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The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
JOHN BULL GETS
ANOTHER SCARE
Fears for Navy if Oil Should Dis
place Steam in the Coming
Battleships.

London, Aug. l0--No vessel that came to
England in time of peace has probably ever
been the indirect cause OF so much anxiety
and alarm to the government as the big
Danish motor ship Selandia, which ar
rived her the first time four months ago
and which has just left the port of
London for her second trip to East India.
The success of this vessel means that
oil will displace coal in the navy. that
the internal combustion engine will BAN
ish the steam engine and that in COM
paratively few years every battleship
and cruiser in the British navy will be
antiquated and outclassed, for not only
will motor battleships be less vulnerable.
and steered with much greater ease, but
they will be able TO carry heavier guns
and armor, freed from the enormous
weight of boilers and coal. 1t has not
relieved the public mind in England that
the Kaiser's friend, Herr Ballin. of the
Hamburg American line, has bought the
only other large motor ship from the
Danish East Asiatic Company. and that
the results of all the tests which it
will be put through will be at the dis
posal of the German government. that
in the strict secrecy OF Germany's naval
dockyards may put down and finish mo-
tor battleships before the fact of this
may become known In England.
Just as Great Britain had to build
new navy at the time when steam re-
placed sails. she will have to do so again
now that oil is about to drive out coal,
but while a country rich in coal, ike
England, had the advantage when the
former change came, she will now be
severely handicapped, because nowhere In
the British Empire is oil found in such
quantities as will be needed before long.
To the dread of not being able to get
food supplies in times OF war. which has
long been haunting England, now comes
the dread of being cut on from the. sup
ply Of oil abroad which is to insure the
fighting strength OF England's floating
line OF defense.
Quick and alert as First Lord of the
Mr.. Churchill always is, he
grasped the importance OF
the new invention and he was among the
very first to inspect the Selandia during
her first visit, and II Is also he who
has seen the necessity Of appointing a
Royal Commission to decide what Is to
be done on the eve of new revolution
on sea.
Another scare, and this time not a
newspaper made one, has oeen added to
the many forebodings which haunt the
soul Of the poor Engiishman. who is ask
ing himself II. having lost his world su-
premacy in sports. he Is also about to
lose forever his naval supremacy.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
WARM YOUNG LOVER

Paris, Aug 1o-The wooing and pur-
suing Of Edna Wallace Hopper by an
Argentenian OF fifteen years is the en-
hvenment OF Paris during the dull sea-
son. His name is De Lugo. and he Is the
son of multimilHonaire from the capital
of the Argentine Republic.
Young De Luso came to Paris to pur-
sue his studies at the College De France,
but having fallen under the spell of the
vivacious Edna he has temporarily aban-
doned the classics.
Miss Hopper. though Sill young; yet
old enough to be his mother, is seen
everywhere with the youth. She is
laughing herself sick at this juvenile
alteration
"He can't let 30 my hand" she says.
They have been to the races at Chan
tiliy. to the Coincide Francaise. and they
go TO Maxim's every night.
To shake him OF ruthlessly might mean
a jump OF the Eiffel Tower. so Miss Hop
per Is teaching him to dance: and If his
wealthy father doesn't interpose an OBJ
stacle, she will take him with her
dancers to New York in September.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
English Press S1tiricaL
On Titanic Probe Report
Worth About as Much as William Alden Smith S
and Probably Less Honest, Says
the Throne.

The learned Judge also absolves Ismay
from any blame because he got into q
boat while hundreds Of his passengers
were left to drown like dogs. His re-
port would have ccnmanded more re-
spect had he ignored this episode, for
IL Ismay had displayed the same char
acteristics as many heroic victims
showed, responsible or not for the navi-
CATION. he would have scorned to save his
life while many women remained aboard.
And who could have known better than
Ismay that a number Of women must
have been left behind?
THE report will not. ! fear. enhance
the opinion of either nation respecting
the traditions of British character"
Nobody Found to Blame.
The Bystander says:
I'VE ventured to prophesy at the time
of the appointment that Lord Mersey's
Titanic inquiry would not ind anybody
particularly to blame for the tragedy.
And in that anticipation we are well
justified. Nobody Is found to blame,
because nobody Is to blame except the
Board of Trade, which. having no soul.
either to be saved or damned, can bear
anything. On the whole our press has
accepted the findings with characteristic
docility, and those who have strong feel
ings against anybody will need to look
for their reflection in the New York
papers. There the attacks on English
courage and seamanship continue un-
abated, and II is threatened to boycott
the White Star Line"
"Whitewashing Champion"
John Bull says:
"Mr. Masterman must look to his
laurels or he will loose the whitewash-
ing championship. Lord Mersey has dis
covered that excessive speed in the ice
region was the immediate cause of the
Titanic disaster, and he thinks the Board
OF Trade ought to have brought its reg
ulations up to date. In running at this
excessive speed, Capt. Smith cannot be
said to have been guilty of negligence
hut even IL the regulations had been
brought up to date 1t is doubtful whether
they would have required boat accom-
mediation which would have increased
the number Of lives saved Capt. Smith
ought not to have handed Mr.. 1smay the
warning telegram, and 1t was improper
of Ismay to have retained II. but the
incident had no effect upon the naviga-
ton
Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon might have
encouraged the men to return to the
scene of the wreck. but the charge that
he bribed them not to do so Is 'unfound-
ed and. Of course, Mr.. Ismay did the
right thing in jumping into the life
boat. We shall now watch for the an
nouncement of the total cost Of the in
quiry.''
1t is now announced that the total
cost Of the inquiry will be approximate
ly ss'5oe.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
New Press Agent stunt.

London. Aug. 1o.-A publication. known
as the Christian Commonwealth. which
prints articles concerning the doctrine
af materialism yielding to psychic study,
announces that Mrs. Brown Potter is
now engaged at her country seat in the
study OF the soul.
Mrs. Brown Potter. so 1t Is said. has
placed herself under a Hindu Guru. and
"Atma Durshan.' or soul communion. as
taught by the Yogis in Gosainthan Tenn
pie In the Himalayas. is the special sub
ject to which she Is devoting her ener-
gies.
The Gosainthan school OF psychic cul-
ture Is unknown In this country and In
America Gosainthan being above the
perpetual snow line, 16,ooa feet above
the sea. 10 difficult of access. which may
explain Why the cult Is little Known,
even In India.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

creases now planned win raise Ger
many's expenditures to well over $780,
10000 and Great Britain's to $50 900. oo.
England is reaching the limit of her
power to build ships out OF her rev.
enue, and already there is talk Of bor-
rowing to keep up with Germany's dead
ly pace.
What can the end be?
There are only three possible solu-
tons:
/. An agreement with Germany for the
limitation of armaments. This Is pro-
nounced impracticable by Germans, who
refuse to bind themselves to a limita-
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

ton that would place them in a hope
less position of permanent inferiority.
. Revolution with a rise to power of
the Socialists. who would do away with
armies and navies.
3. War.
As England will never consent TO a
Limitation of ornaments which will give
Germany equal strength with her own.
and as Germany will never consent to a
limitation that will leave her in the place
OF permanent inferiority, the solution of
the problem appears to rest between the
last two named possibilities-namely.
revolution and war.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

London. Aug. lo-cabled reports from
New York indicating the levity which
Lord Merseys Titanic report was re-
ceived in America have had cooling
effect on the English press. The weekly
papers commenting on the report, nearly
al coincide with the American opinion
All virtually admit that the prophecy
cabled by The Herald's correspondent,
at the beginning of the inquiry that Loro
Mersey would discover nothing and the
inquiry would amount to nothing mas
been justified by events. The fact Is
that Lord Mersey was formerly counsei
for Mr.. Ismay and the White Star Line
During the progress of the inquiry ne
showed himself the most astufe and
loyal of the White Star Lines apie aho
expensive counsel.
The extent to which public opinion
is changing regarding the relative merits
of the Mersey inquiry and the United
States Senate inquiry Is well indicated
in the following from this weeks issue
of the Throne:
The Mersey inquiry into the Titanic
disaster has issued its report. and the
first thought that will occur to most
people is that on the whole II is worth
just about as much as William Alden
Smiths report and probably less honest
Certain facts were definitely ascer-
tanned at the inquiry which Lord Mer-
sey has not had the courage to face
For instance. there is the Californian cpl
sode. Lord Mersey finds that the ship
seen by the Californian on that disas-
trous night was the Titanic. He records
that the distance between the two ships
was not more than eight to ten miles.
The night was clear and the sea smooth.
The ice was loose, not extending for
more than two or three miles in the d.
rection of the Titanic. He, believes,
therefore that the Californian could
have pushed through the ice without
serious risk and so have come to the as
sistance Of the great liner.
Had she done so she might have
saved many, If not all. of the lives that
were lost
And that is all Lord Mersey sees fit
10 say respecting the failure Of Capt.
Lord, of the Californian, TO have carried
out the sacred duty which from time
immemoral has been the first law OF
the sea, namely, 10 go to the rescue
OF a ship in distress.
wireless. Message Ignored.
His lordships findings on Mr.. Ismay
and Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon are equally
unsatisfactory He finds that Mr.. lsmay
was only an ordinary passenger and did
not exercise any authority on the ves-
sci but he carefully ignores the sig
nificance attached to the message report
ing ice in the vicinity. which was handed
to Mr. Ismay, and which that gentleman
placed in his pocket II Ismay had no
part or parcel in the conduct of the
liner, why was the telegram handed TO
him.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
TACT SHOWN BY czAR.
Clever Manner to Avoid Aurtin,
Teachings of French Prenaier.

Teachings of French Premter.
st. Petersburg. Aug. R.-The Car is
showing comicai solicitude to spare the
patriotic feelings of the French premier.
NJ Poincare. during his stay here. NJ.
Poincare proposed to make a considerable
stay In Russia after talking politics to
the Cars ministers. He meant to have
most OF his annual vacation in Russia
and pass at least . week in Moscow. but
the Cars master Of ceremonies sudden
ly emerged with an ofiicial programme,
hliing every day and fixing the departure
Of the premier for August 1s. This pro-
gramme allows him only one day in
Moscow.
The explanation is that the patriotic
festivities for the centenary of Napolecn's 5
repulse in the Moscow campaign are
about to begin. The spectacies prepared
by the Car and the committee make
out that the Czar's great-granduncie,
Alexander. wag far greater military
genius than Napoleon and for that Rus
sian peasants should bless the house OF
RomanoR.
N. Poincare is to be hustled from Rus
sia before this representation 10 given
IN public tahleaux
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
The brooding First Lord of the
Admiralty, Winston Churchill.
From a photograph taken at Spit
head during the review of the Eng
lish feet, which is declared too
small to scare away the German
war specter.

London. Aug. 1o.-winston Churchilrs
speech as first lord of the admiralty.
submitting the supplementary naval es-
Inmates to the House Of Commons, has
startled England from her complacent
sense of security even more violently
than when, during the Moroccan crisis
last year, the news leaked out that the
British fleet authorities had suspended
leaves of absence and had steam up
ready to strike.
Germany spent s,n. 900. 90 on her army
and navy in 1911 Great Britain spent
$522 900 600 In the same period. The in
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
BROWNING WILL MISSING.

Florence. Aug 1o-Diligent search is
being made for the will of Robert
Browning. son of the famous poet. but
so far It has not been found. The fact
that there apparently is no will is caus-
ing considerable gossip as the property.
Of which there Is a great deal both in
Asolo and Florence. will pass 10 his wife,
who was Miss Coddington. of New York.
and from whom he lived apart three
years.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
QUESTION TOO DEEP.
EnElfsh Commission Cannot Agree
on Divorce Investigation,

London. Aug. 1o.-The royal commits
sion. appointed by the late king Edward
nearly three years ago to investigate di-
vorce, has not yet reported. and rumors
are now current that the commission is
unable to agree. II Is stated in we'll
informed circles that the commission
may never report, for 1t is as violently
divided in opinion as the very married
couples. whose unhappy conjusal rela-
tons II was appointed to investigate.
After solemnly taking testimony from
over 100 alleged experts. the commission
was worse on than when 1t began. The
trouble seems to be that these experts
were almost equally divided on the es-
sentiai questions. For instance. nineteen
witnesses. including judges. solicitors.
and clergymen. declared that divorce
ought to be granted to ill-assorted couples
on good and sufiicient grounds. Exactly
nineteen other witnesses. equally promi-
nent and from the same walks. testified
that divorce had proved an unmitigated
evil. and ought not to be granted on any
grounds whatever.
The commission itself Is likewise equal
ly' divided: therefore. the only solution
of its dilemma appears to be-divorce.
American cotton seed Is ginning In favor In India
IA 49, - n
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
X-RAYs FOR PEARLS.
Hope tn Find Gems In Oysters in
this Manner.

London. Aug. 1o-The oysters in the
Indian Ocean are TO have the X-rays
turned on to them to discover the pearls
that may be hidden In the shells. The
proposal is made by Lieut.. Col. K. Mac
Kenzie Foss. who is interested in the
Ceylon pearl fisheries.
Hitherto the procedure has been to
open the oyster. and II no pearl is found
it is flung back into the sea.
The use Of the X-rays. as applied in
surgery, would. of course, entail an ex-
penditure which would be almost pro-
hibitive In the pearl fishing industry. but
II Is said that means will be found to
render the rays available for operation
in bulk at q much reduced cost
Lieut.. Col Foss. who has seen a great
deal of the oyster fishing in Ceylon. hopes
to put the scheme to a practical test
shortly.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

Paris. Aug. 10.-The Marquise de Riley
| does not hesitate to declare that she
owes a great deal to Mrs. Inez Sprague.
granddaughter of the Governor of Rhode
Island. for the success OF her kirmess to
swell the Boy Scouts fund. Mrs. Stiness
reigned as bar maid over booth at
which she mixed delicious drinks, which
she called Narragansett Pier cocktails.
Judging by the class of mobiles and aris-
tocrats who besieged the booth. it is
pretty fair to say that Mrs. Stiness' per-
sonal charm must have been every bit
~ enucing as her marvellous concoction.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

New York. Aug. 10.-A beautiful young
woman with an income of $4,000 a year.
and almost everything else the feminine
mind could crave. Is now in New York
studying hard. rehearsing twice daily.
and doing all sorts OF athletic
stunts In order 10 WIN herself a
place Of fame on the New York
stage. She is Miss Natalie Siddons RAM
dolph, the ward OF Baron Henri Natalie,
one of the few really wealthy mobiles OF
France. Miss Randolph will make her
theatrical debut with a road company.
and II her endeavors In this field are sue
cessful she viii return to this city to
take a prominent part in one Of the new
productions promised her by one Of
Broadway's biggest managerA
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

American cotton seed Is ginning In favor In India
as II has 4 shorter growing period than the natiss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22
To Await New Trial, or Other Dispose
Of His Remarkable Case Attorney
General Carmody Advises Gov.
Dix tOCrantImmediate Pardon.
MAY BE PARDoNEp.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 21.-Although
Attorney General Carmody strongly
advised Gov. Dix, today. to grant an
immediate pardon to Folke f. Brandt,
valet of Mortimer l.. Schff, of New
York, the governor said, tonight, that
he would act only on the recommen-
dation of Richard l.. Hand, who was
appointed commissioner to ascertain
if there was any evidence which
would warrant the exercise Of eXeeu-
tive clemency.
Attorney General Carmody, in a
long opinion submitted to the COVER
nor tonight, contends that whlle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22
HO0SAC TUNNEL
SETTLING FURNACE.
Not Thought That Passage Can Be
Opened Before End Of Week--No
Hope Of Recovering Bodies Of
Men Killed in the Wreck,

North Adams, Mass. Feb. 2f.--Re-
PEELED by the intense heat, the smoke
and gases of the burning freight cars
in the interior of the Hoosac tunnel,
an investigating party which entered
tine tunnel from the west side. late to-
day, to recover the remains Of the four
victims of last nights wreck. We're I'M
able to approach within 1000 feet of
the debris.
A special train took into the tunnel
various railroad officials and newspa-
per men from North Adams, shortly
before 4 o'clock. The draught fans
midway Of the tunnel We're turned to
blow the smoke and gases out of the
east portal and a dash was made into
the torrid atmosphere. Even by the
aid of powerful searchlights one
could scarcely see more than an arms
length ahead as the train moved slow
~ along, the heat increasing steadily
all the while The men on the train
were compelled to lie close down upon
the fiat cars to catch the cooler air,
which grew more sitting each instant.
After some time the glowing embers
of the burning mass of iron and tim
bers showed up ahead. but when still
1000 feet away the heat became so
unbearable that it forced retreat of
the party after it had been in the tun-
mel q little over two hours.
Rocks We're still falling from the roof
of the tunnel, some of the great pieces
seen on the track weighing probably
from six to eight tons
In view Of the great heat it is not
believed that any trace of tho bodies
of the four trainmen who We're victims
of the wreck, will ever be found.
Through the entire day the Shell
burne Falls and Springfield fire de-
partrnents worked energetiealIy with
streams of water drawn from engines
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The Southwest
ern disturbance has developed into a
great storm that covers the entire last
tonight, over northwestern Ohio with 4
secondary center over northern Virginia,
the barometer in both centers reading
below % inches. At Washington, ID. G.,
at 8 p NJ. Wednesday. the barometer
reading was 2ss7 and still falling. The
storm was attended by general rains and
SHOWS from the Mississippi valley east
ward and by gales along the Middle
and South Atlantic and Gulf coasts, in
the Lake region and the interior states.
Storm warnings We're ordered, during
Tuesday, for the coast stations. 1t is
considerably warmer in the southern
portion of the Middle Atlantic states
and generally colder elsewhere.
Heavy snow warnings have been is
sued for the Great Lakes and the north
ern portions of New York and New Eng
land. The storm will continue north
westward, during Thursday, attended
by gales throughout the Atlantic states
Snow and rain will continue in New
England In the Middle 4Stlantic states
the weather will clear, during Thursday
over the Eastern half of the country
the weather will be fair, Friday. 1t Will
be colder, Thursday in the Middle At
lantic states.
The winds along the New England
coast will be shifting gales. becoming
northwest by Thursday night; Middle
Atlantic coast, southwest to northwest
gales, dmining by Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22

Chicago, Feb. PA binding snow
storm, backed by a 50-mle- an hour
gale sweeped down on the Middle
West, today blocked traffic, crippled
wire communication and, tonight,
swept eastward in the direction of
northern Ohio Pennsylvania and New
York
temperature ranging between 20
and "a degrees above made the wind
and. snow bearable and no great suf-
fering was reported.
The storm reached its greatest in
tensity i'm Chicago and northern CEN
trail Illinois, though Missouri south
ern Wisconsin and Michigan and
northern Indiana felt the blizzard to
considerable extent. The large glass
dome of the Dexter Park pavilion at
the Chicago Stock Yards fell, today,
" lille several hundred people We're at
tending horse auction. but no one
was seriously injured.
Capt. Charles Garland. in charge of
the life saving station at the mouth
of the Chicago river, said the bliz-
zard was the most severe in his ex-
perience ON the Great Lakes.
Kansas City reports that sunshine,
today, ana temperature of from 20
to 30 degrees above zero in Kansas
and western Missouri brought relief
from the blizzard of Tuesday and
railroads i'll general throughout that
district are in most cases running
trains practically on time
In southwest Missouri where traffic
was demoralized, a semblance of order
has been restored, but conditions in
western Kansas and eastern Colorado.
where three feet of snow fell, are not
so good.
a Kansas Southwestern passenger
train has been stalled in a drift all dav
near Gueda Springs. st. Louis & San
Francisco passenger train is stalled near
Atlanta and four engines and south
bound passenger train are stalled on the
Midland Valley between Arkansas City
and Pawhnska, Okla.
From St Louis comes the report that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22

to deaden the fires. So intense was the
heat at the east end of the tunnel that
the track rails were warped for 200 feet
outside the portal, while inside they
" ere kent and twisted into all sorts of
fantastic shapes.
The firemen worked from the under
side Of fiat cars, cooling off section
after section as they worked their way
slowly into the mouth of the tunnel,
but they were not able to. get nearer
the wreck at that end than 1900 feet.
AS nearly as could be estimated from
the surveys made from each end of the
tunnel the embers of the fire covered
a stretch of 800 feet, while for 500 feet
or more each side of the wreck tons
upon tons of fallen rocks had COM
pletely blocked the tracks and pas
sageway.
The impossibility of using hosting APP
paratus in the tunnel will necessitate
the breaking up of much of the stone by
hand, and officials of the road, tonight,
expressed the opinion that it would be
three or four days, if not longer, before
the passageway could be cleared suffi-
GENTLY to run train through. Train
Master J. D. Bourne, who had charge
of the train sent into the west side, to-
day, declared it as his belief that sew
eral hundred feet of the tunnel would
have to be entirely reconstructed and
that no train could be run through be-
fore Saturday at the earliest
Another attempt will be made, tomor-
row. to send crew from the west side
with a view to getting closer to the
swreckage and possibly hauling out some
of the trucks and masses of twisted
iron.
Conductor Rathbun of the freight stat
ed. today, that there We're only three
men in the engine of the train when the
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