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Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
CALIFORNIAN SAW
T|TAN|C'S ROCKETS
SEAMAN STICKS TO CHARGES
THAT CAPTAIN REFUSED TO
AID STRICKEN Vessel.
Says Steamer Was Drifting With the
FIoe and There Was Mo Effort Made
TO Get Up Steam and Endeavor to
Save Doomed Passengers

Washington-Ablaze with light from
her saloon and cabins, the Titanic
dashed full speed to her destruction,
according TO Ernest Gill, donkey en-
gineman on the steamship CaIifor-
nian. who testified on Friday before
the senate committee investigating
the disaster.
He said Captain Stanley Lord of
the Californian refused later to go to
the aid of the Titanic, the rockets
from which could be plainly seen.
This Captain Lord denied, bur both
he and his wireless operator ac.
knowledged having seen rockets.
Their ship. they said. was fast in the
ice.
Gill submitted an affidavit to the
committee and when sworn and put
on the stand stuck to his charges
against the captain of the Californian.
He said he was standing on the deck
late Sunday night, when he sighted a
great ship sweeping along at top
speed about ten miles off. He did not
know it was the Titanic, but he made
out readily that 1t was not a freighter
or small boat because of the man
ner in which it was illuminated.
Some time later he saw distress
rockets on the horizon. He says the
captain was apprised of these signals,
but made no effort to get up steam
and go to the rescue. The Californian
was drifting with the foe. So indig-
nant did he become. said Gill. that
he endeavored to recruit a committee
of protest from among the crew, but
the men failed him.
Captain Lord entered a sweeping
denial of Gill's accusations and read
from the Californian's log to support
his contention. Cyril Evans, the Cal
ifornian's wireless operator. however.
told of having heard much talk among
the crew, who criticised the captains
, course. Gill, he said, told him he ex-
pected to get $500 for his story when
the ship reached Boston.
Evans told of having warned the tt.
tanic only brief time before the
great vessel crashed into the berg
that the sea was crowded with ice.
The Titanic's operators, he said, at
the time were working with the wire,
less station at Cape Race, and they
told him to- Shut up and keep out
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Bodies Seen on Ieebera.

New York.-offcers of the North
German-Lloyd liner Princess Irene,
tell of wireless message which
they intercepted on Wednesday in
which a ship, the name not learned
reported that in passing fifty miles
from the scene of the Titanic disaster
she had sighted an iceberg on which
were the bodies of more than dozen
men; all wore lifebelts and the bodies
we're huddled in groups at the base of
the iceberg. 1t was the opinion of the
officers OF the ship that the men had
climbed on the mass of ice and had
frozen to death as they were swept
southwark. No attempt was. made to
take of the bodies.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
SHOT DOWN ON STREET.
Another Life Sacrificed az Result Of
Texas Eeud-

Sweetwater, Texas.-Bill Echols
got" his old enemy. Clayton Black.
early Monday. Black was shot down
on the street at Coahoma. where two
years ago members of the two war
ring families shot at each other for
hours.
Out of this shooting there grew ltti-
CATION. Three times Black was placed
on trial, accused of trying to murder
the leader Of the opposing clan, Bill
Echols. Each time he was acquitted.
Black and Echols met on the street
at Coahoma Monday. It is declared
Black carelessly had left his weapons
at home. He was killed instantly.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Eaee Death From starvatlon.

ashington.-Another urgent ap-
peal for aid for the sufferers from
the famine and revolution in China
was issued by the American Red
Cross here Saturday. More than L..
100000 persons are in need. the relief
committee at Shanghai cabled. The
famine. which is now at its worst.
will continue The message estimat.
ed that 100000 will be needed to
carry the sufferers through the trou-
hIa
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Searching Party Demanded.

San Francisco.-The first specific
appeal to the army transport Buford
for help on her trip to west coast
Mexican ports was received here Sat
urday from Paul Carpenter OF Los
Angeles. He asks that searching
party be sent fer George Carpenter,
an American civil engineer in charge
of irrigation works at Topolobampo,
who was heard from last three weeks
ago at Guasaye. twenty miles inland
from Topelobampo. At that time
George Carpenter sent word that his
camp had been attacked.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Cashier Short in His Accounts.

Spokane. Wash.-Joseph B. Lee
Master, assistant cashier of the North
ern Express company. who disap-
peared from Spokane last week. was
short between $500 and $4,000. ac-
cording to Information given out Sat.
urday BY persons who have been au-
diting his accounts. The audit is not
completed. A check of LeMaster's
movements shows he left Spokane
Monday night and took a train for
Canada LeMaster is twenty-une
years old and began his service with
the express company in Chicago sew.
en- years ago.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Honor Convict keeps pledoe.

Phoenix, Ariz.-Eugenio Mata. one
OF Governor Hunts honor convicts."
walked up to the gates of the Arizona
penitentiary at Florence Sunday. was
admitted and donned penal garb after
having been on months leave OF alb.
sence to visit his aged parents at Al
needa. n. NJ. Mata. who is thirty-two
years old, is serving twenty-five-year
sentence for murder, committed when
he was nineteen years old. He was
placed on his honor by the governor
to make the trip home and return to
the prison un escorted.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
RloTING IN. ZION CITY.
War ON Smokers Results In Clash Be-
tween. Two Factions.

Zion City, Ill.-Rioting started here
late Monday afternoon when employees
Of Independent manufacturing con-
Germs attacked group of 200 Zion
City men and women at a prayer
meeting. Both men and women were
beaten with clubs and blackjacked and
several were seriously injured.
The fight came as the climax of a
week of trouble between employees Of
the independent concerns which re-
Gently have begun operations here
and the church people, formerly fol-
lowers of John Alexander Dowie, be-
ing the result of the Zionists' protests
against the use of tobacco by the new
comers.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Taft EuIoaizes Grant.

delphia.-President Taft paid
honor Saturday night for the second
time within a few hours to the mem
ory of the illustrious family of Grant
In New York ON Friday he attended
memorial exercises for Major Gen
eral Frederick Dent Grant and Satur-
day night at banquet he eulogized
the soldiers famous father. who was
twice president of the United States
and to whom many historians give
much of the credit Of the north's sue
cessful conduct of the Civil war.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
BOND ISSUE FOR RIo eRANpe.
Stockholders Order Issue Of s25, 600,
200, Large Portion of Which is 20
be Used in improvements.

Denver.-Seventyon per cent OF
the capital stock of the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad was voted Satur
day at the special stockholders meet
ing to authorize the issue of S25 1000.
900 in bonds.
The bonds first will be offered 10
the stockholders of the road, who
have exclusive privileges to buy until
june 1, when they will be placed on
the market for the public.
or the Issue, only SO 900 900 will be
sold at once, the proceeds of which
win be used in improvements on the
roadbed in Colorado and Utah and for
caring for the interest on the out.
standing bonds of the Western Pa
cific, for which the Rio Grande is
liable
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Civil War in Paraguay.

Buenos Ayres, Argentina.-Civil
war again has broken out in Para
quay kilograms from Ascuncion
state that four government warships
bombarded the revoIutionists who are
commanded by former President lara
at Villa Encarnacion. It's miles south
east of Ascuncion. The fire returned
by the reyolutionists was so well di-
rected that the warships were com
PEELED to retire in a damaged condi-
fion
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Alaskan Indictments Dismissed.

Juneau. Alaska.-Untted States Dis
trict Judge Thomas R. Lyons on Mon
day dismissed three of the six indict-
ments returned February Is, charging
several transportation and coal COM
panies and their operatives with con-
spiracy in restraint of trade in viola
tion of the Sherman antitrust law.
One indictment was upheld and the
other two were sustained in part.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Was Servant of Lincoln.

Galesburg. Ill.-Allison Dillery, a ne.
gro servant of Abraham Lincoln at
Springfield when Lincoln was elected
president, died here Monday of pneu.
monia. Dillery declined Lincoln's Of
fer to accompany him to WASHINGTON,
as he had sweetheart in Springfield
whom he did not wish to leave. Dill
lery later served in the war.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Two women klIIed by wIndstorm.

Texarkana. Texas.-Mrs o. P. Davis
and Mrs, Wylie Beale were killed by
a windstorm Sunday at Foulke. Sew.
eral persons took refuge in church.
AS the wind rocked the building they
fed under great tree which the
storm uprooted and twisted into bits
killing the two women and seriously
hurting the others.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Murderer Breaks Jail.

Albuquerque. ". M.-Theodore Gou-
let. formerly of Minneapolis. prison
er in the Barnallitlo county jail. where
ne was awaiting trial for the Staying OF
Policeman Alexander Knapp, sawed
his way out of the steel cage in which
ne was confined and escaped to the
mountains
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
interruptins Commerce.

yienna.-The closing of the Oar
danelles is causing such costly inter
terence with international shipping,
that the powers have decided upon
a joint effort to induce Italy to abb
stain from active operations in the
Aegean sea and restrict the Turco-
italian war TO Tripolitiana.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Mourn for Astor

New York.-The executive commit.
tee of the American Boy Scouts, OF
which the late Colonel John Jaco.I
Astor was vice-president, deciuep
Thursday to send out an order mott.
fying all troops of the American Boy
Scouts to decorate their coiors. gui.
dons and sidearms OF officers with
'repe for thirty days in memory OF
Colonel Astor
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Donate Eggs to Build Tabernacle.

Magrath. Alberta.-In order to re-
place the $4,000 tabernacle of the
Latter-day Saints recently destroyed
by fire here. members of the organi-
cation will give toward the fund all
the eggs laid by their hens on success
sive Sundays. II is thought that suf-
ficient money will be realized by har-
vest time to rebuild the structure.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Bean Trust Dissolved.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The govern
ment's investigation of the so-called
..bean trust" of southern California
will end in a compromise and the
dissolution of the alleged combina-
tion. according to statements of feder-
al authorities made public here.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Companion of Peary Drowned.

Crescent Beach, Conn.-Geerge Bo-
rup of New York. who was with Peary
in his successful dash to the north
pole, and Samuel Winship Case of Nor.
wich, Conn. both graduate students
at Yale. were drowned in Long Island
sound Sunday afternoon when their
power canoe was suddenly overturned
by heavy sea.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

of even the size of the Titanic might
well be overlooked through such a
variance.
]. Bruce Ismay. managing directo,
of the International Mereartile Aarine
company. was much cheered b. III
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Three Hundred Miners Entombed.

Tokio.-The Hokkaide company's
collier 8. Yubari, on the island of
Yeso, has been wrecked by an explo-
sion. Two hundred and eighty-three
miners are entombed with little nos.
sibility. it is feared. Of their rescne
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
ST. Louis HeIress Saved.

st. Louis.-Miss Georgette Madill
reported among the saved in the Ii
tanic. disaster. is one of the city's
youngest helresses. She is Is years
old and has an annual income of
$4,000.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

steamers within a radius of fifty miles
OF the Titanic. the officer said that
this mistake in fixing accurately the
position Of the doomed ship was ia
tai one. With icebergs and floating
ice covering the northern sea, a ship
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
sEAMEn CHARGED WITH MuTINy
Desert the Olympic in Sympathy With
Striking Flremen.

SAttNfh4
Southampton. England.-The White
Star liner Olympic, which had been
held of Ryde, Isle of Wight, since
Wednesday by strike of her firemen,
on Friday abandoned her trip to New
York and returned to port This was
made necessary by the desertion of
her seamen Friday morning when the
line attempted to replace the striking
firemen with non-union men.
The strike has serious aspect be-
yond the matter of Inconvenience to
transatlantic travel. as the seamen,
having signed for the voyage, now
have laid themselves open to the
charge of mutiny. Immediately fol-
lowing the walkout the White Star of.
ficials appealed to the authorities, with
the result that the Olympic's whole
complement were arrested when they
came ashore.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Tell of Brutal Deeds.

Los Angeles. Cal--Bringing twenty
American refugees from Mazatlan.
Mexico, the Comos liner Abyssinia ar
rived here Saturday night. The refu.
gees brought tales eff cruelty and ont
rage on the part of bandits who com
mltted their depredati0ns under the
gulse OF being reyolutionlsts.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Robert Lee Meade suicides

Boston.-Robert Lee Meade. son of
the late Brigadier General Meade, u.
s. NJ. c., who commanded in the
United States troops in the fight
against Chinese Boxers in 1900, COM
mitted suicide at his home mere.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Aaed PhlIanthtoplst Called.

Chicago.-Dr. D. K. Pearsons. the
aged phiianthropist, died in a sani-
!arium at Hinscale early Friday morn.
ing. Death was caused by pneumonia.
He had given between six and seven
million dollars to small colleges.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Former Grand Sire DEAD.

Allentown, Pa.-Robert E. Wright,
at one time prominent in Democratic
politics in Pennsylvania, died Tues
day. In 1903 he was grand sire OF
the Order of Odd Fellows, the highest
Office in the order.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
May Lift Ban on Amusements.

Chieago.-There is a possibility that
the ban against dancing, card play.
Ing and theatre-going may be lifted
from the Methodist discipline at the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Mine cave-in Kills Four.

Cananea, Mexico-Four men were
killed by eaye-in at the Elisa mine
When rescuers reacted the imnrison
ed mea. one vas deal. and the Others
died within five mfnu.es after being
taken cut
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Ice Jam stays Niagara Torrent.

Niagara Falls.-Owing to an i'm
mense ice jam between the mainland
and Goat island. about a mile above
the cataract, the American channel
was dry on Saturday for the second
time on record
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
investigate Campaign Expenses.

Washington.-The committee on
privileges and elections has reported
fayorably the resolution of Senator
culberson, providing for an investiga-
tion as to the amount of money and
by whom contributed during the cam
paign OF 1904 and 1908.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Ten Million Eire ln Damascus.

Constantinople-The great bazaar
luarters in Damascus have been de-
stroyed by fire. Several persons were
killed and many injured and the
iamage is estimated at 10,0$00. 900.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Jumped From second-story Window

Knoxville. Tenn.-Mrs. John Lister
was injured, probably fatally. and
Mrs. ]. d. Raht injured seriously
when they jumped from the secono.
story window of burning apartment
house
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
kIdnaper Aaaln In Custody.

Chieago.-Pat Grove, notorious as
the kidnaper of Willie Cudahy. occu-
pies police station cell here Grove
has been arrested half dozen times
within a few weeks for disorderly eon.
duct.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Az for statement From Banks.

washington-As the nrst step in
the money trust investigation the
committee ON banking and currency
has sent to more than 10000 banks
a request for detailed information on
ali phases of their business.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Train smashes Into Auto.

Chicago-Three persons were killed
and two severely injured on Monday
on the Illinois Central railroad at
North Riverside, suburb, when an
automobile was struck by a passenger
train
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
France esta bIishes Protecto-ate.

Rambouillet. France.-At a cabinet
meeting Saturday General Lyawtey
was selected as the resident French
governor of Morocco. This acton fol-
owed the decision that conditions in
Morocco demanded the immediate es-
enlistment OF a protectorate
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
For TITANIC MEMORIAL.

washington.-A nationwide scheme
TO secure funds from women to erect a
Titanic memorial in Washington was
started by contribution of 81 from
Mrs. William H. Taft. The eontribu-
tions will be limited to ST.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Maritime Conference in London.

Berlin.-It is understood that the in.
ternational conference for the discus.
sion of the subject of the improved
life-saving facilities on board ocean
passenger steamers probably will be
held in Iordon.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Shot by Hlghbinders

Salinas. Cal.-Five highbinders
broke into room here where four
Chinese were playing cards, shot
three of them dead. wounded the
fourth seriously and escaped.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Germans Launch Another sattleshIp.

Danzig, Germany-The battleship
Koenig Albert, named for former
king of Saxony, was launched Satur-
day. The present Saxon king. Fred
erich August, was present and mada
speech.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Make Maron oususs-

Shanghai Republicans around
Shanghai are attacking all residents
who still wear queues, forcibly cut
ting of the Objectionable appendages.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-21
Payino For s Bride In Africa.

In most parts of Africa the native bridegroom has to pay the father of the bride iu kind for his wife In the case Of a regular marriage the amount due to the father varies in accordance with the sex of the first child born, a girl being of less value than boy. The payments consist Of cattle. sheep, hoes. spears, perhaps. and sometimes other useful articles. The final pay ments are often net completed until years after the marriage takes place. and the bridegroom is considered fair prey by all the brides relations. This results in endless disputes. Payments made are often repudiated by the re cipient. The amount agreed upon is con. stantly matter for argument, and ar. gument ends in lighting, raids on cue another and sometimes long drawn out feud
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-21
MlssIsn wsddinus.

within two minutes after the cab stopped at the mission door the report spread up aud down the street that a wedding was taking place Inside. within another two minutes the room was packed to the very doors That sudden rush of the crowd to the sane. tuary pleased the mission superintend- ent
 "lf l had money to spare" he said, T would pay bonus to young cou- pies for getting married in mission. TAe moral effect of one wedding Is worth dozen sermons To get the best effect the ceremony ought to be performed In the middle of the serv- tee. No innovation that I have ever introduced has had such sObering effect on the congregation. The ex- ample of man once as far down in the social scale as themselves having become sufficiently regenerated to as sume the responsibilities of life stirs every bit of manhood there is in them
 ''The trouble Is. l can persuade very few couples to be married in mission. The bridegrooms do not mind, but the brides want something more eIclu- sive."-New York Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-21
Two Tales of Maeresdy,

It Is not always well to strut and fret ones little hour upon the stage too realistically. Macready, who threw himself into bis acting heart and soul used to tell funny stories about the effect of his easy, colloquial manner upon the players collected for his com pany in small provincial towns. Once ln the play of William Tell'' he turn ed to one of these stupid rustics and put the question. Do you shcotl' so naturally that the man was quite thrown on his guard and, to his hor- TOT. replied. "A little, sir, but I've nev- CT had a go with one of them cross. bows Another time in "Virgiuius' he asked. Do you wait for me to lead Virginia in. or will you do soT' only to be greeted unexpectedly by the ac. tor who played lcilius with, Why. really. sir. don't care-just as you do it in London"
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-21
Mra psnYk, Temper.

Being at supper my wife did say something that caused me to oppose her In. She used the word devil, which vexed ne, and. among other things, l said I would not have her to use that word. upon which she took me up most scorufully. which, before Ashweil and the rest of the world. know not now adays how Co cheek, as would here tofore, for less than that would have made me strike her. So that l fear without great discretion shall go near to lose. too. my command over her, and nothing do 1t more than giving her this occasion cf dancing and other pleas urcs. whereby her mind Is taken up from her business and finds other sweets besides pleasing of me. and so makes her that she begins not at all 10 take pleasure in me or study to please me as heretofore. - Diary of Samuel pepys.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-21

There are men we like to meet, Smiling men with hearty grips, Men with sunny natures, sweet, Men with laughter on their lips, Men who bear their little cares Cheerfully from day to day. Men who mind their own affairs And go singing on their way. They're not whining all the time, Just because their plans go wrong They're not always talking crime. Grumbling that the years are Ions whimpering that other men
 Bar the paths they seek 10 tread Always liviag OCT again
 Scenes of grief, tiismay and dread. But the men we like to meet
 Talk about the joys of earth, Prate of vict'ry, nor defeat,
 Talk of fun and honest mirth, And they often wear a smile, Very seldom are they glum, Thinking, speaking all the while or the joys that are to come.
 .-In the Jolly FIR
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-21
norr DELAY.
some Aiaskaa People Have Lsarnsi
 That Neglect is Dangerous.

some Aiaskaa People Have Lsarned
 That Neglect is Dangerous.
 The slightest symptom of kidney trouble Is far too serious to be oSsr- looked. It's the small. neglected troubles that lead to serious kidney ailments. That pain h the ~smaIr' Of your back; that urinary irregularity; those headaches and dizzy spells; that weak, weary, worn-out feeling. may be natures warning of coming dropsy or fatal Brights disease. Why risk your Efe by negIecting these symptoms7 Reach the cause of the trouble while there is yst tme-be. gin treating your kidneys at once with a tried and proven kidney rem edy. No need to experiment-Doan's Kidney PiIs have been curing kid- ney trouble for over 75 years. Deans Kidney Pills are used and reeommenh ed throughout the civilized world. Convincing testimony follows: Mrs. E. A. Husk, 1901 Union st, Olympia, Wash, says: Although have never used Deans Kidney Pills myself, they have been taken by other members of my family with excellent results. They have 10 equal for pain and weakness In the back. The persons who used Doan's Kidney Pills In my family are now entirely fret from kidney trouble" For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-NiIburn Co, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's--ard take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-21
k;nos,ey,. Low. For His Wife,

Even a brief holiday at the seaside was to Charles Kingsley too long an absence from his wife. This place. 'is perfect" he wrote on one occasion. but 1t seems dream and imperfect without you. Blcsed be God for the rest. though l never before felt the loneliness of being without the beloved being whose every look and word and motion Is the keynote of my life. Peo- pie taIk of love ending at the altar FnolSrr