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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-24
dont2" he was asked.
NO. Hir. 1 think not

dont2" he was asked.
No. air: l think not"
DO you not know that another on
Ger has said that she was making I'm
TO eighty revolutions?"
NO. sir; IL ho did l think he was
mistaken"
Pittman denied that tho onicera d,s.
cussed the speed OF the ship while ct
mess. Tho witness said ne left tn.
cabin about 1880 Sunday night, lust
after the collision.
Very Little Impact.
There wos very little Impact" he
/ SAID Il was half asleep and half
awake, and l wondering sleepily where
We were anchoring. 1 walked out on
deck three or four minutes and cav
nothing. Then L returned, lighted my
pipe and dressed leisurely, for Il was
near time Tor my watch. Just aa
finished dressing Mr.. Boxhall came up
and 1 asked him what was the matter.
, He said. We have struck an iceberg.
Il vent on deck again and met
Sixth officer Moody asked him II
ned seen the Iceberg and he said no,
but there was ice on hls deck To
satisfy myself. went forward and
saw ice.
Then 1 walked back and saw a
mock OF hremen coming up.
asked what was the matter They
SAID there's water In the hatch
I looked downward and saw water now
ing over the hatch.
Then l went up on deck and ma,
man in dressing gown. who sasd
TO me. Hurry. there's no time for
foolng' Then wen, 10 the boats"
DID you know who that man was?'
Not then. do now"
VINO was it2"
Mr.. Ismay. Later this man told
me TO got the women ana children In
the boats lowered ono of them. Mr.
lsmay came to the boat and helpe-I
me. put in quite u number OF ,hern
1 ana few men. Then ] called for
moro women. but there were none TO
be seen. Then / stepped back on tac
snip again and Officer NErdook told
me 10 get In tho boat and row around
TO tho after gnngway. / thought that
this was the thing 10 do, because
expected 10 bring all OF the passnne-
ers hack TO the ship again"
We're tho passengers reluctant TO
Set into tho boats?''
Well. no. STR"
The witness said tina, Just before
the boat pulled away Officer Murdock
Leaned over and shook hands with
him and said Good by and good luck
old man"
Il pulled away" said ri,tmnn. in
tending 10 remain near the snip in
case wind should spring up"
Vnerc were Eve members OF tho
crew on tho llfeboat commanded BY
Pittman. who testified that he carried
forty OF the passengers Under cross
examination, he acknowledged TINT his
boat did not have lights. although tho
regulations OF the British Board OF
Trade compelled IT Pittman said that
the women behaved "Hplendidly," and
that all OF them wanted 10 help in
! rowing 20 keep themselves warm. lie
(Conttnued on Ninth rare1
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stances of the departure from South
ampton."
we left Southampton at 1915 p.
NJ, Wednesday,. April 10 Nothing ex-
citing happened, except breaking the
mornings of the New York caused by
the backwash from our starboard pro-
peller. We got clear and proceeded TO
Cher bourg."
How long was the delay?"
About half an hour"
What was the weather.
Perfect
Was it good all the way TO the place
OF the collision?"
AN the way. and no heavy sea"
Was there "A starlit sky"
Every night ana morning"
Asked 10 tell his duties when on
watch, pittman said ne worked out OBJ
servations. found deviatious OF the
compass, general supervision around
the decks and relieving the bridge il
necessary.
Was it par, OF your duties TO dr!ll
the men on 20 through practice with
the men, asked Senator Smith.
No, sir l merely gave them orders"
The witness said boat drills always
were held at Southampton and al
Queenstown The Titaric's drill at
Southampton. he said, consisted OF
LOWERING and lifting TWO boats.
Anything else done?"
NO sir. The drill was to satisfy
the British Board Of Trade. We low
cred the boats. sailed around the har-
Dor and then returned 10 the ship"
Only sixteen Men in Drill.
The witness said IL was customa ~
aboard ship 10 nave boat and fire
drills every sunday. In the South
ampton drill, pittman said that APP.
proximately eight men went in each
boat.
Then only sixteen men participated
in this drill suggested Senator
Smith.
| Yes, sir"
Was there any nre drill on the I'll.
tanic after she left Southampton"
! NO, sir; none"
Were you OIL the bridge during
Saturday or Sunday preceding the &C.
| cident?" Senator Smith asked
"Oh. yes. part OF the time. Satur-
! day afternoon from L. To A." said
! Pittman.
sec any icebersso"
NO. sir"
ANY freed ic.r'
| None at all sta"
Did 70" near anything abou, ic,
saturday"
Did you hear anything about Z
wireless message about ice?"
I Yes. ] did. either Saturday or Sun
day morning. when Mr. BoxhaiI pu
| 1t on the chart" Pittman replied
Did you talk with Boxhall or Muir
dock or Lowe roEardng the proximit,
i OF the Titanic to icc?"
II did not. sir
J ibid you talk to the captain?"
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asked Senator Smith.
About three: but l was excited"
Did you sec the captain after he
told you TO go below ana get through
the window into the lifeboat?"
No; | never saw him after that"
dent
! think saw him about O'Clock
in one of the comparionwnys"
DO YOU think he MAS attentive 10
his dutics2"
Yes, : do
Major rcuchcn said the lircbont he
was IN was equipped with everything;
Required. some OF the boats. he heard,
Were not sufficiently equipped with
food. When lac got on the Curpat mia
ne oNam'ncd several iifvh"ats and
found they had lights, htrdtack ard
water.
Did the women row in The boats"
Yes, and they were very piuclly
about it. too. They worked with 4
will.
one helped me until she became i'll
from the hard work and was forced
To cease.
DO YOU Know VINO those women
were"
Major pcuchcn said Miss l. A. horton
" N'''h '"t''' i-"i"on. MiS. w hlt'f
Clark. of Los Angeles Mrs. L.ucirn Is
Smith. HUNTINGTON W. VA Mrs ca
vendish New York; Mrs Walter
Douglas Minneapolis. ana Mr. and Mrs,
q. Il. iiuruham. al Denver. We're among
others IN the boat. many OF whom
hrudlod oars.
Major Pouchen said tile impact WAS
50 slight that some OF the passengers
were not awakened. lie said NO alarm,
was sounded. Two Young women. he
said. whose staterocm was close to
that Of Colonel John Jacob Astor.
were awakened by Mrs. Aston. Who lcsl
them on deck
Did YOU see Mr.. Ismsy that night
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he I'D not see thc vosscl SINK. hut
his theory was that tho explosions
were above water caused by tho heavy
pressure when tho boat started 20
dive down ~ the head
How many explosions were there. -
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FEW DOLLARS MIGHT
HAVE SAVED VESSEL
AND HUMAN FREIGHT
Continued From FRS, pase3

until ne is no longer needed. Mr.
lsmay war to have been recalled TO
the witness chair to-day. but may be
recalled tomorrow, though that has
not been determined"
1t wa. decided also 10 call no mo.o
passenger witnesses unti all the Brit
ish witnesses had been heard. The
committee decided TO delay othcr i'm
por,ant business before it until the
Tisanfc inquiry had proceeded far-
Their.
Major Peuchcn of Iorcn,o. Canada.
passenger on ,hc Titanic, who was
ordered By Second officer Ltghtolier
to man one OF Tic liteboa,s, testified
tina, all ten OF his friends with whom
he was travelling los, their lives IN
the wreck.
Senator smith asked Major Peuchcn
to tell the story of the voyage, telling
of the weather. accidents and whether
shcrc was any tire aboard.
There was no mention Of tire
said Peuchcn, ANA wc were all pleas
cd with the trip untn the crash Al
ter II o'c!oek went to my state
room ! scarcely vans undressed. whcu
i felt q shock t'."usht merely that
large wave had .trurh tin, ~hir
90 PM on m, coat and wen, ui,um
deck / me, friend who said. we
nave struck au iceberg. We went
upon deck ana saw ,hc icebers from
the forcpart of tb, ship some ice
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
WILLIE'S BACK
WITH WILSON
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Leaders
of Governor Woodrow Wilson g
campaign for the president were
jubilant today over the appear
ance at democratic headquarters
of William F. McCombs, chairman
of the democratic national COM
mittee.
McCombs, who was stricken
with illness within few weeks
after the New Jersey governors 8
nomination by the Baltimore con-
vention. announced that his
health was considerably improved
and that he expected to be back
at his desk within a couple of
days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
PROGRESSlVES ARE
HOLDING THEIR lst
PRIMARY ELECTION
POLLS BUT FIvE PRECINCTS in TACOMA-IN
BAD WEATHER PROGRESSIVE LEADERS EX-
PECT GOOD VOTE.

One of the biggest things ever
accomplished politically was done
by the new progressive party in
Tacoma today when with but a
few weeks to get ready 1t came up
with primary election with polls
open in all but FIVE precincts of
the city and these were being
filed up during the day.
The remarkable thing about 1t
Is that the whole election is not
costing dollar. The polling
places were given free and the
judges and clerks are working for
nothing.
Secretary Young reported at
. 1880 o'clock that polls had been
opened in all but Ave precincts
in the city and all but six in the
county outside the city.
Voters appeared in most OF
these to cast ballot and some OF
them came to headquarters and
opened the polls themselves when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
1T COST JUST $3.50 TO BE
THE BUSIEST MAN in TACOMA

street for lameness, and mailed
% letters.
Mr.Van Voris during the month
has executed IL unfortunate cats,
z dogs, 2 cows, and 3 horses. He
has found employment for 8 delin-
quent boys and 2 delinquent girls,
and has reunited 8 happy families.
Part of the enjoyable work of
this man was the finding of homes
for friendless dogs and 8 abused
cats. And all 1t cost, besides his
salary, was $3.50 for stamps and
l65 cents car fare.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
YOUTHFUL TOURISTS MISSING
AND MOTHER SEEKS AID

Steve Ragan, IA years old. and
his brother, Joe, aged 10, have
disappeared from their home,
1914 East 27th street, and police
and relatives are making strenu-
GUS efforts to locate the two
youngsters.
These are the two lads who
Were believed to have been instru-
mental in causing the fatal acci-
dent which occurred a few days
ago in the T. r. & p. yards, when
workman in the employ of the
street car company was crushed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
WIFE o, GETS
ANDY'S DOUGH

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
DUBLIN, Sept. Thomas An
drew Armstrong, who died last
June, has broken new ground in
will making. He made his will
in verse, as follows:
"All earthly goods have In store
To my dear wife leave for ever
more.
I freely gibe; no limit do flx
This Is my will and she executrfx.
Thomas Andrew Armstrong. =
The estate Is valued at $1,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
WASHINGTON WANTS BOB
HODGE FOR GOVERNOR
Let's pick a real governor today!
There is one running.

Let's PICK a real governor Today!
There is one running.
There are also some old-type politicians. There
will be more of the latter Tuesday
But there is just one real, red -blooded man such
as the state needs in the And not the kind
that has been carried away with official dignity,
official red tape official prerogatives and per quiz
sites and politics that he the people at all
mot until just before election.
Washington wants a governor who will be just
one of us.
Washington wants Bob Hodge.
The only honor there is in being governor is in
doing things for the people,
And Washington this year is lucky in having
found candidate who has this vision of public
office. Everybody who has ever met him knows the
man. /,
Then let's go out today and nominate him for
governor on the progressive ticket
And Bob Hodge will be the next governor Of
Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
THEY ARE STILL
THINKING HARD

All day yesterday Pat Gibbons
and the city wrestIed before a
board of arbitrators as to how
much the city should pay for go-
ing on Gibbons land and start
Ing to dig the water ditch through
for the Green river pipe line.
When the arbitrators took the
case they were away apart. They
have not yet come to any agree
ment. The proposition may have
TO be fought out In the courts yet,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07

between cars. The controller had
been reversed and left open.
Duke" Campbell, of Tacoma,
says he saw two boys who an
sered the description of the Ra-
gan children at Browns point
last Thursday night. They were
In a rowboat and obtained shelter
for the night at the home of a
family named Mcdowell.
Mrs. Ragan, unable herself to
find the two missing youngsters,
notified the police of their disap-
pearance this morning.
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Perhaps William s. Van Voris.
special agent of the Tacoma HUI
fame societl, is not the busiest
man in town, perhaps he is
Listen.
During the month of August he
has investigated and reported on
140 cases where complaints were
filed concerning animals and chill
dren. He has personally seen that
58 street warnings we're attended
to, he has taken 38 horses from
harness because of sore shoulder,
he has taken 8 horses from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07

they found the men appointed to
do 1t had not responded.
The judges will report the re-
suit of the ballot to the county
committee this evening and 1t
will be tabulated.
Secretary Young thought 2,500
votes would be a. large vote in
view of the wet weather. Chair
man Dow said he would consider
1t doing we'll If 1900 appeared in
the city.
: The candidates receiving the
highest vote in today's primaries
will be nominated In state and
count conventions on next Tues
day. The state laws require nom
nations of new parties to be made
by conventions instead of direct
primaries.
In spite. of a drizzling rain
which fell here all morning, the
progressives are nevertheless con-
fident of bringing out big vote
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
TACOMA Is NOW
DEAD BROKE

Busted!
The city Is right up against the
strictest kind of economy now
until the next years taxes come
in.
At the beginning of August
there was $4,000 in the general
fund. Today this has sall been
wiped out and, the city has four
months to go yet in this year and
two months of next year before it
gets any big haul in taxes.
OF course there Is some money
coming In all the time but that
will not be enough unless the
council gets down to bedrock On
expenditures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
CUTTING MARRIED

Cupid at the county auditors
office was today astounded out OF
his usual calmness when Otis
Cutting, Observation-Disclosures of the
firm of Darmer & Cutting. arcni-
tects, supposedly as confirmed a
batchelor as Tacoma has within
her confines, with a placid smile
spread widely across his coun-
tenance, walked to the marriage
license window, planked down q
IS gold piece and demanded legal
papers for wedlock twixt himself
and Miss Caroline e. oldfield. a
we'll known Tacoma young lady.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
SEARCHING FOR
NOTED DOCTOR

SENECA, N. c., Sept. z. -
Searchers are today securing the
mountains near here for DR.. L. r.
Barker, noted physician or
Johns Hopkins university, who Is
wanted to go to Bar Harbor, Me-.
to attend Mrs. John r. Mclean.
Fast automobiles are in waiting
and when Dr., Barker is found he
will be rushed to special train
which is waiting to make a dash
to Maine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
OEMS WIND UP
THE PRIMARY
CAMPAIGN

Democratic candidates and q
few outsiders numbering In all
about 80 had love-feast at the
Olympic club at noon today and
wound up the oratory before the
primaries.
Ashton Doveil, George Fish
burne, Bill Kerwin, w. b. Chand-
ler, Carl Eshelman, and other
candidates present spoke. Judge
Easterday, running on the nom
partisan ballot, and who attends
all the democratic lucheons, was
called on but apologized and ask
ed to be excused as It was not
proper for him to be in partisan
campaign.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
NOPE, HE WON'T
QUIT JUST YET

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. Reports
the Vice President Sherman would
be obliged to retire as a candidate
owing to his health breaking
down were today declared by Sec
retary Reynolds of the republican
committee to be absolute canards
manufactured out of whole cloth.
Reynolds asserted that the re-
ports ought not to be given the
dignity of an open denial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
MINISTER BURNED
TO DEATH
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iBy United Press Leased Wire.>
PAULINE, Iowa. Sept. 7.-Be-
fore the eyes of his children and
dozen rescuers who were work
ing frantically to extricate him
from beneath an overturned auto
mobile, the Rev. III. Green, Luz
theran minister of Germantown,
was burned to death here today.
The gasoline tank was ignited by
a lantern in the hands of one OF
the rescuers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
BEQUEATHS HIS
BRAIN AND BODY

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Sept. 4.
For the purpose of dissection,
DR.. w. J. MCGEE, whose will is
on file for probate in the district
supreme court today, left his body
and brain to DR.. u. A. Spitzka Of
the Jefferson medical college of
Philadelphia.
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81 United Press Leased Wire. ]

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept.
THE first bloodshed. In the
Paint Creek mining section since
Governor Glasscock proclaimed
martial law in that region came
today when one man in a group
OF striking miners was shot and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
STATE MILITIAMAN SHOOTS
INTO STRIKERS; KILLS ONE

killed by Private Long of the
state militia after the soldier had
been fired upon.
Shote were also exchanged near
Burnwell, but at that point no
one was killed. Feeling between
the minters. the company detec-
tlves and the militia is high and
the gravest trouble is feared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
LII EVA GETS
HUBBY, LA-LA!

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. z. -
John d. Murphy, aged 23 years,
only son of an aristocratic Eng
lish family, was married here to-
day to Eva Kelleher. a cafe en-
tertainer, whom he met for the
first time in an Eddy street cafe
here last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
MADE 1T WARM
FOR JOHNNY
,(By United Press. Leased Wire.,

5 Los ANGELES, CAL, Sept. I.
Touching a high tension cable
carrying $4,000 volts of electri-
city, John Bjorn, SO, painter.
met instant death here today.
Bjorn's clothing, saturated with
paint oil, flared like torch when
he touched the cable. The body
was horribly burned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
"BUGS" RAYMOND.
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SDy Omtcu IrcSS LEASED W1re.p
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-"Bugs"
Raymond. formerly a famous
baseball pitcher, was found dead
today In room in the Veley ho-
tel on South Clark street here.
Physicians said death resulted
from alcoholism, aggravated by
the excessive heat.
Since Raymond was released by
the New York Giants last year be-
cause he refused to keep in con-
dition he has been steadily on the
down grade.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07

PARIS, Sept. IA school for
scientific detectives IL the latest
invention Of Police Lepine and
the first term will commence
shortly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07

OMAHA, Sept 7-occupying private Mrs. Jennie
Crocker Whitman of California husband with another
with another private Immediately containing
her string of valuable dogs through
to New York city.
At the union depot the dogs disinected
mate the smell of the South Omaha packing
The in charge of the animals
man divided her time between dogs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. z.
Samuel Gompers. president OF
the American Federation of La
bor, today submitted the names
of four prominent labor leaders
to President Taft for places on
the new Industrial Commission.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07

Frank Miller and William A..
Edwards, arrested his morning
by Officer Mondcau on a charge
OF fighting. failed to appear.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-07
ETTOR CASE IS
HEARD IN
EUROPE
ITALY PLANNING TO LAUNCH
MONSTER STRIKE IN BE-
HALF OF ETTOR.

ROME, Sept. 7.-As a means
of forcing the Italian government
to make representations at Wash
ington in behalf of Joseph Ettor
and Arturo Giovannitti, the Law
renee, Mass, strike leaders con-
fined there on a charge of muir
der, Syndicalists throughout Italy
today are organizing a monster
general strike to paralyze all in
dustries in the country.
| The case of Ettor and Giovan-
nitti has aroused feeling through
out Italy. In parliament the re-
publican, socialist, clerical and
social democratic deputies recent
ly demanded that the government
make the case an international is
sue.
No action so far has been TAX
en- to this end, but the demand
Is supported by majority of the
people and the newspapers de-
clare substantially the same as
the Tribuna Illustrate, that the
men are victims of the capital
lists, who provoked the strike by
the terrible living conditions the
workers were forced to endure"
Despite the agitation, the atti-
tude of the government so far
remains unchanged.
The only action taken has been
to instruct the italian consul at
Boston to see to it that the men
receive a fair trial.
NEW YORK, Sept. THE To-
cal council of the Industrial
Workers of the World today pre-
pared for a giant demonstration
here Septemb ber Ia in behalf of
Joseph Ettor and Arturo Giovan-
nitti.
Circulars declaring the men
are to be "railroaded to the elec-
trio chair" and demanding that
all workers join in a general
strike in protest are being sent
to all unions in the country.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. Z.
The overthrow of the present
system Of society is the object of
strike planned by the Industrial
Workers of the World, according
to a statement here today by Ma
tional Organizer Grover Perry of
San Francisco, who is preparing
flor a demonstration in this city.
l
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. T.
To protest against the imprison-
ment of Ettor and Giovannitti In
Lawrence, Mass, accused of caus-
ing the death of a woman striker
during the recent textile tabor
troubles there, mass meeting
will be held here September 22
under the auspices of the social
lists.
LONDON, Sept. 7.-Planning
to protest in the name of the
workers of Great Britain against
the prosecution of Joseph Ettor
and Arturo Giovannitti, an Eng
lish defense committee today is
arranging for great demonstra-
ton in their behalf in Trafalgar
Square.