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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
ENGLAND TO PROBE
TITANIC DISASTER

LONDON. Special.-Prepared for the
in the history of England, the Court of
Inquiry, appointed by the British gov
eminent to probe the Titanic disaster,
began it's work Thursday.
Sir Rufus Isaacs, who opened the in
curry. expressed deep sympathy for all
who lost relatives or friends among the
passengers or crew of the Titanic He
paid warm tribute to all for their de-
Votion to duty and heroic sacrifice in
giving up their lives for others.
"It In the earnest desire of the
government that the keenest pOsst-
bile inquiry should he made" said
he Every source of infOrmat ton
Will be placed before the court, and
any sugEestions from Lord Mersey
Will be heartily welcomed.
~All the resources of the govern
meDt are placed unreServedIy at the
bsposal OF Lord Mersey. There
viii be some difficulty, however, in
calling witnesses I'm the order de-
sired, because some of them arc
still I'm the United Statea.-
Sir Rufus pointed out, however, that
a number of the members Of the IT.
tanics crew are now available as wit
nesses, being detained by order Of the
Board OF Trade. He proposed that
this day should be given over to out
lining the procedure to be followed, and
that the taking OF testimony should
not be started oficially until tomorrow.
Sir Rufus said he would submit a list
or questions prepared by the Board OF
Trade experts, but these contain no
charge involving the cancellation OF
certncates OF any surviving officers OF
the Titanic.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
AMPLE WARNINGS
WENT UNHEEDED
Senate Committee Not Through
With Investigation of Titanic
Wreck-New York Now Place
of Inquiry - Women Are
Summoned to Appear.

NEW YORK. Special We've
got the goods
This was the emphatic decIara-
ton made here by Senator
William Alden Smith. chairman
of the United States Senate COM
mittee investigating the Titanic
disaster.
Senator Smith came here from
Washington TO make a personal
investigation of various angles of
the inquiry.
The evidence we have brought
out, said Senator Smith. has shown
conclusively that Captain Smith, of
the Titanic. received ample warning
of the dangerous ice conditions that
surrounded him on the night of the
disaster. Had he used caution he
would have done as the commander
of the liner Californian did-stopped
or at least slowed down his engines
and so have saved his vessel and the
hundreds of lives entrusted to his
care"
Senator Smith said today that ].
Bruce lsmay tried frantically to get
away from New York and dodge the
Investigation here. In proof of this
declaration he referred TO a letter
written TO him by Ismay begging that
he be permitted to go to England
To this letter Senator Smith replied:
Why, man, there is no place on
earth for you; no place is your home,
or anywhere on the globe. to which
you could go and find peace until
this matter has been cleared up. Your
place is here for the present, and /
refuse to permit you to CO."
Senator Smith said that as the re-
suit of the investigation recommended
tions would be made to Congress to
enact shipping laws to provide both
double bottom and double Skin" for
all ocean liners as we'll as powerful
searchlights and lifeboat equipment
sufficient to meet the requirements of
all the passengers and crew aboard.
Several women survivors were sum-
moned to the Waldorf by Senator
Smith today TO be questioned. Among
them were Mrs. Ryerson, of Philadel-
phia; Mrs. w. D. Douglas, of Min
neapolis. and Mrs. Stewart.
Senator Smith stated that he de-
sired to question Mrs. Ryerson about a
wireless message ]. Bruce Ismay, man.
aging director Of the line, is reported
TO have shown her the afternoon be-
fore the disaster and which contained
a warning of icebergs.
Are you going to slow down." Mrs.
Ryerson asked him. according to this
report. Ismay is said to have replied:
ON the contrary, we are going
faster
Chairman Smith said that his pri-
mary purpose in coming is to investi-
gate the sworn statement of E J.
Dunn, who told the committee that a
friend Of his had personal knowledge
of a message received by wireless and
Western Union wires. This message
was delivered to the White Star Com
pany here and conveyed the informa-
ton of the sinking of the Titanic, and
referred to reinsurance. The message
was received not later than s o'clock
the morning of the disaster.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
SCENE
OE GRIM fight

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special
Claiming that only 1913 more dele
gates are necessary to clinch the Re-
publican presidential nomination for
PRESIDENT Taft, the administration
forces settled down to a grim
nght 10 overcome the Roosevelt S,In-
porters. They declared that the ne
cessary delegates would be gained
Wlthout difficulty, but there was an
SSIl nn OF disappointment over the
Massachusetts, result.
The action of Colonel Roose-
Velt In releasing the eight dele
gates at large I'm the "Ray State'
was praised on all sides, but Re
PnDhcan politicians said that the
Roosevelt anyway.
Maryland now becomes the battle
ground for the two Republican fac
lions. phat State will decide the
course next week
AS the fight goes on the belief that
dark horse will win the nomination
grows; Astute politicians declare
president Taft, after securing enough
delegates to assure his nomination.
will withdraw.
However, when asked the basis for
thls utterance they are "stumped."
1t is believed, that the result I'm
Massachusetts, will only increase the
bitterness of the fight and make IL
certain that there will be unparal-
leled scenes when the national con-
Vention meets in Chicago.
Unquestionably, politicians say. If
the State has gone for Roosevelt moth
ing could have stopped the Roosevelt
band wagon which started in Illinois.
If the State had gone for Taft the
progress of the band wagon would
have been effectually checked. Ry
splitting even the BAY State" has
left the campaign up in the air and
has made 1t necessary for the already
bitter factional fight to deepen in in
tensity and violence.
OHIO would take Massachusetts,
place as decisive State, if it were
not for the fact that she will act so
late in the month
Ohio will express her choice on Nav
21st, but by then there will not he
many important States on which her
action Will have moral effect.
The fight now resolves itself ap-
parently into a struggle first over the
contested seats and then over the un-
instructed delegates.
The Roosevelt men are busy, try
ing to take away from Taft the dele
gates favorable to him. but not
pledged.
Foreseeing the probability that the
real night might be in the national
committee, that body has arranged to
meet in Chicago a week earlier than
usual, so that it can have two weeks
instead of one to wrestle with the
situation.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
DELEGATION IS
FOR ROOSEVELT
Say They Were Elected to Vote
for Him and Will
Do IL.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y-SpecDaL
A delegation OF four Roosevelt
leaders from Massachusetts.
headed by Matthew Hale, who
was the colonePS chief aide In
Mondays primary battle, came TO
Saratoga Hill this afternoon TO
serve upon the ex-President that
despite his mandate 20 the con-
trary, tho eight delegates at largo
from Massachusetts, would 90 To
the national convention deter
mined to work and vote for him
for the presidential nomination.
It had been expected that tho
eight delegates at large would
visit Colonel Roosevelt today and
thresh out the vexed Massachu-
sets situation with him, but the
subcommittee OF four came in
their stead.
Beside Mr.. Hale there were Arthur
Hill, former District Attorney of Bos-
ton; E. II. Hooper. secretary OF the
National Roosevelt League, and
Charles II. Thompson.
into session with Colonel Roosevelt
Mr.. Thompson said: 1T am not au-
thorized to make any public state
ment for anybody but myself at this
time, but 1 will say that the Massa-
chusetts delegates will go to Chicago
determined to do everything in their
power to have Theodore Roosevelt
nominated for President. They are
Roosevelt men, through and through
every one Of them, and they conceive
that they were elected to vote and
work for him at the convention and
they purpose TO do it,"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
Wife DYING, HE
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

RIG MON ID, VA.-Special-

r 1 C H NJ o N d, VA-Special.-
Declaring that his wife was dying
and that, for this reason, he, too, want
ed to die, James Floyd, forty-five
years old, of enar Seven Pines.
swaliowed a quantity OF laudanum in
an attempt to kill himself at Twenty
NTH and Darlington Streets
The mans pitiable plight was noticed
py pasSersby and hurry call was sent
In Tor the city ambulance. Ambulance
surgeon r. u. Watts, on arriving on the
scene; found the man lapsing into un-
consciousness.
She is dying and I want to die too"
FLOYD mumbled almost incoherently
As the last word left his lips he fell
back in the interne's arms limp and
senseless The man was taken into a
nearby saloon, where for four hours he
was worked over before he rallied
As soon as he was able to talk in
diligently he told those around him
that his wife was critically i'll in a West
virginia hospital and that when he
learned that she was dying he had
nothing further to live for.
he was later removed to the City
Hospital, where II was said this morn
ing that he will probably live For
several hours last night. however his
life was despaired Of
Floyd is employed as engineer by the
Richmond branch OF the American Loco
motive Works, and is said tobe a capable
man. He is well connected.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
ISMAY LEAVES
FOR ENGLAND

NEW YORK. Special. Bruce Is
may, managing director of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine. sailed for
England Thursday on the White Star
liner Adriatic. He made only this state
ment to the newspaper men:
Il am quite satisfied with the way
the Senate investigation was con-
Quoted. ] am satisfied they will get
every possible bit of information 1 can
get both here and in England. 1 ex-
pect to be called during the investi-
cation in London. On the same ship
there sailed Oficers Lightoller, Pitt
man, Lowe and Boxhall and thirty
other members of the Titanic's crew.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
CHURCH DOCTRINES
ARE DISCREDITED

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN-SpeciaI.
Charging that doctrines of the
church are "discredited by a gain
saying world drunk with vain
PHILOSOPHERS and stated with gIut-
tOnous induIgencies," the Epis-
cOpal address, signed by eighteen
Americans and six foreign bish-
ops, which was read in the quad
rennial conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church here to-
day, scored church members.
The bishops report created a
sensation. IL asserted that the
gain In church membership dur
ing the past year was less than
two per cent.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
TAFT MEN CLAIM
TWO MORE STATES
BELIEVE WASHINGTON AND
IDAHO CONVENTIONS WILL
INSTRUCT FOR PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Special-rhe
Washington and Idaho conventions
Will almost certainly declare for Pres
ident Taft, according to information
received az the White House.
"A Boise, Idaho, dispatch gives the
PROBABLE vote in the convention as
Isl for Taft and 79 for Roosevelt.
A message from Samuel Perkins a
republican national committeeman.
from Washington, estimates that the
convention there will be for Taft by
a vote of ia TO a.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
UNDERWOOD WINS I'M
GEORGIA PRIMARIES

ATLANTA, GtA.-Special. Complete
put unof1ciai returns today gave I'm
oerwood 1917 plurality in the presi-
Dental primary yesterday over Wood
The Alabama man carried rs per
cent. OF the States 146 counties. VIII
son carried the larger counties, win
ming Fulton. the Atlanta district. by
ZoSS. The farmer vote was all for
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09

See, am familiar with your music"
remarked the amateur at the musicale
the other evening.
TT seems So" replied the popular
composer. You are taking liberties
with it"-Judge.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09

Champ. Champ Champ. the boys
are marching, and the hound dawE"
bays deep-mounted welcome.-chase
City Progress.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
Afternoon Session Reo-ins.

WYTHEVILIIE, VA Special.-The
afternoon session of court attracted
another large crowd, though the court
room at no time has been uncomfort-
ably crowded. Judge Staples ascend
ed the bench at 2:30 o'clock.
After the jury had been polled
Judge Bolen was recalled. Judge
Hairston asked this question::
do you remember whether Floyd
Allen fired one or two shots after get
ting up?"
ut Is my impression that he fred
twice. / cannot be accurate"
BY Mr.. Wysor: did he fire before
you laid DOWN."
II don't know"
You say you had frequent inter
views with Allen and there was moth
Ing to indicate a conspiracy. Did he
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
Floyd Advanced.

Judge Hairston, examining
the witness for the defense. asked:
when the sheriff was told to take
charge of the prisoner Thursday, did
he advance on Floyd Allen?"
HE made a step or so forward"
where did the sheriff have his right
hand?"
"His left hand was on the railing
and his right hand hanging down."
Where was Dexter Goad?"
Cant remember"
Who handed the verdict to the
clerk?"
4 don't remember"
you told Floyd he would have to
take his punishment until the mo-
tons were passed."
YES; advised him to submit. He
said: oh, yes; / am going to take il,
but / hate it on account of my two
boys"
''How high is the bar railing?"
About up to my vest pocket"
up to that time had you seen any
thing indicating that Allen would re-
bel?"
Nothing at ALL"
What happened to cause him to
change his mind?"
Witness did not reply.
During the progress Of this entire
trial you had frequent interviews with
your client?"
Eyes"
ALSO with witnesses?"
Eyes"
No Conspiracy.
Did you see or hear anything that
led you to believe there was any con-
spiracy?"
Counsel for the State objected. but
the court allowed the question.
Judge Bolen replied: mo. sir;
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
Ma. Willis Speaks.

r. II. Willis began the opening
statement for the defense shortly after
IL o'clock. He says that he and his
associates, as we'll as the ATTORNEYS for
the State, regarded the Hiilsville at
fair as a frightful crime. But, after
inQuiring into the facts" added Mr..
Willis, 1--WE considered it as much our
duty TO represent these men, whom we
believe to have been grossly wronged.
represent the State
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01

POPLAR, Mont, Nov. 1.-The
bumper wheat crop in Montana this
year caught many homesteAders un-
prepared to take care of the generous
yields old mother earth gave them.
Along the line of the Great Northern
railway there are more than 1000
homesteaders who have moved into
tents in order to transform their
houses into temporary granaries.
One such home is seen in the accom-
panying picture. The furniture has
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01
GUARD Becker
FROM SUICIDE
Dependency of RosenthaI's
Slayer Causes Extra Pre-
cautions to Be Taken.

oSSINING, N. Y, Nov. Especial
precautions were taken in Sing Sing
prison to prevent suicide by Charles
Becker, condemned to death for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, 1t was
learned today. Becker Is known to
be Respondent.
Sheriff Harburger's assistants car
ried the word here, 1t was said, in
explanation Of the strengthening OF
the guard over Becker. that the one
time police lieutenant should be more
and more closely watched as the
tedium of waiting for the appeal
years upon him.
At the same. time 1t is expected that
Mrs. Becker and Father w. d. Cash
in, his spiritual adviser. will exert a
great moral influence against any
tendency on Becker's part to consider
taking his own life. His love for his
wife touches all who see then to-
gether. She believes he is innocent,
she says firmly. and tells him again
and again that he will be a free man
some day.
To Father Cashin Becker has said
that he was of the Catholic faith,
and Catholics are strongly warned
by the church against suicide. He
said he had, been baptized in the
Catholic faith, his mother being a
Catholic and his father a Lutheran.
In court, after his conviction, how
ever, Becker said that he was a
Lutheran.
James Dillon, a convict who killed
a Brooklyn grocer's son while intoxi-
Gated because the boy telephoned to
police headquarters complaining OF
billions invasion Of the store. will be
assigned to the care Of Becker's cell
AS a prisoner condemned to death
Becker has certain privileges. ano
exemption from mental labor Is one
of them.
While Mrs. Becker "a see her nus.
hand only three times a week. undel
the latest ruling, she will send him q
letter every day. She may take W
her residence in Scarborough, the
next station on the Central this sid
Of the prison and not much farther
away than this station.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01
VAN BUSKIRK BRANDS AS
LIE SCHOOL BOARD TALE
West Orange Moose Candidate
Makes Stirring Plea.

Short talks by candidates for local
places, as well as oratory by the
county speakers, marked a mass
meeting of Bull Moose in Pierce's
garage. Valley road, West Orange,
last night. About a score of men
listened to the talks.
Charles G. Van Buskirk, candidate
for mayor, branded as an untruth
the rumor that. he planned. If elect
ed, to rename the present Board Of
Education.
Mr.. Van Buskirk deprecated the
in the town Of forty-seven
saloons and that a brewery owned
half of these. He said he was not
ashamed to say his first presidential
vote was cast for Clinton b. Fisk,
Prohibition nominee, and declared
that a man who spent much of his
time in the liquor places was a poor
proposition for citizenship.
Referring to Mayor s. A. Muta's
statement that he favored commits
sion government, petitions for which
are now being circulated, Mr.. Van
Buskirk said he was satisfied that II
five strong men could be secured to
run affairs that the town would be
better off.
sIf I am elected I promise to serve
the town with justice and righteous
ness, said the nominee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01

Schmidt's Arion Oak
H e a tiers are durably
made and economical to
run, require little fuel
for the service they give.
Smooth uction,
nickel trimmings, attrac-
tive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01

is also invited to accompany the cor
tege.
The casket will rest on a large cata-
falQue. draped with black and sur
mounted by palms. Uniformed menu
bers OF the national guard VIII be
present during the ceremony to act
as a guard of honor and to prevent
confusion among visitors.
At 8 o'clock the body Of the Vice
President will be returned to- the
family residence, there to rest for
the last night. After a brief service
of PRAYER at l o'clock tomorrow, in
which only the family will partici-
pate, the body win be taken to the
First Presbyterian Church and
thence to the cemetery.
The casket will be placed in a
crypt In a mausoleum recently erect
ed by Mrs. Sherman's family in For.
est Hill Cemetery. This tomb was
opened first for occupancy less than
a month ago. when the body of Mrs.
Sherman's mother was placed in one
of its crypts. 1t Is modelled after q
European pattern, built OF granite
and marble lined. The roof consists
of three immense slabs of granite,
one of which weighs 10 tons.
Bells began to toll at an early hour
today. In every possible way, in
deed, the people of the Vice-Presi-
dents home city are showing their
sense of loss. : Notwithstanding the
near approach Of the national cleo
ton there is no suggestion of politi-
cal activity, Republicans. Democrats
and Progressives vieing with n an
other In their efforts to show regard
for the dead.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01

The two friends had been dining on
dicers and sundry strange dishes at
the "Cedars of Lebanon" cafe. in the
Syrian quarter of New York. They
were drinking their coffee, thick with
coal-b1ack grounds, and wondering
whether they really enjoyed 1t, when
Smithers suddenly cried out:
"Pataug! Pataugi"
The waiter hurried away, and came
back presently bringing an ordinary
corkscrew.
81 was just testing" said smithers
to his companion, the truf of the
story that the first corkscre. scen in
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01
SEES HUSBAND SAWED
LITERALLY INTO PIECES

ALTOONA, Pa, Nov. with his
wife as the only eyewitness. Rob
ert Cochran, SO years old, a farmer
at Alberta, near here. was literally
cut to pieces by a rapidly revolving
circular saw in a sawmill on his
farm.
Cochran was preparing to saw a
log, and had started the machinery,
when something got wrong with the
shafting. Climbing into the rigging,
he began looking for the trouble.
made a misstep and plunged to the
table, right in front of the saw.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01
'SHERMANS BODY
WILL LIE IN STATE
Will Be Taken to Utica City
Hall Under Military
= Escort.
SOLDIERS TO GUARD
STATESMAN'S REMAINS
Private Service to Be Held for
Family Precedes Pub
lie Funeral.

UTICA, N. Y. Nov. beginning
at 3 O'Clock today the people of Utica
will be given opportunity to make out
ward manifestation of their regard
Tor their fellow townsman, Vice.
President Sherman. Arrangements
have been made to have the body lie
In state at the county court house to-
day from 3 o'clock till Q this evening
The body has been placed in a
heavy mahogany casket and will be
removed from the Sherman home at
g:sO o'clock. There will be an honor
airy escort to the court house, while
the procession viii be protected from
intrusion by two companies of the
national guard. The public generally
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01
METROP0LE, ROSENTHAL
MURDER SCENE, CLOSED

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Noon today
witnessed the closing of the Hotel
Metropole, from which Herman
Rosenthal stepped to be shot to death
last July.
George Considine. VINO mas peen
running the house in the interest OIL
his creditors, says that the closing is
directly due to the murder. Too much
notoriety had driven away patronage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01
CLAIMS $45 WAS
STOLEN FROM HER TRUNK

Miss Hattie Lane, of % Beach
street, East Orange, reported to the
police of that city today hat s45
in cash, which she kept in a trunk,
was missing. Miss Lane says the
money was stolen last night, but in
veatfgation by the police failed to
show any trace of burglars who
might have forced an entrance into
the house.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01
Wills HUBBY 100 NIcKELs

NEW YORK, Nov. 1T also give,
devise and bequeath to my husband.
Harold Remsen. IS in installments OF
ave cents a week. is a clause in the
will of Mrs. Louise Remsen, an ap-
praisaI of whose estate was field yes
terday. She left a net estate Oh
1851.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01

1t was a patented American contrap-
ton, and the syrians were amazed at
its convenience. They spelled out on
1t the mystic words. Pat. Aug. 1e,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-01

rs. and took that t. be the name q
the implement. Now ] believe the
story that 'pataug' is its name al
over the Levant."