Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1925, Page 4

z~ FIGHT ON PACKERS' MERGER NEAR END Decision Favorable to Ar- mour-Morris Consolidation .« Believed Reached. By the Associat Virtual dismissal of the complaint against the led Armour-Morris merger of packing interests is under- stood to have been decided upon by the Government The decision, glven by Sec v cussed at today's ca formal anno expected soon. The point on which the de- cision turned was whether there ac tually had been an overt act in vio- lation of the law up to time. Attorney General Sargent was asked by Mr. Jardine for an opinion, but replied th » dicision was up to the Agricultural —Department, h is charged with administration of the packe! nd stockyards law. The late Secretary W ued the original complaint, which alleged that the mer would result in elimination of Morris & Co. from the fleld of com nd would tend toward a mo his allegation the Armour Morris interests denied Under the procedu law, a complaint action and per order to ce: after hearin be prevented Press which is to be Jardine, was dis- net meeting and soon and merely a hearir desist is neces before a merger initiates can FLYERS ARE SAFE AFTER FOUR DAYS NEAR STARVATION born, jr., commander of the subma rine R-4, which made the rescue and towed R s crew to land. He seem e d the magazi in will be all day. Hear of Disaster. The most pc nt point in their experience was the ability to listen to radio messages from searching ships t hope of a rescue was be- 1, that the se when it was ¢ forced landing 1 permitted to mid-Pacif commented add. to broadcast mes. were able to receive from replying. Story of Privation. on this 1 ing that inabilit privation was Fran crew. vessel five nt up re. made sel, but £ the miles off peated 3 to att L i s v - plane was messages 1 the failed 1o divulge its name, to the nort Then came the added spense After that re sighted until we saw a plane able to .pick up steamer, which but drifted Bad Weather One Day. “Our plane tood the rough Comdr. Rodgers. enced bad weather for just one day at sea. That was the third day after we were forced down. Rain und heavy seas made matters uncomfortable. The men told how Comdr. Rodgers shared his rations with them and re. fused to partake of theirs when his own were r exhaustion on the fifth day out. At the end of that day all were without ration 1y consisted of 18 man, three pints of of = orange This rthy and said andwiches to each coffee, three pints intended for the 2 The emergency ration, canned beans, d and prepared chocolate lasted several day: PLANE IN NAWILIWILL Worst Part Was Hearing Hope Was | | Honolulu Lost, Flyers Say. sea- bout for off the was_anchored in today. Comdr and his crew were safe well after the subma- tanned and ng exposed to days, refused to ntil it technically complet- ise from San tan Islands, yrced down by when it was within of Honolulu. Food ted five days. Rain water ric torn from the wings ne saved their lives, the thereby The seaplane w lick of fuel ikir nce of the men said A small still which Comdr. Rodger's mothe ed th. he carr was pressed srvice and used tween rains to provide ter. Por- i of the ribs of seap! wings were burned unde the spot where the still was operate The craft was able to pick up radio ges, but not able to broadcast. part of the drif Comdr. Rodger: able to hear m ing that en given up.” when we were put on the air ~Tinding us had b Found 15 n northwest wiliwili, approxir mil from the spot where they were for down, the submarine which locat them sent food aboard radiocast the news. In tow of a number of launches ap- proaching the island, the connecting line snapped and lune drifted | nto a coral re t was pulled beached and the ¢ '0'\\ Wi The rescued men then their story of nine da drifting, after which they discussed plans for towing the damaged plane to Pearl Harbor today. Residents of the islands gave them continued _cheers as they were brought ashore. Navigator Connell said that the fivers picked up radio messages at sea before the rescue from the U. S. S Langley saylng that at a conference of 21 pilots it unanimous greed that the PN-9, No. 1, and its crew was lost. “That made me angry.” FOUND BY SUBMARINE. Crippled Ship Buffeted by Choppy Sea for Nine Days. By the Associated Press. HONQLULU, September 1L—The cripple PN-8 No. 1, with its preclous Lurden of trail-blazing adventurers, was found late yesterday, riding swan- | No. 1. which original- | being pleked | opich the mine sweeper Whippoor- was in the | be- | ng Lieut. like atop choppy_ seas, by a monster of the deep, the U. S. submarine R-4. Lost 218i hours after a_plunge from the air, after 25 hours’ hurtling from San Francisco towards Honolulu in the first such flight ever attempted, the brave little force in every sense xcept officially had been given up as st martyrs to man’s efforts to over- come the elements. Today, their tiny the submersible, was ashore at Nawi- liwili, Island: of Kauai, of the Hawaifan group, towards which the U. 8. destroyer McDonough was rush- ing with medical officers to give any attention necessary. In Good Physical Condition. That Comdr. Rodgers and his crew were in good physical condition was attested by the brief messages report- ing the rescue. ‘Request tug be sent to Nawiliwili igers and crew, who in good g d a message intercepted in amateur radio operator in that craft towed by Another message from the R-4 said “The submarine R-4 is towing trans. Pacific plane to Nawiliwill and ex- pects to arrive about 8 o'clock. Please have small boat meet us at anchor- age. The first message was briefly laconic. It was devoid of details, and merely gave to a waiting world the information that the five despaired-of lives had beén dragged back from the sea, that the men were well, that the R4 had -taken. the disabled plane in tow, and that she was headed for Nawiliwi Addressed to Rear Admiral John D. McDonald, from Lieut. D. R. Osborn, jr., commander of the submarine R-4, it said Plane No. 1, located by R-4, 1 miles northwest of Nawiliwill. Personnel safe. Am towing piane to Nawiliwili.” Drifted 450 Miles. Soon afterward came a second mes- sage from the rescuing submarine: Request naval tug be sent to Nawiltwili, ‘Kaual, to tow the PN, Comdr. Rodgers and crew good health pect to make awiliwill by 8 p.m. Since the big plane reported that gasoline supply was gone and icking up was feared in an emer- ency landing in the squally weather it drifted approximately 450 miles in a line ‘almost due westward from the point where it dropped from the adr Exactly where that point was and Jjust how far the floating aircraft driffed never can be known. The PN-9, No. 1, was found 15 miles off the Island of Kaual, 64 miles northwest of Oahu, upon which is and toward which the air- headed After h wings were clipped by the exhaustion of her gasoline sup- ply the plane, wind-driven on the face of the wat made progress slower than calculations of the searching avy forces had indicated. It was sighted at a position over which the flotilla of naval craft had cruised st Saturday, near that in PN-9 in ship wa will reported two days after the ch started it had seen a white flare and two red rockets. Leader Veteran Flyer. The big Navy plane, which was ed down when within an hour's it of fts destination, was captained by Comdr. Rodgers, veteran flyer of the United States naval force learned to fly as a pupll of the Wright brothers at Dayton, Ohio, 14 years ago. Because of his skill and experi- ence he had been assigned from his post in Washington, D. C., was the flight commander. The P) No. 1, had been designated as the flagship of the three craft originally intended to hop off together from San Fran- cisco to Hawali Under Comdr. Rodgers' direction were Lieut. Bryon J. Connell of Pitts- burgh, P: stant pllot; Skiles N. Pope of Jackson, Tenn., as aviation pilot; William H. Bowlin of Richmond, Ind., aviation chief machinist's mate, and Otis G. Stantz of Terre Haute, Ind., chief radio man. To the members of the airplane's rew, heading for land on the sub- marine, Lieut. Comdr. Millington B. McComb, junior commandant of Pearl Harbor Air Station, sent the jubilant nd reassuring word: “The whole Navy is rejoicing. Your families noti- fied.” Receipt of the § burden of of the news of the safety ane which had carried its five men safely more than | nine days on an alien element caused ded. |a_ s unfolded | cene of rejoicing among the peo- ple of Honolulu and the men and offi- cers of the fleet here after its visit to Australla and New Zealand com- parable only with the celebration at the time of the signing of the World War armistice. At a hotel where numerous dinner parties were being attended by officers of the visiting fleet, the news was announced. Silence fell, and then some one broke into from whom all blessings flow.” and a hundred or more guests joined in the paean of thanksgivini Refused to Leave Plane. Rescued aviators refused to leave their plane, but obtained water and food from the rescuing submarine as they were being towed ashore by small boats. En route to Liuhu, the island port of Kaual, the plane was reported as having parted from its tow last night on a coral wreath, but it was able to get under way in'a smooth sea, and “Praise God, | THE EVENIN assistant pilot. at 11:25 last night the joyous message of the arrival in port was intercepted “Arrived safely on share. Rodgers and his crew in good condition. Well and happy. Entire population of the Island of Kaual were waiting on the beach to greet the flyers.” To the commander of the submarine Admiral Robison radiocast: “Heartiest congratulations. Please report condition of personnel. Give Rodgers and crew our congratula- tions. Wh can it be salvaged?” The island communities, on the point of despair yesterday, were cele- brating the arrival of the aviators with a joy that found vent in &n im- promptu celebration at Honolulu in which the nd residents joined with the fleet crews just returned from the Antipodes. One native at Liuhu couldn't wait for the arrival of the plane. He swam out and told the seaplane crew they were approaching a dangerous spot. replied Rodgers, “tow Doctors Are Sent. There was some uncertainty as to the procedure to be followed after the | landing was accomplished at Kaual. As soon as news of the discovery was received here the U. 8. S. McDonough and several other vessels were dis- patched with a squad of naval sur- geons. It is possible that the McDonough | will bring the rescued airmen to Pearl Harbor, if their physical condition permits. Otherwise they will remain at Kaual until late today, when they will be started for Pearl Harbor. The seaplane landed at 11 pm. three hours after it was towed into the harbor by the submarine. The aircraft dropped anchor and small boats went to her assistance. The anchor line of the aircraft then broke and it drifted into the breakers near a coral reef. Attempts were made to take the crew off, but Comdr. Rodgers and his crew refused to leave until the plane was towed to a safe anchorage. When the happy crew was brought ashore, the men were taken to a Liuhu hotel, where doctors inspected the men. Comdr. Rodgers, the last man to leave the plane, thereby up- holding one of the Navy's oldest traditions, was ordered to bed. Al the men bore a haggard look. Without Food Four Days. They plainly showed the strain which they had been under for nine days. They were heavily bearded; their faces were tanned by the tropical sun. The wings of the seaplane were badly smashed by the seas, but the hull was intact. Food and water were exhausted on the fifth day after the plane was forced into the sea by lack of fuel. They were therefore without food for four days. The fabric was torn off the plane while it was being buffeted about at sea and used to catch water when the aircraft was tossed through provi- dential showers. “This saved our lives,” they said. “Has the PB-1 made a successful flight?"” was the first question asked by the rescued aviators. The messages radlocast by the searc' plane and surface ships were . picked up by the downed seaplane, but it could not put mes- sages on the air in response. This was due to the fact that its droop- ing antenna was under water. “We were forced to land the second day out, as you know,” a member of the crew sald. ‘““We sighted a merchant vessel five miles off. Signals were sent up repeatedly and every effort was made to attract attention, but the steamer passed on. “Our plane was able to pick up messages from the steamer, which refused to divulge its name, but drifted to the northwest. After that no_ searching ships or planes were sighted until last Tuesday, when we saw a plane off the coast of Oahu.” Fish Jumps in Boat. After Comdr. Rodgers landed he sald: “We experienced rough weather for just one day at sea. That was the third after we were forced down. Rain and heavy seas made matters uncomfortable, but the plane was sea- wollithy and stood the rough weather well.” One amazing incident occurred when the plane crew was being brought ashore in a small boat. A big mullet fish jumped into the boat and Radio Operator Stantz picked it up and said: v, if you only had done that ys ago you would not have lasted long.” The PN-9 No. 1 was forced down just north of the point where the de- stroyer Aroostook was stationed less than 300 miles from shore. The flyers experienced no trouble in landing, they said. Then began their deter- mined fight with the elements. Just nine days later they were res- cued, acclaimed by an awaiting world as Argonauts of aviation, as heroes by the residents of the Hawailan Islands. Rodgers Liked Place. When Comdr. Rodgers was in- formed that a destroyer was on its way from Honolulu to take him and his crew back to Pearl Harbor he re- plied: “Hell, I like this place, and I am in no hurry to get away.” Comdr. Rodgers came ashore with Lieut. Osborn, the skipper on the sub- mariné which rescued him. Betore Co Rodgers would al- low Lieut. to return to his submarine, he wanted to make ar- t is condition of plane and STAR, WASHINGTOX RESCUED PN-9 NO. 1 AND CREW R. W. H. Bowlin, machinist mate. rangements for the submarine to tow him back to Oahu. The plucky aviator asked as to the whereabouts of the tender Pelican, which has sufficlent gear to lift the big seaplane out of the water and make the necessary repairs. It was then suggested that a destroyer could tow the plane to Pearl Harbor, as it would be moving with the wind. Comdr. Rodgers’ mother made him carry a small stlll with him, and when the crew ran short of water the still was put into operation. Ecstatic Celebration. As the news spread, wild scenes of rejoicing were enacted in each of the communities and the quest for news- papers giving the glad tidings result- ed In near panics in Honolulu. The populace here swarmed to the streets nummummummmmuuumummlmnmmmmmmnnnmmmmlunmlnnumuumnlmmmlmlmumnmn|mm||n||nuummlmmmmnmuummmmnummmun D. C., FRIDAY, shrieking with joy and enthusiasm ran higher than at any time since the signing of the armistice. Already plans are under way here for appropriate mass meetings to give thanks for rescue. Hundreds of sailors of the fleet crew Just returned from the antipodes mingled with the throngs in the joy- ous demonstration. Gov. W. H. Farrington of Hawail said he was heartily in sympathy with the widely expressed desire to hold a great community service to give thanks for finding the airmen alive. “I can think of nothing more ap- propriate than a mass meeting at the capital grounds wherein every one will join,” he said. I am ready to meet with the people any time they desire to assemble. “Admiral McDonald has suggested that we await the arrival of the flyers on Oahu and are assured that they are well and happy. If they are here by Saturday noon I think that would be an appropriate time for a welcome home praise service and a real Ha- walian aloha.” CONTRASTS MARKED TRIP OF RESCUED PN-9 NO. 1 ‘Began in Plane, Saved by Subma- rine—Heard Radio Messages But Could Not Reply. By'the Assoctated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, September 11.— Contrasts marked the flights of the PN-9 No. 1. Comdr. Rodgers and his men started in an alrplane and were rescued by a submarine. The speed for the first two hours of the trip was around 100 miles an hour; for the last 200 hours, less than five miles an hour. Storms and high winds ex- hausted the gasoline supply and left their lives in danger, but after landing the weather was almost all that could be desired. Food the first two days included soup, coffee and chocolate. The last four days nothing but water was avallable. Perhaps the grimmest of the ‘contrasts, however, was the ability of the men on the seaplane to receive radio messages without being able to send them—which enabled them to hear themselves given up for lost by a councll of naval officers. MITCHELL SEES RESCUE OF AIRMEN AS BLESSING Finding of Rodgers Party, Aside From Humanitarian View, Held of Importance to- Nation. By the Associated Pross SAN ANTONIO, Tex., September 11 —*"So few are the remaining capable fiyers in the country that the loss of any one is a calamity, and the finding and subsequent rescue of Comdr. John Rodgers and his crew is a blessing, not only from a humanitarian view but as a practical one o this Nation, Col. Willlam Mitchell declared this morning when informed that the sea- plane PN-9, No. 1, had been found The colonel said he was greatly pleased and happy over the success of the Navy searchers. “Their bravery and nerve pulled them through and I am glad that they are saved for their loved ones and their country.” BOY TRAPPED IN PIT. Hundred Workers Dig in Hope En- tombed Youth Is Alive. CHICAGO, September 11 (P).—A hundred firemen and volunteer res- cue workers dug for hours last night and today in the hope that Thomas Zygil, 14, who was buried beneath several tons of sahd while playing in a brick yard yesterday, might be found alive. Scant hope that he could be revived if found was held by physiclans. The boy and two others were in the bottom of a clay pit when the cave-in occurred. Chester Emmerling, 11, was buried to the neck, but ex- tricated by firemen. The third boy escaped. SEPTEMBER 11, 1925. PB-1"TO TRY FLIGHT TQ HONOLULU SOON; RODGERS ADVANCED (Continued from First Page.) Ohlo, in March, 1911. In August of that year, when the ploneer officers in naval. aviation were assembled into the first naval aviation detachment, he was senior officer in the group. In the Fall-and Winter of 1911 he co-operated with his cousin, C. P. Rodgers in making the first cross continent flight in this countr With | other ploneer aviators of the Navy he | established the first naval aviation station at San Diego in January, 1912 and his experiments with floats_ there are credited with having done much toward placing aviation in the Navy at sea with the fleet. Entered Regular Service. He bej a tour of regular Nav duty in August, 1912, but xoxurnvd to the aviation branch in Jul tion at Pear]l Harbor, Hawa! command of the aircraft tender Wright, with the aifcraft squadrons of the scouting fleet, after completion of the joint Army and Navy maneu- vers around Hawall last Spring. It was while on that duty that he ¥ selected to command the Hawailan flight. Although the tour of duty of Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the Bureau of Aeropautics, is four years, the term of his assistant is de- scribed as “short duty” of about two vears' duration. Capt. Johnson has been at his post beyond the allotted time pending the selection of an of- ficer capable of handling the aviation probie He also had requested transfer to sea duty. Before coming to the Bureau of Aeronautics Capt Johnson commanding officer of the aircraft squadrons, scouting fleet During the aircraft investigation he appeared in his own behalf to answer charges made by Brig. Gen. William Mitchell in connection with the battle- ship bombing. Capt. Johnson was in charge of the naval end of the bomb- ing tests. He challenged many of the published statements of Gen. Mitchell on the subject, and also went into the general problem of aviation in the Navy. Bureau Celebrates Recovery. The department and the Bureau of Aeronautics spent the greater part of the morning celebrating the re- covery of the plane that had been glven up for lost. Admiral Eberle, chief of naval operations, dispatched the following message of congratu- lations to commanders of the unit which were engaged in the search for the lost plane: “Department highly gratified over energetic, thorough and persistent search_which resulted in_rescue of PN-9, No. 1, by the R-4. Warm con- gratulations to Comdr. Rodgers and his crew and to all personnel engaged in_search.” The emotions of the Navy on learn ing of the rescue were described by Secretary Wilbur as follows: “We are overjoyed that the gal- lant officers and crew have becn saved, not only from the perso standpoint which appeals to all of us in the department who are acquaint ed with Comdr. Rodgers and his cr but also because they will be able to make a report which will be of great value to the service. 'We feel that it is too early to say much of the lessons to be learned from the flight, but it is obvious that the metal boat had staying qualities even beyond the anticipation of those interested in its development. Praises Rodgers’ Work. “The fact that the flying boat was adrift nearly 10 days emphasize the importance of the selection of Comdr. Rodgers, who is a splendid navigator and an_excellent seaman.” The National Aeronautic Association today took steps to determ the exact landing place of the PN.9 with the view of recommending to the Fed eration _Aeronautique Internationale, the world governing body for airc Tecords, that the Right be recorded as the longest nonstop seaplane journey. If the ship had completed its voyage, C. F. Schory, secretary of the contest committee said today, there would have been no doubt about the record. 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