The evening world., 1912-04-25

uoN 10 DfIhg ABOUT an intefnntional
arrangement TO prevent wireless inter-
ference was discussed at length. and
Mr.. Marconi referred to IT, -Jerliu CON
veptlon. which II TO meet again IN June.
The Berlin Convention already has "a
plan nat would regulate the wireless or
the world" said MIR. Msrconi. "and next
June | think much more may be- done"
OPERATOR GOTHAM RECALLED
TO STAND.
Operator H. r. Gotham o: the Car
pathIa was recalled and questioned as
to the MESSAGES cent from the Titanic.
lie reiterated the statements he made
In New York. The first message OF dis
tress FROM the Titanic was Come at
once. Have struck a berg" This IL u
e Y ID.
Cottam said he assisted the Titanic In
coinmun!cat ting with other ships because
the Titanic OPERATOR said escaping steam
aboard !nterfcred with his instruments.
lie told OF getting In touch with the
Olympic, the Californian and the Baltic.
Y. Did you get IN touch with the
Noun, Temple? A. Yes. sir. about 1919
that night. She gave me Good Might"
but ] did not get her position.
The witness said he was In touch with
six or seven ships that night, among
them the Helllg Oiav.
Gotham said he worked almost con
~tinuously from the time OF the rescue
until the Carpathia locked. He said
he was not In communication with the
Marconi Company that day.
senator Smith read the Keep your
mouth shut" telegram, hut the witness
said he did not know Of II. lie did re-
member. he said. the receipt Of the
message signed by Sammls promising
the operators money In four ngures''
for their stories and mot to talk" He
said that Bride took 1t and did not
discuss the matter with him.
II got a message asking me to meet
Mr.. Marconi at the Strand HOTEL"
said Gotham.
Q. Did you keep your mouth shut AZ
directed? asked Senator Smith. A. Ger
tainly.
Q. There was n persistent demand
for news OF the disaster. was there
not? A. There was. but I was busy
taking messages for passengers and
in sending their messages. The cap
tain told me to ignore passing ships
and to refuse all calls for details. we
| had the passengers to Dol after.
HAS NOT BEEN PAID FOR His
STORY.
Gotham said that when he arrived al
the New York dock he went to ths
| Strand Hotel. but could not find MI
| Marconi or any one connected with tns
| company. He waited around the note
for an hour and later cancd Mr.. Mar
| coni on the phone. Gotham aid that hi
had sold his story. but that he had mol
received anything for II yet. He sale
he talked only TO a reporter. and hat
been told that It was all night for hin
IN tell his story. He did not talk abou'
money from tho story. relying on th'
mcssaxe from Engineer Sammis.
Asked whether there was any rivalry
or enmity between Marconi OPERATOR
and the operators OF other systems, Cot
tam sa,d there was some feeling. Sena'
tor Smith asked IL n feeding existed
lbetween the operators on the Titanic AND
the frankfort. which was said not &c
have responded promptly to the II
,nnic's &C q D."
NO, SIR" said Cottani. Furthermore
the C O d should have been signal
enoush for the operator to have reported
a., oncs the distress OF the vessel"
Gotham told Senator smith 'nat ~
would nave answered the operator o.
the Frankfort the same way that IN.
Titanic did, Keep out. you 1901. nae
4, beon his place to. when the FRANK
fort operator answ cred the THAMES I
q ID" call twenty minutes later.
..When only two hours 10 MI
and DEATH" said Gotham. twenty MIN
ute. 4. a long time. I don't know VIVA
a,.. l,ut n foo TO call q man who wa
an foolish as to interfere with othe'
communications to answer . Z -
and ask What's the matter" twenty
minutes late"
CALLS FOR THE cALiFoRN'AN's
LOG.
Chairman Smith to-day telegraphef
IN. limited states Marshal at Bostor
IN bpoen the captain and w'eeles'
ouerator Of the steamer Californian
which In TO sail from that port sAtur
day. and to nave them appear pe'or,'
tho committee tomorrow morning: II
possible, with the CALIFORNIA; iog. IN
purpose IL to show from An omc!a
source that the California apprised I'M
Titanic OF the iceberg danger In time ''
nsaSble the liner to protect Itself.
Il was lsaxnsd this sfsernooA
<hst ne committss w1u oonaues .
thoroush sxaminataoA 70 asesrsaaA
vhethcr the Titanic Wa equipped
vith s~srv1osabis life prssszvcrs.
Chsirmsa Smith hes tnformaoon
thss whoa the 0axpsthaa stssmsa
over the sosus Of the wreck treat
arauttuss OF orumbunS o were
sssu In the water.
Members OF the committee are no
entirely agreed as to the prccedur'
with respect to the British
nut there have been no outspoken ar
f~erences.
"There In no friction in this commit
tee" said Chairman Smith today. 18th
responsibility has been mainly upc'
me. because my colleagues are busy o.
river and harbor and other matters d
which they are vitality Interested nov
upder confederation by tho C0mmerc