THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1912
PRESIDENT APPOINTS
BUTT'S SUCCESSOR
Major Rhoada, Native of Pennsylvania,
Becomes Military Aid.
For the first time In the history of
Iho government the president has se
lected nn army surgeon for his military
nla nt tho White House. The odlecr Is
Mnjor Thomas L. IthondB, No. 00 on
Ihe list of majors In the medical eornn,
who succeeds Major Butt.
Major Ithonds has been In command
of the Walter Heed hospital at Wash
ington, lie Is a native of Pennsylva
nia, forty-two years old. lie was Brad
uated at the Jefferson Medical college
and was for several years a special
student under 1'rofessor W. W. Keen,
professor of surgery In Jefferson col
lege. Major Rhoads entered the army as a
contract surgeon In 1S0S, going llrst to
the Philippines, and In 1000 was com
missioned as assistant surgeon with
the rank of captain. Ho has served
two terms In the Philippines. Tho first
time he was stationed In the Philip
pines Mr. Taft was governor of the Is
lands. He won the lasting friendship
of the president 1 y performing 011 him
nt the Klrst Reserve hospital In Manila
a d I Moult operation.
Major Rhoads has also been stationed
at the hospital at the Presidio of San
Francisco and at West Point. Ho has
been for several months the personal
physician of tho president and lias ac
companied tho president on his trips
around tho country.
When Major Butt went abroad two
months ago Major Rhoads was tempo
rarily designated to take n s nlure
which he has done with eminent satis
faction to tho president and the execu-
tlvo household.
STORIES OF HEROISM
IN NAVAL DISASTERS
Bravery of American and
British Officers and Men
on Record.
TO HONOR COLUMBUS.
Get Ready In Washington For Unveil'
ing of the Statue Juno 8.
President Taft has annotated tho fol.
lowing committee In charge of the Co
lumbus unveiling ceremonies June 8,
and it is expected that more than 100,.
000 persons will be entertained In
Washington on that date. Hero Is tho
list of commissioners: Kdward 1
nearn of New York. Colonel Spencer
l rosoy, commanding the United States
army engineering corps, and twenty
flvo deputy commissioners throughout
the United States. Colonel Crosby will
draw up the plans for the parade and
the handling of the large crowds, while
Commissioner Uearn is expected to ap
point committees, complete plans for
receptions and In general to direct the
affair nationally, representing Presl-
ucm inu and tnc Columbian memorial
commission.
Convention hall In Wnshinirtnn will
llf thn KMno nf Mm nrlnnlnnl ntitni4nlTi.
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lUStlco of thn snnrnmo onnrt- nt Vnip
York, nnd Joseph Scott, president of
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of education of Los Angeles, will be the
principal sneakers.
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HEATH SKIRT RPnil 5 PlfillPC
TDuucmg a rtaee or Knockkneod Vo-
men. Says Doctor.
Dr. Knrl Trancke, tho eminent Mu-
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Tho time muBt come, says Dr.
rancue, wuen it win tx a crime to
ear tight sklrta.
Switchmen to Wield Gavel.
Bamuel D. Bradner, a pwltcbman in
THE wrecking of the Tltnnlc,
with Its attendant stories of
heroism nnd suffering, have
quickened the memories of na
val officers of sea disasters of the past.
From the records In the.keeplng of the
navy it would seem that: American nnd
British discipline has been well mnln
talnod in the times of stress nt sea.
Tho bandsmen of the Titanic went
down to death playing. When the
tempest of 1RSS struck thn Kamnim
coast, and tho wreck of the American
man-of-war Trenton. Cantata Farnuhar
commanding, was imminent, the mem
bers of the shin's band took to the rig
ging of the old wooden ship nnd were
lashed there by the sailors. The bands
men played "The Star Spangled ltan
ner," and the music was heard above
the storm, heartening the sailors who
were battling with death. There wero
forty-seven American olllcers nnd sea
men lost in that storm. The records
of the officers of the three American
iiins told in full tho tale of tho hero-
Ism of the enlisted men, but snld noth
ing of their own. Tho story of the
American officers' deeds came from the
pens of admiring aliens.
The story of the sinking of the Brit
ish troopship with tho soldiers drawn
up in lines upon the deck and going to
death unflinchingly nnd iu parade for
mation, is known to every schoolboy of
whatever land, now many are there
who know that this net of heroism has
a parallel in the deeds of the olllcers
and crew of nn American man-of-war?
In January of the year 1870 the United
States steam sloop of war Oneida
went to the bottom of the sea of Yeddo.
carrying with her twenty-four olllcers
nnd 1C2 men.
Tragedies of the Trenton,
the Oneida, the Huron
and the Saginaw.
Running Down of the Oneida.
It was a dark, fogcv nluht. Sudden
ly out of the gloom loomed the nrow
of a great steamer. Before even the
discipline of a man-of-war could do
anything to avert disaster the stem nf
the approaching steamer crashed into
uie stern of the Oneida and carried
away its whole quarter. For a reason
unexplained to this dnv ttm
which struck the Oneida and which
afterward was found to bo tho liritisii
steamship Bombay did not stand by
to learn tho results of the collision or
to offer aid.
A large numler of tho (Whin's imnu
wero smashed in the collision nmi mmii.
useless. In the boats that
there was room for onlv Milrtv mm
These boats were lowered, and then
Captain E. P. Williams ordered the
sick brought up from below. These
men were placed in the uninjured
boats, completely nilinir them. Cn ntnfn
Williams then ordered the surgeon to
go with the invalids, ne demurred,
saying that he preferred staying by the
ship.
"Your nlaco is there, doctor." r.-iIiI
Captaiu Williams. "Mine is here. I
order you to go."
The surgeon took his nlaco in nm. nt
tho boats nnd cast off. tho convales
cents acting ns oarsmen. Captain Wil
liams and his officers wont to the
bridge. Below them stood tho men in
groups, calm nnd motionless. The sick
stood by in their bonis nnd
last scene of that tragedy at sea. The
ship's lamps threw a faint light upon
tho bridge and over the forward deck.
The Oneida slowly settled. Soon her
decks were awash. There was one
last throb of Uio cneines. a trembling
of the whole shin's stnicttiro nmi tho
sea claimed 170 gallant American souls.
Loss of the Huron.
In November. 1877. tin. nnu- imn
American man-of-war Huron was
bound south from New York. When
off Nag's head on Uie coast of North
Carolina, the Huron struck thn m.-s
and in leas than an hour the disaster
was complete. There was a tremen
dous sea running. Thcro nnnnnrod to.
be only ono chance to save any part of
the crew. Tho boats wero useless in
that pounding, grinding sea. A volun
teer was asked to atterant to mm- n
life lino to the shore. Ensign Lucien
Young, now n rear admiral, volunteer
ed to make tho attemot. nlthoni'ii ho
was told by his captain that the cljanco
of life was not one in a thousand.
A seaman named Williams volun
teered to accompany the young officer.
The two took what is known as n bnl.
sa, attached n ropo and, making their
way out upon a sour, doouod into tlx.
water. A -wnvo beat them back against
mu oiiur, uiiu ioung waa severely
bruised bv tho contact. TTo ntnM.- tn
his task, however, and. with Williams.
succeeded in escaping death among the
storm beaten rocks and in gaining a
foothold upon tho Rands beyond. The
result of their heroism was tho saving
Df a part of tho Huron's crew, thodgh
tho vessel went to pieces so quickly
that tho rescue of nil was impossible.
An uncharted reef la to Uie sailor like
"tho pestllenco that walketh in dark
ness." Thnro ts no knowlne It and aa
dodging It To Uio nautical mind thew
is moro roason for ordering a court of
inquiry when a emp aaa bcon sunk by
a Elmoom than thorn ia when it croa
down as a result of bumping Into somi-
thing of which thouaands of years of
navigation and map drawing bare fail
ed to show the existence. However,
courts of inquiry nhvays are ordered.
Tho cruiser Charleston ran on a rock
of which no ono knew the existence
off tho Philippine coast In the year
1000. Tho case is not without many
parallels. Admiral Slcard, who died
soon after the Spanish war, once lost
the ship of which he was In command
In the south Pacific. The admiral nt
that time was a lieutenant commander
In charge of the steam sloop Saginaw.
Ho had been ordered to tho far south
to look un the possibilities of Ocean 1st
land ns nn anchoruge nnd as a place of
replenishing wnter supplies.
Wrecked on an Uncharted Reef,
It was one of those errands on which
a government sends Its naval vessels
when It hasn't much for Its olllcers to
do. The Satrinaw neared the latitude
and tho longitude of the Island sought
nt an early hour of the morning. All
night long tho commanding officer had
been on deck. The sea on which 1i
was sailing was tiracticallv tinexnlnrod.
Tho vessel's speed was diminished to
four knots, then to less than three,
and there were constant soundings
with the lead. There was a light wind
dead nstefii. Suddenly the crv "Break
ers ahead!" came from the bow, nnd
tho command was given to back tin
engines. The Saginaw's topsails had
been set for some time, and with the
breeze where it was there was not
power enough In the engine to drive
the ship back. It was an uncharted
reef that tho Saginaw had struck in a
minute or two, and the water pouring
Into the great hole In her bow soon
compelled tho crew to take to the
boats. Daylight showed Ocean island,
nnd there they landed, subsequently
lemoving to tho shore largo quantities
of tho stores from tho vessel.
Ocean island was uninhabited, it
was far out of the line of ocean traffic
nnd 1,500 miles from the nearest port
from which aid might bo summoned.
Commander Slcard asked for five men
to volunteer to attempt to reach Hono
lulu in an open boat. It was a weak
hope, but every man In the Sni'irnw's
outfit volunteered for tho attempt.
Commander Slcard selnctoii T.tnnt onnnt
Talbot, Coxswain AVilllam Helford and
Seamen Peter Francis. James Atnir nmi
John Andrews for the expedition. Ono
or me baginaw's small boats was part
ly decked over, a mast was put in pliee,
and provisions and a compass were
stowed on board. For a week tho little
boat kept on its way, officers and men
working by turns nt tho oars. Some
times the wind helped a little, but
more frequently it was dead ahead, and
they could only creep along through la
boring hard at tho oars.
lhen a gale camo down unnn thorn
and threatened them with annihilation.
I'or forty-eight hours no man slent.
Two of the crew worked to keep the
nttio hoars hend up to the wind,
while the others baled. Flnallr tho
storm fell, and for twentv.fnnp hnnr
the craft lay to to give exhausted na
ture a chance to recover. The provi
sions had been almost ruined 111- sen
water, and almost all Uie fresh water
nad been lost. Tho food nauseated the
men and created a burning thirst,
which they dared not fullv nnonoh ho.
cause of the shortness of the water
supply. Lieutenant Talbot was seem
ingly at Uie point of death, yet he man
aged to keep up n cheerful face and to
Inspire his subordinates by force of a
plucky example.
Water Doled Out by Drops.
After da.vs of but little honi
increasing exhaustion the officer In
command came to tho conclusion that
one of Uio marine instruments was at
fault and that they were out of their
course. This knowledgo came to the
men like a death stroke. The boat's
head was changed, however, and on
they went once more. Three day.
passed by. The water was doled out
by drops. Two of the men were so
far gone that they lay almost uncon
scious at the bottom of Uio boat. The
tongues of nil were so swollen that
thoy could no longer swnllow food.
At tho close of one of these dreadful
days land was sighted. Lieutenant
Talbot and Coxswain nalford, with a
will born of spirit rather than of
strength, managed to head the Iwat
toward tho shore and to make some
little progress by rowing.
At dawn tho next dnv thnv snw Mm
shore leforo them beyond n white wall
or surr. Tiicro were men on the
beach, and the mariners knew that
they wero seen. At this supremo mo
ment of Joy tho little craft struck a
reef nnd was overturned. All of that
heroic crow were too weak to strug
gle, nnd all savo ono went down to
death with tho longed for land almost
nnder their feet nalford nlone was
saved. A great breaker boro him to
ward tho sandy shore, and men, rush
ing Into tho surf, drew him to land.
When they had resuscitated him tho
coxswain found that ho was on one of
tho Hawaiian iBlunds. nis story was
soon told, and within a day steam
ships wero sent from Honolulu to tho
roscuo of BIcard. Tho Saginaw offi
cers and crew wero found all well.
Four men had laid down their lives to
make tho rescue- possible.
Tho earliest and sluinlest conrontlnn
of transportaUon Is a man astride a log
propelling it through tho water with
his hands nnd feet.
Don Meat.
Willie Amundsen nnd others differ ns
to tho edibility, digestibility, flavor nnd
nppctlblllty of polar dog meat, old Un
clo Hippocrates, tho first great scien
tific observer of tho world nnd one of
tho most accurate, reckoned n fat puppy
as ono of tho greatest delicacies Greece
offered.
Deep Breathing.
Air is to tho body what coal Is to the
furnace. The deeper the breathing the
moro drafts arc turned on and the
brighter life burns.
Costly Fishes.
Tho most beautiful nnd costlv fishes
in tho world come from China, says tho
ionuon Mall, and tho rarest of all is
the brush tall goldfish. Specimens of
these have sold for as hlch ns Mn
each, nnd in Europe tho prices range
iro too to 100. Tho brush tail gold
fish Is so small that a hair crown piece
will cover It. and nrobablv there la nn
living thing of Its size nnd weight that
Is worth so much money.
Rubber Tires.
Although rubber lias been In use since
17-15, it was not until 100 years later
that It was applied to the wheels of
carriages.
The Coffee Treo.
Tho coffee tree in the valley of the
Amazon yields four times as much
fruit as in Mexico. But It Is not a ua
tivc. It was introduced from Africa.
Flags.
It can hardly be doubted that Hags
or their equivalent were used very
early In the world's history. Among
the burled remnants of early races
and civilization nre found records of
objects which wero apparently used
ns ensigns. These are accepted as evi
dence that the ancient Egyptian sol
diers were not without their stand
ards. The Assyrians nnd Jews also
carried something similar In design
nnd purpose.
Queer Springs.
In Spain there Is a snrtacr of water
said to cure lovesick people. Another
queer spring is situated in Mexico, the
waters of which cure alcoholic crav
ings, so the legend runs.
Sea Legs.
To keep your footing in a car or on
n boat walk with your feet wide
apart. This is all there is to "sea
legs."
i Fusel Oil.
Fusel oil Is n byproduct nroducod In
the distillation of alcohol from various
substances, Including grain, beet and
cane molasses and wood. Its chief
uso In the United States Is in connec
Uop with the manufacture of exnlo-
slves. It Is also used In maktacr arti
ficial fruit essences.
Trout and Salmon.
A trout is a trout from Uie day It is
bom, but not until it cots into tho
ocean is a salmon a salmon. Whilo it
lives In a river It is a parr.
Music and Flowers.
Professor Hans Teitgen of Munich
has discovered that flowers aro sensl
Uvo to music and betray their Individ
ual natures by exnandlne their netnls
under the influeneoof certain melodies.
Elephants In Siam.
Tho wholo elephant tribo Is looked
upon with great veneration by the
Siamese. The elephant Is tho symbolic
animal of tho country, and. thouch his
ponderous strength is dally used in his
masters service, ho Is man's colaborer,
not his beast of burden.
Names In China.
In China married women nresorve
their own names after marriage, the
namo of a person being regarded as
very important In that country.
A Famous Tea House,
Tho firm that exported tho celebrated
chests of tea which wero sunk In Bos
ton hnrhnr In Ktlll tolnr lmslnoea In
London. Tho firm Is tho oldest estab
lished tea house In England
Wedding Funerals.
In Japan. land of flowers, thev hold
funeral services at the home of the
bride's pnronts the night sho is mar
ried. This is to show that tho young
lady is dead to her father and mother.
Borneo's Marriage Ceremony.
In Borneo Uie brido and brldetrroom
sit on metal logs before Uio priest, who
gives them cigars and betel while ho
blesses tbem. no waves above them
two fowls bound together. Tho bride
groom then places tho betel iu his
bride's mouth nnd a cigar between her
Hps. They aro then married.
A Secret,
A clever woman once gavo a very
smart designation of a secret as some
thing for one, enough for two, nothlui;
for three.
Austrian English.
Tho proprietor of a hotel at Prague,
Austria, has appended tho following
noUco to his English rato card: "Dis
satisfied guests nro pleaded to bring
their afflictions to my own person."
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AH Counterfeits, Imitations find" Just-ns-frood" nro but
Experiments that triilo -with and endanger tho health of
Infants and Children Experience nyalnst Experiment.
What is CASTOR IA
Castorla Is a harmless suhstituto for Castor Oil, Paro
gorlc, Drops and Soothing' Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlo
substance. Its ngo is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms
and allays Fovcrishncss. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho
Btomnch and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
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In Use For Over 30 Years.
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