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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24

Washington. April 23.-Like the
missing horse shoe nail that cost a
monarch his kingdom, the failure to
provide binoculars or spyglasses for
the lookouts on the Titanic as one
contributing cause in the destruction
of the ship and the loss of more than
1900 lives.
fwo witnesses before the Senate in
vestigating committee, today, agreed
on this. They were Frederick Fleet. a
lookout on the liner, and Major Arthur
Godfrey Peuchen, Canadian manufae-
turer and yachtsman, who was among
the rescued passengers.
Fleet acknowledged that If he had
been aided in his observations by a
good glass he probably could have
spied the berg into which the ship
crashed in time to have warned the
bridge to avoid it. Major Peuchen all
so testified to the much greater sweep
of vision afforded by binoculars. and
as a yachtsman, said he believed the
presence of the iceberg might have
been detected in time to escape the
collision had the lookout men been so
equipped.
1t was made to appear that the
blame for being without glasses did
not rest with the lookout men. Fleet
said they had asked for them at South
ampton and were told there were
none for them. One glass; in a pinch
would have served in the crows nest.
Major Peuchen criticized in strong
terms the lack of experienced sailors
on board the Titanic. He said that
when the call to quarters was sound
ed not enough of the crew responded
To undertake the work required in
lowering and filling the boats.
Furthermore, he ssdd. no drills had
been held from the time the ship left
southampton, although it was custom
airy to hold such drills every Sunday.
Herbert ]. Pittman. third officer
of the Titanic, told of his failure to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24

legs?" asked the priest after he had
applied all the tender ministrations
of his office. The cripple looked up
for "a moment with CLEAN in his eyes,
but he shook his head and relapsed in
to a silence that has not been broken
by more than two score years. Event
ually he showed irritation at questions
and often went so far as to strike saw
agely at his inquisitors..
Various versions and theories of the
strange case have been advanced.
One was that "Gerome" was mem
Der of the Malta, an Italian secret So
ciety; that he became involved in e
quarrel and. possessed of certain
dread secrets, had threatened to be-
tray his comrades, whereupon he had
been seized, and, after the amputation
of his legs. had been cast adrift on
the Nova Scotian beach. Another was
that men were hired by persons in
New Brunswick to take the man away
and leave him at some isolated spot
so that their parish might be relieved
of the cost of his support Still an
other version was that "Geromen while
crossing a New Brunswick mill pond
one cold March afternoon, slipped in
to the water. that he slept in wet
clothing and his legs We're so frozer
that it was found necessary to have
them amputated, and that. after being
looked after for time by the au-
thorities of the little town where the
mishap occurred, he was put aboard
coasting vessel and abandoned.
Those who have studied the case in
all the years that have gone by are
convinced that some secret motive
caused the man of mystery to main
tain silence that was never broken
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
Third Officer Pittman.

When the investigation was re-
sumed, at 1915 o'clock, it was an
nounced that ]. B. Boxhall, fourth Of
ficer of the Titanic, was i'll and could
not be heard further at this time. II.
}. Pittman, third officer of the ship,
Was then called to the stand.
The witness said that just before
the boat pulled away officer Murdoch
leaned over and shook hands with
him and said: Goodbye and good
luck. old man."
Il pulled away" said Pittman, lin
tending to remain near the ship in
case wind should spring up"
There We're five members of the
crew on the lifeboat commanded by
Pittman, who testified that he carried
40 of the passengers. Under cross
examination he acknowledged that his
boat did not have lights, although
the regulations of the British Board
of Trade compelled il. Pittman said
that the women behaved .splendidly
and that all of them wanted to helI
in rowing to keep themselves warm
He said his boat was some distance
from the Titanic when she went
down.
How did she sink2" asked Senator
Smith. she settled BY the head and
then suddenly she got on end and
dived right straight down"
Did you hear any explosions
yes, sir. four. They sounded like big
guns in the distance"
What were these explosions 81
think they were the bulkheads sir
DO you believe the boilers explod-
ed?@ Il do not"
when did you last see Captain
SMITH" When | went to the bridge
and asked him if l should fill No. {
boat with women"
Pittman said that he saw Mr.. Isma )
on the Titanic when his lifeboat left
He did not see Mr.. Ismay again until
they both were leaving the Carpathia
at New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
Causes Criticism Of French
Government Authorities
For Not FOreseeing and Pre-
venting the Occurrence.
Paris Fears Similar Outbreaks In
Other Parts Of Morocco.

Paris, April 23.-The massacre at Fee
in which a large number of French Of
flcers. soldiers and citizens were kill
ed and wounded, has given rise to
considerable criticism of the govern
men authorities for not foreseeing and
preventing the occurrence. The news
papers say that the French troops &C.
eupied the Moroccan capital more than
a year ago.
Premier Poincare telegraphed, today,
to Eugene Regnault, the French min
ister to make a rapid and complete
Investigation of the outbreak. The spe
cial correspondent of the French news
papers at Fee indicate that the plot of
the rebels included the massacre of
the Whole of the French mission head
ed by M, Regnault. which recently
arrived at the capital to establish the
protectorate. This plan failed owing
to the Impotence of the Arabian wo-
men to begin the carnage. These wo-
men are described by the correspond
ents as creatures of terrifying appear
ance, who passed their time in rush
| ing about the streets and torturing the
wounded, and sometimes aiding the
Moorish rebels in the final mutilation
and dissertation Of the victims.
Scenes of awful horror occurred in
| the Jewish quarter of the city where
| the mob murdered. pillaged and burn
cd all the Jews they could find. throw
| ing their bodies from TIE roofs. Many
young girls were carried off and suf-
fered indescribable outrages.
The Jewish quarter was set on fire
CONTINUED on PAGE Twelve.A
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Mediation Expected in Dispute
Between Engineers and Railwaysin
Action of Conference Committee.

New York. April 23.-Mediation in
the dispute between the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and the
Eastern Railways which has threat t
ened to result in a strike on 50 lines
east of Chicago and north of the Po-
tomac, is expected to result from the
action of the conference committee
of railway managers, today, in agree
ing to confer with Charles p Neil,
United States labor commissioner and
Judge Martin j. Knapp of the United
States commerce court on the subject
While the answer of the railroads to
the letter of Messrs Neiil and Knapp
did not definitely accept mediation,
tho opinion was expressed by the en-
gineers that in the end this would be
the result Commissioner Neill in an
interview given after he had received
the railroads answer, also indicated
that he considered that mediation was
intended. Tonight. in all quarters, the
opinion was expressed that the pos
sibility of strike, which yesterday
appeared imminent, is increasingly re-
mote.
On series of conference beginning
tomorrow will probably depend the
definite settlement of the dispute or
the arrangement of q plan of arbi-
tration.
Judge Knapp. according to word re-
ceived from Washington, tonight, will
leave that city, tomorrow, to take part
in the negotiations here.
The decision OF the railroad man
ayers to confer with Messrs. Knapp
and NELL was reached after confer
ence lasting practically all day The
presidents of several of the railways
involved also were in conference here,
today, and 1t is understood that they
approved of the letter sent to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24

government representatives. The let.
ter of the railways follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. April 2S.-The Atlantic
coast storm has passed to the Cana
dian maratime provinces and been fol-
lowed by clearing and cooler weather
throughout the East districts. Gales
prevailed, Monday night and Tuesday
on the Atlantic coast from Delaware
Breakwater to PASSPORT, the highest
velocity reported being 81 miles an
hour at New York City. The tenn
perature will rise somewhat, Wednes-
day. in the Middle Atlantic and New
England states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24

turn back the lifeboat in which he
and his passengers were idly drifting,
to attempt the rescue of others when
the Titanic went down.
Shuddering at the recollection, he
said the cries for help made zone long,
continuous moan" The passengers
insisted that to go back to aid would
mean their destruction, he said. so
that after starting in the direction OF
the cries he rescinded his orders and
waited for the dawn. Twice he begged
to be spared a recital of the facts, but
Senator Smith pressed him.
The opportunities and activities of
a squad of photographers, today, so
dignantIy ordered them all excluded
from the chamber. This inquiry is
official and solemn" he said in ex-
PLANTATION, and there will be no hype-
droming or commercialising of it.
will not permit it." An amateur
photographer managed to slip past the
guard later. but was summarily eject
ed when he sought to get a snap of
the scene.
]. Bruce Ismay, managing directoe
of the International Mercantile Marine,
and Vice President P. A. S. Franklin
OF the White Star Line urgently re-
quested the committee to permit them
to return TO New York In executive
session at the close of the hearing.
the committee declined TO allow either
to leave Washington until he is no
longer needed. Mr. Ismay was to have
been recalled to the witness stand, to-
day, but may be recalled, tomorrow,
though that has not been determined.
1t was decided also 20 call no more
passenger witnesses. until all the Brit
ish witnesses had been heard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
THE WEATHER.
cLoUDY-WARMER.

Washington, April 23.-Forecast for
north New England: Cloudy and
somewhat warmer. Wednesday, Thurs
day, fair, moderate west winds; for
southern New England, fair and
warmer, wednesday. Thursday fair.
moderate west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
Boston Forecast.

Boston, April 23-Foreeast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair. Wednesday
and Thursday: warmer, Wednesday
night and Thursdays. moderate te
brisk westerly winds, diminishing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-05

summer vacation. The plant had
been running steady almost a year.
aRat lfRBe b T9FEeyS l tsSl The need 5 Of a
vs. brs@ s7sd;l ia- on lsz. II. Is.
Miss Josie Bride, q high scho0.
student. will begin a select school
at, shadybrook Monday morning,
and will teach term OF six weeks !.
Miss Brides is a bright and popular
young lady and has succeeded in se-
cdFng large number OF students
for her school.
siAttorness Bfannon and stathers
are arranging to move their Offices
from Bank street TO the new Tlerney
building on Main street. They had
planned to move their Offices into
this building just. before it was
damaged by fire but at the time Of
the fire the rooms which they were
ltcuccupy were practically de-
stroyed. ~ &
9ohn Reynolds was arrested here
yesterday on charger preferred
Iagibsts him for bSot1egging Hts
Rsarsng She or6 fiGstieS resulted. in
his being placed in jail to awit fed-
eral court action n.
q. H. Edwards, Andrew Edmis-
tonaand guagez Henry Brannon are
At ~ h q ..t Z s.s shi week on bust
ness.
!. ] (, Judy, an inmate of the in4
sane asylum died Monday and body
was sent to his home at Itandsvilte
for burial. .,a1. AZ # IS; -
~ WIS Georgia H8Rt5fs has has Re.
ittrn6d from Roanoke. where she had
been attending the bedside 81 her
mother, who had been III. SO :
Mrs. Thomas Young. of Fink. is
spending the week here with her
sister, Mrs T..@J. Ryan. on Main
avenue :
Miss Nina, Sheets has accepted a
position as clerk in William Adler's
store. 7
Mr.. and Mrs George Wilson will
occupy the Ralston property on
Center avenue during; the absence Of
prof. Knabensheu and family
who will spend the summer at Pick.
ems r
ALEX. Blumberg has. returned
,ssstgs,usss visit in
New York City. ',-'e'',''
N. D Goe made business trip
tSAEogS sal Wednesday,. =
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WESTON
3rnnfarntfceo


WESTON. June 5-lM;ss Maggie
Nolan died Tuesday at her home
near this city from a stroke OF
paralysiss which she sustained sew
eraI weeks ago: Miss Nolan was a
highly respected woman aad had
been "a life long member of the
Catholic church at SAND Fork. The
funeral took place Wednesday after
noon at the st. Bernard catholic
church. conducted ibS the Rev.
Father Ryan Quirt. Mrs. Elizabeth
Ryan and a number Of friends Of
weston went out to attend the fu-
neral.
George Smith. a well Known BaltJ-
more and Ohio railroad engineer,
married Mss Carrie Smith, Of near
Sutton, Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith left Sunday for wedding
trip east, and will spend several
weeks in Atlantic city, after which
they will return to Weston where
they will make their future home.
Claude Rinehart was called to
Berlin Tuesday morning to attend
the funeral Of his aged uncle. Theo-
Edofe R!nehart. who died at his home
Sshere at the age of 70. He was one
OF the oldest citizens iniithat section
and had many friends who will re-
gssest6 learn Of his sdeath., He
served in the Confedrate army dur
ing the Civil War. ,,
l. lThe Crescent Window Glass fac
tory pulled its fires Saturday for the
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railroad Cooperation

An important step in municipal
! development has been undertaken at
: Defiance, o.. which will result in
the establishment of number of
new Industries IA that city. A
; larse spower plant with a totals.cas
pacity uf 5000 horsepower has
been built on the Auglaze river, not
tar from the site of old F6ft ped-
! aaee near the iunct tons Of thes Au-
sias aud anne srtgess KS Sol CON
1900 or 10000 horse power at small
! exnensa the power, plant VII. be the
center 81 anew industriaa section of
Defances The commercial organi-
zatiohs have set aside a number iof
desirable factory sites in close prox-
unity to the power plant. and on
these sites manufacturing concerns
Will be invited to locate, &,
Defiance is on the main line Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and
enjoys excellent transportation ia
cilities for manufacturing concerns.
The Baltimore and Ohio! Railroad
Company. in line with its policy Of
cooperation with the cities and
towns along the road in, the matter
Of Industrial development, has in
formed its traffic and industrial rep
rensentatiyes throughout the codn-
try Of the new enterprise at Defiance
in order to- lend the assistance sef
thiA Organization : when an opboTs
tunity ie offered. This plan OF the
railroad Of lending assistance to-
wards the development Of the COM
mupales serves, through coop.
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'7l.IN7'PEA1E
gtcontlaued .from pageIo )

81 go 10 - 4
Foundry !! c9m.palnpN Pittsbufg; c,
N. Thorp; attorney, Of We'll and
Thorp, iPittsbprg;. IA. Bernhard, cap:
ttaliet, New York City,; Edward
KeenIand, treasurer United En-;
cheering and Foundry, Company
Plttsburg; w, H. iBainbridge, vice.
president Bhtlltp Sheet and Tin
Plate Company. New York City; H.
N. Davis, eastern. sales manager,
Phillips sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany. philadelphia; A. Frank, mer;
ehaats IgYin-sRaa; James u Dom
nell president Eidehty Title and
Trust Company, Rittshurg; George
w: Fannan, geperal "a sHpeFintendS;
.ent P.hilltpa Sheet and TiA Plate
COMPANY; IA Kaufman 4f4sh1 capitalist
New York. CITY; and w 3 Klee,
president Damascus Bronze Com
pang, p! lttsbJFg, Pa,a;..l.a 3
Board ot trade directors here EN-
tertaltned the visitors AZ an elaborate
tuncneoa : 3ra
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80. b tIIe $500 GO.


Ihe IN iiable record Of theI
san 1epar tment 81 the Isthmtan.
Can snmis ion has been com
rienteS EsaaeatIY that re-
puft ssogih II heaithfnl-
ness ,,ip this fofld er'y pest ridden
codntfs. better thar reached ~
lourt best soSeifed American cities,
no longes awat ems burr rlse.
sfFhply a "a tier OF record
nov Jouknal 81 the .Ameft
dicat Il Tor notes that
port pelartmhlt,. OF
sanit III ar iage 1912. Just ISL
sued shows tfatout u lsJ10s white
employees Of the canal commission
and the Panama railroad, only three
died during March from disease and
two from violence, a death rate from
disease Of Z rs per thousand per.
year. and q total death rate, iaclud-
Ing accidents, Of .l5S.
Even including the s73ss7 colored
employees. OF whom twenty-five
died Of disease and six from vio-
hence, there wasa total of only
IthiTty-six deaths from disease and
violence out Of 81, 0e5 employees,
all engaged in the most arduous
and dang erous. work in q tropical RE- e
gions noted ever, since fs discovers.
ltby white men asa hot4bed Of dis
ease. The total death rate, for air
Ismpiog ess for the month Of March
was only.s AS per thousand pet
year The death rate for the entire
Canal Zone with tits 15s y514 tnhab4
ttanth was only, IA .l67 per thousand
per year, i'd death rate to which any
lAmeficah city would points with
Epride. :
When, one turns 10 the listis Of
white men. women and children
l9Tom the United States, however,
Iete true significance ofsthe work OF
the true significance Of the work of
There were on the Canal zone in
March, 1912, 6,11s white employees
from the United states;t4.447 white
women and children from the United
United States and a total Of l1;s25
white americans Yet among this
bods sSf nearly 12 .oOe people there
Ii@efet only afoura deaths from disease,
stwo. o. which were deaths OF. in
fants less than fifteen days old, the
two remaining deaths being one
from appeHdteitig ii u man ot3ortgy
five and. ,one,,o organic dlseases In a
man Of forty-two. 4 Il
| Il Typhoid, diphthSras mardgia.
| malarta. @hoopthg-sough. atnBer-
cnlos!s. smal lpox+anh ofher ssonta-
l.ous Diseases which; coa the United
States 100000 lives annually, are
Ipfactfcafly. abolished ink the Canal
zone. And the same results could
be secured In every city and. village
IushisE country Y our present pewII- :
edge, of disease were applied ass In
telt4gently here as It is in the Canal
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eratlng with che boards Of trade and
7othsr otganizatons Of the ilnd, nas
proved mutuaily beneaelal 10th to.
the nun cipalfut AHA % ne rali4a
ROAD me brineipa ioliowed
tha Ieater ptos pe ~ 70 the com
Hannle ilnss teach means fnz
crsaged blsinesB Tor the raIlYoad
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r;Ny,M .slagJoi aE8 Il
! = '...DEL DELEGATES.
Il Demo cratic STATE Delegate
{sH Convention Co to,ss#t
. L. FP3rke fsburg.

. ID. ~.
The local delegates went to Park
crsburg Wednesday morning to at.
tend the Democratic state delegate
convention, which meets there today
to elect delegates to the Baltimore
national convention. John W. Davis.
John ]. Davis. j. Carl Vance, Flem-
ing Holden, c. P. Howell, Millard F
snider, ]: +. Allen, pr. J.. W. John
stcn, Robert A. Garrett, P. F. Caul.
field, John A. Tlerney, ]. n. ,Garrett,
DR.. ]. N. CASTOR, Thomas IConnell,
Ellis Eyoh. Garrett, IVA L.
Nixon, Simeon I ahg, JamesE K2sSef,
and Edward Nugent went,
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N. D. Goe made a business trip.
To AEoge aga Wednesday,.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-10
WAR PLAY AT
BIJQU PLEASES

A famous play of the civil war
opened last night. This play is one of
the strongest plays dramatically that
has ever been put on the Bijou stage.
The action of the play is laid in the
south when the Blue and the Gray met
in deadly conflict and brother and
brother sometimes met on the field Of
battle in the ranks of opposing armies.
Lynwood is the residence of a Ken
lucky judge who has a son in the Con-
federate army and a daughter in love
with an officer in the Federal ranks.
The shifting fortunes of war lead to
intense dramatic situation, and de-
mands the highest type of acting. The
company handles the play admirably,
portraying the various characters with
and fidelity. The stage set
tings are out of the ordinary and the
scenery painted by Mr.. Landishman is
a credit to any theatre.
The play in its entirety ought to
please the most critical theatre-goer.
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday at
2:30 p. m.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-10
SHIP GETS STRANGE ORDER
oboys Mysterious Message on Slate
and Rescues People From
Sinking Vessel.

Rofert Dale Owen is our authority
for the following story:
THE mate of a bark which was sail
ing sou'wsstwards across the banks OF
Newfoundland was in the cabin work.
ing out the vessels course when he
noticed a man sitting at the other end
Of the table busy writing on a slate.
Thinking 1t was the captain, he paid
no further attention, but presently,
looking up from his calculation, he
saw the man suddenly disappear.
Startled, he went across, picked up
the slate, and found written on 1t.
Steer to the northwest
He called the captain. The writing
was certainly not hat Of any Of the
crew, and eventually 1t wRs decided to
obey the strange order. The vessel
was put In a nor-westerly course and
q man stationed at the masthead to
keep a sharp lookout.
I'm \ few hours they sighted ice,
and amongst 1t. In IN almost sinking
condition, a big ship. They reached
her just In time to ave her people.
Among them was u passenger whom
the mate recognized as the stranger
who had written on the slate.
According to the other passengers.
this man had been in q deep sleep or
rance at the hour at which the Incl.
dent had taken place"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-10

A man with a long but scanty beard
and a gimlet eye came into Cyrus
Teed's general store, In a little New
Hampshire town, and called for five
cents worth of peanuts. Cyrus meas
ured out a pint and handed the bag
over. The man weighed 1t in his hand
and looked more disconnected than
ever.
There amt many there, be they?"
he asked ENORMOUSLY. Amt 1t kinder
small measure2"
Regular full pint, what I always
give for a nickel" snapped Cyrus,
who knew his customer we'll.
why. when 1 was down in Boston,"
argued the bearded man, there was a
place there where l could get twicet
as many peanuts as this for five
cents"
Well" said Mr.. Teed, dehnaltly,
the round trip to Boston Is only
$2.55. Why don't we 90 down to Bos-
ton and get our moneys WORTH"
This closed the incident.-Youth's
Companion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-10
ELECTION BOARD
CHANGES MADE.
New Men In First and
Second Wards.

New Brunswick, Sept. 10.-The
County Board of Election yesterday
filled some vacancies in district cleo
ton boards, caused by designations,
as follows:
Democratic.
Frank Mcmahon, vice Thomas J.
Collins, In second district Of Fifth
ward, New Brunswick.
Henry Gray, vice Henry Jamison,
4th district, Fourth ward, New
Norton Redfeld, vice George H.
Roeder, irst district, Highlands
Albert Brahm, vice Thomas Nc
second district, First ward,
Amboy.
John Powers, vice Frank A.
second district, Second ward,
Amboy.
Republican.
Charles H. Rogers, vice M. Layton
Appleby, second, Louis Csipo, first
district, South River.
Milton B. Carpenter, vice M. Lay
ton Appleby, second district, East
Oliver Kelly, H. Fl. Brown, DR.. J..
L. Suydam and John E. Elmendorf
attended the meeting. The board ad-
journed until next Friday when it
will meet to revise the primary list
the election lists in municipali-
ties under 5000 population.