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,'j." "yatrea jrjeyjisitAiiu .tff ... EVENINO BULLETIN, HONOLULU, T. H, TUESDAY, APR. 23, 1912- TfS T A K "' - , 'V -- , ., :. Continued 3 Days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday We will sell at the same price $2.50 the balance of the shoes left over from our big clearance sale which has been running during the past week. There are quite a few good bargains left, and especially in the narrow widths. We have also found a few more short lines and placed them along with these at the same price. Don't put it off too long your size may be gone. Manufacturers' Shoe 1051 Fort St IMPORTANT NEWS OF TERRIBLE IMMENSE WEALTH WAS REPRESENTED STEAMER Ni:V VOItK. N Y, Apr IB John Jamb Astor was uinniig the pasxengiri who went ilnwn with the Hhlp, accord ing tn ii wireless illKiuiti'li received by Hrndstrcrt's lust nlslit from the liner OLvinplc. Mrs Astor vvus saved iiihI Is being brought to shore by the Car pjthlii MIW YOttK, N V.. Apr. IS -Wnillli iiRRrcRiithiR something like hiilf n billion ilolliirtl Is represented by seven of the passengers in the Tltunli' If ciilainlly befell onlj u few of these even, It would material!) af fect llui vast business enterprises In the United States and Hnghind Tlio seven lire: Colonel John Jacob Astor 150,000. O0i. J llrnce Isniny llO.flOO.oon 1'iilntiil Wiishlngton ItoeblliiB $25, OUl',000 Ishlor Str.uiH-J60.noo.000 ilcorgc n Whlenor -J.l.oon.ooo Henl.iinln 1iirrpiiIi"Iiii l!5,0(M,O00. .1 II Thn i r $10,000,000 Total, Jfjo.tioo.oco If the fortuned of the llrst i hiss pas- si ngirs alone were Hicv would casllv r Men of Great Wealth. Foremost among the passengers In point of wealth Is Colonel John Jacob An I or. who was retnrnhiR to New York with his lirlile. formerly Ml Madeline Puree Colonel Aslor's IioIiIIiikh may amount to $150,000,000. anil he Is ron neeteil with nearly a score of corpor ations bcxIclcH attending to his realty Interests DEEDS OF HEROISM FOR WORLDS TO HONOR" Curcfulh loniplllng Iho avallablo llhK the record of the known survivors of the disaster stands hignlllcantly thus Men, 79. women, 233; children, 10 Total, 328 Of the remaining 510 known survi vors. It Is istlmaleil that not nioio than 100 were seamen required to man the boats This would leave approxi mately -140. and In the ordinary pro portions of women and children In the htcer.iRe where the passenfcrM In the Tltanlc's care numhcicd 710. It seems biobable that the greater part of theso 440 were women unit their llttlp mips. NiithliiR could show more plainly Ihe heiolsm of the crew and tho men piiHseiiRf rs who stood by the doomed hhlp nicliiR Inevitable deuth and sent the women and children away In tlio lifeboats. Some would have to belpft; that was a certainty Hundreds. In tact, were left Hut lo all appearances the men who were left stayed behind deliberately, calmly, stepping aside to let the weaker ones, thoso lo whom thes owed protection, tiikn tlielr way to safely "SinkhiR by tho head Have cleared bouts and filled them wllh women and chlldien " This was1 the Una! message "theso. btav'e men sent the world MUCH MAIL WAS LOST WHEN VESSEL SANK Ni:V YOIIIC. N Y., Apr 10 Of the .'I4M haRs of mall in the hold of the Titanic about !!f)0 haRs contained ri'B l.tcreil matter Postmaster MorRitii laid thrse sacks contained, on an av erage, about 8000 letters each He Chtlmnted that approximately l.KOO.UOli reRlslrred letters and packitRcs had Rone to the bottom. Three nfi Hhe live postal clerks aboard the Titanic, rustmastir MnrRiiu Mild, were In the employ of the United Klates postal service They wero K M .March of Newark. N J ; O S. AVoodle of WiiKhliiRtoii, J) I', and W 1j flwyn of Ilrooklyn. Sachs for'f Dry Goods "The Big Shoe House" INSURANCE LOSSES WILL BE ENORMOUS CIIICAliO. 111. Apr 10 - rhiornioiis Insurance losses will result from the sinking of the White Star liner Tl tunli on her malilen trip to New York If many of the men iiiiiour the llrst- cnhln passengers are lost the total may .approach J5o.000.000 The vessel lt- I h It Is understood to have cost $10.- 000,000, with an Insurance of approx- Inialily J7.MIO.000. the bulk of which 1 is placed lii London Lloyd's. In addl- tlon. It Is estimated that $10,000,000 of- Insurance has been placed thlelly In 1 ... I .,....,... I..'l IJoyd's mi xtiecle, bullion and xecurl- ties In transit. This Is the lieaest sIiirIo loss the London Llmd's has ever siiifered and follows a series of un iimiiiII) larRo losses lit sea ilurhiR n icnt earH. Iluslness at Lloyd's was practically suspended today, offers , rroiii this country rccchlnt; no atten tion I Heavy losses arc also Involved on ! property of paxscuKerx, Insurance on IhlRh-Ri'iiile curRo carried, and liability 'and ilani.iRe claims which may he laid iiRalnxt the sleainshlp company Thesu will fall on the International Mercan- lilaeed together up Marine Corporation, which maln ike $1,000,000,000 l1nK .,. inxmniiee whidi was innro than wiped out h this hIiirIc disas ter. The liability or the steamship com pany for the property of passeiiRers Is limited In $100 for each iiasseiiRer. but a special Insurance inn he arraiiRi'd i with the company by the IlllllK of n special xtatituPiit or value ami tuu pament of the premium In addition the compan Is liable for over a mil lion dollars, under the Itrltlsh com piusatlou act. for Ihe death of the ciew, assuiuliiR that all of the men - r C,..AV . riniiip riPIIOC liMAY LbAUIIMLl PluUrit i in wuhlu ui- anirnnju Jo-iCph Uruce Ismay has for m.inw ears been president of the Interna tional .Mercantile Marine Company and chairman of the board of dlnctors, us well us inanaKhiR director, oflho He Is one .of tho I. .. t . I ....I .. .. k..i.l.l White Slur Line leailhiR llRiires In the shlpphiR World, and Is ver well known In American llltalici.il circles, IuivIiir made annual trips to this couutty for many jcars, He married MIhs Julia Kloience Kchleflelln, daiiRlitpr of (ieorRp It. ScIiIpITpIIii of New York, In 1SSS. and there ate lour children, two boys and two Rlrls Ismay, who Is I!) ears old, was born III Liverpool, the son of Thomas Henry Ismiiv, a leadliiK man In the shlppliiu world Ho entered the business llh his father and rose rapidly to he tlm head of the Rreal corporation when li was Just past 40 He has ulways been a Kreat" exponent of outdoor upot la, es pecially iiiotorliiR and RolllnR KING AND QUEEN WIRE J REGRETSJT DISASTER 1 LONDON. Knir, Apr. Hi Kin? (leorRe has sent the follow Iiir niessaKo to the White Star company. "The nueen and I are horrllled at the appalling disaster which has hap pened to the Titanic and at Ihe terri ble loss of life We deeply sympathize with the Ixieavid relatives and feel for them In their Rreat sorrow with ii 1 1 our hearts OHOItOK II AND I." Tim ipieen mother Alexandra hab sent a mesMiRe of sympathy to the company, In which she says. "It Is wllh feclliiR of deepest sorrow that I hear of the terrible disaster lo the Tltnnle and of the awful loss of life My heart is full sympathy for the bereaved families of those who have perished Olf for Pcle's Fireworks. Off lo vvltnoss tho antics nnd moods of Madam ,1'ele. a delegation of main land tourists sailed (or Illln In tho Maunn Ken Ibis morning. Tho depart uro of tho vossol wns an animated ono In that a Inrgo crowd gathered at tlio wharf lo bid an enthusiastic fnrowoll to friends, Tho Manna Ken carried ui regulntlon cargo for porta of call along Maul Ullu Hawaii. Co., Ltd. Tel. 1782 TITANIC TRAGEDY MILLIONS IN JEWELS LOST IN THE WRECK I lint Jewels (it incnlctllnlile vnluo must have been lost In tlio wreck of the Titanic l rerlnlu. No time was. nppnrciltly. given for the passengers to Have their valuables, Whell lravcl- ... o,,,..- iiivii iniuniiivni linen 1 1 II i"- I Iiik In Puropc It has hern I ho custom i of tlio lcailer of Iho anelnl hpIk to tnko with them tlielr famous Jwols,'Hm. ,,, olvmplc collision, both the mid It Is almost cerliiln that manv of lMM ,,,,,, ,,,. ....... ..,, ..r, ...a 1 ho valuable iirnnillolilH dlsplavcd at European courts hv the wealthy worn en who wero on tlio Tltnnle arc now at tlio bottom of the Atlnnll'.' 1. 1...1. .1.- A.I .1.. Mtb. John Jacob Aalor Ih known to have bad wllh bcr the riiRnt;cmcnt ring given her last August by Colonel Astor, and unlesK nhn wns wenilug It when the wreck look placo, It Is un uoubtedly lost. The ring Is sot ullh a sIiirIo hIoiio, an opal diamond of 11 carntH. The Aslor Jewel Is bill nno of the many vnluahlc baubles carried by I bo women iiaBSengers of tho Titanic. Mrs. tlcorgo I). Wldener Is known to havo been tho possessor of a Inrgo number of pieces of vnluablo Jewelry, the val ue of which ran up to Iho Jl"0,oui) mark, Mrs. Walter M. Clark Is alsoj trcditcd with owning considerable, Jewelry nnd others: on board tlio I Itan1 iiunl here The law does not provide If nro said to hno been nblc lo mako'ti-i- numher of boats the lawst ships a good Bbowlng of precious stones on shall carry II applies only to ships such occasions as tho Horse Show, Iho dlsplnchiR up to 10.000 tons, as It was opening of tho opern season nnd other jpaHspi before the present Kreat liners notnhle soclnl events It Is estimated Hint tho value of tho Jovvelrj lo.il on the Titanic will ho nl least several millions. Mrs. Aslor's Diamonds. PAItlH, Prance, April 1i, It la re ported here thnt Mrs. John .Ineob As tor had with her on the tnnnds to tho vnluo of Ja.00il.non which Hbe botiRht from t'nrtlcr, tho l'nrls Jeweler. Tho latter refusca to con llrm or deny the report that bo sold that amount of diamonds to her. CONGRESS BEGINS WORK TO PREVENT REPETITION WASIIINHTON. D. Apr IS. the Titunic Stlrnd b the horror disaster, all official Washington today I '...... ..... .uliiit fn ilnliu til lllllllllliTn was iireiMrliiK tor iieps to mniimi7.u the posxlhililles of another such ,tras idy Oongrcis beRun framliiR IcRlslatlon to Rovern llfe-savhiK upidlances anil wireless, and President Taft, doubly touched b the probable loss of his military aide. Major Archibald ltutt. iheld conferences with cabinet olllceis , to consider Rovcrnment control over the operation of win less. In the House what may result III a ' I'Vileral InvestlRallon Into the eauseof "thn wreck and the enactment of pro- tot live meuMiires was hcRiin with res olutioiis offered by Representatives .Mott and Hardvvlck Atks for Inquiry. The Mott resolution provides for a i can IiIiir Imiulry by tlio merchant iiiarlue (nininlttee The Hnrdwick res olution provides for llfo-savlUK appa ratus Under the Mott resolution the merchant murine committee would sit I as a court and compel the altcndanco' of witnesses Chairman Alexander of the coinmlt teo Mild today that tho catastrophe would stop the hulblliiR of such enor mous vessels He favors IhultliiR by law the size of vessels which visit American ports The tomuilttec also expects to report a bill to regulate wireless TITANIC KNEW ICE WASJN VICINITY NKW VOItK, N V , Apr If. What Is believed to be one of the last lues- of grief und'saRos sent from Ihe Titanic before It struck Ihe Iceberg was received at the hvdrngraphlc ,'ollhti- In Washington, April 14, the day preceding the night on which the iiilllslon occurred, ac cording to advices received hero to night The message as Riven read: "April 14, dirmnn steamer Amerlka reported hv radio telcRraph pasiing two larRo IceberRs In latitude 41 27, longitude 50 OS. Titanic" This messaRe Indicates that the Ti tunic had knowledge of Ice In lts vl- t'lnlty, as Its position when it struck u latitude tl.tii, longitude 30 14. FALSE GIVEN OUT BY OFFICIALS M:V YOltK, N Y Apr I". Anx ious Innulrers for news at the nillro of the International Mcrratitlb' Marine were assured thrniiRhoiit all hours of lodsj that the Titanic wax sale ill though ever since 2.20 o'i lo k vrster il.iy inornhiR she hail been beneath the waxes All nlllelals of the line professed Ihe uliuost ennlldrnco In her sufct They did not offer any direct inumiuiilcu ttons with the vessel, but presented what purported tn he press dispatches from different (anadlau point- and nlii a wireless dispatch from thctn.H trr of the Olympic tellliiR 'of the Pa rlsl.m and rarpatlila (.nming to the rocuc of the Ill-fated craft " LONDON. Hug., Apr. K, Some of the London newspapers wenl to prc-is this uiornliiK under the belief that all on board the Titanic were safe and that the vessel was proe line for Halifax Thexe In editorials cntigrut ulated all concerned thit man's In ventive Renins hat reduced, the perils of a sea o)iigc to a minimum letter dispatches recordhiR thc-.luk-Iiir of Ihe Titanic with loss of life ap pear only In the vir) latest editions, liml tin- Ii rilble extent of the disaster will mil become known to the Hrlllsh public Rrnerally until much later In the day Writing under the Impression mat the Tltnnle was saved, the newspaper mill attention to the absence of au drjdock on the American seaboard Lugo enoiiRh to accommodate sin h a I vessel nud also to the cohuldcnci of accidents hnppcnhiR to the Bister ship, olvuiplc and Tltnnle. Kxelllng scenes were wltn.sscd at Lloyds iinderwrlthiK rooms vcslcrdav Insurance Ioskps In the la-t six monlhs Slt laxr f been unparalleled In the hMnrv t.ltiviK lo liners of the bit? il.i nnd now comes the disaster of the Tl tunic When business opened there was a rush to reinsure I'lflj riiIih is per cent was charRCd, find thl" riptdlv rose to r,o, but later droppid to '', on news that the Titanic was belim tow ed to Halifax. It Is understood tin re wus no specie aboard the liner, but 'llarRe Insurance had been written on diamonds and oilier valuables In hir cnrRo VESSEL'S DESIGNER SAYS MORE BOATS WERE NEEDED LONDON. L'iir, Apr 16 The lip Liretit fact that the Tllanle's boali wern not sulllcleiit to nrcoimnoilate thu xli rs personnel is causing niiicli com were deslRned Alexander Carlisle. dexlRiiPr of lolh the Titanic and illvmpic, said lodav "I never tboiiRht there was such a IIiIiik as an unxlnkithlc ship When the news first came that flic Tllaiile was slnklm: hv the bead. I IIioiirIiI "I'VA10 il.,'V.IHely II would reach port The fait that It sank within four hours after the Impart with the lee Indicates that Its ship was torn out More Boats Needed, "KvcrythliiR that reasonably could be tboiiRht of was done in the case of the Titanic and the olvmplc reRarilliii: Hip arrniiKltiK of bulkheads and oilier details to minimize the risk of ordi nary nccldci.t As to the number of boats curried li Mm I'llmile f,Hiuli will, I .( , )f the' opiiibm that the hint" . . ... MiipM or Un1 prryciii tl iv iin noi rnrr nuthhiR like a sulllch lit number of boats, but, until the board of trade and Ihe governments of other countries reiiro siilllclenl boats' lo be carried, ship ownirs (an not nffinil stun extra topwelRhl I "As a inalter of fail, both the Tl laiile ami the Olympic wire fitted with davits deslRned for and capahlit of M'nrryim: four times the number of boats actually fitted In the ships when they went lo m-ii AlthoiiKh a larite margin was then left, I think I urn correct In saying that the Titanic car ried TiO per cent more than the num ber of boats rnjt hid by the board of trade rules " Carlisle also though! the hoard of Irnde should make It compulsory to close the watertight compartment doors of ships between sunset and sunrise Tho organisation of tho llnvvall del legation to tlio Itcpiihllfan National Convention was the Mihjcct under ills ' mission yeslorday afternoon when leaders of Iho Taft League held a prl vulo conference In Republican bead quartern. President .1. I. Cooko of, the Taft Leaguo. A. D f'oopor, V. V. 1)11 llngliatn. K. A. Mott Smith, Covornnr Krear, William Tlioinpsou, and Q II llcnienway were among Umbo present. Captaln Harry Luke of the counlv attorney's department cstrrduy , went down lo make an Investigation of Ihe burglary of Ihe iiabu Itallnay A Land , Co 's depot at Hwa Milt, and arrested Hoshlna Miihnklrhl, an old Japatiesu oricnder The Japanese was once be fore arrested, lonvlcled and sentenced to two years' Impi Isonuicnt on Muut by Judge J K Kulua This was In June. IIIOJ. L. CHONG & CO., FURNITURE Mattress Upholstering and Furnituro Repairing 22 DERETANIA NEAR NUUANU DOCTORS ADVISE OPERATIONS Saved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Swnrthmore, I'cnn. - " For fifteen years I suffered untold BRony, nnd for one iicrioti ni nearly IwoyearnI liml liem orrhnges nnil the doctors' told me I would liave to un derrjo nn operntion, but I hei'nn tnklnR Lydln K. I'inkham'B VcRetnlilo Com pound nnd nm In Rood health now. I nm nil over the. Chnne;p of I.lfe nnd rnnnot prnijc your Vecetnble Compound loolilfihly. Kverywomnn should tnko lint that time. I recommend it to lioth old nnd young for fcmnle troublen," Mrs. Kmii.Y SUMMKRStilLl., Swnrthmore, I'n. Ilnltlmnre, Md.- "My troubles befjnn with the loss of n child, nnd I hnd ln-m-orrhnRes for four months. Thodocton snid tin oierntion was necessary, hut I ilrendtsl it nnd decided to try Lydln K. rinkhnm'8 Vccotnblo Compound. Tho medicino has made me n weil woman nnd I feel strong nnd do my own work." Mrs. J. U. I'ickinu, 12C0 SarRvant SL, Unltimore, Md. Since we cunrnntee thnt nil testlmo nlnls which we publish nn- genuine, is It not fnirtostipiKwpthntif I.ydin K. I'ink hnm's Vi'Rptflhlo (otnHiiind hns the vir tue to help these women it will help any other woman who is suffering in n liko mnnner? If yon wnut dednl mUlro xrrllc lo I.ydin K. l'lnklnini .Mcillclno Co. ironll ilcnllal) Ljiiii, .Muss. Your letter will be openril, rend nnd nnsnered b) A lTomnn and licld In strict confidence. ILL BE DLTL PRISON 1 tirt ItiiKir I- t 1m llu nllltt.it Mill -Hum irlsnn rr Iin t'lillii' 1 p.irt tin lit tf lliiitll frnui iidu mi. 'I lil W mm nnlfi of the Wrstcrii PHNhni. r cil vi tit ilt p.irtmt'tit 1i'im1 juiir t i s IhN tmiriiliiK Ih r tnTnro nillltiir prisoners tui Imm'm M'litt iuM'il tn r r- at thi' pi ir f trial If a imhI mi till rin.in tuint' t fiirt' a loiirt inaitliil itt Port Sluif- Irr. In' umitil prilall liiic In i time at that pnM Anrl iw wttm 1r KriM-nli K Jnlmnn, Mi'dlr.il lit Mcr' nrp. of tScliodi'I'l M.irrm It who left fni tlit i'oiM on he a xlmrt Hum upo, hiiH hern preneil Into temporal i tu I J In Hie Sliitt lie will triiM-l from San Kranrlwo to Port in taila N V. ultli the Tlilnl lnrmitr ami when that roKhni'iit ri'aclii'H Mn (foil l rnnthiun his liiterriipleil a 11. Hon Ah lr .InhllMnn ltheil to llt Hie IjMHt o.it a 'li.inrn to tin no at Ihe xpenm of the ;'-. htm lit tint' not lome amh COTHULL DENIES "SECRET AGENT Tall, aiound Hie capllol h thai Col trill Is wati hint; mailers down here for tho Piesldcnt. When t'ollrlll ap peareil al tho recent convention ami 1 sat tlooiiRhoMl Iho whole day Hie ru mors increased ami It was taken fori grunted that something would be douel by 1 1 1 Hi In nmnocllnu with repoillng mailers. Ho persistent have the rumors he ww3wm come Hint Ihe Collector wan aikedjlefl her and that this Is Kiilllcleiit this morning as to tho truth of the cause for the court to grant liei a ill- inalter. "You can miv for me," lie Ktiited, "lhal there Is absolutely un! truth In Iho rumor whatsoever. I hav absolute) refrained from taking any part In local politics I came dovvn hero to run lids department and I Mud Hint 1 have mv hands full enough as Ii Is. Ah a mailer of fact. If I rind mai lers running so smoothly next vear as tho) have done till-, then I shall Tuako my permanent horn here " COAST LEAGUERS i Honolulu Is going to get mine hlg league baseball Hits fall According to tho Ciiast paper I'at-y O'llniillte, manager of the Se. rainentn Coai.t League leaiii, Is planning lo hi lug tho Kenalois to Hawaii lifter the rrg ulnr season, for a senes of exhibition games Johnny William' Ihe Honolulu pitcher who Is making good with Kariameulo. la tcHpoiiHlhlo fill Ihe sugg-sllon, wlih h ru i with Immed iate fawn MAIL BRINGS FREAR LETTER FROM SECRETARY FISHER After many vvearv weeks of sun peu..e and waiting the (Invernor has al last heard fnmi Secre'ai.v rubor The letter came in on tho mall this morning. It was a loiter of lutrodiullou lor Ilruco Kills, a Han Francisco, newspa iperiniiu in is coming to Hawaii in lyot data lor a special publicity edition "t tlio fall. IDE HQC r The Outdoor Man ira,, ,, yCN5in2fJJ M WE HAVE THE CLARION H Corner Fort and Hotel Streets lDC MANY DIVORCES FILED DURING THE MORNING Invoice Milts were plentiful In Ihe I'lietill Court Mils illuming, three he uii ,.,. Hellie filing alleges thai , hei husband Charlej went away and I voice I. rilelnhrig, according lo his all gallons. Is right up against It and can All the points in favor of CRISCO have been tested by leading chefs and domestic science teachers. For cooking CRISCO is better than butter or lard. All Grocers 3E1I Tl A 'BliNJAMIN' NORFOLK Is just vhat you'll want for your summer outing. It's a two-piccc suit adapted for everyday wear, and es pecially for golf, tennis or boating. These suits come in the newest shades. YOUR SIZE J 3QE 31 gii very Utile peace Ills wife l.ona hcalH him wllh a regularity that It nioiiolciiouH and besides this sho Is In Iho habit of gelling Intoxicated .Steinberg thinks that the bent tiling lo do Is to he rid nl her Mniy () Meson has a similar com plaint in ho much as it Is a cruully charge Charles K Olson, she al leges, not only beat her on v allium occasions but also put her out of Iho home and she has had to depend on i liarlty .4 si i J