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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20

Sixteen Witnesses From the Titanic.
Although Mr.. Ismay urged the commit
tee to permit him to go for the present.
pleading that he was on the verge OF a
nervous collapse by reason of his expert
ence, his request was not granted. There
remained as witnesses four officers and
twelve members of the crew and they will
be heard as quickly as possible.
There was rejoicing on board the Red
Star liner Lapland which sails this after
noon, when 1t was learned that Senator
Smith. who at adjournment yesterday
had announced his intention of holding
every member Of the Titanic's crew until
the inquiry was ended, had changed his
Mr.. Smith decided that it would be un-
fair to a majority of those whose anxiety
to return to their families and friends
should be satisfied.
Therefore he exerted his authority to
hold the witnesses already arranged for
and as result deputy sergeant-at-
arms of the United States Senate was
made responsible for their appearance
when the committee convened. They
were present to man.
Operator Bride Wheeled In.
Before the inquiry was resumed an
invalid chair was wheeled into the COM
mittee room. In 1t was Harold Bride.
the assistant wireless operator on the Ti-
tanic. whose feet were wrenched and
badly injured when he was crushed. on
the Nferaft that picked him up from the
wreckage. He was sallow and hollow
checked and lay propped up. with pill
lows awaiting his call" to the witness
chair. $50. !
Immediately behind Bride came J.
Bruce Ismay. president OF the 1nterna-
tional Mercantile Marine, who was ex-
amined yesterday. He was accompanied
by p A. S. Franklin, vice president of
the organization, counsel and detective.
Mr. Ismay showed plainly the effects OF
the nervous strain under which he Is
laboring.
Denies Sending False Messages.
The first witness was Thomas Gotham
the wireless operator on the Carpathia,
who was recalled to the stand. Senator
Smith sought to cleanup the messages
that had passed between the Carpathia
and the Titanic
.sWhat was the last message sent to the
Titanic?" asked Senator Smith.
I'VE sent it word to have its lfeboats
ready" said the witness: that our life-
boats were ready and that. we were
steaming to them as fast az we could"
Senator Smith asked the witness II he
had received any messages from the time
the Carpathia left the scene OF the dis
aster until 1t reached New York. The
purpose OF this question was. to discover
whether any ofFicial had sought to keep
back the news OF the disaster.
mo. SIR" answered Cottam. 'I re-
ported the entire matter myself to the
steamship Baltic at 1890 o'clock Monday
morning. told them we had been to
the wreck and had picked up as many
OF the passengers as We could
At this juncture Senator Reed Of Mis-
souri, took . seat with Senators Smith
and Newlands.
Ibid you send any messaG0 that all the
passengers had besa saved r that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
MIS-. AST0R sAYSPER|L
NOT REALIZED At FIRST
Situation on Titanic Did Not
Get Grave Until Most Of
Lifeboats Had Gone.

NEW YORK. April 2O.-Mfs. John Jacot
Astor was still in highly nervous con-
dition today, suffering from the shock OF
her experience on the Titanic. Her ply
sician, Dr. Reuel. Kimball, said that in
spite Of her nervousness it had been
deemed best to let her talk freely with
the disaster. It was believed that this
would serve to relieve her feelings.
Mrs. Astor's story Of her experience,
as repeated practically verbatim by the
physician, is as follows:
1--WE had already retired when the jar
Of the collision came. We thought little
OF it, but Mr.. .Astor was interested and
said he would go on deck and see what
was the matter called my maid and
put on light dress. planning to follow
him in moment or two. Pretty. soon
Mr.. AstOr came back and said that he
didn't think it was anything serious. The
ship had grazed some drift Ice, he said.
We didn't know then that It was giant
berg. He was very calm and 80 wasn't
alarmed We put on ordinary light clothes
and went on deck together.
No One Was Excited.
Everything was extremely quiet. No
one was excited. least OF all Mr.: Astor
and myself. We walked around and
people began to pour. out upon deck. The
excitement began to grow. but the ship
seemed all right. Then the order was
passed around to get out the boats, but
nobody wanted to get into them, and the
first ones lowered were only partly filed.
1.-THE situation didn't begin to get Grave
until the most Of the boats were gone
and there were only two left. ME-. Astor
put me and my maid and nurse into Sone
of the boats and stood calmly as the boat
was being sent away. Before the boat
was lowered he sent for some heavy
wraps and furs for US. The boat pulled
away from the Titanic and began almost
Immediately to ship water until It was up
to my knees. occupied my time bailing.
"Before the arrival Of the Carpathia
we picked up six men. two Of whom died
Immediately, after being pulled aboard" !"
Mrs. Ava W. Astor to Be With Son.
LONDON. April 2o.--Mrs. Ava Willing
,Astor, the mother of Vincent Astor has
decided to proceed to New York to be
with her son.. She will sail at the earliest
possible moment. ~, ts..4.Fs a.ss.es.
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HAvERSTRAw, N. Y, April 20
While coming down the Hudson river
last night on her husbands boat Mrs.
William Hull was blown overheard and
drowned. 1t is thought that a strong
gust Of wind caught and blew her from
the upper deck into the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
Wanted to Hurry;Back to Eng
land With Members of Crew
Of Titanic.
SENT URGENT MESSAGES
UNDER HIS CODE NAME
Vice President Franklin Was Told
to Delay Sailing of Vessel.
Special DiSpa tch to The Mar

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK April oo.-That ]. Bruce
FIsmay intended to get back to England on
the Cedric, which sailed at noon Thurs
day. and take the surviving members of
the T1tantic's crew with him, and that he
tried to have the ~Cedricr held until the
Carpathia reached New York, was prac-
tically confirmed by Senator Smith today.
The chairman OF the Senate subcom-
mittee also said that Mr.. Ismay pleaded
with him for an hour last night to be
permitted: to sail today in the Red Star
liner 'Lapland.
"But T would not permit it," said Sem
ator, Smith. # told him I would insist
on having him remain here as witness
before the committee"
The following messages from Mr.. Ismay
to Vice President Franklin, sent from the
Carpathia. leave little doubt as to the
intention Of the managing director Of the
White Star line:
'Islefrank-New York.
Very important you should hold Cedric
daylight Friday for Titanic crew. An
swer-Yamsi."
'Islefrank-New York.
Think most unwise to keep Titanic
crew until Saturday. Strongly urge de-
tanning Cedric, sailing her midnight il de-
sirable-Yamsi.'
''Islefrank-New York
Unless you have good and substantial
reason for not holding Cedric, please ar
range to do So. Most undesirable to have
crew in New York SO long-Yamsi."
Used Code Name.
.'Yamsi" was Mr.. Ismays code name.
Senator Smith was asked il he had
seen the messages.
"Yes. and 1t was this very thing that
caused US to hurry, on that particular
train from Washington and go down
to the pier to the Carpathia to notify
Mr. Ismay that he must remain in this
country and tell the Senate committee
the facts" replied the senator.
II do not know that care to say that
we had these exact messages in detail,
but a government station picked up the
fact that Mr.. Ismay was making every
EFFORT to arrange for his immediate re-
turn on the Cedric, and meant to take
the surviving members Of the Titanic's
crew with him.
''It was transmitted to the Navy De-
parfment and At. once communicated to
me- I made up my mind that Mr.. Isnay
and the members Of his crew would have
TO stay here and make scertain explana-
tions to the American people
.sH4ve you ordered members of the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
MAY NEVER KNOW
NUMBER OF: DEAD
Much of the Story of. Wreck
of Titanic, After Nearly
Week, Is Untold.
FUND Is BEING RAISED !:
TO AID THE SURVIVORS
Crew Said to Have Shown Inability
to Handle Lifeboats.

NEW YORK, April 2O.-Nearly a week
mas passed since the Titanic, greatest
marine achievement in the history Of the
world. sank in midocean. Much of her
story Is still untold. and many a day will
pass before the world will fully realize
or comprehend the significance Of a dis
aster which must rank in many respects
as the most stupendous in modern his
tory
The number of dead probably will
never be exactly determined. inasmuch
as the complete passenger list went down
with the doomed vessel. The number of
survivors is fixed at 7O5 by the report
OF Capt. Rostron Of the Carpathia. The
white Star line officials believe that the
death list totaled approximately 1.635.
fne narratives gathered piecemeal form
the liners 705 survivors pay a tribute
Withoat precedent to the bravery Of the
men and women of these modern days. a
bravery OF impulse. unstudied, unassum-
ing and instructive alike in steerage pas
senger, stoker and millionaire.
by common consent the churches of
the world will set aside their pulpits to-
morrow for a reverent consideration of
the disaster and for mourning for the
lost.
AS to the needs of the living ample pro-
vision Is rapidly being mace. The re-
lief funds being gathered in New York
and London already total well up in the
hundreds of thousands Most of the
steerage passengers who reached New
York penniless already have come ia
realize the generosity and hospitality OF
America Clad, fed and housed, they will
be given ample time to recover from the
shock OF their experience and will start
their life in the new world with ample
funds and kindly advice of excellent
counselors.
Senator'S Getting Story.
The most complete story OF the IT,
tanic's fate Yet obtained Is being RAPIDLY
gathered in New York by the members
Of the Senate Investigating committee.
The committee has listened to the testi.
mony Of ]. Bruce Ismay, managing di-
rector Of the White Star line; Capt
Rostron of the Carpathia, Charles w
Lighthoder, second officer Of the Titanic
and others.
The witnesses called for today's ses.
sions included H. ]. Pitman, third Of
ficer OF the Titanic; J. G. Roxhall. fourth
officer: q. Lowe. also in an OfYicial posi-
tiOn on the Titanic. and fifteen members
Of the crew. The committee. In it's work
has the assistance Of George Uhler, chiei
Of the United States steamboat inspec.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20

Titanic was being towed to Halifax?'
asked Senator Smith.
NO. sir"
Nor anything like it,"
| mo, SIR
did you know such reports were be-
ing published to the worid?'
mo, SIR
IF the White Star line sent a message
Monday reading: Representative ]. H.
Hughes, Huntington, w. Va, Titanic
! proceeding to Halifax. Passengers will
probably land there Wednesday. All
safe. they did not obtain the information
NO" ' "As ' '''"' 'oO
Nor do YOU know that it obtained 1t
| from any other operator on the Car
pathia?"
No"
Without Sleep Three Nights.
Cottam said he was at work Monday
and until Wednesday,.
Cottam repeated his testimony of yes
terday and said he had been without steep
throughout Sunday, Monday. Tuesday
and until late Wednesday afternoon
Senator Smith sought to have the wit
ness designate the exact hour when he
was relieved by Operator Bride. who had
been taken aboard the Carpathia from
the Titanic.
II don't know, SIR" said Cottam in ex.
tenuation. Il WAS up continuously and
lost track Of the hours and days had
from eight to ten hours sleep from the
time we left the wreck until we arrived
In New York.
did Bride do any sending during that
time?" Senator Smith asked.
t''Yes. sir; he sent the list Of the third
class passengers to the cruiser Chester"
ANY other. message?"
Several, / don't remember what they
were. The records are on the Carpathia.
did you. or Bride send any message
declaring that the Titanic was being tow
ed into Hailfax?'
phasis.
Gotham, after reheArsing again the final
message exchanged between the Titanic
and Carpathia. was excused. He is to be
recalled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
CHEERS FOR GARPATH|A
AS SHE DEPARTS AGAIN
With Flag at Half-Mast, Res
cue Ship. Resumes Her
Interrupted Voyage.

NEW YORK. April 2O.-The Cunard
liner Carpathia,. which, rescued and
brought to port the survivors of the
Titanic started again yesterday her in
terrupted trip to the Mediterranean. Her
flag. like every flag in sight, and there
were many on shipping and the tall
buildings which can be glimpsed from
the water front, was at half-mast in
honor Of the Titanic.s- gallant dead
Capt Rostron had another crowded
hour and between times, when he was
not busy looking after the preparations
for departure. attended the congressional
committee investigation into the loss OF
the White Star liner. reported to the
officials of the line here and wrote his
report for the home office in Liverpool.
This report, just before sailing. he made
public.
He and his crew had very little rest
since Sunday night. when the Carpathia
picked up the Titanics distress signal.
Even though many did not realize the
plight Of the Titanic. the crew turned out
to prepare the boats. to make sandwiches,
get ready accommodations for the sur
vivors and turn the. vessel into>an emer-
gency hospital in case Of need. A stew
ard paid this tribute to Capt. Rostron
yesterday:
Tribute to Capt. Rostron.
Capt. Rostron Is a soldier. as, we'll as
a sailor. He ordered the hot water shut
Off all over the ship and turned every
bit Of heat into steam. 1t was speed we
needed to get there, and we got there.
Capt. Rostron did everything that. could
be done. and. more than that, he, did
not content himself with, sticking to brain
work alone. He got down and did the
hardest kind of work. One Of the first
things done was to muster the stewards
In the saloon and Chief Steward Hughes
told US that a wireless had been received
that the Titanic had hit an iceberg, and
would probably be wanting help
When wireless word was received here
that the Carpathia had decided to turn
back to New York instead of making
Halifax with the survivors the real work
Of getting ready for her departure within
q day of her arrival fell upon Capt Rob
erts, superintendent OF the line.
The real feat performed by Capt. Rob
erts after consultation with the White
Star of1icials was in the arrangements
made to prevent stampede and panic
when the survivors began to come ashore.
More than $50 employees Of the Cunard
line and White Star line were told OF
and stationed at every point on the pier.
II was these who kept back the crowd
and formed the lane through which the
survivors walked until they were well
away from the gangplank Of the Car
pathia.
Siehtseers Remain at Pier.
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When the Carpathia departed there
was still a small army OF sightseers at
the pier all morning and until sailing
time. These were kept In check by a
police dstaik No one was allowed ON
the piers except on business AS sailing
time approached this order was modined.
and those who were able to give the
narnes OF friends they wished to see were
alioVed to- go s0n the pier and the vessel.
ThE committee Of the survivors me9 ct
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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01
Rapid Growth and Fattening.

By careful feeding and handling
of hogs my experience teaches me
that they will gain very rapidly, and
it is not difficult to get gain OF two
pounds per day or even more for sixty
days on good, strongly framed hogs.
I have tried several lots, weighing
from time to time under the same
condition, and I will give my expert
ence with bunch l recently market
ed. I had few of my own and
bought another lot from man who
had become disguised with them, as
they seem to be "doing no good,
as he explained it, He had sold his
best out for the market, and had these
tail-ends left which l bought at eight
cents per pound. That was good,
strong market price at that time.
When we weighed them they averaged
131 pounds They had good frames,
but we're very lank, indicating dis
order Of some kind. [ soon discover
ed they had had too much corn, as
thew did not seem to care for it. l
changed their feed, giving bran,
shorts, pumpkins, with small allow
ance of commercial stock food, until
their bowels were in good order.
Then | began giving little corn, with
a liberal amount of milk from the
separator, as we'll as slop from the
house. Soon the lank bodies assumed
more of rounded appearance, and
they were always ready for their feed.
| fed and stopped twice each day at
about the same time. I never allow
ed corn to lay by them during the
day. Thus they were always ready
for their meals, and cleaned up every
thing. 1t was indeed pleasure to
see them grow and increase in size
and plumpness,
When I sold them, besides a good,
substantial gain in price, found that
they had put on lis pounds in weight
and yielded more than double what l
paid for them This experiment goes
to show how easy it is to make hogs
gain two pounds per day when attend
ed to with judicious care and manage
ment. Let hog have all the corn he
will eat from birth to market, and the
corn will come'to more than the hog.
-Vern e. Sedwick in Rural World.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01

Pacing and Trotting Horse Breeders
Association Thos. g. Parsons 1O23-5
Williamson Bldg. Cleveland Ohio
Registrar; The American Jack Regis
ter w. L.. Clough Cedar Rapids Iowa;
The Standard Jack and Jennet Regis
try of America Kansas City Missouri;
u. S. Horse Register j. e. Ragsdale
Gibson City Illinois secretary"
Prof. Potter says that some Of the
horses registered by these associations
are really pure bred but that it is not
usually the case. There may not be
certificates from all these associations
in this state the ones common being
the Hartman Stock Farm Record
Company; the American Draft Horse
Registry and the American Percheron
Registry Association.
The Countryman of this month also
contains articles by S. Fl. Bedding
on alfalfa as a dairy ration; II. l..
Rees of the horticulture division on
"The Scope of Plant Pathology" A.
e. Volck ~ junction on "Selection
of Sheep for the Willamette Valley;
j. ID. Griffin ~ Astoria on "The
Cranberry Industry aud the depart
ments of domestic science and expert
ment.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01

Artificial heat in the hog pen is not
necessary Freedom from drafts is
better.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01
Live Stock
Writes on Bogus Pedigrees.

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
Wallis, Ore, Feb. 16.-"Bogus Pedi-
grees" is the title of a particularly
interesting article by Prof. Ed. L.
Potter of the Oregon Agricultural
College. secretary of the State Board
of Stallion Registration, in 1.-The
Oregon Countryman" for February,
just off the press. 1t describes the
four classes of fraudulent pedigrees
for horses; those issued by associa-
tions or companies without recognize
ed standing; those issued by recogniz-
ed associations upon misrepresenta-
tion from the owner; pedigrees cor
rect in themselves but belonging to
horse which has died for which a
''grade'' has been substituted; and
pedigrees in which the age or descrip-
ton has been changed to make them
fit another horse. Sometimes when
an important horse is sold bis foreign
certificate is used and his American
certificate retained for use in selling
a grade, or vice versa.
"Most Of the bogus certificates now
current in Oregon are of the class
issued by unrecognized associations.
The following is list of such associa-
tions," says Prof. Potter, "as far as
they are known to the writer: Ameri-
can Horse Breeders Trotting Associa
ton l61 High street Boston Mass;
American Horse Registry Association
N. j. Harris Des Moines Iowa score
tary; American Iceland Pony Club
Goe. H. Simpson Wheaton Illinois
secretary; American Percheron
Registry Association S. M. Heberling
La Grange Illinois secretary; Belgian
American Draft Horse Registry A. j.
Meyers Lovington illinois secretary;
Coach and Draft Horse Association
of America Frederick Wighman La
Crosse Wisconsin secretary; Hartman
Stock Farm Registry Record Com
pany Adam Krumm Columbus Ohio
secretay; International Consolidated
Record Association H. A. Jones Penn
Yam New York; Morrison's lnterna-
tional Roadster Des Moines Iowa;
National Percheron Horse Breeders
Association D. E. Phillips address
unknown; The National Standard
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-17
CAUSE OF CHESTNUT BLIGHT


Thomas Davy Candy of Langhorne.
near Philadelphia, declares that he
has discovered the cause of the blight
which is whitening chestnut trees in
the middle and south Atlantic states
A boring beetle, one-sixteenth OF an
inch long, black in color, which lays
it's eggs between the outer and the
inner banks, Is the primary cause. he
says. Grubs are Matched from the
eggs, and these penetrate the soft in
ner bark, following it's course around
the tree trunk. Above the patch OF
the borer occurs the blighted appear.
ance Myriads of the tiny worms were
found upon single tree upon Mr..
Candy's land, and the total result OF
their depredations was so extensive
that the tree, he says. appears to have
been scorched by fire. The blight has
become so serious in Pennsylvania
that the legislature appropriated
$275,O00 to a commission appointed
by the governor to investigate the
cause of the disease and to devise
ways for exterminating it.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-17
TELL US HOW WE CAN
IMPROVE THE DAILY NEWS

We want to come as near to max
ing The News what the people Of
Wni chester and Clark county want
it to be as possible. We have often
thought that if we could talk with
our ,isb,ci fDei :, adj OF them. frankly
and freely We could get out bet
ter newspaper. We would take it as
a favor if our readers would tell us
how We may improve the paper, in
what we are deficient from their
viewpoint. and what We may publish
that they do not care to read. We
will appreciate any criticism of that
character and do our best to carry
Out any suggestion tending to make
The News a more readable paper
and more satisfactory to its friends.
Send in your suggestions frankly
and freely, not necessarily for publ
cation. hut in order that we may
"see ourselves as others see us" for
after all therein lies the true test of
a newspaper. We shall take such
CRITICISMS I as a friendly as. So
come on with them.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-17
APPLYING LIME WITH DRILL
Success Made by Removing Rubber
Pipes or Hose and cast-lron
Boxes-Gauge Regulates.

Formerly my neighbors, as well as
l, have had trouble with the lime clog
ging the rubber pipes or hose, and
even the cast-iron boxes or cups to
which the rubber hose is attached. So
this year we removed the whole, rub
bers, cast-iron boxes or cups and all,
and let the lime pour down in small
open streams from each opening as
the fiat disks pushed it out of the fer
tilizer box. 1t is a perfect success,
and the gauge can be set to spread
from 500 to 900 pounds per acre. The
lime drops right down around the
hoes and is partly covered by them.
Then We harrow the land crosswise,
then drill in the wheat with $50 pounds
of IA per cent. acid phosphate per
acre, put alike both on the four acres
that have been lined and the four
acres that have not been lined. The
experiment costs little besides the
$50 per ton that the lime costs, laid
down at our station, and Il want to
know, don't We know" whether there
is anything in lime for clay land like
mine which is already quite rich from
the glacial lime-deposits?