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The chronicle=news., 1914-05-29
pERsoNs
PERISH N WAVES

trY banssnan. sfurs si.as the tail
az sAr rrps,. es.i- i-sh aad .isrt-s'
in.s the ~'si-f. N. swan 'u = life
s-oei and uAs rescued
IL. Siasssaa. a, first frpass-d 4"
have snorc than goo survivors an
baasss. has sailed tss Qa-Sscs. after
ian.iins snly q hanitai at s-sra"a
aha nasab~f of asai.
at sa-s~ .a,.. sr-~ faen.Iress and
thir.i class tsassr.zrs. rs~siusnin
From rattisI iisss available at 3
p'el.rs i, vas -viiras that bus a asrfc
srrinsiins a. the first class .sassea.
gers ~-rr sssee. only ,hree names
Of those IN the .a.ias eri-~as-i 10
the rrrliaiaasy lists at rescued They
.sr- q. W a. itsaa-fsse ani T. u,
Hurt. address un.,sssd. sns Walter
T.n.6a .s Nansh.s,.-. Easiands
1n- strikrn vessel sank a. " she
s-'- lead. An explosion apra'-s'iI
originating /. h-r engine ru"'n has
tened her end aad these r-r.ons ~nc
w-r- unabi. to make ,h-if way from
their cabins tuund themselves On a
perii-u.iy .isntinz deck Many ras'
s-rsrrs i-ap-d ami w-rr,i snsnr'i.
Others w.rv fortunate enough tu
grasp drin~oni or wrrv rickri NJ
ny life t-saiss II |. apparent that 'h.
srca, hole torn in the ship. side al.
mi,,-d such a dciue- ot water that
many mus, have i-c-n cycr.omr In
their bsyis.
Tire rescued. fighting sheir way Ia
the life hoats. from the carccnins 4
| deck. riinsius desperately to the rails
o. i-srins biindiy overheard. broke
their arms or legs or otherwise In
jur.d themselves so badly that twen'
'v.,wo died after being picked up
Hrcaning. and in some cases partical
~ inscnsib,-. other were landed herr
while the poruiacr - the ,iiias'
| gathered with medicines and s'i'nn
iants to relieve their suffering. 4
spcciaI train wa. made up this after
NOON on Whtsh many NHFr '1N'W "
Quebec and Montreal.
Tnc president of the Canadian "a
c,fic railway issued n statement ihi
! afternoon saving that the Empres
had sunk within fourteen minutes
No ono on board had time so scis
his bclcnsinsa. much iess tn dress
Those found in the lifcboats ~er
II in their nigh, clothes. The ~ons'
|. suffered most. Only few were saw
cd. according to the early lists. an
Indications arc that thcv lacked th
| strength TO combat conditions wh'c
confronted them.
First reports had II that the co,
lier stor.tad had also sunk. Thes
proved to be incorrect. Thoush he
how was badly damaged the Storsta
was able to keep afloa'. Some re
ports said she had aboard AGO survi'
ors. This. ir true. would reduce tn
death list materially-from NOR
than a thousand TO less than scve
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HExlcANy ATTACK
SHIPS IN HARB0R

III. is-asa 4. =. = California. Ms
satta.. Mar IS s,ia wireless To- san
bieSp. Msy 3s,=psposss have
s-aeksd tho Asarsisaa fleet hsr- Of
attacks aa s.-sm-ss in ss- harius Of
Nsapsle. by M~sseaass rhV sisiSser
app-ass In b. the ~ass mainiy oi
civilians. -hp have h~-a xaiisY al
nfiaE ssek'.s.iy 81 the .hIppias in
the sssssf.
CoadIsiaas al Apuieo arc Described
ia inssrmasign conveyed To sh-
Asz-fisaa admiral a. a-plosahi-.
1h- JaPan-s- m-Whant vessels
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ouEvEDo. nIIBusrER. IS
ARlESTED At FL PASC

~ ra.c. Texas. May :e.-Rc''risu
Qucve>:c. who has been commanding
hand Of fiiibusters operating a'ons
The Mexico Northwestern railroad.
was arrested today by civil t'pliee.
The prisoner viii bc turned ove'
to military a,uohrtiies at Fort B''~'
Qucvetc. who IL said 10 hold com
mission a. a brieadier general In the
Federal army. has been accused o'
various deprcdations along the Vrtt'
jsh owned railroad.
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s~isa Masa and kIys Mssu have iess
Mansaniiia. ~sss- u Vas reported
they landed suniiiaas of -af .ss
iiu--is. The s-iyo Mssa sailed tot
saiina cus ana tho My. Masp sos
itanoIaiu.
The sunhaas Annapolis. which
~a. ofa-s-i to tho saoash Of sas Va.
aai river after The Preach sa,oas ~
santa Go.siis had advised Aaaifsi
tta~ass ths. Amnssssas wess IN dsas
ssr of A. isaiss risias. hss '-posssd
that aai-, psrs ais in the Ssaui
soants,.
The chronicle=news., 1914-05-29

Ottawa. Onss. Nsf :ss-Thr .sr~i
of the Emrsrss Of ireland evoked
sympslhstie uissssns~s In the hoass
of somsoas today fsun h-p,h~ tho Pre-
'nisr saa the Trader of she orr<ss,sioa
Mr. isosaes. IN setessisx 10 the ter
'ihi- buss of hamss life sais he sos'
~ that sh- svs-uss Al tho nua,hes ol
iisr- Lost ~As ~ssssrssisd. Tie said
il ~ss an sseid~ns that so.'ii rot
have h--n rsrs-n'sa by sns action
which the soan,sy eos,ia have ish-s
Z. reader assisaiioa safe.
Sir V'ifsia t.Aaries. sssias . dif'
..f-nl vice. .Afa I, ~Ss hard Ia ua,
assssaad SHY an sse,dces Tee miles
.ss could not have t,r~a psrscescds
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Montreal. May as.-Sir Thomas
shaughnsssy. president Of III. canad-
ian Pacific railway. issned the fol-
lowing statement:
TIL. catastrophe. because Of the
great loss Of life. 10 the most ser
iOus in the history Of III. 81. i.awr-
enee route.
owing to the distance Of the
nearest telegraph or telephone. sta
lions from the scene Of th. wreck
there is an unavoidable delay In S~-
eurins official details. but NC expee,
report from captain Kendall In the
course Of the afternoon.
From the facts ~ We have them.
IL Is spparent that about I: o'clock
this morning the Empires. Of ireland.
~h-n siopi-d in q dense fog. Was
rsmmsi On the rosi sid. BY III. Nor
~-siah collier sinssIsd in such .
manner as Ia tear the ship from the
water tisht baikhssds with which
she Vas provided useless.
''rh. weasel settled dawn In four
I--h minutes, The accident occurred
st = time When the passengers ~er.
In i-d. and the Interval before the
steamship went down sss not .asn-
.isnt Ia enable the Officers To srotse
the passengers and get them into the
bas,s. OF which th-s- 80. saifici-nl
To ars"m mrn..iair . much Larger mum
b-r of is+api- than these on hoard.
ihsluiins the passenger. ami .r-~.
That snsh an accident should h,
possible in the ~. Lawrence and ia
vessel Of tho class Of the Empress
at ireland. .ish every Possible pre-
caution sasrn By the a~nsrs. la in
SURE safety for the Passengers ahs
the vessel. is aepias.a. The saaa-ss
feature of the disaster L.. -. course.
The ss-a, lass Of life. ana The heart
felt sympathy as everybody connected
sish sh- s.mpany sS-s oas la The
relatives and ffi-aas st thss- uho
met death in the Inflated .i-sm-
ship
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DR., ELAN POUND
"NoT aulITY" OF MURDER

Kansas City. Mo-. May 2s.-No'
guilty was the verdict OF a Jury re-
turned today in the case OF Or. W. 7.
Elan. a prominent physician Of st.
Joseph, charged with the murder OF
W. Putnam Cramcr. a Chicago maya
zine solicitor in a hotel here Novem-
her Is last.
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were no United States delegates t0
the Salvation Army's world eonyen'
tion on board the Empress Of Ire
land. The ten Oregon and Washing
ton. twenty-fOur California and fif-
teen Colorado. Montana and Utah del
egatss will sail from New York for
London on the steamship Olympic
tomorrow. according to Salvation
Army Officers.
The chronicle=news., 1914-05-29

Seattle Wash. May se.-Thcr'
The chronicle=news., 1914-05-29

Sydney. y. s.. May 2c.-Thc COL
Iicr stors,ai will he able ,c reach
Quebec under her own steam. ac-
cord'ne to a wireless message rcceiv-
81 by the Dominion Coal conpany
from tive government steamer Lady
EVELYN ihia afternoon. The mcssase
made no mention Of the Empress os
1relad's passengers being on board
the S'crstad.
The Lady Evelyn reported shc was
lying alongside the storstad. which
was badly damaged. hut able to keer
afloa, on her collision bulkheads.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17
VIEWPOINTS
The Way to Fight Fires.

Editor the MisSourian:-All fires
are the same size when they start.
The statistics show that i'm this cOun-
try, every minute of every day and
of property is destroyed by fire. Prop
erty so destroyed is never recovered.
The insurance fallacy needs no expla-
nation. they merely collect and dis
tribute the insurance tax which is lev
led on the people.
The value of property lost by fire in
the United States in the last two years
over-shadOws the cost of the Panama
Canal 1t exceeds the total cost of
maintaining the Army and Navy for
the same period. This needless waste
amounts to 5000. 900. 900 annually.
Last year 5000 people were killed
and 5000 more We're injured as a re-
suit of fires. Still countless breeding
places for fires are permitted to go on
untouched. Ninety per cent of the
fires in America NAV be traced TO gross
carelessness or ignorance
We have had the Iriquois Theater
fire in Chicago. the Collinewood School
fire in Cleveland. the Binghampton
Factory fire. the recent lodging house
fire in Boston. the Calumet. Michigan
horror and the VI. A. c. holocaust in
81. Louis and after each of these there
are criticisms. a plenty offered. but
no move is made to avert such catas-
tropics in the future In some cases
the most radical critics are harborine
just such death traps as are mentioned
above and when approached on the
subject are very indignant Most fire
officials have power to inspect build
ings but they fail to enforce safety
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17
CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES.

Much of life's enjoyment is in call
ing up "reminiscences and in living the
past over again. The laughter and the
tears. too, brought in celebrating the
anniversary of an event, very intimate
and very dear. infuse a new force.
These little moments of turning aside
from the matter-of-fact life are often
the safety valve for a weary-laden
soul.
You have seen people who do not
have time TO remember a birthday or
a Christmas or even their wedding an
niversaries. And after you feel the
dissonant atmosphere in their vicinity
you are thankful you belong in anOth-
er home.
And today is Saint Patricks day
dear to the hearts of the Irish. OF
course the old story is tradition,
very mythical tradition. but who shall
say that during all these ages the
honoring of that good old Saints men,
DRY has been a foolish waste of affec-
ton?
When everything worth while has
gone and there is nothing left but the
memory, the man who has no time for
recollection is indeed a figure fitted for
abject pity He is poor beyond re-
demption.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17
ANTAGONISTIC!

In two columns side by side in "A
news article appeared: a billion dol
lars left by famed New York men dy-
ing in one year; House Committee
adopts Wilson's plan of Federal Trade
Commission. which is to consist of
three members appointed by the Pres
ident. In the first item a significant
point is that the state will get about
% million dollars in inheritance taxes
Upon glancing over the paper one
attaches no special significance to
these articles other than that they both
seem to be good news in the line OF
progressive government" Twenty
five million dollars for the state is a
great boon to state activities and so
to the people of the state 1t is the
achievement of great socialistic
ideal without the use of socialism.
The news in the other column seems
TO be much of the same nature. We
are all beginning TO believe in the So
cialist principle of state control of in
dustry and business Again the ideal
is accomplished without the aid of So
cialism.
But a subtle, though probably not
fundamental. antagonism lies in these
two articles which happened to be
placed side by side In one the wealth
is being scattered out. In the other
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

When the accused men in the Shidler
case in Kansas City were being taken
to their preliminary hearing. their at
titude was a silent accusation of the
American methods of justice
As long as they thought they had
nothing but the courts to deal with
they were bold, carefree and uncOn-
cerned. Past records have shown how
easy it is for the gangs" men to es-
cape punishment. But as soon as the
patrol wagon came in sight of the
court building and the men saw the
agitated crowd trying to get into the
courtroom their bravadO left them.
They realized that public Indignation
had taken hand in their case, cOnse-
quently lessening their chances to
cover up things.
Contrary TO usual American proceed
ure. the court refused to grant con-
tinuances and demanded speedy
trial. This shows that public ques-
tions can be brought to an issue if
the people only demand it. Their voice
is the strongest power in the Nation.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

building is well protected by watch
men.
Some amusing incidents happen
when members of the commission who
are unfamiliar with coinage facts and
methods attempt to take part in the
work themselves. They seldom at
tempt the difficult and complicated
work of the assay, which is usually
performed by few of the expert
workmen of the mint under the di-
rection of the commission, but they
often assist in the weighing and count
ing of the coins. Almost anybody
thinks he can do that.
"A few years ago new commits
sioner attempted to weigh and count
a batch of silver coins. That was
when silver dollars were still being
coined. He waved away the official of
the mint who was about to offer some
suggestions. Now, never mind. I'll
attend to this he said He counted
the dollars and half dollars. quarters
and dimes and computed the sum in
dollars and multiplied it by the num-
ber of grains in a silver dollar. Then
he weighed the coins. There was a
large discrepancy. He puzzled over
it for long time before he permitted
the official TO offer the suggestion that
the half dollars did not weigh half as
much as the dollars.
The chairman of our commission
was Senator John Franklin ShafrOth
of Colorado. who is a native of Mis-
souri,. He was born in Feyette, mar
ried a Fayette girl, and practiced law
there three years.
Another former MissOurian whom
| met was Thomas Louis COmparette,
who was an instructor in Latin in the
University of Missouri in 1905 and
1906. Mr. Comparette is now in charge
of the museum of medals designs at
the mint. A die of every medal award
ed by Congress and the designs for
the different coinage issues are kept
in this museum.
"A big hue and cry was raised in
Congress a few years ago because the
designer of the new Jefferson cents
had put his initials on them. Evident
ly the Congressman who started the
discussion did not know that it is the
custom for the designer to put his
mark on the coin. For instance, on
the new five-dollar gold piece de-
signed by St. Gaudens is tiny mon
ogram of IS" and &C.
DO you know how to tell where
your money is cOined?" asked DIR.
Brown. as he peered at dime in his
hand. See, Here is little ''D" right
under the wreath. That menas that
this dime was coined in the Denver
mint If you have a coin with an 20"
it was made in the New Orleans mint;
if with an s." it came from San
Francisco. If there is no mark at all.
il was made in Philadelphia
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17
TESTING UNCLE SANS COINS
DIR. WIG. Brown Tells incidents of His Work
on Federal Assay Commission at the
Philadelphia Mint.

Prof. W. G. Brown of the chemistry
department pulled a gold coin out OF
his pocket and sat studying it as he
discussed some of the incidents OF his
recent visit to the United States mint
at Philadelphia as a member OF the
Federal Assay Commission appoint
ed by President Wilson.
What interested me most was see
ing the methods they used" said Pro
fessor Brown. This system is old,
older than the Bible. You know the
figure publication by fire. appears
often in the Bible. Alchemists have
been familiar with the work for centu-
ries. But here were new machinery
and new devices of interest to the sci
enlist
"A representative of the Chinese
government who recently visited the
mint at Philadelphia was so much I'M
pressed that he recommended some OF
these devices to his government.
THE men who actually do the work.
not the administrative officials. are ex-
perts and hold their positions practi-
cally for life. They are very little
affected by political changes. One as
sayer has used a particular hammer
so long that depressions have been
worn i'm the handle by the grip of his
thumb and finger. and there is de-
preston on the steel anvil where he
has pounded the gold. Another man
has spent his working hours for more
than thirty years sitting on stool
measuring out solutions of common
salt.
Everybody always wants to know
whether the big vaults of the mint,
where millions of dollars worth of
gold and silver coins and bullion are
stored. are actually burglar proof.
They told us at the mint how several
years ago man was accidentally
locked in one of the big supposedly
burglar-proOf vaults. When the man
was missed from the party it was con-
cluded that he must have been locked
i'm the vault. where he was last seen.
The vault was air-tisht. and equipped
with a time-lock set for twenty-four
hours. Long before the time was up
the man would be dead.
Gould the vault be opened? The
mint machinery was brought at once
and a force of men were put at work
boring through the steel doors of the
vault to the lock. The feat was ac-
complished, and the imprisoned man
was rescued He came out calm and
smiling. Had he been a nervous man
he would probably have been over
come by fright when he realized that
he was locked in vault supposed to
be proof against entrance.
There is little danger of burglars
entering the vaults. however. because
they would not have the powerful ma
chinery of the mint at their disposal,
or the large force of men. Besides, the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

power is being concentrated. Without
commenting as to whether il is right
or wrong. it is well to call attention
to the tremendous power that is being
given to one man, the President PRO
gressive government" seems to have
one tendency toward democracy and
the other toward monarchy 1t will
be interesting. to say the least. to
watch these two tendencies. Are they
opposites?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

measures because of the opposition
with which they meet.
Fire loss adds greatly to the high
cost of living and the idleness of
thousands is caused by the financial
ruin of their employers. by fire.
Two thirds of all our fires are pre-
ventable and fire prevention is the
remedy What are you doing to help
and encourage the school children in
writing their essays on fire preven-
tiOn? f. y. KURTZ.
Chief Fire Department.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

The engineering students at the Uni
versity of Minnesota are making great
preparations for their st. Patrick's
Day celebration. The plans include
special chapel program where the
president of the university and the
dean of the school of engineering will
speak. The other ceremonies of the
day will be a parade, knighting GER
emony, the burying of the Blarney
Stone. open house in the shops. and a
"tango-vaudeville' at night.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17
Albert +. Pierce Visits Here.

Albert f. Pierce, a graduate of the
School of Engineering, is visiting In
Columbia. Mr.. Pierce is in the OIL
business in Bartlesville, Okla. being
the owner of seven oil wells near
there.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17
SEVENTH COLUMN

Back East" in Connecticut girl
saved herself by climbing out of a win
dow on rope made of stockings. It's
a delicate subject, but We have always
been under the impression that girls
in this section of the country would
have to be as light as feather to
duplicate her feat.
To make a compass point south:
Sharpen the south end.
Many things have been said against
the tango. but the unkindest cut of
all comes from a woman fashion eX-
pert She says the tango is sure to
make big hips.
FOrty-One motorists were arrested
last week in Kansas City and convict
ed of speeding the limit. Evidently
Kansas City has been going too fast
A French physician has announced
that he can successfully graft rub
Der to the skin. Now rubber necks
should prove popular.
In Kansas Civ after MAZDA mo
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

A community up near Victoria, BTU
ish Columbia. Canada. has threatened
to turn out in real art attire unless
a certain law is not enforced. Or
course such an action would embar-
rass the government officials. but
wouldn't it be the least bit uncOm-
Portable in that northern climate?
G.. NJ. f.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

The English suffs discovered some
thing new to burn and destroyed a
string of railroad passenger cars. Ii
may work out for good by bringing in
all-steel passenger trains.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17
From Other Colleges

The seniors at Purdue are to decide
by ballot whether or not they will
wear caps and gowns at commence
ment
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

Says the Michigan Daily: "Michi-
gan's chances against Cornell in the
two dual track meets to be held here
this spring have been greatly increas-
ed by the withdrawal of Keller. the
crack sprinter. from the eastern insti-
tuition" Oliver Keller. is ST. Louis
boy.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

Some of the college social events
are given queer names. At Drake, a
Sophomore Bum" was given recently.
At Michigan, the freshman engineers
are planning a hello spring" dance
One hundred couples, at the same
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

told her visitor that something was
going to happen. it did. for the Visilor
was a police captain and he arrested
Madame. But at least they ought 10
give the clairvoyant credit for her
prophecy.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

Munich. Germany. is going to re-
form. A a. m. limit has been placed
IN all reyelers. Still. you couldn't
say that any other than conservative
change had been made.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

Sixteen men at Michigan and five at
the University OF Colorado have just
been elected to Tau Beta Pi. the hon.
Orary engineering fraternity
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

Purdue has "A Girls Glee Club that
gives regular programs. just like the
men.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

The eastern schools are going in
for aeronautics. Some have been at
work for several years. Regular dual
gliding meets have been held, and
more are to be arranged. Says the
Cornell Daily Sun:
"A dual meet between the Cornell
and Michigan Aero Clubs to take
place during the latter part of May
is now practically assured. The local
Aero Club is already engaged i'm build
ing a new glider for the meet, and the
Michigan aerOnauts also have a ma
chine in the process of construction.
Considerable interest will center
around this springs meet as it is the
first aeronautic encounter between
colleges of the East and West
The record was set two years ago,
when a Cornell man made a sustained
glider flight of two and a half miles.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

In Kansas City. after Madame
SOmeOneOrOther, a chairvOyant, had
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-03-17

A terpsichOrean note from Kansas.
The goods gave a dance for themselves
in honor of the new dean of women
The Lawrence Daily Gazette says OF
il:
THE rag dance and the castle
walk were the favorites. Some OF
the girls tried the tango said one girl
who was there, but they didn't seem
to get along well with that. The rea-
son seems to be that a girl isn't strong
enough to help raise her partner to
standing position after the dips.
Seemingly it will take a man partner
to make the tango a success"