The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-20
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION LIKE
" TO BE DIRECTED INTO
THE STEAMSHIP HORROR.
TO REGULATE WIRELESS
Official Washington Is Grief-Stricken
House Passes Resolution Elk
pressive Of Coincidence to
Relatives.

oIlNIaI NdSl1IlISlOll 10 ~ ClGIAAS ~
steps to minimize the possibilities OF
another such tragedy.
Congress began framing legisla-
ton to govern life-saving appliances
and wireless, and President Taft,
doubly touched by the probable loss
Of his friend and military aide, Major
Archibald w. Butt. held conferences
with cabinet officers to consider gov
rnmen control over the operation
of the wireless.
In the house what may result in
a federal investigation into the cause
of the wreck and the enactment of
protective measures. was begun with
resolutions offered by Representative
Mott and Representative Hardwick.
The Mott resolution provides for a
searching inquiry by the Merchant
Marine committee.
Covers Life Saving Apparatus.
The Hardwick resolution would
touch upon regulations OF life saving
apparatus. Under the Mott resolu-
ton the merchant marine committee
would sit as a court and compel the
attendance of witnesses.
Chairman Alexander of the com
mittee declared hat the catastrophe
would stop the building OF such enOr
nous vessels. He favors limitation
by law upon the size Of vessels which
visit American ports. The committee
also expects to report a bill to resu-
late the wireless.
President Taft was in conference
OF tln \yhito IJnJcn fnr pnorly two
hours with some of his cabinet Of
ticers whose functions cover the op-
erations of this new system Of teleg-
raphy. These were Secretaries Slim
son, Meyer and Nagel.
Wickersham Called In.
Attorney General Wickersham was
called in to give legal advice as to
the necessities in a Legislative way
of additional laws.
In recognition of the extensive in
~terests Of private corporations which
have spent much in the equipment of
ships and shore station with wireless
outfits, former Attorney General
Griggs and Mr.. Sheffield, represent
ing the Marconi company. also were
consulted. The technical side Of the
question was developed by Admira
Cone, the engineer in chief of the
s. navy, which bureau is charged with
the management of the naval wire
D less system.
' The discussion was general in char
acter and touched particularly on thu
details of a new bill Which has beef
prepared in the navy department t,
:,. eYoa. Dr. %1o ,y& ~ ~.
general wireless telegraphy CONVEX
: ton to which America recently ha
adhered.
70 The house resolution adopted eS
- pressing coincidence to the relative
. of those who lost their lives. IN tn
, Titanic, by Representative Austin, Q
- Tennessee, republican, was as fol
lows:
- Resolved, That this house ha
heard with profound regret and Sol
Az row of the appalling loss of life O
w the steamship Titanic and expresse
its deep sympathy for the relative
of those who persisted in that grea
~ disaster"
President Signs Flood Bill.
no Washington, d. c. - Presider
Taft signedcthe bill appropriating a
u.s. additional $500, 900 for the maint'
VI nance and protection of levees on tn
Us Mississippi river against the impen'
w. ing flood
-. Washington, D.. G. - An estima,
-. that the ores held by the Unite
49, States Steel corporation would be e
20 hausted within % or so years and tn;
the natural resources of the Far We
would be raised, was made before tt
~ house steel trust investigation COZ
mittee by Joseph Sellwood. an ore e
' pert, who says he has secured II
~ North American continent in scare
OF understandable ore.
Mr.. Sellwood told the committ'
Tx that in Utah there We're known to
80 / ,0O0, OO0, 900 tons OF m~erchantable OF
" This ore can be used to make ste
~ Just as well as any other ore, but
'"S is not near coke or coal or luXlng II
1 terial, he aid
Several years ago Mr.. SellWOOd {
re. plored the Utah ores for James
VI Hill the late John w Gates and t
late E. II. Hartman.
Mr.. Sellwood thought the til
ew would come when it would be prae
nm cal to build steel plants on the Pacl