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T1IE BEE: OMAHA. THUBSDAY. APRIL IS. 1912. i 4 a 1 li i !i BOATS W0OIM0T HOLD ALL linen Unable to Carry Small Crtft for Total Humber. TITASIC OBSERVE) EIQULAJIOI Whit Seer reesaaaT A with Teasel Canted Tvralr Bmii. Which Ifii Etmi at Qffleiat. ': LONDON. April IT. In mDM to a telesram of Inquiry aa to tht asmber ot boat! eviM y the Titans: aad kow many persons lby wH accommodate the Whltt Star oomsaay at lavepool send the foUowlna' unite: ". ' Tin Titanic bad twenty boats, milch : Is Id excess ef the official requirements." The question of tha Dumber of boaU carried by stasmsr has bees widely 41a- cussed. It appear! that lb board ( i trad reiralatlone pwiiilt a redact kr ;:half In th umber of scats, rafts and . buoyant apparatus carried whan tha ahtp " la sufficiently provided with watertlsbt : coaiparUneats. hut -this ooncaaaton doaa : not applr to lit Jackets and atmilar ap 1 paratus. , - eat a m'sald. Stmt Carry Alt. -. According to amu ezprrta It would be . an impossibility to carry a aufilctaot ; number of koata to accommodate all on . board the mammoth liners, or V earrled i that it would be next to imposelbl to man and provision them. , It cannot be doubted, however, that ' the disaster will lead to a Btrtrt inquiry - ky the board ot trade Into Uua natter i and a revteloa of the refulatloas. I' Thai ueetloa kaa bee uade dloreaailoa for (onw time by the advisory committee com posed of prominent stilp owners and I the board of trade committee and car. ' tain recommendatioiu have bean prepared V -which have not yet keen made public, , Reaalatieas ae ta Beats. :' The board ot trade regulatlona require '.that a nail of 10,00) tone shall carry '.a minimum of sixteen koata, There are ' no refutation applying; to vessels of tmater tonnage, but another rule- pro , vines that where boats do not furnish i' aeeomrnadatloM for all passe n( era an the ' ateamer, additional wood or metal- col- Japeible koata. or Ufa rafts shall be eer- Med. The refutations require that, the IVspsrttv of the boats (hall ke MM ruble ; f est. The TltsnlCs koata bad a capacity bf I.M cubic feet .each. Tha. It , had ; nearly double the accosMMdatioa -re- : culred by the board af trade. It la asserted In Belfast that tha T ; tanio carried fourteen II ( boats, each c- commodatlnf atxty-flvo persona, two cut tare and a umber ot collapsible boats f or rafts, ' ' AeaaralM Pwlta. ' I Tho Tiuntls waa titled with etac trf-ally controlled watar-tliht compart , mania. Therefore tbeae should hsv hoaa ; Immediately closed from the brldra, un "Jaaa. a surmised, the collision ae daav j' aced the electrical apparatus as to rea !:ider this Impossible or the vessel's side ;! waa torn away by an Iceberg, ill At the While Star offices ka London ..and Southampton late tonight targe crowds were walling in Iks greatest ; anxiety for further lists. Many pelhello ; soenaa were witnessed. In one street In ;; Southampton every nous bad a bread winner aboard tbe Titanic. The mayor of Southampton has opened v-a relist luad tor those lets dependent asd . has appeal id to the lord mayor at London 40 The sinking of tho Tttaatte. following as closely the wreck of the Delhi. Ooeaala , and other big Teasels, has saw steraatioa among the marina underwrit es. It Iu be long before h fun of- a foot la lasurascos of various hKtda at Lloyd Is imowa and many aadotwillais and aysdisataa may be hard alt. Severn! lasuranoe men. sjnasUsasd the subject, deelinod to commit selves to any daflalio opinion, but seemed to think there would be a movement In - the direction of higher rates ot I no urease. Asked whether' this would prove a set back to the building ot hugs vessels, on member ot Llerda answered that It pended on tbe nature ot too details of the 0 1 m tor given by the survivors. Instructions were Issued today that all 'Cuaard steamships should follow Jm southern roufc, owing to tbe ice. WO.WB.V WILi. AISl tlKVIVOSf Plan Mad la Sew Task far stasw. " NaTV? TORK. April It A committee of . thirteen prominent women ot this city headed by Mrs, Kelson Kenry, wit of '. the surveyor of the port ot New Tors. waa formed tonight tor the purpose of f caring tor the surviving steerage ran an ggera at ta TltaatM aa th arrlvsl of ( the Carpalhla la part. Ta coaunlttee .' eoaslsts of Mra, Cornelius Vender but, sr., Mr. Henry P, Dtsaoea, Mrs. Herbert L. Isattarl, Mrs.' James Bharmaa Aldrkh. CMra. Klehard irvm, Mra. William Church Osbom, Ml. Edward Ktngwood Heltt. I Mrs. J. Van Vechtea Olcott. Mrs. Henry Whitney Munroe. Mrs, Arthur Murray i Dodg and Miss Virginia Potter. 3 "W do sot know how many stserage ' passengers geay have bean, saved.? Mrs. lienry said tonight, "but w feel that - anenetblng abould ka doaa for their erea- ture comfort on thatr arrlvai. as there --probe by wlU be few of their friends oa tins state of th ocean to giv them ada rquata cars. We wish to give them what (financial aid may ke necessary to -vtata their sufferlnga aa far a possible and assist tha Immlgratto author! tlea" ... Longitudinal Stress Is Assigned as Cause CHICAGO. April M.-Captaia Charles Campbell, veteran see man attached to , ta government hydrofraphtc office bars, -"tonight said that "longitudinal Stress" an th Mg boat probably caused the sudden sinking whoa tbe Titanic struck th fc. kerg. ------ "There Is no doubt ta aw mind that longitodtaal stress caused the sudden j gtrunge." th captain said. "When th impact cam one and at the boat wss turned upward, naturally. The rivet e( tho bottom ot tioe rssset the .-trots sad. la gay aptness, the entire bot tom ot tha boat was severed from tas rest ot the craft. "It I a mlataaaa idea that alow boats -re leas seruaus taaa fast staamera. last snips are much 'tha safer. A slew boat stoking th tcaberg as In tne case ot tas ,2 TUanJe wosd have met the earn fata : sad laer would nave been a differ i sua -:la tie resolta, it "Tha Tltaaie apparently struck ta lee : Verg a mil or mora away trace th las t that waa vlsist. la iarse Icebergs It Is " newly always ta ess that a large por tka of th to is covered wtth water. Soma secuoa Is vrath, but a portion a roi;e -r mor In lengtn may have bean uodsr waosr. Th steamer evidently Z srruek tha auBrnerged porrioa. anmladftl - at any uepemjtn osjirer." . Live wires, tmok Permits, cents. Fishing Boats Said To Have Been Near Scene of Disaster jtfEW TORK. April 17-rInpo that of the passengers of the Titanic sot taken on Board the Carpathis may have been saved wss revived early today whoa tha captain of tha freighter Vltoaia of tho Phoenix One. which docked' about midnight, reported that be had passed along the route taken by the Titanic and that a number of fishing boats wars ta the vicinity of the disaster at tho time. lie said' he thought It not Improbable that many 'of the passengers who prob ably . had secssed life .preservers ansr havs keen rescued by the fishing koata. Mrs. Norton Elected By State Daughters WASHINGTON.' t. -C..- April IT. (Apo dal Telegram- V-Tha , Nebraska state meeting ot tbe Daughters ot the American Revolution was held at tha Arlington betel Tuesday' evening. Mrs. Charles Oliver Xortoa of Kearney waa re-elected stat regent; Mrs. Warren Perry, Fair- bury, state vie regent. Their election will be confirmed hy th constitutional congress on Friday. i The Nebraska del egation pledged support for Mrs. A. K. Oautt of -Omaha tor vie president gen eral. - ... i The stat -eseetlng wss preceded by a beautifully appointed dinner given at the Arlington by Mrs. Charles O. Nortoa t the Nebraska Daughters sad a number ot personal friends, the guests being Mrs. A. K. Oealt, Mrs. Btubba rroald. Omaha: Mrs. Norrls Brown, Miss Ladle Brown.. Mrs. W. S- Clapp, Kearney; Mra. (Jena. Lincoln r Miss McDowell. Falrbury; Mrs. Maust, Falle- City: Mrs. BushneU. Mrs. Metcalf. Council Bluffs, Is-i Miss is. Indrpendshos. Is.; Mrs. Guernsey, Kansas: Mrs. Buckingham,, Baltimore, Md.; Mra Buddingtoo and ' Miss How land. Washington. ,,"' Senator Journe..f,; Writes of Brown .(Pram 'Staff Correspondent LINCOLN. April If. ( Special).-AaaUt- ant Attorney General "Frank Edgerton has Toasirsd the following latter from Senator Bourns f Oregon coscernlnf Senator Noma Brown: Replying ta your Inquiry ae to my eetl- ejiaie of tlenator Norrla Hrown aa a Dublin servant I beg In state: Wa have been In the eons to together for over five years, lie la a man el atarltna- Intearltv. Intellectual and Personal honesty, abilltv and Independence. He la modest snd generous, always deetreus of betnn )uet to nis ioiiow men. Hie eymnatnles are with humanity kls deelrea and altitude toward publia questions ere determined sy rue wn opinions snd oenvtotton as to what effect they have uoon the sen- oral welfare of the nation and hl etate, rat Iter than to the momentary personal effect on klmaelf. He doe kla own think ing ana forme hie own conclusions, tin the great popular government fnnrie menuia. Ilk the Initiative and referen dum, areatdantlal primaries, recall, direct election of senators, siste-wid primaries and national and state afflcont corrupt practice acts tie rsnka with the tore most of our nsnonal leaders. On tariff and other mlaor assuee be has hie own opinions, and. sa every public servant should, follows his own 4eSueUoMS snd conclusions. In my opinion, he is a most vsiuaoi national public servant. NOVEL SUIT OVER BERT ; TAYCOR REWARO St-ffLEQ MTNDEK. April 17WRpec1al.r-Th trial ot Ward against Adams and Adams and Asa Han eon In district ourt before Judge B. B. Perry, was submitted to the Jury and a verdict returned against Asa Ran son tor Ward, th plaintiff and for Adam and Adams, defendants exbon- orattag tbcnv entirely. Th ease at aa outgrowth st th Bert M. Taylor murder, where!' g) reward waa efTered tor th capture f Taylor. Ward was -ece- of tho two who cap tured Taylor snd elauned th reward. Aaa Ransom, then sheriff was constitu ted ssant ot Ward to collect th reward. A dlapnt having arisen over wlio waa entitled to the reward, fcaneotn employed Ez-Distrlct Jadg Ed! L. Adams snd son to collect seme. A oompromiea resulted which gave ta each halt or about tM of th reward. Ransom paid his altoroery halt but tailed ta remit th ether halt ta Ward, his client who sued not eely Ransom, but sis attorneys for too whole mount Th ass wss tried before th county Judge and appealed le th district court where the result was favorable ta Adams and Adams aad Ward, th plaintiff. , Maa Staaeats at Dlaaer. IOWA CITY, a, Ann) lTrtBpeclal Tel- egraav) Over SM stadeala war Boated at tn University f Iowa's annual dinner In th armory tonight James B. Weaver, Jr, ot Des Moines was toast master aad the prosrem hKluded W. a link bine, ot Des Moines and President John G. Bow man, th latter apeaklac on "The Spirit to. Win." ENDS CATARRH Sprays, Douches, Snuffi and Ointments Won't .Kill .the Persistent Catarrh Germs. Hyomei, the Antiseptic A r, Will Whoa yan caa . go toHtay drag stars la snj ctvUiaed community en eartk aad bay tor only n.ay'a framed ir that win auksly aid yoa of aaaklna. spittles' and nantaad. erhy da yon allow the devtllsh genos ot ' catarrh te undermine your health aad saatroy your' efCctaarjr' QuM sprays aad douches. Liquid can not penetrate Into the nooks. foM and cietloss ot ths Irregular mucous mam- braaa KetUiar eaa it get lata tha bron chial tunes that lead ta the longs aad where" germs tbrtv and multiply. It yoa settee that ttquMa reach th air .tukee, try. ta swallow a.lHtl water the "srroaa way." Such a test will. ef fectually Semonstrste to yoa th all theory that sprays sad eoacsos caa cure catarrh. HTOMEI is a pleasant antlaaptlc sir which, wasa hrsatsed. penetrsta lata th fold and crevice at th sore, germ- infected membrane sad alas goes deep Into th air cells ot th lungs, klilrng all genua. A HTOMEI outfit cost U-9S. Extra bottles at slIOstEI. It Beaded, st eeata. WETS WIN Dl DAKOTA Majority of Lsipr - Cities Go on Stcori for Saloon liceaae. foxt rnaiE jst bt elevu St era Is Waw'ajy Was by Molarity f II and (read ' Gavernaeeat Ticket Etrrtrd -Sew Water syetna tar . laakteo. Two-thirds of th cities and towns In South ,lJtotA ruled- Thursday, en tha question. ot .granting Ucenses to saloons and as several pie ore this issue over shadowed all others. . . rierr remains wet by .a majority of sixty -nine. .There waa a fight Among (ho eaiooa men of Port Pierre, but the latter town remain la the dry column.' After a spirited Sgbt at Cbambarlaia the antl- aalooa forces mere beaten by thirty-nine votes.. . .Tanktaa caat over S majority tor sa loons. Badtlid will remain Uv the dry column.. , ' TUoa for ' saloons 'are: ifloux Falls, Pierre. .Huron, , Oenirevillr, Iiridsewa,ter, Planklnton, Elk, Point. Platte, eturgla, PUndreau. Colman, Chamberlain.' tn, Yankton, Millar, Gregory, free ho, Blunt. Iroquois, Wolsoy, Wesslngton, Oettys- burg. HigTiroor. Turton, A'hton. Woon. socket. Men no, Pelmont. Stkkhey. Ar mour, Letcher, Tripp, Psrkston, Balem. Kimball, White Lake, Ueddes Howard, Clear Lake, Hot Springs. Deadwood, Kspld City, Belle Fonrche. Lead, Aber deen, Dallas, Mobrldge. Volga. Castle- wood sad Vienna. Against saloons: Port Pierre. Hurley. Dei met, Jted field, Conde. Kockham, Paulkton, Emery, Alexandria, Vlborg Irene, Ipswich, alssetua and Wasbay. PIERRE. S. D.. April n.-Spe.-UI Telearars V-Trrte city wear wet by a majority ot ft, th Hquar queetloa being largely put In tho background by a bitter fight over selection of a member-of the school knardV In which Dr. N. B. Oesr hart defeated IhlL the old member up fos re-election. Bonds for sewer extto. sions carried by a good vote.' i. Port Pierre went dry ky a majority it U, caused ky a fight among the saloon men themselves. -Blunt went wet by a majority ot K STCROIS. S. D.. April lT.-lBpetial Telegram.) Sturgls went wet by U ma jority or about three to one. Following officer were elected. Mayor, Fred P. Hampton: treasurer. Matt Flavin: alder man. First wsrd. W. T. Powell: Second ward, William Oalvln: Third word. E. W. Harlose. Good government ticket wsa elected over' the rltlsene' ticket: 9 solltlcv v Sataaaa Wla la laaktan. TASKTO.V. S D.. April 'I'MSneclal Telegram.) The city election today re sulted, ta a Mg majority for a IMi.M bond Issue for, new walvr mains . Tley then voted decidedly fur saloons, and C. P. -Kdmuons by sn even Ms majority de feated lienry Tammen for commissioner. The towns if Vella. Ooyvllle, Irene and Wakenda eull remain dry this year,, with no contest; . Wrli Wla la lleraa. ' HURON, S. D April U.-iHpecial Tele gram. r-Tod ay's eleetloa resulled In the ehorce. D. O. Med Berry, mayor: A, C. Whits, -commissioner -for five years, Wets won ay sa majority. Miller Blunt. Htfhmorv Wesslngton, Cavour, Iroquois and Deemel dry by majority ranging from six to fifty. laser Majority to Lies boo. aUTCls44eBs D., April n.-Hsjueclal Tekaaranvr-Taflay was tha-quleteet ele tlri bokf in rr The lleens liWetlod was ths paramount Issue with little ot no campaign being mad by aither aide License carried by SO. sn increase oj fifty -U over last year. A. E. Kltchoorlj POLITICAL AOVKKTISINC. :y: ? :;r:;: ' ' " . V -. A. -;;,, ' To tha Republican Voters of.Nebraska: X in s candidate (or th office, of 8tats Auditor of Publlo Ac counts on tho Republican ticket, primary to be held April IS th. 112. I have bee a s rsldin( ot Nebraska since 1SS. - 1 farmed and tsught school up to when I movd to Llnwood. Butler county, Nebraska. Here 1 was encased In the Grain aad i,qmbr business lor eleven years. I was appointed Postmaster ot the Llnwood oflle In 1898, which ' position I still hold. - . . . . - I uava been Justice of th Peaca sinew 1907.' I have also been a member of tha-Ancient Order United Work men ot Nebraska for 24 year. Also a member of tho. Woodmen -' of the World tor IS year. . I would be pleased to receive your support If nominated and elected. I will discharge tha duties ot th office without fear ot favor, -according to law and to the best of my-aMlRy. J v ' ( Respectfully, i ;' v- J.UUelR. .. , WHAT DO YOU THtBl.' ' - Joy - Bo If.? tjH fi' f X . 1 1 YA I fo1 I . '. ;.''"- - yyKwK. , 3aat, parfrj , p-jf" , , . I . lT5tZF6ffZE5 MM MM tfZif?MStt&f"'&Mt :- X-8hows Rapsbllessi Candida tas was re-elected mayor for a third term without opposition, - and H. R- Klbee tieasurar. HOT 6PRUGSL. Sv,D April 17..-riBP-clai Telegram-) Hot . Soringa went wet by a majority of US'vatcs. A. C. Rlor dan waa elected mayor in a hard three cornered fbrbt.. .. . . ' - . '. mile JLaaatry .Wet. DEADWOOD, & D, April n.-CSpecial Telegram in on of the most excltlra elections here, in many ears Mayor W. E Adama, republican, was today' re elected;for the. fourth time By seventy eight majority, ever Barney Mullen, democrat. Neil McDonough wss re elected polios Judge; Benner. HogsiU. Schllchtlng snd . UahL . aldermen, and M'iileth." treasurer. ' The town went wet I by wi. ' , ; , ' ' Lead, voting under .the rommlsslon plsn, rnoas Harry Howard mayor, snd com mlsslooe ra, . Curran and Ferguson. Belle Fourche, voting on the plan, chose Jsme Sautts mayor, while 8turgis elected Fred Hampton mayor over W. E. Sidney W. Smith for county attorney. POLITICAL A-TVf.RTIIC. Charles W. Scars, -. i . i. ... . .. ..... -i IlrpubUraa CsJulitlaU to County Attorney Primary JitacUoav AprU 18th ' :voii ron1 CHARLES L. THOMAS Bopshlloaa Candidate f ot ths WIsTaenrs TflmfilvABOlJIUT? for tate Nomlaationa. . .' '--v r C5l , 4 A- ssssaoaaaojewweasosesmwoasaaaoaaw - . t . - . - It'- ! ' C .J, f . ' ' '"' I f I Wrmyi Hti. Fat - am striuijS You SupKnr'.uy, , y,"rt. 'T?t - " Important Sale Announ of Friday and Saturday Something Different, Better-Here it is Hot Off the Bat . Men's Suits r,h Extra Pair of Trousers -Values Surpassing Any Ever Known in Omaha Say den ON SALE Friday and Saturday A' suit with two pairs of pants gives th service, .of two suits with only one pair. " . ..; The Fabrics include .fast color v blue serges, r fancy worsteds, cassimeres, hop sackings, etc., in fine variety "6f good .i t -.,'' colors and patterns. 3 ay den's POLITICAL ADVCRTISl.NG. S. r.lcKelvie ': For Lieutenant Governor ' . V i. . 1 ' ' ' . ... -. ...... 1 1 gave hainithesUmpJof jrpgressiveness in all matters of , legislation and the pubUc. welfare. He now seeks the nonv. iination for lieutenant governor subject to the will of the Republican voters at the primaries April 19 , If 'successtul McKelvie will be one of the youngest men ; ever to have received the nomination for this important ofiice. It is fitting that Nebraska should look to her native ' sons for material with which to fill these important offices. -BENJ.-.S. BAKER Republican Candidate for Congress Judge Baker is endorsed Committee. He has earned 'the VJ cie.nt party.' work, Vote for him Comic Section- I he ounaay nee POLITICAL ADVERTISING. A Yoting Nebraskan For An Important Office 'Born and reared on a Nebraska farm ' and in later years the publisher of "Nebraska's Real Farm Paper" THE NEBRiSKA FARMER. S, R. McKelvie exemplifies typepf young' . fmen , who are; coming rapidly to the fore in public affairs His service in . the . last . session of the ' legislature s .; '.:; . "' tbe Republican County Central nomination br hard aad effi- April 19th. TVifli Happy Hooligan. UnU midthtwhoUmurutingfam llayden ON SALE Friday and Saturday ( Styles are tbe lat est; fit and work manship are guar anteed and the fab rics are pure wool and worsteds. The Values are exceptional nt $10.00 with one pair of trousers and in this case you get an extra pair to match. Suits come in all sizes 2i to ii regular. lay den's POLITICAL ADVKRT1SIMO. Vote for Harrison For Railway Cociissiooer etoinliUoaa Trimmxim ApvU XtV Wll STABSatAlT. . wjLXBXSOaT soierlalatlv Betetd Member of th 30 1 beauon, Neeraska Lfaioiorn ; Orairrr.r. nf Cumrcittoe on Rallrcait- ' M-iaJsr c, .'u!rt Cu.i:i:lttet oa Rallroaiia, - 3 , S S V T . . ".. v '" ; I li- l)ni-,.lMi l-i Wis c-.e vr ti.e cuuumtie of four tu draft the i-te Ka.ii way Commission Law. oted for aad assisted in tb uu. bbjs of tr tvio-cent far law; a "law sroniLtfr. fre lasai in a:i forma a. law prohlWUiig rebate, discriminations and ajjecisi riius tu cOTT'irations, per socs or localities, a law reducing frela-ht ratea It per cent on l-.ve stuck, grala and crala predicts. bulkUn- material, coal. . iron and atesl; a law reducina ureaa ' rates li per cent ' The Classified 5aes cf The Bee are acasnea dally by thou sasis of reopia. Try a Bee Want Ai J .' rt ft w 'WtrrMH--