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Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
L' FSE, S 5E{5 {EE GONE
Total Number Who Perished Will Never
Be Exactly Known But is Over
One thousand Six Hundred.

NEW YORK. April l9.-The iiy.
ng are cared for. and the dead arc
beyond recall The survivors of the
Titanic disaster were able for the
1rsi time today to see in a caimer
rc,rospect Mondays tragedy from
their more normal utterance there
d, slowly unfolding the full story Of
how the great liner. with band play
ing TO the last sank of Grand Banks
With more than 1900 souls aboard
From the Countess Rutes who char
tered the Lux hotel to the four
Chinese coolies who escaped by hid
ing IN the boats all the 70s have
been provided with food and cloth
ing and many arc on their way TO
their homes.
Even after all has been told. the
death list remains approximate. To-
night the total is increased as the
White Star Office issued a statement
placing the loss at 1885. Exactly
how many died will never be known.
II has been established officially
that the Titanic was travelling q
knots an hour when she struck.
Notwithstanding this, none OF the of
the survivors have yet condemned
Captain Smith. The rate OF speed
was brought out of the lips OF Is
may, president of the international
Mercantile marine. who were owners
Of the ship, by the Senate investi-
eating committee.
Nervous but with no tears, as
was Captain Rosteron Of the Car
pathia, who followed, Ismay told in
whispers Of his escape from the
sinking liner from the time he was
pushed away in boat with the
women until he found him clad in
pajamas aboard the Carpathia. He
was not sure what boat he left in
nor how long he remained on the
liner after she struck. He added,
however. that before he entered the
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
VERDE VALLEY ROAD
NEARS COMPLETION
CFrom fridays Daily.)

So satisfactory has been the pro-
grcss Of work in building the new
railroad from Cedar Glade To the
Verde Valley, it is expected that the
grade will be completed to the site
of the United Verde smelters by the
first OF August. was the statement
made yesterday at the Offices in this
city of the l.. J. Smith Construction
company. which firm has the con
tract.
Practically speaking all the heavy
excavation has been covered. and
with the completion Of the big tun-
mel and the laying Of the long steel
bridge. the latter being ready on
June and the former by the middle
OF June. the difficult construction
will be passed over. Tracklaying
yesterday had reached a point thir-
teen miles out. and by the first Of
May will be extended to the IL mile
post The nearest camp TO Cedar
Glade is Is miles. and this will be
broken up in a few days after light
work is cleared.
In consequence OF energetic work
the contract will be finished over
two months ahead OF the time orig
inally outlined For the past three
days high water in the Verde has
interfercd with bringing in supplies,
otherwise no difficulties have been
experienced Trains are expected TO
be running into the Verde valley by
the first OF September,
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24

solely The bill that will be pre-
scented shows that the boundary line
of Hunt county will extend as far
east Of Williams, as Beilemont, u
miles distant. and will include all OF
the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado.
lying to the north, Williams to be
the county seat Otherwise the new
county will remain as at present
constituted west Of the eastern line.
Among those OF the party were
Martin Bugglin, G. w. Matthews.
{. T.. Royce, Frank L. Moore. VIM.
Mccoy. Patrick Grove. John Hill,
Richard Hopkins, Henry Kearney,
George MeDougali. Ole Preyts, T.
F. Holden. all representative citi-
zens. This morning another dele
CATION of thirty-hve taxpayers OF
the proposed new county was sched-
uled to pass through for Phoenix.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
DEEDS
RECOUNTED
BY SAVED

WASHINGTON. April 10. - A
graphic story OF the hcroism o
Major Butt, was told in an interview
by the Star correspondent in New
York with Miss Mary Young. a
former instructor Of the Roosevelt,
children. and an old friend of Butt
She said.
inc last person TO whom spoke
on board the Titanic was Archibald
Butt and his good, brave face smil.
ing at me from the deck was the
last that could be distinguished as
the boat pulled from the steamers
side Archie himself put me into
the life boat and wrapped the blan-
kets about me and tucked me in as
carefully as II starting on a motor
ride. When he had carefully wrap
ped me UP. he stepped out Of the
boat and smiled down at me, lifting
his hat, he said: Goodbye. Miss
Young, luck is with you. will YOU
kindly remember me to all the folks
back homer Then he stepped on
the deck OF the steamer. Our boat
the last one to leave the ship. was
lowered into the water. As the boat
was lowered Archie was still stand
ing by the rail looking down at me.
His hat was raised. and the genial,
brave smile was on his face. The
picture he made as he stood there.
hat IN hand, brave and smiling, will
always linger in my memory"
Prcsiden, Taft in a Statement,
showing his high regard, friendship,
and love for Major Butt. expressed
the belief that he had died as a man
should die in the face of such
disaster. Tributes to Butt continued
to pour into the White House. Sen
ator Tillman said: "He was one of
God Almighty's gentlemen"
Astor's Heroism.
NEW fOKk, April IA hnc
act OF heroism by John Jacob Astor
was told by George A. Hardy, of
Brooklyn:
when Col. Aston assisted, care
fully his wife and maid into the life
boat. he tried to put in boy. but
the sailors refused TO let him. say
ing there was room only for girl
children Astor then picked up a
woman's hat from the deck and
placed it on the boys head. and
brought him back to the boat, He
said Here, little girl, climb in and
the officers of the ship let the boy
through. As the boat left Aston
stood on the deck waving goob bye"
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
By Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April io-Second
Officer Lightholder. told the Senate
committee a graphic story OF how
he supervised the lowering OF six
boats on the portside. carrying out
the captains orders OF women first
The operation took twenty minutes
The boat deck was 20 feet above
the water. when he started. As the
last was lowered, only ten feet sep
arated the water from the top OF the
deck.
When did you leave the ship
asked Chairman Smith.
Il didn't leave. it left me" he
said. when the ship dived, ] dived
with it,"
The suction drew him down against
the blower. After he was under the
water some time. some terrifhe
force. probably the boiler exploded
blew him to the top OF the water
lie grasped wooden CRATE nearby
and swan to an overturned eoliapsi-
bic raft, where he was later joinea
by Colonel Oracle, and some thirty
theirs.
He told in detail OF the towing OF
the boats, and declared number OF
women refused to leave their nus
bands. Lightholder said he had been
on watch until 10 o'clock when ne
was relieved by First Officer Muir
dock. At the time they talked about
the icebergs being reported ana
agreed they would reach the re-
ported longitude about an hour later
At that time he could see great
distance and no ice was in sight
The next time he saw Mufdoek'
the latter was working ovtr the iast
lfeboat as the ship went down
When he last saw Captain Smith he
was walking across the bridge ne
declared that at the time the ship
struck Il was making Fl to 2lH
knots per hours lie said, despite
the reported icebergs no additional
lookouts had been placed,
L;ghtholder, followed Mareon''
who testified that the poor wireless
equipment of the Carpathia. was due
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
GEORGE KENDALL
NET PAINFUL ACCIDENT
(From Thursdays Daily

George Kendall arrived from the
Placcritas country yesterday on min
ing business, and while coming over
the old Walnut Grove ttail met
with a painful accident travelling on
horseback down the trail leading
into the Hassayampa river. His
horse lost its footing in the snow.
throwing him against a boulder,
bruising his face and cutting cash
in his thigh over three inches long
and an inch deep. He Is receiving
medical attention and IL will be a
week before he will be able to re
turn.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
EIGHTH CARLOAD
OF SWASTIKA ORE

fhoeniN, hriz., April Is, 1912.
Editor, Journal Miner:
Dear Editor:-The dry farmers of
Skull Valley Q have planted consider
able acreage Of fall grain. which up
to the present time. is doing splen-
didly, and would, il properly handled,
yield them very profitable crop.
The secret OF success in dry farm
ing is the conservation and later the
proper use Of the natural prccipita-
ton. II appears to me that il is
rather poor policy for the farmer to
pillow we'll his farm and go through
the other operations in conserving
and catching the moisture. and then
allow il at the last end OF the race,
so TO speak. to be dissipated in the
atmosphere, and lost without pass
ing through the system of the plant.
A great number Of the Skull Val
ley farmers have plowed their land
and conserved the moisture to
high degree. and as result their
crops look extremely promising.
Those same farmers, however, will
lose their crops by the pernieious
practice which | notice is prevalent
of pasturing their grain. In most
cases the grain was too thick This.
OF course, is grievous error on
the part OF the dry farmer, but not
so grievous as pasturing II is not
what the stock eat. nor the damage
done 10 the grain itself, that is SO
demoralizing TO the final results. but
il is the loss OF the soil moisture.
The stock tramp and pack the soil
and thus prevent any rain that falls
from entering the soil. to aay great
depth. The packing from the tramp
ing OF the stock establishes the cap
illary tubes so completely with the
surface that all the water that has
been conserved from the previous
summer rains and the winter preei-
pitation is lost by evaporation. This
practice OF pasturing grain can be
advised In countries where the pre-
eipitation is above Is inches annual
ly. but in Skull Valley, where the
precipitation is not more than Ia
inches, II will inevitably result in
crop failure.
II, instead of stock being seen ON
these fields at this season of the
year had seen harrows dragged
over the grain fields. ! would not be
afraid Ia predict the result, az being
successful The narrowing will cause
the grain 10 stool, as well as will the
stock cause It to stool, but the har.
row maintains the soil mulch, and
thus prevents the loss Of any mois-
ture by evaporation from the sur.
face OF the field The moisture will
be used up, that is true. but IL will
do work in the process, by causing
the plant 20 make growth would
advise. under the circumstance, tina,
wherever the pasturing has been
done tho farmer should Immediately
take the stock out and follow this
procedure with a thorough going
over with the spiked ,oo,h,d disk.
and Il Il tears up third Of the grain
so much the better bu, the mulch
must be maintained first 81 all To
those farmers who have not pas,ur.
ed. would suggest that they hsr
row their fields even though the
grain be twelve inches high
These suggestions are the result
Of many years experience, and the
farmer is taking no chances what.
ever II he follows them out care
fully. Very truly your.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
Col. Oracle Tells Sad
Story of the Titanic
tcontinued from pas. Two,

- SS>r~~~>N~~~~~~~,>~~>- ~~~>>~~- 49,,
the port side. This became so dan
gerous that the second officer or
dered everyone to rush s,arboard.
This we did and found the crew try
ing to get boat off that quarter.
Here say the last of John n.
Thayer and George n. Widner. of
Philadelphia.
One OF the last women seen by
Oracle was Miss Evans. of New
York. who virtually refused to be
lowered because she had been told
by fortune teller in London she
would meet her death in the water.
Despite previous warnings of the
iceberg. Oracle said. no slowing
down Of speed was ordered by the
commander OF the Titanic. In the
last days run the ship made $40
miles. and we were told that the
next "a hours would see even a
better record, IL possible. The cold
weather gave a plain warning of the
ieebergs and the officers had been
advised by wireless of the presence
OF the bergs and dangerous Hoes in
that vicinity.
Oracle saw c. NJ. Hayes, president
of the Grand Trunk railroad; George
Widencr and J. y. Thaycr, before
the ship sung, he also helped Col.
Astor put his bride in the boat. All
were lost. Practically every woman
and child except those who remained
voluntarily we're rescued.
The survivors interviewed agreed
that there was no panic, tina, all the
women were placed in boats first
Col Archibald Oracle, the last man
saved, went down with the vessel
but was picked up. lie praised the
behavior of the passengers and crew
and paid high tribute to the hero
ism OF the women passengers. lie
said Mrs. lsador Strauss went To
death because she would not desert
her husband although he pleaded
with her TO take her place in the
boat
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
Mrs. Aston Talks.

NEW YORK. April l8.-While
she was utterly exhausted Mrs. Aston
is declared tonight to be in no dan
ger whatever She told the mem
bers of her family what she could
recall Of the disaster, but as to how
her husband met death she had no
definite conception. She said the
men did not seem anxious to enter
the boats as there was room for
fifteen more in the boat she was in.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
l|GHTH0LDER'S GRAPHICAL
STORY Of FATAL MORNING

10 the TACT tnat the small lincrS
carry but one operator. After Light
holder concluded, adjournment was
taken at $50 this evening
NEW YORK, April 10. - There
were empty seats in the boat which
carried away Mrs. Henry Il. Harris,
and Mrs. Emil Taussig, the lat,cr's
daughter. but Harris and Taussig
were threatened with revolvers on
an attempt to get in, according to
the story of Mrs Taussig When
last seen Harris. the well known
theatrical manager, and Taussig
were standing on the deck waving
their hands.
Mrs. Fortune Of Winnipeg. told
how she and her three daughters
were rescued after being separated
from her husband and son Charles.
They were put in the boat which
among others were the Cinnamon,
and man dressed in woman's
clothing. OF all the occupants only
one stoker could row, and her daugh-
tiers took turns at the oars. The
women did not realize the ship was
in danger and did not even say
goodbye to Mr.. Fortune and her
son as they parted.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
VERMONT Y. NJ. c. A.

ST JoHNsBURY, VI. April 10.
Many delegates gathered here 10.
day for the foriy-hrst annual con
ven'ion Of the Vermont Y. NJ C. a,
The convention will last three days
and will have as speakers Governor
Mead. President Benton Of the Uni.
versi,y Of Vermont and several prom.
iuent workers OF the international
organization.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24

boat, he had been told there were
no more women on deck and de.
MED he had been eensuring the mes.
sages OF the Carpathia.
Interest. second only to the tales
OF the survivors. conferred in Is
mays recital In Washington. Ray.
ner OF Maryland. bitterly arraigned
him and expressed the hope this
country could rely on British lust.
ice TO bring to bay the guilty di-
reetorate Of the company"
From Washington also came the
opinion of expert photographers
that no blame should attach to Cap
tain Smith. because by an analysis
OF the ocean charts il was shown
the skipper was warned of the pres
enee OF icebergs TO steer the Titanic
fully sixty miles southwark OF her
regular course.
In prevention OF similar disasters.
the photographic Office of New York
issued tonight an order shifting the
Lanes liner $50 miles southwark of
the path which the Titanic followed.
The captain. it would appear from
the consensus OF the narratives, went
down with the ship. Several passen-
gers say the first officer was muir
dered or shot himself in the head
before the ship sank.
The Captains Fate.
NEW YORK, April l9.-Seaman
Hogg told tonight OF the fate Of
Captain Smith, who says as the Ii
tanic sank big wave washed him
over the side and he landed on
raft carrying ,hiTty-fve persons
THE next moment saw Captain
Smith in the water alongside of
those. Skipper, ! yelled, give him
a hand Then | did. but he shook
himself free and shouted. Goodbye.
boys, I'm going TO follow the ship
That was the last we saw OF the
skipper"
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
OBTAINABLE HERE
(From Wednesdays Daily)

II will be learned with satisfaction
by the many foreign residents OF
this county that the perplexing and
indefinite situation in which they
have been placed to secure citizen
ship papers. has been solved under
advices received from Washington.
was the announcement made yester
day by Judge +. o. Smith Of the
superior court OF this county. Nat
uralization blanks have been re-
ceived by Clerk r. ]. Farley, and
those desiring to become citizens
are requested to apply to that Off
cial
Under federal instructions re-
ceived, the department of Natural
cation at Washington has requested
that all naturalization applications
be heard on the first Thursday after
the first Monday in August Of this
year, in this court. which date will
fall on August 8. Acting on this
authority there were filed in the
past two days the applications of
the following;
Allen John Richardson. a subject
OF Great Britain.
Robert Miller, subject of Ger
many.
Rhinehart Ncidcrer. subject of
Switzerland.
Anton Schneider. subject OF
Germany.
Richard II. n MuhsfeId. sub
ject of Germany
John Wcrshay, a subject OF Aus
tria.
Anton J. Zonitseh, subject OF
Hungary.
Adam Schiott. subject Of Ger.
many.
Al the time Of the admission OF
Arizona TO statehood. the total reg.
istration in the clerk al the courts
Office in this district, for application
to citizenship, was over fifty. After
the federal court was created and
further citizenship business eentered
in the capital city. il was found i'm
practicable for those in this county
to have their citizenship legally con.
sidered for the reason that the in.
convenience 10 reach Phoenix. to.
gether with the cost Of paying the
expenses Of two witnesses required
TO comply with the law, was a bur.
den none OF the applicants wished
To face.
Accordingly, all applications from
this county were dismissed at the
frs, term Of the federal court IN
Phoenix The order received a
few days ago by Judge Smith obvi
ates any further trouble to those
residing in this county, and they
may apply for blanks and instrue.
tons here. Under the naturaiiza.
ton laws no petition for citizen.
ship can be granted within thirty
days OF any ensuing election, con.
sequen,ly this waI be the last op.
poriunity for any in the naturaliza
ton class to vote at the coming
election.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24

OIL placer location pianhs--ths Only
kind with which TO make valid 10
estions--on sale st the Journal Miner
office. ("
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
Railroads May Be
Hard Hit Again

The hope Of railroad men. especially
those working on the NJ. & st. L.. that
there would be no more snow this vim
ter. was shattered today when snow
began falling early this morning. The
only hopeful condition connected with
the snowfall Of today was that the
wind was not blowing. Had it been
1t is probable that there would have
been another blockade, not only on the
Nj. & st. L., but other lines as Well.
Should the wind rise while this fresh
fail is still loose, a blockade Is sure to
result. - rs ;
The snow today was general, and In
some places heavier than here. During
recent days, or since the tie-up of early
last week, the NJ. & st. l.. has got
fairly on its feet again and has been
operating trains with something like
its usual regularity. The snowy con-
dition became much improved over
Saturday and Sunday, when the warm
er temperature that prevailed melted
and settled the loose snow good deal,
SO that drifting was not so likely to
result an soon as a strong wind began
blowing. This fresh snow. however
renews the condition that existed be-
fore the slight thaw. and unless It Is
packed by thaw soon, it will prob
ably be driftcd into the cuts to stall
trains as soon as a wind begins to shift
it about.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
cARkHUFF Is pfscHARcED.
10 LIT 90 When County Attorney Ad
vises Dismissal Of Case.

10 LIT 90 When County Attorney Ad.
visss.. Dismissal Of, Case.
Charles CarkhuRs arrested by the
police Monday forenoon. charged with
bootlegging. was released and dis
charged in Justice Peek's court in the
afternoon when County Attorney A. c.
DAILY recommended the dismissal Of the
case. The case was taken to Justice
Peek's court on q change Of venue from
the, mayors court
The charge against Carkhuff was
filed on the complaint Of Frank A.
Lackey, who had been arrested for be-
ing drunk, and informed Oh. .Carkhuff.
After a change OF venue. had been TAX
en- the county attorney learned from
Lackey that Lackey. Carkhuff and one
other man 'chipped Ing and Carkhuff
bought the whisky. The mayor under
stood from Lackey that Carkhuff sold
Lackey the liquor. Bootlegging. the
charge filed. is carrying intoxicating
liquors about on the, person and ped
ding and selling them. sCounty At
torney DAILY. after learning what
'Lackey alleged to be the facts regard
ing the whisky. declined to attempt to
prosecute Carkhuf on a "bootlegging'
charge and he recommended that the
case be dismissed. which was done.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
OBITUARY..
Shsarer.

Oliver L.. the S-year-old son OF MI.
and Mrs. Walter L. Shearer, ~ East
Linn street, died at $3.50 Monday night
at ST. Thomas hospital Of shock follow
ing an operation for appendicitis. per-
formed Monday night. The lads case
was found TO be especially severe, his
last illness following several attacks
during the past year. A mass OF ad-
hesions was found. with the appendix
imbedded in the adhesions and badly
displaced. being attached to the spine.
Giving to the lads debiljtated condi-
ton he was unable to rally from the
shock.
Master Oliver was born in this city
May IS, 1908. He was pupil in the
third grade Of the Abbott school. Aside
from his parents, he Is survived by q
sister May, aged 10, and brother Ar
thur. IL years old.
The funeral will be held from the
residence at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon, Rev. 8. E. Ellis officiating. Bur
ial will be in Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
Making Success Abroad.

Word received by his parents from
DR.. Elmer X. Smith. formerly prac-
Using dentist of Des Moines. is to the
effect that ne is making rapid pro-
gress in his musical study in Berlin.
DR.. Smith, who is tenor, went to
Berlin in November to study under
Romeo Frick. Friends have wanted
him to prepare himself for grand opera.
but DR.. smith feels inclined to favor
the perfection of his voice as pastime
rather than for business purposes. and
will probably resume the practice OF
dentistry when he returns to America.
DR.. Smith is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Smith, of the Clifton Hotel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
BOARD IS CHOSEN.

President ksnbls Names Country Club
Directors.
I. o. Kemble, the new president OF
the Country Club. has chosen his board
of directors for the coming year. The
members selected are c. II. E Board
man, Aaron Palmer. J.fL. Williams
Walter T. Scott, and George. F. Thayer
Mr.. Boardman rs the only member OF
the old board who was retained. The
board members will meet In a short
time and select secretary.