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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1912-09-05
CookeviIle Library

On Saturday afternoon at meeting
of the stockholders of the Cookeville
Library the following proceedings were
had to-wit; F. E. Collier, R. B. Cap
shaw, Jere Whitson. o. K. Holladay,
j. Arnold, Mrs. D. L. Lansden, and
Mrs. r. Smith were elected the Board
Of Directors for the ensuing year and
until their successors in office were
elected.
The following officers were elected:
Jere Whisson, President; R. B. Cap
shaw, Vice President; Mrs. D. L. Lans-
den, Secretary; ]. Arnold, Treasurer.
Miss Laura Copeland, Librarian; O. K.
Holiday, E. H. Boyd, Mrs. D. L. Lans-
den, Mrs. r. Smith and Miss Laura
Copeland, Book Committee.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1912-09-05
Cali For a Senatorial Convention

Call or SenatOrldl ConVention
For the purpose of nominating a
Democratic candidate for State Senator
for the counties Of Overton, Clay, Pick
EFT, Fentress, Putnam and Jackson,
composing the Tenth Senatorial district,
a convention is hereby called to meet
at Livingston, Tennessee. at IL o'clock
noon, Saturday, September %, 1912.
Said convention to be composed of dele
gates, selected from each of the above
counties, at such time and place, and
in the manner, as may be determined
by the Democratic organization in each
county.
This Aug. 27, 1912.
w. R. Officer, Chairman Senatorial
Committee, and Chairman Democratic
Executive Committee, Overton Co.
D. E. Slagle, Secretary.
L. T. Smith, Chm. Dem. Ex Con-.
Fentress county,
w. F. Brown, Chm. Dem. Elk. Com.
Clay county.
w. B. Matheny, Chm. Dem. Elk. Com,
Pickett county.
j. A. Carlen, Chm. Dem. Elk. Com.
Putnam county
H. L. Baugh, Chm. Dem. Elk. Com.
Jackson county.
81 have been somewhat costive, but
Doan's Regulets give just the result |
desire. They act mildly and regulate
the bowels perfectly. Geo. B. Krauss
Altoona, Pa.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1912-09-05

Pleasant Hill Academy, Pleasant Hill /,
Tennessee, opens Sept. II for its fall
term Of fourteen weeks. Board, tut
ton, furnished room, washing and
lights SO. % per month of four week..
Usual teaching force and ample accom-.
mediation. w. E. Wheeler, Principal. 4
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1912-09-05

The Savoy has something new
to offer to it's many patrons, be-
ginning Monday, Sept. 9. every
1Oc ticket will be good for 10
votes to be cast for the most
popular young lady in Cookeville.
The Savoy will give something
nice in the way Of a present to
the one getting the greatest
number Of votes to and including
Oct. 81; votes will be counted
every day and results be shown
on the screen at Savoy every
night. Come Monday night.
Sept. 9th, and nominate your
candidates. This will be run on
the square, as all the Savoy's do
ings are done. We are giving
better programs every week.
The presents will be displayed in
some store window in a few
days.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
A Pertinent Question.

New York. April 1a.-In connection
with a gift of $4,000 which Andrew
Carnegie made today to the relief
fund for the Titanic sufferers. the fol-
lowing correspondence between the
retired iron master and Mayor Gaynor
was made public:
New York. April Is, 1912.
Dear Mayor: What was the II.
tanic doing up among the ice when
she had the whole Atlantic ocean
south open and free? This is the root
of the matter. Passenger steamships
should he compelled to keep far south
below the range of icebergs at all sea-
sons. Life boats are secondary to this
vital requirement.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
TITANIC GREW
PUT UNDER COVER
White Star Officials Trying
to Keep Them From
Testifying

New York April 19.-1nsenced b;'
the few stray bits of information
given out last night by the members
OF the crew of the Titanic. the off,
Gals of the White Star line today
Kept the men so thoroughly under
cover that no trace of their where
abouts could be discovered until late
TINS morning. when it was found q
portion OF them had been transferred
where they were held in communl-
cado. The four surviving officers Of
the Titanic. when they arrived on the
Carpathia. We're quickly transferred
to the Red Star liner, where they re-
malned until they were summoned to
appear before the senate investigating
committee. These officers had been
instructed to refuse to answer uues-
tons except those propounded by the
committee.
Where are the members of the
crew." one of them was asked.
Why?" said the officer sharply.
Every one is anxious to hear their
SIDE OF the story. Their version of
the tragedy might throw some addt-
tional light on it,
Its nobody's business" snapped
the officer.
He declined to talk further and his
mates were equally uncommunicative.
1t developed today that J. Burce Is
may had instructed Vice President
FRANKLIN of the same organization to
segregate the Titanic's men as soon
as they arrived on the Carpathia.
lsmay urged Franklin to make every
effort to smuggled the men into se-
ciuslon as soon as they landed on the
pier and to make speedy preparations
10 get them out of the country.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
Lett MURDOCH s ea TGER T1Y
CHRONOLOGY
OF ILL-FATED
GIANT LINER

{. s. - ..
From the facts completed by
the arrival of the rescue ship. the
Titanic's story, which begun in
the fall of 1908. when the White
star Line announced its proposal
to eclipse all previous records in
shipbuilding with vessel Of stag
gering dimensions may be out
lined chronologically as follows:
19O9-Keel of the gigantic YES
sci laid at Garland and Wolff
yards. Belfast.
1911, May 31-Vessel launched
and christened Titanic.
1912-Completed and fully fur
nished with an outlay of about
$1O,0OO.OOO.
April 10. noon-Starts on her
maiden trip from Southampton to
New York via Cherburg.
April 14-Sent routine wireless
warning ashore of presence of
iceberss off Grand Banks of
New Foundland.
11:40 p. m.-Titanic strikes an
iceberg in latitude 41.16 north,
longitude sofa west.
acknowledgements and other
vessels hear Titanics call for
help.
April 10, lZ:Ul-IltanlCS IS Wire
less put out o, commission and
flashes given that boat is sinking
by head. and women and children
put off in life boats.
100 a. m.-First news reached
the United States by way of AL
Ian Line offices, Montreal. the
= Virginian reporting that the I'll
tanic struck an iceberg.
2:20 q. m.-Titanic sinks.
500 a. m.-Nireless from Cape
Race station directed the Asso-
ciated Press gives the first in
formation of the serious disater
by the teamer Carpathia.
300 to 1O:00 a. m.-No ad-
: vices.
= 1900 m.-Titanic reported still
afloat and all saved.
1880 p. m.-White Star Line Of
ficials admit there was probably
great loss of life.
April 16.-The Carpathia sends
wireless list of survivors. fail
' ing to account for about 1900
: persons. including scores of
wealthy and prominent people.
April 17.-Hope given up that
other vessels had saved any of the
victims.
: April 1s.-Two days elapsed
without the slightest description
of the disaster.
$50 p. m.-Rescue ship docks
: at New York with 745 of the pas
sengers and crew. confirming the
loss all others and bringing the
= first details Of the Titanic dis
aster.
sss sssss sss"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
VESSEL WAS NOT
0VERSPEEDEO
Captain of Carpathia Tells of
His Rescue Prepara-
tions and Work.

New York, April 19.-Lady Cosmo
Duff Gordon, who left in one of the
last Of the Titanic boats. said the
panic began to seize some of the re-
naming passengers by the time her
boat was lowered away.
Every one seemed to be rushing
for that boat. Nearly the last of all
she said a few men crawled in and
We were turned back by Captain
Smiths revolver. Several were felled
before order was restored. Just as we
weer about to clear the ship a man
made rush to get aboard and was
shot. He was apparently killed and
the body fell into the boat at our
feet. It remained there until we
weer picked up by the Carpathia."
Adjusting his cuff. Ismay was vis-
IDLY nervous when he took the stand.
eponse to few formal questions, he
said he sailed as "a voluntary pas
senger on the Titanic.
Senator Smith began to ask the
witness to detail his experience on
the Titanic.
Ismay interrupted, but Senator
Smith continued. Then Ismay said
he desired to express sincere grief
at the catastrophe and welcome at
the fullest inquiry.
Il was asleep when the accident
occurred" said Ismay. II UNDER
stand you have been told the Titanic
was running at full speed. It never
did run at full speed. She was built
to go eighty revolutions and had
mover been speeded up to that. We
never had all her boilers working. It
was our intention to speed the boat
up to the full quota on Tuesday,
Although he came on "a volun-
to see how the ship worked and in
upon. A representative Of the build
or. Mr.. Andrew. was also on board,
Ismay said.
Did he survice?" asked Senator
Smith.
'Unfortunately. no."
Ismay testified he knew some ice
had been reported in the vicinity of
the ship. The witness sal he knew
nothing Of the Amerika and Titanic
talking by wireless about the ice
bergs. He said he sent no wireless
after the Titanic struck.
The witness said he W in the life
boat with four members Of the crew
and forty-five passengers. He assert
ed there was no jostling and that the
women and children nearest the rail-
ing were selected.
Captain ostrum testified that when
he reached the scene of the wreck
he saw huge iceberg and at dawn
saw the Iifeboats. With In a radius
OF four miles wreckage was strewn
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
TELLS SENATE COMMITTEE HOW
He SUCCEEDED IN GETTING IN LIFE BOAT

about. he said. The survivors were
all aboard the Carpathia by 500
O'Clock. Three members of Titanic S
crew We're taken from the life boats
dead from exposure. They were bur-
led at sea.
The life boats on the Titanic. Cap
tain Rostrum said. We're all new and
In accordance with British regula-
tions. He saw one body. floating in
the ocean at the scene of the wreck.
::The last message from the Titanic"
said the captain, was that the engine
room was nearly full of water. re-
Piled that ! was rushing to her aid
and expected to reach her position
about 1870"
The captain asserted he regarded
the course taken by the Titanic as
appropriate. safe and wife" at this
time of the year.
Ismay asserted he didn't see the
Titanic go down. "I didn't want to
see her go down." he said. II was
rowing in the life boat all the time
until We were picked up" He said
he turned to look once before the Ii
tanic went down and that he saw
only her green light. He estimated
that her speed when she struck was
twenty-one knots.
41c tcSllileQ lIle 1lldHlC HdO uHUeT.
gone a thorough government inspec-
ton before starting on her trip: that
she had the proper number of life
boats as provided by the English
law, and that it she had struck head
on in all possibility she would still
have been afioat as with any two Of
the larger compartments in the ship
full Of water. she would still float.
AT the close of Ismay's examina-
ton he was asked by Senator Smith
the day for another call before the
ed it was desired to hear the captain
Captain Rostron said he had been
a seaman twenty-five years. He told
of receiving the message of the Ti-
tanic and Immediately giving the Or
der to turn the ship around as soon
as the Titanic had given her position
He asserted the Titanic was fifty
eight miles west Of the Carpathia's
position.
II told the chief engineer to put
on another watch Of stokers and to
make all speed for the Titanic" said
Captain Rostron. Il told the first Of
ficer to stop all deck work. to get
our life boats and be ready for an
emergency. instructed the chief
steward and doctors of the Carpathia
as to their duties. They were in
structed to be ready with all supplies
necessary for an emergency"
The captain told in detail the ar.
rangements made to prepare the
boats and ship for the receipt Of the
survivors,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
PASSENGER SHOT
AND BODY FELL
INTO THE BOAT

New York, April 19.-when asked
concerning the circumstances under
which he left the boat Bruce Ismay.
managing director Of the Interna-
tional Merchant Marine company,
who testified before the senate in
vestigating committee into the IT,
tanic disaster, replied almosht In q
Whisper:
zone of the boats was being filed.
The officers called out to know IL
there were any more women 70.
There were none. There were no
passengers on deck. As the boat was
being lowered I rot into Il"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
MONEY POURED IN
TO RELIEVE THE
NEEDY VICTIMS
Cash Ready to Care For Ev-
cry One Who Needs
Financial Aid.

New York. April 19.-The relief
fund started by Mayor Gaynor in re-
sponse to a cable from the lord mayor
OF London and the fund of the Won.
ems relief committee had hardly been
announced yesterday before contribu-
tions began to pour in. Before tha
day was over. over $25.0Oo had been
received at tho mayors office and be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 at No.
Lexington avenue. the residence Of
Mrs: Abra ham s. Hewitt. In addition
to this nearly $4,000 was collected by
newspapers making about $4,000
raised during the day from various
sources.
The largest individual subscription
was that of j. p. Morgan and COM
rany' This firm sent a check for
$4,000 as soon as it was learned that
the mayor had started II fund.
Andrew Carnegie gave $1,000 and
there were several subscription OF
81 900 each.
The American Red Cross society
was allowed by the floor committee OF
the stock exchange to start fund
there was although the amount sub
scribed by the brokers during business
hours was not announced. S. S. Bick-
nell. agent of the society declared that
he had received several thousand dol
lars.
The promptest emergency work was
that of special committee from the
New York stock exchange which
brought to the pier a box containing
$4,000 in cash for immediate distri-
button. This money was raised yes.
terday when it became established
that many of the Titanic survivors
would be without means OF getting to
their inland homes and that to raise
fund for such a purpose would en-
tall great sacrifice on the part of their
relatives and friends.
a great part of this fund will be
used for the third class passengers.
Scores of these immigrants were com
ing to this country with Just enough
money to meet the immigration re-
quirements. Having lost all they had
these people. are dependent upon this
money for their start in this country
or for their return to Europe The
distribution to the third class pass
| engers will not be made until the
trained charitable workers have made
an investigation and ascertained their
requirements.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
Popc's EXPRESSION.

Rome. April 19.-Thc osservatre
Romani publishes the following off,
cial communication:
The pope has learned with deep re-
gret that among the victims of the
ruthless disaster to the Titanic which
has SO profoundly grieved him was
Major Butt. returning from visit to
Rome. Major Butt had been the bear
er of an autograph letter from the
president of the United States to the
pontiff and now on returning home
had an autograph letter from the pope
to the president together with an
answer from Cardinal Merry Del Val.
the papal secretary. to letter ad-
dressed to him by the president.
The pontiff while expressing to
President Taft his profound sympathy
and sorrow for all, fastened to ask for
news respecting the fate of Major
Butt. President Taft Immediately an.
swered expressing to the pope his pro-
found gratitude for the interest and
sympathy shown by the pope towards
the sufferers. and adding that unfor-
tunately there was no hope that Major
Butt has been saved"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
MAN COMING TO
NORTH DAKOTA
LOST HIS MONEY

New York. April 1s.-charles
Dahl, an Austrian, who took the Tt
tahic from Southampton en- route to
ms mothers home in North Dakota,
lost in the sinking ship a wallet con.
tanning all the money he had In the
world. Telling of his experience he
said:
II was in bed when the crash
came. Without stopping to dress I
rushed on deck and in some way. I
don't know how. 1 found myself in
the water. I must have junped.
The height was terrible Men were
fighting women to get in the boats.
heard several shots fired around
me. l was picked up by one of the
boats'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
REGULARS WON.

Washington. April ia straight
administration victory was the result
OF the elections this year of the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion, now in annual session. The fol-
lowing were among vice presidents
general elected:
Mrs. Laverne Moves. Illinois. and
Mrs William II. Crosby. Wisconsin.
Editor of the magazine will be Miss
e. o. Denniston of Pennsylvania.
Final disposition was made by the
Chalkley manuscripts. which have
been subject of debate among the
daughters for years. when it was de-
cided today to give them to Mrs. Mary
S. Lockwood. state regent for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. who. it was said.
would publish them under her own
name.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
HELD UP BY ROMANCE.

San Francisco, April ls.-Aided by
a romance a girl and a taxicab DELAYED
the departure Of the Nippon Maru ten
minutes here today.
The manager of the line ordered the
vessel held after a man rushed to the
bridge announcing that Miss Clarice
Cole of Houston. Texas. was coming
in taxicab to take the vessel for
Hong Kong, where she was to be mar.
ried.
Miss Cole did not reveal the name
OF her fiance who 10 believed to be an
army ofncer In the Philippines.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
NINE YEAR OLD MURDER.

Newark, N. j., April 19.-Daniel
Dugan. Jr.. 9 years old, son Of District
Court Judge Dugan of Orange. was to.
day sentenced by Judge Martin to
serve a term Of from Ave to ten years
in state prison. He recently was con.
victed of manslaughter. Young Dug.
an last December while driving an au.
tomobile at a high rate of speed. ran
over and killed Leo McDermot, . boE!
In Orange.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
LAWYER GOT THIRTY DAYS.

Chicago. April 19.-Maurice w.
Crafts. a young Cleveland lawyer
charged with using the mails in at
tempts to defraud. pleaded guilty be-
fore United States District Judge Car
thirty days in Jail.
An earnest plea for leniency was
made by the young mans uncle, Clay
ton E. Crafts. former speaker of the
Illinois general assembly and Others
A real estate transaction involving
the state bank of La Grange, a Chi
cago suburb, caused the downfall of
young Crafts.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

Continued en Psss g.y
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
ANDREW Carnegie"
ADril Is. 1912

Dear Mr.. Carnegie: AS usual you
have hit the nail exactly on the head.
They had no business up there among
the icebergs and being there they
should have stopped. The question Of
life boats is a secondary one I thank
you exceedingly for your generous
check for $1,000 for the sufferers.
Sincerely yours,
y. W. Gaynor. mayor"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

. . I.
THE WEATHER, =
North Dakota: Generally fair =
tonight and Saturday. Cooler in 8
west and central portions tonight. =
Frost tonight. =
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-29
Sparrow Set. Hou.. AbIaze.

An English sparrow was the cause
OF three houses catching fire at Law
renceburg. Ind, recently. and had It
not been for the prompt work Of the
neighbors and friends all would have
been destroyed. The sparrow was
building nest under the caves of the
home of Mrs. Mary Webber, and 1t
picked up long cotton string from q
pile of rubbish that had Just been
burned. With the burning string in
Its beak. the sparrow few to the roof
Of Mrs. Sophia Shafer's house, then
to Otto McCright's house and then to
the roof Of Emanuel Wuest's home.
where It dropped the burning string.
A fire started in the shingles of each
building. Each was extinguished by
neighbors before much damage was
DONE
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-29
SPORT.
STANDING OF WESTERN LEAGU

The Brooklyn club of the National
League released Pitcher Summers.
Jack" Johnson, in Chicago, again
announced that he would retire from
the ring.
The city commissioners have decid-
ed that hereafter there will be no
more prize fights on holidays in Sac
ramento.
Pitcher Phil Douglass has been re-
turned to the Chicago Americans by
Manager Isbell of the Des Moines
Western League Club
Maurice E. Mclaughlin of San Fran
cisco and Thomas c. Bundy of Los
Angeles are the 1912 lawn tennis dou-
bles champions of America.
Grover Hayes, lightweight of Column
bus, Ohio, sailed from San Francisco
for Australia, where he is scheduled
for five fights of twenty rounds each.
Miss Ruth Chisholm of the Euclid
Golf Club, Cleveland, made low medal
score, SO, in the qualifying round OF
the Women's Western Golf champion-
ship at Hinsdale, near Chicago.
Joe Armstrong of ST. Paul won the
final match in the singles in the mid
die West tennis tournament on the
Omaha field club course, beating Ray
Bronson of Mitchell. S. D., 81. 6-4, 6-2.
w. 7. Hayes of Chicago and Ray
Bronson of Mitchell, S. D., won the
midwest tennis championship in
doubles. at Omaha, Neb., beating
Crunden Of st. Louis and Potter of
Omaha
Don Clark of Columbus, Ohio, in
races held by the Cleveland Motor
cycle Club here on the one mile dirt
track broke the worlds record by COW
ering 100 miles in 95 minutes and 10
seconds. The former record was 80
minutes.
California's sweep of the lawn ten
mis- honors OF the country was complet.
ed at Newport, II. l., when Maurice E.
Mclaughlin of San Francisco, won the
championship in singles by defeating
Wallace f. Johnson of Philadelphia in
three out of five sets. The scores were
So, 2-G, SIS, ca, 6-2.
Gilpin observer., 1912-08-29
WASHINGTON.

Congress closed a 2G6.day session on
Monday.
Senator Guggenheim sailed for Eu-
rope, to be absent about a month.
Senator Warren left for Wyoming.
The Adams and American Express
Companies. indicted for violations of
the interstate commerce act, must face
trial.
A memorial fountain to the late Mai.
A. W. Butt, who was lost in the Titan
ic disaster. was provided for by Con.
gress.
President Taft has signed the bill
regulating traffic on the Panama canal
and the postoffce and army appropria.
tlon bills.
Secretary of War stimson left
Washington for tour of inspection OF
Western military posts, going by way
of New York.
countervailing duty on importa-
tions of wheat and rye flour and split
peas from Germany was ordered by
Secretary MacVeagh because these
commodities enjoy a bounty from the
German government.
The deficiency BILL passed by the
Senate carries an appropriation of 49,.
100000 to pay the amount of n judg.
ment rendered by the court of claims
in favor OF the confederatpd bands of
Utes of Colorado and Utah.
With $4,000 appropriated by Con.
gress, the biological survey will en-.
deavor to prevent starvation among
the 10000 elk of the Jackson Hole re.
gion of Wyoming.
All first and second class postoffices
will be closed on Sundays as result
of one provision of the new postal
appropriation bill passed by Congress
and signed by President Taft. 81
Within an hour after the adjourn.
ment. OF Congress, President Taft was
on his private car bound for Beverly
and a vacation he expects will be
broken but little until December