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ASHEVILLE, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 24, 1912.
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ORDERED ISM A Y Bearing Corpses of ; Sea's Victims
MOORS MUTINY,
KILLING FRENCH
1(7 ROM LIFEBOAT
Mackay -Bennett Steams for Halifax
C JTM r. W. UbBW? ?
Harsh La , Was Used by
Titanic V Fitt Officer to
Steamship Owner Who
Interfere!
PASSENGERS OPPOSED
LEAVING THE SHIP
Declares Lookout Fleet, Who
. Asserts Many on Deck
Neither Sought Nor
Asked Places.
Washington, April 24. J. Bruce Is
niay, chief official of the Hteamshlp
lino which owned the Ill-fated Ti
tanic, was ordered away from one of
the ship's lifeboats while it wan being
lowered .because, in his excitement,
he whs interfering with the Bhlp'ij
officers.
language too objectionable to lie
repeated aloud In the senate Inquiry
into the, Titanic disaster was used by
llurld t Lowe, the Titunic's fifth ofl'l
rer. Lowe dramatically recited to the
committee how he, not knowing he
was talking to the company's head,
told iHinay to "Oct to hell out of here
so I can work." -
While Lowe and other (tailors were
Irylmr to lower the first lifeboat on
the starboard side, Ixiwe declared ls
niny wim not trying to get Into the
boat, hut was very much excited and
Inlerfcrring with the proper lowering
of the hoat.
"This man," (Istnay), Bald Lowe,
"was greatly excited, ile wus holler
ing, "lower away, lower away, lower
away,' ard f swore at him to order
him hack." -
said Ismay went hack and
niudo no reply. Lowe testiliej that
he never would have known the man
was Jsmay of he (Lowe) had not met
a steward aboard the Carpathla who
told him what he had done and asked
htm why he "swore at Mr. Ismay." '
Washington, April 24. The senate
cfimmiltee Investigating the Titanic
disaster today began the fifth day of
' imnttry. Mrdi'i luHrTlpet.f Uig Tl
tanlc'g lookout man In the- crow's
nest at the time of the collision, was
subjected . lo a gruelling tire Of. ques
tions In' an 'effort to get him to fix the
time he first repbrted the iceberg to
officers i the' bridge.
The usual throng of the curious,
mostly women, crowded the corridors,
but the committee refused to permit
anyone inside the room except wit
nesses, survivors and press represen
tatives. '
Meet said he pulled away In lifeboat
No. 6, containing 30 passengers. He
said a number of men on deck neither
sought nor asked to be taken on and
that some of the passengers in the
lifeboat wanted to go back, but the
quartermaster commanding the life
boat refused.
No IUiiM'tilm for Lookout.
Like the missing horseshoe nail thai
cost a monarch his kingdom, the fail
ure to provide binoculars or spy
glasses for the lookouts on the Titanic
was one contributing Cause of that
Ditto's loss, and with it the loss of
nmre than 1600 lives.
Two witnesses before the senate In
vertigating 'committee yesterday
agreed on this. They were Frederick
Meet, a lookout on the liner, and
Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen, Can
adian manufacturer and yachtsman,
ho was among the rescued pas
kengers. Meet acknowledged that if he had
been aided In his observations by a
sued glass he prolwibl.v could have
"pled the berg Into which the ship
crashed In time to have warned the
bridge to avoid it. Major Peuchen
also testified to the much greater
sweep f vision afforded by binocu
lars, and as a yachtsman said he
believed the Presence of the Iceberg
might have been detected In time to
escape the collision had the lookout
men been so enulnned.
It was made to appear that the
. blBme for l,inu without glasses did
not rest with the lookout men. Meet
aid they had asked for them at
Southampton 'and, were told there
ere none for them. One glass. In
a nlnch. wotil.l have served In the
crow's nest. '
Few Fxix-rlcm-cd Bailor.
Major Peuchen criticised In strong
terms the lack of experienced Bailors
on board the Titanic, lie Bald thai
when the call to quarters was sniind
'd not enotikh of the crew responded
undertake the work required I"
lowering and filling the boats. Fur
herinore, he said, no drills had been
""Id from the time the ship left
Xouthumptom although It was cus
tomary to hold smh drills every
Sunday.
Major Peuchen of' Toronto, a pas
""imer on the Titanic, who was or
d,red by Kecond Officer Llghtoller t"
"'in. one of the lifeboats, testified that
" ten of his friends with whom he
" traveling lost their lives In the
""en.
Senator Smith asked Major Peu
hen to tell Ihn stnrv of the voyage,
, 'elllng of the weuthe'r. accidents, and
- whether there was any Are aboard.
"There was no mention of fire
:,d Peiifhen "anil we Were "
I'leased with the trip until the craih
After l o'clock I went to my state'
ri'ni. ,.,, ,.v undressed when
1 r,,t a shork. I thought merely that
" -ge wave hml struck the ship.
1 put on iv I'ont und went up "t1
' k- I I,., I i t i. ,,, I ho said. 'We
!r,epalt of the "hl- Some ice
had fallen four or five feet in.i,i
rail. ...
Thought Hoat Would Float Loii".
"After a few minutes t v,..,.'",. 1
other friends and said It wus not
serious. Fifteen minutes later I met'
C'harles M. Hays of the Grand Trunk
1 aciHc. I asked him, -Have you seen
"i ice: tie said -No.' Then 1 took!
him up and showed him. Then I no-,
ticed the boat was listing, i Bllid tol
Mr. J lays: 'She Is listing, she shmiyn'i1
do that.' He said, 'Oh, 1 don't know.
This hoat can't Blnk.' He had a good
deal of confidence and said, 'No mat
ter what we have struck she is good
for eight or 10 hours."
"1 went back to the cabin deck and
met men and women coming up and
looking serious, I met my friend
beattie and asked him what was the
matter. Beattie said to me, 'The or
der Is for the lifeboats it is seri
ous.' . .
"I couldn't believe It at first, but
went to my cabin and changed to
some heavy cloths."
No Sailors to Man Ilonts.
The wltnetH said when ho got on
deck the bouts were being prepared
for 'lowering on the port side.
"The women came forward one by
one, many accompanied by their hus
bands. "They would allow only women.
Men had to stand back. The second
officer stood there and the order was
enforced. No men passengers not In
that boat."
"Did you see any man attempt to
get In?" naked Senator Smith.
"No. The boat was safely lowered.
There were about 3(i or 37 persons In
then we turned to the. next boat.
1 was surprised that , the sailors were
not at their posts as they should have
been. 1 have seen fire drills and the
action of the sailors did not Impress
me.
They seemed to be short of sail
ors around the lifeboats where I was.
When 1 came on deck first It seemed
to mo that about 100 stokers came up
with their gunny sucks and crowded
the deck.
'One of the officers, a splendid
man, drove these -men right ff the
deck.'' He drove them like slier u.
"When we got to the next boat a
quartermaster and sailor were put In
ml the boat was then filled .with
women, We called out for more wom
en and some would not leave their
husbands."
'Did you see the captain after he
told you to go below and get through
the window Into the lifeboat "fV 1 -
-rJ.- HOVOliWHWHIfft :Ttof that.""
N"1
Did you see him before the acci
dent?"
I think I saw him about 7 o'clock
n one of the companion ways."
Do you think he was attentive to
his duties?"
"Yes, I do."
Women Kowcd Boat.
Mujor Peuchen said the lifeboat he
wus In was equipped witn everytning
required. Home of the boats he heard
were not sufficiently equipped with
food. When he got on the Carpa
thla he examined several lltebuats and
found they had lights, hard tack and
water.
"Did the women row in the boats?"
"Yes. and they were very plucky
about it, too. They worked with a
will. One helped me until she be
came ill from tne nara worn ami
was forced to cease."
Xo General Alarm.
The Carpathla steamed all around
the scene of the wreck and we did not
see a single body," the major said.
"It seems strange to me, as I should
think the lire "Xiis wouiu nave neiu
bodies up. dead or alive, for four or
five hours."
He said he was certain that none
could nave uvea in me ivj nnrci
more than an hour.
Several who were on the upturneu
bout and were rescued and who had
helr feet In the water," he Bald, "kept
themselves alive by clutching cacn
other. Their feet were frozen.
Several senators asked if tne run
lhaf there was no general aiann
bounded after the collision might ac-
,nini( for the failure of many women
o appear on the decks In time for
the lifeboats. He thought mat pruu-
ol.la
Major Peurhe1 told tne enmnmire
he thought that If the lookouts on
the Titanic had had glasses the ship
might have been saved from the col
lision. , ', , .
Did von talk with Fleet, the look
,h n,n. In vour lifeboat?" he
uked bv Senator Bmlth.
"Yes I asked him what had occur
red He said he rang three hells and
,hen signalled to the bridge. He said
he did not get Immediate reply from
i,rld. and 1 heard afterward
...... ih lirldao officer was not re-
mni ...
.., j ..Libn a reillV.
"The quartermaster
thc lifeboat If he knew who was on
: ...,., when he signalled, and
Fleet said he did not nw,
tapt AND CABINET
IN LONG CONi-JSKaJNu.
u tfngla.Nl Political Situation Iis-
ciwM-d I ntll wnaii ii"..."
visors Itcvlf w Taft s Bho lies.
Anrll 14. Th"
presl
vvasiiis""i . , . . .
dent and all the members of his cab
r" . " inference until 3 o'clock
h morning considering the ? New
Fnglund P"Iltl"l .ituatlun ;.nd re
.."?.n. .he si.ee.hes President Taft
.... m.k. on his trip beginning to-
day. "
Mclvrr Memorial Plan.
Gazette-News Bureau ,
The Hotel Raleigh,
nnleluh. April !4
...'m for the unveiling of
here on May 1
M,,ver "" " hv nr. Al
Tf h. n..ver,.y
Virginia.
hi " -Lr . .. I
CrtPTAIH
Nearly 100 Leave New York to
Meet Incoming Ship
of Death.. ,
New York, April 24. The names of
additional Identified Titunlc victims
ure awaited by White Star line ofli-
ciuls from the Cableshlp Muckay-Ben-nett,
now searching the scene of thc
llsiister. Seventy-seven bodies have
Ifl SliMlf BITOT
Senator Gallinger Calls on Fed
eral Veterans in Administra
tion's Crowded Hour.
Concord, N. H., April 24. Granite
state republicans have been astounded
by the publication of an open letter.
iddressed to "the soldiers of New
Hampshire und signed by United
States Senator Jacob H. Gal'.inger, In
which the Under of the standpatters
asks t'nited States pensioners to do
him (Gallinger) the "favor" of voting
lor President Tal't in the primaries.
Senator Gallinger plainly asks this
because of what he (Gallinger) has
done for the pensioners. This is the
Gullinger letter:
"Washington, April 20, 1912.
To the Soldiers of New Hampshire:
"During my entire public life 1 have
earnestly sought to henellt the veter
ans of the late civil war, , and have
received many commendations from
them for the work 1 did. As chairman
of the senate committee on pensions
for many years it was my especial
privilege to serve them, and I (lid so
In every way possible.
"The party is no facing an enier-
eency. anil I warn 10 appeal 10 me
soldiers to do me a favor, and that Is
to go to tho caucuses and vote In favor
of Taft delegates. It is a well known
fact that the man who Is how opposing
him so bitterly and unjustly was never
favorable to pension legislation, while
President Taft has unhesitatingly sign
ed every bill that has been sent to
him.
"Thc future of thc party is at stake;
the soldiers of the country can prob
ably determine the choice between
President Taft and ex-I'resldcnt Roos
evelt.
"I trust that my appeal to you may
not be In vain, but that the men who
so bravlv defended the union In tin
days that tried men's souls will now
rally to the support of one of the hest
presidents the country has ever hud,
and see to it that the delegates from
New Hampshire to the t hlcivgo con
vtntlon will vote for the renoininatloii
of President Taft.
"Fraternally yours,
(Signed) "J. H. GALMNGEn.
Calls for Rank Statements.
Washington, April 24. The enmp.
trailer of the currem y today Issued
a call for a statement of the condi
tion of all 'national banks In the
of l'lilted States at the close of business
Thursday, April 18.
THE MACKAY- ECN.NETT
been recovered, hut many were in i
such condition that Identification was
Impossible and they were Immediately
burled. The Mackay-Bennett v.as
scheduled to start today for Halifax,
where she arrives li'rtday night. Neav-
lv.'l 00 perspniM: i -WnuarinK to. go
I tii 111 hx to i nee l me aoaiee. j no vi uue
Star -line sent two men to Halifax to
look lifter the recovered bodies, with
instructions to send Identifications as
soon as possible. - :.'
The steamer Minia is expected
shortly to reach the spot where thc
Tltaiilc Wiuk and continue the search
for bodies. '
BEGINS IDIAT1
OF WAGE DISPUTE
Federal Officials Believe Days
Will Elapse Bsfore Out
come is Known.
New York April 24. II S. Labor
Commissioner Charles P, -Nelll and
Judge .Martin A. Knapp, of the com
merce court, today began the work
of meditation between- 50 eastern
railroads and their engineers over the
question of Inceased- wages.
Commissioner Nelll believes several
days will elapse before the result of
the conference between the engineers
and the railroads' representatives will
be In idinpe to make public. He
seemed hopeful of final settlement
of the differences, ,
LOOT BANK OF $7000
AND APPLY THE TORCH
Itoblx-rs Fcaiw AfU'r Running Flglit
Willi I'okw ValualHo Papers
Idist In Flames.
Fort Smith, Ark., April 24. After
a two hours' running fight with a
posse of cltissen, four robbers; who
blew open the vault of the bank of
Midland, thirty miles south of here.
escaped with eight thousands dollars
today. The citizens were awakened
by the blasts.
Ilobbcrs set all re the bank build
ing. Papers lost In tho Haines double
the loss, , '
BEACH COMES BACK
MlllloiHiIrp Accused of Slashing Wife
at All.cn IjimcIs at New '
York Today.
.
New York. April 24. Frederick O.
Hearh and Mrs. Heach reached here
todv from a trip abroad. Beach Is
wanted at Aiken, 8. C, Id answer the
harge of assault on Mrs. Heach.
The case created a sensation last win
ter when it was said ahe was as-
raulted by a negro. -
Mrs. Beach's hand rested tn her
husband's arm as aha descended the
gangway. She was heavily veiled.
Heach declined to discuss the cae.
Passengers said that during the voyage
the Beaches kept to their cabin much
of the time. . i
Paris HaiulltH Kill li-t- ti ve Olllivr.
Paris, April 24. Assistant Chief of
Detectives Jouin was killed today by
one of the anarchist Iwmd which Is
terrorizing Purls. The bund' victims
now total 20.
Of 118 survivors taken to hospitals
here only nine remain. ,
Over 100 bodies, of the Titan Ic's
dead were seen floating by the steam
ship Bremen, arriving here from Bre
men today. The Bremen - Sunday
lngK4 the. RpJt.,wJieT,tf!0,T.itapljt; IHMtt
unu oniceiH iiuiii iiie uiiukv saw vu
bodies floating on the seas, one boat
upside down, steamer chairs and other
wreckage. In the vicinity was. an Ice
berg answering the description of the
one the Titanic struck.
The bodies ere probably scattered
over a wide area and it will take some
time to complete the search.
Republicans Are to Hold Pre
cinct Meeting on
Saturday.
It will not be long until It Is de
termined whether Taft or Roo' elt
is to receive the vote of the Bun
combe county delegation or whether It
will be divided between them, for on
Saturday the precinct meetings will be
held for the purpose of choosing dele
gates to the county convention, and It
mnv be supposed thut these delegates
will reflect tho sentiment of the re
publicans taking part In the various
precinct meetings.
There has been llttlo sign of seisms
and bickerings between the two fac
tlons of the party during the. past
week or two, and whether or not this
is the calm that may precede) the
storm Is a matter for Individual optn
Ion, but there are those who declare
that there will be no more bickerings
and that there will be no attempt to
use the steam roller.
One thing is apparent, tho Roosevelt
slock has Increased In value, although
It may be only In the matter of con
lidence In his ultimate success ex
pressed.
MICHAEL BOWES
Wcll-Knovvii Raleigh Citlwii Dead
Percy H. Fleming Gets Custody
of Ills Children.
Gazette-News Bureau,
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, April 24
Michael Bowes, who came to Ral
elgh many years) before the war and
established the city's first gas plant
died toilay, aged' 80 years. During thc
war he was a member of the firm of
Waterhouse & Bowes, which mad
powder for the Confederate army. H
was a thirty-second degree Mason and
well known.
Percy B. Fleming has gone to Wash
ington In response to a letter' from
Mrs. Nell Claire Fleming, advising him
that he might have the two Fleming
children over whom a legal Contest
has been waged for nearly a year.
This action followed the opinion of
the Supreme court two weeks ago
overruling the order of Judge Peebles
in awarding the wife alimony pending
the settlement of the divorce suits
brought by both parties.
Bulsmlc Ilagun at Caracas.
Washington, April 24. The bubonic
plugue has broken out st Carsca
Venezuela, according to state depart'
ment advices received today.
RENEWED CONFIDENCE
IN ROOSEVELT GUMP
TRY TO SMUGGLE
5 TO MIENS
Officers Block Efforts to Give
Clansmen Weapons Court
Room Scene.
HilisviUc, Va., April 24. Floyd Al
len und five others of the Allen clan,
under murder indictments for the
Carroll court tragedy, started for
Wytlieville under a heavy guard to
day. The prisoners were taken in
carriages to Galax, thence by train.
The prisoners will be placed in the
Wythe comity sheriff's custody until
the trial begins April 30. Touching
vii va were witnessed between pris
oners and tho women members of
their families as they said goodbye.
Desperate but lutllo effort were
made late yesterday afternoon,
according to the detectives here.
smuggle weapons to six mem
bers of tho Allen clan In jail. Karllor
u the day they had pleaded not
uilty to Indictments charging them
ith five murders in Carroll county
courthouse on March 14, and their
trials were set for April 30 at Wytlte-
lllc, In an adjacent county. Tho pris
oners will be taken there during the
ight, and strict precaution will be
taken during their transfer from here.
as the day's developments showed that
he Aliens had many friends who
might attempt a rescue.
LEftVE SHIP IN STRIKE
Refuse to Sail on Titanic's Sis-
ter Because.,ofJJnsea- ,
worthy Lifeboats. !
Southampton, England, April 24.
Three hundred firemen of the Olymp
ic s crew struck before the White
Star liner was due to sail for New
York today. The men deserted the
ship because collapsible lifeboats on
the vessel were unseaworthy.
Prcslng Into service all the avail
able engine room hands on the White
Star and American liners in port the
Olympic was able to leave the dock
this afternoon. The Olympic has
fourteen hundred passengers aboard.
FAIRBANKS REFUSES
TO BE TAFT DELEGATE
Elected as One of Indiana's Instruct
ed "Big Four." He Declines
to Serve,
Indianapolis, April 24. Following
the slump in the Tuft candidacy
throughout the country, Charles War
ren Fairbanks has balked on the
brethren and positively refuses to at'
tend the Chicago convention as one
of the four delegates-at-large in
structed for President Taft.
Mr. Fairbanks now ays he told
Joe Kealing before the Indiana state
convention that he would not accept
a place on the Indiana delegation
while Theodore Roosevelt was a can
didate for the presidency, because he
had served In the Roosevelt adminis
tration as vice president.
But Kcallng, being wise, hsd Mr.
Fairbanks "elected" as one of the
"big four."
Mr. Fairbanks has a high regard
for the former president, but what his
opinion of President Taft is has never
been the rue to local headllners. Mr.
Fairbanks has kept Judiciously silent
on thut matter. Belief that the for
mer vice president would declare him
self has been' growing among his
friends as the colonel continued to
win.
WILSON HEADQUARTERS
Campaign of Democratic Candidate In
This State Will Be lMrecteu
From Greensboro.
Gaxette-News Bureau.
Daily News Building.
Greensboro, April 24.
That the state headquarters for
pressing the presidential campaign of
Woodrow Wilson will be established
in. Greensboro at once was the state
ment yesterday made by 8. E, Wil
Hams, of Lexington. Mr. Williams, at
the request of William P. McCombs.
manager of Governor Wilson's cam
paign, and also at the request of many
Wilson's admirers In North Carolina,
has.:ireed to accept the management
and aald the Wilson men ara coming
here at once to the end that they
make what effort they can to get
fair expression of sentiment
TAFT MEN JOYFUL
Primaries Give Majority of Delegates
to New HamiwIUre Conven
tions to President.
Concord, N. HM April 24. Taft sup
porters are Jubilant today over yes
terday's republican primaries. Taft
delegates to state and district conven
tions are in ft Isrge majority.
ABM
State of Seige Proclaimed at
Fez, Where Bloody Riot
ing Has Continued
for Days. i
GENERAL MASSACRE
THROUGHOUT CITY
Scores of French Officers and
Troops and 102 Jews
Slain Many Others ;
Mutilated.
Tangier, Morocco, April 24. The
French government today proclaimed
a state of selgc In Fes, the Moroccan
capital, where many officers and men
of the French army have been killed
by Moorish' mutineers in rioting
which began laat Wednesday.
According to a delayed dispatch from
Fez, the revolt .of the poptllace and
the Moorish. soldiery began at midday
Wednesday after a delegation of na
tive troops had obtained admission to
the pa luce and complained to tho sul
tan In regard to the new military reg
ulations in ' connection with the
French protectorate. Aa the military
delegation left the palace the soldiers
composing it seized and killed a
French captain. This was the sig
nal for general pillage and massacre
throughout the city.
Native soldiers, urged on by shriek
ing Moorish women, rushed through
the street slaying all the French they
encountered and inciting the popula
tion by the false cry of 'The sultan
is a prisoner of the French and must
be liberated!"
French telegraphers were attacked
by a howling' crowd. They made a
heroic stand, defending their office
for four hours, in the meantime Pend
ing messages. to headquarters at Tan
gier. ' Finally the office was broken
Into .and. the telegraphers succumbed.
Their " bodies' " weKe 'miittlaled and '
burned. The heads of all the Euro-
peans slain by the native troops were
paraded through the streets on pikes.
Fifteen French officers and 40 sol
diers have been killed, while 13
French civilians were massacred in
their homes. or in the streets. Four
French officers and 70 soldiers were
wounded, and 102 Jews were slain
and a large number wounded and
mutilated. The greatest misery pre
vails in the Jewish quarter of tho
city.
Ill NEBRASKA COMPLETE
Has a Three-to-One' Majority
Over Either Taft or
La Toilette.
Omaha. April 24 State returns .
coming slowly, show how completely
Theodore Roosevelt and the progres
sive republicans carried Nebraska last
Friday. Of the 110 precincts out 'of a
total of 1800 which aro already in.
Roosevelt, with 34,506 votes, has a 3
to 1 majority over either Taft or 1-
Follette, who are running about even
ly. ChamJ Clark, on the' democratic
side, leads Wilson and Harmon by
about 6000, with strong Wilson pre
cincts yet to hear from. It la not
believed, however, that the New Jer
sey man can overcome the lead Clark
has. '
With Roosevelt went tha progressive
candidate for national commltteman,
It. Bcecher Howell, who defeated Vic
tor Rosewater, acting chairman of tha
national republican committee aud a
strong Taft man.
Tho presidential vote in detail is
follows:
Republican -Roosevolt 34,606, Taft
11,788, LaFolletta 11,513.
Democratic Clark 1 4.729, Harmon
8,945. Wilson J.59S.
R. Beecher Howell, Roosevelt's Ne
braska manager, has received tele
grams of congratulation from Roose
velt, Medlll McCormlck and Senator
Dixon. Dixon declared that Nebraska
had put tho capstone In the arch that
Illinois and Pennsylvania victories
built.
Lata Returns In Oregon.
Portland, Ore.. April 24. In a most
pronounced manner Oregon republi
cans have Indorsed Theodore Roose
velt as their choice for president.
Additional returns have only in
creased hla lead. LaFolletta 20,711),
and Taft U.705.;
Woodrow Wilson has received the
Indorsement of democrats of Oregon
for president. . Champ Clark was
ahead In ouUide counties when the
first returns came In, but Wilson's
lead In Multnomah end a few oth'ir
counties saved him. Wilson ha de
feated Clark by 200 votes. Harmon
ran far behind.
Oregon's ten delegates to the repub
lican national convention mux! Huppu;
Jtoosevelt and tbe il"' h ' i t ,
demorrstU' nation. l t .- t. . -
support V si 'i.
strn. . - ., i r.' So I went
'' d - i. : the i.eberg from
i