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New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
MARlposA BIG TREE GROVE, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

twenty-five finely colored pictures depict
some of the beauty spots In the Crater
Lake National Park, in Oregon. This lake
is situated In the caldera OF an extinct vol
cano. and the views presented are choice
combinations Of water, cloud, rock ana
forest But fancy sea Of sapphire, said
Joaquin Miller, set around by a compact
circle OF the great grizzly rock of Yosemite.
II does not seem 20 sublime at first but the
mote is In your own eye. It Is great. great
but It takes you days to see now great
II lies two thousand feet under your feet'
and as Z reflects It's walls so perfectly that
you cannot tell the wall from the reflection
In the intensely blue water you have
continuous and unbroken circular wall OF
twenty-four miles to contemplate at
glance, all OF which lies two thousand rect
and seems to lie four thousand feet. below
Yet 90 bright. yet so intensely blue IS the
lake that Il seems at times from some
poInts Of view to lift right into your race.
One picture shows a solitary rock with
sharp. pinnacled top that suggests TO the
Imagination a ship riding at anchor. It's
shane, together with the fact that wheh
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
Wonders and Beauties OF Uncle Sans Parks Pictured for American
Notable Collection of Pho.
tographs Is Making a
Tour of Large
Cities.

viewed from the opposite side OF the I,l.
against the background IL alternately ala.
apnesrs and becomes visible again, accord.
ing as It is in sunlight or in shadow, hs,
led those responsible for the nomenclature
CT the lake to name II Phantom Ship.
SIX large pictures show scenes IN III.
Mount Rainier National Park in the centre
OF which there Is lonely mountain capped
with ice From the ice cap glaciers radiat,
in every direction young rivers spring from
the glaciers It's fanks, sweeping down IN
beautiful curves, are clad with forests and
gardens flied with birds and other animal,
Specimens Of Natures treasures have been
gathered here and arranged in simple, SYN.
metrical beauty II is said that the glacier
system OF Mount Rainier far exceeds thai
of the entire Alpine system.
In order to provide for the better develop.
ment OF these great reservations blls have
been introduced into both houses OF Con.
gross providing for a bureau OF national
parks. This proposal has met with the sp.
nroval of the Secretary OF the Interior and
Of President Taft. The latter In recent
message made the following recommsnda.
tion:
"I earnestly recommend the establishment
of a bureau OF national PARKS Such legis.
lation is essential to the proper manage
mont of those wondrous manifestations OF
nature. so startling and so beautiful tha,
every one recognizes the obligation OF the
government TO preserve them for the edl.
ncation and recreation Of the people The
Yellowstone Park. the Yosemite, the Grand
Canyon OF the Colorado, the Glacier Ma
tIonsl Park and the Mount Rainier Ma
tlonal Park and others furnish appropriate
instances. In only one case have We made
ANYTHING like adequate preparation FOR the
use OF the park by the public. That case
,s the Yellowstone National Park. Every
consideration Of patriotism and the love Of
nature and OF beauty and of art requires
us 10 expend money enough TO bring all
these natural wonders within easy reach Of
our people. The first step In that direction
"a the establishment Of responsible bu-
reau which shall take upon Itself the bur-
den OF supervising the parks and OF making
recommended tions as TO the best method OF
improving their accessibility and useful
ness"
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21

stove in, but the water did not penetrate
beyond her forepeak
"A break in the main line levee on the
Mississippi River four miles below Rose
dale. Miss, and another on the Arkansas
River added 5000 persons TO the list OF
food sufferers in Southern Arkansas,
Northeastern Louisiana and Northwestern
Mississippi. the yellow food inundating an
area OF rich cotton country almost as large
as the New England states The plight Of
thousands OF homeless people is pitable.
Hundreds are marooned in isolated places.
Many have been without food for days and
scores are suffering from want Of clothing
EIGHT IN PERIL IN SUBMARINE.
Eight men. braving the perils OF sub
marine boats dive. were held prisoners for
one hour and a half when the new sub
marine Carp, or Fl. fouled It's anchor chain
and was held fast to the bottom Of Raccoon
Straits, off San Francisco. Though a
tragedy almost marked the submarines
trial plunge. It was asserted TO he the deep
est and most successful dive ever taken In
submersibe craft. The exact depth
reached by the Carp was 200 feet Almost
mlraculously the eight men escaped severe
injury. Several Of them were slightly
bruised. They were all badly shaken up
The Carp was not damaged.
The farewell flight OF her aviation ca
reer, which Miss Mathilde Molsant had an
nounced she would make at Wichita Falls.
Tex, came near causing her death. In
landing after her flight her machine struck
ridge Of earth Just outside the baseball
park, where the flights took place, and
bounced high IN the air. II came down
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
Items Of News from the Pacific Slope

ployed I'm San Francisco. He reported that
no unusual percentage Of men was out Of
work and that the estimate Of the league
was absurd. II is said that this league is
working i'm the interest OF the various
labor unions to discourage worNingmen'
and especially skilled mechanics, from COM
ing TO San Francisco 10 get work on the
exposition buildings. Az for general laooE'
the fruit picking fruit canning, harvesting
mines and fisheries will absorb all the men
who are idle
William J. Golcher. one OF the best known
amateur sportsmen on the Paclhc Cosst
died this week. after long Illness ne
was an expert wing shot and angler f~
many years he had been prominent IN VI;
work OF protecting the game and hsh I"
California.
A remarkable Hawaiian dinner was zlvea
AZ tho Rohem.an club this week. An IN
usual feature was a large number Of brill
iantly colored fish Of the Hawaiian lsIands
There were sixty different varieties on e'
hlbItion. The red room was converted in'o
a bower Of Hawaiian scenery. ana IN aH
illuminated pool IN the circular taole tIlg'
ger. squirrel, butterfly, convict and othe'
yarl.colorcd fish dartcd about. They were
brought over by Superintendent, Potter o.
the Honolulu aquarium TO show what ma
NaU could exhibit at the Panama expos.
ton. In all. Potter has two hundred anu
fifty varieties of fish.
The Golden Gate Park Memorial Museu'a
has mst received a valuable collection OF
weapons used by the Filipinos and Malass
I'm the Spanish American War, as wen a.
many mementos OF the American 'N'
war. The collection also includes weapons
OF all the South Sea natives.
A scenic boulevard has been planned ="
extend along the Pacific ocean shore troia
San Francisco TO Monterey. Its esuma'e'
cost Is 100000 OF which one-halt would Oe
raised By the various counties tnroueH
which IL passes and the remainder oy ..'
State Highway Commission from an 'is.
600 COO bond issue San Mateo County
planning a fine boulevard from san fran.
cisco to Pescadero and this new sche"'
would continue the highway TO Moh'e'"
the old Spanish capital Of California
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21

Ar,arIcans were murdered on a preteXt or
on ,rumped-up charges. The last case re-
ported was that OF Lieutenant Fountain
shot by order Of General villa at Parral'
.'Tyenty-seven Italian warships DOM
barded the forts Kilid-ul- Bahr and sedd-uI-
Bahr. at the entrance OF the Dardanelles
for two and a half hours They then with
drew. one Turkish soldier was killed. II
is reported that In the return fre from the
forts shell struck and badly damaged one
of the warshps. The Porte has proclaimed
a blockade OF the Dardanelles.'
A VICTORY FOR ROOSEVELT.
How about the political sltuatlon|
asked Busy Man.
Corrected returns give Theodore Roose-
Welt 54 and possibly So OF the "a district ma
tlonal delegates as the result or the prl-
mary election In Pennsylvania. AS his sup
porters expect TO control Ne state conVen-
tion. which will name twelve delegates-at-
large, this will give him total or 3D. or
possibly 81, out OF the states delegation OF
7e A still further Increase OF the Roosevelt
quota was made possible when Representa-
tive w. w. Griest elected as uninstrueted
delegate from the 9th District, comprising
Lancaster County, Issued a statement indi-
eating he would vote for the colonel Tnree
other uninstructed delegates have aireao'
declared for him, and thus he may receive
Il votes.
Without a dissenting voice Connecucut
Republicans in convention at New Haven
chose for the Republican National Conven-
ton delegation instructed for Mr.. Tart.
I'm a somewhat vituperative statement
issued at the Roosevelt headquarters IN
this city, based on the Roosevelt victory IN
Pennsylvania, II was announced that the
delegates from this city would have TO nsht
for their title in the Republican convention
in Chicago. The statement went on TO say
that the great Issue at the convention
would be the primaries here and the out
rage perpetrated In Indiana and Michigan.
The campaign made at the recent pri-
maries In New York City In behalf OF dele
gates favorable to the nomination OF Colo
mel Roosevelt as President cost $S9, lZo TO-
according TO a statement filed with the sec"
retary OF State by Eton Huntington Hooker
treasurer OF the Roosevelt League. George
w. Perkins. Frank A. Munsey and Alexan-
der s. Cochran each contributed sl5'OVo.
Colonel Roosevelt, speaking In Omaha
charged that the Presidents managers
with the helpless acquiescenee OF Mr..
Taft were relying solely on the support OF
the bosses. who stand for what is worst in
our political life There is not one state
out of ten In which Mr.. Taft would have
any chance II the vote were lett 10 the
people themselves. he asserted.
What have you by way Oh business
rewsr' Querisd Busy Mar. -
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
fRy Telegraph to The Tribune

fPv telegraph TO The Tribune
San Francisco. April 20.-The long expect
ed beginning Of actual work on the ran
anna Pacific Exposition gives great sats-
faction here. A gigantic dredger started on
the work OF filling IN seyenty-one acres OF
water lots at Harbor View. For five months
the 2Oo- horsepower drcdger will SUCK UP
sand from the bottom Of the bay TO make
ground where the main fair buildings VIII
no placed over a million cubic yards OF
sand will be handled under this contract
commissioners OF the fair left for WASH
ineton this week to prepare for a trip 10
Europe TO make arrangements with the
Leading nations for exhibits. This commits
sion will leave New York April "a, on the
Mauretania.
Many fears were expressed earlier in the
season that this would be a disastrous DRY
wear" in California, because Of the phe-
nomenally light rainfall, but the recent
heavy storm has dIspeled all these fears
and reports from the main deciduous fruit
districts OF Central California. as we'll as
from all parts OF Southern California, show
that the fruit crop will be one OF the largest
on record Throughout the Sacramento
Valley and the foothills Of the Sierra Ne
vada. where the greatest amount OF fruit
Is grown, the trees are in full blossom.
The registration IN San Francisco for the
Presidential primary election broke all
records being i31,O2l. OF which 5000 we're
new registrations or one hundred thou
sand women in San Francisco only one
quarter registered. This small enrolment
Of women was a severe shock to advocates
Of woman suffrage, as they had predicted
that this first opportunity to prepare for
voting would be eagerly seized by pracu-
cally every woman in the city eligible Tor
the ballot.
An organization known as the San Fran
cisco League for Protection Of the Unem-
ployed has been active recently In sending
out reports Of the large number OF IDLE
men in this city. The reports declare that
from y to Is per cent of the people In san
Francisco are Idle. The state Labor COM
missioner. who has the best facilities for
securing the facts, was asked by Governor
Johnson TO make canvass Of the unem-
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21

mo counter proposition was even hln'.,
at in the detailed reply OF the manasei,
committee OF the fifty Eastern railroads !"
the locomotive engineers notification 'na'
they had voted strike. 1t reiters.es ~ w.
mer statements OF the committee th1' W
demands of the engineers, which u res..s
70 as the wage request cannot be sceeus.
10. and simply is an amplincation Oh ~Y
first reply sent in response TO the noune.
ton that the engineers had declared lO' .
strike. There are certain preliminsrles 80 !"
be gone through in accordance WIN r. m
rules Of the Brotherhood OF Locoiloe,.
Engineers before a strike, after 'he 80,
for a strike has been cast, goes into go :,
These will be followed out as mater
course hut the detailed reply OF tne :,
roads which is the result OF meeuns' -.
the committee lasting two days plsees, p',, a,
rosnonsIbIlity OF a strike, II "aiSo"'
20 take place, on the engineers
announcement was made by ConuOH.,, 10 !,
prandereast that he would sell S0S'on a,
Al. ner cent hfty-year corporate s'Ue ~.
the city of New York at his orn.o ..,,y. :"
stewart building at p. m. on Iu.'.i -.
Nav This will be the largest ooha /,
aver held IN the history OF the CITY ..,
,s no,nted out that there has been nv
now for more than year ana auS'
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
DEATH LIST OF THE WseN

"vhat well known persons nane a..
-. ~ tho week." asked BUSY M'~
"usnr, Brisson. President OF tue ..,,., asIs
c.an,har Of Deputies and twice fre.', !,
- porIs He was born at Bourses :,
u'I % 81 ts25 Or. Paul c. Freer' direcw.
'u' T,.i,oa states government scishs ',,,
pur.au IN the philippines dieu III wssh-
W ~ G Srser was mentioned In recent .s,Or
- ~. d,snatches as a possible su' n,
lns,on n uarvev w. Wiley as chief ., -.
oi a,,,.nra, recruitment Bureau OF
,stry. william F. Harrity eN'e ,..an aIsd 10
tho democratic National Comnil,'e :, phlls
his nome In overlook, suourO '"
delphia. .,.s
.,noou,atsa with gas bacilli,' OF ,s s Dr.
= ia hssn making a scientific s'uu, 's,,.ssrs
ne nau 80 49, an instructor in the hss',l h,,,,l
49,, school died at the Eliot h s,ns
AZ BOSTON. DR.. Nelson had peen 80. sIsccr
snac,al investigation OF re'en'" ,.sss b
ored bacillus believed to genera'0 'o0rsornpso'
.so human system. Henry ,uSsr,fori
sme snarr~ former publisher or The Then a. al
sperrs, io wail known Republican. W.
% Hartford. Conn. Alexander :. arm q
van head of the stock Excha" ~ spsrs
ne Haven G. Townsend. died AZ .,,y. y
- e In the Hotel Plaza, TINS 81" arcpF
,lien.o nen.ssan,st,ve u George f.. Hun. p
nent Pennsylvania capitaess -
homo ia Washington
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
MANY FALL WITH CHURCH FLOOR

The words appalling and 'heartbreak-
ing seem feeble when used of this calam-
ity" said Busy Man. What other news
have your"
THE little new Church of Our Lady Of
Victory. the pride Of Harrington Park.
N. j.. proved death trap. Father Borgan,
Of Planheld, had uttered hardly dozen
words OF his dedcatory sermon when the
bare floor collapsed under It's burden Of
three hundred men, women and children,
all standing. and dropped them TO the con-
crete cellar floor, twelve feet below. Two
tons OF loose lumber went down with them.
and from underneath the pile two women
were taken out dead and fifty other per-
sons were extricated. badly injured
The United States steamship Utah,
greatest OF the worlds battleships, was
rammed by British tramp as she lay at
anchor off Tompkinsvlle. Staten Island
Though the bow of the tramp struck the
man-o' war far above the waterline. the
shock OF the collision opened her plates
some fifteen feet below water, flooding the
trimming tank. The bow Of the tramp was
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
News of the Past Week Is Here
Recapitulated for the Busy Man

the Mfeboats. The passengers who were IN
bed were not aroused by the collision, put
by the stopping of the engines. The maxi
mum capacity of the lifeboats was less
than one-third the complement Of the ship
In crew and passengers. The men In the
first and second cabins made no attempt TO
save themselves. but remained to sink with
the ship, and watched the women put of IN
the lifeboats Some Of the men in the
steerage tried TO storm the lfeboats, and
half a dozen were shot TO protect the
women In the boats. The Titanic sank two
hours and forty-fve minutes after she
struck the ice.
"All that wealth and modern workman
ship could produce was embodied In the
Titanic the largest vessel ever built, YER
liable floating palace, over four city blocks
In length and twice the size of the Dread
nought Delaware, with some 5000 tons TO
spare 1t has been estimated that the II
tanic cost 100000 before she was finally
put in commission. Though SS2Ia feet long,
921a feet wide and "a feet deep with accom-
modations for a crew of $50 and capable Of
carrying $500 passengers, she was built
with as much care as is put into the finest
chronometers.
ACTIVE interest in preparations TO in
vestigate the circumstances of the Titanic
disaster was taken by the President, who
was consulted by Senator Smith, author OF
the resolution for an inquiry by the Senate
Committee on Commerce. Directions were
given TO the Secretary OF the Treasury and
the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor TO
cooperate with the members of the investi-
eating committee, particularly with the
view Of securing the testimony OF j. Bruce
Ismay, managing director of the White
| Star Line. and the officers OF the Titanic
who were among the rescued Senators
Smith Newlands and Bourne undertook the
mission. 1t is understood that Board of
Trade inquiry into the loss Of the Titanic
will be opened in London at the earliest
practicable moment"
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
UNITED STATES WARNS MEXICO

What's the news Of foreign lands?" In
quired Busy Man.
Warning was issued by the United States
to the Mexican government as we'll as to
General Pascual Orozco. chief OF the revo-
lutionary forces. that 1t expects and must
demand that American life and property
within the republic OF Mexico be Justly
and adequately protected and that this
government must hold Mexico and the
Mexican people responsible FOR all wanton
or illegal acts sacrificing or endangering
American life or damaging American prop
erty or interests The attitude OF the
United States as expressed to both the
federal and rebel authorities is that any
maltreatmerrt of American citizens Will be
deeply resented by the American govern
ment and people. and must be fully an
swered for by the Mexican people
Mexico replied to the warning note. de-
cIlnine TO assume responsibility for Oroz-
cos acts denying the right of the Wash
,nxton government TO deliver the admonl-
ton contained therein taking exception to
the communication directed to Orozco
through Consul Letcher and deploring the
making public OF this communication In
the same note TO which the government
was required TO make answer
"s,ncs the outbreak OF the Orozco revolt
against the government OF President Ma
dero eighty.fve Americans have been killed
I'm Mexico. not victims OF accidents, but
shot by the order or In the course OF the
operations OF the rebels Most OF these
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
Constant Reader Tells What
He Missed in Last
Weeks Papers.

"I have had neither the heart nor the
time" said Busy Man last night to Con-
stant Reader. to read the details Of this
soul-wrenching disaster at sea. VIII you
give me a resume Of the important points
There is a mass OF saddening circum-
stances" replied Constant Reader Dut
the main facts are these:
The White Star liner Titanic, greatest
and most luxurious of steamships struck
an iceberg off Cape Race and about l'lJO
miles east OF Sandy Hook, while on her
maiden voyage to this port, and SANK
carrying with her SOB of the 2,2JS persons
on board. The 7O5 who were saved were
brought 10 New York on the Cunard liner
.. .Carpathia. Among those who perished were
T. d. Millet the artist and president OF the
Consolidated American Academy at Rome;
John Jacob Astor Major Archibald Butt,
military aid 10 President Taft; g. NJ. Hays,
president OF the Grand Trunk Railway;
". r. Stead Mr. and Mrs. lsidor Strsus.
g. H. Widener. Benjamin Guggenheim, ID.
W. Marvin, who was returning from his
wedding trip; Norman Carlyle Craig, NJ. +.
Tor the Isle Of Thsnet Henry B. Harris
and Jacques Futrele. the writer. Among
the many tragic and heroic incidents of the
wreck. the herolsm Of Mrs lsidor Straus'
who refused to be saved and leave her hus-
band 70 drown, stood out.
Colonel John Jacob Astor and Major
Archibald Butt stood side by side as the
Titanic sank and waved goodby to the
small boats hardly TO be seen mile away
on the starlit sea
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
THE OUTSTANDING FACTS.

From the stories told by survivors these
salient facts stand out: The Titanic struck
an iceberg from fifty to one hundred feet
high. The blow was not head-on. but
rather a glancing one. 1t thus ripped the
great ships sides and made useless the
watertight compartments most essential
The Titanic was going at full speed at the
time. Promises had been made TO the pas
sengers that no attempt would be made to
break the record in crossing the Atlantic.
Despite these promises. the ship was urged
ahead at fun speed from the time she left
Daunt's Rock. No fee had been seen dur
ing the day. II was a clear and starlight
night Captain 4. ]. Smith was not on the
bridge when the ship struck the iceberg
The first officer was in charge. Fifteen
minutes after the ship struck the ice the
berg had disappeared from view. The IL
tanic struck the iceberg on her starboard
bow. and great hole was ripped In her
side. The passengers were at first assured
that the ship was in no danger and was
unsinkable. The ice was struck at II s5
p M. Fifteen minutes later the passengers
were called on deck and told to put on life
preservers. Forty minutes after the col
, lsion the passengers were told TO take 70
New-York tribune., 1912-04-21

prised to learn that he left an estate valued
at S9,2ij,476. This is approximately the val
uation placed on the estate Of Mr.. Grant
by the state transfer tax appraiser. Mr..
Grant died suddenly on November 3, 1910
"On the application OF Clarence J. shearn.
counsel for Mrs. Mary c. Thaw. Justice
Stapleton, In the Supreme Court, Brooklyn,
issued a writ OF habeas corpus directing
Dr. John W. Russell medical superintend-
ent OF Matteawan State Hospital, to pro-
duce before him Harry K. Thaw for a
judicial inquiry into his present mental con-
dition. There has been no judicial invest-
cation in the matter for three years.
Anna Held. the musical comedy star.
brought suit for divorce against her hus-
band. FIorenz Zlegfed. jr., the theatrical
producer and manager.
Covers ConfessIo Amantis,' the most
important book in Part III OF the Hoe IL
brary, was sold for $1,000 at the forty
seventh session Of the sale. at tho Ander-
son Galleries. to George d. Smith, who
bought It for II. L. Huntington. There are
said 10 be only nineteen copies OF this book
In existence, OF which only seven, including
this one, which is probably the best, are
perfect. This one Is known as the Earl Of
Jerseys copy"