A V- V l, Stats library v VOL XXII Mca 43 Cants a Uoca. CONCOIID. N. CU FRIDAY. APRIL 19,1912. Single Copy, Fiva Cents. NO. 244 1 ; hi A UM iMIIfL MS OK Lin BOATS LET TTLAIL ' women pull oajj. -f Bracatanar 8Uwi a ' ' Owthl "WWl Womea llept to 3 r ' Feasagenraj,veetfcatioa Begs . And Xwi,WttMtaf4 V - f? (n Lai isf Tttitffc W CrunV; - touoding revelation a to conditions - . ' ahoar tb(rCaritii were'ma'de Jo " - i day by Mrs. Luden P. Smith, a brid of a hvmeu wno-ia'wiiowea uy - tlia Titanic disaster and will proba bly be laid before the eongriottal ' investigation committee according y, - a: declaration today by. Hepresenta tivs Hughes, of West Virginia, fsth 'at'Mri. Smith. , 8h declared to ' ' day that there was plenty of room - aboard several of . the lifeboats for mors1 rseengers. -wThm were a law sailors-in the boat bat they did not take tarns at oars, and let tba women with frail arms pull tha. craft along. She said that Bruee Ismay wast ear ; triedaboard tba Carpathia -anaStook ' a stateroom, while women- survivors A slept in the passageways. Ismay kept the stateroom to himself and couldn't be reached, aha said. ; She declared all . - the passengers on the Carpathia were asked to sign a statement agreeing . . not to talk to. reporters 'concerning " the details of the Titanic 'a end jwhefi - landed. - ' . - - " V f v nrvEsnoATtoir. stastep. . kmay ' Witnsa-rayt TiUnie ' Was Xtolng rail Speed Wbam Sha Strncay'-v:-v-' vi:'" . - - Kaw York,' April 19i-Brttea Ismay . was first .witness at beginning of in vestigation today. He said tie was 50 yeara old, and an officer in White - Star linen. lie declared that ha. was ' not officially designated by directors f to accompany ine iiiauio ou-u maiden vovaee. Jie said tha aeevr dent occurred Sunday nightrnd that She sank at 3:20 Monday morning. - He iaWared aha was going full speed v till she struck, and thAt he was in bed at the time., He dressed and went to " the bridge wbere Captain Smith told - him that the Titeahtie had strnck berg and : feared -sbe vwas seriously damaged.-- Ismay rushed down to the . Chief engineer's office, where he was ' told the same. Isman saM ne return ed to the bridge where he heard the order for life boats given. "I went . starboard side -and stayed until the fourth boat had Men lowered, wnicn - I understand was the last boat leav- - ing the Jitantie.".' lie 4eclared,'"I don't know whether Catain Smith , sUyed on.'' . , - ' New Yoi k. Aoril 19. AfteS sum- ' moning pruce Ismay to appear wit-j ness today befoie the seaatinve1 ' tinting committee, r Chairman Wil liam Allen Smith said : - We wiH ' not fail to give' the American puMie - all the f ,W are not going to v use clubs on these witnesses but we v are- going to get. the troth. ;f From -'- what I gathered so faf,' not mer chant man riostled women , in .eon-' fusion aboard the TitanUc." ' - ; j Ismav and .Vice President Frank " lin appeared at Waldorf Hotel, with "' a full force of private detectives and stenographers; A busky body gnard orotected Inay from would-ee m: - s terviewers; 8win to the great crowd it was neceassry. to hold; the meeting in larser room." " . . New York, Aprils W.-rlsmsyilater. ' testified that he saw passengers in " f the Titanic jump before she sank, bat - didi't recognise them. Senator Smith r a,'ked whaf were the fircumstanees under wbicfl he left the Titanic 1 was immettatety opposite the i fast boat which the sailors were'trying te - lower.' deelared Ismay. "There was ufcfilled spee in the boate-j Jhe csp tain asked) JAre there any more wo ' f ment' There.wer, none in that part '' of the ship and t-stepped tn', V WAS THE OAPTAIN DETJHST ,s Wu to Restaorant WitK MlUionatres - Tor Three Hours Last Sunday, New - YorE t April, 19. Captain Smith waa on the Titahie at a dinner nartv with Bruce Ismav and a num ber, of millionaires, for three hurs last Sunday night in the Jinefs res taurant. 'Despite .the.' fact that the Captain had received numerous warn ings by wirelesrvf ice ahead, was di rectly charged today by Major Ar thur Peuchen, . of Toronto, oillcer in the Oueen's Own Rt4es, Of Canada, and president of a bic chemical com- ' pany.-i-Eenchen charged the loss of life on the Titanic wss due to crim inal carelessness in running at full throusrh ice with a new crew, . and insisted that if Jhe captain' had . been on the bridge the Titanic Would nut have hit the iceberg. - Rv J. WfSimpson has received an Invitation to. nroseh the annual ser- D HATH Of tL A2XX1XSEJL Om ef Oaaeeri'i last aai Oliast I Wsta 0m U Sar Ktvard. raaaral Tiis Aitaraoea. Mti 3. U. Ab sender died last a aiag at 7:30 o'dotk after an illness eiieDaing larouga acverBi monins. She had. been ia feebta health for several months and for tha past few Idaya b condition grew woraa. Early I . j - i k. ? : l . yeeraay snonung soe aaa auistq sptll and all through tha dyber f matung strength gvadoaUy abbed sway, death eonuiig qmetly and witlw oat a straggle in early evening. . Mrs, Alexander was bora in. t hie eoaaty id 1834 and whs therefor. 73' years ef age. Befor.et taawiair to Cpt. Ji M. Alexander ia J85g h fM Miss Jae D.kJCekr, Bus U sorVivad by hf Jlsliaad d -tvs ialdren," Mrs. Kate gtatretf. af MooresvilleJ Urs, C : Stnao . at ChSriotte: lira. John K. Patterson nd Hiss Kaanie Alex-h ander, of this eity, and afr.i J. IV Alexander, ol Moore vine. , - . i.Mrs. ; Alexander, was a woman of many lovable traits of eharaeter: Bh lived her life quietly and gently id her home, among ber loved ones and friends, ind by. bar kindness and sym patbatie natar was loved and esteem ed by. averyonaShe was a devont member of the Methodist ahnreh, she snd ber hnsbaad -being- nnmbered among , tha 'pioneer members of. Cen tral ehareh. !'- -i"- ( -' , - - The funeral will be held this 'after noon at 4:30 o'clock at tha horn on North Union street and wilT be eon ducted by Rev. J. H. West, pastor of tba deceased, assisted by Rev. T. W. Smith, a ufa long friend of tba ram ify. TCKEATENED 8TBXKE OF BAXLHOAD EwanrEEES. Went Strike In History ef jhe Unit- i' ed States X Imminent. New York, April 19. -Unless the managers of the railroads in the ter tory east of Chicago and north of the Ohio river reconsider their flat "re fusal! to advance the wages of engi neers! by S O'clock tonight, the worst strike in the history of the United States may be precipitated, accord ing; to the ultimatum delivered to the railroads today by Grand Chief Stone of the engineers. A referendum vte baa ' already ; authorized called 'of strike. . The engineers demand an in crease in wages.."1 - Cabarrus BuOdlsg and "tiaa. " The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Cabarrus "County Build ing A Loan Association was held last night at the city balL The reports of the officers showed the affairs of the affairs to be in excellent shape and a steady growth made. The com mittee that was recently appointed to adopt a plan of issuing prepaid stock made .a'- report, which was adopted. Officers for the year were elected as follows j - y , ; v-' : -' ,3 is .. L. D. Coltrane. president.) O 'a W. C. Houston, Vice President. L! J. M. Hendnx, . Sectretarr and Treasurer. -.! i ' - " Jtu ; G. EL Richmond, M. L Buchanan, . J. Williams and J. M. Hendrix, di- sjctors. -';'.'y-'-' --,..y'vr :; Butt, oa Titanic, Had King's Note to ft - .Taft on Tripott. - Washington, D.. Cj April 18v--Up-i the fate of Major Archibald Butt, who is believed to have" gone down with.- the Titanic, may depend .: the coarse of the Tripoli war. ? J " fc'fi It unknown that Major Butt, who was the resident's military aide and and enjoyed bis confidence in persoji- as. welt as political affairs, was, bearing ' an autograph letter ; from King Victor of Italy to the President when the Titanic hit the. iceberg., if Major Butt is lost and with him -the letter there will surely be a delay in briUKing about the conditions- desir- by Jresident tart the appoint ment of a peace commission to settle the differences between -Italy and Thrkeyvand put an end to the war. 1 . : Still Honting for Outlaws. BristoL Vai "April I9.r-Jude N. P. Oerlesbv. at torneV for the members of the; Allen gang now, in jail at Ro- anokev has returned from ilillsville, where he has been for. Several days making investigations preparatory to Jhe trials of the outlaws. He says the detectives are still in the moun tains about Hillsville, prosecuting an aggressive search tot Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards. The .detectives are firm in the belief that the outlaws ire still in the mountains near . Hills ville.. '. " '''triiV- "The Palace of Wonders' '.'st the Nobody should-miss payihg a visit to this wonderful show. . iKjs the most classical production ; that has ever been on a carnival ground. 'It eaters entirely to the refined element, representing . tne lamous paintings and sculptors of the world's greatest painters and sculptors, including Michsel Anirelo in a most mysterious and bewildering manner. The admis sion is 10 cents, , Well worth the price.;' y; , .;,.. Mr. George n. Rutkde was a ps- seneer on train No. 7 vest- iy r ternoon enroute from .Tcss to h 'LtsiulU I iiU. : ;- 1111 VI THB TEK1XBLE DISAITEX. 7rtanlo Want Dew WUk Her Band Flaytng. 5aiy 746 Axe Saved, ' Six iMsd After Being lUsemd, . Titanic Hal -em Sverr Onsiee-'ef : ,' '-t ".-i iV -l' jaaA L-ernwe Buaextng - et Those to x4febotv-0tteaJkea Refuse to Iavs tlr'HhiJs. Xese of the Oerpses Woi Ever Be Tacovsred. Captaia " Smith .8tuck t His Ship. - v New York, April 19. The Canard liner Carpathia, a ship of gloom and succor, -came into New York lastnight with first news 'direct from the great White Star liner JTitanie, which sank off the Grand Banks of New Found- land early oa Monday morning last. The great liner went down -with bet band playing, .taking with: ber to death all but 745 of her human cargo of 240 souls. . i- V''" Of the great facts stand out from the chaotic account of the tragedy, these are the most salient v. --a The death list has been increased rather then decreased. Six persons died after being -rescued. , - The list of prominent persons lost stands as previously, reported. . - Practically every women and child, with the exception of those who re fused to leave their husbands, were saved.. Among thesel last , was Mrs. Isador Straus.. Survivors on lifeboats saw lights on stricken vessel glimmer to the last, beard the band playing and saw the -doomed hundreds on her deck and heard their groans snd cries when the vessel sank.- Not only was the Titanic tearing through the April night tojier doom with every ounoe of steam crowded oil, but she wss under orders from the general officers of the line to, make ail tne speea or wnicn Bne was capa ble.' This was the statement made tonight by J. H.. Moody, a quarter master of the vessel ana helmsman on the hieht of the disaster. M . He said the ship was making .Zl knots an hour and the -officers were striving to live up to the orders to smash the record. "It was close to midnight," said Moody, "and I -was on the bridge with the second oflfcer, who was in command. Suddenly he shouted, port your helm.' I did' so, but it was too late. " we struck the sub merged portion -of- the berg." Of the m'any accounts given by the passengers, most agreed that the shock when the Titanic struck the ice berg, although ripping her great sides like a giant can opener, did not great ly jar the entire vessel, for the blow was a glancing one along her ' side. The accounts also agree substantially that when the passengers were taken off on the lifeboats there was no se rious panic and that many wished "to remain on board the Titanic," , be lieving her to be unsinkable. , The most distressing stories . are those giving the experiences of the psssengers in lifeboats. These tell not only of their own suffering, but rive the harrowing details of bow they saw the great hulk of the Ti- If you wspt dear head and to feel "fit as a lord", for . ri . ... L! . . t -.1.. -i. A V nciijpods ana join uw pig These golden-brown, .nourishment:?:; -'- a Me:', Host good eatin2 places aerva Post Toasties. . tank stand oa end, ."- nppermonl, for otinates befor pianging to the bottom.- As this a Tut spectacle wu witnessed by the groups of survivors the boats they plainly aaw many ef those whom lhy bad just left be-h hind leaping rota the decks into the water. ' . . r ., . The ship's' string band gathered in the saloon near the "d, the narrative says, and played "Nearer My God to Thee." ; ) - The -crash egauuit the iceberg which had been alghted' only a quar ter of B lnjle distance,, tame almost simultaneously with the Click of the' levers operated from tie bridge which topped 'the engines ind closed the watertight d'wev'XapUtn Smith was r"The 'bridge a moment rlater, sum moned air l!(f board to' nut on. life preservers bad ordered ijie .lifeboat iowered.-. , - -' ; --r - -t u- -. . . . - TbeMlrst boat bad more male pas sengers as tha men weri' ths first to reach the deck.' : Whet -the rush of frightened saea and-woWwr- and sry- ing children to the decks began, the women first. rule was- rigidly en forced. .' : i"'f- - Officers drew revolveii, bat in most eases there was Be use lor tbem. Many of those, with life preservers were seen to go down? despite the preservers, and dead bodies floated on the surface, as the life-boats mov- fed away from the sinking Titanic. Mrs. Isidor Straus reQised to leave ber' Yusband 's side, and toth perished ed together. ; i ' Bodies of Victims.. WflL Never Be , Seeoversd. i. "The bodies of the. victims of the Titanic disaster are at the bottom of ilm ten rtMVAr In lpavA it." iIacIaiv ed Professor Boberi W.-ood, of the chair of .experimental ; physics of Johns Hopkina-'University, today. "it u together; impossible tuat- an of the-eorpses will sver return to the surface of the water, as is the' case" with bodies "drowned in shallow water. i' .ri..-?' -.- "At tfce eVpth of two miles the pressure of the water is something like 6,000 pounds to the square inch, which is far too great tabsovercome by buoyancy ordinarily given drown ed bodiea by the gases that are gener ated, in time. ' ' ; . . v. ' Books to Titanic Snndaf Uidnlsht The Allan uner Tunisiaii, which ar med at Liverpool todays reports that she spoke to the Titanic by. wireless at midnight on Saturday : night, and wished the new ship good luck. The Titanic replied. "Manv (thanks." The captain- o tha Tunisie-porta that his ship entered a huge ice field 887 miles east of St. John s. Ue Carefully threaded his way through the field for twenty-four hours and then stopped all night. Finally he steered southward for a distance of sixty miles. The' captain, who was on the bridge for thirty-six hours, says he say 200 icebergs. Official List Saved and Lost The following tabulation of the passengers and crew on board the Ti tanic, together with tbose saved and lost, has been compiled from the fig ures in the statement issued by the committee of passengers : Approximate number of passengers aboard: First class, 330; second class, 320; third class, 750 ; officers and ' crew, 940; total, 2,340. v s . Number of passengers saved by Carpathia: First class, 210; second class, 125; third class, 200; total passengers sav ed, 535. - Members of crew saved : Officers, 4; seamen, 39; stewards, 96; firemen, 71. ; . Total members of crew saved, 210. in- ' fel l Jto s ?i 4 The Toasties Lunch winy ju uwn wuu T'j l'vV" 7H ,c3 ;.aa.- crisped bits of corn art delicious, satisfying, and full of wholesome; , Total saved, passengers and crew, 745. . 'Total Bomber perished, 1,595. . First and second rabiu passengrri ran First and aecontT cabin passengers saved, 335, Total eabin passengers lost, 315. The Titanic took with her to the bottom of the Atlantic men distin guished both in the United State and Great Britain. Some were known the world over. A financier, a mine owner, an artist, a railroad president a theatrical manager, an editor, an author and a merchant are in the list of victims.. . . v Captain E. J. Smith, commander of the Titanic, stuck to his ship. He was last seen standing on the bridge as the great bulk plunged into the deep. The rescued psssengers tell a thrill ing story of the captain's last stand In bis. position of command, fully re alizing . that his ship was lost and calmly waiting for the last moment. Figures from the highest official source supplied toftay by one of the most prominent British naval design ers show that 960 souls was the great est number that could possibly be saved with the spparatus carried on ths Titanic. Capt. Charles A. McAllister, engi neer-in-chief of the revenue cutter service expressed the belief that the mass which sent the Titanic to the bottom was a salt water iceberg and not a polar berg of glacial formation. He pointed out tHat the ratio of ice above trater in such an iceberg is only one-ninth of its bulk; in oth.er words with only nine feet visible, there would be eighty-one feet of solid rock-bard ice submerged. Captain Smith and all the princi- within tc week or ten days after the pal officers heroically stuck to their work is started, posts to the end, encouraging, direct- By tbi8 time the trolley w ires will ing and assisting to the extent of be up'aad the new cars put in opera-' carrying fainting women and ebililren tfoti. 'Manager Hole plans to put a from the decks and births to the-gang new car in 'operation here, very prob ways, and helping them to the bst one similar to the ears now in returning,- even "when the waves were operation at Greensboro. ' ( practically submerging the ship, to .. The storage battery car -a ill be eou tbe rescue of passengers, absolutely, tinned in operation and with the nd regardless of selfi"'They workediiW dition of the trolley cars much bet Trojans whiter it'was possible to save ter street car service may be expected a single one- of tW passengers,- while death, sure and' swift-,' stared them in the face. It is said that the eaptain and every officer, except the six who luauneu uie ooais wiu. tne suoora J 1 !.L 1L. 1 .. 1 I naie memoers oi tue crew, wen uown Tr. ?" r , . ? T- , , u.eir reacn, it tney naa aisregaroea y at Coroner lgenflour8 omce to their duty to the passengers and es- niffhti So faf evidence hag been cupeu, iuy a.uue Knowiug.ow near in Biup was m uuKing ulici tw Tng the ieeberg. ' What effect the accident will have ok travel from America is a question eageriy asked on every hand. The feeling at present is - that is must cause -a very large number of Ameri cans to stay at home this summer, which would be calamitous not only to the steamship interests but to re sorts throughout Europe. The steam ship lines do not expect the effect to be lasting, and point out there are already large advance .bookings for the next lour months. -Memorial Service. Owing to the appalling accident" to the Titanic the mid-day service (Sun day at -All Saints Episcopal church will be a Requiem" Celebration of I the Blessed Sacvrament. ' All mem-1 bers of the congregation are request ed to come and remember in prayer I those on whom this fearful calamity! has turned into mourners. W. H. Ball, rector. . Mr. K. Li Craven and family have moved from the Lilly house to their new home on West Depot street. .Styx" the afternoon's work,' ct't out;; - x 4- -v'. .ivP n Q.yr :';-."'V0:..: 3 . : A;',J' ' .SMI III 01 POLES ABKIVE AND FOECE OF HANDS IS PUT TO WORK. Storage Battery Car to Be Operated Also Work Will Be Rushed on Line is Business Section New Oar Soon to Be in Operation. The poles for the trolley lines ar rived this morning and a force of hands is now st work placing them along the rar.line. A 'phone mes sage fiom Manager Hole, of the street car company at Salisbury, this morning stated that a force of lint men wonld be sent here at once to complete putting in the trolley sys tem. . The city has notified the street car company that the work of putting j down the asphalt in the business sec tion is ready to be started. It had been previously agreed between the city and the street car company that tins work and the work of putting down the track in this section be done inconjunction. This will save time, inconvenience to the public and money to both, and will relieve the street from being blocked off on two occasions instead of one. The street car company and the city will bjth rush the work as fast as possible and it is likely that it will be completed by the people here. Another Inquest Tonight. The coroner's jury will hold anotb- er in t ovef the deat of the nn. known colored baby found in a old barn on Bell avenue last Friday even ag to who committed the crime, The officers are4utting forth their beet efforts in the case, And yet have no hope of" bringingxthe perpe trators of the deed to ujatiee. , Mrs. M. B. Stickley spent yester day in Salisbury. , n;. n : isfheUbestUaaiTLi ip make ijt iiife.- The dollar m irk is the only mark thaia recognized in ALL k5. Money rules the' world. YOU can. be one of . t- the yulsrsif jou'opeit a bank account? Only ..tha.;,- 4 - ' habit of Javing- secures this dollar mark the - ; ' ' mark of the most successful men. ' , . ;' I -V- Start your career on the high road to success by opening "an accpunt at this bank. . A Dollar will do 'it s , 5 ' "1 f At A. Jones Yorke, President Cas. B. C M. L. Marsh, Vice-President John Fox, Asi.it.Unt Ca i at : . .. A, F. Goodman, Teller, ' ; ' A C ' ' Board of Directors: "iOeo. L. Patterson v J. Frank Coodmaa Dr. D. O. Caldwell, H. P. Tors ' mo rALLnra orr . - TJf OCXAJf TBAYQU. . People Not Deterred by Fate Wkkk Overtook Great White liner. New York, April 18. That the disaster td the Titanic baa not se riously affected travel by the seeaa ferry ia illustrated by the departure tomorrow of three steamships the -North German Lloyd liner George Washington, for Bremen; the Ham- ' burgiAmeriaan liner Moltke; for Hamburg, and the White Star liner Cedric, for Queenstown and Liver pooL ' ' ; 'The tleorge Washington has more than her usual mid-April number of ' voyagers, including a email number who had been booked for the Titanick " The Conarder Carmania, which sailed today, took away 2,200 who intended ' to take the Titanic. The Cunarder Mauretania, which sails next WedUes- ( day for Fishguard and Liverpool, will . have every first eabin berth filled. She : will take about L200 of tbose who had been booked for the Titanic. . The agents of the line said tbey. saw no falling off in-tbe bookings be-. cause of the fate of the Titanic. The impression seems to prevail among . sea-goers that after a serious accident commanders are. likely , to be extra . careful. April and May are among, the most peaceful months for ses-go-ing, and the greatest peril is that, of iee-bergs in' the fog, but the I. new routes agreed upon by the .lines will take all ships below, the latitude of frequent ice and fog. . A. Another Survey. . f -f Albemarle Enterprise. . . . - , - The surveying corps of the Raleigh, . Charlotte and Southern is now- at work on a new line, starting from Mtv Gilead, crossing the Yadkin river at a point near junction with Rocky riv- , er, going some two miles south ef Norwood and following the course of Rocky river to a point in Cabarrus at or near Clear creek. It is said s better grade is secured along this route than on any of the several lines surveyed, but the distance is increas ed several miles, and such a survey would seem to leave either Charlotte or Concord out, and would miss both Albemarle and Mt. Pleasant. Another line north of Norwood going by Por ter is to be Burveyed, we are told. As, yet, much 1 uncertainty prevails ; as to the real location. ,. ,-' The musical concert to be given at theJllkslHom'e Jjj(dajrnht.by the Troubadors promises to oe one or tne most "delightful of the many ' enter tainments given by the Elks recently. After the contert a dance will be giv-, eu. The music for the dance, will also, by furnished by the Troubadors. . V .'., fir v t f r 5v Chas. B. 7ijone; - A. Jones Yoiis Dr. 7. B. resitflrto 'A IT, James ' r.. l. v ? " a t the commencement at Lin home ia Cliarl.tttn. 1,'r. ' travelbg for a .," '' ' trie Om?"'7 r 1 j'" t r a sit v- J V . I ('. " e. Kr.' 'impsoii dec!'. '1 ' n on ae-uiit of a previ