The Omaha Sunday Bee
PA1I TWO
EDITORIAL
PAGES OK5 TO EIGHT
. PAST TWO -
SOCIETY
?. PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
VOL.-XLI NO. 48..
x QMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1912.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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IMPRESSIONS OF THE TITANIC
Witer Describe!. Effect of Two
Hour' IapectioB of Big Skip.
f TOUCH OF UBBIDDE3I DISQUIET
"teat iRmen m ttwtf Hew
ew Trk taa Whea Tier
Feel fare at Iteaserr'a
EimM " Propellers. "-
BY KBJEST TOY H. .
I sat In the wtreiess room ef the great
Tltanlo as It lay along-ald of to quay la
Southampton dock th day before Ma
depart ura m )u fkTtt and only trip, and
en of th operator, a young enthusiast
of the at electrical at, proudly told bm
ot th 'wonders which be controlled.
We war In th aman operatise oMo
n th Immensely hlch hoat deck, next
to th ship' officers' quarter, and away
from the buatle of th general Uf of th
mammoth, ship. Tou entered by a cool
whlt passage, closed th whit door be
hind you, and ther yon saw. In a quiet,
Wait enameled Marconi cell, seemingly
as much cut off from th rush of th
World as If you war la a Trappist mon
astery.' Then th younc operator placed hi
band affectionately on a mysterious ap
paratus and sa d: 'This will send a me.
sac 444 miles across th Atlantic In day
time and 1.SCS mile at nUrhf He opened
another whit enamaled door and showed
me a dark Inner room where th mar
velous boxes of Marconi wtsardry were
completely arranged. He had aom naw
tlec ot wonder-working mechanism
which he said the Tltanle alon among
(hips possessed.
He pulled a handle and- th bluish
Sparks crackled and spat fir.
' -At night.' he said, "w shall only b
eut of touch, of land tor a few hour.
Coon after w ls touch with Kurop
we shall train touch with America.
t wondered then -yhat messsires ot fat
tbos uncanny Boxes wer daetlned to
end and to receive, but llttl did I lm-
ajrtno that th tint Maroonurram from
the Titanic I should read would be: "We
are sinking." And yet when I turned
away from th quay, as th treat vessel
moved In slow majesty down Southamp
ton water, I felt a touch of unbidden
disquiet 'of mind,- and I asked myself
again and a rain: Can anything (0
wrong with this mighty ahlpT
- I regretted that I could not follow It
tlown th solent and ee'tt -safely on th
trrest sea. for a landsman it looked too
Hug a body to move -la too narrow
' waters. ' It reminded nt'ol whale In
tbe shallows. And yet It I In th deepi
that It has met disaster; "-
Itaat' Havreer Snap. "
Ko doubt it was th Strang, almost
. Incredible, dnumstanc which marked th
, very beginning ot th voyag that roused
, vagu. unwelcome wondering as to what
. th rest ot th voyag would bring forth.
1 spent Dearly a couple of hours In
rapid tour of th great liner, and saw II
mov away from Its berth, 1 than turned
with many others to leave th docks, but
when I had gons a hundred yards, th
made ot th Tltanle mad m stop. "Is
It all rltht. or I thought, and so
turned acala and walked to th far and
of th quay. .
- Ther. with great amassment. I
how th suction of th water caused by
tli octopus liner's trip's propeller had
d railed th 14.00S.ton liner- Nsw Tork
from th quay aid wher It -was moored
f with half a dosen stout hawsers, which
snapped Ilk strings under th strain.
Th thing was astounding. It gavs bm
an cert fear of tho greatest teamr In
th world. Tet on board th Titan l on
felt as sa as It on were sitting In ths
Waldorf or ths Cecil hotel, with thou.
sands of tons of concrete for foundation.
It was so much larger than an aver x
pected. It looked so solidly constructed, as
on knew It must be: and Its Interior ar
range menu and appointments wsrs
palatial that one forgot now sod then
that It was a ship at all." It seemed to
Tpe a spacious, rami horn of prince.
I sat in Ihe big carved mahogany set
tee, with freep, wide springy leather up
holstering snd toasted my (set at th
big coal fir that biased In a fireplace
worthy of a king's palace. Over the fire
place was a -beautiful sea picture by
Mr. Norms Wilkinson. The tte
formed two horn on cither aids of th
tire, and a dosen talks could sit In this
i settee hs comfort.
eaaty and Iteflaesseat. "
Ths apartment was a lounge wher a
.couple or 1 guests might rest at ss
In cosy chairs. Its walls war pansiea
, with rich, dark wood, exquisitely Inlaid
with mother-of-pearl. It spoks of wealth,
refinement, luxury. It was a place tor
millionaires ot taste sad millionaire
of beauty.
. Bom of th passenger!-, cam la to
ample it Ther were women la beauti
ful clothe, who moved with a conquer
ing air of possession, bat th Tltaate was
too vast a thing to take In a t we-hours'
round. Thar was th great first-class
dining room, wher L think they said
persons could din at one. There
wer score of tables for parti r from
tw to eight. I 'recall a sensation t
thirk pll carpets, spotless taapsry, gUf
ertng silver, and countless flowers; and
you entered by wld doorway from th
large crush room, where the guests
- gathered before and after meal a. .
Then, ther was th Urge Ubary end
- reading room, with Its many shelves of
' calf-bound, gilt-edged volume, and It
comfortable arm chair, and the spec
ious writing room, where aom of th
passengers were already - writing -letters
on th ship's notepaper. headed K-
M. I. Titanic, at Bee." I wonder whether
' those letter will ever be read?
toured flv stories of th Titanic.
going up and dowa la swift electric lifts.
The public apartments of the second
class were equal to those ot many flrst
ckus hotel in roominess and comfort.
The degree of comfort hi to thlrd-claa
' quarter, was as surprising aa were the
mere luxurious suueuaolng of the mil
lionaire Most of th: third -ctea pss
semjer I saw on board were fair haired,
fresh eomplexiened. brtt-yed. happy
looking Brandts nana. Th first sad seo-ond-ckus
seemed all to be Bngnsh er
American, and I was told that assay
more Asjerlcans would be peeked op at
Cherbourg?. . .
Cesefert aad TLeaerT.
The . Tla was ssemi lly Oss last
, word la comfort sad luxury- Th
' "rabuas" ot tbe 'flret rlaee were not
cartas. ' bat roonss furnished la lavish
' rteaaea. Ther war Marie Aototnette
j bedreooiS, bodxoems TtyH old-
fashioned Engtlah four-poster
bedsteads, with eld roes canopies and
valence, and bedroom don In the old
Dutch style.. There wer family suits
with beautiful sitting rooms and serv
ants' headquarter. On wondered how
even la so hug a Ship, room could n
found for so much, and to go on th
boat-deck, a mighty open-air promenade,
alnety feet above the keel and look
dowa oa the old Majestic and the Phila
delphia lying down there below. M40S
ton Allan tie liners that by comparison
looked Uke ferry boats, made one feel
how mighty a stride m shipbuilding the
the Tltanle represented.
-Her sis suggested rock-Ilk safety,
whll at th . asms tlm it mad one
think In great might b th disaster
U something antorsesa went wrong. Her
height out ot water looked Immense, and
I--wondered bow she would behave la a
gel.
Th vision ot the great Uner as she
moved away from Southampton quay
ms aa Impertebabl memory. She
looked so colossal and so queenly. ' Pas
sengers waved farewells from the decks
and wlndows-ehe had targe square win
dews high us, aa well as port-holes
lower dowa-and a mob of Jolly stokers
yelled from th fo'caale side. One of
those-he must have been a Cockney-
played a mouth orgaa and waved his old
t, He seemed a awry soul then: I
wonder what happened to him and hi
mouth orgaa when th Tttsnle struck?
Saving Life at Sea '
Problem for Nations
T A. B. m-WNIKG.
Surely th terrible disaster of the Ti
tanic will st least focus pubUer atten
tion upon, the question of host accom
modation on passenger ships to an ex
tent that will compel soiae- drastic
amendment ot the present criminal state
ot affairs.
It is quit true-that very few liner
carry enough boats to take off sll on
board, oven should, none of th boats
be damaged In launching.
But that la by no means sll Ihs story.
havs made long voyages, snd stats
without tear of contradiction that bait
the beats on most ships that hsrs been,
say, five years afloet-pertlcularly those
Including tropical routes-are not only not
seaworthy, but they could not be put out
In anything llks reasonable time.
Everyone who has traveled much Is
familiar with tbe "boat drill." and
knows it to be an absolute farce. But
I want to give you actual observed facts.
Boat drill usually only consists ot "sta
tions" being sounded, and the roll call
being' taken ot th crew of each boat.
Sometimes one beat will be swung out,
and often the falls are not touched be
fore she Is swung Inboard again!
What Is th good of that? Who Is to
knew whether the gear Is sound and la
running order. ly oaos at drill havs
I sssn a "Ills" boat aotseUy lowered to
th water in mid-eca-ad the Jolt was
a revelation, te atanr beside myself.
Here are ths panloqlar:..-, ,.
W were stopped about aa hsardeia
t calm tea. for aa ngln ovsrnhvil-qulu
an ordinary tMsj-end boat drill was
undertaken. Th order to "lower away
was given qult unexpectedly, and then
the fua-er tragedy-begsa.
. First, ths ropes were so kinked and
dry that they had to be forcibly straight
ened after being laid out on deck. They
wer also full for ths blocks. Then th
heaves were found to be stuck, and an
A. B. was sent W th engine room for
greas. After a liberal application of
that, th boat mad a Jerky start down
wards. .
Half way the forward blocks Jammed,
the rope kinking badly. Ths after pair
went away with a run. snd th boat
hung by th bow with th two men who
wer In It dinging to ths seats- position
that would havs Inevitably thrown any
passengers out of It Into tbe sea.
Finally It was got afloat Just tblrty-
st minute from th tlm th order was
given and then it waa found that Its
plug wss not In. On man kept his foot
over the hoi whll th other hunted for
the Plug among th gear which had got
hot in a heap astern while the It hung
by the bow. Even when the plug was in
Ha place. It took water through several
a Probably It had not been In th
water for years.
ATI this happened on, a "Well-found'
liner In broad daylight, th see dead
cairn, aad everything la favor of th
crow. . ... .... .
Imagine such a son In an accident
at' night Feeble, flickering, lamplight.
high sea running, drenching sprays and
driving rain; the swinging boat full of
terrified passengers,' th hlp unmanage
able, settling down and every moment
precious.
Again, sa aom ships the falls are
skimped that they would only put a
boat dowa properly when the ship waa
on aa even keel Suppose, for Instance,
a vessel damaged and with a heavy list
to port. What becomes of the starboard
boats r
They would absolutely have te be
dropped Into the water to take their
chances. , - .
It Is far mare than time that the whole
questJo was thoroughly taken la. hand.
I should like to eee at least th following
rule made Inflexible '
lu That no ship should be allowed to go
to sea without eenpl boat accemmodation
for every an aboard It
t That aa ship should be allowed to
dear tor sea unless Its bests had been
periodically examined by a qualified In
specter and. a certificate, given by Mm to
that affect
I That each certificate should be re
newed sy. the .owners at period not ex
ceeding twelve month. The owners to
carry out all requirements of such In
spector to his absolute saOsfactto-should
anything be found defective before the
ship be stlowed to clear. The certificate to
state. Inter aMa. that the Inspector had
personally seen. a) Each boat lowered
into th water, and cast off; (b). that
each beat was seaworthy; (el. contained
al Its proper gear; (d). that all tall ware
amply leng enough to serve st say list at
watch the vessel coaM float; tel. that an
fixed and nasdng gear was la perfect
This may sound a drastic list of prs-
but N la the least the British
of Trade oogat't impose (pen
ship owners. Into whose eafe-keeprng so
of
The Persistent and ' Judicious f ss of
Newspaper AdvartlatM t Um Road to
S. Q H. Stamps Free With All Purchases
White 'Millinery Sale Monday
V Women's and Children's Pure White Trimmed and Unirimmed Hats, Will -
- Be Offered at Extraordinarily Low Prices Tomorrow : ;
Our successful clearance sales of the past week placed us in a position to invest in THE NEWEST AND MOST DESIRABLE SUMMER MIXIIN--EBY
and tomorrow we present to the women of Omaha and vicinity one of the lurgest and most beautiful displays of summer headwear ever seen iff "
the entire middle west. To make the day still more memorable we will offer PURE WHITE-MILLINERY at the pricea'you will be asked to pay-for
the ordinary kinds in stores that have not the great purchasing power of this one. For example:- ' . 4 ,
; 250 Newly Trimmed Pure White Hats at $4.98 and $8.98 v
These bats have Just been finished In our own work rooms and will be placed on gala for the first time tomorrow. Th. inspiration for these hat waa furnished by pom. of
th. Boat notable Imported models-nothing like tbem In quality or beauty of design baa aver before been shown In U maha. Made of pur. whit, hemps, Milan, and chip, and
innmea wun line imponea i lowers. Actual stJ.vo to ssu.uo vaiuea, in two lots, at s t.ss ana ., or u.oa imas mau rnii ti.
As the Quantity is Limited, No Phone or Mail Orders Will Be Accepted On These Following
TtT-Leau. TVI-.,ar Sat Z 1 f rom 8:00 a. m.
1UU1 lYAUI IllIlg 0pCJlCXI; to 1:00 i
m
9h
mm
mm
Trimmed
Panamas
Trimmed panama
hats, worth up ' to
$12.00,
at
$5.98
Untrimmed
Panamas
Untrimmed panama
hats, worth up to
2 $2.98
Pure White
Chip Hats
Pure white chip hats,
worth up to $3.98,
go
at.
-r - . -v.,
$1.00
Children's
White Hats
Children's trimmed
Milan hats, worth $1
to $3,
at....,
59c
Guaranteed Willow Plumes
A large shipment of fine willow plumes in
black and white only, that are excellent $15.00
values-a written guarantee goes with each one
-on sale Monday at, your CT Qfi
choice ZrO
Extra Fine French Plumes
One lot of fine French ostrich plumes in black
and white only, made of specially selected male
stock; regular $7.00 to $10.00 values, on 'sale
Monday, while they last,
at
$5.98
200
for VtryLmrg,. K ' !f
IVy) Wom Are : V Z ijj
Women's Summer Suits
$17.45
Radically Reduced for
Monday's Selling to
-Quality, Variety and Value enter into this sale in such unoommott proportions that it is without doubt the
best offering that the Women's Suit Section has put forth this Beasoiv, It ii a ipedal i&le la which only
pteUl valuei hivt eatertd-Out of th i00 suits the greater portion wai purchased from prominent makers
at remarkabis concessions, while the remainder was never made U sell for a price anything like $17.43.
$17.45 doesn't begin to tell the real value of
one of these 'suits tome are samplessome,
are exclusive models all are. of latest fashion,
in smartest shades and fabrics All are per-
fectly tailored.1
In broad terms this lot of suits, was made from extra
quality serges, diagonals, mixtures, striped fabrics and
novelty materials in which navies, tans, Copenhagen,
greys and other wanted shades predominate. Bom of them ara
severely tailored while others ara greatly enhanced with lace, silt '
or braid trimmings. NONE WOK'l'H L.KH3 THAN f 26 AND KKOJd
THAT PRICE TO $35-all going Mondsy it $17.45. Surely you will
not miss an opportunity ot buying a summer suit at such a earing.
New Silk Coats
. New silk costs
measalln. sturdy
of ehanieabl
bensallnea ana
taffeta and aatln. In all else and
etylea to become both miss snd
matron, at S to 121 71. Richly
trimmed with laces ana line ereias.
New Linen Coats
I Mads of tan linens In novelty and
auto stylss and priced at .& to
U K. Dome hare lotic ihawl rol
lers, other wide revere, other are
cut In Tarteua new aid effects,
etc.. to please all. All slsea
Concerning the New, Dresses
New plain colored meualine dresses with
psplumi, hlgn necka. lac yoke and three-tjusxter
Ungth sleeves; also , striped meeaalla dressea witb
low necks and apron effecu; 14.t each. . , .
Lingerie and voile dresses in all of the lat
ent and choicest ' novltls-practically all tor them
recaivd this past week-S.tS and up to $11.50.
Dresses of fine French linens in novelty
style with sailor collars and -linens of contrasting
shade for trimming-unexcelled values t ft. (6.
Norfolk wash suite of excellent quality tan
linens, whit piques and wblts Indian head; very at
tractive styles handsomely made and well finished;:
IMS to $10.00. Blses for woman and misses.
'1-''"
This promises to be the sreatsst whits or cream-white
wool isrmsnt season ever known and ws have prepared to
meet the demand In an unusual and comprehensive man
ner. Aasortments are now convplete and yon are Invited '
to see them whether Intending to, purchase or not..
White wool dresiei at $7.50 to $24.75. . 7.
White wool coats at $14.95 to $24.75.
White wool suits at $1195 to $3475 '
IF. Sr
5,000
.Pieces
Pure White, Blue and White and
Ivory and White, Three-Coated
Enameled Ware
Com on Sal Tomorrow Morning mt
Half Price or Less
It would be well to note in connection with
the prices the high quality of each and every
piece that is offered. All are three-coated from
materials that have been chemically tested for
purity and which will give utmost satisfaction.
Every item in thit $aU it fully gaar
antetd' and will be replaced frtt of
-' - charge if it chipt from any cause.
5c
t and lu-lnch pie plates,
and lfMnch cake pans.
quart pudding pans and
ladles, worth from
10c to I0e es., st.
4 and S-ejt. pudding pans,
largo alas dippers, large'
wash basins, J-qt. covered
backets -snd wall soap
dishes -worth from f
.i7C
tic to lie es., at
g-et. W indsor kettles, S-qt
preaemng ketuea, and
a-qt.- covered, palls ,aad
covered chambers; all -with
-enameled covers and heavy
stsel spiders with enam
eled linings; values rrom
9c to 84c,. 3
C-qL preserving kettles, f
qt podding . pans. 3-qc
overed buckets with enam
eled covers sad oblong
stove pans worth from 4vc
to 60c each! r r
at........-.......Z5c
4-qt Berlin sauce pans, 10-
qt. preserving kettles, 10-
qt. dish pans, 1 to g-qt
tea pots and 2 to 4-qt.
coffee pots worth from toe
1 H-qt. rice boilers. 14-qt.
dish pans, 10, II and 14
ot. water buckets and C-qt.
Berlin kettles worth from
11.00 to fl.31 each
t and 10-qt. Berlin sauce
pans and Berlin kettles,
qt coffee- boilers aad 1
qt. lice boilers worth from
$1.23 , .to 1.7S. Q5q
of
Linens, WhiteGoods
50c, 36-inch all linen luitingt 29c
lUc. SOIach cottoa ramie clotb ice
5Uc, 27-Inch. Isncy piques la all of the newest
weave SHe
gl.00 bolt, 13 yards, SO-1 nch long cloth, $1.20
83c. lexM-Uach hemsUtcbed aU liaea buck
towels, Monday at S-V
Zbc. ST-lach fancy white good at .. .10c
'two large beads plain lettuce lor Ac
Six hunches ot fresn radishes 0c
Three bunches tresn rhubarb (or Be
r'lve bancbes young spring, onions Be
Three large cucumbers ..10c
Fancy new red potatoes, 4 lbs. for, .... .4 .2Ac
Fsncy solid cabbages, tbe lb 4c
Texas dry onions, lb ........Ac
Largs Juicy lemons, per dosen .SOe
GROCERIES
l-lb. nks. Bennett s Cap-
. Hot coffe and :
lamp SO
17 lb, graaulatad ausar
for um
Assorted teaa and
etan.pe. lb. a
Tea slftlnse and 1
stamp, lb. IS
Bennett Capitol Tour.
ark S1.SS
Iten' freah aad crisp
Tourist er Oraham
rrscksrs snd IS stamp.
PS- Os
Wslkrs hot tamale and
It stem pa, can.... IS
l-lb. roll Premiunv but-
terlne for 4S
1 can I5vrcra corn
nd 1 atamp SO
4 In. Te Jap rtr. Ss
Snider' tomato soup and
4 etamp. can lO
Pint can Oalllard'a pur
olive oil r4ued to toe
Assorted pickles and 10
etamp. settle toe
Maple batter and 3
tsma. ran SO
4 rake Crrtl Whit,
soap and i (tamp, SS
Snifter's salad dressing
ana le stamp, bot
tle sse
40c jar Bishop's Call-
reran
Lea A Psrrtn's Wor
r eater ahlre sauce, bot
tle SS
Snider pork and beans
and 14 stamps, can. ISe
I pksa. Star and Crse
rent macaroni and 14
eiampa tea
Quart bottle Hraarmann s
vlnessr A I st'pa. SO
Bmsll sweet pickle snd
1 stsraps. quart.. SS
44e bottle Oo. ralldet e
maraschtn cberrKe re
duced te S
lie bottle large Spanish
olive SS
Bpshttl and II tain pa.
cut IS
Butter and
Eggs
asset's Capitol
sisssisiy baftetr th
finest butter made
aarwhere--ta 1-pound
sncks of guaranteed
fall welshu
32c Lb.
Vrssaly laid eees
try esra. . specially
priced at '
20c Doz.
Sale Foulards and Messalines
Monday This Season's.
On 1 v choicest ' foulards
IT-laok ssesssllses, In
light blue. Allc blu.
Copenhagen, navy, old
roae, coral pink, tan,
beige, brown, gray, taupe,
emerald, olive, reseda,
lavender, male, garnet,
white, cream and black;
st tie.
Baals flaisaad. aaSaral
esseo la ml-rough
tyl; sn legant n.aie
rlal for wslsta. dreaeea
and ' summer coats; full
21 Inchs wld, Monday,
lc ths yard.
69c
Per
'Yard
of the "trled-and-true"
ahed eater quality; come
In only th moat faahlon
sbl pattern and auch
wanted colorings 'snd
shade . as navy, Coaen
haaen. blue. - old... rue,
brown, la, .avar. r green. -etc.:
guaranteed to '.Tie ab-""
solutaly Dot-proof: never
old for leea than 11.(4 the
rani. Monday, so, . -
1 S Ml-
Fumed Oak Porch Swings
Fumed oak porch swings, the newest and most fashion
able wood; bolted together and made to last-not glued as it
the common way of making porch swings-priced as follows-.
Famed Oak Porch Swings, fall 48 inches long, 58.00.
- Famed Oak Porch Swings, fall 60 inches long, $3.00. '
Famed Oak Porch Swings, foil 72 inches long, $10.00. ' .
One lot of weathered oak porch swings, bolted together
and finely flcislied, priced for Monday's selling at $4.00.'
We also carry very complete lines of porch chairs, set
tees and rockers to match the above swings. You will
think them as reasonably priced.