THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1912. PAGE THREE TITANIC DEATHS SUSPICIOUS LEVITY. CHINA'S FAMINE , COST $181,11 AT ACUTE STAGE 2,000,000 Suffering and In Danger of Starvation. THE NEED OF FUNDS URGENT. Do You want Electric Lights in your home, boarding house or hotel? Iff so we will put them in. Let me know how many and I will tell you what it will cost. Electricity beats Figures as Given Out by til , Insurance Companies. NE VICTIM GARRIEDS146f750 StOD Look Read He Wa Herbert F. Chaffee of North Dakota John B. Thayep Had $50,000 ( In Life and $120,000 In Accident ( Policies Other Cases. Iteports from tlio life lnsnrnnco com- pnnlos ns to thdr losses by the Titanic disaster nro published In tho Insurance I'ress. The total loss on the part of tho? compauleH which hnvo mmlo up theii figures COUH'S to S1.8S1.111 TllP North western llutuul Life heads the 11m) with $300,000. Ni xt come the Mnlim Life with ?240.(Mi. the tiqultuhle Lifi with $175,000. the I'enn Miitunl Slllil 000, tho Traveler $100,000, llie I'aeinV Mutual S1OO.O00. the Mutual Hem-fit $94,500. the Metropolitan Life SS1MKKI. the Connecticut Mutual $00,000. the iMnssachtiKctts Mutual Life S50.000. tin Prudential ?M),OCO. the New York Life ?4 1,351, tho Gernianhi Life $.10,000. the 'State Mutual of Worcester SJIO.OOO. f u Trovldcnt Life and Trust $27,000. the Aetna IJfe $25,000. and tvt on down to the Dominion Life of Waterloo, which. like moot of the Canadian companies. dost but a few thousands. The larceet lnsnrnnco cirrli-rl !r n single pas.enfier o board the Titanic was on the life of Ilertwrt F. Chaffee of North Dakota. His life was insured for $140,750. The next largest was that or John u. Thayer for $50,000. Mr. Thayer also carried $120,000 worth of accident Insurance. Some Large Life Policies. Some of the larfii-r life policies nnd tho nnmes of those enrryins them fol low: Edcar J. Meyer. New York. $50,000. George D. Wick, Youngstown, O., 547,500. Benjamin Guggenheim. New York, 525,000. Charles M. Hays, $25,000. William B. Silver. Duluth. $22,500. Walter M. Clark, Los Angeles, Cal., 520,000. Isidor Straus, $20,000. Walter C. Porter, Worcester, Mass., 515,000. Albert A. Stewart, $15,000. John B. Comings, New York, $10,' 000. Walter D. Douglas, Cedar Rapids, la., $10,000. .Arthur W. Newell, $10,000. William T. Stead, London, $10,000. Emll Taussig, New York, $10,000. Henry B. Harris, New York, $5,448. Major Butt, $2,000. Accident Policies. Reports from the accident insurance companies show that these companies lost a total of $1,583,000 on the Ti tanic. The Travelers reports a loss of $1,- 000,000, the Aetna Life (accident) $200, 000 and the Standard Accident $100, 000. Tho biggest accident Insurance pol icy was carried by Bmil Brandels of Omaha, Neb., $175,000. Some of tho others are Charles M. Days, $80,000; Frank M. Warren, SGO, 000; Stephen W. Blackwell, Trenton, N. J., $33,000, and Alexander T. Comp ter, Jr., Lnkewood, N. J., $20,000. Two policies of $5,000 each In the Preferred Accident company became $15,000 each under the triple indem nity provision, whilo another policy In the uamo company for $10,000 was raised to $23000 by double Indemnity and accumulations. MR. TAR'S SUMMER PLANS. Will Reopen Executive Offices In Bev erly some Time In June. The board of trade rooms in thn in. eon building, Beverly, Mass., are to be used again by President Taft for tho execuOTo offloc force again this sum mer. Secretary Hi lies wrote the board officials recently asking if the rooms could be had again this year, and ho was told that the business men would be pleased to extend the courtesy. Two yoars ago Charles D. Norton, then secretary to tho president, at tempted to get away from the town na rrating the Pickoring cottage In Lo t irop street, but the plan proved such an expensive one to tho members of tho offlco force that It was abandoned last summer, and tho board of trade offices were taken again. Tho offices will bo opened In June. The Poabodv cotto L'o. PnrrnmnHn. In Corning Btreet, the miinmer homo of tho president and his family, Is to be put In readiness for occupancy In June. New gardens uro to bo laid about the estate, and so too changes will bo made about tho grounds. HARVARD ELMS ALL TO GO. Ancient Trees Will Be Replaced by Hardy Red Oaks. All tho famous elms In tho Harvard Quadrangle aro to bo cut down this Hummer and red oaks planted in their places. Tho elms, which have stood for many years, aro practically worthless. 15x. pcrta eay that they ore dying, and as soon as tho students leave In June the elms will, get the ax. Only a fow of thoso ancient trees hare shown signs of llfo this sorlncr. The Escape OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH By FRANK A. HUBHELL, Lato Pivato 1st Pcnn. Vol. and Cnpt. Co. D 07th Pcnn. Portage, Wash. CHAPTER XI. (Copyrighted 1912 by Frank A. Hub ble, Yakima, Wash.) Our leader, some CO yards proced Ing our party, led tho way through a broken, tangled mass of Jutting rocks and narrow passes. Night came ere wo had accomplished the distance to where ho intended wo should establish our bivouac. Tho uncertainty of our pathway, so .many places where ono falso step would carry us over a precipice, de termined our guide to stop for the night. Naught but an owl disturbed our rest and sleep, and tho bright day found our little band moving on. Tho middle of tho afternoon found us near tho trail over Bald Mountain, and at dusk wo onterod a cabin. Thero was a bright flro In tho fire place and two persons, a man and his wifo, sitting by tho Are, arose as we knocked. Tho lady prepared mush whilo her husband departed for a larger supply of meal a mile down tho mountain at a union neigh bors. When seated around the tablo of rough boards, commencing to eat, mo lauy anu our guide passed .Into tho kitchen, when to our surprise, four llttlo thin-clad, bluo-mouthod, hollow-eyed children camo from their cot in tho farther dim corner of tho room and peeked over our arms in wistful pose. Wo dropped our wood en spoons, lay by tho warm flro and watched thoso dear llttlo souls de molish that kottlo of mush, thankful in our hearts wo had not deprived mem oi it, when thoy scampered back to their bed ero their mother entered. A big meal of corn bread was giv en us in tho morning, with three pones to carry with us. At about noon wo reached tho limit of Ham let's beat. From now on wo wore loft to the mercy of good fortune or bad luck. 'Worst of all. wo were gain deprived of our weanons of dofence, notwithstanding our earnest entreaty that wo bo permitted to carry them to tho end. Wo nlodcod ourselves to reimburse Hamlet at our earliest convenlenco after reach ing Washington, where wo expected to receive pay of twonty-two months. wnno no was willing to heln us In every posslblo way, it was impora tlvo that ho should tako back tho guns, as their opportunity of procur ing anyming or that description was impossible. Their families' protec tion all depended on tho man and tho gun. Without thoso llttlo In struments of war disaster would bo sure to follow. Thereforo wo reluc tantly returned them to him with our expressions of gratitudo for his uiunnco and caro around tho most difficult path known In tho fast nesses of tho Tennesseo mountains. It was a Borrowful parting on our part. Knowledgo of tho wav was a great help. It was a safeguard from unnecessary wanderings, and wo folt in his presence a certain donendenco from which wo wero loath to separ ate ourselves. But of courso it was gratuitous on his part. Ho know his business best. And evon traveling that day and a half on his return alono was quite a sacrifice, as It could bo posslblo ho would never reach his party. Thus wo bado him gratoful farewell. Thero seemed to bo a depression f spirit In our Tanks that. n wnrn left without a guldo in that broken and dangerous way. Wo could only so our best Judgment, hut tho pos sibility of subBlstcnco liroyod upon our minds more than tho surround ings only thrco corn cakes for bov- on inon in an apparently uninhabited district. Wo would trust to God, as o always oiaa nis win bo done. Rounding a sharp point In tho path behind a hugo etono, our man ahead discovered moving objects half a dozen men woro coming our way. Off of tho path wo must go, and no sooner eald than done. Getting bo- hind a hugo boulder wo woro so J Ti Wd .Bg? Darling in New York Globe. . t- hidden wo could seo who and what they were. Possibly thoy might be Union men, yet that would be diffi cult to know from their dress, very few wearing uniforms In the moun tains. Here they come, seven men, our number. With eagerness wo listen ed for some remark In their talk, that wo could distinguish them; not a word, but from appearance moun taineers. Friend or foe, wo did not know. After their 'footsteps wore no longer heard wo again took up our walk and Anally came to a gradual ascent to a higher part of tho mountains, coming out between two largo mounds on to tho extreme point or elevation. Hero wo could see way off. to the North Carolina lowlands to the left, and Tennesseo on our right. It was an Inspiring sight. On our lert, troublo and death; on odr right, freedom and liberty. In our contemplations and many sugges tions wo were lost to any Idea of us ing caution against tho party who had so recently passed and gone on their way. Happening to cast our eyes down along tho range of tho mountain wo saw thoso men not a nair mile distant. Wo quickly with drew from tho open, but too late. From their actions wo could seo they had seen us and woro now returning, either to defend or defeat our pro gress. (To bo Continued.) SIRES AND SONS. Emllo Ollivler, the famous minister of Napoleon III., Is still alive. Determination to succeed is what makes success, according to John J, Debolt, associate Justice of tho su promo court of nnwali. As a young man ho worked In a sawmill In tho south. Professor Armlnlus Vambery, pro fessor of languages at Pesth univer sity, at Budapest, has Just entered his eightieth year, with no diminution of the vigor which has characterized his long life. Blacksmiths, schoolteachers nnd farmers are common enough In con gress, but Daniel A. Drlscoll of Buffa lo Is tho only undertaker serving his country In tho classic halls. He Is a natlvo of Buffalo, having been born In 1875. Dr. Lewis Hart Marks of New York, who has Just established an lustltute for scientific research at Frankfort, Germany, has been congratulated by tho kaiser on this latest development In tho "German-American Intellectual alliance." It is tho proud boast of Senator Mar tlno of Now Jersey that In all the years ho has been farming he has nev er sold a horse. When n horso gets too old to work ho retires It on full rations and lets It Just loaf around tho pasture until It dies. The Writers. As a young man Frederick Taber Cooper, tho author, taught Latin nnd Sanskrit at Columbia college. A movement Is under way in Spain to securo tho next Nobel literary prize for Perez Galdos, novelist and drama tist, who is best known for Ills series of romances dealing with Spanish his tory from Trafalgar to tho Carllst wars. Tho oldest author now living Is prob ably W. A. Gordon nake, a cousin of General Gordon. Ho Is also tho oldest English barrister at law. ilr. nake, who has Just celebrated hla ono hun dred and first birthday, published his first book in 1840. This was enUtled "Society Organlzed-An Allegory." Many Thousands Must Die Unless Their Condition Is Relieved Until Harvest Need $200,000 to Carry on Work Charles W. Harvey's Report. Reports from China received at the national headquarters of tho Red Cross nt Washington recently sny that tho famine Is now nt Its most acute stage. During tho next few weeks, while tho new crops nre ripening, tho need for relief will be most Intense. At present tho relief commlttco is employing l0,. 000 men on public work, nnd the earn ings of these men are saving probably 500,000 persons from starvation. Mean while certainly 2.000.000 are suffering, nnd many thousands must die unless tho relief measures are greatly ex tended. Charles W. Harvey of the Y. M. C. A. of Tientsin made n recent journey through tho famine districts nnd n't the request of United States Minister vxuuoun at rcicing prepared a report of his observations. The character of this report, which has been forwarded to tho stato department nnd Is now in tho hands of tho Red Cross, may he Indicated by quoting briellv from its contents as follows: What Mr. Harvey Saw. No children were seen at play. No Brain, meat, vegetables or foodstuffs of any kind except tho bark of trees, dried Brass, wild garlic and roots were Been. We found no sign of clothing anywhere except the rags on the backs of the peo ple, no bedding, few farming Imple ments, nothing that could possibly be turned Into money except an occasional pleco of furniture nnd the doors of tho houses or rafters in the thatched roofs. In many places wo noted tho doors In tho homes nnd saw tho mud walls of houses stripped of roofs, which we soon round had been used for fuel or exchanged ior food. On tho first morning out of Chlngkl angpu we met a man pushing a wheel barrow containing a low flat basket, In which were huddled the starving forms of his wlfo and child and beside them a few charred ploces of wood which ho hoped to exchange In tho city for food I shall nover forget one llttlo mud hut without door, window or furniture, on tho mud floor of which sat a young woman of twenty-two with a child of two years lying on Its faco moaning. When I nsked her why ha moaned she replied without comment: "I cannot get him to eat any more grass. Ha Is starving to death." Starving to Death. In all our visits to the homes of these starving peasants there was no begging, no appeals to our pity, no tales of their suffering; no fears, no emotion, but sim ply tho ono sentence over and over again, "Wo men Essu llac" ("Wo aro starving to death"). Unlike tho beggars so com mon In the cities, these people a fow years ago were successful farmers and laborers unaccustomed to begging. They have not learned to beg. Wo found several homes in which only children were left, and In one homo a single llttlo child of eight years huddled In a corner with a bowl of cooked bark and weeds, which she was eating with chop sticks. Sho was the last or nor family. The workers In famine re lief said It was usual for tho father to dlo first, then tho mother, then tho older chil dren, and the younger children last of all, showing that affection and self sacrlflco persisted evon under these conditions. Tho American Red Cross has for warded to tho relief committee in Chi na over $150,000 since Jan. 1, but tho committee In China pleads for at least $200,000 more to enable it to carry on its great task until the new harvest ripens. U. OF P. MUSEUM EXPEDITION. Alnot Lange to Lead Party In South American Wilderness. The plans of the University of Penn sylvania museum for its South Ameri can expedition have been definitely ar ranged. Aigot Lange, whoso experi ences several years ago with a wild tribe of Indians on tho Amazon cre ated great Interest in this country and in Europe, will lend It. nis party, which will consist of flvo men, will remain In South America for three years. Tho expedition will ho furnished with a steamer, which will carry tho party from Now York to the mouth of the Amazon nnd up tho Ama zon to the tributaries, which will be tho scene of operations. In that re mote wilderness the only fuel to ho obtained for tho boilers will be wood, nnd tho steamer will be employed to carry tho party as far as possible Into the territories of the Indian trills to be studied and to transfer tho colloc- tions down to Manaos, from where they will bo shipped to New York nnd Philadelphia. CAT TIES UP $25,000 ESTATE. Bachelor's Property Cannot Be Dis tributed While It Lives. A pet cat which was owned by Ben Dllley, n bachelor and wealthy hotel keeper of Wllkesbarre, Pa., prevents tho distribution of an estnto of S'5.. 10-1.01. According to terms of Dllley's will nis estate was not to bo distribut ed whilo his two pot cats were living. clnco his death u few Yearn nro ono of tho cats has died, but the other biiowb signs of reaching an old age. former Juago Wheaton and W. S. Blddle, executors of tho estiite, havo an accounting ready to file, and In it they say thero la n balanco of $23,-10-1.01. This fund must remain in trust pntll tho cat dies, after which thero aro several persons to sHaro In tho estate. them all. It's the Dean Home Electric Lighting Plant Our store in tho Grnmbs Building, Is lighted by It. Let us show It to yon. 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