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Transcript of Testimony
! Makes a Large Volume

The transcript Of the testimony taken
from the Titanic's sailors by the indi-
gfdual members of the subcommittee
made a large volume of pages of matter
incorporated In the record. Senator Smith
examined Albert Haines, boatswain's
mate: Samuel 8. Hemming, seaman. and
describing the Titanics collision. said he
was standing by below, outside the mess
room.
II was standing under the forecastle,"
said Haines. waiting for any orders. so
me-"
Did you receive any orders that
night?'
mot before she struck. no. sir" said
Haines.
did you see the captain on the bridge?"
"Afterward. I saw him when he was
getting the boats out"
Did you see Officer Murdock?"
Yes. sir; I was working with Officer
Murdoch and Mr. Weyl. chief officer, was
working with u.s.
did they give you any orders?'
Yes. when /. first heard the blow I
heard. some air escaping right forward
and I ran forward to the exhaust from
the forepeak tank, said Haines- II saw
the forepeak tank was filing and the air
was coning out and the water was COM
Ing In. 1t was an overflow pipe, and
Weyl asked II there was any water in the
forepeak. The storekeeper went into the
forepeak. and there was water there. sir.
That is the forepeak. sir. not the forepeak
tank. The forepeak tank was full.
went down to look at No. 1 hole and
found the tarpaulin was bellying up,
showing that the water was coming in.
I went on the bridge and reported to the
chief officer. Then went to the boats on
the starboard side.
We had the boat crew there and Mr.
Murdoch came along with q crowd Of
M al vyo H11oA ho tel,
ladies and lowered the boats. and he told
me to lay OF and keep clear of the Ship
got the boat clear and laid out near the
ship. I did not think the ship would
going down by the head. pulled farther
away for the safety Of the people In the
beat. Mr.. Murdoch told me to get into
this boat.
Saw No People In Water.
did you 90 back near the ship?" asked
the senator.
Il had q boat load. sir, and asked the
| men II they thought 1t advisable to 60
room and az boat ~ss ov @so ne more
| go back thought would be dangerous"
How many men were there in the
I'VE had moro than atty in our boat
altogether. two Sailors and could not
| exactly say how many men, but there
were three or four stewards and three or
four hremen and Others"
l But how many men were there in the
II counted them" said Haines. al
guess about forty-five to forty-eight.
When there was. no mere women forth
/ coming the boat was full. they v ere sing.
j ing out for the women: and the men then
| jumped Id the bows of her and filled the
bow up. The boat was chock-a-block
sir.Y
AFTER you rowed away and had seen
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because they were all skylarking
and joking about 1T"
After the accident?"
Eyes, SIR"
Taylor said he only realized the Titanic
was sinking when he observed her go,
ing down "by the nose. he saio al
the lifeboats were pulling for the un-
known light that he believed to be
ships light.
The different ufeboats he said. kept
calling each other to keep informed
az to their positions.
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Hood S
Sarsap arilla

By virtue of its blood-purifying.
nerve-strengthening, stomach-ton-
ing, appetite-restoring properties,
is the one Great Spring Medi-
cine.
Get 1t today. In liquid form or chocolates
tablets called SARSATABS. -
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Much Foreign Capital.

1T is unfair to compare conditions ex-
listing in Mexico today with those in this
country during the civil war. particularly
as far as foreign investors in the coun-
try are concerned. The amount Of foreign
capital invested in Mexico today is proba-
bly, 1000 per cent larger than that which
was invested in the United States during
our civil war.
Almost all of the big industries and
properties in Mexico are owned or con-
troiled by foreign capital The very con-
ditions of the country and the CHAR
acter of the people render the conditions
different .
Mr.. Shepherd has closed down his Sill
yer and lead mining properties IN Chl-
huahua because it is impossible to get
supplies through without connscation. he
said TODAY that he did not know just
when he would return to Mexico. but that
to go there would be to no purpose under
present conditions.
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DIR. wright's Contention.

DR.. Wright outlined the efforts of the
United States along the line of interna-
tional conferences and agreements and
in the way Of federal regulation Of inter-
state business. to restrict the trafiic In
narcotics, and he contended that the pro-
posal to allow dental supply stores to
sell drugs was the letting down OF the
bars. II the dental supply houses en-
ployed q licensed pharmacist, he added.
they could sell the drugs.
The words dentists In the actual prac-
tice Of their profession" he declared.
were weak. as used in the proposed
amendment.
who's going to decide whether q man
10 in the actual practice of his profes.
siou?" asked DR.. Wright. "A dentist
might see q customer once q week. but
make the most Of his money In vending
cocaine and other narcotics"
Ibid you ever know an instance Of that
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Identify Forty-Nine More.

with OtnerS the DOdleS OF Col. Aston
and Mr.. Straus have been embalmed.
OF the 2O5 dead on board the Mackay.
Bennett the names Of ninety-one have
been sent ashore by wireless. The dis.
patch, which came through the steamer
Caledonia aud the. Cape Race station,
"Ismay. Care White Star Line. New
York: 90
Further names:
william Ale.
IF. Dutton.
-. Stone.
Philip ]. Stokes.
Edwin H. Petty.
william Eastwood.
''W. Hanton.
Thomas Anderson.
"A. Laurence.
-. Adams.
"a Boothby RagozZy
abel j. Butterworth.
"A. Robins.
Charles Louch.
"Olson F. Penny.
Charles Chapman.
Albert Wierz.
"Achille Wailens.
carl Asplande.
~. F. johnson.
II. Allen.
'W. Y. Anderson.
H. p. Hodges.
&c. Talbot
u. NJ. Robinson.
81. w Gill.
Eric Johansen.
"A. Lilly.
.EE' 7. Barker.
60 WonSy
"T Hewitt.
p. Connors.
Have Reen Emha1m.d
All Following TINS nave been en-
banned:
=. =. Jones.
lsioor Straus.
Heg Butter.
H. H. Harrison.
T. p, Newell.
John Jacob Astor.
Milton Clong,
w. C. Dulles.
H J. Allison.
George Graham.
Jacob Birnbaum
Austin Partner
F. F. White.
Tyrell w. Cavendish.
Hendrick K. Wilmer"
William Dobbyns, secretary OF Col.
Astor, said that he had been advised by
Col. Astor's body. Mr.. Dobbyns said that
xat"r.s steam Yacht Naoma was-in Hail all
fax and would look out for the body of
Col. Aston.
p.a 20 NJ ua r.s
HALIFAX. N. S.. April 26.-The body of
C. M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk
railway. has been added to the list of
identified dead picked UP near the scene
~ the Titanic disaster.
M. ,,.,,noa,,,a,, .,.s
FMS announcement. was mace TINS morn
Ing by a. e. Jones & Co.. Halifax agents
Of the White Star line, who received the
nav. In wireless MESSAGE from the
49, II. Nit.
csole sup A
More tnan nity wagon loaos OF comns
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ship, was made by Samuel Hem

ship, was made by Samuel Hem
ming, a seaman.
Hemming declared that he had
been awakened from his sleep by
the slight shock of the collision
and had gone back to bed, but
was soon alarmed by one of the
ships joiners, who rushed in and
ordered him and others to turn
out.
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Reads an Extract.

The part Of the letter from Dr. Wright
to which he was referring says:
II am not aware that the dentists have
to any extent been misusing habit-form-
ing drugs, but the dental supply houses
in the District have. I understand. been
handling large quantities OF poisons and
so-called habit-forming drugs and dispos-
ing Of the same in iolation Of the present
law"
DR.. Bryant also took exception to the
reference in DR.. Wright's letter to a
German law prohibiting the sale OF drugs
to dentists. ~ ).
III you have a couple Of nerves in
your mouth taken out without cocaine"
he added, looking at the senators on the
committee, II don't think you will be
impressed with the German law
II must have an operation performed
in my mouth In q short time" COM
mented Senator Johnston Of Alabama,
with q laugh. II think there ought to
be an exception in this law in favor
Of United States senator's"
DR.. Bryant said the preparations used
by the dentists. containing the narcotics,
are sold by the dental supply houses I'm
their original packages and on the written
order Of practicing dentist. and that.
until few years ago. the dental supply
houses sold those preparations for thirty
odd years.
without any criminal record In that
time DR.. Bryant added. land that's
more than can be said Of druggists"
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Sent Note to Engineer.


The witnesses examined by Mr.. Burton
were ali Of the opinion that the Titanic
steered clear the part OF the iceberg that
projected above the water. but did run on
q submerged portion Of It. All agreed
that the iceberg was hard to see in the
night. although the weather was clear.
One Of the seamen added new light to
what happened after the accident when
he said that Capt. Smith gave hin, q note
to carry to the chief engineer and that
the chief engineer. after reading 1t, said:
Tell Capt. Smith will do this as soon
as can" No light was shed on the
contents Of the mysterious note.
Alfred Oliver corroborated the testimony
Of. Mr.. Pitman that the women In the
lifeboat objected to going back. to the
scene Of the sinking to recover some who
were in the water.
Edward John Buley testified that after
he had left the Titanic in one boat he
was ordered into another by Omcer Lowe
and went back and rescued some who
were in tho water. On the trip back to
where the Titanic sank, he said, he saw
many bodies in the water, but most of
the people were dead.
The testimony OF other witnesses ex-
amined by individual senators was large
ly In corroboration OF previous testimony.
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BRITISTIERS PLEASED
OVER PLAN ADOPTED
TOEXPEDITE INQUIRY

Chairman William Alden Smith yester-
day afternoon took up the inquiry to de-
termine why vessels near the sinking IT,
tau.c did not hasten to her rescue. HI sent
the telegrams which summoned to Wash
ington today Capt. ]. H. Moore Of the
steamer Mount Temple. which passed
near the Titanic when she was in her
dire distress. and the captain and wire
less operator Of the liner Californian,
which sent the warning regarding dan
gerous ice in the vicinity Of the Titanic
To hasten the inquiry to q close, q new
plan Of conducting the examination OF
witnesses was adopted yesterday after
noon. when the days session OF the COM
mittee was adjourned. Each of the SEN
ators on the committee took several OF
the sailors In hand and talked to them. in
an efrort to find out what Of Importance
each: could testify to before the full com
Of Importance. it was propesss, are e g! De
land: others will be asked to testify be-
fore The, full soR@ittse n 5p, sh1 the i,
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George Thomas Rowe. q qu4rtermaAter,
examined by Senator Burton. commanded
the lifeE&at In which ]. Bruce Ismay
escaped from the sinking ship. Rowe
was ordered in charge Of the boat, the
ninth to leave, he said, by Capt. Smith.
He said no one asked Ismay to get in.
when Chief Omcer Wayl asked Il
there was no reply" said Rowe. 80
Mr.. Ismay came aboard the boat"
Can you say there were no more won-
en- and children Senator Burton asked.
Il could not see; but there were none
forthcoming"
You could see ground there on the
Il could see the fireman and steward
that completed the ships crew, but a.
regards any females. could not see
Were there any. men passengers be-
sides Mr.. Ismay and the other man. .
Mr. Carter?'
II did not see any, SIR
WAS 1t light SO that you could see
any one nearby?'
Yes, SIR
did you know Mr.. Ismay at tho
timer"
II did know him. SIR"
I'm going along on the water did he
ave any directions?'
II was In charge Of the boat"
Did you see Mr.. Ismay and Mr.. Car
Ter get N the DOat!
II saw the gentlemen get In. yes. sir. !"
inn" ' -
mo. SIR" said Rowe.
did you see Ofncer Weyl speak to
them?"
mo, SIR"
IT he had spoken to them would you
~. II think ;. 60 T.: because they got in the
And you were in the after part?''
II was" Rowe declared that when he
light He thought it was q ship.
Did you see any side nghts?' asked
Senator Burton.
No. sir. I think there was . ship
there. Indeed. am sure Of II. and that
s she was .,sra seller seller; judged the light to
"Dtd You see this light before the ship
struck?''
Yes. SIR
What was its ,Aearing with regard to
the Titanic. forward or aft?"
Fright forward, SIR"
Dead ahead?"
Not dead ahead. but just little on
W. H. Taylor Of Southampton, afs.
man on the Titanic. testified that his
back and save the lives OF the people
struggling in the water because .
majority OF those with him said "Pull
on on account OF the THAMES SECTION.
You heard the cries Of the people In
the water?' asked Senator Newlsnds.
yes. for ten minutes or . quarter OF
an hour"
Taylor said he saw nobody picked up
by the lifeboets. He said q majority Of
the crew did not realize that the Titanic
How do you knowr' demanded sem
ator NcWlands,
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shortly after The Stars report closed
yesterday afternoon. the committee went
into executive session in the room of
Chairman Smith and remained for. more
than half an hour When the hearing was
resumed. Chairman Smith asked Mr.. Mar
conf, who had been on the stand most OF
the day:
81 desire to ask whether an officer. d.
rector or employee of the International
Mercantile Marine, a&ter the coltiston.
asked you to enjoin silence on Titanic
Operator Bride Or Carpathia Operator
Gotham as to the time or the manner IN
which the accident occurred?
mo request was made and no order
was issued to stop any message" replied
Mr. Marconi. mo such instructions Of
any sort Of manner ever were issued.
Mr.. Marcont was then excused.
/: Chairman Smith then made statement
denying reports Of friction and lack OK
harmony among the members of the COM
mittee. He then announced the new plan
for examining the members OF the crew
and the committee adjourned until today.
QuartermaSter George T. Rowe ana two
other members OF the crew were examin-
ed by Senator Burton. Mr.. Rowe was
in command Of the lifeboat In which Mr..
Ismay was taken from the Titanic to the
Carpathia- His statement regarding the
circumstances under which MT. ismay
left the Titanic bore out in the main Mr..
Ismay's testimony-that inquiries were
made II there were any more women on
board.
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FIND AST0R'S BODY
Others Identified as isidor
Straus and c. N. Hays.
W00DYS NAME ON LIST
Mackay Bennett Will Reach Halifax
Monday Afternoon.
MANY C0FFINS IN READINESS
Special Funeral Train Will Carry
Victims to New York and
Philadelphia.

NEW YORn, April 26-The bodies Of
Col John Jacob Aston and Isidor Straus
OF this city, who lost their lives in the
Titanic disaster. have been recovered and
are on board the cable ship Mackay-Ben-
nett. News Of the recovery of the
bodies was contained in dispatch to the
White Star line company today.
Among the other bodies mentioned as
having been recovered is that of o. S.
Woody, the mail clerk.
The White Star line expects that the
Mackay- will reach Halifax Mon
day afternoon.
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Dr. Newell Of Ottumwa was pas
senger to Highland Wednesday even
ing.
Edward and Leonard Mowery of
Hedrick and Paul Lamb Of Ollie were
in Highland Friday.
B. II. Drummond Of Ottumwa spent
Sunday afternoon with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. L. Drummond.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Giltner and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Dimmitt of near Dahlonega at
tended the Mrs. Stevens funeral Sun
day.
Miss Laura Sellars spent Thursday
with her sister Miss M. Sellars of Of
tumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Dickins and Rev
Huff and family Of Farson were in
Highland Sunday afternoon.
Grant Davis and family Of near Rut-
ledge were calling on old friends here
Sunday
Mrs. N. Brown of Ottumwa spent
Saturday evening at the Geo. Bane
home.
Mrs M. L. Reiselt and son Fred were
passengers to Ottumwa on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Elder spent Sun
day in Hedrick.
W. r. Jones left for Chicago Satur-
day eevning.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carlisle,
Friday, son.
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SIGOURNEY.

Mrs. Howard MCGOWAN and Miss
Hazel Hawkins left Thursday evening
for Portland, Ore.
Martin Reinert, former resident OF
this city, but now Of Boulder, Colo.
came in Tuesday on his way to Wash
ington, D. c., where he will be Joined
by his wife and daughter and they will
sail for Europe for an extended trip
on the continent.
Word came here Wednesday Of the
death of A. Updegraff at Oskaloosa. Mr.
UpdegrafY was former resident of
this place where he was engaged in
busines s for many years and his death
came as a great surprise to this COM
munity. Funeral took place at Indian
apolis Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Orilla Croker and son Harlan
left Wednesday for Grand Junction
Colo, to visit the formers sister Mrs
A. ]. Harvey
]. M. Godfrey and W. H. Richardson
left Tuesday for Texas on a land seek
ing trip.
Rev. H. H. Hankins arrived wednes-
day from Bethany, Mo-, for an ex-
tended visit with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Belveall from
Rose Hill were Sigourney business call
ers Thursday.
Fred, Smith was a Sigourney busi-
ness visitor Thursday.
Miss Blanche Herman was passen-
ger for Des Moines Tuesday where she
will resume her school duties.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-15
HEALTH REPORT
GIVES DETAILS
CITY PHYSICIAN SHOWS THREE
CASES OF SCARLET FEVER;
TWO IN SCHOOL,.

City Physician e. T. Edgerly gave
in detail the health conditions IN OF
tumwa for the month OF May In his
report to the city board of health last
night He reported three cases OF
scarlet fever discovered during May
one OF which was brought into the
city by visitor and the other two
were found in the Franklin school
Inspection of all the pupils in this in
stitution by the city physician failed
to reveal any signs of the disease OF
any trace of its source in the two
cases. There have been no new cases
since May rs.
The ages of the decedents ranged
as follows:
Twenty-six deaths occ"vred during
May. Two under year; che between
the ages of l and 8; one between 10
and 20; two between 20 and 30; two
between 80 and 40;a five between 40
and so; ten between so and 80, and
three over 80 years. ...s g.
Three deaths were due to pnue-
monia, one from tuberculosis. tive
from cancer, four from apoplexy, three
from Bright's diseases, three from
diseases of the heart and blood YES
sells, and three from gastro-intestinal
diseases.
Dr. Edgerly stated that the greater
part of his official duties at the pres
ent time consisted of looking after
sanitary complaints and the abatement
of health nuisances. .
The city physician was appointed
by Mayor L. A. Gordon, "a delegate to
represent Ottumwa to the fifteenth an
nual international congress on hygiene
and demograph, to be held next month
In Washington, D. c.
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RICHLAN ..

Fred Hyzer, ]. w. Holloweu J. c,
Hinshaw, r. E. McCarty, Len Lewis
and Alvin Allen went to Fairfield on
Thursday evening and became mem
bers of the encampment, higher de-
gree in the l. O.. 0. F.
Capt. Jim Spence Of Knoxville who
spent Thursday and Friday in this
city, the guest Of old comrades and
friends departed for home Saturday.
Mrs. John Greenlee and son are Wis
iting relatives in Indianapolis Ind.
and other points. $40. ,-..
Miss Martha Neff of Wayland is Wis
iting her sister Mrs. w. F. Barnett.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and baby
are visiting in Washington with Mrs.
Smiths parents.
Fra Bergh of Minneapolis is Wis
iting here with his mother and grand
parents. .-,..
J. G. Ranous, wife and daughter Of
Keota and Arthur Famous Of Chicago
were visiting the T.. F. McCarty family
Friday
Mrs. Jesse Olive of Mt. Sterling is
visiting her mother Mrs. Eliza Kinney.
Quite number from here attended
Children's Day exercises at Woolson
Sunday evening at the Friends
church.
Evangelist Arthur Long Of Des
Moines filed the pulpit at the Christ
ian church Sunday morning and even
ing
Miss Mary Lewis has returned from
weeks visit near West Chester.
Miss Augusta Gear from the southern
part of Georgia is visiting here with
her uncle DR.. Ewell and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newt O'Laughlin, Miss
Effie OLaughlin and Miss Helen
Stuart of Washington spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Allen. -
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PENNINGTON.

Miss Ripple Cleave left Tuesday for
Harrisburg, Pa. where she will be the
guest of Mrs. NJ. G. Hilper for a couple
Of months.
Misses Iva and Thelma Good have
gone to Chicago to join their parents
who recently moved to that city.
Mrs. Catherine Bell Of Bonaparte Wis
tied with Mrs. Alpha Ware on Satur-
day. .
L. H. B. Reisner and wife Of Center
Vile were week end visitors at the
home of the formers parents Henry
Reisner and wife.
Mrs. ]. H. Rastofer and son Neal are
visiting relatives in Mt. Sterling.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Beeson visited
over Sunday with their daughter Mrs.
J. L. Hamlin in Keokuk.
Mrs. B. H. Chapman and baby OF
Centerville arrived Tuesday for a
visit with Mrs. Chapman's mother Mrs.
Sophia Reckmyer.
Mrs James Bennett and two sons of
Lacon, H., are visiting her parents Joe
Strope and wife.
]. L. Greenlee and wife of Kansas
City are the guests of their daughter
Mrs. A. T. s. OCea
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READY
FOR FLAG DAY
w. r. C. WITH 6. A, r. HAVE COM.
PLETED ARRANGEMENTS A
FOR CELEBRATION.

Everything is In readiness for the
big celebration of Flag day in Ottum.
wa Friday at p. m. The celebra-
ton takes place on the campus of the
Adams school where a huge green
sward is available for the exercises,
and these promise to be very pretty
and entertaining. The Women's Re-
lief Corps and the G. A. R. of both
posts are enthusiastic in their efforts
to make the occasion one to be re-
follows:
Song, America" Audience.
Invocation
Short address-Major A. H. Hamil.
ton, chairman of the day.
Reception of colors.
Flag bearer-Ruth Daggett. s.
Color guard-Mercedes Headley,
Marvel Rutherford, Mildred Nelson,
May Parker Margaret Scott, Gertrude
Barmash. Pauline Schwartz, Zelph
Porter, Sidney Scott.
Fife and drum corps-M. E. Jack
son, Thomas Hollingsworth, E. Hamp-
shire and James Hollingsworth
Address-Major Samuel Mahon.
Cornet solo, patriotic medley
Master Edward Rutledge. Accom-
PIANIST, Miss Agnes Elan.
Short extracts from orations-Mas-
tiers Martin Henry, Ralph Peters and
Rex Queeney.
Fife and drum corps-Selection.
Address-H. L. Waterman.
Reading-"The Flag That Has Never
Known Defeat. Miss Katherine Ad-
Tor.
Short extracts-Masters John Par
nell, Loren Pedrick, Loren Holly and
Eugene Parnell
Address to the children-Command
er Charles Schwartz.
Short talks by several veterans will
be followed by song closing the exer-
cises.