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The Washington times., 1912-04-21

not on the bridge when the iceberg was
struck. The first officer was in charge.
1t has been shown that while an
anguished world waited for the de-
tails OF the catastrophe, y. Bruce
Ismay. head of the White .staar lire,
who saved himself, used the wire
less apparatus of the Carpathia, the
rescue ship, to send his private mes
More remarkable still, the Senate
committee has learned that Ismay,
whose plan was thwarted, was using
every EFFORT to get himself and the
crew of the Titanic back to England
thus avoiding embarrassing ques.
tions from bereaved and indignant
Americans. 1smay proposed to, hold
the Cedric for that purpose.
ali the deveiopments sno 10 dstes stsa However.
is the fact that the chief operator of
tn Marconi Company gave wirless .ordrs
to the operator on the Carpathia to
aster In order that he might sell the
story for four figures"
Keep your mouth shut. Hold story.
ss BiE money m ne for you. is the commend mn d,l
to the Carpathia wireless room, which
was then the receiving station for
scores of messages from anxious rela-
tives ashore who begged news of loved
= Another message read:
IF you are wise, hold story. The
Marconi Company will take care of
The above messages were unsigned.
The third and last message, which
was signed, was addressed to MAR
conf operator, the Carpathia, and the
Titanic" and bore the signature of IS.
M. Sammis," who is chief engineer OF
the Marconi Company of America.
This message, which capitalized sor-
rev and may have kept a nations heart
heavy for hours, read:
YosjR sTop sroRT sAY roR S9TT5SG b6fi,ARs aofR IR
Four F1GUREs. Mr.: MARcoNf
aGIsE AaGGEEEING. WILL MEET you AT
When Chief Engineer sammis was
character when the air was laden with
imploring missives seeking news OF the
greatest maritime disaster in history,
he grew indignant and said:
Defends Himself.
eyes, sent the message, but whose
business Is It? Do you blame me for
this? Do You blame me for getting the
highest price / could for the operator
for the story he had to tell about the
collision and the rescue. ! thought l
was doing good turn for him, and I
can't see how It is the business of any
one"
The probabilities are, however, that
the Senate committee will make 1t the
business of some one when It resumes
Its inquiry here in Washington.
1t Is recalled that even the President
Of the United States was unable to OBJ
tain from the Carpathia the simple an
nouncement Of whether or not Major
Archie Butt had been saved.
Z 1t has not yet been shown how the
false reports originated which declared
the Titanic was safe and was being
towed to Halifax. The most charitable
view is that the these reports, which
the erroneous reading Of wireless mes
sages from the steamship Asian. The
Asian wired that she had heard mes
sages from the Titanic: but they were
too faint to read, and that she, the
Asian, was towing an oil tank to Hall
fax. At the same time. 1t is suposedp,
messages were going through the air
asking Are all safer"
The two Marconigrams may have
been tapped by amateurs or unskiJled
operators and read "all safe. towing
to Halifax
The committee will probe further to
know whether Ismay was out for a
The Washington times., 1912-04-21
League of Women
Praise E. q. Lewis

Resolutions congratulating r. q.
Lewis, founder OF the American wom-
ans League, on the fact the jury try
ing him on charges Of using the mails
to defraud disagreed, have been passed
by the White House Chapter Of the
organization. The meeting was held in
the Lockwood building, Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood, president Of the chapter, pre-
siding.
not only the congratulations of the
chapter but also assure him of its
CONTINUED confidence in his integrity
and business ability" and it's loyalty to
him and to the Institution, (which he
has created by so much personal sac
rifice and heroic endeavor."
The Washington times., 1912-04-21
Smith Not at Post.

The preliminary investigation by the
Senate committee of the Titanic disas-
ter has already developed startling
facts. 1t has practically been estab-
lished that despite the known presence
OF icebergs in the vicinity the leviathan
was plowing through the North Atlantic
at the speed of twenty-four miles an
hour.
Although none gainsays the heroism
later displayed by Captain Smith. it has
been established that the captain was
The Washington times., 1912-04-21
Sanitary Market
Planned in Boston

BOSTON, April 7l--A sanitary market
Is to be opened In Boston, according TO
the plans of the Women's Municipal
League.
A desirable lot has been decided upon
for the erection of a building near
fashionable Copley square and easily
accessible by several car lines. This
market will be constructed OF the most
approved materials, with non-absorbent
and dust-proos finish, facilities for care
in the handling of foodstuffs. Control
over sources and quality of the food
itself will be included in the plan.
Adulterated and misbranded articles
will find no place there.
The Washington times., 1912-04-21
Pittsburg Adds to
Funds for Relief

PITTSBURGH. Pa, April 21-H. c.
McEldowney, treasurer of the Pitts
burgh Titanic relief fund, mailed Mayor
Gaynor, Of New York. a check for
$l,7SS to be used for relief work.
The fund Is still growing, big contri-
buttons having been reported from
memorial services held in several
churches today.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29
BOY HoLDUPs ARE CAUGHT
They PinIoned Victims Arms With
LarIat and Then Rifled
Pockets.


New York Using lariat with
which, in true western style, they
lassoed victim so that he was pow
erless to resist, three highwaymen,
the Oldest Of whom was but eleven
years, robbed Lester Feist, eighteen
years old, SO Cedar street, williams
burg, Of valuable stickpin while he
was on his way home from making
call. Feist struggled to free himself,
but the boys pulled the lariat tighter.
The more he struggled the tighter
they drew the rope.
Feist was turning into Hamburg
avenue from Hart street, when three
boys stepped from doorway. One Of
them began Whirling lariat, and sud-
denly the rope shot toward him. 1t
circled his head and dropped down
over his arms. AS # did the three
boys pulled on the rope and pinioned
his arms. He ran toward the three,
but they wound the lariat around his
legs and threw him to the gutter.
Feist cried for help as one Of the
trio took a stickpin from the victims
tie They were going through his
pockets when Policeman Nicholas
Benson, responding to Feist's cry, APP
peared. After long chase Benson ar
rested the three boys.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29
WHOLE TOWN MADE HAPPY
rhla New England Village Received q
New Water System as Gift
From Boston Man.

Ashburnhap. - Announcement was
made that IYers w. Adams of Boston
would make q gtgt to this, his native
Town, o. q new water system. It win
cost approximately S50. 600. The water
wlll Do brought from Upper Maukeag
lake. the summit Of Maukeag bill, and
viii supply the entire town.
The gift relieves the town from inn
pending embarrassment. The present
water system Is out Of date, and has
been rapidly declining ID eficiency for
several years. The town. however. has
not felt that Il could AFFORD new sys-
tenn, With The result that Ii the last
few years there has been much dis
satisfaction and complaint. It is I'm
derstood that work on the new system
win begin At once,
Ivera NJ. Adams was born at Ash
burnham on May 30. 1898, son OF
Walter and Sarah whitney Adams.
Both the Adams and Whitney families
have been known IN that town since
tie earliest history. As boy Mr..
Adams came to Boston, and after a
time became connected with the long
standing carpet firm OF J. a. Pray &
soma Co. He retired from business In
1881. He Is a director Of the Com
mercial National bank Of Boston and
treasurer Of the American Net and
Twins company He lives at 9s wash
lnston street, Dorchester.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29
MINERS so-YEAR REWARD
Congressman Lewis Of Maryland,
When Ne ssfrIendsd as 4 BOY,
opons New vlsta.

Scranton. Pa.--Edward Donneily,
track layer in the Taylor mine, who
lives n Minooka. IL firmly convinced
that It pays to befriend homeless boys,
for his kind actions toward friend,
less orphan thirty years ago have
borne fruit, and the chances are that
he win In 4 few days retire from the
mines soreYef after spending almost
lifetime n their murky depths
Thirty years ego there appeared in
Minooka 4 young Welsh boy BY the
name Of Lewis He secured employ
ment ID the Carr's Patch mine, but,
being the only Welsh boy in the com
munity, hla life was made miserable
~ Bis companions until Edward Don
nelly came to bis rescue, Donnelly
contributed himself the champion Of
the youth and frequently fought his
battles.
Lewis drilled away from this sec
ton Of the country, and that was the
last heard from him until last week,
when Congressman D. j. Lewis OF
Maryland reached the city to attend
the meeting Of the State Grange.
After addressing the grangers Con-
grsssmen Lewis hurried out to Minoo-
kasand hunted up Donnelly. The meet
ing was fraught with "reminiscences OF
the past, Tor Lewis the orphan boy
and I.ewia the congressman proved to
be one and the same.
Before leaving Congressman Lewis
informed his erstwhiIe champion that
be should prepare to give up the
minas, dis he meant to ind more
remuneratlve as well as a pleasanter
berth for him In the government serv-
Ice.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29
SALOON HAS QUEER NAME
THE Case Is Altered" Is Relic Of
Oliver cromweIl's Time In
England.

London have just discovered
what must be the most queerly named
saloon In all England. You do not
need to be told, of course, that sa-
loon over here is not saloon" but
public house pub to use
the popular expression.
Moreover, although the proprietor's
name may be. and generally is, above
the door. the place never is, as at
home, known thereby, but invariably
by some odd name, which may be any
thing from the Spotted Deg or Dun
Cow" to the Prince Of Wales" the
Crown or the Angel"
It's dollars to doughnuts, by the
way, that some reader Of these words
may have been before me in finding
eThe Case Is Altered, /" for 1t is on the
way to Kensal Green cemetery, which
hundreds Of our countrymen visit
every year to see the grave of.
Thackeray.
Oddly enough, the proprietor of
THE Case Is Altered" doesn't know,
and apparently never tried to find out,
how his hostelry came by its title.
have found out. however, and the
story is quaint and recalls ones rip
Van Wrinkle to mind
Back in Oliver Cromwell's time a
hostelry stood on the ate, and over
its doorway hung the protectors like
ness. Hung there, too, until the res
toration, when this tavern. like that
which puzzled Rip, changed its en-
blem. The head Of Charles II. re-
placed that Of Cromwell, and the land
lord, d BIT Of a wag, It would seem.
added to his sign the significant, If
laconic, phrase. .The Case Is Altered.
Eventually the words alone became
the name OF this tavern and those
which succeeded It, and today, accord
ing to the proprietor. puzzled most Of
those who read them for the first
dime, even as they did the writer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29
WOMAN RRAYs; SHIP SAVED
BrIu stripped Of Canvas Blown
Through Florida Keys to Safety
IN Bahamas.

..rA4 a.,
New York While a hurricane WIS
tied through the sails Of the little Drle
Motley III the Gulf Of Mexico TIL the
last shred Of canvas was stripped
from her and she drove onward seem
ingly to destruction, Mrs. Addie Ed
wards, the young wife of the master
or the vessel, went among the mem
bers Of the crew to cheer them up.
4 prayed every day" said she, as
she stepped from the liner Allemanla
Il did not believe we would go down.
My little son and | have sailed for
six years on the Motley and we had
weathered all kinds of storms. ] had
faith, even If the sailors had little, and
we came through all right"
Mrs. Edwards, whose home Is Elm
hurst, Il l., was on her way to visit
with relatives In Brooklyn.
My little boy was born on the wa
ter. she continued. HE has been on
the Motley more than he has been
on dry land, and i have sailed into
many ports on the Atlantic ocean,
even to Africa. When the storm came
the child was calm, possibly calmer
than he would have been at our home
in Elmhurst with such a wind blow
ing.
We had loaded with lumber at Mo
bile and were bound for Mayaguez in
Porto Rico. Within short time aft
erward the wind rose to a hurricane.
The sailors there were two mates
and six seamen, besides my husband,
my boy and myself-did not like it.
The gale increased, and pieces Of can
vas began to rip of till 1t was appar-
ent that our sails would go If the wind
continued.
BY the time we reached the Florida
keys we were moving along under
bare poles Then 1t was dangerous,
for there was no telling when we
might be driven on one Of the distant
keys and wrecked. Luckily we es-
capped that fate and luckily, too, the
wind blew us almost In the direction
we wanted to go.
1T was almost 81 days and nights
that was without sufficient sleep and
was worn out. When hope had al
most gone the gale blew us into Mid
die Innaguez In the Bahamas. We
were a sorry looking crowd when we
arrived, and was glad the voyage
was over SO far as | was concerned"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29
rnE SCHOOL roR eoUaTsAIp.


conrtship is an art 50 fine and sub
he that the world has gone on for.
thousands Of years with scarcely
thought Of reducing It to anything Ike
definite science TO be taught and
learned BY rule. The romancers. to be
sure. have woven innumerable tales
from this Garden Of Shy Love, and
lately the realists have begun digging
Justify among It's roots andd hidden
tendrils: indeed. the typical novel Of
today IL concerned far more with the
physiology than with the sentiment Of
courtship. Matrimonial bureaus have
been established, too. and perhaps IN
certain desperate cases they have JUS
tined thar trade. 1t has beer left,
however, to a high school in Lot An
geles TO lead the way By establishing
thorouehgoing department for the
art Of getting married-and stay
Ing married, says the Atlanta Journal
The courses are proving immensely
popular. There ar i've classes in
which the girls are carefully tutored in
matters Of department during the yari-
Gus phases Of wooing. They are also
instructed In household management,
home dietetics, dressmaking millinery
and the care Of babies. It was origin
ally planned that the boys Of Los An
geIes should be permitted to take these
courses next year There is now a pre-
vailing opinion, however, that this will
be altogether unnecessary, for when
the girls have mastered their subject
and have sharpened their instructive
skill with special knowledge, what
need. pray. win there be Of any man
knowing anything at all about court
ship? The fact Is. the average dam
sci, though she should be reared. as
Perdita was, upon a lonely trorserIess
island, can come upon the carpet at 18
ard win as many proposals is she sets
her head to. o, those wise women Of
the West9 The wise Men Of the East
were nothing to them.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29
INDIANS START A NEWSPAPER
VIII publish a journal at PIpestone,
MIMI, Which Is 20 Appear
BImOnthIy.

Pipestona. Mimi The only paper In
Minnesota printed ana edited by In
dams, the Pipestone Peace Pipe, has
made its appearance. and will be Is
sued henceforth bimonthly. It will be
devoted to news OF the government
Indian school here and to general
items OF interest to Indians.
Coming from the hallowed ground
where eternal peace was declared. =
the editorial announcement In part
saws. ats title seems singularly ap-
propriate and its aim shall be ever to
disseminate the seeds OF peace and
prosress and to assist in hurrying on
the happy day when, If the Manitou
should again descend and stand upon
The red crags Of the quarry. he
should find his children. red and white
alike. working together in HARMONY
and sharing equally the harvests he
has prepared for them
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29

Mali a. the Worlds Greatest Arc Past
Doctors Age limit, Says
Blshon.


London Or. Cecil Hook, Bishop Of
Keuaineton-on-T Thames. 10 the latest
opponent of the theory that man Is
too DID, not only at 40. but at over
60 years Of age. He recently applied
for an appointment AZ honorary chap
lain Of the British army. and the war
ONCE returned the reply that he was
Too old Or. Hook, who Is youth
Of 81, entirely dlsagrees with the war
once.
Is the war once view correctg
Lord strathcona Is high commissioned
for Canada 1T ST. Lord Lister Is just
short Of IS, Lord Morley is in his sew
enty-fourth year. while among the
worlds greatest men IN harness. and,
70 put It vulgarly, going strong, are
the emperor Of Austria. 81; Lord Rey-
leigh, ~; Thomas Alva Edison, 65;
Admiral Togo. as; Rodin, the famous
French sculptor. n; and J. Pierpont
Morgan. "A. The war Office label
must also apply 70 Nine Sarah Bern
hardt, Mrs. Pankhurst and Mrs Faw-
cett IS nearing the fatal line.
Slxty-sevan. as the ruthlessly ar
piled limit mark, would cause an IN
ternational disruption In this coun.
try the Bishop Of Gloucester. with al
most half his brethren. would be com
PEELED 70 step down to retirement. but
tho editors Ok all the London newspa-
bers would be secure At the law
courts Lord Alverstons would lead
eight Of his brethren to the simpler
life. and at Spring Gardens and In
the court OF common council rs per
cent. at least. Of the men who govern
London with their ripe experience
would cease from committee meet.
ings.
Lord Rothschild must perforce con.
uider his position In danger, and the
Lord Mayer. Sir Thomas Crosby, must
outs the Mansion house. Sir Charles
Owens and many Of his railway con
trerss would have to think about the
immediate future or Join the ranks Of
the unemployed"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29


Within two generations the red.
haired human win BE- seen no more
on our city streets. II we are TO believe
the statement Of Mr.. Curtain. presi-
81 the United Barbers association Of
America. And, as chief Of American
tonsorIai artists. be ought 70 be ~
authority on the subject II Is really
Sad the way things are disappearing
Ii this progressive century of ours
AS fast as va increase the record y
one directory II persists IN getting
shortened II another Modern prog
ress seems to resemble tube hIled
with marbles; whenever fresh mar
Biz "a pushed in az one end another 10
forced OUT at the opposite There are
many things we could spare better
than the ginger-headed masculine or
he girl with the Titian-bronze. Gin
ger stands for pluck and goi1en-bronze
'or beauty, and beauty and pluck
have always boon leading features Of
SEe American people. Yet for some
climatic or genealogical reason, whom
ever fair and dark mate, the children
always take after the duskier-haired
parent SO red locks are slowly but
surely disappearing, according to the
careful investigation Of Chief Barber
Curtain Perhaps IN time our red
haired citizens VIII have to be cor
rallied and protected BY government as
are our nearly extinct buffaloes But
as other specialists tell us that In an
other hundred years the whole hui
man race will be bald, we are hardly
justified In putting the already over
worked government to any extra trou-
bic, to preserve for a short time long
u the amber bronze or mahogany
hued locks as scalp decorations, says
the Los Angeles Times. And somehow
we imagine that pluck and beauty will
survive. il the worst comes to the
worst.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29

There is something that looks very
practical in the plan Of the California
rat and cat ranch man to feed the car
cases Of the rats to the cats and the
carcases Of the cats to the rats, max
Ing his profit by marketing the skins.
OF course it win be assumed that as
the animals increase and multiply. this
multiplication Of each species viii In
sure the food supply Of the other. Isn't
1t fascinating? And all the time the
checks win be coming in for the skins.
There Is nothing exclusive about this
Ingenious Californian. He Is willing
to allow the investing public to pur-
chase some OF the shares IN his indus
trial enterprise, which Is organized In
the form Of a stock company.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29
Doc $40 Man h prlft.

Allentown, Pa--AIlentown has a po-
lice dog, a fox terrier owned by Pa
trolman David, that saved the life Of a
man who. but for the dog, would have
been frozen to death one morning re-
Gently. About midnight the oficer was
induced by the actions Of the dog to
inVestigate what appeared to be q
gn0wdrift- He was surprised to find a
nsn who upon being taken to the po-
Ice station, proved to be Owen Smith,
asrailroader, who had been overcome
on his way home and found a bed IN
the snow.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-02-29

Fine fIOCks 81 Chickens Bid De-
iiance to Eco Trust.
Product o. Two Thousand Prize Birds
al Tarfytown Farm More Than
Owner Can uss---MaHy Are
Sold TO the Trade.


New York aThero may be $4,000
900 eggs III cold storage N New Jer-
sey or anywhere eise. but Miss HELEN
Miller Gould can snap her fingers and
forget about 1t. for ehs OWNS one or
the finest poultry farms I'D New York
state. writes aTarrytown correspond
emit. The establishment Of this farm
has proved Miss Gould q be : 5000
business woman, Tor Il II practically
aelf-sustaining, This Is an added CON-
fort to the coHvenienoe Of having
fresh eggs when you want them and
as many as you want.
Miss Could decided about year
ago that she wanted poultry farm
to free herself from any egg trust.
She has most capable auperintend-
ent Ii Archibald Robbie, and upon
him devolved the work Of carrying
out the plans. Miss Gould has plenty
Of land, and the site selected for the
chicken farm was on the property on
the White Plains road. east Of Mead
ow street.
Only two breeds are housed on the
farm white Lsghornn and Wyan-
dottes. Miss Gould tries 70 keep the
number up to 1000 Just nov y is
below that figure, but the taoubatora
win be started soon and ) large NUM-
Der q broilers are planned for the
spring. The farm provides Miss
Gould with all the eggs sne wants e
all times. It also provides broiisrs,
chickens for roasting squads, oapons
and ducks. Ia the spring. when ths
egg harvest il greatest Miss Gould
often nnds that she has more eSgs
than she can use.
Following the policy thaa n0thin6
shall be wasted. these sgss axe sens
70 some grocery stores 10 TaxrytcWn,
where they are on sale as the N0nld
estate eggs, and great " tho demand.
These eggn bring tbs highest prices
and are sold quickly. That Il why
there Il such . demand for these sggs
BY grooers.
The henhouaon are built with every
convenience, proper ventilation and
freedom from dampnsss The houses
are 81 wood and are not linad with
plaster boards. but havs tight board
wood finish which prevents danapnsaa.
This wood II sprayed with whitening
once d week. The door e q con-
crete. and about one and cRe-half
inches above the concrats u . tight
board flooring.
A cottage adjoining the harm has
been baiIt This II occupied ~ the
keeper. The chickens have to be ted
al regular periods and all the food -
selected with the idea Of getting maxi
irnum reoultn. A pond has been made
Tor TIE ducks,
AZ to the egg production, no exaos
figures are ohtainable, but Il IS said
shht often d thousand are obtained IL
day AIiaa Gould Il fond Of chick
ems and the choiceat stock IL always
at her disposal. The farm Is one Of
the sights for q Visitor to Lyndhurst.
1T has proved great succeaa. and
Miss Gould Is very proud Of IL