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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
Saving Life At Sea Requires
More Than A Mere Boat Drill
By A. H. DUNNING.

given-and then il was found that her
plug was not IN. One man kept his foot
over the hole while the other hunted
for the plug among all the gear which
nat got shot in heap aSJern while she
hung by the bow Even when the plug
was in place, she took in water through
several seams. Probably she had not
been in the water for years.
All this happened on a ''well-fOund"
liner-in broad daylight. the sea dead
calm. and everything in favor Of the
crew.
The Scene Created at Night.
Ina CINE such a scene in an accident
at night Feeble, Pickering lamplight,
high sea running. drenching sprays
and driving rain, the swinging boat full
OF terrified passengers, the ship un
manageable, settling down, and every
moment precious
Again On some ships the falls are so
skimped that they would only put
boat down properly when the ship was
on an even keep suppose, for instance,
a vessel damaged and with heavy list
board boats?
They would absolutely have to be
dropped into the water TO take their
chance
1t is FAR more than time that the
whole question was thoroughly taken
in hand I should like to see at least
the following rules made infIeXible:
J. That no ship should be allowed to
80 10 sea without ample boat accom-
mOdations for every one aboard her.
2. That no ship should be allowed to
clear for sea unless her boats had been
periodically examined By a qualified
inspector and a certificate given by him
TO that effect
s That each certificate should be
renewed BY the owners at periods not
exceeding y months. The owners TO
carry out all requirements OF such in
spectOr TO his absolute satisfaction
should anything be found defective
before the ship be allowed to clear The
certificate to state. inter ALA, that the
inspector had personally seen-ta)
Each boat lowered into the water and
cast off; 90 that each boat was sea-
worthy; Co contained all her proper
gear; tdl that all falls were amply
long enough to serve at any list at
which the vessel could float; (e) that
all fixed and running gear was in per
feet order
This may sound drastic list Of pro-
pOsals. but it is the least the British
board of trade ought to impose upon
shipOwners. into whose safe keeping
so many thousands OF people Temporal
rily give their lives each year
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF
This Date 1898 0dy

4 Cobb is in the city from New Or
leans. La
All engines on the G. H. and s. P.
were turned back as goon as they ar
rived yesterday
Six carloads Of horses came in on
the S. p. yesterday for New Orleans.
They were brand new cars.
The G.. H. has only one engine with
a Mother Hubbard" smOkestack run
ming into Fl PasO now 1t is No. sos.
The MendenhalI wagon yard was re-
Heved Of about SIS worth OF goods last
night By a. man who crossed into Next
CO before the loss was discovered
E. c. Pew, who is secretary OF the
school board. reports that a good many
applications have been filed with him
by parties who wish positions for the
coming year
The street and grading committee
has recommended that the city scav-
enger be allowed an extra salary OF
$50 a month to keep the alleys Of the
city clean. during the summer
At a regular meeting Of the Fl Paso
fire department fl was moved and car
ried that the position of driver Mitch
ell. who had enlisted to so to the war,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20

q URELY the terrible disaster Of the
Titanic will al last focus public
attention upon the question Of boat
accommodation on passenger ships to
an extent that viii compel some dras-
tic amendment Of the present Grim
inaI state of affairs.
1t IS quite tTue-that very few liners
carry enough boats to take off all on
board, even should none of the boats be
damaged IN launching.
But that is by no means all the story.
1 have made many long voyages. and
state without fear Of contradiction
that half the boats on most ships that
have been, say, five years afIOat-par-
ucularly those including tropical routes
are not only net seawOrthy but they
could not be put out in anything like
reasonable time
The Useless Boat Drill.
everyone who has Travelled much is
familiar with the boat drill and
knows il to be an absolute farce. But
facts
Boat drill usually consists Of sta
lions being sounded, and the roll call
being taken Of the crew OF each boat.
Sometimes one boat viii be swung out,
and often the falls are not touched be-
fore she is swung inboard againi
What Is the good of that2 Who is 10
know whether the gear IS sound and III
running order Only once at drill have
seen a life boat actually lowered
20 the water in mid Ocean-and the job
was q revelation 10 many besides my
self Here are the particulars:
We We're stopped about an hour in a
calm sea, for an engine Overhaul-Quire
an ordinary thing-and boat drill was
undertaken The order TO lower away
was given quite unexpectedly, and then
The fun-Or gedy-began.
First. the ropes were so kinked and
dry they had to be fOrcibIy Strengthened
after being laid out on deck They
were also full for the blocks. Then the
sheaves were found to be stuck. and an
a B. was sent TO the engine room for
grease After a liberal application OF
that the boat made a jerky start down
wards.
Half way the forward blocks jammed,
the rope kinking badly. The after pair
went away with q run, and the boat
hung by the bow with the two men
who were in her clinging TO the seats
"a position that would have inevitably
thrown any passengers out of her into
the sea
Finally she was got afloat Just IS
minutes from the time the order was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20

tailed billiards. of Montana are IN
known there. and its farmers 90 to
Europe regularly for their summer vaca.
tions Washington is one of the lew
American states which are heated bv hot
water. Though IL Is far to the north
the Japan stream keeps it warm all win
ter and mitigates the cold shivers which
the japanese navy gives it every time
California messes up the sacred cause of
universal peace with another japanese
school law.
Washington was settled by people who
left all their old fashioned furniture.
business ideas and political machinery
on the junk piles back in the old state
For this reason the state Is a marvel of
enterprise and new ideas, and the arrival
from the old and experienced state who
has come west to enlighten the natives
often has to pocket his pride and ask
the hired girl how to vote his first ballot
Walia Walla and Olympia were once
the greatest cities of Washington b1t
have stood pat for many years while
Seattle. Tacoma and Spokane have crown
INTO greatness and are equipped with
every metropolitan convenience. except
old families.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
THE VOTE FOR
CHINESE WOMAN
By Elsie Nc EIroy

IT PIQUES the women Of England
and America that Mrs. Tik Yu Yine
- should 90 to congress before any
Of them do and that Chinese women
should be given the vote. seats in
parliament. trousers, guns and military
service II they want II, when IN Eng
Ish speaking lands. Claiming the high
est civilization, fl is all a woman can
do 10 have rights in her own children
and occasionally get on a school board.
But there IS comfort in this back
Wardness- What has been won has
been won slowly. but il is surely
The thoughts Of men are widening
with the process Of the suns" Women
are on school boards 10 stay, in most
states a woman can put uD a pretty
good fight for her children or her
property, and the vote is coming
The equal suffrage Victories in China
are fruits rtpened too quickly. A rev
OlUtiOn is a hot bed RevOluuOnists
VIII change anything In France dur
ing their revolution the people were
so excited over changing things and so
sure that change was the panacea they
even changed the calendar, changed
the very names and length Of months.
Old January. February. March April
and all the other stately Roman
months were relegated 10 the trash
heap But the months came back A
revolution Is always an exaggeratiOn-
Government customs. race ideas and
habits are not to be changed In q
day. Chinas gift Of equal rights to
women is ahead Of her day and appar-
emily ahead OF ours. else American and
English women would have what seems
only fair and logical in countries that
pride themselves on fair play There
Is no real argument against women
voting or governing or working ~
whatever they like TO work at or
holding property or having a little
more than equal rights to the children.
But the prejudice against their voting
gives way so slowly il proves itself
fundamental
Government I'm spite Of the upheav-
ais Of spring and fall politics. is one
of the slOwest Of natural groWths
Freedom. another name for 90. Is as
slow as time TO grow. One generation
wears away little at some prejudices.
wtdens the horizon a little. and anOth-
er generation comes 10 take away a
little OF the wrong. but build up a lit
tie towards the right
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20

should be "a big lady" and have a
dress les like mamas.
Even In her excitement Beatrice
waited TO see Jack tucked warmly into
his crib and Jean in the bed which
the little one shared with her mother.
Then, kissing each child good night.
she hurried from the room and, with
a parting order to her maid of all
work went down TO the cab that waited
for her.
Il viii ride to the dinner in a taxi"
mad been her decision. "as I cannot go
alone IN a street car in evening dress.
Probably Mr.. Maynard viii bring me
home"
Several guests had arrived before
Beatrice, and Telen Robbins's greet
ing was so corSsaI that the-newcomer's
heart warmed 90 her. The two chatted
gayly for minute or two before the
arrival Of the last guests. Among these
was Robert Maynard BY the time he
had greeted his hostess and turned for
word with Beatrice. dinner was an
nounced, and Mrs. Robbins said:
The Altered Plans.
Mr.. Maynard. you will please take
my husbands niece, Miss Spauldiug.
out to dinner And. john" turning to
Mr- Robbins, please give Mrs Minor
your arm and put her at your right
hand at table" And. as the marty
started toward the dining room. she
whispered into the astOunded woman
ear:
You see, dear. I am giving you the
place of honor by my John, and I shall
seat dear uncle Henry the other 81 Il
OF you. He Is not much of a tallseT
but he loves to listen TO a bright wOm-
an ! meant to put Robert Maynard
there, but when ] saw how the sug-
gestion annoyed you the other DAY.
and that you did not fancy him. I
altered my plans"
With which electrifying statement
she swept into the dining room and
directed the guests to their various
chairs.
Beatrice's face showed no signs Of
her inward disappointment and resent
menL Her thoughts worked rapidly.
and Helen Robbins had not eXagger-
ated when she had suggested that she
was clever woman. for her wits did
not IalI her in this eNigency. If her
hostess had meant to annoy her she
would find her guest too proud to
notice it, if Helen had simply been
tactless IL would be rude to seem to
see her mistake.
Therefore. by the time the COMPANY
We're seated Beatrice Minor. her heart
oeatlnE heavily with regret and cha
grin, was chatting brightly with her
most on one hand and with her host
pdcnelor uncle on the other. And
Robbins, watching keenly from
no OF the table, saw from Robert
ara wandering eyes that he
lJ the widow seated at the other
N--l uNdIu more attractive than
inty little girl assigned TO him
the time that Beatrice glanced
direction ne had looked away
listening with apparent in
what his companion was saw
Past went off pleasantly. and
Giles adjuorned 10 the draw
eaFlnE the men TO their
dining room Beatrice
TIE Miss Spauldiug and
ner so cnarmiugly that
)peared upon the scene
nastened to inform Mr..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

are being met promptly, and the IoE-
eign bonQhOlders council has expressed
the hope that i'm view OF the neat+ se-C-
rifices that have been made oy me
bOndholders. Costa Rica viii atone Tor
its checkered financial past by prompt
" fulfilling its obligations IN the ~
tUre.
Comprehensive Railroad Law.
The government has enacted a com
prehensive railway law tnaL VIII =
once protect the railroad Dullder ana
the nation. II provides that every rail-
road built under a concession shdLl
become the property OF the goFernA n nv
in 90 years and that all disputes pc
tween the government and the railroad
builder must be settled in the courts OF
Costa RiCa and under It's laws NJ
railroad concession shall constitute
monopoly and the government reserve S
the right to build or grant concessions
for competing roads. All roads may DC
taken over by the government II lts
necessities or welfare demands H.
There are many companies or IOr-
eigners in Costa Rica who are engaged
fin exploiting lands and appealing 10
the small Investors TO come down mere
and buy farms These advertisements
are usually about on a par with those
of a like nature in the United states.
In the first place they OVerdraW the
picture. They give all sorts OF data
that tend TO make II appear that a
man can make fortune in a year or
the profits Of banana farming as being
from 500 TO $500 per acre year, yet
the most experienced banana grower
is satisfied if he can show q profit OF
$50 per acre. And ii may be ADDED that
the superintendent of a banana farm OF
the United Fruit company who can
show an average profit Of that mucn
per acre viii get a well done mes
sage from headquarters
British Keeps Keen Outlook.
conditions to be found anywhere than
British government They always have
their eyes out IOr openings for OppOr-
tunities for British subjects Their re-
ports 10 the home government in the
case of Costa Rica are that IL is not a
place Tor the man looking for a job,
either as laborer, as an aruisn. or as
a clerk They declare that about the
lowest that q man with a family OF
four can live on comfortably In Costa
Rica, is 500 a month Prices are
even higher here than in the United
States Butter sells for about so cents
a pound Beef brings a price that
would make the prices in the United
States seem reasonable. and the same
is true Of pork On the whole the ad-
vice TO Britishers is not TO come 70
Costa Rlca TO look for openings of any
kind unless they have money enough
to carry them further
Costa Rica has just reason 70 be
proud Of the place il has made for
itself in the Central American family
OF nations Tt has peace, its people are
prosperous. something OF the spirit Of
the true republican form Of govern
ment has been caught. and the future
seems 20 be one to which the republic
and its people can look forward with
pleasant anticipation
Tomorrow Prosperous Salvador.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20

" HE state of Washington. which
plays left end on the map for this
glorious republic. Is a large and
vOeiferous commonwealth, which is rapid
" becoming an exforest and a future
hot-bed for national banks. 1t lies be-
tween Canada, the Columbia river. Idaho
and the Pacific ocean. and Is shaped Ike
a magazine page after the baby has fin
lshed playing with IT,
Thirty years ago Washington had
10000 people, including indians not
washed Now it has I 200, 900 citizens,
and Is growing faster than any state,
except Oklahoma. Tt was acquired by
the United States in 1903 for about five
cents an acre. and was allowed to grow
up wild until the late eighties. when
enough pine trees were cut out to allow
few settlers to edge in and start real
estate offices. Apple land in Washington
now sells for $1,000 an acre and many
single pine tree has sold for enough to
board its owner for a year. The Wash
lngton pine grows to a height Of 500
feet, but Is disappearing as rapidly as
the Nebraska buffalo. thus occaslonlng
much hard feeling among the conserva-
tionists. Every time a Washington pine
comes crashing to the ground, Clifford
Pinchot sheds "a large tear, and Of late
years he has had to hire staff of emo
tional artists to help him in his rush of
business.
Washington clusters around Puget
Sound, which is a vast and wandering
body of water. too highly seasoned for .
drinking purposes. but very beautiful
when not irritated Washington is y .
days from Japan by four steamship lines, !
four days from Chicago by five trans /
continental railroads, and a half a cen /
fury from Vancouver and Victoria, just .
over the International boundary line It /
has a climate which is moist enough 10 .
drink in spots. and around Puget Sound f.
the people use fish nets instead of mos /
quito bar on their windows, but the ring
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20

" HE day after Beatrice's call upon
Mrs. Robbins she wrote that
L lady a letter stating that she
found it possible TO break her previous
engagement for the following Wednes-
day evening, and would be glad TO ac-
cept Mrs. Robbins-s delightful invita-
ton for that night The epistIe brought
a note in reply from Helen saying that
she was overjoyed at the prospect Of
seeing Beatrice at her dinner
4 am glad" she wrote. that you
succeeded in eXtricating yourself from
the other engagement you mentioned
1 know. dear. that I vexed you when
you were at my house by speaking as
did Of Robert Maynard. but I did not
understand that you felt as you do. Ny
liking for him must be my excuse for
forgetting that YOU might. not like him.
Forgive me, and believe that I will
try to make matters more pleasant for
you the next time you come TO my
home"
The note puzzled the recipient What
did Helen mean by saying that she did
not understand how her friend felt2
Did she suspect that Beatrice had re-
scented her matchmaking prOpensities2
Well, never mind-there was no use in
wondering. One thing was certain
Helen was giving a dinner at which
she had promised to have Beatrice the
guest Of honor, and had said that Rob
ert Maynard was to sit next to her. At
first Beatrice had, it is true, been
little annoyed. Now she was glad that
the arrangement had been made. for
she acknowledged to herself that Mr..
Maynard was an unusually good look
ing man and had seemed well worth
while It was a pity he was a wild
over, and yet. as Helen had said, such
often made very good husbands to
their second wives.
She checked her thoughts abruptly.
Was she considering this man as
possible husband after meeting him
only once, and before she had really
laid aside her mourning for Tom?
The New Party Dress.
This was, however. one of the Occa-
siOns upon which she might indulge
her love for dress. It was so long
since she had been to regular dinner
party that she was quite excited in pre-
pairing for it. After looking through
her wardrobe and finding nothing that
quite suited her. she sent for a little
dressmaker who always did her sew
ing, and between them they made the
dainty gown which the young widow
had designed.
1t was a soft, clinging. pearI-gray
satin that shimmered into silVery higbf
lights. 1t was, of course. decOllete,
folds Of delicate white lace finish
at the shoulders The rather
outlines Of the gown were
emphasize the wearer's e.
ure. She was aware ths
flowers to be worn with &
were English viOlets and s
pang of conscience which a
of extravaganza when she "a
large corsage bouquet of L
SONS IN place The effect an
pensated her for her pains
surveyed herself in her mir
children exclaimed with JOY.
elder admiring the beautif
ers." and Jean touching with
and tiny fingers the shining tr
5abbling about the time vii
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20

MAYNARD Of what "a lovely woman
Mrs. Minor was. but when she turned
to draw her into the conversation. she
found that Beatrice had slipped away
and was already talking again ami
matedIy with the old bachelor who had
sat by her during dinner.
Helen also noting this, remembered
Uncle Henry's' money, and had an
uneasy doubt as 70 whether her move
I'm seDaratfns Robert Maynard from
Beatrice had been quite as wise as snc
had thought il when she planned il. she
could not know that In her heart Bea-
trice was still resentIuL and that she
found Uncle Henry very stupid.
FriEhtened Him Off.
Vet when relief in the shape Of Pob-
ert MAYNARD appeared at her side her
manner was so fOrbidding that he ala
nor venture to suggest that he ac-
cou1Danv her home In fact. he had
talked with her for hardly more than a
minute when she asked her hOsfess's
l,err,fss.on to Telephone for a taxi as
e. ,,-as Getting late She had NOT in
tended 10 do this. but her pride made
her forget her purse AS she left the
room she heard Robert Maynard ask
little Maude SpauldlnG II he might es-
cort her to her nearby house The fact
that Uncle Henry saw Beatrice To- be.I.
cab and asked II she We're not afraid
To- ride home alone did not coupanssr .s
the widow for her disappointment
Perhaps however she would have
been less depressed If she had known
that her hostess noting the elderly
mans unusual attentions To- his fair
guest. hoped inwardly that Uncle
Henry. at his age. was not going TO
make a fool Of himself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
If Orozco Fails

financial hackers
rebellion welcome American demonstration if oO
campaign influential and wealthy
refugee United
OTOzco succeed but that IN event OF
faiu he would American Intervention
especially Washington
congress among dead against
any military Th president the state
practically unanimous in maintaining
nothing As for the country
large pahec scarcely trouble in Mexico The
with exceptions disposed to make hight OF the mexican matter
whn one
reflects accurately the apathy Of tbs
American people.
rebellion and the safety Of Americas
property all personal It is hard
Of United States at large
than they IN the question
paving All talk Of American
conditions they exist and Meeans and
border safely dismiss the
thought from
There are only contingencies
Of the United general
future occurrence gross outrage
foreign children uladOn Of number
Of foreign men. the highest authorities at Washington
property damage
possibility the national administration
placing radical the house The third
possibility involving the bmbaTdment
Mezioans The fourth possibility IS Vle raid from the
American
Even If should be necessary military
effort would be made
locality relief for
particular purpose
resistance to reasonable Of necessary
movement might
policy military
forgotten
possibility national administration which might
foreign policy what most to be feared as possible fore
military deliberate effort Mexcans Of
bring
should become desperate 1t might do something II sput OF revenge that would
rights There
permit anarchy deliberately
bring American policy viii be by
government,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
One-Sentence Philosophy
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago NeWs.)

Many a young mans interest in an
heiress is the kind that looks like six
percent
As a matter Of fact there isn't any
one on earth today who is better than
you should be.
A man isn't necessarily crooked be-
cause he walks as If he were following
the line Of a raj fence.
Every time a man sees a fashion
plate in wOman's ma gazine he is glad
that his wife doesn't look anything
like It,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
UNCLE Waits DENATURED POEM
The Wai1ing Place
By Walt Mason.
By Walt Mason

o.
n MOI
OF
don't to
thing giving
a all the gallons
when their labor bundles
but all line don't make lower stand
day spend dporng; crouch
Wamg
fact donts seem 10 make things u
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20

be held open for him until he returns
as II the s. p. coach shed v~5llld he cor
sumed by fire A spark from. the
switch engine set fire 20 the roof and
in a short time il was burning in eight
different places
White Oaks engine No. 80 is very IN
mana geable and has become an eyesOre
20 railroad employees Ii jumped the
track again Tuesday and dug hole
I'm the ground that q COW could hide
IN without any fear Of detection.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
QUAKER BIEDTTATIONS.
(phfTade7nhfa Record

Mrs Dashaway How long had you
known your husband before you were
married. Mrs Gnaggs-''I didn't
know him at all. I only thought did"
Mrs. 8Iuggins-..I hear your husband
Sc quite versatile" Mrs Buggins-
"Why. he can actually stay out late
every night in the week and not give
the same excuse twice"
Sweudresser has six smok-
ing jackets" Slobbs-'I always knew
he had clothes TO burn