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The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19
INITIATIVE PETITIONS
 COMING IN RAPIDLY

Ilttle Rock, Feb. 19.-Tne ini tiative petitions are pouring in ranidly and the prediction of pov Anderson that 75, ,000 names nav be secured. Every mail brings it's contribution of peti- lions to the office of Rev. Frank Barrett, where they are record od to be filed later with the sec rotarv of state. All who have netitions are urged to circulate them as rapidly as possible and send them in. The person who sends in the largest number of signers by May 1 will be award ed free trip on the state wide special through Arkansas next summer. He will be given trans portation, sleeping car and din 
 ing car service free of charge. It is announced that any contes> tant may get the signature of any legal voter anywhere in the state.
 Rev. l.. c. Graz of Walnut Ridge reports that he has started the circulation of the petition in every township of Lawrence county and has promised to send in at least 1000 signatures soon. Up to the present time, Rev. c. F. lively of Sulphur Rock has sent in the largest number of signatures to the petition.
 pr. Horace E. Ruff of Heber, a former member of the legisla- ture, is chairman of the commit, tee in Cleburne county, and re- ports splendid results from thorough canvass of the county. Rev A. P. Schofield, manager of the Baptist Book House of Little Rock, is giving practically all of his time to the statewide propa. ganda.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19
WORK PROGRESSING
 ON UNION STATION

More workmen arrived today to erect the new passenger sta. tion in this Scity. There are a large number of workmen of all kinds at work on this structure now and it is given out that the building will be ready for oc- cupancy within the next sixty days.
 The new union station will be a pretty one, being built of red brick and stone. The founda. tion has been completed several days and brick laying was begun last week. The contractors have a full force of men and there will be 10 delay.
 Extra gangs and section men are grading and laying new sid ings to better facilitate the handl- ing of trains.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19
News Notes

Mt. Etna is again active and an eruption is expected.
 Gen. J. B. Weaver, Peoples Party choice for president in 1892, died Feb. 6.
 In battle Feb. 5 at Chui Chow. China, 1500 imperial troops were killed and 500 captured.
 Famous old Congress Hall. Philadelphia, is being restored. Washington W a S inaugurated there.
 Thurman c. White, who sen fenced to death Leon Czolgolz, murderer of President McKin. ley, died Feb. 7 at Buffalo.
 Russians seized a quantity of ammunition at Tabriz and while hauling it to camp it exploded, killing sixteen and wounding seven.
 Ex- Governor Herrick, of Ono, has been appointed ambassador to France. His name was sent to the Senate for confirmation Feb. 7.
 Constantinople has rejected peace proposals which were pre- scented with Italy's consent. She thinks she can get better terms by waiting.
 Thirty or forty men were in- dicted secretly by federal grand jury at Indianapolis Feb. 6 for suspected connection with the McNamara dynamiting cases.
 England is aroused over the sentence of Bertrand Steward who was sent to a German prison on a charge of being spy.
 American missionaries have presented Bibles to all the off cials of the new Chinese repub- lie, including Sun Vat Sen, it's president.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19
Hints From the Paris Shops

Plain, flat revers will be a pro- domi hating feature in spring suits.
 Shadow veilings with silk.run designs have a promise of popu- larity.
 The notched collar prevails with the mannish tailored suit for spring.
 Taffetas will be used a great deal in millinery during the coming season.
 Draped toques of satin and changable taffeta are extremely fashionable.
 Pearl decorations have a won derful popularity; they belong" everywhere.
 Broad, black ribbons, with jewel buckles, are taking the place of watch chains.
 The liking for glowing red tones is evidenced in the newest gowns from Paris.
 The new color note is the in>
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19
MENINGITIS FOUR
 MILES FROM CITY

Talmage Lowdermilk, a young man 23 years of age, son of Jim Lowdermilk, was stricken with meningitis yesterday afternoon and the latest reports from him are that his condition is very critical.
 MT. Lowdermilk is at the home of his father four miles east of this city. He returned last week from a trip in Texas and it is supposed that he con- tracted the disease while there. Physicians have injected serum and while he is suffering terrible agony, there is every reason to believe that he will recover.
 No new cases have developed here. Sheriff Dillard continues to improve and the little Denson girls condition is somewhat bet. ter.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19
STATE AID TO
 HIGH SCHOOLS

According to the statement of B. W. Torreyson, Professor of Secondary Education and Sec retary of the State Board of Ed ucation, state aid to high schools is proving of great benefit to Arkansas, although this plan has been introduced for the first time this school year.
 The last legislature authorized an apportionment of $50,000 a year from the school fund to be applied by the State Board of Education in aiding high schools provided the high schools met the requirements of the state board and opened their doors without tuition to all pupils of the respective counties and to all public school teachers.
 Aid has been granted this school year to II high schools to establish normal training de- partments, to 19 four ear schools, to 26 three-ye schools, and to 3S twoyear schools-94 in all. The total enrolment in the state high schools at the close of the first term was 6,121, of which LIZA were pupils from outside the districts and 291 are taking the normal training courses, pre- paratory to becom- ing teachers.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19

troduction of the so. called natur- al or tan effects, beginning at the palest champagne and shading to the deep strong color known as khaki.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19

Hon. s. Brundidge, of Searcy, candidate for United States Sen ator, will address the voters of Prescott, Thursday, February P.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-02-19
Banks N0f Alike
 8

Banks are no more alike than are individuals. Their greatest point of difference usually lies in the Security and Service placed at the disposal of patrons.
 The banking service business man receives, be he farmer, merchant or professional man; is of importance to his business success.
 For seven years the Bank of Pres colt in Prescott has served the business men of Nevada County faithfully, ex- tending every accommodation consist ent with sound banking.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
Sixteen Boats Carry All the
Saved from Wrecked Liner.

sixteen boats we're in the formed pro-
cession which entered on the terrible
hours of rowing, drifting and suspense.
Women wept for lost husbands and
sons, sailors sobbed for the ship which
had been their pride; men choked back
tears and sought to comfort the wild
owed. Perhaps, they said, other boats
might have put off In another direc-
ton toward the last. They strove,
though none too sure themselves, to
convince the women of the certainty
that a rescue ship would appear.
early dawn brought no ship, but not
long after ; n. m. the Carpatbia, far out
of her path and making eighteen In
stead of her yyOnted fifteen. showed her
single red and black smOkestack upon
the horizon. In the Toy of that mo-
mcnt the heaviest Eriefs were froEot-
ten.
soon afterward Captain Rostrom
and Chief Steward Hughes were well
coming chilled an6 bedraggled arrivals
over the Carpathia's side.
THE silence of the Carpathia's en-
gines, the piercing cold, the clamor of
many voices in the companion ways
had caused me to dress hurriedly and
awaken my wife at $40 a. m. Monday.
Our stewardess, meeting me outside,
pointed to a wailing host in the rear
dining-room and said: From the IL
tanic. She's at the bottom of the
ocean,
"At the ships side a moment later,
1 saw the last of the line of boats dis
charge their loads and saw women,
some with cheap shaw!s about their
heads, some with the costiliest of fur
cloaks, ascending the ships side. And
such JOY as the first sight of our ship
may have given them had disappeared
from their faces, and there were tears
and signs of faltering as the women
were helped up the ladders or hoisted
in swings. For lack of room to put
them, several of the Tltauic's beats,
after unloading were set adrift.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
Mrs. Straus Refuses to Go and
Remains with Husband.

"Isador Straus. supporting his wife
On her way to a lifeboat, was held back
by an memorable guard. Another
officer strove to help her to a seat of
safety, but she brushed away his arm
and chung to her husband, crying: I
will not go without you"
Another oma took her place and
her form, clinging to her husbands, be-
came part of a picture now drawn in
delibly In many minds, Neither wife
nor husband, so far as anyone knows,
reached a place Of safety.
Colonel Aston. holding his young
wife's arm. stood d~ecorously aside MS
the officers spoke to him and Mrs. Aston
and her maid were ushered to seats.
Mrs. Henry b. Harris parted i'm like
manner from her husband. saw him last
Mt the raj beside Colonel AstOr. Walter
NJ. Clark. Of Los Angeles, nephew of
the Montana Senator, Joined the line of
men as his young wife, %sObbing, was
placed In one of the craft. Let him
come, there's ROOM cried Mrs. Emil
TaussIg, as the men of the White star
Line mOtioned to her husband TO leave
her, 1t was with difficulty that he re-
leased her hold to permit her to be led
TO her place.
George B. Widener, who had been in
Captain Smiths company a few mo-
after the crash, was another
whose wife was parted from him and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
Women First Rule Rigidly
Observed for Most Part.

When the rush of frightened women
and crying children to the deck began,
enforcement of the Women first rule
became rigid. Officers loading some
OF the boats drew revolvers, but in
most cases the men, both passengers
and crew., behaved in a way that called
for no such restraint.
"It Is also related that when a cook,
after Captain Smith had gone into the
sea. sought to pull him aboard a life
BOAT the captain exclaimed, Let me
go!' and Jerking away, went down.
Many of those drawn into the vor-
tex, despite the preservers. did not
come up again.
I'm the loading OF the first boat re-
striction of sex was not made, and 1t
seemed to the men who filed in beside
the women that there would be boats
enough for all. But the ships officers
knew better than this and, as the
spreading fear caused an earnest ad-
vance toward the suspended craft the
order Women f1rst!' was heard and the
men were pushed aside.
"TO the scene of the next two hours
ON those decks and I'm the waters below
such adiectives as dramatic and 'trag-
ic' do but poor Justice. With the
knowledge of deadly peril gaining
greater power each moment over those
men and women the nobility of the
greater part, both among cabin psssen-
gers, officers, crew and steerage, as
serted itself.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
Knew Hours Before the Crash
OF Nearness of the lCebergs.

"That the Titanie's officers knew sew
eral hours before the crash of the pos
sfble nearness of the ieebergs.
THAT the Titanic's speed, nearly
twenty-three knots an hour, was not
~slackened.
''That the number of lifeboats on the
Titanic was insufficient to accommo-
date more than one-third of the pas
sengers, to say nothing of the crew.
Most members of the crew say there
were sixteen llfeboats and two col
lapsibles; none say there were more
than twenty boats in all. The 700 who
escaped filled most OF the sixteen life
boats and the one collapsible which
got away TO the limit Of their ca
pacity.
"Had the ship struck the iceberg
headOn mt whatever speed, and with
whatever resulting shock, the bulkhead
system of watertight compartments
would probably have saved the vessel.
As one man expressed 1t, 1t was the
fmpOssibIe that happened when with a
shock u~nbelievably mild the ships side
WINS torn for a length which made the
buIkhead system ineffective.
THE Titanic was 1,f99 miles from
Queenstown and 1871 miles from New
York. speeding for a maiden voyage
record. The night was starlit, the sea
CLASSY. Lights were out in most OF
the staterooms and only two or three
congenial groups remained in the pub
lie rooms.
TN the crow's-nest, OF lookout, and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19

boats after the collision and declares
the officers on the bridge, one of them
Second officer Murdoch, promptly
worked the electrical apparatus for
closing the watertight compartments.
He believes the machinery was in
some way so damaged by the crash
that the front compartments failed to
close tightly, although the real ones
were secure.
"Whiteman's manner of escape was
unique. He was blown off the deck
by the second of the two explosions of
the boilers and was in the water more
than two hours before he vas picked
up by a raft.
1.-THE explosions" Whiteman said,
were caused by the flushing in of the
icy water on the boilers. A bundle
of deck chairs, roped together. was
blown off the deck with me and I
struck my back, injuring my spine, but
1t served al a temporary raft.
1.-THE crew and passengers had faith
in the bulkhead system to save the
ship and we were lowering a collapsible
boat, all confident the ship would get
through, when she took a terrific dip
forward and the water rushed up and
swept over the deck and into the en-
CINE rooms.
1.-The bow went clean down and I
caught the pile of chairs as I was
washed up against the rail. Then
came the explosions and blew us fif-
teen feet.
CATER the water had filed the for
ward compartments the ones at the
stern could not save her. They did de-
lay the ships going down. II It wasn't
for the compartments hardly anyone
could have gOt array.
THE water vas too cold for me to
swim and I was hardly more than 100
feet away when the ship went down.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19

gave hope to many ome who were
encouraged in the belief that the Cali
fornia might have picked up their
loved ones.
Captain Rostrom's decision to
abandon the Mediterranean begun the
Thursday before and to return to an
American port was soon known to the
passengers. At first it was reported
that Halifax or Boston would be the
destination, but at noon the notice of
the intended arrival at New York
three days later was posted. Few
man of the Carpathia's passenger list
slept in a bed on any of the nights
that followed. They and the men of
the Titanic lay in chairs on decks, on
dining tables or smoking room couches.
Robert Hlckens, one of the six sur
viving quartermasters of the Titanic,
the mar who was on duty at the wheel
when the ship struck the iceberg, told
me the story of the wreck on the Car
pathia Thursday.
Save for the surviving fourth off,
Ger. Boxhall, whose lips are sealed.
Hickens saw Sunday nights tragedy
at closer range than any man now liy-
ing. This is his story:
Il went on watch at y O'CLOCK sun
day night and stood by the man at the
wheel until 10. At 10 1 took the wheel
for two hours.
Ion the bridge from 10 o'clock were
First Officer Murdoch, Fourth Officer
Boxhall and Sixth Officer Moody. In
the crows nest lookout tower were
Fleet and another man whose name I
do not know.
"tSecond officer Lightoller, who was
on watch while l stood by, carrying
passengers and the like, from 3 to 10,
sent me soon after 8 to tell the car
penter to look out for the fresh water
snpplY. as 1t might be in danger of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
Wireless Operator at Post
Until the Ship Went Down

In the Marconi tower almost to the
last the loud click of the sending in
strument was heard over the waters.
"As the screams in the water multi
piled another sound was heard. strong
and clear at first, then fainter in the
distance. 1t was the melody of the
hymn, Nearer, My God, to Thee play
ed by the string orchestra I'm the din
~inE-saIoOn. Some of those on the water
started TO sing the words, but grew
silent as they realized that for the men
who played the music was a
soon to be contaminated by death. The
siren strains of the hymn and the fran
tic cries of the dying Iende In a SYM
pbODy of sorrow.
Led by the green light, under the
light of stars, the boats drew away and
the bow, then the quarter, then the
stacks and last the stern of the marvel
ship of a few days before passed be-
meath the waters. The great force of
the ships sinking was unaided by any
violence of the elements and the suc-
ton, not so great as had been feared,
rocked but mildly the group of boats
now a quarter of a mile distant from it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
a moment later to the surface
of the calm sea.
Nothing Known of the Fate
of Major Butt and Stead.

"of Major Archie Butt, a favorite
with his fellow tourists; Of Charles NJ.
Hays. president of the Grand Trunk;
of Benjamin Guggenheimer and of Will
liam T.. Stead, no one seems to know
whether they tarried too long in their
staterooms or whether they forebore to
approach the fast-fllling boats. None
of them was in the throng which,
weary hours afterward, reached the
Carpathia.
simultaneously on all the upper
decks the ropes creaked with the low
ering of boats. AS they reached the
water those in the boats saw what
those on the decks could not see-that
the Titanic was listing rapidly to star
board, and that her stern was rising
at a portentious angle. A rush of
steerage men toward the boats was
checked by officers with r~evolvers in
hand.
"some of the boats. crowded to the
full TO give those n cbance, drifted for
a time. None had provisions or water,
there was lack of covering from the Zee
and air and the only lights were the
stu undimmed ares and tncnndescents
of the settling ship. In one of the boats
IA steward. who explained to the pas
that he had been shipwrecked
twice before, appeared carrying three
oranges and n green light. That green
light, many of the survivors say, was
to the shipwrecked hundreds as a pillar
of fire by night. Long after the ship
had disappeared, and while confusing
false lights danced about the boats, the
green lantern kept them together on
the course which led them to the Car
pathia.
"As the end of the Titanic became
manifestly but a matter of moments
the oarsmen pulled their boats away
and the chilling waters began to echo
splash after splash as passengers and
sailors In life preservers leaped over
and started swimming away to escape
the expected suction.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
Die In a Brief Time After
Leaping Into the Icy Water.

only the hardest of constitutions
could endure for more than a few mo-
ments such a numbing bath. The first
vigorous strokes gave way to heart
breaking cries of Help! Help and
stiffened forms were seen floating, tho
faces relaxed in death.
Revolver shots were heard in the
ships last moments. The first report
spread among the boats was hat Cap
tain Smith had ended his life with a
bullet. Then 1t was said that a mate
had shot a steward who tried to push
his way upon a boat against orders.
None of these tales has been verified
and many of the crew, save the cap
tain, without a preserver, leaped in at
the last and went down. refusing a
cooks offered aid.
"The last Of the boats, a coIIapsible,
was launched too late to get away and
was overturned by the ship sinking.
Some of those IN II, all, say some wit
nesses, found safety on a raft or were
picked up by n lffebOat.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
SEE ICEBERG THAT is SAID
TO HAVE SUNK THE TITANIC.

"At our north was a broad ice field,
the length Of hundreds of C~arpathias.
Around US on other sides were sharp
and g%listening peaks. One black berg
seen about 10 a. m. was said to be that
which sunk the Titanic.
ain his tiny house over the second
cabin s-mOking-rOOm was Harold COOt-
ton, the MareOni operator, n ruddy Eng
fish youth, whose work at his post ON
what seemed ordinary duty, until al
most midnight. had probably saved the
lives of the budding hundreds below.
Already he vas knitting his brows
over the problem Of handling the mes
sages which were coming in patches
from the purser's office. The haste
with which these Marconigrams were
prepared by their senders vas need
less, In view of the wait of two days
and two nights for a land connection.
THE California, a cattle ship, came
near us and though 1t gave no sign Of
having any of the Titanic's refugees
on board, its presence in the vicinity
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
CRASH CAME AS HAND WAS
ON LEVER TO STOP THE SHIP.

AT the same time one Of the men
in the nest telephoned to the bridge
tina there was a large iceberg right
ahead. AS Officer Murdock's hand was
op the lever to stop the engines the
crash came. He stopped the engines,
then Immediately by another lever
closed the watertight doors.
"HThe skipper Captain Smith) came
from the chartroom on to the bridge.
His first words were, "Close the emer-
gency DOORS"
They're already closed, sir" Mr..
Murdoch replied.
Send to the carpenter and tell him
to sound the ship was the shippers
next order. The message was sent to
the carpenter. The carpenter never
came up to report. He was probably
the first man on that ship to lose his
life.
"The skipper looked at the commute
tor, which shows in what direction the
ship is listing. He saw hat she car
red five degrees list to the starboard.
THE ship was then rapidly settling
forward. All the steam sirens were
blowing. BY the shippers orders,
given in the next few minutes, the
engines were put to work at pumping
out the ship, distress signals were sent
by Marconi and rockets were sent up
from the bridge by Quartermaster
Rowe. All hands were ordered on deck
and life-belts were sewed on to every
passenger.
1.-THE stewards and other hands
helped the sailors in getting the boats
out. The order women and children
first was given and enforced. There
was no panic.
IT was at the wheel until 1925. 1t
was my duty to stay there until re-
lieved. I was not relieved by anyone
else, but was simply sent away by
Second officer Lightoller, who told me
to take charge of a certain boat and
load 1t with ladies'.
81 did so and there were thirty-two
ladies, a sailor and myself in h boat
when 1t was lowered some time after
1 o'clock-I can't be sur of the time.
1.-THE Titanic had sixteen lifeboats
and two collapsible boats. All of
them got away loaded except that one
Of the ~collapsibles did not open prop
erly and was used as a raft. Forty
sailors and stewards who were float
ing in the water got on this raft and
were picked up on the different boats.
Some others were floating about on
chairs when picked up.
"Every boat, SO far as j saw. was full
when II was lowered and every bon'
that set out reached the Carpathia. The
green light of the boat helped to keeI
Us together, but there were other lights
One was an electric hashiight that &
gentleman had carried in his Ocket
Our boat was 400 yards away wher
the ship went down. The suction there
must have been terrific, but we were
only rocked somewhat.
IT heard revolver shots, as everyone
did. I cannot say who fired any OF
them. 1 have only told what l know
and what I shall tell any marine cour'
that may examine me.
&c. whiteman. of Palmyra. N. J.
the Tftanic's barber. was iowessnt