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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
TO CURB WIRELESS PIRATES
London Conference Will Try to Stop
Stealing of Messagee
In Telcerarh 10 m M


Philadelphia. May 9.-Rear Admiral John
r. Edwards. chairman of the United States
delegation TO the radio-telegraphic confer
ence, which will be held In London in June,
said to-day that one Of the most important
steps to be taken at the conference will be
the stopping OF piracy of wireless messages,
which. he says, was one OF the reasons why
the story OF tic sinking OF the Titanic was
so long delayed. The rear admiral added:
Piracy of wireless messages IL the great
est evil I'm modern biography, and We hopo
To take measures to put a stop To IL at the
convention Had tho messages from the
Carpathja not been iuterfcred with. and had
an effort not been made by countless sta
tions To- intercept them. tho story Of the
sinking Of tho Titanic would doubtless have
reached tho world much sooner than II did
70 the interna tional convention OF 1896 Is
duo tho fact that both the Titanic and the
Carrathla carried wireless apparatus. The
measures taken at that conference even'u-
ally forced every passenger carrying ship
10 he equipped with wireless. At the com
ing conference steps VIII be taken 10 have
a uniform wireless Sysiem. 80 that there
viii he no confusion of messages Ia the
future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
VOTE IN COMMONS
1O1 FOR HOME RULE
Continued from first page.

gloomy nIoture Of Ireland's future under
Hpme Rule.
Every new Parliament Of lneXperl-
enced men. said the speaker. had trleu
IA attain the millennium in q hurry. The
now Irish Parliament would lauach all
sorts of schemes fer improving the cor
diiIon Of tho country. borrowing money
for the purpose. As a result tho imperial
Parliament would become liable for
huge capital sum It would not have sane
toned and for expenditures over which
n had absolutely no control
Referring 10 ;he example Of South
Africa. which had been cited 10 JUSTIFY
Home Rule in Ireland. Mr., Law said that
in South Africa both the British and
Afrikander races wanted union. but that
one Of two races I'm Ireland, numbering
a million. was bitterly opposed to Home
Rule. He asked in such circumstances
under what principle did the Prime Min
ieter Justify forcing the acceptance OF
the bill on Ulster.
In conclusion. the Opposition leader
declared that the government never
could carry tho hill through unless II
WAS first submitted to tho Judgment OF
the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
FEARS EXPENSE OF TAXIS
Court Unburdens in Course OF
Yellow Company's Suit.

Justice Blanchard Of the Supreme Court.
whose salary is $3.50 year, said yester'
day. apropos Of riding in taXicabs: Il don't
ride i'm these vehicles often. II would bank
rupt me IL did" Also, he spoke som.
words OF advice TO those who ride in the
auto-cabs. because the court knew u was
the custom to overcharge for the rides.
These remarks were made during the ar
gument for a permanent injunction asked
by the Yellow Taxcab Company TO re-
strain the Independent Taxicao owners
Association from painting their automoollee
yellow, because of the confusion caused f
the detriment of the yellow concern.
The petitioner alleged that the defendant
simply painted their cabs yellow to deceiYi
the public Justice Blanchard said that II
the deceit was proved ;he plaintiffs "ouh
be entitled to relief, but not merely because
of the use of the same color, and that he
knew of no law that would give one COM
pany the right over another to appropriate
any particular color TO it's own use. The
court reserved decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10

wool alcohol while painting the interior Of
b, or watts al the brewery.
II Is said that ONei was engaged four
days in the work and did not understand
the dangerous quality of the wood alcohol
which, it is alleged. is used instead OF grain
alcohol because Of its comparative cheap
ness The men who do that work climb
into the watts through hole just large
enough TO admit a man. and because OF
the no"ious fumes can remain in the NdtJ
only twenty minutes at q time.
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Sagcs flying back and forth led 10 'hel'
erroneous construction ~ coniirmatofy ''i-
dence. and that the chances Of error III
creased as the reports went through oH-
ferent channels. He contcnded that inc
expression standing by in cohnection
with the Baltic and Virginian was only 4
nautical indication that they were headeh
for the Titanic He said that al a. m on
Monday a reporter received Information
from White Star representatives IN the'r
New York office which was summarized on
tho Dow-Jones & Co news tickers as fol-
lows;
Officers Of the White star Line Staten AZ
{ oicIock tbis morning that passengers on
the Titanic were being taken off IN ooats;
ana that there was no danger OF loss or
life The Baltic AMI the Ntrglnlan; tney
stated. were standing by to assist IN IN"
70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
WANTS AUTO GARBAGE CARTS
Woman Municipal League Has Plan
for Improving Collection of Refuse.

The committee on streets Of the Woman's
Municipal League has submitted to the
Board Of Estimate plan for the improve
ment Of the collection OF ashes and gar
bage in the city which involves several de-
partures from the present method of dis
posing OF refuse. In the first place. The
committee advocates the purchase By the
city of automobiles 10 take the place Of the
present horse driven toy carts. method
that has not been improved upon in nfty
years"
The second suggestion IS that the city
plan a standard receptacle for all ashes
and garbage, capable OF being tightly
sealed. when taken to points where tho
refuse Is disposed Of 1t is suggested that
after being emptied such rcceptaclcs be-
washed and returned to the owners. Tho
cost to tho city. the committee figures,
would be small and the removal of garbage
would bc accomplished In lesN time and In
a sanitary manno,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
Asouith Brief and Forceful.

Premier Asluth wound up the debate
for the government in brief ana force
full speech which aroused great enthusi-
asm on the part OF his supporters. NO
serious attempt. he said. had been made
bv the Opposition 10 meet the argument
with which he opened the DISCUSSION
the character and persistence OF the
Irish demand Had this demand been
made under similar conditions by any
community of their own race through
out the empire there was not man on
either side who would not say that II
WAS entitled to consideration.
4 demand so persistent, continued the
Prime Minister was one which demo-
cratic Parliament In these days was
bound 10 assent to. If the irish vote
wore eliminated in the House of Com
mons there still would be majority AZ
forty or fifty for Home Rule.
referring TO the Ulster threats Mr..
Asouith said that he believed the Blush
people To he just and generous. They
dctested intolerance and persecution IN
any form, but they were not the people
IN he frightened out Of what they be-
Iieycd 10 bc just by the language OF in
timidation. The government had asked
repeatedly what further safeguards were
desired but the only ansv er OF the OPP
position was that they would receive
from Ulster nothing but unyieldinG and
uncompromising resistance.
Dealing with the safeguards, the Pre-
mier said that if the Irish Parliament
passed acts transccnding the bounds the
government had set these acts became
void. No one was bound to obey them;
no one could he punished for disobeying
them. The bill was final in the sense
that il the settlement Of = long
standing warfare but no one claimed for
it that there might not bc a necessity
hereafter 10 modify some Of its pro-
visions or thai they were mot going 10
proceed further In the path of dcvolu-
ton.
In conclusion Premier Asquith said
that the claim of Ireland was Of para
mount urgency. because there was no
part Of the United Kingdom To which
the imperial Parliament owed so long
standing and so deep debt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
TITANIC VICTIMS WILL
A. 0. Holverson Leaves Entire Estate
TO Wife

Another will of a Titanic victim was MEG
In the Surrogates' office yesterday. II was
that Of Alexander Oscar Holverson' OF NJ.
SIS West ii9th street. Mr.. Holverson Lost
his life through the unfortunate choice OF
two routes to New York from Rio de ia
ness trip. He had n ticket that was good
for either a direct trip from Brazil 10 New
York or by way Of Europe. Mr.. Holvers"n
chose the latter route, and he reached EDS'
land Just in time % take passage on the
Titanic.
lie left $4,000 or more. all Of his estate
going 10 his wife, Mrs. Mary Aline HOVER
son. His father. Amund liolyerson, l'cs
at Alexandria. MINI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
Justifies Ismay's Course.

A. H. Wcikman. saloon barber on tn"
Titanic, I'm an affidavit insisted that j..
Bruce Ismay was justified in leaving the
Titanic when he did. because there were no
more women I'm the vicinity when he was
ordered into tho boat by the officer In
charge"
Wclkman added that an explosion on
the Titanic killed great number OF per-
sons and blew him along with a wall OF
water toward a bundle Of deck chairs, on
which he climbed. He said that II the
lifeboats had remained closer to the Titanic
each could have taken possibly twenty
more passengers.
Mrs Mahala Dougla|, Titanic pas
senger. I'm sworn statement quoted Mrs
Rverson. Of Philadelphia as saying that
Ismay showed her wireless message and
announced that they were 'in the ice
bcrSs"
"Of course. YOU VIII slow down. asked
Mrs. Ryerson.
on. no." lie replied We will put on
more boilers and get out of IT,"
Mrs Douglas said this story was told by
Mrs Ryerson In the presence OF Mrs
MYERS. Of New York. and others. Mrs
Dougles severely criticised the ''inofficiency
Of the crew" of the Titanic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
RESCUERS WORK HARD
IN FLOOD DISTRICTS
Searching for Marooned Victims
in Places Far Back from
the Mississippi.
INUNDATED AREA Wl0ENED
Breach at Torras Increased and
Water Overlooking Sections
Believed Heretofore To Be
Beyond Danger Limits.

Now Orleans. May Tile rescue OF
marooncd persons in the oyerfcp'ed Sec
lions and the closing Of an lnclpleh'
creyasse at Illyria. near the mouth OF the
Mississippi River, were the features In the
Louisiana flood situation to-day. Work
men. in decreased numbers. were engaged
at nearly all doubtful places between
Natchez and New Orleans. taking sdVant-
age Of the fair weather in strengthening
entertainments.
Rescuers working pear Lettswoth have
about completed their work and turned
their attention to places more distant from
tho river
Water from tho Torras crevasse rose
three inches at Morganza to-day. RAN
roads i'm that section are paralyzed by the
washouts.
BY tearing away fourteen hundred feet
Of the south end Of the Torrss crcvasse A
wall Of water from eight 10 'en feet deep
and half = mile In width is bearing down
upon the already overlooked area Il Pointe
Coupee, st. Landry and several tther
parishes to complete its work OF rum.
Refugees are continuing 10 pour mo
Baton Rouge, Opeousas and other conceh-
tration camps. whence they are transferred
to places less congested.
Lieutenant r. J. Weeks. in charge or the
rescue corps at Morgsnza, received tele-
gram from Bachelor saying tho country
was well cleared Of refugees. United states
engineers here said that with few more
DAYS OF sunshine the probability or more
serious crcvasses was remote.
At New Orleans the river stage at I
O'Clock tonight was PA feet. no change
having been recorded since I A. m. This
was within one-tenth Of an inch OF the pre-
diction recently revised by the United
States Weather Bureau officials. who believe
the stage will not go over 2l.5 feet unless
southerly winds prevail, which would tend
TO hold back the water
Probably two hundred vorkmen still are
employed on the lcyee near the American
Sugar Refinery. Those I'm charge said this
leyeo would be filed out as far az the re-
vctment only as a measure Of precaution,
and that the activity did not indicate that
the embankment was weak.
The break at Ilyria. on the west bank
was discovered about , o'clock this morn
ing and was about ten feet in width. Elmer
gency gangs were put 10 work Immediately
and the hole was closed The country near
there Is sparselv settled, and the proximity
of outlets To Baratara Bay preclude the
possibility Of much damage in the event Of
"A crcvasSe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
WIDOW SUES FOR $4,000
Alleges Wood Alcohol Killed Husband
at Work in Beer Watts.

Mrs Nora O'Nel Is suing kraftmeyer a
Nouterger, brewery supply firm, and
Beruhemer & Schwartz, brewers, for
$4,000 damages for the death of her hus-
band, John O'Neil She alleges that his
death was caused BY inhaling the fumes Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
Didn't Bolster Up Stock.

AIR Farrell expressed the opinion that the
roassuring dispatches published Monday did
,o, have the effect Of bolsterinG up the IN
tcrrational Marine stock. He based this on
the fact that the stock huctuatod very little
that day.
Breaks are sometimes less serious, are
they not" said Senator Smith, when they
re expected rather than when they come
unexpectedly"
Yes"
Mr.. Farrell told OF going to the Whit"
Star Line officers on Tuesday 10 see what
t-e financial loss would be and TO ascertain
chow il happened reports came all day Mon
dav from the White Star offices that proved
eubseoucntly to be false" lie tried 10 '"e
Mr.. Franklin. but was met by an assistant
81 asked him II he had received the news
Of the sinking yesterday" said Mr.. Farrell
"Iie said not until about O'Clock Monday
evening. | replied our reporters had been
getting news from the White star Line Of
fees all day Monday 10 tho opposite effect
lie replied THAT wasn't official. We re-
ccivcd that from press dispatches and one
place and another and just gave IT out. "
'You say hc told YOU the Official news OF
the disaster reached them about s or 6 :3o"'
Yes"
Il ask particularly. for NJ 81 that night
a message was sent, II appears, from tho
White star Line TO Representative Hughes
showing the passengers we're all saved.
Mr.. Farrell said the duplication Of mes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
ENGINEERS ON TITANIC
LEFT BULKHEADS OPEN
Waterfront Doors Were Closed
from the Bridge, but Were
Tempered with Below.
TALE OF THE "M0NEY BOAT"
Witness at British Inquiry Tells
How Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon
Objected to Rescue
Work.

London, May Evidence that TIC doors
Of four vaterticht hulkh"ads hid been
opened after having been closed from the
bridge was introduced to-day NJ tho British
wreck commissions inquiry into ;he loss
Of the Titanic. This was done. according
TO Thomas Dillon. Of tho engineers stall
i'm order that the engineer crew might
reach the pumps. The order care from
he chief engineer though the attorney
for the White star Line told the court mat
these doors, having once been SHIT could
not again be opened except by being re-
leased from the bridge.
The conduct after the casually ot ~
Bruce 1sray. mana ging director Of the In
ternatioual Mercantile Marine. vas men
toned for the first time during the British
investigation, and Vas described " James
johnson, a steward, as having been OK
eInplary.
johnson. @ho left tho ship ~ NO. :
emergency boat a small dnGy, was asked
why there were not moro women In the
boat He replied that they would not get
into it, Mr.. lsmay, tho witness said trled
to induce the women 10 enter the dingy,
but they refused. whereupOn h iscorted
them to larger boats. "Ilc did everything
an Enslishman could do johnson added
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10

New Roads. La. May a.-This town,
heretofore considered practically safe from
the Torras food, Is rapidly becoming in
undated. Boats are being built and other
prpparations made by the citizens for a
hurried exit
This section of the parish being thickly
populated much rescue work will be re-
ouired Motorboas and skiffs arc being
concentrated here by the government rep
reseutatives In some instances the officers
confecatcd boats and are holding them in
readiness.
Farmers driving their livestock IN ad
vance of the flood arrived here carly to-
day from the country around Fordoche.
They report hundreds OF persons marooned
i'm their homes in that vicinity in urgent
need Of relief.
I.ooters n skiffs arc reported 10 he reap
ing a rich harvest in the inundated coun-
try Many houses from which their occu-
pants were hastily driven have been broken
open and robbed.
The large families among the refugees
are surprising one white woman had six
teen little children strung out after her
when she climbed down the steps of a re-
lief train. Mothers with eight nine and
ten children are numerous among the refu-
gees from Pointe Coupee Parish.
over a thousand refugees have passed
through New Roads during the last TWEEN
ty-four hours. All tell the same story Of
hardship. misery and suffering. Most have
been rendered pennless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10

Baton Rouge. La. May q. - "AlI able.
bodied mon in refugee camps. regardless Of
color arc given the option Of working and
eating or doing neither" said Governor
Sanders. who quit work OF the levce to-day
long enough 10 write telegram 10 Oswald
Garrison Willard OF New York City. chair
man of the executive committee OF the Ma
tional Association for the Advancement of
Colorcd People. In his query Mr.. Willard
said:
New York papers report that negro food
refugees are being compelled TO work on
the levccs by your order without pay.
TO his first statement Governor Sanders
added
Thousands OF citizens. including myself
are working day and night on the lcvee.
voluntarily and without pay, trying To hold
the flood area down 10 a minimum. The re-
sources Of the state are being strained al
most To their utmost to save lives and
property and care for the refugees, nine
tenths OF whom are negroes. New homes
are being provided for all refugee families
who care To take advantage of the oppor-
tunity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
Opened Four Doors.

Thomas Dillon. Of the engineer staff. gave
rather surprising evidence OF the WORKING
of the watertight bulkheads. He said that
after the watertight compartments had
been closed from the bridge the chief engl-
ncer ordered his men to 60 through TOUR
boiler rooms in order 10 reach the pumps
in boiler room No. :. TO carry out this
order the mon were obliged TO open the
doors Of four Watertight bulkheads, and.
having done so. they left the doors open
ReplvinG to a question from Lord Mersey.
the president of the commission. the wit
ness said that the men did not go into
boiler room No. .. because there was TOO
much water there In fact, the water was
leaking through into boiler room No. T.
At this point the attorney for the White
Star Line Sir Robert Finlay, explained
that the doors mentioned by the witness
could not be opened without being released
from the bridge.
The attorney for the Seamen's and Fire
mems Union asked Dillon and other mem
hers of the Ttanic's crew whether the
opening of the bulkhead doors by the Ell
gineer staff had not caused the afterpart OF
the ship TO sink after the forward part had
broken off The witnesses could not say.
The attorney suggested that the evidence
of some witnesses that the afterpart or the
shin righted itself momentarily after the
forward part had sunk justified his theory
that If the bulkhcad doors had not beeh
opened the afterpart Of the snip WouId
have remained afioat.
One witness testified that his boat was so
undermined that it was necessary to re-
turn TO the steamer for more men to handle
l,n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
No Enoineers Saved.

.The Attorney General, Sir Rufus lsaacS,
evnyained that the only evidence obtainable
in regard to the engine room was that of
the stokers, as all the engineers went down
with the snip. only seven Of the eighty
three fremen on duty at the time of the
accident were saved.
The escape of Sir Cosrno and Lady Duff
Gordon from the Titanic in lifeboat NO !,
which was less than half filed was in
CURED into searchingly.
Charles Hendrickson. fireman Of the
Titanic. and one OF the crew in the boat I'm
question. on being asked why he did not
return to the scene of the disaster TO res
cue some of those IN the water who were
crying for help, said that he suggested that
the boat should return, but Sir CosIno Ob-
iccted on the ground that it would be dan
rerous. Lady Duff Gordon agreed with her
husband and the boat did not return.
Lord Mersey asked the witness: You
mean to tell me that because two passen-
gers objected the rest Of you kept your
mouths shut and did not go 10 the rcscue?'
Hendrickson replied That's right
Witness said that Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon
gave each member Of the boat IS go, but
he insisted that no arrangement 20 that
effect had been made and the first ne
heard of a reward was after the lifeboat
reached the Carpatha
Only Twelve in Boat.
iIendrickson had previously testified that
his boat. which could hold thirty-four per
sons, contained only twelve. made up of
seven members Of the crew, two women
and three men passengers. one of the
women. witness said. was Lady Duf-Gor-
don. but he did not know who the other
one was. lie was asked II II was Mrs.
As,or. but his reply was that he did not
know.
The objection Of Sir Cosmo Dun-Gordon
to going back TO the scene OF the THAMES
sinking was that it would be dangerous,
as the boat might be swampcd. Hcndrick-
son agreed with Sir Cosmo that II would
be dangerous. but said that they might
have returned as, with 80 many men I'm the
boat. they should have been able TO keep
those I'm the water from swapping her.
Other scamen also testified that their
boats did not return to the immediate Vi
entity Of the wreck because their passcn-
gers feared the boats would he swamped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
Agreement Between Companies.


Asa matter Of fact. the two companies
have reached an agreement between
,he,nselyes that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company have the Whitehai-
Montague street tunnel and the Inter
borough the proposed Liberty-Pineapplc
street tunnel. which was laid out some
fine ago. but was abandoned by the
p,blic Service Commission. This would
r,aee tho recently laid out Bcaver-Clark
street tunnel route in the discard.
President McAncny said the conference
committee Of the Board OF Estimate had
agreed TO the proposed arrangement,
but. of course, the Public Service Com
mission has 10 act first on all routes.
Chairman Wilcox OF the commission
has been away for several weeks and Is
moi expected back before tomorrow.
Pre- )ident williams Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company said last night:
mir. McAneny's statement is clear
setting forth Of the whole cage as il
sfande. II shows that The city author
tiles. In So far as they agreed with Mr.
McAneny, are determined To protect the
interests Of Brooklyn and Queens IN re-
spect TO those features Of the plans for
raIld transit developments which are
essential to those boroughs."