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New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
|N|NE PH|LADELPH|ANS
| WENT DOWN ON LINER
Survivors Tell Thrilling Stories
of the Fearful Sea
Tragedy.
SAW OFFICER SHOOT HIMSELF
Mrs. Widener Says Captain
Jumped Into Ocean-Survivor
States Passengers Thought
Ship Safer than Lifeboats.
Tpv Teiaoranh m The Trihuns !

[By Telegraph TO The Tribuns.l
Philadelphia, April 19-All except three
Of the Philadelphia survivors apparently
are in good physical condition. The excep-
tions are Mrs George ID. Widener, whoss
husband and son were drowned Mrs. John
b. Thayer, who mourns the death OF her
husband. and Augustus II. Weikman who
was severely injured when he was blown
into the ocean by the explosion Of the Ii
tanics boilers.
The survivors tell thrilling stories of tn.
frightful disaster.
In describing her experiences, Mrs. George
d. Widener said that she had seen Captain
Smith of the liner jump from the bridge
into the sea, and that moment previous
she had seen another officer turn revolver
upon himself and send bullet into his
brain.
Saw Officer Shoot Himself.
"Mr. Widener and I had retired to our
cabin for the night she said, when the
shock of crashing into the iceberg occurred.
We thought little OF it and did not leave our
ca bin We must have remained there an
hour before becoming fearful. Then Mr..
Widener went to our son Harry's room and
brought him to our cabin. A short time
later Harry went to the deck and hurried
back and told us that We must go on deck.
Mr. Widener and Harry, few minutes
later, went on deck and aided the officers,
who were then having trouble with those In
the steerage That was the last ] saw OF
my husband or son.
II went on deck and was put into LIFE
boat AS the boat pulled away from the
Titanic / saw one Of the officers shoot him.
self in the head and few minutes later
saw Captain Smith jump from the bridge
into the sea-"
Mrs. Widener Is at her home at Elkins
Park, near here. The entire Widener fam
lily. which Is among the most prominent in
Phladelpha's financial and social circles.
is overcome by the disaster The family
has received messages Of sympathy from
all parts OF the world
When Mrs. William L. Carter stepped
into a lifeboat, she saw there were not
enough men TO man the oars. There was
nothing else to do" she said. so took an
oar" And as long as the boat bobbed
about In the sea she bent over the oar with
the strength borne OF unusual courage.
Mrs. ]. B. Thayer also bent her back 10
the oar in the lifeboat in which she was
placed. and worked for hours battling with
the waves. until picked up by the Car
pathia.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
Boats Only Partly Filled.

Mrs. Thomas Potter, jr, declared that the
passengers on the Titanic had no idea the
steamer was badly damaged. and had conf
dence in the statement that she was non
sinkable. "As a result, the first boats 10
leave the vessels side were hardly filed
she said There were only about ten
others in the boat in which 1 was, which
was the first TO be lowered away.
II saw Colonel and Mrs. Astor at the
rail as We rowed away and they declined
to be taken Off, claiming that II was safer
on the big liner than in the cockle-sbells
amid the floating ice. They simply would
not believe that there was any danger. "
least forty more persons could have been
accommodated in our boat, If they had only
listened to the ships officers
Richard NJ Milliams, from Germana-
town. was the last to be saved from
aboard the Titanic. He was in the stern OF
the liner when she went down, and said that
the big liner just parted in the middle.
Bufreted about in the ice. he was finally
able TO get aboard one of the RATS and
was picked up by one of the boats about
two hours later.
He saw John B. Thsyer. jr., who jumped
overheard from the Titanic with his
father. and both managed to reach
raft. The raft was upset, however, both
men being dumped into the water. The
elder Thayer was never seen again, but
young Thayer was picked up by one OF the
boats and was with Williams on the Car
pathia.
James McGough. a buyer. told enc Of the
most complete stories of the end of the Ti-
tanic Owing to his tremendous Strength
he had been forced into the second boat
to leave the Titanic as one OF the crew.
Mr.. McGough dsagrees with most OF the
survivors as TO the time OF the accident.
He places the collision as occurring at II ~.
He said
The collision occurred at twenty minutes
to u l was in my cabin asleep when
felt the wrench, not severe or terrifylnS.
II seemed 10 me nothing more serious than
the racing OF the screw, which often oC-
ours when a ship sticks her nose into
heavy swell. raising the stern out or water.
There was little noise or tumult.
We were warned TO dress and don NE
preservers. BY this time the engine hsa
been reversed and the ship was backinS.
Officers and crew ran through the Snip
counselling calmness. dressed and stuffed
my money in my pocket and went on deck.
AS | passed the gymnasium l saw Ceo-
mel Astor and his wife together. she ws
clinging to him and pleading that they
should not be separated. she tried tS
llfeboat with her. He refused. answering
her almost gruifly. He attempted TO cam,
her declaring the accident she fearc1
would prove to be a farce.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
A MANS GIFT
TO HIMSELF
Great Money-Saving
Opportunity
Kuppenheimer Suits
and OverCOatS
Xmas Sale At GrOsner's
Xmas Sale At GrOsner's

The remarkable Christmas Sale of
Kuppenheimer high-grade mems suits
and overcoats now In progress at Gros-
ner's, 1913 Pennsylvania avenue, has
created much interest among the men OF
the town The fact that kuppenhe mer
suits. selling regularly for s25 and 30
are being sold at the extremely low
fering, is the cause OF the great volume
OF business at Grosner's.
The suits and overcoats In this sale
represent the latest In styles. weaVes,
and fabrics. and are from the celebrated
Kuppenhcimer make.
No bigger Christmas bargain IL to be
found In the city than these kuppen-
$50. Kuppenheimer suits are known
the world over as the finest examples
Of the tailoring art. Manv ready-made
suits look well for u short time. but
lose their shape after a few weeks
wear. Not SO with kuppenheimer
clothes. The skill and care with which
they are made irsures the permanency
lust as snugiy after three months as on
the day Of purchase.
The Grosner display OF Kuppenheimr
suits and overcoats is so large that,
despite the immense volume of nrlstmas
sales, they still have Il large assortment
In all styles and fabrics. sizes. and
shapes.
No man can do better than to give
himself a Kuppenheimer suit Or, over
get his pick, he had better lose no time
In getting to their store. At the pres
cnt rapid rate of sales the best pick
ings will soon he gone.
This sale certainly demonstrates the
g rule that good things never last Ions.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
TOmOrroW's Bowling
Carroll League-Ovandos VS.. San
ia Marias.

Carroll League-Ovandos VS.. San
Ia Marias.
Westminster League-All teams.
District Duckpin League-Goodfcl-
lows vs.. Belmonts.
National Capital League-Y. NJ. C.
A. VS.. Fat Men.
District Tenpin League-Palace vs..
Chamber Of Commerce.
Colonial League-Knickerbockers
vs.. Virginians.
Departmental Tenpin League
War vs. Interior.
Individual tournament-Roderic
Brush. Miller.
Northeastern League-Carrols vs..
Atlantics.
Commercial League-Hahn vs.. Ru-
dolph & West.
Southern Clerks League-Traffic
vs.. Law.
Arcade League-G. P. O. VS.. Bank
ers.
Departmental Tenpin League
Navy Yard vs.. Census.
Terminal League-Southern VS..
Ticket Office.
lntercouncil League-All teams.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
ASSOCIATION TEAMS
WIN AND LOSE IN
THEIR DOUBLE BILL
Regulars Defeat Aloysius,
While Moose Down Epi-
phany Quint.:

A win and loss is the record OF
the Y. NJ. e. a. basketball teams TO-
day which met the Aloysius and Epiph-
any teams In what Is Thought TO be two
Of the best played games OF the season.
The regulars defeated the clubnen from
Aloysius by IL to s. while the Bull
Moosers OF the association. went down
to a a2-to-19 defeat at the hands or the
Epiphany Church team.
Despite the large margin Of victory. In
the big game. the Aloysius team Is re-
ceiying credit for fine displ'y OF
basketball. Unused to the large court
and handing everything to the associa.
ton ou,nt except weight. Aloysius put
I'M n game exhibition. playing hard ut
all times. and losing only because the
association team played q faster con-
test.
With a margin of 10 to 1 at the end
of the first half against them; the
Aloysius team kept everlastinglv after
It, and succumbed after a hard struggle.
The hulk Of the honors cannot be placed
on the shoulders Of any one OF the
Regulars, although Allwine shot most
OF the baskets for his team.
In the second cont st'the B,ll Noosers
went down to defeat after the hardest
sort of n struggle Having received a
defeat at the hands OF the Regulars
arlier In the week IN a practice game.
the Icpiphanv team was held somewhat
cheaply by the Bull Moosers.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
ALL At STAkDST|[L
UNTIL TAFT SELLS
HIS PH|T|NG pills
Fogel's Option Expires and
Club Is Again on
Market.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec. l5.-AGain
the Philiies ars for sale. Ho'ac" +
Fcgel's opti,n has expired with out Its
taking it up and now Charles p. Taft
will sell to the highest bider, said 10 he
the Robert A. Balfour syndicate. Mean
while. things are at standstiii with
Manager Doom.
Until the club Is sold and he is given
to understand where his authority ex-
tends. Doom will remain idle. He wants
to be preparing for the coming cam
paign. picking out a training camp and
cutting loose some OF the impossible
youngsters now on. his list. He prefers
Southern Pines, N. c., as a training
spot but that place may be" occupied
when the clubs troubles are ended
-Four players remain to be signed
Eppa Rixey. the Virginia southpaw
Cravsth and Miller, outfelders. and
Chalmers. the pitcher. ...,-... .--..
The Washington times., 1912-12-15

In that case Hal Chase may be the
third gardener for the Yankees. Chase
has Il good whip. Is a fair hitter and a
good base runner. His brains have ni-
ways marked his plaJ since entering
the big league.
Bert Daniels. though Il fair hitter and
good base runner. will probably fall
by the wayside, and yet there Is q pos.
Sibility OF his starring under the eye of
the Peerless Leader.
Behind the bat are Ed Sweeney. a first
class catcher. though rather fragile.
and Charlie Sterrett, the Princeton
player. The latter should improve won
derfully In another season.
1t Is the infcld which will give Chance
his greatest trouble. First base In we'll
taken care OF with Chase or Chance
himself. but there are weak places all
over the rest Of the diamond He must
find a second baseman. Wee" Tommy
Nc MILAN is not strong enough with the
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Mclaughlin Again
HOnOred in Tennis

NEW YORK, n. y. Dec. I'm. f.
Mclaughlin. of San Francisco. is again
honored by the ranking committee Of
the United States Lawn Tennis asso.
ciation by being placed at the front
rank of players. His cleanup In tho
championship singles. and his win In
the doubles In all of the big tennis
championships last year placed him In
the lead with Bundy In the doubles.
Others in the first ten" In numerical
order are r. Norris Williams. Wallace
+. johnson. Cynwyd. Pa: william j
Clothier. Wynnewood. Pa; Nathaniel
W. Niles. Boston: Thomas G. Bundy
Los Angeles: Karl II. Behr, New York
Raymond ID. Little. New York: Georg,
=. Gardner, Cambridge, Mass. and
Gustav +. Touchard. New York.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
FRANK CHANCE DUE TO SHAKE UP
YANKEES TO PUT THEM IN RUNNING

struggles In the National League when
they had but two pitchers. In New
York he finds waiting for his skiiie.!
management such men as Russ Ford.
once the leading spitball finger; Jack
Warhop. the best underhand twirler In
the game: George Mcconnell, another
good spitball pitcher: RAJ Caldwell. An
excellent worker. though hard TO han
die. and Ray Fisher. u good pitcher
when used properly.
His outfie.d IL the hardest hitting trio
In the league. bar none. Cree has
wholly recovered from his broken wrist.
and his $50 wagon tongue should he
busy ali next summer. The same Is
true Of Harry VOTERS . broken leg. The
Californian will be OH hand, hitting for
at least $50 from the start. Jack Leii-
welt will probably be the utility bifrer.
hardly being fast or brainy enough TO
suit Chance
Chance may play first base himself.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Will Have System.

~, tue oiS bho". NOy f1uTlZelI
and Midkin are left over for third.
neither OF them wonder.
Will Have System.
Something the Yankees will have next
year. however. which was sadly miss
Ing In 1872. is a system of play. Harry
Wolverton wasted much valuable time
experimenting with bunch OF fourth
raters that Arthur Irwin kept sending
him every other day. Irwin Is most
prolific In shooting hams at manager.
and he will find that Chance will turn
them all down " he tries any OF his
fine work hereafter.
Inside baseball will hereafter mark
the work Of the New York club In the
American League. All opponents will
have to keep wide awake with Chance
directing the attack. He knows base
ball from A to u. and insists on his
ayers being more than mere mechani-
clans. That's why shakc-up Is due
In the ranks OF the team as soon at
Chance starts to business.
A good break from the barrier will
work wonders for the Highlanders In
1919. They have much inherent strength
right now. Chance will zee that every
man plays the best ball In him. and. II
he isn't up to tho required standard, he
will slip ont OF the lineup and disappear
from the metropolis. Chance abhors a
tailender and II looks as II the Yankees
were due 10 shove somebody else down
into the cellar now.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Will Introduce System
Sure to Lead to
Success.
BY SENATOR"

A shake-up is due the New York Yam
KEGS with the arrival Of Frank l..
Chance. and the team which finished
the campaign Of 1912 will probably new
er again be seen together.
AS "A handler OF baseball players.
Chance. has no peer. He Is credited
with being even better than the great
Connie Mack. who showed that he
could get good work out Of such re.
fractory person as George Edward
Waddell. In Chicago Chance faced
tougher problems than he will have to
battle in New York. As he says him
self. "I'm glad to get out from under
Murphy"
No magnate. not even Frank Farrell
with his pettifogging ways or John I'M
poss BILE Taylor with his butting In.
compares for a minute with Chatter
ing" Charlie Murphy. Yet, Chance has
gone along for years. winning pennants
and worlds championships for that man
who. In the end, turned him down. and
sold him for the wa'ver price. Murphy
thought he was humiliating his mana
ger by selling him for $780, He was
really showing his own smallness OF
mind and narrowness Of spirit.
Has Good Nucleus.
In New York Chance has n good nu-
cleus for a winner. on paper that
pitching stan 10 as good AZ any
in the league. Petty chickering's
have torn 1t wide apart. though,
in the past. rendering nil the best
efforts of he others. This will not
occur with Chance In charge. He keeps
iron discipline. without 1t Tinker. Evers
and Zimmerman never could have
pIayed on the same team for week.
chance kept the Cubs In the stinos'
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Washington Boys Get
Letters at Emmittsburg

EMMITTsBURG. Nd. Dec. 15.-Sut-
ton and Haltigan. two Washington
hoys, are numbered among the football
players OF the Mt. st. Mary's team who
have been awarded letters for their
work on the gridiron this season.
At a meeting Of the athletic assocla'
ton NJ. ]. Laughlin was elected presi-
dent, with John Mccormick as vice
president. Daniel Costello was elected
manager of the football team for next
season. Leo McHalc will lead the lsla
team. having received the captaincy.
The awards Of letters went to the fol-
lowing players: McHale, Dowdle. l..
Mcaiannus. j. McMannus. Carroll. SUIT
ton, Haltigan. Robinson. Rice. Letter,
Sheridan. Kelly. Dwyer. Loughrap
York and Mckeena.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Gallaudet Is Bested
By St. Johns Five

Gallaudet Is finding small consolation
In being trimmed by st. Johns College.
having come out the short ends OF ii
Al to 0 score against the Marylanders.
Wilson and Mellon. the football stars
showed Just as well AZ basketball play
ers, making fourteen baskets between
them. Clayton also showed great form.
Failure to locate the basket. and u
general lack Of the speed which char
Scterized the work Of the st. Johns
Ave Is being attributed by the Gallaudet
p'ayers to their defeat. briggs shone
well Tor the Bun and Blue.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
G. Y. victorious.

Once and a while 1t Is good to get a
licking and again It Is good after a
series Of defeats to whip your opponent
to a standAtill. After II succession ~
defeats In football and Il reverse or two
in basketball. Catholic University comes
through with an overwhelming victory
over Frederick. II ought to give Rice 9
team a lot OF confidence for future en-.
gagements,
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
BOB Tt1AYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
-"EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST"

$50 for their performance and the vigi.
lants later divide the melon accunulat.
ing from the gate receipts during the
year. II Is hard TO figure Just how any.
one can get Into the contest without he.
Ing Il professional. Why draw any thin
line anyhow?
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Fort Myer Wins.

Fort Myer basketball players are
proud Of their win over the Yankee
team of the Y. NJ. c. A.. which went
down to a 33-to-lS count. The visitors
were outplayed and outwe!ghed.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
IL the winner.

However you. look at II, the American
League is the winner In the Chicago
Cincinnati deal. 1t gets the best at
traction possible for New York. where
the biggest prohts will follow success.
It gives up Corriden. q failure In 1912.
No matter what Chance will receive
as a salary. he will be cheap to the
American League.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
DR.. SHADE
SPECIALIST
728 Thirteenth Street

over - Years Practice Treatiso
s.oussch sna Ness"us D..easea.
stipstion. Dtxxinsss, Bad Taste. Full.
Of Flesh. Heart Trouble. Palpitation
tUrs, ssliow Complexion, Pimbiss
Blood and Skin Diseases. Loss Of VI.
iality. and Special and Private All.
ments OF Both Sexes cured PROMPTS
(s6oS" udministsrsdl.
censuitation tree. medicines fur.
oished. charges low Hours, . ts \
~ D 70 & ClooeA OuuosyA
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Tomorrow's Sports.

G. U. vs.. Washington College. at
Arcade.
Opening and cabaret OF G. p. o. A.
A. at 43 G street northwest, 8 p. m.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Never again.

Georgetown's basketball managers will
do well to refrain from seeking games
with Pennsylvania again. The Quakers
like to have many seekers. 30 that they
may pick and choose among them for
their schedule. From their viewpoint.
this may be proper. But how about
the other fellow?
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Hardly possible.

1t is hardly possible that Virginia will
be able to book games with either Har-
ward or Yale next fall. Both big elevens
have we'll arranged schedules for the
gr!dlron season. and will not care to
experiment. However. a Princeton game
Is almost assured. II the Orange and
Blue will go to Jersey.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Miles to captain.

Miles. who is elected to lead the WASH
ington and Lee team next year. comes
near being one of the best tackles In
the South Atlantic section. He was the
unanimous choice In practically every
selection made by those who picked a
team. At all times his work was high
class and next year he should shine.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
q. W. y. holds meet.

Just why George Washington Univers-
ity should be made to suffer the brunt
Of the misstatemcnt that II will hold no
meet this year comes close to being the
work OF some one maliciously inclined.
The institution Is trying its best to have
representation In sports and should not
be discouraged In this manner.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
Valuable lad.

BY the records Chick Gandil is shown
to be the third best man In the league
for driving in runs. With this man
working from the beginning OF the 1918
season, the Climbers should get away
to a better start. oh. yes: though Grin
Is cautious about making predictions
we should worry about next year.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15

II the players In the Vigilants- colleg-
ians' game today get something like
The Washington times., 1912-12-15
May Play Himself, Sending
Hal Chase to the
Outheld.

stick for the big show. Roy Hartzeil
and Midkif are left over for third.
neither OF them wonder.
The Washington times., 1912-12-15

That PRO" question.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12

Of 500, 900 10 each case, except at
Twin Falls, where 5000, 900 is asked.
French has also introduced bills for
extension and improvement Of the
banks OF the Kootenai. St. Joe and
St. Mares rivers.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12

The U. of 1. agricultural demon
stration train attracted crowds of
farmers at Lewiston, Oroano, Sites,
Kamiah and Kooskia, Monday aud
Tuesday when it made stops at those
places. On Tuesday several other
points in that part Of the state were
visited. On Wednesday Cottonwood
and Grangeville were reached and the
train made the return trip to the
university Thursday, making stops
at Kendrick, Troy and Genesee en-
route.
Among the matters receiving at
tention at the hands Of the professors
in charge Of the train and one Ia
which much interest is manifested is
the thorough manner OF fighting the
pest problem. The insects are shown
in various stages OF growth and the
damaging work carried on while Ia
course of development is shown under
strong microscopes.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN.
Lectures in Day Coaches II
to 1890 Today.
MANY FARMERS EXPECTED
Big Crowds Reported at Other
Places Visited.

A meeting of Rathdrum citizens
was held Monday evening in L. A.
Larsen's store to take steps to re-
ceive the University demonstration
train in an adequate manner. The
train arrives in Rathdrum today
FRIDAY, January 12) and will stop
one hour and 80 minutes, from IL
a m. until 1890. The lectures
will be given in the day coaches OF
the train.
The citizens enlisted the SER
vices of the Rathdrum State band
and bills were put out announcing
the features of the exhibits and
lectures and urging the farmers to
he present on time.
Attention was also called to the
farmers institute, which is an
nounced to hold an all day session
in Rathdrum on Jan. 18.