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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
Laws Recommended
For Marine Safety

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-The report of
commerce to whom was referred the reso-
luton of inquiry into the loss of the
British steamship Titanic was presented
to the senate today by the chairman of
the subcommittee, Senator William Al
den Smith
The report SAYS, in part
Asks LIfeboats For All,
The committee recommends that sec
tons 44S1 and 44SS revised statutes be
SO amended as definitely TO require suffi-
cient lifeboats to accommodate every pas
Senger and every member Of the crew.
That the Importance of this feature is
recognized by steamship lines is indicated
by the fact that on many lines steps are
being taken to provide lifeboat capacity
for every person on board, including the
crew. and the fact of such equipment Is
being widely advertised The president of
the international Mercantile Marine Com
pany, Mr. Ismay definitely stated to the
committee:
of the ships of our lines shall leave any
port carrying more passengers and crew
than they have capacity for in the life
boats
mot less than four members Of the
crew, skilled in handling boats. should be
assigned to every boat All members of
drilled in lowering and rowing the boats
not less than twice each month, and the
fact of such drill or practice should be
noted in the log
Assignment Of Boats Recommended.
The committee recommends the as
Sgnment of passengers and crew to life
boats before sailing; so that occupants Of
certain groups OF state rooms and the
stewards of such groups of rooms be as
signed 10 certain boats most conveniently
located with reference to the rooms in
question; that assignments Of boats and
the shortest route from state room to
boat be posted in every stateroom
The committee recommends that every
ocean steamship carrying 100 or more pas
sengers be required to carry two electric
searchlightS.
The committee finds that this catastro-
phe makes glaringly apparent the neces
sity for regulation OF radio-telegrap
There must be an operator on duty at all
dmes. day and night, to insure the i'm
mediate receipt Of all distress warnings
or other important calls.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
BRITISH BOARD BLAMED
FOR TITANIC" DISASTER
BY u. S. SENATOR SMITH

resisting the impact than the prov of
the vessel would have been.
Telling of the scene which followed,
he said:
Life belts were finally adjusted to
all and the lifeboats were cleared away,
and although strangely insufficient in
number, were only partially loaded and
in all instances unprovided with com
passes, and only three of them had
lamps.
"They were manned so badly that
in the absence of prompt relief they
would have fallen easy victims to
the advancing ice foe, nearly 80
miles in width and rising 100 feet
above the surface Of the water.
Their danger would have been as
great as IL they had remained on
the deck of the broken hull, and if
the sea had risen these toy targets
with over 700 exhausted people
would have been helpessIy tossed
about upon the waves without food
or water.
The lifeboats were filled so indif-
ferently and lowered 80 quickly that
according to uncontradicted evidence,
nearly 500 people were needlessly sac
rificed to want Of orderly discipline in
loading the few that were provided.
There we're 1924 passengers on the
ship. The lifeboats would have easily
cared for 1176 and only contained 704,
10 of whom were taken into the boats
from the water while the weather con-
ditions were favorable and the sea per-
fectly calm. And yet it Is said by some
we'll meaning persons that the best Of
discipline prevailed. If this is disci-
pine, what would have been disorder"
Senator Smith paid a tribute to the
actions of the wireless operators for the
faithful performance of their duty. and
made a passing criticism upon the
White Star line for having sent the
mysterious telegram to Representative
Hughes of West Virginia, telling of the
rescue of passengers and that they
were en- route to Halifax, when, he
insisted they were aware many hours
before of the probability that the ship
had gone TO the bottom.
Senator Smith reviewed the testi-
mony of Captain Lord Of the Califor-
MAN, who was within twenty miles of
the sinking Titanic. yet, according to
the senator, did not do his full duty.
"The failure Of Captain Lord"
said sentaor Smith, ito arouse the
wireless operator on his ship, who
could have easily ascertained the
name of the vessel in distress and
reached her In time to avert loss Of
life. places tremendous response
biIty upon this officer from which
it will be very difficult for him to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
Middle on City
Plant Thickens

In morass of dissenting views the
garbage disposal matter is further from
solution today than it was a month
ago. The board of health yesterday
acted only to the same extent as the
other official bodies, referring the whole
matter to subcommittee. AS the
weather grows hotter and the disease
breeding dump piles increase, the real
situation is shown by comments of the
officials
Mayor VIM said
The more / hear and talk of this
matter, the less l am impressed with
what those about me know about it,
and the less know about 1t myself"
Alderman James w Maddox de-
clared:
1T is foolish to send out of town to
get an expert engineer to advise us.
We have engineers right here in At
lanta who are thoroughly competent"
SCOTS Atlanta Engineers.
II would not give cents for the
opinion OF any engineer in Georgia on
this matter" said DR.. w. L. Gilbert.
'"They have not had any experience in
garbage disposal"
How do we know that DIR. Rudolph
Herring or any of those Eastern engi-
neers are competent ?" asked DR.. J. F.
Freeman There is politics in this
somewhere"
DR.. ]. H. Bradfeld interrupted here.
II resent for DIR. Herring any of these
insinuations, he declared. He is not
here to defend himself and l believe
the statement that he was connected
with the Destructor Company of New
York, is a lie"
To Consider Forsyth Bid.
IF l were sure that the Destructor
Company. of New York, could do all 1t
claims 1t will do with this plant, gene
rating I 800 kilowats of electricity be-
sides burning the garbage, the city
could afford to spend $4,000 for 1t,
asserted Alderman ]. R. Nutting.
Alderman F. J. Spratling came back
at him:
IF l knew the Forsyth Crematory
Company, of Atlanta, could do all 1t
claims 1t can, / would favor purchas
ing its plant for $4,000 said he.
The Forsyth company was notified
by the health board that it must file a
S.. 900 certified check to show good
faith. DR.. w. l.. Gilbert, g. II. Bran
don and Lee Hagan were appointed a
committee to employ an engineer and
consider the Forsyth bid.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
No Tests of Ship or
Live Saving Devices.

No sufficient tests were made Of
boilers or bulkheads or gearing or
equipment and no life saving or signal
devices were tested; officers and crews
we're strangers to one another, and the
passengers to both; neither was famil-
lar with the vessel or with it's nipple
ments or tools. No drills or station
practice or helpful discipline disturbed
the tranquility OF that voyage and when
the crisis came a state of absolute un-
preparedness stupefied both passengers
and crew and in their despair the ship
went down. carrying as needless a sac
rif1ce of noble women and brave men as
ever clustered about the judgment seat
in any single moment of passing time.
I'VE shall leave to the honest
Judgment of England it's painstak-
ing hastisement Of the British
board Of trade, to whose laxity Of
regulation and hssty inspection the
world is largely indebted for this
awful fatality. OF contributing
causes, there were very many. In
the face Of warning signals, speed
was increased and messages Of
danger seemed TO stimulate her to
action rather than to persuade her
TO fear"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
Pity for Doomed Slayer
Compromises His Deed.

TO the Editor:
Why do the people so readily sym
pathize with murderers about to be
hanged? Men who have taken the life
of fellow man should have death
melted to them. yet any number of peo-
pie may be found who will sign a pc
tition for pardon. They will do so even
though they were Mortified at the afro
cious manner in which the deed was
ually intervening between the time of
the murder apd the slaver's sentence
they seem to forget all about the crime
itself When a murderer is turned
loose the way for another crime is
being paved.
COMMON SENSE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
escape.
Californian Could
Have Saved All.

Had he been as vigilant in the
movement of his vessel as he was active
in displaying his own signal lamp, there
is very strong probability that every
human life that was sacrificed through
this disaster could have been saved.
The dictates of humanity should have
prompted vigilance under such condi-
tons"
Comparing Captain Lords conduct
with that OF Captain Rostrom Of the
Carpathia, he said Of the latter:
"He should be made to realize the
debt Of gratitude this nation owes
to him, while the book Of good
deeds which had SO often been Ia
n1iliar with his unaffected Vslor
should honceforth carry the name
of Captain Rostrenn to the remotest
period Of time,
1T falls to the lot Of few men to
perform a service so unselfish, and the
American congress can honor itself no
more by any single act than by writing
into its laws the gratitude we feel to-
ward this modest and kindly man The
lessons of this hour are. indeed. fruit
less and its precepts ill-concelved if
rules of action do not follow hard upon
the day Of reckoning Obsolete and
Anticipated shipping laws should no
longer cucumber the parliamentary rec
ords OF any government and overripe
administrative boards should be pruned
Of dead branches and less sterile pre-
cept taught and applied"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
Remarkable Home Treatment
For All Foot Troubles

This information will be welcomed by
the thousands of victims of daily foot tor
ture Don't waste time Get II at once
No matter how many patent medicines
YOU have tried in vain, this treatment
which was formerly known only to doc
tors will do the work. Dissolve two
of Calocide compound in a
basin of warm water Soak the feet for
fun fifteen minutes. gently rubbing the
PARTS The effects a are IN ma tgvf }us
simply delightful Corns and callouses
can be peeled right off bunions. aching
feet. sweaty smelling feet, get immediate
relief Use this treatment a week and
your foot troubles viii be a thing of the
past Cslocde works through the pores
and removes the cause Get 25c box
from any druggist. usually enough to cure
the worst feet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Responsi-
bility for the Titanic disaster and the
loss of over 1900 lives was placed upon
the British Board of Trade today by
Senator William Alden Smith, of Mich
igan. chairman of the committee which
investigated the worlds greatest marine
disaster.
In the most striking speech heard on
the floor of the senate in a decade. he
scored the '1axity of regulation and
hasty inspection of the British board. .
The senator gave as cause contributing
to the disaster:
I. The indifference to danger
maintained by Captain Smith, who
lost his life in the disaster.
2. The increase Of speed despite
warning signals and messages Of
danger.
Though pointing out the rashness of
Captain Smiths actions, the senator
praised him as dauntless hero of the
sea, whose Willingness to die was the
expiating evidence of his fitness to
live"
Smith first mentioned the purpose for
which the Titanic investigators had
been appointed, and reviewed the scope
Of their work. Then describing the con-
struction of the giant liner. he de-
clared that so confident were both
owner and builder that the ship repre-
sented the last word In ship building
that they were eager to go upon her
maiden trip. Continuing, he said:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
COLUMBUS SCHOOLS TO CLOSE.

COLUMBUS. GA. May 2S.-Tne pub
lie schools of Columbus will close their
spring term Friday and the commence
ment exercises will follow the next
week The graduating exercises will
be held in the high school building
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
No Equipment
For Lifeboats.

Vividly describing the disaster as re-
ported by the survivors, Senator Smith
pointed out that at the instant of con-
tact with the ice the navigator turned
the nose of the ship aside to avoid a
collision, with the result that the blow
was struck at a point less capable of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
Captain Smith Brave
and Dauntless Sailor.

In discussing Captain Smith, the
Michigan senator mingled tribute to his
knowledge and bravery with criticism
for his Indifference to the warnings
which had been given him Of the pres
ence of ice.
Pure Of character, dauntless as q
sailor should be-" said the senator, The
walked the deck Of his majestic struc-
ture as master of his keel, Titanic
though she was; his Indifference to
danger was one of the direct and con-
tributing causes of this unnecessary
tragedy. while his own willingness to
die was the expiating evidence Of his
own fitness to live
Those OF us who knew him we'll
not in anger, but in sorrow-file one
specific charge against him, over-con-
fidence and neglect to heed the official
repeated warnings of his friends; but,
in his terrible dsmay, when his brain
was a1re with honest retribution, we
can still see, In his manly bearing and
his tender solicitude for the safety of
women and little children, some traces
of his lofty spirit when dark clouds
lowered all about him and angry ele-
ments stripped him of his command.
1.-THE mystery of his indifference
to danger, whom other and less pre-
tentieus vessels doubled their look
out or stopped their engines, finds
no reasonable hypothesis in conjee-
ture or speculation"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-30
NEW SALARY LIMIT,
American Association Owners Agree
On $4,000

Chicago. oct. 30.-Clubowners of the
American association met here yester
daily to discuss the salary limit of the
association. After a five hour session
behind closed doors IT was announce d
that a limit said to be $4,000 mad been
named and would be enforced.
81 Paul was the only club in the
association not represented. Mrs.
Agnes Havenor. owner of the Milwau-
kec team, was present and took ar
active part in the discussion. The
$4,000 limit rs $500 more than the top
figures named several wears ago, but
which was suffered to become dead
letter because of its numerous viola
lions some of the owrers going as high
as $4,000
IL was understood that the st. Paul
Milwaukee. Indianapolis and Louisville
owners We're in favor of lower limit
II was pointed out at the meeting that
the national agreement calls for a sal
AIRY limit and that the limit will BE-
enforced under penalty of loss of fran
chisc.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-30
s soHSs Sports = Sports n 1ooT BALL BALL
= THAT GOES FOR US =


IL seems about time--in common de-
cency for the sporting writer's of
america to drop Jack Johnson so cold
az to make him only a bad memory
within six months He can be turned
over Ia the police reporters very safely
now and left To their tender mercies
with never regret
There are a great many boxers who
are clean men Gs to life ard conduct
men who are clean-living fellows and
who live within the social laws---and
With respect for the criminal code.
lack Johnson has not respected either.
Success in prize ring finance inflated
his animals head. His actions AM
his talk have made Il impossible for
any selfrespecting' white man to have
Inything To do with him I'm any way,
and the better class Of negroes are as
bitter against him as are the whites. 1t
is to their credit that such is the case.
Johnson has fairly won a permanent
retirement and the sporting writer's of
he country. in self respect. should see
hat he is dropped so far as their de
partmcnts are concerned.-J. n. Richie.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-30
LAURIUM
HockEYiTes TO ORGANIZE.
Meeting Of Junior Teams Called for
Palostra on Sunday,

President William Skinner of the
Copper Country Amateur Hockey
league has called a meeting Of the rep
resentatiyes Of all teams in Houghton
and Keweenaw counties to be held
Sunday afternoon in the Palestra for
the purpose of re. organizing for the
coming season. The meeting will be
called at o'clock, and among the
matters TO come Up for consideration
are the election of officers for tie en-
suing year the nearing of reports
from last year and the discussing OF
plans for the coming season.
AS last season was very successful
one and the amateur league provided
an excellent article Of sport L is ex-
pected no difficulty will be experienced
in securing an even stronger team for
the coming season. Eight or ten teams
are expected to apply for admission
and an effort will be made TO secnre
teams of equal strength. A schedule
:ommittee likely will be named Sun
lay and other details disposed Of
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-30
Sox TO WINTER QUARTERS
Deal Closed For Splendid Site Fo'
CHICAGO.

III Paso. Tex, oct 3O.--A deal has
practically been closed. by which the
White SoX will have a permanent win
ter training quarters i'm western Texas.
The big hotel al Lobe. Tex, which was
erected as a part Of a boom town. long
since busted, has been opened by rep
resentatives of Charles Comiskey and
will be converted into a baseball hotel
and training camp, according 60 people
IF Lobo who are here This week
The Sox have trained at Mineral
Wells and are expected to make Lobo
their permanent quarters. 1t is near TIE
famous hot wells of FL Paso country
and is located where the players viii
be able to work out every day of the
year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-30
LkURluM BREVITiES.

Fred Danielson. of School street. is
confined to his home by illness.
Deputy village treasurer Miss Mary
Gipp, has collected TO date all but
S5oHo Of the village taxes. This means
that total of approximately S27 1000
has beer received, a very favorable
showing, and one that compares IA
vorably with last years collections at
this time.
William Catson left yesterday for
the iron country, where he will spend
The next ten DAYS visiting.
Charles Stettman. of Florida street,
is spending few days i'm Ontoragon
county.
Justice David Armit Issued his 57th
deer license this morning. This COM
pares favorably with tho number is
sued at this period last season.
Village plumbing Inspector. John
Stetter has installed thirteen Trident
water meters this month During the
will be put in, and this work viii be
continued until the entire village is
on the meter basis. The water collec .
tons are coming in very favcrahly.
Instruction ballots are being passed
in Laurium by the respet tive candi.
dates fCr county and other offices. The
ballots are great help to the average
voter.
Two children of MIR. and Mrs. John
James of Woodland avenue. are III
with scarlet fever.
John Nanchestine. who has been Wis
iting Laurlum friends, has returned TO
his home in Detroit.
john GrOssiO. Of l.aurium, has re-
turned from a visit t. Italy. where he
went :or the purpose of settling uI
his fathers estate.
Mss Adele Mattsnn has returned
from visit to Finland.
a number Of I.aurium hunters have
taken To the woods. John Williams
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-30
BIC THREE IN
EASTERN RACE
Harvard, Yale and Princeton
Teams Strong This Season

Boston oct 30--With the season
Of the football championship games lat
hand every team has been eliminated
In the struggle for the eastern suprem
acy except Harvard, Princeton anC
Vale. Dartmouth and Brown were put
out of the running Saturday. Carlisle
and Swarthmore are still indicated
but their schedules are such that a
clear slate even to the end of the sea-
son would hardly land them a better
ranking than the second division.
Yale is the only one of this years
big three whose goal line has not yet
beer crossed, the only scoring against
the blues being two field goals. The
Yale defense has been rockribbcd but
The oltcnse has been gen rally regarded
as disappointing. Some decisive devel-
opments in this direction are the usual
expectations OF the coaches in the last
fortnight of the season.
Iavard's showing against Brown
Saturday sent the stock of the Cam
bridge team soaring. If the experts
are correct in their prophecies thai
the brunt of the work Of the big games
Will fall on the back field. Harvard
should stand very high for it has ~
Unparalleled trio in l8rickley, Wendell
and lIardwick.
Princeton with Il defense showinp
some weak spots has developed an at
tack with speed and drive enough to
cause much worry at Yale and Har-
ward. The Tiger coaC hes have beer
hammering steadily from the start az
positive offense tactics. Dartmouth
hddled the Princeton line time and
again ana showed the coslo hes that \
difficult task is in store for the New
Jersey team to retain the gridiron su-
premacy which it won last year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-30
NEW PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
would Give Members of Winning
lean $1,000 Apiece.

New York, oct. 80 to PCT an end to
al sgGnbblirg and iunsavory gossip, the
national commission is said t. he con-
Nderirg thorough revision of the
money div isiun from the ANNA.
worlds series. President Garry Herr
mann is SAID to favor a new plan that
provides $1,000 for each member Of the
winning team. and $3.50 for eacl. man
VI the losing combination. The re-
nalhder OF the usual percentage in the
"'S' -FOUR games would be distributed
among the PLAYERS for other ma joi
s"ih's. Another part of the plan pro-
'des The definite apportionmcnt of a
certain sum from the total receipts. for
'"e Two clubs participating in tic ser
les
ire feeling seems to be general that
''e league club owners and all Che
PdyeiH in general should share gener.
""SP IN the receipts. The commission
!" expected to consider the new plan
- WlntG meeting here