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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-05
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There has been some good skatlng
this week.
,.torney NJ. M. Moulton was Pros
ssr business visitor last week.
Dow J. D. Bird and son, of Pasco'
visited friends in Kennewick'; "ednes-
day.
Miss Bernice Lake visited with friends
/. and relatives in Prosser the latter part
Of last week.
: kStr Cemetery Association will meet
E,esday afternoon January 9th at the
home Of Mrs. L. W. soth.
Earl Schmandt, of Seattle, visited
18th his mother, Mrs. j. H. Craven
slund, and other relatives this week.
Vim. Helm departed Wednesday
..orr;np on another little pilgrimage to
roints up the line, in the interests OF
) .ha Kennewick Grain and Milling Co.
prof Carl Vertrees, of Hillyard, who
owr. property on the Highlands, was
bore the latter part of the past week
,ooL;no after his interests in Kenne-
!, wick
NJ and Mrs. Ben Duffy left the first
.ftbe week for Midway, B. c., where
S.w;,l take a sub-contract on a big
.,retch of railroad construction which
i being done by his brother.
The E. A. Terrell home was the scene
Of holiday festivities, Friday evening.
number of young people were pres
ont and games and music was enjoyed
mill late hour. A light lunch was
en;oyed by the guests before they went
to their homes, with sundry greetings
of the season.
The Needlework ladies met with Mrs.
W. H. Grouse in Section Seven last Fri
day, being carried thence in big bus
I driven by Chas. CARRIER. 1t was a hill
arious crowd as usual and Christmas
Jokes were the main theme of con-
versation. Promptly at 8 o'clock the
ladies present heard merry jingle of
sleigh bells, on opening the door, the
ehostess was confronted by belated St.
Nicholas, laden with heavy pack,
containing presents for all. The old
gentleman q was speedily relieved of
his load and sent on his way to gladden.
other ladies' clubs. Hereafter the
.Needework club will meet on the first
and third Fridays of each month, next
meeting being at Mrs. Stewards in
Section Seven, this Friday the 5th of
January. All members are requested
to be present, it being the annual cleo
ton of club officers. The hostess
served tempting luncheon at the
usual hour, after which the guests de-
parted in the wake of St. Nick.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-05
has. Miller is at Vista for few

Chas. Miller is at Vista for few
days.
Mrs. E. D. Taylor, of Pasco, visited
friends in Kennewick Tuesday
Miss Willsey, of Pasco, spent New
Years with her parents in Kennewick.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Bonn and baby
arrived from White Bluffs the latter
part of last week for visit with rela-
tives and friends in Kennewick.
Della and Marietta Shinn, who spent
the Christmas holidays with Kennewick
relatives and friends, returned the
first of the week to again resume their
studies in the Sisters school at Walla.
DR.. and Mrs. F. M. Crosby and Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Stewart were among
those, from Kennewick, who attended
the dance given by the Pasco Eastern
Star in the Masonic Temple, New
Years night.
Mrs. S. ]. Harrison, of Seattle, Wis
tied with Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Orr the
first of the week. Mrs. Harrison has
been spending few days with Mr..
Harrison at Benton City and visiting
old friends at Sunnyside.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
church held their meeting at the home
of Mrs. M. H. Church yesterday after
noon. Reports of the retiring officers
were given and the officers for the
coming year were elected.
Installation of officers in Alma Chap
ter No. 100, O. E. S., will take place
at their next regular meeting, Wednes-
day evening, January 10th, and it is
hoped that all the members as we'll as
visitors in the city will be present at
that time.
The Quarterly meeting of the Won
ans Missionary Union will be held this
friday afternoon in the Sunday
school rooms at the Presbyterian church.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged and all ladies interested are
asked to be present:
The plumbers and the coal dealers
about town are wearing the broad grins
which are entirely out of keeping with
the long faces of the rest of US. We
don't wish them any bad luck and we
like to see business good but we have 9
| e. L. &iv,,o
The week of prayer will be observed
in Kennewick this year in common with
other parts of the world. The opening
service will be held in the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening and will be q
union service. Rev. C. R. Delepine
will preach. The remaining services Of
the week, beginning Monday evening.
will be held in the Baptist church. The
various pastors of the city will take
turn in leading the meetings.
\ Louis F. Stock is now posing in new
role, that of desert claim rancher. He
says he likes the part and has great
faith in the possibilities of his ranch
which is situated nine miles up the line,
in the vicinity of Erie. This week, ar.
rangements were completed for digging
well and Mr.. Annett has the contract
Later Mr.. Stock will make use of 9
system of irrigation and he claims that
his homestead will be desert nc
longer.
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Mrs. E. L. Hoppel, of Walla Walla,
visited in Kennewick the first of the
week.
A crowd of kennewick young people
attended the dance in Pasco Monday
evening.
Mrs. j. Curry returned the first O.
the week from few weeks visit with
relatives in Oregon.
Mrs.J. Cloyd left this week for Walla
Walla, where she will spend few
weeks with her daughter.
L. L. Hursey, of the Hursey Furni-
ture Co. spent several days of this
week at Spokane looking after business
interests.
Rev. Orr, pastor of the Congregation
| church, preached in Alfalfa Sunday
evening. He was very favorably i'm
pressed with our neighboring town.
Henry Tweedt has returned to Wen
atchee to again take up his studies in
the high school there, after spending
the Christmas holidays with Kennewick
relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Rawson and little
son, Clifford, spent few days at the
home of Mr.. Rawson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. G.. Rawson, when return
ing last week from trip to southern
California. They left the first of the
week for their home in Weiser, Idaho.
Misses Hazel and Jessie Palmer, of
Kiona, were guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Ely last week. A
number of friends were entertained at
the Ely home Saturday evening in their
honor. The old fashioned games fur
nished plenty of fun and light refresh
ments closed the evenings program.
Friday afternoon the Baptist Ladies'
Aid met in social session at the home of
Mrs. S. D. Lynch in honor of Miss Nell
Chaplin, of the Highlands. The affair
was in the nature of a shower as Miss
Chaplin is soon to become a bride and
her friends of the Baptiat congregation
took this method of expressing their
congratulations.
J. F. jefferson, a brother of Mrs.
Rhynsburger, was the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. Rhynsburger at the Koontz the
first of the week. He is manager of
the Bellingham Title & Abstract Com
pany. In their school days, Mr.. and
i Mrs. H. H. Davis and Mr.. Jefferson
we're friends in Oskaloosa. Iowa. The
five friends partook Of New Years
dinner at the Davis home, Sunday and
i the afternoon was passed in reminiscent
ces of the past.
The Woman's Club met Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. S. M. Hender-
son. There was good attendance
present and a very interesting meet
ing. The following program was given:
"Old Traditions of the New Year, -
by Mrs. S. M. Henderson; 1.-The Child g
Right" by Mrs. G. w. King; what
Women have Done for Themselves in
Political Work." by Mrs. C. H. Collins
The Woman's Club will give a public
tea at the home of Mrs. F. M. Crsby
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 10th. A
program will be given. Admission ten
cents. All the ladies of the town and
country are cordially invited.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
PILOT SHIPS
Cited as Alone Promising Adequate
Means of Safety for Liners.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: "The Savannah News Of to-day IL
the latest report before mo of the terrible
news I'm the loss Of the Titanic. ] have
no, read II: II Is too painful; but the whole
some mind turns for some means of greater
safety for those who go down to the sea
I'm ships" The need for international
agreement upon some rule or rules IS SELF
evident. but what these rules should ne Is
not So easy. and any suggestion, Whatever
II NAV be and from whatever source
should he gratefully received.
The Informed mind naturally has recourse
to the wireless telegraph, and In It's ap-
pIication for notice Of danger and imme-
date aid a pilot ship alone promises an
adequate means for safety. To be fore-
warned IS to he forearmed, and n the plot
ship itself should meet with disaster the
break of Geographic communication woulo
be an indication to the following snip not
too far distant. to come 10 its immeolate
relief. This would resolve Itself into q
question Of insurance, and the pilot ship
would be an underwriters measure or re-
sponsibillty. To this. in certain sense
may he prescribed the custom OF Under
writer's In fire patrol wagons-to save prop
erty and diminish their risk.
cannot but feel that the same. or
similar idea has occurred to many minds
and therefore the suggestion stands upon
its own merits. JOSEPH T. TOMKlNS.
Thomasville Ga, April IS. 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
THE STATE AND THAIT.

Justice StapletOn did we'll in sending
the hearing Of the Thaw mandamus 10
the 9th Judicial District, where 1t will
come before Justice Keogh at New Ro'
chclle, on April 81. BY this means Is
avoided the bad precedent Of taking the
case away from the district in which the
greatest familiarity with IT now exists
and in which the prisoner Is incarcerateo
and the most important witnesses re
side.
But what preparation Is the state max
ing to meet this new and probably great
est effort to obtain the release Of dan
gerous degenerate? The matter is In the
hands Of the Attorney General Has Mr.
Carmody invited the District Attorney OF
this county to help him look after the IN
terests Of the publicf The killing OF
Stanford White took place in this county
and this county is concerned in seeing
that the decision Of its court under
which Thaw IS confined is carried out
Moreover, a greater degree Of familiarity
with the Thaw case probably exists In
the District Attorneys office than in the
office Of the Attorney General, since the
District Attorney of this county has al
ways borne the brunt Of the previous ef'
forts to protect society from the menace
of Thaw.
In the previous applications for release
under hdbcaS corpus former District At.
torney Jerome. who conducted the prose
cution in the two Thaw trials, appeared
for the public, although the hearings
were held out Of this county. He DID
this at the request, we believe. Of the At
torney General and because Of the gen
eral feeling that on account Of his ex'
perience and knowledge Of the case he
was singularly well qualified to convince
the court Of the danger of turning ThaW
loose. He was successful In every In
stance and no one who observed his able
handling of the case before Justice Mills
could doubt that he had shown Thaw tC
he maniac suffering even at the time
Of that proceeding from the very delu
sions under which he slew Stanford
| White. If Mr. Jerome'S services may he
had now il would be we'll for the state
to secure them for the purpose of resist
( ing the present application
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
TNDERNANNEU.

il seems clear from all accounts Of
the Titanic disaster that the ship was
short of what used to he known as
"ablp seamen." The functions Of able
seamen have sbrJnk steadily with
the development Of the large lin
ers People now go to and from Eu-
rope in floating hotels propelled and
navigated 10y the aid Of intricate ma
Chnery. The ships carry hundreds of
stokers and hundreds Of stewards, cooks
and similar hotel employees Put they
carry I'm the crew only a small percent
age Of sailors
The fact is that ordinarily there Is
little for the sailors TO do. except 10 man
the lookouts, stand watch. wash the
decks. handle the baggage consigned to
the hold aud act as n sort Of general
police force Few spamen are needed
on big ships while everything is going
smoothly. and the bigger the ship the
smaller is the ratio Of Seamen 10 crew. 1t
is no wonder then. that the THAMES
officers did not have sailors enough on
hand to man the lifeboatS and were
forced either to clear them away short
handed or to call upon stewards and
passengers 10 do the rowing
If lifeboats are to be provided OF
capacity enough to hold both passen-
gers and crew one Of two things must
happen. Either the boats will have to
he made. much larger and he operated
nv motors or the force Of seamen will
have to he materially Increased. IL
might be possible. Of course. TO employ
some seamen who would also do the
work Of cabin stewards. and i'm that way
the inconvenience and expense Of carry
ing a force Of sailors too large TO be
kept occupied by routine sea duties
could be avoided. Under the present or
der. however. the big liners have been
decidedly undermined for an emer-
gency. The Titanic could not spare
enough.trained men to take charge of the
few lifeboats which it possessed. Pro
vision will have to be made for operating
the largely increased number Of lifeboats
Which all the ocean liners will soon he
carrying
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23

her course speed or navigation. ms
NAV no hracketed with the innumerable
asnersions which have been made upon
Mr.. Ismay for debating to the captain
and for directing the ship to be speeded
for record. SO. to turn from Mr.. Is
NAYS statement to other utterances in
the case, 7 was at first assumed that the
Titanic was pursuing the extreme north
erly course, and innumerable denuncla-
tions we're hurled at her owners ana
commander for such recklesSness. But
It now appears that in fact she was at
the southerly margin If the southerly
course. Again, It was most explicitly
reported that one Of the passengers mad
declared that Mr.. Ismay told her that
the ship would be run at increased speed
through the ice infested region. Now
that passenger denies ever having said
or having thought of saying such thing
or having had any words with Mr., Is
may on the subject.
Grief is proverbially impatient and
in the immediate presence Of an awful
calamity for which somebody surely
would seem 10 have been responsible
indignation Is likely to rise swiftly
Yet the amazing tissue of cross reports
and contradictions which has enveloped
this case from the beginning should GER
tainly prescribe caution and circumspec-
ton in passing judgment Some funda-
mental facts are already established, and
some strange circumstances are TO be
explained. Also. some unpleasant I'M
pressions are To he either confirmed or
dispelled But these things will he con
clusively done when thorough and I'M
sparing investigation has disclosed every
material fact that is susceptible OF be-
ing revealed and the promptness and
efficiency with which such an inquest has
been undertaken should reconcile the
public to whatever little waiting may he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
MR- LSMAl,S sTATEMENT.

Mr.. Ismay's personal statement con,
corning the loss Of the Titanic and bis
relations to that disaster is simple, direct
and explicit. it is entirely authentic IN
the sense Of being free from suspicion
Of having been garbed, distorted or
edited i'm transmission 1t will command
attention rs the deliberate and RESPONSE
bic statement Of the man who of all the
survivors is most concerned with the
catastrophe. and who Of all men living or
dead has been the subject Of most in
curry and comment i'm connection there
with. II goes without saying that
whether or not it is accepted as con
vincing it will be regarded with as much
cfedence and sympathy as may be posi-
bic by those who adhere 10 the good old
AnSlo-SaXon rule Of holding no man
guilty of nfavorabIc charges until they
have been proved against him.
One Of the features of the statement
is its direct contradiction Of some Of the
most positive reports which have mth-
erto been current concerning the circum-
stances of the disaster. II has been
said. for example. that Captain Smith
and Mr. Ismay were dining together on
that fatal evening There would have
been nothing improper or surprising in
their doing so, nor would the incident
have been of the least significance I'M
less as an indication Of Mr.. lsmay's close
and influential relations with the cap
tain. or Of the captains inattention to
duty at critical time; Of either Of
which things il would NOT in itself, how
ever. be proof But Mr. lsmay takes
pains TO declare positively that the story
was entirely untrue, and that he did not
dine with Captain Smith that evening.
Now. that r. a specific matter, which
should be susceptible Of positive proof.
If il were shown that the two men did
dine together there would be grave re-
Election upon the general yeracity Of Mr..
Ismay's statement. If not, there must
be a similar reflection on other tales
about the disaster which have been cur
rent and which have formed the basis Of
much Of the impetuouS criticism and re-
Wiling put forth against those concerned
in this heartrending catastrophe.
Another marked feature Of the state
ment Is Mr. ISmay's denial that he eXcr-
cised the slightest control over the con
duct Of the ship or WAS So much rs con
suited b. her commander about the ship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
THE CABIN EFT.
From Tn. Tribune Bureau J

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. April 29-The Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Knox will leave on sunday
Apru % for New Orleans, where the Sec
retarv will deliver an address on April %
at the Tooth anniversary Of the admission OF
Louisiana TO the Union. They Will go from
New orleans to san Francisco where the
Secretary will speak before the officers OF
the Panama Pacific Exposition. and VIII
return to washington about May 49, alter
an absence Of three weeks.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs.
MacVeagh are preparing 10 close their
homo hers for the season Mrs. MacNeagh
will sail from New York on the Kaiser
wilhelm TT on April 20 and will remain In
Europe until October. when she will JON
the Secretary at their home In Duolln' N
Fl. before coming 10 Washington. Tho
Secretary will not leave the capital for his
summer home before June. Mre Mac
veagh had booked to sail for Europe on
the Titanic
Mrs. Meyer has returned after short
visit in Boston.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Laoor
will leave tomorrow evening for st. Louis
where he will join Mrs. Nagel, who Is visit
ing relatives. He will return at the end OF
the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
IN THE eeRKsHlREs.
tnr rs,srr,nh 70 The Tribune J

rPv Telegraph 20 The Tribune
I,enox. April 2-Mrs. Maurice D. Cells
is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Dant
at Brentwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Leland, Of NeS
York. will open their summer home bou'
der Grange, on May l.
Edward r. owen. who has been IN stock
bridge, sailed to-day from New York Tor
Genoa.
The Curtis Hotel VIII he opened satur.
dav for the season, after being closed al
winter FOR the first time in forty years
Miss Augusta De Peyster, who sailed To-
dsv for Furone, will return TO LenoE N
September
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aston Bristed' "no
have been abroad for two years VIII open
tba,r Lakeside cottage the middle Of Nay
MISC Helen Parish has given orders 10
have her villa ready for occupancy 'ne
first Of next month.
Police Commissioner and Mrs. Rnine-
lander Waldo, who have been ia the 6erh'
shIres on a motor trip, have returned 70
New York. -,
The Red Lion Inn, in Stochh.i'ge' VIII
omen for the season on "Wednesday.
Mrs. George 2. Thomas has leased net
stockbridge cottage to Mrs Arno'1
Becker. Of New York. and viii san VI
Saturday for Europe
Mrs william Comstock and pgi'vie 'om'
stock. who have been with Mrs. "H'''"
Bryce in Pittsheld, have gone 10 Roslon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
THE CRIMINAL INSANE
And the Inability to Pronounce a Dis
eased Mind Cured. -


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir The admonitIon in your columns OF
to-day in reference TO the proposed release
Of Harry X. Thaw should receive very care
ful consideration. and an event that has oc-
Cured since the death of Mr.. White should
be recalled and borne IN mind while pro-
ceeding with and disposing of the case
Since the Incarceration Of Thaw a SINH
lar man, whose name is not recalled, was
released from the asylum upon the behet
that his mind had become regular and that
II was safe for him to be at large He went
to New York and coming across two in
nocent and unoffending boys In Central
Park attacked both of them. One was
killed instantly and the other died short
time after the attack. He next attempted
to kill a man, firing three shots at him that
did not have the intended effect
Too much care cannot be taken In pro-
tectlng society from the danger Of such a
being. Thaw, after an irrational course OF
life from childhood. killed Mr.. White and
has since been judicially adjudged insane
three times-once by the verdict Of jury
again by Judge Morschauser and still later,
after long trial, by Judge Mills.
On such record, with such circum-
stances. very clear and conclusive proof
should be required OF a radically improved
mind and disposition TO entitle the eppli-
cant to a release Unless he has become a
very different person from what he had
been from childhood until the decision
against him by Judge Mills his own inter-
est, as well as that Of the community will
be best served by his remaining where he is.
WILLIAM r. BALDWIN.
Liberty, N Y. April 10. 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Miss Mary Lyman Sturgts, daughter =,
the late Robert sturgs. will be marr,aS
this afternoon in the Brick Preshytsrsn
Church 10 Arnitage Whitman. son Of n,
and Mrs Royal Whitman. Miss Rita sn,,
eis will be her sisters maid OF honor. asa
the bridesmaids will be her cousins-NII.,
Anna Warren Tngersoll and Miss M.rsa
Field sharpless, Of Philadelphia; Ma,
Elinor Lee. Miss Laura s. Livingston, Mia,
kathryn Hone Auerbsch. Miss Cornella p
Montgomery. Miss Gertrude de L sinond,
and Miss Gertrude Fl. Schrmer. Richard
H. Eggleston. jrr. will be tho best MAJ.
and the ushers will be John Hamilton Pot.
ter and Harry Ingersoll. Of philadelphia.
cousins Of the bride; Harold 3 MADDEN. n
John r. suydam. n. W. II. Powell. IT,. J.
Frederick schenck jr.. oswald ". Rnautf
and Frederick Webster.
Mrs. Clarence G. Dinsmore gave a dinner
at tho Ritz last night FOR Miss Helen D.
Huntington.
Mrs. James Brown Potter LEFT IN. e!y
Yesterday for Richmond, Va. 10 remain
for q week. She is booked 10 sail tor
Europs on May g, 10 spend mos, Of ths
summer in France.
Ths Princess Cantacuzene, daughter Of
the late General Frederick D. Grant, Is due
N arrive In New York tomorrow from
Europe. She Will go 10 the St Regis,
where her mother is now staying.
Albert r. Gallatin, who IS 20 marry Mss
ReatricA G. Quennell tom brow, ~ the
Church of the Ascension. will give his fare
we'll bachelor dinner this evening at his
hn,se. No. iI9 East 3Sth street
Miss Kate Cary Is due 10 arrive in New
vork from Europe tomorrow, and will go
to her place at Lenox az the end q the
week
Mr. and Mrs. william Douglas Sloane ara
hooked 10 sail for Europe tomorrow on
hoard the Nsuretania. They will return 10
this country in June and go 70 their villa
at Lenox.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker, irn viii
tate nos.ession Of their country place 81
Glen cove, Long Island, this week
Mrs, J. Fred Plerson will leave town to.
day for Richmond, Va.
Mr. and Mrs Robert L. Gerry will take
nossession Of their country place Al LAKE
delaware, y. Y. next month.
Ms lanes Lowell Putnam spent re
week end as the guest Of Mrs stuyNesani
Fish at her country place at Garrison ~ l.