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PENS AC OLA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL IS, 1912.
PRICE. 5 CENTS.
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POSITIVE THAT AT LEAST .1302 LIVES WERE
LOST WHEN THE TITANIC STRUCK
GIANT ICEBERG.
ONE OF THE LATEST REPORTS IS
THERE ARE ONLY 705 SURVIVORS
This Comes From the Cunarder Franconia Which Re
verts Being in Communication With the Rescue Ship
and Would Mean a Greater Loss of Lif e No Hope
for John Jacob Astor, Major Butt and Other- Notables
in Disaster. -
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By Associated Press.
New. York, April 17. The roll of the saved from the Titanic disaster to
night seems complete. Practically every attending circumstance In the trans-
mission of news from the Carpathla woes to show that only 328 of the 610
cabin passengers on the Titanic are safe on the rescue ship. The 282 cabin
passengers whose names did not appear on the lists. sent ashore yesterday
by wireless probably raust.be conceded as among the 1,312 or more lives lost.
Thousands of hopeful hearts were tutned to despairing ones when the United
States scout cruiser Chester sent a wireless ashore this afternoon that she Is
In communication with the Carpathla and asked for-a full list of the first and
second cabin survivors and that the, Carpathla reported ail the names had
already been sent ashore. The remainder of the saved passengers were In
the steerage and members of the , crew. - . i
From the Carpathla, which was approximately 600 miles from New York
this morning and which. It Is expected, if she keeps up the 13 knots an hour,
will reach here by eight o'clock tomorrow night, came a new report of tho
number of survivors aboard. ..,.-
Through the Cunarder Franconia, which established wireless communica
tion, with the Carpathla. came a message which included this statement. "She
has a total of 705 survivors aboard." The previous statement from the Car
pathla had 'been that she carried 868 survivors.
Communication was had with the Carpathla tonight through the scout
cruiser Chester and the shore wireless station at Siaconsett. Through the
Chester came slowly the names of the saved passengers of the third cabin
of the Titanic' '
- The very sending of these could but help confirm the fateful belief tht
there were no more' names of the first and second cabin passengers to send.
Thus was left the possibility that the names of well known men, such as John
Jacob Astor, Wm. T. Stead, Isador Straus, Major Butt and BenJ. Guggenheim
could have been omitted in the transmission of names. That these men had
gone down with the ship there remained hardly a doubt.
. After more than one hundred names had been relayed by the Chester to
the Newport station conditions made It Impossible for the operators to read
the wireless flashes- For this reason the operators on the cruiser suspended
for a, time and will resume later if conditions permit.
t . ' ;.' , ' ', ANOTHER" REPORT OF GREATER LOSS.
. . The Camperdown . wireless station at. Halifax today sent the Associated
Frees the following-dispatch : ,' .'
"W are now .In communication with Carpathla ' and. In position to an
nounce offlctally that the Titanic struck van,.jEnornjoui berg ,ind, sunk;, over ,
2,000 lost; 700 survivors, mostly women, on Carpathla." , ,
" The attention of the Camperdown station, was. at once called to the o'o
' vlou error In figures, which would give the total of lost and survivors at l.
700, whereas the total number of passengers and crew. Is about , 2.200. In re
. ply to this inquiry the following further explanation was received from Kail
fax: "TheMarcbnl station reports that nothing authentic regarding list 1s
' known on board Carpathla, but the steamer Franconia in relaying the mes
sages from the Carpathla. says that the total number of saved Is only 710.
There is no. list of misslnsr on the Cunarder and only a rough estimate of her
total passenger list. There probably were more than 2,200' on ship, as quite
( a number boarded her at Cherbourg." ,
The estimates of 2.200 onboard the Titanic have embraced the sailings
from all ports, including Cherbourg, as far as . the- company officials have
been able to give the information. ; ...
ICEBERG THAT TITANIC STRUCK
, WAS HALF MILE LONG
"Washington. April 17. The Iceberg
which, caused, the Titanic disaster was
one-quarter . to one-half a mile . In
length, rising 400 feet out of the water,
according tq the ' confident belief of
government marine officers based on
reports just received here. The Brit
lsh steamer Lord Cromer advised the
government officials that mammoth
icebergs were" seen In northern lati
tudes on. March 31 and April 1.
List of cabin passengers
sent ashore complete
By Associated Press.
"Waahtngtorl,. A"rll 17. The. follow
ing telegram has Just been received by
the navy department from- Com
mander Decker of the scout cruiser
Chester:
"Carpathla states that list of first
and, second class passengers and. crew
sent to shore. Chester will relay list
third class passengers when con
venient to Carpathian
The message is taken to mean that
the list transmitted by wireless from
the Carpathla to the station at Cape
Race, N. F., through the Olympic, con
tains the names of an the first and
second class passengers rescued.
CABLE SHIP HOPES TO
RECOVER SOME BODIES
By Associated Press.
Halifax, N. S., April 17. Carrying
117 cofllns, a corps of embalmers and
many tons of Ice, the cableship Mac-kay-Bennet
will leave here today for
U e scene of the Titan lcs plunge. It
Is believed corpses of the Titanlc's
victims may be found near the place
o' disaster.
The cableshlp's mission recalls the
disaster to the steamer La Bourgogne
when a similar vessel was fitted out
here to search the sea for dead. At
that time more than thirty bodies
(Continued on Pag Ten.)
Grim Visaged Statue, of John Paul
Jones, Great Commander, Unveiled
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 17. The grim
visaged statue of John Paul Jones, the
first great commander of the American
navy, moulded to show him as he
stood on the deck of the "Bon Homme
RichardT in her terrible fight with the
"Perapis" oft the coast of England
more than 120 years ago, was unveiled
he-e today. After more than a century
of apparent indifference honor was
paid to the memory of that Scotch -American
who spread terror through
out England when she was mistress of
the sea and who taught the world that
the thirteen colonies had a right to a
place along with the nations,
Most f the dignitaries in Washing
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PRIMARIES IN
NEBRASKA FRIDAY
Roosevelt is Stumping ' State, While
Adherents ' of Clark, Wilson . and
. Harmon Are Working Hard.
By Associated Press.
Lincoln, Neb., April 17- With the
primaries only two days off and po
litical conditions in a chaotic state,
Nebraska is a stage on which one
presidential candidate and a half dozen
llutenants of opponents and would-be
nominees of the other party are play
ing. Roosevelt arrived In the ' state
this morning and started his speak
ing, tour, - intended to counteract the
effect of La Follette-s ' personal cam
paign of a week ago.
On the Democratic side the ad
herents of Clark, Wilson and Harmon
are working hard to advance the in
terests of their candidates.
PRESIDENT WILL
WITHDRAW REPLY
Will Not Answer Inquiry Regarding
Japan's Acquisition or Territory Un
til Knox Returns.
By Associated Press.
Washington. April 17. At a confer
ence between President Taft and
Senators Root and Lodge, it was de
cided today that the president's
axswer to Mr. Lodge's Inquiry In re
gard to the acquisition of territory by
Japan on Magdalena Bay, Mexico,
would not be sent to the senate until
the subject could be considered by
Secretary Knox. x
The president will discuss his answer
with Mr. Knox . as svon as possible.
Reports that the conference had to .do
with the general Mexican situation
were denied.
ton were Included In the plan to honor
the memory of John Paul Jones.
President Taft and Gen. Horace Por
ter were the only speakers on the pro
gram. Geo. von L. Meyer, secretary of
the navy, was given the place as pre
siding officer snd to Admiral Dewey
was assigned the task of pulling the
cords that released the flags about the
heroic figure.
In addition to the presence of the
Dclphln- and Mayflower, a touch of
military pomp was added by both the
aimy and navy. Practically all tho
available military force near Washing
U-n. more than 1,000 men. participated
in the parade before the unveilin and
passed In review before President
Taft afterwards.
TO ORGANIZE
Advocates of Woodrow Wilson for President of the
United States Will Meet at Court House
at 7:30 Local Speakers.
A Woodrow Wilson Club will be organized at the court house tonight, the meeting being called for 7:30
o'clock In the court room.
All democrats are Invited to be present no matter whether they desire to become members of the club or not.
No orator from abroad will be there, but a number of local Wilson men will make brief addresses and every
one will have a chance to be heard and an opportunity fo participate In the organization of the club.
The Wilson boosters In Pensacola have no campaign "barrel" and consequently have no monev with which to
send out. any paid runners to round up a crowd. Nor have they any money with which to hire the opera housa
or secure a brass band, but if enough people want to voluntarily contribute a dollar each until $30.00 Is secured,
: the band will be engaged for the occasion. Anyone who desires to contribute a dollar may leave it at The Journal
office or at D'Alemberte's drug store before noon today. .
The slump In Underwood stock in Pensacola the past two days has been so marked that It Is doubtful If any
more Underwood meetings will be called, but all Underwood men, or what there are left, axe invited to attend the
' Wilson meeting tonight and to bring their friends.
The meeting will be at 7:30 o'clock in the court room at the court house. Be on time.
LATE PHOTOGRAPH OF GIANT LINER
"TITANIC" OF THE WHITE SAR LINE
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Mexico Makes
By Associated Press.
Mexico City, April 17. Mexico re
plied to. the-note of Acting ecretary
Wilson tonight declining to assume re
sponsibility for - Rebel Leader. Oroz-
c's acts, denying the right of the
Washington government to dejiver
the admonition contained therein,
taking - exception to the communica
tion directed to Orozco through Con
INTERVENTION IN MEXICO BY THE
UNITED
Intervention in Mexico by the United
States is inevitable and It will proba
bly occur within a few weeks, said an
American who Is at the head of one of
the largest mercantile firms in Mexico.
He gave an interesting account of the
situation there and the cause of the
trouble.. .
Madero,. he. says. Is giving the people
a government wnicn is nonest ana
right, . but the people are a hundred
years .behind what he is giving them
and his army is liable to turn upon
him at any time. i
The. Americans in Mexico. City, he
says, are in a dangerous position and
they are llahle to lose their lives and
property any day because the Ameri
can flag in Mexico means nothing to
the rebels. The British flag, he says,
is respected and Americans have been
compelled to. resort to placing the
British flag over their places of busi
ness and homes.
. WHY THE TROUBLE.
Trouble , in Mexico will always con
tinue . until . the wealthy people are
JUDGE RECEIVES
ANONYMOUS LETTERS
Presiding Officer in Trial of Rev. J.
Frank N orris, of Fort Worth, is Be
ing Threatened.
By Associated Prvsa.
Fort Worth, Tex.. April 17. The
trial of Rev. J. Frank Norrls, of the
First ' Baptist church, charged with
perjury, adjourned today until tomor
row because of the death of C. J. Mc
Kenna. auditbr of Tarrant county.
Counsel for the defense expetced to
call Mra Nc-rris to the stand today
and It is probable she will be called
tomorrow. '
Judge Simmons, who is sitting in
the Norris case, said today he had re
ceived many anonymous communica
tions ' since the trial started, several
of them containing threats regarding
his "political future."
Judge Simmons said his opinion is
that the threats were written by fanatics.
A WILSON
Saucy Reply
Note of Warning
sul Letcher, and deploring the making
public -of this communication in -the
same note to which the government
was required to . make answer.
' The reFly denies the right of the
United States to admonish Mexico for
the reason that It is not based on any
Justifiable incident, and denies re
sponsibility by the constituted govern
STATES IS NOW INEVITABLE
made to o,uit financing the rebellions.
Diax built up a machine which sup
plied him with money and gave privi
leges 1b return and when these privi
leges were revoked by Madero they
began to create strife. Practically
every newspaper in Mexico and all of
the leading ones were paid subsidies
by the Diaz government and have done
everything in their power to kill Ma
dero's power.
Men who own millions of acres of
land and are holding it for speculation
were not compelled to pay taxes ex
cept on that part under cultivation are
financing the revolution and have de
posited In American banks more than
four million dollars to supply Pasiuale
Orqzco with munitions of war. These
property owners do not realize that in
tervention will mean the upholding of
the present government and that they
will have Madero's orders carried out.
OROZCCS FORCES.
Pasquale Orozco. who was a candi
date for vice-president, was put in
charge of, the rural guards by Madero
GOV. WILSON IS
TOURING GEORGIA
The Progressive Candidate For Presi
dent of the United States Will
Spend a Week in State.
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga.. April 17. Gov. Wood
row Wilson left here at 8 o'clock this
morning on his tour of the state. He
spoke from his train platform at a
dczen Georgia towns. The tour will
last all week.
MAYOR R. E. SMITH .
FINES HIMSELF
Diemisses Man With f Whom He
Fought in Huntsville 4 and Fines
Himself $10.
By Associated Prea,
Huntsville. Ala,, April 17. Mayor R.
EL Smith this morning fined himself
$10 for his part in a rgat yesterday
with Editor J. E. Pierce, of the News,
o er an editorial. The case against
Pierce was dismissed.
CLUB
TONIGHT
to the
From Wilson
ment for acts committed in the terri
tory removed from law, and while ac
cepting full responsibility for every
loss and damage sustained by for
eigners legally chargeable to the gov
ernment, Orozco Is held to be answer
able for his offenses only to the Mexi
can courts, and therefore should not
have been the recipient of a diplomatic
communication.
and his forces were supplied with
equipment, but instead of being true
to the government he took his men
with the government arms and bepan
fighting Madero's government. Orozco
has about four thousand men and is
compelled to pay them every day ar
they would desert him, the American
says. What the Americans In Mexico
want, he says. Is for the United States
to prohibit munitions of war, which
includes money and provisions as well
as ammunition and arms, from being
sent across the border. If this is done
he says the rebellion will cease in a
week. However, he says. Orozco says
he will kill Americans if this is done
and will thus force Intervention.
DISCRIMINATING ACTION.
The merchant says the president's
proclamation which ordered all Ameri
cans in the danger zones of Mexico to
make inventories of their property and
turn them over to the nearest Ameri
can consul and vacate the danger zones
(Continue on Second Page)
LEVEES BREAK IN
SEVERAL PLACER
Flood Conditions are Growing Worse
With Each Day and Thousands of
Acres are Inundated.
By Associated Press.
Vicksburg, Miss., April 17. The Ar
kansas river levee, 15 miles north of
Arkansas City, collapsed tonight. A
gap two hundred feet wide was torn in
the dike and the water, which will
eventually Join with that coming
through the crevasse at Panther For
est. Ark., is rapidly flowing through
the breach. Arkansas City is the only
town of importance in the pathway of
the flood.
Greenville, Miss., April 17. The Mis
sissippi river levee four miles south of
Beulah, Miss., and about forty miles
north of here, broke late tonight and
the water is coming through with a
rush. Before it finds an outlet through
the Sunflower river the flood will sweep
over practically all of the Bolivar por
tions of Sunflower, Washington, Issa
quena and Sharkeye counties.
FORMER CLARK MAN
WILL NOT STAND FOR THE
FRAME-UP IN FLORIDA
WILSON HAS 82
UNDERWOOD 36
lii SIM VOTE
Sentiment Everywhere
Against Substitute
Candidate.
is
DEMOCRATS OF THIRD CONGRES
SIONAL DISTRICT ARE OUT
SPOKEN IN THEIR SUPPORT OF
THE NATION-WIDE CANDIDATE
TWENTY BALLOTS RECEIVED
YESTERDAY SHOW 9 FOR UN
DERWOOD AND 11 FOR WILSON.
The receipt cf 20 more straw votes
from over the third congressional dis
trict yesterday made a .little better
showing for Underwood than previous
votes have shown. Of the 20 votes,
nine were for Underwood and 11 were
for Wilson, though it is seen that the
6ubPtitue candidate is still in the mi
nority. The totaJ vote to date shows:
Underwood 3?
Wilson 82
TotaJ 118
The 20 votes received yesterday came
from Holmes. Walton, Jackson. Wash
ington, Wakulla, Leon, Calhoun. Jef
ferson and Madison counties.
In Holmes county. J. G. Sawyer is
for Underwpod while B. F. Hathaway
and J. W. Richardson are for Wood
row Wilson. Mr. Richardson writes:
"I am for Wilson and I believe a ma
jority of this precinct is for him."
K. S. Townsend of Walton county
Totes for .Underwood while J. H. Rich
tours and John F. Grieve are for Wil
son. Mr. Grice writes.-' ' I think Wood
row 'Wilson will be in the lead in thi
section." . . 1
W. S. Jones of Washington county is
for Wilson, an unsigned vote from that
county is for Underwood, and J. M.
app. the well known attorney of Chip-
ley writes: "Please record my name
as a supporter of Woodrow Wilson. He
is evidently the man for the people to
elect to the presidency of the United
States and if the matter could be lefit
to the whole people I believe his elec
tion would be certain. Wilson teems
to be leading by a good majority in this
part of West Florida."
Jackson county 6ent two votes for
Underwood. One was unsigned and
the other was from M. B. May, who
writes: "I am for Underwood because
he is a southern man. because the
south furnishes the electoral votes,
and because I think he Is the beet
man."
Chas. Burke of Calhoun county writes
that his precinct "will go for Woodrow
Wilson with Mayes and Griggs as dele
gates to vote for Wilson as long as he
has a chance."
Lewis S. Crump of Leon county votes
for Underwood. Another vote from
that county is unsigned but Is for WU
son-.
vnkulla sends up two unsigned votes
for Underwood.
A- B. Klser of Ma-dison county Is
for Woodrow Wilson.
R. H. Sauls of Jefferson county Is
for Woodrow Wilson and he writes:
"I will ask all of nay friends to vote
for Wilson as well as for Mayes snd
Griggs."
F. M. Nelson of Washington county
writes The Journal as follows: "I am
glad to see so many supporting Wood
row Wilson. I am for him to the finish
and I think everyone In my district is
for him. Am doing everything I can
to help him out In this section."
John R. Thompson of Washington
county writes: "It 'gives me great
pleasure to vote for Woodrow Wilson.
He is a great man. I do not mean to
say that Mr. Underwood ie not a great
man too, but Wilson can WIN In the
general election."
No such revolt against the attempted
DELIVERY, by a few men of the
voters of Florida, has ever been known
in the political annals of the state and
it is a safe prediction to say that Wood
row Wilson will carry Florida by an
overwhelming vote. Bossism and all
convention methods lost their hold
when the primary election system was
adopted.
Arrests Continue
the Suspension
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, April 17. Further In
vestigation into the affairs of the sus
pended Teutonia Bank and Trust Com
pany, which failed to open for busi
ness Monday, resulted last night in the
arrest of A. Wagatha, vice-president
and former cashier, on the charge of
receiving deposits knowing that the
bark was insolvent. He furnished $10,
C00 tail.
LTugene F. Buhler. president, was
arrested twice yesterday, four times In
all. He is out under $45,000 bail to
answer two charges of embezzling $8,
i00 and SS.500, making false state
mtr.tf and concealing the condition of
the bank and receiving deposits know
ing of its insolvency.
Joseph E. Gomilla, director and
chairman of the finance committee,
made another trip to the jail yesterday
and decided to stay rather than fur
nish $55,000 bail. He is held on six
A. D. Carmichael of Chipley
Says He is Now For
Woodrow Vilson.
ALSO SAYS THAT INDICATIONS
IN HIS PART OF WEST FLORIDA
ARE THAT WILSON WILL CARRY
IT BY VOTE OF AT LEAST THREE
TO ONE CONDEMNS SCHEME
OF THE ALLIES.
Special to The Journal.
Chipley, April 17 One of the strong;
men of Washington county Is A. D.
Carmichael of Chipley. He Is a keen
observer of political events, and he Is
thoroughly disgusted with the attempt
to deliver over to any special candidate
or Interest the votes of the sovereign
democrats of Florida. To a Journal
representative, Mr. Carrclchael ad
dressed himself as follows:
"Under the circumstances I shall
have to declare for Woodrow Wilson
for president. It is my purpose to
vote for him and the Wilson delegates
on April 30. I was originally for Clark
and would have voted for Clark hid.
he been placed on the ticket, but I am
against the political combine to use Mr.
Underwood as a sectional candidate In
a few southern states to the exclusion
of Clark and Harmon for the purpo
of beating Woodrow Wilson and I
shall place my r tamp of disapproval ,-n
the scheme as Li.. d as I csn. Indica
tions are that this part of West Florid i
will go for Wilson thre to one."
.Mr. Carmichael Is not th onlv prom -
lnent Democrat In this section who
refuses to be delivered over.
AMERICANS QUIT
WORK IN MEXICO
Walkout ef Engineers snd Conductors
Complete on Nortrern snd Gulf
Divisions of Rsilwsys.
By Associated Press.
Laredo, Tex., April 17. The walk
out of American engineers snd con
ductors was complete today on the" en
tire Northern and Gulf divisions ot
the. Mexican National railways. No
serious disorder was reported. With
out exception the Americans sre re
ported to have Joinel the strike.
The Americans chief demand was to
control the percentage ct Mexicans
who should be allowed to work as con
ductors and engineers.
A reliable report from Monterey
says several Mexican engineers tried
to force an American conductor named
Van Arsdale, and an engineer named
Farris to shout "viva Madero.' This
they refused to do. They were not
molested. One newly appointed Mxl
can engineer broke lrto tears at the
Amerlcans's walkout, telling Ms com
panions the Americans were their
best friends and had kert wages up.
Yesterday many of the Americans
were locked out In anticipation of to
day'e action. Some of them reached
the American border today onlv by
paying their fares. A few of those
Americans have worked for a quarter
of a century on the Mexican lines,
END GAMBLING
IN COTTON FUTURES
Despite Opposition by Various Boards
of Trad House Committee Will Fa
vorably Report Bills.
By Associated Pre.
Washington, April 17. Despite op
position by various boards of trade,
the house committee on agriculture
U day voted to make ravorable reports
on bills designed to end gambling In
futures on cotton ana grain.
Two measures were reported, one by
Rpresentative Beall or Texas, Demo
crat, dealing with cotton, and the
other by Represetnatlve Lever of
South Carolina. Democrat, relating t
corn, wheat and oats.
The report on the cotton bin was
unanimous. Two members voted
egainst the grain bill and the southern
members refrained from voting upon
The bills, which virtually are s!Ike.
wculd provide that dealers who con
tiact to sell must swear that the com
modities sold actually were In exist
ence. Messags relating to deals could not
be telegraphed, telephone or mail4
urtll the affidavit so required was
made.
Violations of the taw would he
punishable by imprisonment and
heavy fines.
as Result of
of Teutonia Bank
charges, two embezzlement. makirs
false statements and concealing condi
tions, and three for forgeries of ap
proximately $14,500. All the otScers sm
prominent in financial and social af
fairs. Frank J. Braud. former cashier,
charged with embezzling $60,000, la In
;ail in default of $20,000 ball. Eralle C
Roehl. W. s. Rogers and P. E. Brus.
are here as material witnesses. Bru
could not make $1,000 bond. RoeM
and Rogers gave bond. Thousands of
dollars were received Into the vaults of
the tottering Institution Friday and
Saturday. The amount due from banks
and bankers is put at $38,056, upon
which little will likely be realized as
the Teutonia's bills payable will total
$:50,000. Of this amount $110,000 1
due the National Park Bank of New
Orleans. $105,000 the German-American
National Eank. and $35,000 the Whitney-Central
National, the last two of
this city.
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