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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
Heading and Writing Room,

titanic below the upper deck was oc-
cupied by steam generating plant,
coal bunkers and propclIinE machinery
Eight OF the fifteen wutcrtight com
partmcn;s contained the mechanical
part OF the vessel. Their. was. Tor in
stance, twcnty-four douhie-cnd and
five single-end boilers, each sixteen
feet nine inches in diameter, tho iarg
or twenty ieet long and The smaller
eleven feet nine inches long. Tho
larger boilers had six fires under each
OF them and the small three furnaces.
Coal was stored in bunker space along
the side of the ship between the low
CT and middle decks. and was first
shipped from there into punkcrs rum
ming all the way across tn. vessel III
the lowest part. From there the stok =.
crs handed IL into tho furnaces
The engine room was divided into
two sections. ono given to tho reel pro-
eating engines, and the other TO the
turbines.
One of the most interesting features
of the vessel was the rcfrigcrating
plant. which comprised huge ice
making and rcfrig Grating machine and
q number of provision :ooms on tho
hftcr-part Of the lower anr oriop decGs.
There were separate cold rooms for
beef. mutton, poultry. game, hsh. vegc-
tables. fruit. butter. bacon, cheese and
flowers. mineral water. wine, spirits
and champaign all maintained at diff E,
iercnt temperatures most suitable -
each Perisiube freight had Il com
rartmcnt Of its own also chilled by the
Plant.
Lacked no LUXURY.
che Titanic was built to carry o.4s5
passengers and crew Of S64. Room
for the iirst-class 125 passengers was
provided amidships and extended over
FIVE decks. For passengers OF this
class sumptuousness of furnishings
and furniture was provided which Is
not eXctlled in the finest hotels
There was, fos instance two grand
not care To walk from one deck to
another. three electric elevators saved
the. steps. To keep in physical trim
while crossing the seas, one had but
to patronizc the gy:1nas!um, ths squash
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
OF ALL ON BOARD
LY675 KNOWN
TO HAVE ESCAP Ed
DEATH IN OCEAN
al 81
Continued From First pagc.)


~as not in a sinking condition, and
mat All her passengers had been safe
~ taken of. The messages were most
y unofficial and none came direct from
tho liner, so that n lurking fear re-
manned OF possible bad news to come
Shortly after o'clock last night
there came iashing over the wires
from Cape Race, within 800 miles OF
which the liner had struck the ice
berg. word that at 2:I0 o'clock Mon
day morning. three haurs and hfty-fve
minutes after receiving her death blow,
the Titanic had sunk. rhn news came
from the steamer Car2athia. relaycd
by the White Star ancr Olympic, and
said that by the time the Carrathia.
outward bound from New York and
racing for the Titanic on wireless
call, reached the scene the doomed ves-
sci had sunk.
Bits of wrecisnsc Left.
Left on the surface. however. were
llfeboats from the Titanic. and in
them. as appears from the meagre re-
ports received up to a late hour. We're
some 675 survivors OF the disaster.
These. according to tho adviccs. the
Carpa thia picked up, and is now on her
way with them for New York. For the
rest the scene when tho Carpathia came
up was one Of desolauon.
All lnbl renamed OF Tue Sln,VOU,UUU
floating palace, on which nearly i4o0
passengers had been voyaging luxur-
iously TO this side of the Atlantic,
were some bits of wreckaSe. The
biggest ship In the world had gone
down. snufflng out in her downward
plunge. 1t appeared hundreds of hu-
man lives.
A significant limo IN the Cape Race
dispatch was the announcement that
of those saved by the Carpath!a nearly
all were women and children. Should
1t provo no other vessel picked up any
passengers OF the sinking liner. this
might mean that few OF the men on
board had heen saved, as the proper
ton OF women and children among
the passengers was large. The same
facts would likewise spell the doom
OF practically tho entire crew OF 500.
tho company
In ,ho cabins were ESQ women and
children. hut 1t Is not known how
many there were among tho T4O third
class passengers.
In the first cabin there were 12S
women and nftccn children, and in
the second cabin seventy-nine women
and eight children,
Their F,stc In Doubt.
Notable persons, travellers on the IT,
tanic. whose fate was In doubt In the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16

courts. the Turkish and electric baths
and the swimming bath.
The dining room, reception room,
rest, lounge. reading and writing
rooms. verande. cafes. palm courts
were the principal public rooms and In
style and equipment were more Ella
borate than even the finest rooms OF
some leading hotels. The ship went
even to the extent of naving n dark
room, where photographers might ue-
felop their films, a circulating library
ana special dining room Tor maid
servants and Wallets. Most Of the prin-
cipal rooms were elaborate reproduce
Mons or well known rooms in Eng
lish castles, where the art OF furni-
lure making and tapestry weaving is
pest represented. In some of the
hrst-ciass cabins were shown the very
last thing in the cabinet makers art
vi course, when one figures 60 pay
Si'22o FOR suite for six days there
must be something more than ordinary
ABOUT So the owners Of tho vessel
provided suites with a sitting room.
two bedrooms and IL bath, with pri-
'ate promcnades attached.
In the second-class cabins, which
were aft,and spread over seven decks,
accommodations were TO be had which
ten years ago would have seemed lux
urious. Even the third-class compart-
menis were better equipped than were
hrst CABINS that make this port Not
the least Interesting feature OF the
snip was her great Kitchen on the
saloon deck. 100 feet long and the
width of the vessel There were two
ranges on IT. each nincty-six feet long
and containing nineteen ovens, proba-
bly, the largest cook stoves in use
The Titanic carried 10000 pieces OF
silver and gold plate in her dinner ser
vice.
Electricity on the vessel was gem
Grated from four 400 -kiiowatt engines
and dynamos in separate watcr-tight
compartments Their chief work was
10 generate power for 10000 mean
descent lamps of from Is 10 100 candle
power. and for the wireless. which
was the usual Marconi. one and a half
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
E1nmIrS Phnrmncnl Adyocotc.

One Of the largest clnssss in the
history Of the State Board of Phar-
macy Will be examined to-day for
license. I~S applicants will assemble
at the Medical College OF Virginia and
VIII use lecture room and the labora-
tory. Several days will he consumed
in grading the papers Officers Will
pc elected for the year before the
board adtourns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
uctnrnn MIth MotIcy.

Detective Sergeant Ryan returneh to
New York Yesterday with s. J. Mot
wanted in that city for thu murder of
two Cinnamon. Motley was caught
here last saturday. after Guiding arr
rest for two years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16

kiiowatt standard shipset There were
two complete sets of apparatus. one
Tor sending and the other for re-
ceiNing, housed on the boat deck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
CHALONER SUES TO GET BACK ].
 ASTOR MILLIONS
Especial from United Press. )


 New York, Feb. .2O.-The fact that a man thinks he looks like Napoleon and tells his friends so is no reason for his being declared insane, accord ing to attorneys for John Armstrong Chaloner, author of Who Loony Now2" who changed his name from Chanler, after his relatives had sent him to the BIoomingdale Insane Asy- lum as insane. The trial of Chaloner's g suit to recover possession of the mill lions he inherited from his Astor ar ceStors, now controlled by Thomas T. Sherman, committee of his person and property under the New York State laws, was begun, today, before Federal Judge Holt. Attorney Ware for Chaloner, introduced photographs of his client
 He explained that the doctors, who originally declared Chaloner insane based their decision in part on his boasting that he was the reincarna- ton of Napoleon.
 My client believed that he looked like Napoleon and was proud of that fact" said Ware. "but that was no reason why he should have his prop erty taken away
 According to Ware, Chaloner, who is still insane in the eyes of the law will come here in person to testify He will probably get here the latter part of the week or the first of next under the protection of an order is- sued by Judge Holt which forbids any interference with him while here t:) tell his own story in open court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
CHARITIES BOARD AND THREE DOCTORS
 HOLD CONFERENCE
Further Discussion of Pas tor Richardson's Plan to Run Emergency Hospital With Medical Students.

At a private and informal session, last night, held in the rooms of the Bridgeport Medical Society in the Barnum Institute building, the cfari- ties commissioners met with Dr. J. Murray Johnson, Dr. T. L. Ellis and pr. ID. C. DeWolfe, representing the medical fraternity.
 Last nights private session was the outcome of a resolution introduced by Rev. John M. Richardson in the board some time ago, calling for a meeting of the Staffs of Bridgeport and St Vincent's hoSpita s, to make sugges- tions to the charities board, presum- ably concerning the Emergency hos pital and medical attendance for the poor.
 The full membership of the charities board was present last night, but as there was by no means a full repre- sentation of the medical men, the dis cussion was informal and no definite plan was broached.
 It is understood that the ultimate obectj under consideration is to place the Emergency hospital under the di- rection of ''internese', or medical stu dents, from Bridgeport and St Vim cents hospitals, and to dispense with the services of the regular paid physi- clans and surgeons now employed in the emergency cases and in caring for the city's poor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

Although held in bonds of S5,0OO for trial before the city court this morning on the charge of violating the white slave" law, Ernest DalIis, a New Haven man, arrested in a raid here yesterdays may never face that tribunal.
 The police have positive informa- ton that friends of the accused man are hustiing with might and main to secure the necessary bonds and set him at liberty.
 On the other hand the prosecuting authorities are planning to ask the the accused immediately before the present term of the Superior court, which went into session this after noon.
 On the testimony of Edith Herr mann, a New Haven woman, whose complaint to the police resulted in a last night, the prosecuting authorities appear to have the strongest case ever brought under the white slave" law passed by the Connecticut legislature of 911, a drastic statute fixing a maxi mum penalty of Is years in states prison for anyone convicted of shar- ing in a woman's illicit earnings.
 So important is the case and so accused will slip through their fingers by furnished bonds, or that the ac- cuSlng woman Will lose her courage and change her testimony in case there is a long wait before trial. that they are eager to have Dallis arrest ed on a Superior court bench warrant and brought before that body at once without any preliminary trial and binding-over process in city court.
 In case. however. the bench war rant is not secured and Dallfs is ar raigned in the city court tomorrow, and "probable cause found against him, it will be necessary to bind him over to the May term of the Superior court and the prosecuting authorities dread tb:s long wait, from experi- ence.
 The arrest of Dallis was the result of a raid on the place kept by Mary Arva, an Italian woman, at No. ' Bank street. and this in turn was due to a complaint made by Edith Herr mann, an inmate of the place who declared to Officer John Barton that she was being forced to support and maintain Dallis, and that the latter had brought her from New Haven to Bridgeport and had installed her in the Arva woman's resort.
 Acting on this information Sergeant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
From Gay Ball
 Room To Fire In
 His Own Factory
Sylvester Miller Called by Alarm from Midst of
 Dreamy Waltz

Sylvester M. Miller. of the Lanmill Mfg. O., in Cannon street, was .glid- ing through tn dreamy measures of a waltz in the Stratfield ball room, last evening, when page came into the room calling for him.
 He went to the telephone and recog- nized the voice of his associate. John D. Lannon.
 Come down to the plant. It's all afire,'' he said over the telephone. The receiver went up with a bang. Mil Ter ran back to the ball room, left The young woman he had escorted to the ball in charge of friends, and snatch ing his oVercoat rushed down the col hotel without waiting even to don the garment
 Running down Main street in even ing dress he brought up at the Cam non street establishment in record time. There he found Lannon, look ing on while the hremen did their best to Quench the stubborn blaze
 Iannon had left the Park Theatre but a short time before, having re mained to witness t-e conclusion of ''The Bishops Cand9esticks.' He was on the way home when the alarm brought him on the run towards his plant He knew the box covered his est bIshment, and on his arrival found the place we'll enveloped in flames.
 Miller and he stood for two hours animation today disclosed considerable damage to their machinery, but luck ily this is covered by insurance.
 Only a few months ago the two young men formed the Lannll Go. to manufacture sheet metal and other similar goods. The fire of last night will probably tie up their plant for several weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
Teddy Leaves In Private Car For
 Columbus Raid
Especial from United Press )


 New York, Feb. 2o-Although he reached his editorial offices in the Outlook a couple of hours ahead of time today Colonel Roosevelt had very few visitors during the early part of the day. He spent considerable time going over the final draft of the speeches he will deliver tomorrow, be- fore the constitutional convention at Columbus, O., and sent word to the intervIewers that he had nothing to say"
 Colonel John Temple Graves was an early caller but insisted there was nothing political in his visit, but that 1t was a personal call
 While I would naturally Irefer Roosevelt to Taft he said, 'df I were a Republican, am 8. Democrat, and I will support the Democratic candi- date for President"
 Three years ago, Graves ran for Vice President on the Hearst ticket hea ded by Thomas Hisgen, of Spring field. Mass.
 Colonel William R. Nelson of Kansas City, who has been booming Roosevelt for the Republican nomination, was RooSevsft's only other caller during the morning He said that he was on hand simply to talk things over," and that he was still very certain that Roosevelt would be the nominee at Chicago.
 Colonel Roosevelt will leave here at o'clock tonight in a private car at train. He will reach Columbus at 10 o'clock tomorrow and will while there, be the guest of Rev. Dr. Wash ington Gladden.. He expects to start back for New York at o'clock over the New York Central.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
COMPENSATION FOR RAILROAD
 MEN INJURED
Urged by President Taft in Special Message to
 House, Today
DETAILS OF MEASURE
 ADMIRABLY WORKED OUT
Amount of Recovery Regu- lated in Proportion to the
 Wages Received
Especial from United Press.)

Washington, Feb Compensation for accidental injuries of railroad em- ployes. in accordance with a fixed positive scale as. recommended by the employers liability and workmen's compensation committee. was urged by President Taft in special message to the House, today The message outlined a bill.
 Concerning it. the President dee1ar- ed that the theory was that each em- ploye should be insured against in jury sustained in his work, without reference to contributory negligence and without the common law -Iirnfta- tion on the employers liability.
 The only case, according to the mes sage, in which no compensation is Co be allowed under the proposed nea- sure, is where the injury or death of intention to bring about the injury or death of himself or another, or in cases of intoxfcation.
 ''The details of this measure are most admirably worked out,'' the President declared They provide for medical and hospital service for the injured man. for a notice of the fn- jury to the employer, where such no cident itself, for the fixing of the re- covery by agreement and if not by agreement, by an official adjuster. to be confirmed by the court and if O. JAAg 1S 0CAAAd4A0C0s LO OC Re16SG4 Ol by 2 jury
 t'The amount of recorery is reguIat- ed in proportion to the wages receiv- ed and the more or jess serious char acter of the case where death does not ensue
 ''The compensation is to be made in the form of annual payments for a number of years or for life. The fees to be paid to attorneys are specificaI- Iy limited by the act. The remedies offered are exclusive of any others The statistica4I investigation seems te show that, under the act, the cost to the railroads would be perhe-- --s 25 per cent more than the total cO4t they now incur.''
 Three constitutional objections to the measure are pointed out by the Pres ident and dismissed as untenable. These were that it did not ''regu- late commerce,'' that in compelling railroads to pay for injuries to sen- pIoyes it denied due process of law and that the right of jury trial was denied
 The greatest evil which the propos- ed measure would destroy, was. in the Presidents opinion. the multitude of suits under the common law. now c1ogging courts and postponing, through the laws delays, a final ad- juStment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

Hazel, and Officers Barton, Bray, O'NeiI and Beamer raided the house in question, arrested the prOprietreSs, the accused man, a girl named I4izzie their names as Solomon Weiss and Isaac Chaser, of New York.
 The Hermann girl who made the complaint was also held in custody as material witness She will con tinUe to be held at police headquart- CTS and guarded against possible out side influences until the case against Da1ltS is settled one way or another.
 In Ehe city court this morning Mary Arva vPs fined $50 and costs, and Lizzie smith was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail. The Smith woman is only q years of age and her face shows traces of consid- erable beauty, now narred by signs of dissipation. The two frequenter5 were fined $1O and costs each
 DaIlis' case did not come to trials being continued until tomorrow upon the joint request of Prosecutor Will liam Redden and Attorney Henry Shannon, counsel for the defense.
 When it came to the fixing of a bond, the opposing counsel had quite for $1O.OoO and Attorney shannon thought that one-tenth of this sum would be amply sufficient
 At this point Attorney Redden de- formation that there was movement afoot among friends of the accused man to secure the necessary bonds and set him at liberty.
 ''In case of this serious nature declared Attorney Redden, f'the bonds should be sufficiently high to ensure the aicused mans appearance in court, or the ends of justice may be defeated.
 Judge Foster looked up the new statute under which the accused is held Upon finding that the statute fixes a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, Judge Foster decided that the bonds should be $5,000 and so fixed them.
 After court was over the prosecut- ing authorities received additional in formation that friends of the accused are working tooth and nail to raise the necessary money for him. Fur thermore the prospect Of 2 GontinH- ance of several months to the next term of the Superior court, during which period the states principal witness Edith Hermann, might dis appear or change her mind. worried the prosecuting officials and the re- suit Was conference in which the advisability of asking for a Superior court bench warrant was discussed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
Wants Bridgeport To Control Its Own
 Lighting Plant

Acting in conformity to the special law whereby municipal cities may es- Eablish electric light plants, Alderman Cederholm introduced a resolution last night calling for the city to take the preliminary steps to that end
 The law requires that the Common Council must by two-thirds vote ap. prove tho plan for two consecutive years, and that the Mayor must ap- prove, before the matter can be re- Herred to the people for popular vote
 The law also provides that the city may either establish a new plant, or Hfter proper steps are taken, may pl1r- shase any existing plant
 The resolution was referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Matters without comment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
BULLET EXPERT
 TESTIFIES IN MURDER INQUIRY
William M. Thomas, BalIis- tic Engineer of Cartridge Company, Called Before Coroner.

William M Thomas, ballistic expert for the Union Metallic Cartridge Co., and considered one of the greatest ex- perts in the world on the question of rifle and pistol bullets and wounds, was called before Coroner John J. Phelan today to give expert testi- mony in the hearing upon the murder of Martin Szovah night watchman at the Tait Paper mill, for which crime John Miller, alias Schreiber, is under arrest.
 Mir. Thomas was shown the bullet found in the spine of the murdered watchman and questioned as to the make and calibre of the pistol from which it was fired, and the make of cartridge used.
 Coroner Phelan has practically com pleted his examination of the suspect. who sticks to his story of failing memory"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
HEIR
 SCHEDULED
 BY STORK
AstOr Cottage at Newport Being Put in Shipshape Order to Receive Millionaire
 and Bride
Especial from United Press.>

Newport, R. T., Feb. 2O-vincent As tor will have to share the millions which will be left when his father, 'the Colonel, shuffles off this nor tail coil. That is, Vincent will have to go halves if a certain long-legged, lance-bilIed bird. next July, searches out Colonel John acob and his girl bride, who was Madeline Force, with out untoward happening to a red faced bundle it is carrying Astor- ward.
 The Astors are now on the Nile, on their palatfa1 sailing mansion
 All this came out today when the servants at Colonel Astor's cottage here were given orders to put things in sTlip-sha.pe order, batten down the matches and make full sail for the New York residence, where they will help put the place in order for the re- ception of a visitor who is expected along in July or maybe a little later.
 Servants at Colonel Astor's cottage today discussed the event as being well known to the Astor friends here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
TAX BOARD IN
 ONE OF FINAL SESSIONS TODAY

The preliminary meeting of the Board of Apportionment for the pur- pose Of fixing the final appropriat tions for the fiscal year beginning April 1, was held in the council chamber with Mayor Wilson present, this afternoon, opening at 2:30.
 The custom is for the commissioners to inspect the figures submitted by the various departments the amount recommended by the city auditor, and then to Inquire from the sub-comn1it- tee Of the board the amount it would recommend.
 With these figures in mind. the Board of Apportioument will prepare its figures for the final meeting next Tuesday, when the tax rate for the year will be definitely fixed
 The report of the Board of Relief is to be taken into consideration this afternoon. The Board of Relief has cut down the value of taxable prop tfons about S5 per cent. is said to be upon manufacturing interests.