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Evening journal., 1912-04-16

lights and windows to light the public |
rooms and passenger cabins
Would Garry $500 Passengers.
With officers and crow numbering
$50, the Titanic was capable of caary-
ing $500 passengers-cabin and
steerage. she was built to be the
last word in size, speed. power and
sea luxury, and il would take a
powerful imagination TO conceive the
magnifcente and detail for comfort
and luxury and pastime on the great
ship Its interior more closely re-
sembled a huge hotel. with heavy
balustraded wide stairWays, elevl-
tors, running up and down for nine
stories; It's great saloons and restau-
rats, its miniature threatre, squash
and tennis courts. swimming pools
and Turkish bathrooms; its great
smoking room. card rooms and beau
tiful music. rooms, and even on the
top of its IL decks a miniature golf
links.
In Command OF Admiral Smith.
Capt. e. j Smith. her commander.
the admiral Of the White Star fleet,
was in command Of her sister ship.
the Olympic. when she made her
maiden voyage to New York and also
when she collided with the British
cruiser Hawke in the Solent last Sep
tember.
The other officers OF the Titanic
were:
Surgeon. W. +. n. oLoughun; as
sistant surge N. ]. Il. Simpson;
Ipurser. r. L. Brocker; chief steward,
A. Latimer.
The Titanic was launched at Bel
fast, May 81, last year, J. Pierpont
Morgan, who was the guest of Lord
Pirrie, chairman and managing direc-
tor of the White Star line and J..
Bruce Ismay, chairman of the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine Company,
witnessed the launching. Enthusiastic
crowds, lining the banks OF the river
Laffan, cheered heartily as the big
vessel took the water.
Marvel of Comfort.
Among the attractions on tho Ti-
tantic were Turkish and electric
baths, swimming pools, tennis courts.
ballroom, sun parlors. winter gar
dens, palm courts. gymnasium and a
sports deck. The squash racquet
court was as good as any that could
be found ashore. Il was 30 by 2C
feet in size and extended up through
the middle of decks G and Il as high
as the main, or deck. A coach wa.
aboard 10 teach those who could mo-
iplay. There was also a hospital
with operating room.
Each stateroom had its own tub
with all kinds of water There was
servants hall for the Wallets. maid
and other servants Of the voyagers
When they we're not actually engage
about the persons OF their employer
servants were expected to remain {
this hall. though they were travelin
, first-class. BY this arrangement m
y difficulties that have sometimes arise
" aboard ship when valet was mil
y taken for his master were to be avoil
= cd
- Old English ChOphouse.
Ne Another feature was an old Engli
4 chophouse, with high-hacked stalls
re- black oak. The arbors In the pa
e) garden we're another novelty. tn
vo We're artiicially contrived with vim
ne amid banks Of real flowers.
re The sitting rooms in some Of
Is. suites we're as large as Is by rs fe
n. The restaurant was larger than that
As the Olympic and had novelty In I
r. shape Of a private promenade dc
ch on the starboard side II led to a
de ception room, where hosts and no
Evening journal., 1912-04-16
TOO LATE TO RESCUE.

BY The United Press.
crew of the Titanic might have been
saved went glimmering today when
Captain Gamhell. Of the Virginia, re-
ported to his agents here that his rescue
trip had been fruitless.
"We arrived too late to rescue any
one" says Gambell. "and we are pro-
ceeding to Liverpool
Evening journal., 1912-04-16
GRANGE MEETING.

A literary and musical program was
given by the Delaware Grange IN the
hall at Newport last night
Evening journal., 1912-04-16

The Wants have made IT possible TO
gain bigger. better things they have
shown economies to many. greater ef-
foiency, increased remuneration and
chances for gainful transactions -
Adv.
Evening journal., 1912-04-16
Titanic The Acme of
Comfort, Costing S10,000,OO0

The Titanic left southampton last
Wednesday on her maiden voyage for
New York She has then 1900 pas
sengers, 31S OF them in the first cab
in.
She had trouble at the start because
Of her great suction AS she was leav-
ing her pier there was a sound as If
of a mountain battery being dis
charged. and a rush OF passengers TO.
the port rail followed.
As the big 45.000-ton steamship
passed out into the stream she had
sucked the water between herself and
the quay TO such an extent that seven
huge hawsers with which the Ameri-
can liner New York was moored had
snapped and the New York was drift
ing helplessly stern first toward the
Titanic.
The biggest vessel afoat reversed
her engines and in a few minutes her
headway was stopped and tugs that
had rushed TO the New York prevent
cd bad smash between the liners.
Larger Than Olympic.
The Titanic was the largest ship
ahoat. She was nearly 1000 tons
greater than her sister ship, the Olym-
mic. and. like her, was 100 feet longer
than their next rivals She was $50 1-2
feet long, 90 1-2 feet in the beam and
"a feet deep. She was Of 46,32S tons
register and had a displacement OF
5000 tons, She was more than 5000
tons bigger than a battleship, twice
as big as the great dreadnought Del
aware. and her estimated cost was
| $40 .O0O, 900. At the same time, she was
/ a floating marvel Of luxury and car
] ried literally a townful of people.
The Titanic was Is stories high.
| The floors were named the bottom,
/ double bottom. bed plates, lower orlop,
crlop lower. middle, main, saloon. up
/ per, promenade, upper promenade
boat and sun decks and extra compass
platform She had four forwards and
the height from the keel to the top
Of the tunnels was 175 feet. or not
much less than the Baltimore and
Ohio Central Building here.
Some Dimensions Given.
The following dimensions apply moi
only to the Titanic. but TO the sistel
ship. Olympic which has been in ser
vice nearly year. -c
Feet. Inches
Length over all ......... SSe 6
Breadth over all ....... 90 6
Breadth over boat deck g.. "a
Height from bottom Of keel
keel to boat deck ..... 81
Height from bottom of keel
TO top Of captains house los
. Height Of tunnels above
casing ........s s.'- d. ..-... ~
i'5a' boat deck Dc su''''' @9''. .'''. 81 6
, Distance from top Of fun
nels to keel .. 175 o
, Number of steel decks ...-........
= Number OF water-tight bulkheads
: Passengers carried ..........2.5'
1 Crew .............l............S 81
j, The largest plates employed in Il
~ hull were SO feet long. Weighing 4
g tons each. and the largest steel bea
4 used was - feet long. the weight
4 this double beam being tons T
u rudder. which was operated elect
= callv. weighed 100 tons. the anch'
IN Is 10 tons each. the centre fturhir
% propeller - tons. and each ~ the :
wing" prcpeiiers IS tons each. 7
after "hossarms." from which W
IN suspended the three propeller shai
% tipped the scales az 73 IL tons ca
! and the forward "hossarms" ar
a tons each. Each link in the anch
chains weighed IFS pounds In "a
ship there We're more than 1000 s.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-27

er single package to be carried and
should charge in proportion just what
it does now for one package of IL
pounds weight.
Every postmaster in the United
States will have a parcel post map
like the one which is here reproduced
except that the zone lines will be
shown with the unit of his postoffice
as center. All that a postmaster
will have to do when parcel is pre-
sented for transportation Is to find
out in what zone the destination of
the package lies. His table will show
him instantly, the rate per pound from
the unit in which his postoffice lies
to the zone Of the packages destina-
tions, the price as has been explained
before, to every postoffice in any one
zone being the same. The parcel post
will take nothing but fourth-class mat
ter. Printed matter is still in the
third-class designation. Therefore
books cannot be sent by the parcel
post system. This the postoffice au-
thorities seem to think is in way
unjust and may work hardship. It
may be that in the future the law will
be changed SO as to include all print
ed matter. It seems to be certain that
an attempt will be made to bring
about this change as speedily as pos
sible.
Must Bee- Stamp.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
ordered that postmasters be advised
| that parcel post packages cannot be
or Mt Cd fOr oil I'm rxI.
a distinctive parcel post stamp and
have attached to them the return card
of the sender. A series of distinctive
stamps is now in course OF prepara-
ton for this class of mail as required
| by the law creating the parcel post
system. Consignments of these
stamps will be ready for shipment to
all postoffices in ample time for the
establishment of the new system on
New Years day. H1
| The postofflce department has given
instruction to every postmaster in the
country to enlighten his patrons as
much as possible on the general sub
ject of the parcel post and especially
on the use Of the special stamps and
the necessary attachment of the re-
turn card. The law requires that all
fourth-class matter mailed .er jan
uary /. 1918. without parcel post
stamps attached shall be treated as
Held for postage" matter. Parcel
post packages will be mailable only
at postoffices. branch postofices, let.
tered and local named stations, and
such numbered stations as may be
designated by the postmasters.
1t has been announced by Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock that nearly TO-
900 scales will be required for use in
the parcel post system which is to go
into effect January 1st. He has ac-
cordingly authorized the issuance of
bids for that number. Two hundred
of the largest postoffices and their
branches will be supplied with auto
matte springless scales. The next
class of offices, numbering about TO-
600. will be given high grade beam
scale, while the four class offices,
numbering about $4,000. will be fur
nished with the best spring balances
obtainable. each having a capacity for
twenty pounds. These scales will be
used by postmasters to determine the
amount of postage required on parcel
post packages The fact that many
of the postofiices of the country are
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-27

which the zones are drawn. The
rates of postage are fixed from the
unit in which the sending postofiice is
situated, but the price to every place
in any zone is just the same. To H.
lustrate. 1t will cost exactly the same
amount to send a parcel from Wash
ington to Erie, Pa, that it costs to
send it to Atlanta, Ca, because Erie
and Atlanta with reference to Wash
ington are situated in the fourth
zone. The rates therefore are fixed
from the unit in which the postoffice
is located. but they are the same
from that Office to any point in any
one zone.
1t will be seen by reference to the
table Of rates OF postage that 1t will
cost more per pound to send pack
age a long distance than 1t does to
send 1t short distance. The rate In
creases for package weighing one
pound at the rate of one cent for
each zone. No package weighing
more than II pounds can be sent un-
der the new parcel post law. 1t
should be said right here that on the
long hauls the parcel post may not
companies, but that on shorter hauls
it can SO compete. 1t was the ex-
pressed desire of the Legislators and
of the postoffice officials that the par
eel post system should be made of
particular use to persons having farm
and factory products to transmit to
customers. 1t is probable that pro-
ducers must study the rates of post
age and the convenience of trans
initial and compare them with the
cost and convenience under present
methods before individually man can
determine whether he is to profit or
not by the change. Then there is an
other thing to be considered and
which only can be known definitely
when fuller regulations have been
made to specify exactly what kind of
things can be sent by parcel post. 1t
can be said in a general way that any
thing can be sent which is properly
wrapped and which will not in1ure
other mail matter with which 1t may
come in contact.
Copy Foreign Countries.
1t is probable that the government
| will adopt means of transportation
for certain kinds of its merchandise
much like those which have been
adopted in parcel post countries
abroad. What the English call ham,
pers. basketlike arrangements. prob
ably will be adopted. and as these can
| be kept separate from the ordinary
mail matter it is believed that the
regulations as finally adopted will al
low the sending of eggs, butter. dress
ed poultry, live poultry. honey. fruit,
| and other products of the country.
The 11-pound limit for a single pack
| age may work ut first against any
very extended use of the parcel post
for some of the articles which have
been named. OF course. more weight
can be sent II 1t is sent in different
parcels. but the cost in that case
would be heavier because the in.
crease per pound on single package
is not great up to IL pounds, and
probably it would increase at no great
er rate II the government were to
raise the limit of weight which is now
fixed. To make 1t simpler, it will
cost more to send two packages of II
| pounds than it would to send one
package of 20 pounds If the govern
ment eventually should allow a heavi.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-27
ny EDWARD 8. CLARK.

With the coming of the New Year
the United States government will en-
ter into a new field of enterprise
the transmittal of merchandise by
what is known as the parcel post
For years there has been a demand
for such system of inexpensive
transmittal of packages. The camps
of favor and disfavor of the parcel
post scheme have been about equally
divided. Finally at the last session
will put the plan into operation, but
only 1t must be said in little more
than an experimental way.
1t is the intention OF Uncle Sam to
move rather slowly in the parcel post
matter. He wants to find how popu-
lar 1t will be. how much 1t will cost
the government, and whether there is
to be profit or loss at the end of
each year. II 1t is found that the
plan is successful from the point of
view Of the people. which means the
government also. the parcel post will
be extended until finally it reaches
the proportions which it's proponents
say they believe 1t is destined to as
sumo.
Zone System Explained.
1t is no exaggeration to say that
thousands upon thousands of inquir-
les have been made of the postmaster
general as to Just what the parcel
post will mean to the people. 1t was
the law of congress establishing the
system which made provision for a
division of the country into zones
and into $4,000 units which are to be
Used as centers In describing the cir
s,Ies which mark the boundaries of
the zones. There has been no clear
understanding, apparently. of this
zone system. but really it Is very
simple matter.
The accompanying map shows the
country divided into zones from the
unit in which Washington is sit
uated, as the center. Accompanying
the map Is table showing the rate
of postage per pound for parcels from
Washington to places within all the
zones.
Each unit contains an area thirty
miles square. Now each unit is a
center from which the zones are
drawn and 30 every unit In the coun-
try no matter where 1t is situated will
have zones drawn from it just exactly
as Washington has them drawn from
It, For instance. take Keokuk. Ia.
which is in a unit in the fifth zone
From that will be drawn circles ex-
actly as they are drawn from Wash.
ington and they will be numbered from
Keokuk as number one. just as they
are numbered from Washington al
number one. or course. however
Zone Six will have a different geo
graphical position as related to Keo
kuk than it has as related to Wash
ington. but as the radius of the circles
drawn from Keokuk is the same
length as the radius of the circles
drawn from Washington. Keokuk's
Zone Six will be just as far from its
center as Washington's Zone Six is.
How Rates Are Fixed.
It can be seen from this readily
enough that the postal rates from
Washington to its particular zone will
be the same as the postal rates from
Keokuk to its particular zones. Each
unit being about thirty miles square
will OF course contain in most cases 9
number of postoffices. but each ofiics
in the same unit is considered as be
Ing tie center OF the circles from
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-27
Give Him Time.

You're pretty old man to be beg
gin'," said the lady to the man at the
back door.
yes. ma'am," replied the man with
his hat in his hand.
Have you been begging all your
life?"
Not yit. ma'am."
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-27
FIXING RATES
UNDER PARCEL
POST SYSTEM
Government Goes Into Business
of Transmitting Merchandise
Through the Mails.
NEW LAW FULLY EXPLAINED

Country Divided Into Zones and
Units for Purpose of Fixing Charges
for carrfase-No Package Weigh
Ing More Than Eleven Pounds 10
MaIIabIe-Anything Properly Wrap
ped Which VIII Not lnjure Other
Mail May Be Sent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-27
RATES OF POSTAGE

Parcels weighing four less maabe at the rate
of cent for each fraction Of ounce regardless of
distance Parcels weighing than four ounces are maabe
at the pound shown by the following table, mailed
at this rate any fraction Of pound considered full pound
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-12-27

*For full explanation Of the rates of postage in the First
Zone see the Parcel Post Guide
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-08


Well, well, well. Brother Fan,
It's working around to opening
day. isn't it7 Reports from the
front tell how the new material
shapes up, and the old-tImers are
rounding into form for the best
season ever"
You don't agree with the man.
ager regarding his choice. but
patiently (perhaps) await open.
Ing day. to let your eyes shos
whether you or the manager Ia
right.
or course, You win be one OF
those present" ut the opener.
This Is all cut and dried In your
MINDFUL how about easing II
into the boss7
II you are your own boss OF a
salesman, fine and dandy. but II
you're clock-puncher, it's mp to
you 10 get busy, for the Big day il
at hand.
1t In a fact that the old stuff goes
well, but II you attempt 10 rcsurrect
dear old grandma TO RENTER her
again, you have crust thicker than
the iee on Hudson's bay.
Here's couple or three excuses
that might help in a pinch:
Frinstance, you might have
friend wife telephone that you met
with an accident last night.
Fine, Go to tho game; the home
team cops and you get full of enthu
siasm, peanuts and popcorn. In the
morning, daub your eye with iodine
doll up with spiints and sings and
show up at the office.
All goes we'll until one Of the
slaves who read about the game In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-08
TEAM IS.
LINED Up
WILL co INTO ACTION WITH
YESTERDAYS LINEUP
nv ROY WHITMAN

Nv NoN WITS WAN
Port Ludlow didn't look like
puch In baseball way yesterday
It's team Was beaten by Jack tar
RVS Giants by tho score of IL To 1.
IL might have been 0 instead at
had not Teaiey Raymond let an
easy one roll between his feet. aud
II decidedly would have boen moro
than n had puga boys continued
tho slanEhtor OF the first two In.
nings. when they rolled up five In
each.
O O
In all probability the team yes
terday Is the team that will 40
against the Pippins on opening day
next Tuesday. IN cruick'a knee
was IA shape he would probably
break into the outfieid. but as II
IL. Il will be Moran. Mann and
Stidcllo In left. center and right.
The same Is true with Sinef and
the inlield. but he has n kink In
his back that the doctors and the
trainers cannot coax away. We're
he In shape he wonld probably
force Chick from second 10 the
utility role. but just the same.
Chick IL playing mighty nice ball.
The way Mick Dulin IL s~iping
the ball there isn't q chance on
earth OF prying him away from
third. aud Teaiey Raymond has a
llfe mortgage on that little old
shorts,op job. Fred Weed may
play first. but the chances are
barry viii grab that Job himself
before June I. when II becomes
necessary to set TO the iTplsyer
limit
On that date tho catching ssxfs
will also probably be rcdaeed 10
two. President Dug stated yertsf.
day that there VAS iitti- 10 choose
between his three backstops. and
that he would be satisfied With amy
two of the three. WaIly and DE-
vogt both look pretty Nifty with
the stick. IN Everett yesterday
do yogt lined out triple and two
singles. The stockY Frenchman
meets the bali nicely. and looks like
dandy catcher. waiiy has many
qualities that recommend him as
promising material
O o
With three outfselders. five In
fleidcrs and two catchcfs. Barry
can carry seven pitchers aud keep
within the f7.pIaycr rule. lie asy
beside TO carry four ouffieldefn and
six pitchers. depending on the form
displayed by his players. nut he
wants 90 be strong on the pitching
staff. aud n there are that many
beavers Oh tho staff showing prom.
lse ON that date. II Ia probable that
the outfirlder will he sacrificed for
the pitcher. Right now II looks
like Fullerton. James. Snlder. Har-
rsncamp and MeIvoF Tor regulars,
with Ingersoii. Kiicn. Vance and
Thompson TO fight for the other
two Jobs On form n looks like a
fair staff. but q buahei ~ dope
looks hopeless compared 10 q few
weeks Of the crucial tcaf after the
season begins.
fts real treat 20 watch Leslie
Mann and Pat Moran perform.
MAINS speed fs a revelation. He
seems Just as fast IA Hslly spcas
maybe he u faster. He told Dug
he ran the hundred In 10 fiat at 4
track meet In SebrukR last sum-
mer. Moran IL but little siowsr.
and what il better. be steps up
there and bangs the cover Off the
bali all the time. Mann. Moran.
Chick and Duliu are going TO cut
some figure In this league this year.
unless the writer misses hts guess
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Thousands
win
provided and the
mode IS Ia comfortable Al a theatre.
ts seemingly and the should be- close Clubs
points and anticipate redho struggle until the final day
chiefly
viii avoid the
~ prosperous 10 comparison. he major leagues
mi
evenly bal
five TO
he N
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-08

No man can say what ita limitation
Of A. q. spaldinE. that baseball will
one day be the worlds sport, IL too
rosy. although this Is a long way
Off.
The new agreement Of the major
and minor leagues has brought
about a moro harmonious under
standing that cannot help but im-
prove the game.
This agreement has improved the
position Of the player. the man who
plays the same. and this means Inn
proved playing This means. In
turn. a more thoroughly satisfied
public. and never forget II n the
public really that makes the nation
vi game
One sign OF the times Is the
spsendid new fields and the housing
accommodation for patrons in ma.
1or league cities. Rome. when spec.
faeiss were the life OF the people.
never dreamed Of such places. Her
games and gladiatorial contests
were staged IN less pretentious in.
closures than the new homes of
many clubs
The stands On Cleveland. Phila.
tielphiA. New York, Brooklyn. Chi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-08
WANT GAMES

The newly-organized Lovera
baseball team Ia looking for out-of.
town games with any of the ont.
sides best ball tossers. In their
lineup are many of Seattle's best
amateurs. Royal Mcdonald, who
has fine pitching reputation. will
be on the firing end for the com
ing season. Johnny McGiIl will be
seen on first base. For games,
write Nat Drexmon OF Sohwabacher
Grocery. Seattle.
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senior Class roniphs

The four teams OF the Senior
class viii start In their first real
competitive work tonight when
they viii vie with each other for
superiority In the 2s-yard dash. the
running high Jump and the potato
relay race. The contest viii last
for two months. with meetings
twice a week. and that WIN be
about the only excitement that the
gym viii see in the way Of regular
class stunts as the summer lull In
activities is already distinctly no
tIccable.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-08

cOEuR D'ALENE. Idaho. April
s.--PhIl Reilly OF Vancouver. Is. G.
today has been appointed handi
capper and associate judge of the
meeting Of the Occur d'Alene rae
ing association. which opens al
Alan. Idaho. April "a. Reilly win
take the place Of the late Frank
Skinner. who died few days ago
In San Francisco.