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Tfl ' ii KODEDS JAY iinniiiG BE DROWNED Bftl Fill LIST OF COB IS Til Sailors HotSPractii fio Handling life Boatfc Had Been Fire ; More Details of the Sinking of the Titanic Come to Light Captain Smith Not Blamed for Course Tak en Wireless Operators Appealed Before Senate , Committee Today Inquiry Will be ; Held in Washing ton Monday and Ismay .Will .Again Testify. ",-'r New York, April 20. Nearly a week has passed since the Titanic sank in mid-ocean but much of her story is still untold. The number of- dead prob- ably will never be exactly .'determin ed. The complete passenger; list went down with the vessel.- The number of survivors is fixed at seven 'hundred and five, and the White Star 'Line offi cials believe the death : list totalled sixteen hundred and thirty five. .Nar ratives gathered piecemeal, from the Titanic's survivors, pay ; nnprecedent tribute to the men who sacrificed their lives that thewomen might be saved. By common consent the world's church es will tomorrow hold xnemofial ser vices. Of the needs of the living am ple provision has been made. Relief funds in New York and London total many hundreds of thousands of dot lars. Most of the steerage passengers, reaching here, were distraught,.- and penniless. They, were clad, fed and housed and will be given a start with ample funds. The most complete story of the Titanic's fate yet obtained 'Is being gathered here by the Senate In vestigating committee. r The testimony already presented . emphasised the, Ti tanic's officers faith in the ship's mi sinking character. The Titanic's late resulted in prompt action by ' trans Atlantic lines to insure v hereafter tak ing a course far south of the zone of icebergs. There is' little" 'disposition to criticise Saptain ; Smith- for follow ing the ocean lane in which -be rmet disaster He showed . caution, Naval hydrographers-sayw by, steeriog-his course well south ofthe regular South era Jane. , V Couldn't Handle Life Boats.; There was some criticism among the survivors because of. the .Titanic's crew's inability to handle the life boats. Albert Major, the Titanic's steward, admitted there had been no boat drills and the life Jioats were poorly handled. Major said: "The crew realized that we were morgan ized. Although every man did his best, we were handicapped in getting the best results, because. we could not pull together. The only time we. were brought together was when we mus tered for roll call the morning we sail ed. From Wednesday , until Sunday there was no boat drill." Another story by members' of the crew, which may have bearing' on the investigation of the ship's rapid sink ing, is of a fire,.whifhJ it is said, start ed in one of the coal bunkers" shortly af ter the Titanic left. Southampton, which was not extinguished until Sat urday af ternoonT- One i fireman told this story: .- Philadelphia, April "20. John B. Thayer, who lost his life in the wreck of the Titanic, was second vice presi- me Pennsylvania railroad, ills Wlfe was among ?those who were put off the sinking ship in lifeboats ;and were later picked 'tm bv the Carnathia and landed at New,York. ,; Mr.,, Thayer was born in this rftv nn Anril 9.1 18fi2 He Was P(uoatoA ot tViQ TTnlrcrdtv nf unsyivania. ; He, centered railroad . work in 1881 as a clerk and; had filled llianv : . . J - impunant positions. ; He was elected a vice president: of r the Penni nuoflffl Hie Ship J t- Fire' Aboard the Titanic. - " ; "It had been- necessary to take coal out of sections two and three on the f starboard side, ( forward.: and1 when Jhe- water came rushing through,.' after collision with the iceberg, the . bulk heads worikV not;' hold, -because they didn't have "the supporting ireight of the jcoal. ; Somebody reported to Chief Engineer Bell that the - forward bulk head: had given -away. The engineer replied 'My.God, we're losU The-engineers stayed by jtheir pumps and went do'wn. with the r ship. - The fire men and .stokers were" sent on Jdeck five minutes before the Titanic j sank. The lights burned to the -last, as the dynamos were run by oil engines. ..The story, of what injuries were s-us-' tained by the Titanic Btriking the ice berg, causing her to sink, may forever be a mystery. '. j . - ' . . toV''-'V'. il No Official Statement' as Yet. - .. The .White . Star Line's -promised bfficiai statement was i not forthcom ing; this morning and. there is no in dication it wilL be." The officers and crew have - been kept; under? the ? seal of silence. With the sailing of a ma jority pt the crewthis morning on the , tapland, : the sources of much "In teresting information was closed.'' Sen ator Smith believes certain members of the ;crew . to be held for examina tion, may 'reveal 'just ' what happened to the Titanic below decks when she struck the ? iceberg. Second Officer Lightholder says - the , Titanic didn't break in two,, but made a dive diag onally into the -sea and that when half way. tinder the waves two ex plosions occurred to the boilers." Con tributions to the survivors relief fund continue pouring" in. . ' S- BrtitallyUnfalr,'' Says Ismay; .J. Bruce TsmayPresident-.of the In ternational - Mercantile ' Marine, whom; thf i Senate Committee j forbadJieajM ing the i united states jurisdiction, characterized the . investigation ' as "brutally " unfair."- About his escape frotn the boat, Ismay said: ; "I took the chance of escape when it came to me. I did not seek it; '.Every woman and child had been cared for before I left the boat. I took no other man's place." . He. Died a Sailor's Death. ' Taking refuge 7 on - the - Titanic's bridge, two little children remained by Captain Smith's side until that portion of the ship was submerged. Survivors of the crew, saved by clinging to an overturned : life' boat, told of Smith's efforts to save one of the children." He died a sailor's death and the child died with him. - ' . -" - Inquiry Monday in Washington. J. Bruce Ismay and other officials of the - White Star Line, were sub poenaed today by the Senate Investi gation, Committee, to appear before the committee in Washington Mon day. -. , .s-.,.: '. , Gives. $10,000 to Fund. ; ' Vincent Astor has sent ! Mayor , Gay hor a $10,000 contribution for the Ti tanic's destitute survivors. -' r The Investigation IToday. The Senate Committee today ex amined Thomas Cotton, the Carpa thian wireless operator, and Harold Bride, the Ti Lame's surviving opera tor. . Senator" Smith, in' questioning the operators, endeavored to find out whether any official sought? to keep back news of the . disaster. Senator Smith sought to clear, up themessages between the Carpathia and Titanic. J "What was the last . message you sent to the Titanic?" asked the Sen ator. - r . "We sent it word to have the life boats ready; that our life boats were ready and we were steaming to them as fast as we could." , Cnttrm denied, rer.elvine ' any , mes sage from. the time, the Carpathia left! the ; serene : of the disaster ? until it reached New :York. : s x y Didn't Wire All Safe. . J Cotton denied sending a: message that all the passengers were; safe and th Titanln wax bftine . towed to Halifax. He testified bathe worked without sleep from'' Sunday to Wed nesday. Bride testified that he made no permanent -record of ' the Iceberg warnings, but gave the memorandum warning to the officer on watch. Bride said Sunday he intercepted a mes sage , from the - Californian : for tlie Baltic, about three huge icebergs near the, former, vessel, v' " : ; "I gave the message to the Captain personally," Bride said. - c - " ' ' tt - International Regulation Needed.: " Washington, D. C., April .20 The Senate Foreign Relations "Committee today, agreed to recommend to : the Senate the adoption 7 of a resolution looking . to . International ; cooperation in the regulation of ocean .traffic . : Roosevelt Wires Hls4 Sorrow. Theodore v Roosevelt ; telegraphed Captain McCoy; 4'I am deeply ; shock ed ' and grieved about f poor Archie Butt; If . any ;news ; about ;hint pray let. me knoivtw " - - r f Flood CoaUnoes Ml Id the Mil - States 'Of Mississippi" arid Louisiana ' Feeling - the Blight TodayMany 1; Reported Killed ; Being . Unable ; to , Keacn "Htgrv ; Ground Number ! of . t Refugees Increases.? .j ; Jackson; Miss., 'April - 20.-Tw6j hun dred; 'mostly i negroes 1 areVfreported drowned in Dolivar county b? floods; Verification ?!- difficult. J The-f victims failed to reaeh athe high ground, out of the flood's "path, itis reported. Six thousands, of refugees" are. camped at Cleveland; - l ' - Another Levee Breaks. Y Greenville,- Miss.,' April 20. Fifteen persons are ladrif tnear Benoitt. The leye4:kbetweeni:'Benoittiwd Beulah, There ' are unverified reports of other extebsive (loss ;bt lif e V Sli t VterContlnues Ho" Rise. ' Tallulah, La., I April 20. Watet from the ; Dog! Tail crevasses of the' Mississippi river continues risings Surrounding sections are under "two to ten; feet of .water. Many refugees from flooded- plantations are" here."- " LOOKS LIKE CLARK GETS BRYAN'S STATE Omaha Nebraska,? Aprif 20. Incom plete returns . from yesterday's pri maries t show4 that 4 Roosevelt is the favorite of the Republicans and Champ Clark the choice of the-Demo-cratsrfor Presidential nominations. In dications are 'that "William"1 Jennings Bryan' was named as one of the dele gates at large to the National conven tion, v ' THE; ; RECORDER'S COURT Small Number qf .Cases-pisposeci of HT - . Today. Only - four cases were tried in the Recorder's Court-this morning. H. E. Truelove was fined ?5 and costs for acting in a disorderly manner in front of the Crystal Palace a few days after the recent election. He submitted. It is said that he used language of a lurid tinge. : The remarks were . made, fn connection with the election. L. Clay ton Grant, Esq., prosecuted the case and G. H. Howell, Esq., and Marsden Bellamy, "Esq., defended Mr. Truelove: Dandy, Johnson was 'fined $10 and costs for working his horse, when the animal,1 by reason of sores, was not able to work. Dick Willson got drunk yesterday as soon as he could after having been fined $5 and costs for being drunk in the court He paid $5 and costs again. Rachel Brinkley went to the roads for 30 days tbr stealing wood f rota Mr; R.- H. Northrop. She was led off to jail loudly protesting hen innocence. SHILOH DAY The Daughters ' Will Celebrate Anni- versary of Famous Battle. Following the recommendation -of Mrs. F M. Williams, president N. C. Division U. D. C, the Cape Fear Chap ter will celebrate the anniversary of the -battle .of Shiloh on Wednesday, April 24, at 5 o'clock p, m. in the arm ory, with an historical afternoon; the program", of " which will be published later, . ' One of the features of the occasion will be" a question box, into which may be dropped unsigned questions relating' to the Confederacy or the work of the Chapter. ' These queries will be ans wered at the same meeting if possible. All members of the Cape Fear Chap ter and of the children's George Davis chapter are invited to be present. ; All Men Invited. All men of the city are cordially in vited to attend, the men's meeting to be- held at Immanuel Presbyterian Church this evening at &T'clock, when Rev. W. S. Jacoby, who is successful ly "conducting ' revival services "there, will recount his personal experience in being, converted. . Mr Jacoby was onee'j a professional gambler : and i&ll round ''sporting man" in the Western States. His marvelous change is the material for a goqd story, which - he tells In an inimitable style. The same talk, '.when '".he was here witli Dr. R. A. Torry several years , ago, made" a profound - impression. , All men are cordially ived to hear liim. J . ' CARS TO THE BEACH . .TomorrQW Cars to' the Beach, every half hour in the afternoon. , , 1t V Cars' to ? Greenfield ! Park tomorrow every 10 minutes from 1 to 7 p. m.. .1t ... . Big Laughs Today In "Hot Stuff' U Great comedy film on at the Grand Theatre today. - . It ; Big Relief .pund in London. kjLbridori, April : 20. Thef reiief . fund for the Titanic survivors has reached qvr four .hundred thousand dpllrs. mi pEMftTTii 1 A J f I New York,' AprTlf2rntbng the g the White Star line! offices- for news of their loved ones might bye reported sav t 1 7 whose "husband wasfdne of the victims of jthe disaster. Mrs. Guggenheim was accompanied by her. brother DeWitt- J;Seligman.. -President Taft . kept .up a .constant inquiry for word as to the fat ibald Buti until advised that ; Major B is greauy aistressed.over the aeatn A Wake . County Gets Many Weeks of Superior Court to Adjudicate Civil Cases Raleigh S Republicans Hold Primary Today. 1 ; Dispatch News Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, April 20 1912. Five weeks of Superior Court for the trial of civil cases only will be held in Wake county, beginning5 Mon day. Judge S. C. Bragaw will . pre side during the regular term of three weeks and Judge E. B. Cline will pre side for the two weeks of special court. Itis expected that many cases will be cleared from the calendar. ?A special. -from Chapel Hill says that v John Temple Graves, who " was mentioned as being on the program for commencement, win not be placed on the program and that the literary address will be delivered by Dr. Ed win A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia. Raleigh and Wake county Republi cans are busy today holding a 'pri mary, to select , delegates, to. the coun ty convention., The primary hours in the town are from 8 o'clock tonight until 10 o'clock, and in the county from '2 this afternoon until dark. The fight is chiefly centered in the elec tion of a chairman, both Chairman Lester Butler and W. J. Andrews be ing candidates. Incidentally, if the Butler faction wins, Mr. E. C. Dun can will lose in this county. A stranger giving his name as Crouch was arrested here on suspicion of having some , knowledge - of tho Hillsboro bank robbery, and detectives have carried him to Hillsboro for identification. . . - New Enterprises. The following charters have been issued: Mecca Drug Company of Mebane ; authorized capital, $25,000, with . $300 paid in by S. G. Morgan, F. L. White and S. Arthur White. . " Kinston Terminal Company of Kin ston; to operate lines of railroad or electric lines through w.e sireets and around the city of Kinston; author ized capital, $50,000, with $5,000 sufr scribed fofc by D. F. Wootenf H. H. McCoy, cj H. Foy, J. H. Parham, H' 1 Sutton, T. B. Brown and others. Johnston Benevolent Company of Selma; to. deal in real estate? author ized capital $10,000, with $1,800 paid in xby ; W. At lEdgerton, .L.' H. Allred and E. D. Barnes, c- ' FRENCH FIGHT AND regain Moorish city Paris, April 20.-iFollowing a, des- perate battle, Amany r were . Trilled and Fez, Morro'co, was recaptiired from the ? Moorish s spldiers , by the .French troons. - 1 i - : '. , l 1 .4' ''A Voice From the5' Deep'V f Bibgraph) , Farce comedy t fij(n pt star iiature, Grancl Theatre today.' - If - FIVE l'E mi -j.-;x-:v:-:-;- c-:-:- im - n .BEN. I GUiSGEWHEIM rief stricken persons who importuned the Titanic disaster in the--hope-that ed was Mrs. Benjamin -Guggenheim, e of his military secretary, Major Arch i iitt was'amohg the lost." The President ot ms aid. and mend. Is Planned by . the Fatherland to be Made Out of the River Rhine Fly ing a Recognized Profession in Ger many. Berlin, April 20. The River Rhine, "the German Rhine," as the Father- Jand's national song describes it, may eventually be made a German streana from, that corner of the Black Forest jwhere it first enters .the empire to its. paouth. Plans for a great ship canal to tpen the stream's way entirely through jjerman territory to the North Sea, first broached when Bismarck was in power and:known to have had 4i ap proval, have now been prepared, with full engineering and financial details, and will be laid before 1 the govern ment, the Reichstag, the . parliaments of the federated states and the munici palities interested in the project. The canal, according to these plans, will leave the Rhine near Wesel, fol low the boundary of Holland closely ind join the River Ems not far from Leer. The City of Emden, at the mouth of the Ems, would thus become the harbor city of two great German .rive rs, and shipping which now enters the Rhine through . Dutch territory would need fear no embargo by hostile "navi gation of tariff regulations. -The esti mated cost of the undertaking is $58, 750,000, some $4,000,000 less than that of the Rhine-Hanover canal now under construction. Apart from the advant ages which this . new - mouth to the Rhine would afford shipping interests?--it would result in the reclamation of-" Considerable stretches ... of moorland, the so-called Bourtanger Moor, through which the canal would run for its en tire length. This, it is believed, will appeal , strongly to 1 the government, as the Emperor, in his address from the throne last year announced the government's intention of systematical ly pushing the reclamation and settle ment of moorlands. . a Flying, is recognized as a regular profession, and professional aviators employed by German aeroplane build ers, are held entitled to the "benefits of the state insurance act if killed or in jured . in flights executed in testing or selling aeroplanes by ! a decision, just given by the Imperial Insurance Tribu nal. The case wasthat of George Schendel," one of the best known Ger inan r aviators, i and his mechanician. August Voss, who r were killed- 'at Johannisthal June 9, 1911, while at tempting to break the world's " record for height. The widow of Voss claim ed for herself and- child from the jUnion of Skilled Mechanicsand Elec tricians," to which, her husband belong ed, ' the insurance provided by " law, namely, an' annuity equal, to two-fifths pi her husband's , annual ' wages . In view of the extreme' risk in this pro- f ession j 26 German ' : aviators i having' been killed already the union appeal ed to the insurance tribunal, for a -decision: 2 This is to the" effect that while the union is entitled -to; refuse to pay the legal accident insurance for casual ties incurred in" sport" competltionsj- It' ta'ust pay when its , member fs injured ' Contlnuecl on Fifth Page.) . I16IEML ? - All Name s III Be Published Which Baby Does tie Populace Think is Monday is the big "day. The day the names of all the babies nominated in The .Dispatch's prize baby, competi tion . for five hundred : dollars In gold and the honor i of , being elected the most - popular . baby in this territory are announced. Look over this list carefully and see if your favorite is there, then consult the 'contest man ager at your earliest, convenience, se-i cure the proper instructions, and go to work. The entire contest ' will be explained in detail form Monday as well as all - the rules arid regulations? Monday secure a copy of The Dis patch early, or you . will be unable to see the list of names Vote all your coupons at once. Send them in by mail if you haven't time to bring them into the ' office, ' ,: ,;; 1 :-; :r i : Honey Boys and Mary Janes, Bin Tafts and Buster Browns, lads and F laesles; of eyes of blue and cheeks of tan, of ruby lips and rose-bud dim ples, they are the greatest gifts of God and cause , the greatest "sentiment in human mature to assert itself the love of and pride for a baby. ; If. you are going to nominate a lit tle friend,- do ' so at once, while the great offer of one thousand free votes is .open. . t-1 ' '. J 'u -M-i-r': ! There are-- just "Skadoodles" of babies in Wilmington and vicinity and they are as cute and " pretty; arid interesting as can well be imagined. Of course, -every .mother thinks ' her baby is the most popular and 'all of her friends who have no babies of their own think the same thing. But, which baby does: the populace think is the most - popular? ,That is the question. . . i " r , Call on -your: friends and 'you' will j 1 soon, learn h6w easy it is to get Votes for your baby. Get' one :or tWo? or frei"4:- half a?Moze3bfeourtrten4s to help" you. s They will -gladly '- do; It andpou will be surprised how. rapidly the votes will come pouring in. The parents and' friends" of the baby who work the - hardest are "bound to win . in this contest. It is not too late to start.now. - . - ; The ' prizes cannot be bought. The Dispatch has planned to avoid this. There is absolutely no charge for entering1-the contest. Call at The Dis patch, office and talk it over with the contest manager, and name your, lit tle sweetheart as a candidate. Many a race has been lost because' one did! not get a good start. Do not let this- be true in your case. . V " The Winners of the Gold Rings. Below isa list of ; the babies who won the gold rings and we must com mend the friends of these babies for their ability to hustle.. If the same spirit is shown air through I the con test, as. they have shown on the start they tare going to be hard' to beat. If you haven't a picture of your baby that is entirely satisfactory come to the Contest Office and get an order and have one taken absolutely with out cost to you. The Gem Studio, 114 Market street"," has :been appointed official photographer of the Grand Baby Contest and will make pictures of all the babies entered in the contest free of charges AH that is necessary is to come to the contest office and get an order. NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS 'The Contest Office will be open every day from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. .; and every Wednesday and Saturday nights until 9 o'clock. We will. be pleased to have you call and get any information. desired If you? haven't time to come to the office telephone 176. . FAYETTEVILLE NOW . - T. P.I POST Special to The Dispatch.' Fayetteville, - 'N. C, April 20. A Travellers' Protective Association post was 'organized in this city . last njght, with 30 chartered members by C, C. McLean, State 1 Secretary. This post will be known as 'Post M. s OLD HloTpEir ' FOR SLAYING BROTHER Houston, Miss April 20. Convict ed of killing, John, his .70 years old brother, a year ago, Reuben - Davis, aged, seventy, a Confederate,: veteran, was sentenced today to' six. months' imprisonment .f MansfaiiFntr .was the verdiftl. v. . -( ; -.. ... ... . ,. t...-,CAR8-TOTHE BEACH . Tomorrow Cars to the, Beach, every half hour in the afternoon,"' " "it the Host Popular ?: District-Number 1. . j Miss ' Margaret Howie, rf Sixth and , Red Cross Sts- " ' , Master 'Richard Glenn Montgomery, r 316' So Sixth St. . - Miss Margaret Willoughby, . 102 Front St . ,.x ? Master Percy Rann, 712 No. Fifth St - - - : Miss Frances Elizabeth OrrelL- 315 , ; Miss -Eva Alene Pearce, 302. No. i Second St. ' Master Frederick L.- Saunders, 108 "churcii St. Miss, Sadie Elizabeth Taylor, 312 f Cottage Lane. t.. Miss Frances Finks, 319 .So. - Fifth r St ; ' ;- 'Master Earl A. Bender, 10i5 So. ; Third St. District Number 2. ' Master Eugene Mann, v Carolina Place. - s -At Miss Margaret Redmond, r Lumber- ; ton, N. C. - " J Miss ' Miriam Adele Andrews, Pern- -broke, NrC. ' v. Miss Alleen McGirt, East Wilming- ton, N. C. J Master Kenneth D. Daniels, ;R. F. D. ' No. '2, Wilmington, N. C. Brown Twins, East Wilmington, ' N. C. " v Master Billy r Kitchen Pearsall, Rocky Point, N. C. - - ; Miss Ruths Wiley Sikes, Burgaw, ; n: c Master Craven Pait, 1 Bladenboro, j n. c - -' - -: ' - Miss Ida Withers Currier Clarkton, .m .... '. . a . a. vx. . .,- ; -. - If the mothers of the. .babies will call at the' Contest Office we- will give f them orders .for1 the gold rings. , The i rings, have oeen purchased from thej well known1 fifntpf flcnnet's;You eariv find7 one that" will suit from 'their well selected stock. - . " r THE PRIZE8. , , .. $5.00 in gold will be distributed as follows: ; . ' $150.00 to the baby; receiving the higest vpte, regardless of district t $125.00 to the baby receiving the highest vote in the district opposite to(which the first prize winner resides. ' ' $75.00 to the baby residing In the same district with the first prfze winner, receiving the setond highest vote. .. . $50.00 to the baby residing in the same district with the second prize v winner receiving the' next highest vote. .-. X $100.00 in special prizes to be announced later. $14,000 ID GET AWAY Grand Junction, Colo.; " April 20. Two- .masked robbers- tooli fourteen . thousand -dollars in currency from the' Globe Express office - here today and ' gained two. hours start, on a posse,' armed with shotguns. - , - v MORE BflllK OFFICIALS : ' ARE OIIDER ARREST New" Orleans, April 20. Following the ; recent disclosures in the , investi gation : of the ,'t Teutonla Bank Trust . Company's " suspension, t;W. E. Dunn,' cashier,; and, other: officials have been arrested as material witnesses. , chine Boys' Brigade Armory t- 8:30 to night.1 E. ii;;'F. Factory In movingvpic-? tures. ' Free. W. D. McMillan,' Jr. It -.?
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