The Detroit times. [volume], May 29, 1912, AFTERNOON EDITION, Image 12

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1 would rather have the good will and aid of a
paper with a circulation of 30000 that la kom !. *" d
read In the family, than to have that of .one with a clixu
latlen of a million that is only looksd
the gutter.—MAYO ft GAYNOR. OF NEW YORK
NOW UP TO BRITAIN TO PUNISH
- SOMEBODY FOR LOSS OF 1,519 LIVES
" Eloquently, in n noUble nddre*. before the United State* »ennte on
fiwday. Senator William Jflden Smith, of Michigan, submitted the report
df the committee appointed to investigate the sinking of the Titanic and
the lone of 1.519 »ouls, of which committee he was chairman.
This report was a recapitulation of the testimony given by 182 wit
nesses. with its conclusions that fair as to be expressed in most instances
between quotation marks; full of feeling, reverence and respect for the
dead and charity for the living.
The of J. Bruce Ismay. the managing director of Mercantile Marine
Cos, who was one of the first to leave the doomed ship ; who was among the
irst to board the rescue ship Carpathia; who locked himself in a state
loom and hogged it. while regular passengers on the Carpathia had given
up their rooms to survivors; whose presence on the Titanic was doubtless
responsible for the criminal speed of the vessel in the ice fields despite the
Soaberg warnings—the name of this man does not appear, but he stands
condemned, nevertheless, in the reference to Captain Smith, of whom the
(•port says:
“His indifference to danger was one of the direct and contributing
causes of this unnecessary tragedy, WHILE HIS OWN WILLINGNESS TO
WE WAS THE EXPIATING EVIDENCE OF HIS FITNESS TO LIVE"
There looks to be a veil in this sentence which J. Bruce Ismay has
>o cause to lift.
Ismay’s punishment has already been severe, but when it is recalled
that while he could have supplied the truth for thousands, turned many
from tears to joy and terminated even with the worst news the awful sus
pense endured by those whose loved ones had perished, he was enjoying
the comforts of a locked stateroom, barricaded with the sign -DON'T
SHOCK," the punishment seems deserved and just.
The general public has been appraised through the newspaper re
ports of the inquisition into this awful disaster of the negligence on the
yurt of the Titanic's owners in sending her to sea with NOT ONE pro
yision MADE FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE ON BOARD IN THE
J3CERGENCY ENCOUNTERED.
This is a broad statement from outside the report, but justified and
ftot to be questioned while it was necessary for hundreds to die that others
might be saved.
The wide world knows full well, and knew before this report was made
public, that the lifeboats were too few in number.
The fact is supplemented by the official finding that both officers and
4|tw were strangers to one another, unfamiliar with the vessel's imple
ments and tools, undrilled and undisciplined.
There were 2.223 persons on board, the total of passengers and crew.
Seven hundred and four of this number survive.
There was room in the lifeboats, if properly loaded, for 1.176 persons.
Which means that within 28 of a half a thousand souls could have
been saved in addition to Those picked up by the Carpathia. "had the own
ers of the ship cared to display the humanity that ’s shown even in the
shipment of cattle, while raking in the receipts from the passengers in
their care.
In bringing to light this one awful and criminal fact. Senator Smith's
committee answers the attacks of the British press in the unexplainable
attitude it has taken toward immediate investigation by this government.
Not only does the establishing of this fact justify our course.
It outlines procedure to be taken on the other side and calls loudly
for international law to protect the lives of passengers at sea to the limit
of man's possibilities.
The lesson of the Titanic disaster has been generally heeded, of
course.
The passenger ships are carrying a sufficient number of lifeboats just
at present, drilled and disciplined crews, relief wireless operators and
glasses for their lookouts.
Ooean travel is safer by far than it was before the Titanic sank, but
before it will have been made safer for all time there will have to be the full
and complete co-operation of all governments flying flags on the sea. to
the end of which the United States, by prompt and thorough investigation.
baa rendered first and valuable service.
It was Senator Smith who was first on his feet in Washington to
demand this investigation and Senator Smith who pushed proceedings
with energy and dispatch, in the absence of which we would have been
cheated in a purpose which, no matter if it be criticised, was simply a
patriotic response to obligation and duty, and a service as well to Britain.
We commend the senior senator from Michigan, whose knowledge of
nantioal terms may be limited as charged by our neighbors, but whose sense
of justice is keen and whose human instincts may be taken for telling in
spiration and incentive across the sea whose bosom holds both our beloved
dead and theirs.
It looks to be up to Britain to send somebody to jail.
A SINGLE TERM.
Was It because Mr. Taft derided
U> alga the pension bill that *he asi
tttiou against more than one term
for any president was begun in ton
areas? No, nor was it because of Mr.
Taft’s personal management in cor
mllog and compelling officeholders
Singularly enough, the sudden howl
comes not from those who are wor
ried bv seeing the president subdue
his convictions and modify his ac
tions from the desire for re election
Osgar Is Chased By a Frothing Canine, But Adolf Saves Him , - - - •‘By Condo
fMia? U'RONfi f HZLL P JHE ISS / HORRORS. €F H€ V y HA-HA-N*! \ #
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It comes from those who are alarmed
because an outsider, a man who once
voluntarily laid down the presidency,
has received so loud a call back from
the people that, thanks to the exist
ence of modern primaries in part of
the states, he is able to meet the ac
tual president on equal terms ana
overcome tne power ot patronage.
The arguments which led George
Washington to disprove sharply of
the single-term Idea are sound today.
As Washington Indicated, if we are
such asses that we can’t be trusted
to manage our president, we might
ns well go to perdition anyway—Col*
iter's.
Editorial Page of The Detroit Times
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THE STAGE
One of the prettiest acts in vaude
ville is the aerial ballet now headlin
ing the Temple bill. Mile. Yvonne
Baumler and a half-dozen young wo
men take part in the act. which is
really a series of graceful evolutions
in the air. the performers being sus
pended by invisible wires so that they
seem to be floating in space. A pret
ty feature of the act is the release
of a number of white doves from the
upper g&ileries, the birds fluttering
through the theater until they reach
the stage where they alight upon the
outstretched arms of the dancers. The
other acts on the bill are of the usual
entertaining variety.
“St. Elmo” will be presented by
Vaughan Glaser and his stock com
pany, in the Lyceum theater, next
week. The play was made from the
well-known book of the same name
by Augusta Evans Wilson and is one
of the most elaborate productions the
Glaser company offers. Mr. Glaser
has a part In the hero well-suited to
his abilities and in previous presenta
tions of the play in Detroit has great
ly pleased his admirers with his work
as St. Elmo. The Glaser mounting of
the play Includes costumes ot the
period of 1850.
Mercedes Alvin, of the team of
Knox & Alvin, whose funny sayings
and song oddities make for much mer
riment in the Milea. this week. 13 well
known in Detroit as Jessie Sterling.
Miss Sterling lived here until she en
tered upon her stage career, 11 year*
ago. She is the daughter of the late
G F Sterling, a well-known Detroit
photographer and for several years offi*|
rial photographer for the Michigan
Central. Pere Marquette and Ann Ar
bor railroads. In real life, Mias Alvin
(purely a stage name), is Mrs. Harry
Dawson and Mr. Dawson is the Ilarry,
Knox of the vaudeville team. He
hails from Knoxville, Tenn., and that
is where the “Knox" conies in. Mr.
and Mrs. Dawson are clever enter
tainers.' 1 '
The Sheehan company which »s giv
ing excellent productions of opera at
a very low acalo of prices, in tie De
troit opera, house will sing The
From Another Point of View
And Banker Morse, thank you. is able to be out.
• • • •
As the baseball writers say, Roosevelt seems to have struck his side.
* * • •
When waiters go on a strike, what do they do for an Innocent third
party?
• • • •
Which suggests that receivers of the Pere Marquette ought to insist on
the block system. •
• see
Ismay gets off easily in the report of the investigating committee.
His specialty, however, Is getting off early.
• • • •
Besides, it begins to look as if an amateur did the planting, also, in
the Taft political garden.
• • • •
Furthermore, we presume that Hillsdale county man pitched over the
fence by an ugly iteer will agree that an ox a boost.
• • • •
And now electricity is advanced as a corn cure, recalling those lines:
“When the frost is on the pumpkin and the corn is in the shock.”
• • • •
Somehow or other we can’t get over the idea that the town of Mayb®.
on the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton railroad, was named for the road's
terminal.
• • • •
Counsel for the government is reported to have had the greatest dif
ficulty In getting Witness John D. Rockefeller to answer questions ”yes"
or “no.” He should have asked John for a quarter.
Mikado,’’ Wednesday afternoon and
evening, and on Thursday evening,
will change to “II Trovatore.’’ contin
uing the Verdi masterpiece for the
rest of the week. “The Mikado” has
T>een given a sprightly and colorful
presentation and the witty lines and
sparkling music have had intelligent
and pleasing rendition. Maurico in ' ll
Trovatore” is one of Mr. Bheohan»
best parts and a role in which h*s ad
mirers like to hear him. Next week
will be divided between “The Love
Tales of Hoffman” and “The Bohe
mian Girl.”
A special Decoration day matinee of
• The Man of the Hour” will be given
Thursday in the Lycenm theater oy
Vaughan Glaser and his stock corn
pany. This Interesting play of the
fight between the young mayor of a
large city and the traction interests Is
attracting large audiences to the Ly
ceum this week.
The Gayety theater will close for
the season Saturday evening, when
the Columbia Burlesquers, the current
attraction, will give the last perform
ance of burlesque in this home, prob
ably. The present lessees of the thea
ter give up possession June 1 and will
devote their energies for the next few
weeks to speeding along the interior
work on the new Gayety theater now
in process of erection on Cadillac-sq.
Other theatrical parties have an op
tion on the present Gayety for the
purpose of turning It Into a melodrama
house. J. M. Ward will continue as
manager of the new Gayety theater.
FIREMAN IS KILLED;
ANOTHER IS DYING
CHICAGO, May 29.—Speeding to a
small Are in the Stock Yards early
today, a hose cart was caught be
tween tne rear of a freight train and
a “pumping post,” at the end of a
switch, and Fireman Geo/ge Lough
lin was killed outright and Lieut.
Morris O Da y was so seriously injur
ed that it is reported he was dyinß
at Provident hospital.
BROWN DERBY
Ji ,•
WCLUIUSHNCS .
IOQ A»tbor of C42Q
TKo Proltsiof»i Hyilffy
Cofjynght)9lUy BobWleml Cci
CHAPTER IX.
(Continued)
}k turned it over in a puzzled sort
of way. “Why, yea,” he drawled,
“certainly, but —’*
“Thank you very much,” 1 inter
rupted. seeing another storm of ques
tions coming; "it Is quite important
and I know I can depend on you.
Thank you for the lift, too” And
leaving him agape with insatiate
curiosity, I hurried away to the pas
senger platform.
There, as I had hoped, 1 found a
policeman; most towns bo display the
force of their constabulary to the in
coming traveler. This particular po
liceman i found a very satisfactory
one. He was tall and wiry and thin,
with a uniform which made but poor
pretense of fitting him. and wtien 1
came upon him he was leaning som
nolently against a corner of the
station. So that, at first glimpse, my
heart sank, only tc rise again at his
words, for he was plainly an exile,
a dov.n-Easter doing duty in a foreign
land. 1 described Nuncy to him, and
made some attempt at describing the
man in the brown derby. I told h 1
that I had last seen them driving in
a red-wheeled buggy, and to it all he
listened with a lounging alertness,
whi'h was. I knew, the mask of a
fami'iar New England sagacity.
• No." he said at last, “there ain't
any elopers of any description taken
train here either yesterday or today,
and 1 am on duty about 25 hours out
of »he 24. You see I am chief of
police, and expected to do three men s
work.” He paused and scratched his
nose reflectively. “I tell you what I
should do though, if I v.aa you. Peo
ple eloping around in buggies are
pretty apt not to go to the most
obvious place. Now, about four miles
to tne east of here is Buckingham,
where you can get a train either
north or south, on the Pennsylvania,
and %bout 10 miles to the west is
Soudcrlon. where you can catch a
train on another branch. I should
say they might have gone to either
one of them places; better try Buck-
Ine.iam, It's nearer**
Thank you." I said; “I will.”
“Say." he called after me. as I
started off. “good plan's to ask around
at livery stables.” It was a good plan
and l should have thought of It my
self. had I been myßelf. I set off now
in search of the nearest one.
“Yes.” the proprietor told me. “I
did rent out that red-x.-heeled buggy
to a gent yesterday, and a fine state
he brought the horse back in. It was
all very well to give me a ten-dollar
note, but no one can tell how much
harm driving like that does to a
herse; maybe you don’t find out till
weeks later. No, gentleman was
all aione; there wasn’t no lady at all
with him Sure, I could let you have
a rig and driver to take you over to
Buckingham.”
As I drove along the red Pennsyl
vania road to the little town of
Buckingham, I tried to picture to my
self. as best I could. Just what the
man In the brown derby had done; I
knew that he had hired a horse in
Doylestown. that he had driven to our
farm and in some manner taken
Nancy away with him; but some
hours later he had returned alone
with the buggy, which had evidently
been driven fast and far; therefore
he must have left,Nancy in some
ether certain care, probably In the
town from w-hlch he ultimately meant
to take the train. One can t very well
lock up a distinguished and beautiful
young lady in a village hotel; so that
the probability was that he had left
her in the care of some trustworthy,
private individual; under what pre
text I could not know, perhaps under
none, providing the guardian he
chose was dependably unscrupulous.
So at Buckingham I again followed
the advice of my exiled policeman,
and went first of all to the livery
Ftable. and. to my joy, found out that
the red-wheeled buggy had been put
up there for an hour the evening be
fore.
“Why. yes.” said the stableman,
'your party stopped in here abr»it 8
o’clock, and askers If I knew of any
lone who had lodgings.”
“Was there a lady with him?" I
iasked.
“I.ady,” he laughed, “sure there
was. two on 'em. They had the top
up. and I couldn't see them very
plain, but I should say one of them
was young and slim, the other mid
Wednesday, May 29,
1912
j m er- | .
dle-aged and stoutlsh. I sont <* ,n
around to Mrs. Lathrop's.”
"Two ladies.” I repeated, puzzled
’ Sure, only two. and there wasn t
hardly room for them. How mail)
you looking for?”
"Two are quite enough.'' 1 answer
ed. “I think 111 drive around to Mrs
i.athrop's. They ore the friends I am
looking for." And I left him staring
at iuy recklessly large tip; for here
was the third person whom my theory
demanded, and without wnom I could
not explain the mldmghl return of
the man In the brown derby.
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CHAPTER X
At Mrs. Lathrop’s.
Mrs. Lathrop's I found easily
enough. It was a formal little
white-trimmed yellow- house of two
stories, and It looked for all the
world as if It had strayed from some
toy village. It was set squarely in
a little handkerchief of a law a, and
dwarfed and shaded by a towering
giant elm. If it had been in the tree
instead of under it, it would have
made a very presentable bird-house;
and Mrs. as she threw open
the front door with a jerk aod
popped out to stand squarely before
me on the door-sill, seemed like some
small brown bird herself.
‘‘You rent lodgings, I believe, ’ I
said.
x She cocked her “head and siood
looking at me with her arms a-kim
bo, her bright bro.wn eyes search
ing, I thought, every detail of my
appearance. “Sometimes to some peo
ple,” she said; "very seldom to single
gentlemen. Do you smoke?”
“Not in lodgings,” I laughed, “and
besides, 1 am not sure that I am look
ing for any; but may I come in for
a moment?"
“Anything to sell?" she asked.
I shook my head. “Nothing at
all; but I think I should like some
luncheon, If you can give me some.
Now 1 want to ask you a question or
so.”
i “Question?” she turned abruptly
in the little hall. “The census man
was here last week, and a suffragette
j the week before that, and the week
! before that a young woman w-ho said
she was getting statistics on the cost
of living. It seems as If I’d an
swered enough questions to last out
a year or ro.“
“My questions aren’t personal.”. T
explained, “at least not pergojM.l to
}you. But you had some lodgers here
last night. I have been informed, tv ho
probably left early this mornlug. and.
if you don't mind. I should like to ask
you something about them.”
"There. 1 knew It.” she orlad; “I
knew very well that something
wasn’t right, and that somebody
would be around pretty soon blam
ing me for it. What is it you want
to know ? Are you some friend of
I the doctor’s?”
( “The doctor?"
“Yes, that long-nosed young fel
low in charge.”
“No. I could hardly call myself a
friend," I answered, “but there are
some things I would like to ask about,
him and the ladies with him." I
( was strung and tortured with anx
iety. and now that I realized that
Nancy had be*»n here but a few short
hours before, 1 suppose that some re
) flection of my nfbntal tenseness must
I have shown itself in my face, or per
-1 haps In some quality of voice. Cer
tainly, as Mrs. Lathrop glanced up
at me. her whole manner changed on
jthe instant.
“I«and of love,” she said, * there
don’t a year go by but I get stupider.
Here’s a young man most starved to
death, and I keep him standing in
the hall, as If 1 didn’t rare w-hether
he ever ate or not. You come right,
out In the kitchen while I get you
some dinner. Don’t know’s I'll ever
have any sense.”
“I think," I protested, “that I shall
have to ask my questions first. lam
rather worried about those people,
and I’m afraid that I could not wait
until after dinner to find out about
them.”
(Continues.)
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CANTON, Ohio —Women, barefoot
ed and stockingless. Joined a bucket
btigade arid helped save the village
of McDonaldsville, threatened bv a
midnight fire.
Ra*lnM«-llkr Printing. No fuss
no frsthers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Pristine
John R -at. Ph Main 14M or Pity 3is^