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ISffl ARRAIGNEO WU.S.SOBIE FINDINGS Blames Titanic Disaster Di « rectly on Captain, But Scores Managing Director, WASHINGTON. May 21. .' scatl ing ararigmncnt of J. Bruce Ismay and tlie White Star line officials in New York, a stern denunciation of many members of the ‘‘pick-up” crew of the Titanic, and sweeping charges of in competency in the management of the line will be made in the report of the special sub-committee appointed to in vestigate the Titanic disaster by (lie United States senate. The report will be given to the sen ate next Tuesday morning, it will be submitted by Chairman William Alden Smith, of Michigan. Senator Smith, in his speech submit "* ting the report, will ask for legislation to prevent such a calamity as the Ti taniefs. The report spares neither J. Bruce Ismay nor his subordinates in New York, whose juggling with the truth after receiving thorn Montreal informa tion thgt the Titanic had sunk is sav agely criticised. Emphasis is laid on the cruelty of sending out pu-li a dispatch as that re ceived by Senator Hughes, of New Jer sey, whose daughter was on the Ti tanic, with her husband, and v ho was iold in a cablegram signed ‘‘White Star Line” that the Titanic was being towed into Halifax. Captain Smith Directly Blamed. Direct responsibility for the dispatch is laid on Captain Smith. It 1s point ed out that had he heeded the four warnings of ice sent him by other ves sels the lives of the 1,631 victims would have been saved. Pointing out that the speed of the Titanic just before she struck the ice berg was 24 1-2 miles an hour, and that ‘ had been steadily increased after re ceiving ice warnings by wireless, the ••eport asserts Hint Hie presence on tioard of Istiiin. the managing director of the line, and Andrews, the construct or tot Harlan * Wolf, the builders, ■was undoubtedly an incentive to mak ing this great speed. It is stated that Ismay, who got away safely, Wa- advised immediately •if the danger, while many of the pas sengers were not, the impact, although equal in momentum to the imparl • • ine combined broadsides of twenty ■great battleships. being scarcely fep t the vessel, such was her glam size •norniou:-' stability Life-Saving a Failure. ’ Il is noted that the w'-atlier w, ( o and perfect, the sea being calm, will; I no swell -conditions that would have i Item ideal lor the saving of nil hand.-, oil board inid there been but adequate I life-saving apparatus and adequate sailors to man them. But. although titer' 1 was room in the lifeboats -lor 1.076 persons, the report says but 701 persons were put into them owing to :he disorganized and disorderly condi tion of the crew Special stress is laid on the utter failure of the junior officers, who were among the first to leave the ship, to make any effort whatever to rescue many of those in the water, for whom room might easily have been found in i he lifeboats. Says Ismay Wanted To Spare Survivors LONDON. May 24. - An explanation of orders issued by Bruce Ismay, managing director of the International Mercantile Marine, while In- and otl or survivors of the Titanic were on board rhe liner Carpathia proceeding- to New York, was demanded by Lord Mersey, rhe presiding officer, when the govern ment's inquiry into the great White Star disaster was resumed today. Captain Rostrum of the Carpathia . had sent a wireless message to the White Star liner Olympic saying that ' Ismay had given orders that the Olym pic should not be seen and that there should be no transfer of survivors from the Carpathia to tiny other ship. At torney' General Sir Ruft'ts Isaacs stig- ■ y jested that the message meant that the ships were not to get within range of one another. Sir Robert Einlay, chief >unse| for the White Star line, said it vas his opinion that Ismay wanted to 1 spare the feelings of the Titanic sur vivors while on board the Carpathia and feared that, because of crowded quarters on the Carpathia. some of the rescued might want to be transferred if they saw another ship. Ismay evidently feared that a trans fer would be unsafe. The managing . director was not pt si nt to defend him self. Harold Gottam, wireless operator on i lie Carpathia. spent' most of the mom ing on the stand, being followed by Frederick Fleet. one of the sailors in Ji' Titanic's crow s nest on the night ; of the disaster. THORN, IMBEDDED IN FOOT OF WOMAN FOR 24 YEARS, IS REMOVED DALTON. GA.. May 21. Mrs. John y Wilson, of Varnells. underwent an iperation here when a thorn which had been imbedded in the flesh for 24 years we removed. The thorn had given her rm troubh until a few ilno» ago. when she stuck • nail in h< ■ foot, the point ~f the nail "touching the thorn and driv. ins it in deeper. The thorn was less ■ tain half in inch >ng. i ; [U Rea/ Romances of Sunny Georgia iCUPID ROUTS LURE OF LEARNING 1 IN WHIRLWIND SCHOOL WOOING Miss Lillian Yaw. Popular Society Girl. Deserted Virgil for the Little God. The lure of love ami tin- lure of learn ing are botm well estaid'sh’d commodi ties. The reverent ia l citizen always takes off his hat to either or both, but The two don’t mix. Whenever the two try to linger in the same community there's usually a disturbance. In fact, it is stated by one in authority that it Is a much easier task to persuade the lion and the lamb to sleep in the same cradle or to bottle up vinegar and soda than to set these two in chairs opposite each other and keep them "sot.” In the case of Miss Lillian Yow. of Atlanta, now Mrs. Claude Allen Weller, the lure of learning never did have a chance. This in spite of the fact that he was with her several years before his mortal enemy put in a solid ap pearance. Os course. Lure No. 2 had been hanging around in shadowy shapes for quite a while, bit'. Miss Yow nev' r recognized .dm until be appeared through the agency of Claude Allen Weller. Many Romeos Woo Popular Girl. Before Miss Yow left Atlanta to at tend Miss Semple's school in Now York she was a perpetual target for s-re nad-s. billet-doux, bonbons and pretty speeches. Every species of Romer, tried bis hick at one time or another. In chorus they would ask her: " And when are you going to love me And like Carmen she would answer: "Perhaps tomorrow. Perhaps nev w.” This continued for- not so many years. It couldn't, you sec. Then Miss Yow decided to Investigate further the ancient ruins of Babylon, the square of the hypotenuse and such other gen tle arts as arc taught at institutions known as finishing schools. Miss Yow was a good student—that is, she was a student who learned read ily and rapidly. Furthermore, she went to work just as if she were really in terested in what might be found in f —y 'A 'LU, _. ... -—-T Mrs. ‘ Imitle Allen Weller, formerly Miss Lillian Vow. i,he bride in a wedding I't 'iil Img froni a college romance. books. Geometrical progression was just as easy as progressive euchre, while Liszt s Hungarian rhapsodies came to her with as much readiness as did Kohler's five-finger exercises Wins Favor a,s Minstrel Interlocutor. And this was not all. Whenever the girls wanted to do anything in partic ular they always called on her. She was tile thinking machine for the whole establishment. On one occasion the girls organized a .minstrel show and nothing would do but that Miss You act as interlocutor. She did. There were present many no.- tables. All were impressed duly with Miss Yow’s management of the end girls. All agreed that she was far fun nier than Doc Quigley. George Evans or Lyman Abbott ever dreamed of being. And—sh—they do say that lurking in the back of the hall was Claude Al len Weller; that he heard Miss Yow speak a few jokelets; that he said to himself, ”1 have never heard anything quite so dulcet," and that he admired the reckless manner in which she dropped her "r’s" and "g’s.” Miss Yow didn't meet Mr. Weiler tin. til some time later. And then— presto!!!!!:!! She met him Mondav ami they v. engaged Saturday night. Cupid Puts Lure i of Learning- to Flight. Little Dan Cupid, lurking in the bushes, began to shoot. There was a noise of somebody beating a retreat. It was none other than our Old Friend Lure-of-I.earniTfg. Under one arm was a nQttawking, red-faced "Rise and Fall of Rome." in his pockets were a few "Chemical Facts," while at his heels he dr:,gq •: s- \<i al major and minor uoets. u,. v;i : , defeated and he knew It. Mr s Yow ami Mr. Weller, who is wealthy, were married April 12. The swains of Atlanta who lived in the vain hope that tomorrow might bring a reversal of luck still are sigh ing. And among them are But some om else will have to tell x ou that. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN_AND NEWS- FRIDAY. MAY 24. 1912. ' A) // ff ' 7 't z o -JMk ‘A mO W 0.7 ... 7 s -& ■Mt y (ti W vK \\\i \ w Aw J 11 - - .._=== oP> Friends Say Veteran In Jail Is Persecuted And Will Sign Bond .1. R Thompson, the old Confederate veteran now confined in the Tower, ac cused of assault with intent to murder, will be given bond this afternoon or tomorrow. He has been indicted bx the Fylton county grand jury, and his bond placed at S3OO. The aged veteran, minus an arm and an eye, was placed in jail after a dis pute with neighbors In the Adamsville district several weeks ago Several prominent business men of Atlanta had known the old man before his trouble, and when they learned that he is confined in jail, got busy and w ill sign his bond as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. They say the veteran has been imposed on by his neighbors, who have brought several suits against him that have been de cided in his favor by the courts The present case will be heard Tuesday. 7 FIREMEN NEAR DEATH UNDER BIG BLAZING DOOR NEW YORK. May 21. —Seven flrem n had a narrow escape from death or se rious injury today during a. $1.1,000 fire in a two-story frame building in Brooklyn, when a big blazing door crashed down upon them. Other fire men. working with axes and • Towbars while several streams of water played upon them, pried away the door and saved them. NEW CHURCHES FOR OCILLA. OCIDLA, GA.. Max 21. rile contract to erect a $15,000 Methodist church at this place has been awarded to <’. H. Austin, to be completed by November 1. Seyer A Baldw in, of Andei on. S are the architects The Baptist church of this plain is considering plans for a new edifici to cost $15,000 to $20,000. Foreign Trade of U.S. To Break All Records In Present Fiscal Year WASHINGTON. May 24.—The for eign trade of the United States in tlie fiscal year which will end June 30 will exceed any previous year's business This was the statement made today by the department of commerce and la bor officials, following a. tabulation of the import am! export trade for the past ten months. The statistics at the end of April show the imports for the fiscal year will approximate $1,600,000,000. and the exports will reach $2,200,000,- 000. exceeding by $45,00'0,000 and $150,- 000,000, respectively, the record years of I'llo and 1911. Coffee. sugar, rubber. bid’s and skins, chemicals ami cloth materials lead in value among the articles im ported. while raw cotton, iron and steel, meat, bread tuffs and copper were the principal < xporis, iSCHOOL BOYS BUILD WIRELESS STATIONS ON DALTON’S HILLS DALTON GA.. May 24.- lit "elee | tricia’! •" of tlie Dalton High school I hi.' .-ceured tlie appaiatus necessary' I for tlie installation of two v.ireless sta tions. Today they .ire erecting one siation 011 Fort Hill and the other will be about :< mile distant on top of School street hill. ATLANTAN'S PLANS ACCEPTED. SAVANNAH. GA.. May 24. Revised plans A N. F. I'lverett. of Atlanta, for the new house of worship of the Epworth Mcthodis: ehut' h. which is to be en .t, ii at Bull am: Thirty-ninth streets, have arrived in Savannah and navi bi i n accepted by the building I committ< i . "PUSMOTED" SEIM QUITS I Crane. Seeing Defeat for Re-i election Ahead, Says He Will Retire. Sy JAMES J. MONTAGUE. WASHINGTON May 24.—Senator ii'r.ine. of .Massachusetts, one of the ■ !t>acknowledged leaders of the sen- • :ito. the richest member of that body and the one living senator who never made a speech in his life, has an- i nounced that at the end of his present I : -rm he will retire from public life for all 11 me. Seimlor Crane said: "Some months I ago 1 definitely decided not to become I i -f.mt'u;; ic for re-election, but I in •ended to defer making a statement-to at effect until after the national con vention. There is, however, a propo sition pending in the Massachusetts I legislature for the nomination of l I’niled States senators by popular [ vote. If this proposed law is enacted. I a much earlier campaign for this of- • the will be necessary, and I therefore . make known my position at this time. hai those who may be interested in :In coming candidates mat have the ■ fullest opportunity." Crane’s defeat for delegate-at-large j ijo-ause he stood for Taft in the Mas i sai husetts primaries hurt hint deeply. > N<> one doubts lie is convinced that he would not survive the coming senato rial pi bnaries. Powerful ris' he is in the parly, he has always curled up under criticism. And the fusillade of it that has been directed at him since he took personal charge of the Taft campaign for re-election has really driven him out of polities before he ever had a real personal tight. Crane became a power in the senate during his first term. At the retire ment of Senator Aldrich, he. with Peh i rose of Pennsylvania and Smoot of I litah, look active command of the sen ate. His methods were utterly unlike those of Aldrich. He never made a speech. H< m-ver issued orders. He never bul la d. Silenily he flitted in and out of tie < iiantber and committee rooms, hispering suggestions and pointing out easy ways to get things done. His still small voice was always for com p omise inside the party, never with the enemy. From the beginning the progressives f' It the force of his keen intellect. Al j ways from cover lie fought them stub liornly, and often successfully. They could seldom trace the opposition he I organized, but they usually suspected i from whence i; came. .And it is due. io his stratagems and schemes that the reactionary forces did not crumble i with the retirement of Aldrich. franc was dragged into the fight for Taft largely because of his dislike of Roosevelt. The colonel once called him ’ a "pussy-footed busybody." And Crane | ne'er forgot it. I Crane was bitterly opposed to giving ■ M.iss n l'tiseits direct primaries. When the Roosevelt people started the agita- ; tion he sent out orders to head it off. But the colonel and Senator Dixon kept on howling that Taft was afraid of an I out-and-out light and the president ! finally persuaded Crane to yield. Crane was thus made the goat, for he was beaten for delegate-at-laige. Since that time be has been pessimistic about Taft's chances, and a month ago he decided on the step he has now taken. ATLANTA MADE NEW EPISCOPAL RESIDENCE BY M. E. CONFERENCE MINNEAPOLIS, MAY 24.—The M. E. conference today decided to establish episcopal residences in the following cities: Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Buffalo. Washington. Cincinnati. Chi cago, St. Louis. Chattanooga. Atlanta. New Orleans. Kansas City, Kans.: St. Paul. Omaha, Oklahoma City. Denver, Helena, San Francisco, Portland, Pe king. Foo Chow, Zurich. Buenos Ayres. The new residences are at Helena, Kan sas City. Kans., and Atlanta. The conference also decided against establishing any foreign episcopal res idence, that at Zurich. Switzerland being maintained. SPEECHLESS RABBI WEDS DEAF MUTES IN SIGN LANGUAGE NEW YORK, May 24.—When Miss Sadie Koplik was married she did not promise to obey her liege lord. At least not verbally, for she is deaf and dumb Nor did Samuel Goldstein, the 22- year-old printer whom she married, speak one word during the ceremony. He. too. is deaf and dumb. The rabbi. Dr. Barnet A. Elzas, performed the cer emony. and gave the young people his blessing with his fingers. For Rabbi Elzas is a mute. too. WEEKLY EDITORS MEET AT DUBLIN JUNE 11-13 DUBLIN, GA.. May 24.—A steamboat excursion 25 miles down the Oconee river to Well Springs for a fish frj' and barbecue and a banquet in the city will be the chief features of the entertain ment of the Georgia Weekly Press as sociation. which meets here in annual sersion June 11-13. The editors will arrive on the afternoon trains June 11 and will attend a, welcoming meeting at the court house that night. The business session will take place the next morning, followed by the boat trip in the afternoon and banquet at night. On June 13 the visitors will go to Sa vannah on a special train, where many will take a steamer for a ten days ex cursion to Norfolk. Baltimore and Bos i on. ’ | Ohr Joy! oh t Bliss! ! That Festive Kiss Wins Cheer and Hiss From Man and Miss i . College Girls Write on I Art of Osculation. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. CAL.. I Ma'- 24.—The art of kissing in all its phases is the subject of a special is sue of the Chaparral. Stanford's comic paper. Editorially. L. D. Summerfield, chair man of the board of editors, dedicates the number "to a much needed teform in the university, hoping that it will prove an incentive in bringing the men and women of Stanf6rd closer to gether." Here is the way one of the articles characterizes the art of kissing: A kiss is an idealized bite. It has been said that kisses a e like olives in a bottle—after the first one is obtained the rest come easy. It would be more accurate 10 say ihat after the second kiss Is gotten the rest follow rapidly. Any man can get the first one if he watches the time and grabs the opportunity and the girl. But it takes a good man to bridge the gap so created and obtain a mate to the first. It is a disputed point whether 11 is more blessed to give than to receive kisses. In our opinion the best thing io do is to alter nate. Men like to be the first one to kiss a girl, but girls prefer kissing a man who has had some experi ence. If tlie man is inexperientaid the girl hasn't the satisfaction of thinking that she got him awar f'om some other girl. The best way to kiss is often If kisses left scars most of your best friends would be going around with their faces in bandages Pastor About to Wed. Says It s Obnoxious. WALSENBURG. COLO.. May 21. Ihe Rev. J A McKee, young and good looking pastor of the Methodist church south of this place, at a meet ing of the Mothers Auxiliary club, characterized kissing as an obnoxious habit. It is stated that the minister who declares himself as being opposed to kissing is soon to wed a prominent society woman of Trinidad Germs From One Kiss Will Fill a Dinner Plate. MADISON. WIS. May 24.—The rap idity with which germs from a kiss multiply will shown by a Kansas girl, it Is promised, at the Students Union exposition at the University of Wisconsin. A student will kiss a plate, and il is said that in 24 hours of incubation the i dish will be overflowing with germs. FARMERS AT WORK; BUSINESS ON HUM; WEATHER IS SUPERB "This splendid weather for the past two or three weeks is certainly mak ing business hum," said Wilmer L Moore, president of the Southern States Life Insurance Company, today. "You know, good weather lets the farmer get to work on his crops and puts new life in him, and that gives him a con fidence to the country merchants and bankers, who finance the farmers, 11141 so it goes on. the weather starting with the farmer and, through him. per meating every line of business. "Os course, the city trade is actively affected by the country merchant, and then, too, I thjnk this weather has the effect on the city man of making him feel a hundred per cent better, after the many disagreeable days of one of I the latest springs we have had in years.” COMEDIAN HARVEY OFFERED CONTRACT TO LAST LIFETIME NEW YORK, May 24. -Clarence Har vey. one of the comedians at the Win ter Garden, has received what is prob ably the first genuine life contract ever given by a New York manager to an in dividual player. Harvey is well known to old time theatergoers in Atlanta, having played one summer at the Edgewood avenue theater years ago. WOMAN. CLAIMING TO BE CENTENARIAN. DIES DALTON, GA.. May 24.—Mrs. John Sullivan, the oldest resident of this sec tion. is dead at her home in North Dal ton after a. lengthy illness. Mrs. Sul livan claimed to be a centenarian, and her claims were backed by many of the oldest people of Dalton, who as chil dren remembered Mrs. Sullivan as a middle-aged woman. DR. C. R. JENKINS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF WESLEYAN .MACON. GA., liny 24. —Dr 1' R. Jenkins, former presiding elder of the Mcßae circuit and for the past year vice president of Wesleyan college, was today elected president of that institu tion. He succeeds Di. W. N. Ainsworth, who retires to re-enter the ministry, after having been successful in raising an endowment fund of $300,000. The annual meeting of the trustees began today with 30 members in attendance. The first of the commencement exer cises takes place tonight with the an nual recital of the Conservatory of Mu sic HEADS FRENCH DEPUTIES. PARIS. May ?t Paul Deschane wa< elected president of the chamber of deputies on the second ballot yestei • dav ILL HOMOH SAVES MRS.FARNHAM ME Husband Says She Was Moody at Home When Policeman Claimed She Overspeeded. Mrs. E. Parnham is yniling and in a perfectly good humor today. She is particularly cheerful over the fact that ten minutes of bad humor cleared her before Recorder Broyles of the charge of speeding in her auto. It. was the most novel defense that ever won a case in the Atlanta courts. Mrs. Parnham recently came here with her husband from New York, and lives in the Frances apartments, in Peachtree street. Mr. Parnham is dis trict manager here for a big New York concern, with offices in the Candler building, and his wife is one of the most popular of the newcomers in At lanta's social world. Mr. Parnham put this particular fir of bad humor of his wife in issue in an effort to show a case of mistaken iden tity on the part of an officer. Police man J. E. McDaniel testified that he saw a stylishly attired man and woman speeding in an auto in Ponce DeLeon avenue, and that the number of the car corresponded with that of Mr. Parn ham. This was between 5:30 and < o'clock in the afternoon. Wife Was at Home at Time. Then came the unique alibi. Mr. Parnham said: "Judge, it's all a mistake. I left my offices in the Candler building about 5:30 o'clock, and had to take my car to ■a garage for repairs. I arrived at m» apartments at 6 o’clock. There I was astonished to find my wife in a bad hu mor. It was ten minutes before I could get her in a good humor and persuade her to go out riding with me. It was then nearly 6:30 before we left the apartments, and we were not on Ponce DeLeon avenue at all.” Mrs. Parnham stood close by her hus band. but she offered no word of pro test at this statement. A suspicion of a smile played about her mouth, and her eyes twinkled. The officer was certain he had the right number, and said three other of ficers along the street had noted the same number. Their evidence could not be accepted, however, as they were not in court. Officer McDaniel, asked v to describe the woman in the car, said ' "*■ sire was pretty, had very black hair, and wore a stunning red hat. "Why. judge, 1 haven’t a red hat at all,’" exclaiwd ths young woman, smiling. Officer McDaniel estimated the speed of the rushing car at 25 or 30 miles an hour. Mrs. Parnham protested that she had only -recently learned to operate a ear. and that she is "afraid to drive more than 15 miles an hour." 25 Miles “Insane” Speed Here. “And I think any person who will drive an auto 25 or 30 miles an hour over these rough streets in Atlanta ought to be placed in the insane asy lum." quickly spoke up Mr. Parnham "Well, if we imposed this penalty, we'd overrun all of the asylums in th« country.” came in quick response from the court. Judge Broyles finally decided there must be some mistake about the car. and dismissed the case. Mrs. Parn harn's face beamed and. murmuring "Thank you. Judge." she left the court room. Stewart Witham, son of W. S. With am. and Walter Candler, son of Asa G. Candler, the two young clubmen, were also among the autoists tried yester day afternoon, the case of Witham being dismissed, and Candler being fined $5.75. Witham was accused of interfering with Policeman Welchel w hen he sought to make a case against Witham's negro chauffeur. Candler was charged with speeding. Judge Broyles held that the officer was perfectly right in stopping the ne gro chauffeur to make a case against him for having his muffler open, but said he should have made the ease without paying any attention to any remarks made by young Witham. He ruled that remarks made by Witham v ere not sufficient to be construed as Interfering with an officer. Several prominent citizens testified for Witham. F. 1., de Marco, the .Majestic ho tel, grew facetious when arraigned, and caused a roar of laughter. Judge Broyles made $5.75 the standard fine for the afternoon's speeders, and sev eral offenders had already been as sessed this penalty when de Marco faced the court. "What have you to say. Mr. de Mar co"" asked tjie recorder. "Five seventy-five. I reckon." he re plied suavely. His marked good hu mor caused even the judge io smile as he said: "AU right. I'll let it go at that." Burkhardt's Car Speedy. - .1. G Burkhardt, of 358 Washington street, caused the recorder to start when he coolly admitted his car was running 30 miles an hour "Whal! Have you a ear that ran ac tually muke mon than ten miles an hour?" ?' Burkhardt .said his car could easily make fifty . “Well, you certainly deserve a chro mo. kit's such a rare thing that we ever get an autoist here whose car is able to make rrlfire than ten miles an hour." said the court, sarcastically. Burkhardt received the customary line. Herbert Slituer, driver for Oscar Pappenheimer: E. J. Abridge, a mech anic ian for the Cole Motor Companv; John Griffin, driver for the Nunnally company: O. L. I'halT'm. driver for F W. Dunham, and S. E. Bassett, re cently here from Fort Valley', ware al iim u $5.75. 3