the North or Uat Klver In New
York, the public will be wondering why
that lofty space in the ferryboat's cab
Ins was not put to some use.
EXHIBIT SHIP TO TOUR
MANUFACTURERS SEND VESSEL
TO IxATIN AMERICA.
Good Made In Vnltcd States Will
Be Displayed In South Govrfn
nieut Aid Asked.
WASHINGTON, April 20. A trade
promotion plan of world-wide scope Is
being actively arranged for by the
American Manufacturers' Export Asso
ciation and contemplates the equip
ment cf a large steamship for a tour
of all Latin-American ports as an In
itial cruise.
A si'lp of 14.000 tons displacement, of
American registry. Is to be remodeled
to suit the purposes of an exposition
ship, with booths and cases for the ap
propriate display -of American - made
goods. The various exhibits will be In
charge of high -class representatives
from tue various factories, and every
facility for advantageous display will
be provided Interpreters, advance no
tices, excursion rates from Inland
points to the ports visited,' and the
complete co-operation of all American
Consuls and agents In foreign coun
tries. The active co-operation of the Presi
dent and the heads of the Departments
of State, Navy and Commerce and La
bor baa already been secured, and a rep
resentative of the Department of State
will accompany the expedition.
The name "Exposition" has been
chosen for the .vessel. The Initial
cruise will start about October I. and
last ISO days, the Itinerary to begin
with Havana and Include some 0 ports
on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and
bor has already been secured and a rep
ed to have officers of the Navy com
mand and navigate the ship, and ef
fort will be made to extend and en
courage trade with the Latin-American
countries, for which Secretary Knox
has a'ready paved the way. At the
conclusion of this trip another will be
arranged to take in the trade centers
of the Orient.
FOOT HELD IN FROG; KILLED
Railroader In Service Three Weeks
Mangled by Engine.
ROSEBURG. Or.. April JO. (Special.)
While coupling, freight cars In the
local railroad yards tonight. Robert
Taylor waa almost Instantly killed.
Eye-witnesses to the accident claim
that Taylor started across the tracks,
when his foot caught in a switch frog.
Unable to extricate himself, he was
knocked down and ran over by a
freight car. His body sras terribly
mangled.
Taylor was 28 years of age and leaves
a wife at Roseburg and a mother and
father who live in Montreal, Canada.
Taylor had lived in this city for several
years, and prior to entering the rail
road service, three weeks ago, con,
ducted a tailorshop. Coroner Jewett
will bold an inquest over the remains.
TITANIC TO BE TOPIC
HENRY BILL UNOPPOSED, v
CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY PRO VIS
ION'S ARE EXTENDED.
Charge of Taft Manager That Roose
velt Managers Spend Mnch Money
Is Noticed In House.
WASHINGTON. April 20. The House
today passed the Henry bill requiring
publication before conventions or pri
mary elections of the sums contributed
to the campaigns of Presidential and
Vice-Presidential candidatea and the
sums expended.
The measure received no opposition
' on Its final vote. It carries a penalty
, of $5000 or three years' imprisonment.
I Statements credited to Director Me
Klnley, of the Taft National Bureau,
that much money has been spent In
the campaign for Colonel Roosevelt's
nomination were read to the House to
day by Representative Henry, of Texas,
during consideration of the bill.
"Are Mr. McKlnley's charges truer
demanded Representative -Henry. "If
they are the American people ought to
know If, and If the charges of Mr.
Koosevelt's managers are true that
large suras have been used In Mr. Taft s
campaign, then the American people
ought to know that."
ancouvcr Pastors to Speak
Tragedy of the Sea.
VANCOUVER, Wash, April 10, (Spe
cial.) While no special services for the
Titanic dead, or thanksgiving services
for the rescued, will be held In Van
couver tomorrow, several of the pastors
will choose the tragedy as their topics.
Rev. H. S. Templeton, Presbyterian,
to preach In the Courthouse, will speak
on "The Titanic Disaster"; Rev. J. M.
Canset of the First Methodist Church,
has chosen aa his topic, "The Perils of
the Sea"; Rev. Andrew Watson Bond,
of the First Congregational Church,
will preach on the topic, "The Titanlo
Disaster and the Providence of God."
John E. Itallalne Is Candidate.
SEATTLE, Wash, April 20. John E.
Ballalne, proprietor of the Seward,
Alaska, Dally Gateway, organiser of
the Alaska Central Railway and ex-Adjutant-General
of Washington, to
day announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Congress-man-at-large
from Washington, on a
Platform favoring help to Alaska In ob
taining a system of Government-built,
Government-owned and Government
operated railroads. .
Th number of flsx ptndle In German
I etlmid t S34).oiH) and of mechanical
rear ending In 1K"0 Is Old World as
looms at txom Sv.uwtf la Si. 000.
Four ITnndred Mile Steamed at
, Highest Speed Before Word Is
Received That Effort
Are All In Vain.
LONDON, April 20. Captain Haddock
of the White Star steamer Olympic, on
arriving at Plymouth today from New
Tork denied the Olympic sent out a
wireless report that the Allan liner
Virginian was towing the Titanic and
that all of the latters passengers were
eafe.
The passengers of the Olympic, which
is a sister ship of the ill-fated Titanic,
subscribed 17000 to the relief fund for
the survivors.
"The story thft I sent the report
about the Vlrglhlan towing the Ti
tanic," aald Captain Haddock, "is a
flagrant invention.
400 Miles Balled la Valau
"As soon as I heard of the disaster
from the Carpathla I despatched the
news by wireless to New York, Inform
ing the White Star officials of the num
ber of persons saved and the founder
ing of the Titanic That was on Mon
day afternoon. The Olympic steamed
nearly 400 miles before discovering
that she would be too late to give aid.
"The Olympic," continued the captain,
"first beard the Tltanic's call for aid
about 10 minutes after the mishap. It
came through the Celtic, and we never
heard direct from Captain Smith. Five
hundred miles separated the Olympic
and the Titan tic, and. utilising every
pound of steam, the Olympic pressed
forward at a pace never before steamed
by her between 14 and 25 knots an
hour. .
Lome Race la Vala.
"Hours later the Olympic knew her
race to the Tltanic's assistance had
been In vain. The Carpathla an
nounced she bad the survivors aboard
and that the Titanic had disappeared.
"Glxom settled over the Olympic and
all amusements were abandoned. A
committee, formed under the chairman
ship of Albert Wlggin. collected 17000
aa a relief fund."
CLEWS YET
OFFICERS SEARCH FOR MCR
' DEREK OF EVAXS.
Grand Jury at CoquIHe IU Con
sider Evidence Robbery Xot
Believed to Be Motive.
MARSH FIELD. Or.. April 20. (Spe
cial.) Officers are searching for evi
dence In the murder of Jacob Evans to
present to the grand Jury, which Is in
session at Coquille. The grand jury
has been working on two other murder
cases. "
It was decided not to hold a coroner s
Inquest and the evidence found will be
taken direct to the grand Jury. The
officials are following out every clew
that might lead to the finding of the
slayer of the aged man. who was one
of the earliest settlers In this locality.
A post-mortem examination held to
day by Dr. E. Mingus and Coroner Wil
son revealed the fact that Kvans was
killed by a revolver shot. Three bul
lets were found In his chest; one one
was fatal. This bad struck the heart.
All three bullets entered the body close
together and indicated good markman
ship. The bullets were soft-nosed from
a 32-callber revolver.
Mrs.' Dora O'Malley. of Marshfleld, a
daughter of Evans, who formerly re
sided with him. says that her father
did not keep any company In his house,
and from appearances she feels certain
that no one had entered the houBe after
the shooting. She says she Is confi
dent that the assassination was planned
In cold blood, but does not attempt to
name anyone she believes to be guilty.
Evans Is believed to have 110.000 or
more loaned out on notes, and owns
some property, but there are no Indi
cations that he was robbed when the
murder occurred.
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Girl Who Slew Man Will Not
Go on Stage.
PARENTS ARE OVERJOYED
AUTO REFUSED HILLMAN
Millionaire Convict Beats Prison to
Ifalr Cut and Sbave.
SEATTLE. Wash.. April 20. Clarence
Dayton Hlllman, the multl-mllllonalre
real estate dealer, was removed today
from the city Jail, where he spent last
night, to the Federal prison on Mc
Neil's Island, to serve a sentence of
two and one-half years' Imprisonment,
for using the malls to defraud In con
nection with his townslte promotion
scheme. '
Hlllman asked that he be taken from
Seattle to Tacoma in an automobile,
but the Deputy Marshal declined to do
this, and the trip wss made on an in
terurban train. Hlllman had already
ahaved off his heavy black mustache
and bis hair was closely cut. Although
he was at liberty until yesterday un
der 1215.000 bonds, he was closely
shadowed during the last few days by
special agents of the Department of
Justice.
Hlllman's last evening with his rela
tives was spent in bidding farewell.
GIRL TRAVELS FAR TO WED
Courtship Starts. In Massachusetts
and Ends at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. Wash, April 20. (Spe
cial.) Courtship that started when
they were schoolmates back in Massa
chusetts ended at the altar here today,
when Miss Helen D. O'Brlne became
the wife of J. F. Drain. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Father Felix
Vexmllgnen at the St, James Catholic
Church.
Miss O'Brlne traveled from Peabody.
Mass, and found ber fiance waiting at
the station. Drain Is employed in the
Quartermaster's department at Van
couver Barracks.
Otto Bros and Miss Edna K. Bangs, j
of Portland, today ontainea a license
to marry. They were accompanied by
Mark SldwelL -
Viola Carver to Be Taken at' Once
to Tacoma Home and "ot Permit
ted to Go Away Again, Her
Mother and Father Say.
LOS ANGELES, April 30. (SpeclaL)
Miss Viola Carver left tonight for
her home in Tacoma, and Los Angeles
Is to know her no more. So declared
the young woman after she had been
set free by Police Judge Chambers,
who. In a lengthy review of the case,
declared that he did not believe Miss
Carver's act In slaying James Edward
Edge was Intentional.
She scorned a theatrical offer made
today by the Los Angeles representa
tive of a vaudeville circuit syndicate.
This ends one of the strangest cases
that has claimed the attention of the
police for many years.
The overjoyed parents declared they
would take her home Immediately, and
never allow her to go away from them
again.
"Will you go to see Mrs. Edge?" was
asked her. Before she could answer
her mother Intervened.
"We don't want to eay anything
about that," she replied, quickly.
"I think that Is up to Mrs. Edge,"
she added, as she cautioned her daugh
ter to remain silent. Viola did not
see Mrs. Edge, except In court yester
day. "I want to be free free," she said
before boarding the train. "People
never know until they have been
through Just the things that I have
gone through."
RCXXERS SET NEW RECORDS
Drake rnlVerslty Races Bring Out
Big Field of Stars.
DES MOINES, la.. April 20. With
whatis said to have been the most
brilliant field of runners gathered west
of the Mississippi River In recent years,
the Drake University relay race here
this afternoon produced seven new rec
ords. ,
Minnesota and Wisconsin set new
marks in the university class, the for
mer winning the two-mile event in
8:10 1-5, and the latter the four-mile
race In 18:46 2-5.
The five other records were In the
college and lnterscholastlc classes.
Big I .and Firm Incorporates.
RAYMOND, Wash, April 20. (Spe
cial.) Articles of Incorporation of the
Gilchrist-MacPhail Company were filed
with the Secretary of State this week.
The company is capitalized at 820,000
and is formed to handle the sale of a
large tract of land adjoining this city.
The stockholders and Incorporators are
Herbert Spencer Said:
ones That is a fact. MOST PEOPLE don't believe this. ONLY
THOSE who FIND IT OUT succeed in life.
The SAVING habit is one of the best. Form this habit by opening
an account in our bank with one dollar or more.
We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded tmc a, year.
Merchants Savings & Trust Co.
-The Home for Savings."
, , . nMrv Comer Sixth and Wa.hlngfon.
Merchants Trust Bid;., ,
' Open Saturday Evenings From 6 to 8.
tralla banker, and H. W. MacPhall
vice-president of the Willapa Harbol
State Bank, of this city.
Snake killed 221O0 persons in India in a
single year.
About Good Printing
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cAdtierlising Counsel
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NEW GRILL OPENS
with
CABARET
OF HIGH-CLASS AETTSTS,
SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 27
Imperial Hotel
The Imperial management has
spared no expense in making
this one of the cosiest and best
equipped grills on the Pacific
Coast.
A special entrance, coming in
from Stark street, near Seventh,
has been opened for the conveni
ence of the grill patrons.
High-class entertainment will
be provided between 6 and 8,
and 10 and 12, daily.
Mr. Roy Deilrich, Tencr
and
Miss Leona Francis, Soprano
Also a splendid string orchestra un
der the direction of Prof. Nason
trill be" the attractive features of
the opening.
Saturday Evening
April 27 I
NEW IMPERIAL !
HOTEL GRILL i
Table reservations may be made in
person or by telephone. Main 6431, '
A 5803.