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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11

" re cannot offer YOU battle murder and
!. ]. ! !. !:
~ sudden death, for people take diving
MSk&RH easy in Harmon and are a long time
W 1RN about it; but always give
NM9NNGa you something to talk about, and if
/NS0AN nothing else there are always the
IN0Sl\ Wrayburns, Miss Mel and Miss
HXll0INN4 Narcissa,- the things that happen
\NUHG)N| to them, the way they live
W9GIW It's Narcissa, this time. Sunday,
MAW three weeks ago, she walked up the
%&N/ long aisle of the Congregational
"a ~ a. Church with sort of slow, swimming
@ - motion, dressed in widows weeds
~ long Grape veil, heavy black Dress
ON9 though the day roasting hot
black gloves, and a handkerchief
with black border an inch wide No one, man,
woman, child, heard word of the sermon, for
dering who dead; and the minister preached too
from the text "Whosoever shall say, Thou fool shall be
in danger of hell fire."
When Miss Narcissa's father and mother passed on
she put inch of black for them; but this
time she had just returned from long t,-Narcssa
always off visiting: Harmon too slow for her,
she sad-and no one had seen any signs of death about
the place. and yet here she the deepest mournng
Maria Vaughters told Jim Stanley that it had taken her
two whole days to make that dress, sewing day and
night too. She had to trim it with Grape and besides
she had to help with the bonnet the white ruche, and
pinnng the veil that it becoming for it
rush ORDER and Maria had to get in extra help to get it
done in time for Sunday
will confess that felt ought go at to Miss
Mel to if there anything could do for her. she
often called upon me for help. Miss Mel took care of
the place. for it quite estate and she got all there
get out of it, and had begun to sell it off bit by
bit for it too much for two women to manage alone
ater tilelr atncr del anu \drcSS was no manner
of help to Mel. The place getting and nearer
to every year; rather the town creeping out
to it. 1t used to be pretty far OUT but the land
good and ought to have been cultivated instead of keep
ing in grass and fruit and flowers and trees their
father and mother kept it. Miss Mel had sense. She
looked it. She was tall and strong, with dull auburn
hair and brown eyes. have noble face,
so calm and lovely and untroubled. Nothing could in
duce Miss Mel to engage in controversy discuss any
thing unhappy in the way of trouble. You'd meet any
else in Harmon and they'd Begin
I'm not at all WELL We've had the doctor in our
house off and for year My husband sick half the
time with rheumatism, and the children always all
ing. Have you heard how old Mrs. Shannon is this
morning? saw the doctor going that way in his buggy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
DEWEY PULLS The CORD
Statue of John Paul Jones Is Unveiled
at washington.

Washington, April 1.-THE statue
of John Paul Jones, the first great
commander of the American navy
moulded by the hand of the sympath-
etic sculptor to show him as he stood
on the deck of the Bon Hoome Rich
ard in her fight with the Scraps off
the coast of England more than 12O
years ago, was unveiled here today.
President Taft and General Horace
Porter were the only speakers on the
program. George Won L. Meyer. sec
retary of the navy was given the place
as presiding officer and to Admiral
Dewey was assigned the task of pull
ing the cords that released the nag
about the heroic figure
After more than a century of appar-
ent Indifference the nation thus hon
ors the memory of the man who spread
terror throughout England when s1e
was mistress of the sea and who
taught the world that the 13 colonies,
had a right to a place among nations
The U. s. S. Dolphin and Mayhower
anchored in the Potomac west OF the
Washington monument were ready Tor
the salute of 21 guns as the admiral
of the navy raised his hand and tugged
at the cords. The Rev. c. Wood, OIL
the Church of the Covenant had been
selected to deliver the invocation ana
the Rev. w. T. Russell of ST. Patrick .
Catholic church, to make the bened1e-
tion-
In addition to the presence of the
Dolphin and Mayfiower touch of mil
itary pomp was added by both the
army and navy. Practically all the
available military force near wash
ingtoa more than 1000 had been direct
ed to participate in the parade before
the unveiling and to pass in review
before President Taft afterwards. In
the naval column was included the en-
tire brigade of midshipmen from
In oil RTiOadiPT General
Robert K. Evans, y. S. A. grand mar
shall of the day, had arranged for
force of more than $500 officers and
men,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
BASEBALL EDITION.

The state Journal now issues a base
ball postscript edition each evening
giving runs, hits and errors, and bat
teries, of all the big league games.
Beginning Friday evening this edi-
ton will also contain in detail, every
play, the home games, as well as the
scores of other western league games
Buy this edition for cents OF news
boys and at news stands. 1t is mucn
more satisfactory than telephoning for
scores. Another thing: At certain hours
in the evening it is not only mechanl-
cal and physical impossibility to an
swer so many hundreds of calls, but
it is demoralizing to the business Of
fee. However, if you must telephone
for scores, please do SO on the Inde-
pendent, No. S18.
But anyway, buy the state Journals
baseball postscript edition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
Electric, Rain and Wind Storm
Near New Orleans.
BUILDINGS ARE BLOWN DOWN
Hail Breaks Nearly Every Win
dow Pane in Town.
Several Persons Are Hurt by
Falling Trees.

New Orleans, April 17.-Several per-
sons were killed and large amount OF
property was damaged in everal south
Louisiana towns during the night by
electric, rain and wind storms. In the
early crop district north of New Or
leans, the damage will be heaviest.
Most of the damage was confined TO
towns just north or west of New Or
leans.
The Dead:
John Williams. Plaquemine; struck
by lightning.
Frank Monteleone, Natalbany; struck
by lightning.
Charles Giles, Goodbe; caught in col
lapse of house.
John Hamilton, negro. Manchas
Bayou; struck by lightning.
A windstorm of tornado intensity
swept through the town of Poncha-
toula, north of New Orleans. A church.
a public hall, a mill and several resi-
dences were wrecked. Hail stones that
accompanied the wind pelted out nearly
every pane of window glass in the
town. Trees were Frustrated AS they
fell several persons were hurt. The
strawberry crop is said to have suf-
fered.
When the wind passed over the town
of Goodbee, several houses were blown
down. Charles Giles was killed when
the ruins of his home tumbIed about
him.
In the country about Plaquemine,
west of New Orleans, the wind was ac-
companied by a cloud burst. There was
much damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17

ton at Sable Island was in communi-
cation for a time this morning with
the Cunarder Carpathia en- route to
New York with the survivors of the Ii
tanic on board. The Carpathia report
ed that twenty icebergs were sighted
off the banks near where the Titanic
sunk, but no details of the disaster
were sent.
The wireless station here reported a
violent electrical storm off Sable Island
early today which cut off communica-
ton with the Carpathia at that time.
Communication with the Carpathia s
generally hampered by the maze of
wireless flashes that are being sent by
the fleet of steamers dotting the ocean,
all seeking news of the Titanic disaster.
Apparently not until the Carpathia gets
out of range. of these ships will any
thing filter through.
Only 32S Names Sent.
New York. April 17--Of the 10
sengers, probably 80 lost their lives.
The names of 32S first and second
cabin passengers have been sent
ashore, leaving $40 names to come.
OF these probably 400 are third class
passengers and 140 are members of
the crew who manned the life boats.
The dispatch from the Chester stating
only the third class passenger list
had not been sent ashore indicates
that 115 first and 1877 second class
passengers lost their lives. With 72O
of the crew probably lost. the total
number of those who perished is es-
timated at 1912.
He Heard the Call.
New York, April 17.-Captain Schulke
of the steamship Cincinnati. which
reached port today from Naples. re-
ports that at midnight on April IA he
received a wireless call for help from
the stricken Titanic. Although $50
miles away, the Cincinnati headed for
the scene of the disaster and would
have continued had not another mes
sage from the Titanic been received
half an hour later saying:
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Regarding Efforts of Cruisers to Meet
the Carpathia.

Washington, April 17-After a, con-
ference with President Taft it was
announced today by Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh no revenue cut
ters would be ordered to meet the
Carpathia unless new conditions
should arise. The two scout cruisers
already ordered to meet the Carpathia
are much faster boats than the reVe-
nue. cutters. Secretary MacVeagh also
said that the treasury department had
been informed by officials of the Gu
nard company, which owns the Car
pathia, that no newspaper men would
be permitted to board the Carpathia
The president and Mr.. MacVeagh both
believed it was said the rescued from
the Titanic, hysterical as most of them
would be, should be undisturbed at
least until they reached land Mr.
MacVeagh has issued orders that all
the rescued from the Titanic be al
lowed to land at New York without
undergoing any examination by Gus
toms officers.
They will be permitted to go di-
rectly to their homes when thew land.
The navy department this after
noon summarized the situation re-
the naval vessels to secure information
from the Carpathia in the following
statement:
At o'clock this morning the Sal
EN- was in latitude 1857 north, longi-
tude 71.48 west. headed for Nantuck-
ct shoals lightship at Is knots speed.
The Chester received the department
Instructions to enceavor to intercept
the Carpathia before o'clock last
night, being then near Nantucket
shoals light vessel and it is supposed
the Chester then started to the east
ward at as high speed as was practi-
cable.
THE Chester should have been
nearly zoo miles to the eastward of
Nantucket shoals ightship by 8
o'clock this morning. The Salem af
ter reaching the lightship will follow
the Chester to the eastward for the
purpose of acting as a relay vessel in
transmitting the desired information
by radiogram to the department
mo report has yet reached the de-
partmenr that the Chester is in COM
munication with the Carpathia but the
position of the vessel is such that the
news when received by the Chester
should reach the department prompt
1y.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
Titanic Passengers on Their
Way to Topeka.
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Carter
Supposed to Be Lost.
HERE TO SPEND SUMMER
Mrs. Carter, Sister of George
Hughes, 1927 Buchanan.
Has Cabled and Is Hourly Ex-
pecting News.

There were two persons bound
for Topeka on board the liner
Titanic that went down Sunday
morning. Rev. Mr.. Ernest Carter and
Mrs. Lillian Carter of London were
named on the ships bookings. Mrs.
Carter is a sister of George Hughes of
1927 Buchanan street, this city
The last word Mr.. Hughes heard
from the Carriers they signified their
intention of taking the Titanic for
New York. They were included in the
public sailing list and later were
found to be named in the bookings
published after the vessel went down.
In all the list of survivors published
their names do not appear. The only
hope that remains with Mr.. Hughes is
that they We're delayed by the strike
troubles in England and were unable
to reach the Titanic before it sailed
from SouthaIn pton. Last evening
Mr.. Hughes cabIed to relatives and
White Star officials in England hoping
TO find that his sister and brother-in-
law had failed to make their boat.
The Carriers have been doing mis-
s1onary work in other countries. They
had planned to take a long rest. To
visit the Hughes family in Topeka was
included in their long looked for va
cation from strenuous work.
Were on the Titanic.
George Hughes received an answer
from his Southampton cabIegram to-
day. The fear that the Carriers had
left on the Titanic was confirmed.
Officials of the White Star line stated
that the two relatives of the Topeka
man had been booked and had turned
in their ship tickets.
The onl hope left to Mr.. Hughes is
the chance that the Carriers were
among the survivors coming toward
New York at this time. The first and
second cabin passengers have been
heard from. What the third cabin
bookings will reveal is awaited with
anxiety at the Buchanan street home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
HARRISON TO LEAVE.
Vice President of Washburn Accepts
Pulpit Call.

The Rev. Hiram B. Harrison has re-
signed from the vice presidency OF
Washburn college to accept the pas
torate of the Ivanhoe Park Congre-
gational church of Kansas City. Mr.
Harrison will 4continue to act as q
member of the board of trustees or
the college. For the time being AT
least no successor will be appointed.
President Frank K. Sanders and Dean
d. L. McEachron will divide the work
of his office.
II have received a very flatterirR
offer from the Ivanhoe Park Congre-
gational church, and as that work In
more congenial to me, I have decided
to give up my work with Washburn."
stated Vice President Harrison. Il
shall leave Topeka in June and viii
take up my duties as pastor in Kansas
City at that time"
In the past two or three years Vice
President Harrison has had charge OF
the active financial work of Wash
burn. He has also worked towards
building up the attendance at the in
stitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
WHO KILLED WOMAN?
Mrs. Sommers Murdered, Coroner Says,
After Autopsy.

Pittsburg. Kan. April 17.-Mrs. Clara
Anthony Sommers, who disappeared at
the time of the mysterious death of her
husband, March 10, and whose body
was found in a creek near lere was
murdered and her body thrown in tho
water by her slayer, according to a
who conducted an autopsy over the
body of the woman. DIR. Montee told
the jury that an examination Of the
body disclosed that Mrs Sommers
either had been strangled OF had been
stabbed.
The jury made no finding. and Will
continue the inquest.
Martin Konake, the farmer who found
the body told the jury that il would
have been impossible for Il TO have
fioated to the place It was found in tho
creek from where il had been believed
that Mrs. Sommers jumped into the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
HARRITY IS DEAD.
Was leader of Democrats in Pennsyl-
vania for Years.

Philadelphia April 17.-Wm. F. Har-
rity, former chairman of the Democrat
committee and. once powe fu, in ma
tional Democratic councils, died today
at his home in Overbrook a suburb.
after an illness of a few days. He was
81 years old.
Mr. Harrity had been n failing
health for several years bue was at his
law office as late as last Saturday. He
was a director in many local financial
institutions. He achieved fame as the
manager of the campaign of Grover
Cleveland in 1892, he being given
much of the credit for the Democratic
success Mr.. Harrity withdrew largely
from active participation in politics in
1886 after the nomination of w. ].
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
GAMES POSTPONED.

Cincinnati, April 17.-Cincinnati-Chi-
cago game postponed on account of
Chicago team delayed by wreck.
Chicago, April 17.-American-Ch
cago-Detroit no game; rain.
Toledo, April 17.-American-Tol
do-Kansas City game postponed; rain.
Columbus. April 7.-American--
Columbus Milwaukee postponed; rain.
Brooklyn, April 7.-National-
Philadelphia Brooklyn game postpon-
ed rain.
Cleveland, April 17.-(Assocfation)-
ST. Louis Cleveland; no game; rain.
Boston-P Philadelphia: no game; rain.
Louisville, April 7.-(Association)-
St Paul-Louisville; postponed: rain
Indianapolis, April 1-.-(Association)
-Minneapo po1is-Indianapolis; no game;
rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
Wireless Says Only 40 Titanic
Passengers Saved.
Five Hundred More on Board
Than First Reported.
NEWS COMES FROM CARPATHIA
List Already Sent Includes All
Saved Except Third Glass.
Rescue Ship Now Within 900
Miles of New York.
Will Arrive Thursday Night or
Friday Morning.
HUNT FOR BODIES Of VICTIMS
Steamer viii Leave Halifax
With 100 COffins.
Also Carries EmbalmerS and
Supply of Ice.
HUNT FOR BODIES OF VICTIMS
Steamer VIII Leave Halifax
With 100 COffins.
Also Carries EmbaImerS and
Supply of Ice.

New York, April 17.-"All women
saved On the Carpathia.''
This wireless dispatch was received
today from Mrs. Caroline BonneIl, one
of the Tftanic's rescued passengers,
now bound for New York on the Car
pathia.
The message came to I'll. W. BOnneIl
of Youngstown, her brother, stopping
at the WaldOrf-AstOria from Mrs.
BOneII's uncle on the Olympic.
The CamperdoVvn wireless station at
Halifax today sent the Associated
Press the following despatch:
1--WE are now in communication with
the Carpathia and in position to an
nOunce unOfficiaIIy that the Titanic
struck an enormous berg and sunk; .;
over two thousand lost; 200 survivors,
mostly women on Carpathia-''
The attention of the Camperdown
station was at once called on the OBJ
vious error in figures which would
give the total of lost and survived at
200, whereas the total number of
passengers and crew is about 1900. In
reply to this inquiry the following
further explanation was received from
Halifax:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
Greatest IcefieId Even Seen.

New York, April 17.-What is said
TO have been the greatest iceberg field
ever seen off the coast of Newfound-
land, was skirted by the steamship La
Bretagne of the French line, which
arrived here from Havre today, bring
ing over IT'S passengers The field
was 20 miles long and probably as
wide, and the Bretagne was five hours
in passing along it's edge. Scattered
among the small ice were between 40
and so immense bergs.
The Bretagne sighted this field on
Sunday morning last, in the imme-
diate vicinity of the place where the
Titanic struck berg and went down
with more tina ma thousand persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17

Washington, April 17.-Survivors of
the Titanic disaster will be summoned
to Washington to tell congressional
committee the facts concerning the
inability of the steamship officials to
save the lives of all on board.
Rep. Alexander of Missouri an
nounced today an investigation.
A resolution Will be ordered in the
senate probably today to direct the
commerce committee or a sue COM
mittee to make thorough probe of
the Titanic tragedy and to empower
the committee to summon witnesses
and take any necessary steps
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17

In addition to 100 coffins, the
Mackay Bennett is taking 100 tons
of ice. The mission of this ship re-
calls the disaster to the steamer La
Bourgogne, when a similar vessel was
fitted out to search the sea for dead.
At that time more than 80 bodies
were found floating near the scene
of the disaster although the vessel did
not sail from Halifax until week
after the tragedy.
No Names Third Glass Passengers.
Washington, April 17.-The follow
ing telegram was received today by
the navy department from Comman-
der Decker of the scout cruiser Ches-
ter via Portland. Me.
.Carpathia states that list of first
and second-class passengers and crew
sent to shore. Chester viii relay list
third-cIass passengers when conven-
lent to Carpathia-
The message is taken to mean that
the list transmitted by wireless from
the Carpathia to the station at Cape
Race, N. F., through the Olympic con-
tains the names of all the first and
second-class passengers rescued
May Mean Only Passengers.
The Cunard line today gave out
copy of a Marconi message received
from Winfield Thompson of Boston
who is a passenger on the steamship
F'rancOnia, saying:
Steamer Franconia established COM
munication with Carpathia at $50 D.
m New York time. Latter was then
49S miles east of Ambrose channel in
no need of assistance, steaming l.
knots Expect to reach New York 8
Thursday evening. Has total of 'os
survivors aboard. FTaconia is relay
ing personal messages from Carpathla
to Sable Island"
The number of 705 survivors given III
Mr. Thompson's dispatch may mean
surviving passengers as distinguished
from the crew. A previous dispatch
gave the total number of survivors as
86S, which was believed to include both
the crew and passengers on the Car
pathia The Cunard Office officially
announced that it expected the Car
pathia would dock at midnight Thurs
day. Vice President Franklin, of the
White Star, said the company places
faith in the message that Captain
Rostron has 800 survivors of the Titanic
on board the Carpathia. Mr.. Franklin
said he did not know when the COM
pany would get in direct communica-
ton with the Carpathia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
HE SHOOTS HIMSELF.
After Fatally Wounding Woman With
Whom He Lived.

st. Louis, April 17.-Benjamin r
Gump, formerly a saloon keeper in In
dianapolis, shot and perhaps fatally
wounded Miss Bertha Kene here today
and then killed himself.
Gump and Miss Kene who up to six
weeks ago lived at SOL South Harding
street Indianapolis. have been living
together here, according to the young
woman's statement 10 hospital physi-
clans. She said Gump shot her because
of jealousy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17
Geffing Within Range,

Boston, April 17.-VariOus radiograms
received here today showed that several
vessels are within wireless range, either
directly or by one relay, with the
steamer Carpathia.
The outward bound Boston steamer
Franconia was in communication with
the Carpathia at a. m.
The scout cruiser Chester said she
expected to sight the Carpathia at noon
The scout cruiser Salem announced
she would stop off Nantucket lightship
during the forenoon a4d relay mes
sages from the Chester to shore sta
tions.
Several outward bound liners were
near the Carpathfa during the fore
noon.
Early Morning Report.
New York, April 17.-In faintest
touch with the wireless station at Sable
Island the Cunard liner Carpathia
with S6S survivors of the sunken tt
tanic on board was creeping down the
coast early this morning making the
best time for this port that foggy con-
ditions would permit.
Speeding up the coast toward the
rescue ship and hoping to get within
wireless speaking distance of her be-
fore very many hours, were the scout
cruisers Salem and Chester, ordered
by the government at Washington to
make all haste possible toward break
ing the silence which so far has kept
the survivors on the Carpathia from
making known to the outside world
the thrilling story of the Titanic's last
hours afloat and the momentous hap
peningS after she had taken her two
mile plunge to the bottom off the
grand banks of Newfoundland early
Monday morning.
From the Chester at an early hour,
this message came:
Expect to be up with Carpathia
within three or four hours
While the Chester's expectations on
this point were not realized there
seemed to be every prospect that
through the machinery which the gov
ernment had set in motion definite
word from the Cunarder might be OBJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-17

I'VE can't do any more than we have
already done and it is waiting game
now he said.
First Message From Carpathia.
New York, April 1.-THE White Star
line made public this morning the fol-
lowing unsigned message from the
steamship Carpathia, probably reIayed
to New York:
''Carpathia east of Ambrose 500 miles
IL p. m. Tuesday All WE'LL
By Ambrose is meant Ambrose Chan
mel, the entrance of New York harbor.
The lines officials think the Carpathia
Will arrive here about 9 o'clock tomor-
row night.
Communication Is Hampered.
Halifax, April 1.-THE wireless sta