ife WnW8""' crty Hail l Sr Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Vnlr, warmer. Light frost tonight. Mlii, a:i, Max. in. ell i Ml roriyrf(iinl Vrnr. Dully--Hi'VimiIIi Vfiir, I .. MEDFORD, OKWCJON FRIDAY, AI'HIL If), 1912. No. 24. . Ismay Tells Story of Sinking of Steamer Titanic--Declares No Explosion Occurred Aboard Sinking Vessel 1601 Victims of Disaster, 745 Rescued Barbarous Treatment of Women Is Described Cruelty Shown by Titanic Crew K V T ISMAY TELLS OP SEA TRAGEDY Senate Committee. Probes Titanic Disaster and Hears Full Account of Disaster from Official of Steam er Line Who Escaped from Vessel. Witness Does Not Know Where Ice Bern Struck Ship Saw No One Jump Into Sen. 1601 LIVES LOST, 745 PERSONS SAVED . ..- List: First-cliiss, 'J'JO; see- 4 4 nihl chiss 11(11; third class Mil; officers mid crew 7IIU; died " 4 liitur on Curpitthiu (J. Total victims 1,(11)1. Snved: First class i!10; sec 4 mid class l'Jo; lliiril ,1'hmn 4 20(1 s officers nml crew 'J 10. Tutu! saved 71,1. 4 Ni:V YORK. April 10. Tim snh committee uppuiiilcd by tli commerce I'oiiiiiiiwhioii of the United State sen ntc to iiivontii'iiti' the Tiliinii' dimihter opened it iniiiiry at the Waldorf Astoria hotel lino today with J. Bruce Uuiuy. miitmging director of tin1 White Ktnr line, iih the first witness. Ill' 0Hll'll his statement ill this man ner: "First, I want to express my grief . tMtir tIiU.upiilling,n tragedy. Thuu ) wish to Hiiy that Mm While Star line welcomes tlit fullest invcHlij-ntion posrtlldfl, and that you will receive oil aid that itn officers can give yon." After renewing thu history of the Titanic mnl tint money that hail been spent in itn construction, Isniny mihI: "I wns axlri'p in m v nulerooni w lint thecollision occurred. I' tinitcr- Htooil that tint whip went to llm bot-1 loin nt li :'J0 o'clock in thu morning. Not nt Full HmvI. "It bail been stated by various sur ivors Mint tho vessel struck tho ice Imtlt while running at full speed. I wish to ilt'iiy thin iillcgutimi. After lite crash I wont on ilt'i'k ami asked tho fit plain what thu trouble, wiih. Ho Haiti bn did not know. 1 then returned to my Hlatorooin, droned mid wont to Mid bridge. Captain Smith wiik there nml said Mm ship had struck ice nml that bn feared it had been ser iously damaged. The ehinf engineer expressed a m'milur fear. "When I rutiirued to the biidgo Inter, I heard Captain .Smith Order thu lifeboats to he lowered. I nssist. cil In this work. I went, to the star board side and Htayed until thu fourth boat wiih lowerud. 1 do not know wbetbur thu eaptniu roniaiued on thu bridge. Isiniiy flatly denied that bo bad consulted Captain Smith concerning thu Titiinio's movements, milling: Not Making n Ileeonl. "I waul to bay right hero (hut we were not attempting to break any Hpocd records. 1 did not plan to ar vivo in Nuw York until f o'clock Wed nesduy. 1 knew that Captain Smith hud been warned thai icebergs weie pruvaluut, but I hud never neon ouu ii my life. 1 bad abholulely no convcr Kiitiou with Captain Smith or any other ol'fieur regarding tho ice floes." Isniny also muphiil'uiiilly' denied that ho bad Kent anv wireless mes suges after Operatoi' Phillips flushed llm "S. O. S." mill. "I heard thu eaptaiu In a loud voieu givo thu order to lower Mm boat," bn continued. "Then 1 loft (ho bridge, I saw three hoalri lowered and 1 got into (ho fourth. Thu order wiih given that wo men and ehiblreu hIiouIi! go I'irM. About ITi piiHhenurH wore in thu bout with 11)0, and it aviih filled to ilri ua jiaeily. Thu i'irnt thvoo Iiouh iiIho wuro well filled. 1 buw no htniKK'iiiK or joKtliiif,' or any attemplH by malu )iihhuuKurs to crowd buuk thu women and uhildron. Wo picked up (ho first wu found, It inudu no ilifferoiuie wbuthor (hoy worn oabln or wlt'orati MiKsoiif,'orri. lOvery lifoboat that I haw wiih propurly manned." Asked if hu riiw any piiHSoufjorH un (bo Tituuio juHt before it sunk, iKtiiay Hiiid 1)0 dld.but doolurod hu vouojiniisod (OontlnuQd ob Togo lNo.) BUTT, CASE AND ASTOR HEROES Survivors Sav President's Aide Lined Up Panlc-Stricken Women and Helped Them Aboard Lifeboats Last Seen Wavlnn Good-bye. Stood on Brlilno of Sinklnn Titanic , as It Became Submerged and Sank Into the Cold Black Waters. Ni:V YOHK. April 19. -"Arelili)" Hull died a liuio and ilentliv Knot! deep In i ho wiihIi thai Hwcpt over tlio lirldr.e of (tie Tlluiile, tho hiHt of the iiurvlviim' hIkIU of tho proiilduut'n aldo wm when lie wiih hcsldo n fej lots' Holdler -Colonel John Jacoti Autor. The rem'tied on the Carpnlhla mild that Major Ilult, Colonel Autor nml Howard ditto wero the comtplutioiiH lieroeH of tho worlds crvntt'itl non tllttaitttir. Mmsl I'p the Women. It wun Major Mutt who lined up (ho paule Htrlckeu women nml (ho frenzy of the denpalr met with Mm cool, calm Judgment of tho ttoldler and wiih Kwept Into the hIiikIow of ilenth uunfrald. 1 1 fit Inut cood hyo wmi HiullluKly mild to MIka Mnrlo YotuiK. formerly n miotic teacher to HOiuti of tho Hoomivelt children. MUh Yoiiiik hnd freuuently met Major Itutt nt the While llouc. She wiih on tho lunt (tout U leave tho htrlckeu lovlnthnu. "Major Hull eitcorlrd mo to n M-at In the bout," Hhe mild today. "He helped mo find n npnce, nrrnuRcd my elothliir; about mo, ntood erect, doffed hid hat, mulled and until 'Kood liye" nml then ho Ktepped hncl: to tho deck, nlrendy nwuuli. Ah wo rowed nwny 1 looked linek and tho InHt 1 hiiw of him ho wiih hiuIIIiik nml wnv Ini; IiIh liituil to me." Holt nml AMor To'tlier. Dr. WimhliiKton DoiIko of Ran Krnurlnro thlnl(H))U nnv tho InHt of Major Hutt nllhouetted aKitlnnt tho ttliy. He nw Hutt nml Colonel Autor, hea tin erect, their arniB apparently around each othor'n HlioulderH, Htnnd Inj: on the ItrldKO of tho Titanic nu tho Htrleken Hhlp lurched Into the cold, black waterH. Hutt and Alitor wero toi;ether IhrouBhout tho punlc. Dr. DoiIko tald. Major Hutt took charge of ono hcc t Ion of tho nhlp, roreoti thofto with tho fear of death In their heartn to a Homhlnnco of couniKo by hla own cnlmneMH nml embarked all thu wom en tho hoatH would hold. Tho North (lermnn Moyd Lino of ficlalH hero today Hnltl that Major Hutt hud planned originally to take ono of their hIow boats homo but chiuiKcd IiIh mind In London. BUT HUSBAND LOST POUT-LAND, Ore., April 19. I'Vnrn for tho Hiifoty of Mm. V, M. Warren, wlfo of. a Portland pnekor, who wiih a piiitBeiiKur on tho Tltunlc, today havo boun allayed through tho receipt by Mr. I M. Ynrren Junior, of a telegram from thu formor In which alio Hiiyn nho arrived In Now York on tho CnrptUhlii and la In Kootl health. Nothing hat) boon heard of Warren and It la feared ho wiih lout lu tho wreck. T A mass niculiiig bus been cullt'd for Saturday iifloriioou ul Mm city bull by President Colvig of thu Coiumur oial oluli to oonsidur a proposition bv Mr. t'rapsidoll, u reprosunlativo of ouu of (hu leading mnuufaelories of Hnidford, la., mitlery iniiuufaetururs who is hero with, propur orodoutiiits seuklng a localiou for an old estab lished business, and which will em ploy when instituted pot less than fifty muni all high priced and skillod workmen, "Tho pVopoHitlon which ho makes seems to mo very i'liir," states Mr. Colvl&r, "and I huvo seen his nu,th.ori(y MASSMEE MERRICK LEAD!! PRIMARY VOTE Tou Velle Gettinjj Democratic Vote Heavy Vote Bcinu Polled in Med ford County Precincts Llnht Bourne Gcttlnn Heavy Ballot. Perfect Weather for Primary La Follette and Wilson in Lead for President, Claim Adherents. H fHItMlf 4- f Hetwceu fi(J0 and 700 votes 4- hnd boon cant In tho city nt 4 4- 2 o'clock this nftornoon. A -f Inrno number of youth wero -f 4- nt each polling plncu mid a 4 4- heavy primary vote will bo -4 4- recorded In Medford. HcportH 4- from country precincts Indl- 4 4- cnto a llRht vote, but tho 4- farmer voto limy como out 4 4- Inter. 4 4 4 444444444444444 !'. K. .Merrielc, eamlidatc for Hie repiiblieuu nomiiiutloii for county jude ik ruiiuim; well in Mm city of Mcdfonl and all indications arc that hu will poll a heavy vote not only in thin city but over the county. In Medford hit majority over ('eorp W. Dunn will he beavv ami the return from the outtddc districts will be fa more favorable than was hoped. His friemlK ctniu,thc nomination for hint. Frank I. Tou Velle, democrat, will be nominated over .1. K. Nell. While hU uDiniuiiMoii hit not been in douut tho vote will be heavier in bis fnoj; than expected. ' Hi'lHii'tn from Ashland arc to thu effect that ballotiuu started heavy (hero ami that that city will poll its full registered vole. Very little interest is liein displayed in Mm state or national offices. Jon- 'atliiiu Bourne, however, seems to be runiiinirwell jiidim; from expres sions on o part of the voters. Indications at noon today were to the effect that thccountry precincts were polling a li;h't vote but that the larger centers of tho county would poll to the full amount of their rcRis t ration. Medford bad polled ."00 votes at noon and Ashland slightly over .'100. lu sceral of thu country pre cincts tho voto was exceptionally lip.hr. Otvinu' to the fact that (be polls ttill not close this eveniuc; until 7 o'clock thu fanner vote may pit to the Kills Inter this afternoon and brini; the vote up to normal. If thu present rate of voting is kept up Mm result of Mm election will bo known nt soon as (be ballots am counted in ihu larger centers. Tho number of votes which are be ing sworn in over thu county is small, nearly all who appear at the polls having registered. As usual n num ber of voters in tho city registered as independent believing that they would hu iibln to voto today at Mm prima re election which is not the ease. ULRICH NOT AUTHOR OF POLITICAL LEAFLET Win. Clrieh wishes it announced that hu wus not thu author of (be political leaflet issued by Monsrs. l'ottcnger, Amy, Garrett nml Oatniau and bad nothing to do with its com pilation ami was ignorant of its pub liuatiou. from tho prosiduut of the Hradford company, which shows that tho effoit Mr. Crapsidull is making, is put forth in good faith to our people. 1 have, therefore, appointed a general meet ing of tho officers of thu Commuruial club, and leading business mou of Medford to be held at Mm city hall tomorrow, Saturday, at 51:H0 o'clock p. m, A general invitation' is extend ed to tho business men of Medford to ho present, and hear the proposition which this representative bus to make." A proposition has boon mado tho company by Albany, but they prefer to como horu if possible ING TO SECURE FACTORY GROSS BRUTALITY BY BOAT CREWS Survivor of Disaster Says Sailors Ordered Astor and Straus Out of Lifeboat. Said "We'll Show These Rich Yankees." Mistreatment of Women Rescued also Depicted Hundreds of Lives need lessly Rescued States Witness. ' NBW YORK. April 19. Charging Mm officers of the lifeboats with acts of the grouses! brutality while tanking the boast, "we'll teach these rich Yankees that we're running things," Mrs. .1. .1. Hrown of llentcr, one of the surtitors of the Titanic today told a startling story of iiiiMrcutmcnt of women on board the boats, ex pressing her willingness to repeat it before the senato sub-committee which it investigating the disaster here. "Hundreds of lives were uccdUt,y sacrificed," declared Mr. Kronu. UI, for one, am willing to tell the senate committee all Lktiow. I want to see justice done. 1 bae not words with which Jo express myJ indignation at thu arrogance of the men win, had charge of the lifeboats. ''When Mrs. Astor etmie aboard our boat, her husband caitie with her. " 'Get out of here! This i for lad ies only!' cried tho officer in charge. Colonel Astor explained Mint bis wife was in n delicate condition, ami that h5 thcreforo wished uccoutvmuy, bor. The officer curSftHiim in reply, and the colonel ltowcil. smiled, kissed bis wife good-bye. ami withdrew. The lifeboat then started with a number of seats vacant. "Nidoro Straus and bis aged wife entered the lifeboat. Straus nKo was ordered out, and bis wife left with him, declaring that she would remain with him even if she had to die." A NEW YOKK, April 19. Charging that J. llrut'o Ismay, managing direc tor of tho Whlto Star Lino, wan car ried aboard tho rescuing steamer Cnrpalhlu and taken to a stateroom while women survivors wero com pelled to sleep lu tho passageways, Mrs. I.uclcn Smith, who escaped, a widowed bride, from tho wreck of tho liner Tltaulc, today tells a sur prising tnlo of ulleged mistreatment and censorship nbourd tho llfcuouts and on thu Carpnthla. Mrs. Smith charges thero wnt plenty of room aboard many of the lifeboats to have permitted husbands to nccompany their wives and othor wanton kin. Tho sailors in her life boat, she declared, refused to tnko their turn at the oars, allowing the women to row. "Tho Carpnthla wits a horror ship" concluded Mrs. Smith. NEW YOKK, April 19. That tho wreck of tho Titanic was tho direct result of an attempt to mako u now spcod record across tho Atlnntlu Is tho unanimous opinion of tho sur vlvora of tho disaster horo today. Tho latest figures show that 745 woro saved nnd that 1G95 perished. Of thoso missing CJ0 woro first cabin passengorH; IDS second cabin, cr.O stoerago and 730 offlcors and crow. Of thoso saved a 10 wero first class, l'J5 uecoud class, 200 ateorugo and a 10 orflcors and crow, llonjamln Guggenheim Is among tho missing, Nono of tho survivors was nolo to toll how ho mot donth, as nono romomhorod having soon him after tho first shock .waa felt. H m n MIA WED KB GREAT STRIKE T Unless Railroad Managers' in Terri tory East of Chicago Reconsider Refusal to Advance Wages by 8 O'clock Tonight. i Ultimatum Served Upon Officials by Stone Only Two Hours Notice Served Prepared to Act at Once. NEW YORK, April 19. The threatened strike of locomotive en gineers on railroads cast of Chicago nnd north of the Ohio river will not be ordered until next Monday, If then. Stone this afternoon told Stuart that the engineers would wait until Monday In order to permit the general managers' committee to again confer nu to tho demands of their employes. XKW YOKK. April J'J. Unicss the munagers of the railways in the terri tory east of Chicago anil north of the Ohio river reconsider their flat refusnl to advance wages of the en gineers by 8 o'clock tonight the wort railroad strike in the history of the United States wjll be called. President Stone of the Krotbcrbood of Locomotive Engineers llatly serv ed un ultimatum on the roads' today. He told J. C. Stuart, vice president of Mm Erie and chairman of the man agers association, that the roads would only have two hours notice of Mm strike unless they meet the men's demands and other officials of the organization were prepared to net after 8 o'clock tonight. Stone said that be and bis commit tee did not want to consider tho an swer of the mnnagers final. The ref erendum vote had authorized thu call ing of the strike, be said, mid unless the general munngers reconsider their refusal by 8 o'clock tonight the com mitteemen of the engineers' organiza tion will leave New York after the interests or their organization. Whether the railroads will now try to invoke the provisions of the Erd man act to prevent a striko was not stated by the managers. LA ILETIE TO TAT GKAXTS PASS. April 19. Sena tor Kobcrt M. La Follette closed his Oregon campaign iiere lut night whon bo addressed an audience which pack ed tho largest auditorium in the city. Hundreds of persons were tumble to gain admission. Before her husbnnd begnu speaking Mrs. I.n Kolletto addressed tho aud ience in behalf of woman suffrage. She greeted the audienco as "men and women," and soon after in referring to society women she remarked that she was "not of that class." Senator and Mrs. La Folletto went to Shasta, California, from here, where they will rest over Sunday, Lu Folletto was joined this morning uv Walter 1 looser, bis national campaign inuungor. NMW YORK, April 19. At tho very head of tho list of wlroless he roes must ho placed tho namo of John Gcorgo Phillips, tho youug Kngllshmau who was In ehurgo of tho wlroless room on tho lll-fntod Titanic and who paid with his lifo tho prlco or his faithfulness to duty. Phillips was at hits koy when tho Titanic Btruck tho Icoburg which "broko her bnck," Ills assistant, Marold Drldgo. had juat gotton out of bod to rollovo him und was stand- lug bosldo Phillips, clad In his pa jamas, whon thoy both felt a Blight jar, A momont lator Captain Smith carao td tho door of the wireless ALARMS RA HA WIRELESS MO IS POLLED IN STATE Few Workingmen or Farmers Reach Polls by Noon Last Hours Ex pected to Witness Rush All par ties Confident of Carrying State. Wilson Adherents Assert His Nomin ation a Certainty and Clark Boost ers Claim the Same. PORTLAND, Ore., Aorll 19. Voting was light In Portland lu the Oregon primaries nnd report from different sections of tho state indi cate Hint tho same condition prevails generally. Tito light vote cast In the early hours wns because few workingmen were able to voto In the morning, the polls not opening till S o'clock. Voting Is expected to Increase In volume throughout this afternoon aud evening till a heavy vote will have been cast by 7 o'clock tonight when the polls close. Supporters of President Taft, Col onol Rooseclt and Senator La Fol lette continued this afternoon to ex press confidence that their candi dates would carry the state. ' V. B. Ayer, chairman of the Taft campaign committee, said this after noon that he regarded the light vot ing as unfavorable to the president. Ho maintained that If the voting In creased during tho afternoon, how ever, he had no fear as to the out come. Adherents pf Governor Woodrow Wilson of Now Jersey asserted that Wilson easily would obtain the dem ocratic presidential nomination. Speaker Champ Clark's supporters declared he would poll a heavy vote. AERIAL DEMY MAIL SERVICE SAN 'FRANCISCO, Cal., April 19. Tho first aerial dollvery service of mall, officially, was authorized in a telegram sent by Superintendent Ste vens of tho railway mail service from his offlco hero to Postmaster Speegle of Eureka, whero an aviation meet will be held Sunday. A pouch of mall will ho carrlod from tho avia tion grounds to tho tpostoffico and there distributed. Tho delivery will bo under the direction of tho railway mall servlco and the routo regularly designated by number 676,001. Superintendent Stovcns took tho. matter up with Washington before granting permission. Tho namo of tho aviator has not been Indicated. BISHOP SCADDING TO BE HERE NEXT SUNDAY Bishop Scadding of the Oregon Episcopal diocese will be in Medford no.l Sunday and will deliver the mor ning sermon nt "St. Mark's church. Memorial Service for Victims LONDON, April 10. A nationnl memorial service for thu Titanic vic tims was held this afternoon in St. Paul's Cathedral. Tito edifice win .jammed to the doors. room aud told Phillips that tho ship had struck an lcoberg and that tho oxtont of tho damago was being as certained. "You might havo to sond out tho call for assistance," said tho captain as ho loft. In 10 minutes ho was back. Ho told Phillips to send tho call for holp lu thu international codo. Tho two wirolcsa oporators stood laughing and joking as Phillips flashed tho call, having no Idoa that thoy woro in any real danger, Tho Carputhln soon answered and Phillips sont llrldgo to toll tho cap tain that sho was coining to holp thorn, Vfl WRECK HERO EATAL ICEBERG COLOR SEA Mourrhiln. That Liner Titanic Struck Could Not Be Seen at a Distance No Time to 'Transmit Orders Be fore Crash Came. Biggest Vessel Afloat Started te Sink at Once "Women and Children i First". Came the Captain's Orders. NEW YOKK, April W.Tho moun tain of ice that destroyed the liner Titanic was almosf the color 'of wa ter. It wns almost impossible to dis tinguish it a great, distance, and tho big liner "was ripdiing through the water at such a fearful rate of speed that when the lookout in the "ennv'.j nest" rexrted "iccyibead" there was not lime to transmit the reverse or der to the engine room before tho crash came. That the ordinary rules of cutiliou while passing through the ice-fields were disregarded is known. Whero the responsibility rested will be de termined by the congressional investi gation here or by thu board of trade in London, lint they cannot ipicstion Captain Smith., The veteran seaman carried to tho bottom of the ocean knowledge of the truth or fulsity of the allegation that bis orders were imicrnt:vc to' take the northerly route, the shortcut, and mako a re cord for quick passage with a new steamer. Begun to Sink ut Once. Tho captain wus not standing watch when the liner stiaivik. Chief Officer Murdock wns of the bridge and he immediately pushed the elec tric button which automatically clos ed the doors. As he did this Captain Smith rushed to the bridge und nt once made '(ets of the lighting ap paratus and called for a report from the ciigiueroom, whilo Mudock was signalling full speed astern. But nlrcadv there was u drop by the bow, and from the cngiucroom camo tho report that tho vessel was taking water forward. The shock had been felt everywhere but Micro was no alarm. How could hitting some ico hurt "the biggest vessel nflont7" Not a soul on tho liner bud tho faintest inkling of the horrible tragedy which hnd been set in motion. But soon Captain Smith noticed that the big ship was dropping forward and the indications wero that the bulkheads were giving way und the engineroouis wero being endangered. Then ho gave tho order to get the passengers over the side and ut tho same time word to Wireless Operator Jack Phillips to send out tho inter national call the continental appeal for aid. Story of Disaster, "Get all persons on tho boat docks" camo the sharp ordor and the army of stewards obeyed at once. Kvery one was ordered to ussomblo on deck with their lifebelts on. Many refused. Ihoy could not realize that there was danger but tho presence of the crew at collision stations and tho uncoiling of lifeboat ropes soon indicated to everyone that business was meant. Then camo tho sharp cemmund: "Women and children first" and thero wero revolvers in tho bauds of tho officers, showing that tho officers woro to enforce thu orders. No dis tinct ion wus math) between women of tho steerage and tho women of tho first cabin. At first thoy refused to enter the boats'. The women felt thut thoy woro safer on tho liner thuu in the lifeboats, and tho orow did not stahd on corcmouy but promptly pick ed them up bodily mid throw them in to tho boats. Somo stucrngo passen gers moiir made a rush for tho bouts. A murderous pistol wus out, it spoko twice, two men dropped, A third was felled by a quartermaster's, fist. Tho panic was over and the men fell buck. Iloat Is Citpalcd. Over tho sea from tho daVitH Mm loaded boats wero noting and prompt ly dropped. Ono capsized und the ocuupanls wero drowned. A oollujw iblo lifeboat, one pf u new type, uUo turned turtle over it tho wuter aw) tho oegtipauts lost their livp m4 though it wus later righted and ut (CeBtlRHttl KM Twt,)