davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22
: A BACHELORS DIARY
He Sends Josephine Blank Check and It Costs Him $1,000
By MAX.

have Just been looking out OF the
window and wishing I were out in 1t
somewhere with Josephine.
An automobile on the streets re-
minded me that I overheard two Of
the Fellows at the club this noon speak
OF a dinner dance at Clay Landing
10 miles out in the country. and how
a crowd were going out in machines.
A week ago I would have felt sorry
ciety butterfly. thinking how Jose
prime would enjoy such things. But
1 Know ever since that memorable
evening when she made no secret OF
her wild love for me that she would
give Up all this fOOlishness and give
II up gladly TO be with me
sometimes the prosaic old fellow who
mas waited for the right girl and made
fortune while waiting gets the re-
ward he has longed for.
Josephine wouldn't have me changed
a particle, know She says the picture
or me she carries in her heart Is as I
looked 10 her one day when she called
coupons.
somehow. she said. it gave her
sense of such deeS peace and security;
IS II she had given her love TO one who
would never treat Il lightly.
Inen i Kissed her and my head clerk
almost caught me at it,
It viii be pretty late when those
Lcoiish folk get home from that dinner
dance-fully in the morning. That
means all the men will be worth moth
ing 70 their employers tomorrow.
Ihat nothing to me, however.
Wonoer now happened to think OF
writing such a piece Of useless fafor-
nation in my diary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22
Married Life the Third Year
By Mabel Herbert Urner

der as she gazed at the shabby, bored
looking artist, if il was not better to
draw soap advertisements and get d
decent salary than to hang around
studio teas and pirate about color. ="
atmosphere and soul"
Above everything else Helen was q
practical little person, and she had
wholesome horror of men who did not
work From the few studio gather
ings she had been to. she was getting
the impression that most artists and
poets were shabby idlers'-an i'm
preston for which she could hardly be
blamed For the successful artist in
any line, the one who really works,
has no time TO twaddle around teas. II
IS only the ~poseur' and the hanger
on" who does that And yet. curiousIy
enough. it is these very idlers who are
always crit.cizing the work of others,
particularly If the work is of a com
merciaI nature.
1t WAS growing late and Helen was
anxious to get home. But she had
come with Mrs. Stevens, who was now
In the midst of an animated group Ut
the other side of the studio Several
times Helen tried vainly to catch her
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22
On the Bahai Religion.

To be silent concerning the faults
of others, to pray for them and Lelp
them-thrOugh kindness-tO correct
their faults
To look always at the good and not
at the bad.
Overlook the had.
If a man had 10 good qualities and
enc bad one. we must look at the 10
and forget the one And If a man has
10 bad qualities and one good one, we
must look at the one and forget the 10.
To never allow ourselves to speak
one unKind word aSOuJ another even
though that other be our enemy
To rebuke those who speak to US
OF the faults Of others.
All Of our deeds must be done in
kindness
TO be occupied in spreading the
teachings, for only through obedience
to this command, Abdul-Baha has
said, wiki we receive the power and
confirmation of the spirit: and that
WhOsOever is granted this power and
confirmation of the spirit is under the
favor of God, but otherwise he is
said that Every seed cast In this
great and magnificent country q. e.
PERIOD viii be cultivated by God, and
produce plants through the abundance
OF the clouds of His mercy"
To cut our hearts from ourselves
and from the world.
To be humble
To be servants of each other. and
to know that we are less than anyone
else
To be as one soul in many bodies,
for the more we love each other the
nearer we viii be 10 God. but that
our love, our unity. our obedience
must not be by confession, but of
reality.
To act with cautiOUsness and wis
dom.
To be truthful
To DE hOspitable.
To be reverent.
BAHIA Belongs to Wise Class.
To be a cause of healing for every
sick one; a pleasant water for every
thirsty one; a heavenly table for every
hungry one; guiGe for every seeker;
rain for cultivation; a star to every
horizon d light for every lamp; a
herald TO every yearning one for the
kingdom Of God.
He that knows not and knows not
that he knows not
He is a fool shun himi
He that knows not and knows that /
he knows not
He is ignorant. instruct him.
He that knows and knows not that ]
ne knows
He is dlseep. wake him.
He that knows and knows that he 4
knows
He is wise. follow him."
Abdul-Baha belongs TO the latter \
lass. even as do Vivakananda and AM
IA Besant-fOllOw them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22
DAILY RECORD
Building Permits.

10 J. J; Watts, 70 build five room
Z oIlck residence on Epson avenue. lot %
f f-sf east ha.f lot 20 block Is. Sunset
f15lsnJs addition Estimated cost $4,000
10 n VIM Nenghaus to build q two
room orlek residence at 223O Teas
street on lots I, , block A Bassetf Al
oIlon- Estimate cost $3.50
To T. kyriacOpulOs. TO build brick -az-
idence on lots 1S, 20. block 40. Camp-
ooH duul4on, on Florence and Third
streets Estimated cost $500.
10 ; y. Patton. TO bufId one zto-v
brick residence on lot 21 ana v-es+ ~
OF lot 20. block 125, East n Psso a55i-
ton on Douglas street Estimated c0ee
Deeds Filed.
Rio Grande street between Hu+to,
and Newman streets ToIIT+s5r,si',s5-
heal Estate Co. to Alice FIfzDs f-jc5-
lots - p, block s. Golden HiiI 49,
ION ~ H., consideration s1400. February
Rosa street. between Brva, -
~. !. sstGott ovenues-LincOln Park Realty
ana Improvement Co. to ConcsS~fo,
5 1coJeH; 10Y S, block y, Lincoln Park.
CONSIDERATION $3.50 March IS 1879
robin Boulevard-J oseph I. Ero-F -
we 70 frank R TObin. lots I6 ~ -
-, block 2, TObin's Washfnrto1 Is-Is.
IS 1SuI 159I Consideration $1,000. March
Hawthorne st-A H coldsta5, "a
we 10 NJ Nagle, lots 8 6 blocl- "a
s s--S1s Heights Consideration $3.50,
. Southwest corner Lowell street and
Natlons avenue. c. Afsntzer ~ ~
irene Mentzer, lots II to "a b1ocL -
gran, 5I-lI, oyiew addition Consideration 81
Licensed to Wed
gueZ. -NoofA-
Jesus Toxin Fierro and WneIa Ma.
4ermido Perez and Petra Herrera
= L. LWlck and Mary Peterson
AureliO Melendez ana F-s-.;-,.
TvigOlla. lallclsea
T. r. savers and Elizabeth SchueI-
o.. Automobile License.
-FOUR passenger Ford ~
Birth8-GirIs.
10 Mrs Rafael Marcias. 1914 Soar,
campbell street April rs 0O-tA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22

At a Studio Tea Helen Meets the
"Poseurs" and the "Hangers-On."

attention, but she hesitated to cross
over and interrupt her
At length the group broke up and
Mrs stevens came over with a smiling
Ready, dear?"
oh. yes" and Helen rose eagerly;
quite ready"
But by the time they had told their
host what a Charming" tea it had
been. and what very delightful
studio he had. and then made their
way down three flights Of stairs, it
was after six.
When Helen reached home Warren
was already there. He was reading,
his feet ptOpped up on their favOrite
resting plaee-the window sill
Hello. Kitten" lighting a fresh CT
gar Been galavanting around the
shops?"
oh, no-no, and I'm so sorry to be
late! But 1 went with Mrs. Stevens to
a studio tea. Oh dear" nesting down
beside him on the arm of the chair,
I'm so thankful that You don't wear
long hair and a flowing tiei And. on,
Warren smoothing proudly his close
" cropped brown hair. q am so glad
that you're not an artist or a musician
or a pOetr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22

believe that every soul has its counter
part, every heart its true affinity, ev-
cry man and woman their real mates
Sometimes these two. starting from the
ends or the earth maybe, come togeth-
er, though they must cross seas and
continents and break down all bar
rlers OF caste and wealth on the way
That is when the gods are kind Then
is the perfect marriage
But the pity Of il is that the right
two do not always meet The line Of
tate Is not always in matrimony any
more than the road that leads 10 happf-
ness, and perhaps no better excuse can
De Offered for the domestic failures
than that they We're helpless In tha
grasp OF destiny, through which they
stumbled blindfOlded. as the man and
the woman in the picture, not know
ING Wnllner they went, nor whom they
We're TO meet, nor the purpose OF the
nigh gods in deciding their lots 1t was
kismet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22
WOMEN ALL AT SEA"

mere are thousands OF women TO-DAY
l-''irely AT sea- so to speak, as fer a.
'Helr ailments are concerned.
many are suffering in silence rather
'neh consult physician. while n,a,v
others have sought advice ana 49,
orally discouraged
Sueh women should remember tina.
lydia T. Pinkham's vegets5le Com
pound may be relied upon In s.t
LroIAptly and Thoroughly in such &c.
1T strengthens the nerves and r,pscl.-
ana restores the female system 81
normal healthy condition
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
IN POLITICAL DEBATE

The sam Houston Debating society
1eld It's regular meeting Frfdav night
me program was very entertaining he
lnS ceoaIe on Resolved that Roose-
IlIiaole-' On the affirmative side v-ers
i rank Peach and Harry Ginsburg. and
on the negative Irwin Schwartz and
- uLlce Norcup. The decision was IA
among the visitors present were A
n Hugney. Irwin Schwartz. Prank
lyons, Maurice Norcup. Frank Peacb
5larty Srlnsburgs Perry Ross. John
James Nolan, Robert Price, Ruberf cSiIs
lette and Blair Rodgers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22

than one case OF rheumatism in ten re-
Quires any internal treatment what
ever All that is needed is a free ap-
Dlication of Chamberlain's Liniment
and massaging the parts at each appli-
cation. Try IL and see how quickly
It viii relieve the pain and soreness
Sold by all dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22

To have a fine healthy compIexfon-
the liver must be active. the bowels
regular and the blood pure. All this IL
thoroughly scours the liver. stomach
and bowels. puts the body In fine Con-
diIon and restores that clear. pink ans
white complexion so much desired DIV
& Co. three stores '0e
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22

lou say that this man stole vo,-
coat? asked the magistrate. s.Do y oS5
against himg' S"aI sss
WelL. no. your honor" responder 4bs
.l.1 l III. prefer the coat if It's an
the same to you, ''-Lippincott's. al
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23
Officer and Gentleman.

when he had carefully wrapped
me up, he stepped upon the gunwale
Of the boat and lifting his hat, smiled
down at me.
Goodbye, Miss Young he said,
bravely and smilingly. Luck Is with
you. Will you kindly remember me
to all the folks back home?'
"Then he stepped to the deck Of the
steamer and the boat I was in was
lowered to the water. 1t was the last
boat to leave the ship; of this I am
perfectly certain. And I know that
was the last Of those who were saved
to whom Archie Butt spoke.
"As our boat was lowered and left
the side of the steamer Archie was
still standing at the rail, looking down
at me.
His hat was raised and the same
old genial, brave smile was on his
face"
Mrs. Henry B. Harris, Of Wash
lngton, also gave the Star the follow
ing:
"Archie Butt was a major to the
last God never made a finer noble
man than he. The sight Of that man,
calm, gentle and yet as firm as rock,
will never leave me. The American
army is honored by him and the way
he showed some Of their men how to
behave when women and children
were suffering that awful mental fear
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23

ficult to efface from memory.
I'VE kept q lookout for lights and at
about a. M, saw faint lights showing
in the sky, which turned out to be only
the northern lights.
presently low down on the horizon
we saw a double light. They proved to
be the masthead light and a deck light
below of q rescuing steamer. We swung
around and headed for her. The steers
man shouted, Now boys, sing and for
the first time, the boat broke into song
with Row for the Shore, Boys and
for the first time tears came to the
eyes Of all of us, as we realized that
safety was at hand. The song was
sung, but 1t was a very poor imitation
of the real thing, for quiet evening
voices make poor songs. A cheer was
given next, and that was better"
Survivors Reach carpathia.
A passenger on the Carpathia made
the following statement:
1" was awakened at about half-past
l. It night by a commotion on the
decks, which seemed unusual, but
there was no excitement. AS the boat
was moving paid little attention to
it, and went to sleep again. About 8
O'Clock I again awakened. l noticed
that the boat had stopped. l went to
the deck. The Carpathia had changed
her course. Life boats were sighted
and began to arrive-and soon one by
one they drew up to our side. There
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23
SOLDIER AND HERO.
Eye Witnesses Tell Of the Death OF
Major Archie Butt.

A graphic story Of the heroism of
Major Archibald Butt on the Titanic
was told last Friday in an interview
given to the Washington Stars stan
correspondent in New York by Miss
Marie Young, former resident OF
Washington. Miss Young Is believed
to have been the last woman to leave
the Titanic and the last Of the surW-
vors to have talked with the presi-
dents military aide.
She and Major Butt have long been
friends, Miss Young having been a
special music instructor to the Chill
'dren of former President Roosevelt.
Miss Young said:
1.-THE last person to whom I spoke
on board the Titanic was Archie Butt;
and his good brave face, smiling at
me from the deck was the last I could
distinguish as the boat was in pulled
away from the steamers side.
"Archie himself put me into the
boat, wrapped blankets around me
and tucked me in as carefully as II We
were starting on a motor ride. He
himself entered the boat with me,
performing the little courtesies as
calmly and with as smiling face as If
death were far away instead of being
but a few moments removed from
him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23

Down we went and presently float
ed with our ropes still holding us di-
rectly under Boat No. IA, which had
filled rapidly with men and was COM
ing down on us in way that threaten
ed to submerge our boat.
"'Stop lowering a. the crew shout
ed and the crew Of No. IA, now only
twenty feet above, shouted the same.
But down she came-fifteen feet, ten
feet, five feet and n stoker, and
reached up and touched her swinging
above our heads. Just before she
dropped another stoker sprang TO the
ropes with his knife. His knife cut
through the pulled ropes and the next
moment the exhaust streams then
carried us clear, while Boat IA dropped
into the water, into the space We had
the moment before occupied.
we drifted away easily and headed
directly away from the ship. The crew
seemed to be mostly cooks in white
Jackets, two to an oar, with. stoker
at the tiller. The stoker who was
steering was chosen as captain. He
set to work at once to get into touch
with the other boats, calling to them
and getting as close as seemed wise,
so that when the searching boats came
in the morning to look for us there
would be more chance for all to be res
cued.
1T was now about l a. m, beauti-
full starlight night, with no moon, and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23

among the men. the men are to be put
in boats on the starboard side
Il remained on the port side and
presently heard the call:
"'Any ladies on your deck, sir?'
mo-" I replied, and looking dowE,
saw boat No. 13.
"'Then you had better jump
Il dropped in and fell into the bot
tom as they cried: Lower away? AS
the boat began to descend, two ladies
were pushed hurriedly through the
crowd on 3 deck and heaved over into
the boat and baby of 10 months passed
down after them. Down we went un-
til we were some ten feet from the wa
ter. Here occurred the only anxious
moment of our experience.
Immediately below our boat was the
exhaust of the condensers, a huge
stream of water pouring all the time
from the ships side above the water
line. It was planned we ought to be
smart way from this not to be swamp
ed by 1t when we touched water. We
had no officer aboard nor petty officer
nor member of the crew to take
charge. Soon one of the stokers shout
ed:
"'Some one find the pin which re-
leases the boat from the ropes and
pull it up No one knew where it was.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23

so not very light. The sea was as
calm as a pond.
"As we rowed away from the Titan
ic, we looked back from time to time
to watch her. In the distance she look
ed an enormous length, her great bulk
outlined in black against the starry
sky, every port hole and saloon blazing
with light. It was impossible to think
anything could be wrong with such q
leviathan, were 1t not for that ominous
tilt downwards In the bows, where the
water was by now up to the lowest row
of port holes. Presently, about 2 a. m,
as near as I can remember, we observ-
ed her settling very rapidly. She slow
" tilted straight on end and with the
stern vertically upwards, and as she
did so the lights in the cabins and sa-
looms, which had not fiickered out
came on again for a single flash and
finally went out altogether. At the
same time the machinery roared down
through the vessel with rattle and
groaning that could be heard for miles.
But this was not yet quite the end.
ITO our amazement, she remained In
the upright position some minutes and
we watched at least $50 feet Of the IT,
tanic towering above the level Of the
sea and looming black against the sky.
Then, with a quiet, slanting dive, she
disappeared beneath the water and our
/ eyes had looked for the last time on
the gigantic vessel. And there was
left to us the gently heaving sea, the
boat filled to standing room with men
and women In every conceivable con-
dition of dress and undress.
."And then thereon the air the most
appalling noise that human beings ever
listened to-the cries Of hundreds OF
our fellow beings struggling In the
Icy cold water, crying for help with
cry that we knew could not be an
swered.
I'VE tried to sing to keep the women
from hearing the cries and rowed hard
to get away from the scene Of the
wreck, but think those sounds will be
one thing the rescued will find 1t diff
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23

that came when we had to be huddled
In those boats. Maj Butt was near
me. and I knew very nearly every
thing he did.
when the order came to take to
the boats, he became as one in su-
preme command. You would have
thought he was at a White House re-
ception, so cool and calm was he.
When the time came he was a man
to be feared. In one Of the earlier
boats 80 women, 1t seemed, were
about to be lowered when a man, sud-
denly panic stricken, ran to the stern
Of 1t. Maj. Butt shot one arm out
caught him by the neck, and jerked
him backward like pillow. His head
cracked against a rail and he was
stunned.
"Womon First"
"'Sorry,' said Maj. Butt, women
will be attended to first or I'll break
every damned bone in your body
'The boats were lowered away, one
by one. and as stood by my hus-
band, he said to me, Thank God for
Archie Butt Perhaps Maj. Butt
heard It, for he turned his fase toward
US for second. Just at that time a
young man was arguing to get into a
lifeboat and Butt had hold Of the lad
by the arm like big brother and ap-
peared to be telling him to keep his
head.
How inspiring he was! stayed
until almost the last and know what
a man Archie Butt was. They put me
in a collapsible boat. I was one Of
three women from the first cabin in 1t.
The rest were steerage people. Maj.
Butt helped those poor frightened
steerage people so wonderfully; ten
derby and yet with such cool and man.
ly frmness. He was soldier to the
last. He gave up his life to save 9TH
ers."
The White House was informed to-
day that citizens Of Augusta, Ga. ex-
pect to hold memorial services In
honor Of Maj. Butt about the time OF
Mr.. Taft's visit to Savannah, Ga, May
and 2. The president promised to-
day to stop in Augusta II the schedule
of his trip could be arranged to per-
NIT him to do so.
A permanent memorial to the he
roism Of Maj. Butt and other Wash
ingtonians who died on the Titanic
was informally discussed today by
some members Of the cabinet and 9TH
er government officials.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23

reports that there had been any panic
on board He praised in the highest
terms the behavior of both the passen-
gers and crew and paid high tribute
to the heroism of the women passen-
gers.
Died With Her Husband.
Mrs. Isidor Straus," he said, went
to her death because she would not
desert her busand. Although he plead
ed with her to take her place in the
boat, she steadfastly refused, and when
the ship settled at the head the two
were engulfed by the wave that swept
her."
Col. Oracle told of how he was driv-
en- to the topmost deck when the ship
settled, and was the sole survivor after
the wave that swept her just before
her final plunge had passed.
Il jumped with the wave" he said,
Just as 1 often have jumped with the
breakers at the seashore. BY great
good fortune l managed to grasp the
brass railing on the deck above, and
hung on by might and main. When the
ship plunged down. was forced to let
go. and 1 was swirled around and
around for what seemed to he an in
terminable time. Eventually l came to
the surface to find the sea mass of
tangled wreckage.
Saved Others From Death.
Luckily I was unhurt, and casting
about managed to seize a wooden
grating floating nearby. When l had
recovered my breath l discovered
larger canvas and cork-lft raft which
had fioated up. A man, whose name
did not learn, was struggling toward it
from some wreckage to which he had
clung. l cast off and helped him to get
on the raft, and we then began the
work Of rescuing those who had jump
ed into the sea and were fioundering
in the water.
when dawn broke there were thirty
of us on the raft, standing knee deep
In the ice water and afraid to move
lest the cranky craft be overturned.
Several unfortunte, benumbed and half
dead, besought us to save them, and
one or two made an effort to reach us,
but we had to warn them away. Had
we made any effort to save them we
all might have perished.
Experience on Raft.
THE hours that elapsed before we
were picked up by the Carpathia were
the longest and most terrible that |
ever spent.
practically without any sensation
of feeling because of the icy water, we
were almost dropping from fatigue.
We were afraid to turn around to look
To see whether we were seen by pass
ing craft, and when some one who was
facing astern passed the word that
something that looked like a steamer
was coming up one of the men became
hysterical under the strain. The rest
of us, too, were nearing the breaking
point.
Col Oracle denied with emphasis
that any men were fired upon, and only
once was a revolver discharged.
This was to intimidate some steer
age passengers" he said, who had
tumbled into boat before it was pre-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23
THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC
Personal Experiences of Some of The
Survivors,.


pared for launching. This shot was
fired in the air and when the foreign
ers were told that the next would be
directed at them they promptly return
ed to the deck. There was no ,confu-
sion and no panic"
Struck at Midnight.
Col. Oracle was in his berth when
the vessel smashed into the berg and
was aroused by the jar. He looked at
his watch, he said, and found it was
just midnight. The ship sank with him
at 2.22 a. M. for his watch stopped at
that hour.