Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1925, Page 2

L ¥ SHENANDOAH L0SS STORIES GONFLICT Some Survivors Say Gas Cells Gave Way First, Others Refute Evidence. By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J., September 26. ~8till more directly conflicting stories as to the condition of the belium gas cells in the airship Shenandoah just before she broke up in a storm on September 3 were told today to the naval of inquiry here the single session held hefore adjournment until Monday. The testimony court at of James H. Collier chief rigger, that there was a fail- ure of several of the gas bags was supported in part by the statement today by August C. Querenheim. an other survivor, that he saw one cell in the after part of the ship deflated before he heard any crashing of girders. A hissing sound as of the tearing of fabric just before the Shenandoah foundered was testified to by Fred J Tobin, aviation pilot. He said he could not say whether it was in a gas cell or the fabric of the ship, as the tearing of these cloths would sound | Nature MYSTERY DISEASE AT HOME CHECKED of Malady That Claimed Three at Critten- ton Remains Unsolved. After nearly a week of investigation by leading physicians of the city, in- cluding experts of the District Health Department, the nature of the malady which has caused three deaths among the babies of the Florence Crittenton Home remains a mystery, Dr. W. C. Fowler, health officer, admitted last night. The third death occurred early yes- terday at Children’s Hospital, despite heroic measures resorted to by staff s to save the numeless young transfusion operations, a comparatively rare step in the treat ment of infants, have been performed on all four of the tiny patients still confined to the hospital, but no marked improvement in their condition has been noted, it is said. Spread of Disease Checked. The baby who died vesterday was subjected to such an operation several | hours before its death, but it grew | steadily worse, its appearance being markedly emaciated at the end. D. C., SEPTEMBER 27, 1925—PART 1. SUBMARINE AND OTHER CRAFT SEEKING SUNKEN SUBMARINE S.51 AR g ot B ot S e | today. LEGION CARAVAN PLANS TOUR TODAY Members of Walcott Post to Go on Visit to Frederick and Gettysburg. Interesting programs have been ar- ranged for the members of Stuart ‘Walcott Post, No. 10, the American Legion, and members of the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of the | District of Columbia, when they visit Frederick, Md., and Gettysburg, Pa. The trip is in the nature of an automobile caravan, leaving Thir- teenth and H streets northwest at! 8:30 o'clock this morning. The legionnaires will be piloted by George I. Pickett, 3d, of Stuart Wal- cott Post and Past Comdr. Howard | 8. Fisk of George Washington Post No. 1, who will lead: the way through | Maryland and turn. The pilots selected the new route to Frederick, Md., which was opened a few davs ago, via Rockville, Gaithers- burg, " Hendersons Corner, Clarks- burg, Hyattstown and Urbana, shortest route by 10 miles erick. The road is of concrete ci Pennsylvania and re struction and the | to Fred- | | gave co FAVOR JUNIOR HIGH PHYSIGAL COURSES Officials Ask Military Drill in Addition to Other Forms of Exercise. Supt. of Schools Frank W. Ba will submit to the Board of Educa tion, at its next meeting, October 7 an outline of the proposed combined physical and military training course for the boys In the Jjunior high schools. The course has been drafted by a special committee of school military offic and physical training officers, headed by First Assistant Supt Stephen E. Kramer, and if approved by the board. probably will be put into effect fmmediately Plrysical rather than the phase of the training will be in the new course, although the boys will be given sufficient foot and squad movements entitle them to one year's credit for military work when they enter the high schools. Guns will not be used by the junior high schools Groups similar to th panies in the senior hig be organized in junior i the military training. The committee siderable thought 10 military stressed through an ideal sec- he spread of the strange disease | h among the other babies at the home ) . IR ;. . ; ; o A { | lappears to have been successfully | 3 > : & > : s el ot L ; 2 - | Because of the fact | [ 5 ? % high of uniforming the ju school boys, bait to react nite decision. The school hoard prot very much alike. Says Cells Were Intact. | tlon of Maryla 2oa aile: Exercises at Courthouse. Standing out sharply azainst testimony was that of Mark J. Dono van, boteswain's mate, who told the court that all of the cells aft appear- ed to be in good shape and that he was very positive that cells Nos. 1 o 8 were intact before the ship broke up. and even after she finally hit the ground. Testimony of a somewhat similar character was given by Henry O. Boswell, a rigger, and Joseph Shevlo- witz, a machinist's mate. said he felt of one gas bag after and found it in perfect condition and there was nothing later to indicate to him that any of the others were in bad shape. “All of the cells appeared to be in perfect condition,” Shevlowitz stated. “I was walking along the cat-walk and it was not possible for me not to observe the condition of the bags as I went along.” Talked To Lansdowne. A rather dramatic moment was fur- nished just before court adjourned as Donovan told of a telephone conver- sation he had with Comdr. Zachary Lansdowne, dead captain of the ship, while the craft was having her death battle with storm. “1 was nearing frame 60 eaw a light on the telephone indi- when 1 this | checked, however. {that Boswell { the preliminary symptoms ness shown by those fatally stricken were suzge or intestinal disorder, such as infants are subject to at this time vear, it has been extremely difficult for the home authorities to distinguish between children having only common ailments and those afflicted with the “mystery malady.” Chemists Seek Cause. The first symptoms of the disease are vomiting and diarrhea, with rapid temperature changes. Dr. Fowler is convinced that the ailment is a virulent form of dysentery, the exact diagnosis of which, however, cannot be made at this time. No cases of similar illness have been reported from any other part of the city, and Dr. Fowler therefore assumes that the trouble originated at and s confined to the charitable in stitution at Conduit and New Cut roads. Specimens of the viscera of the de. ceased babjes now are being examined by laboratory experts of the Health Department with a view to determin ing the bacteriological content of the vital organs. In this way it is hoped that a positive diagnosis of the cases may be reached within several da of | stive of a minor digestive | of the | An air view of the rescue ships looking for the United States submarine S-51, which was rammed and sunk by the steamship City of Rome off Block Island, R. I ANNAPOLIS MOURNS FOR THOSE ON S-51 Ensign Egbert’s Romance at School There Ended in Marriage. Special D ANNAPOL h to The Star. The submarine was located in 120 feet of water after several hours’ search. /DIVERS RUSH ATTEMPT TO SAVE (Continued from First Page.) lantic_fleet, arrived soon afterward The Navy salvage ship Falcon went from the Brooklyn navy vard with three deep-sea divers on board. The submarines S-1, 83, S49 and S-10 heiped in the search. as well as the tender Chewink, Vincent Astor’s t, Nourmahal, and a Merritt- Chapman salvage lighter. Capt. Diehl had sent word that the City of Rome would reach Boston about 2 pm. but it was not until 3:30 o'clock that she docked. The 34 MEN BELIEVED ;"\H'Hlng and making up my log ' IN SUBMARINE er afterward. He thought four men on watch In the conning probably were thrown Into the water. Capt. Diehl's Story. Diehl told his story “I had been In the cabin.” Capt he came up on deck and saw a light off to the starboard. I it white watch for a minute and called it to the attention of the lookout, who thought | it was a tug going west. come to a T had about the conclusion that it was tower also | BUILDER APPALLED AT SINKING OF §-51 Sound Apparatus Should Have Given Warning, Simon Lake Says. rum runner when I observed that | Special Dispatch to The Star | by { will be shown the vis to dec ably will he asked de matter Recol will be submitted to At Rockville the party will be met members of Henderson-Smith- Edmonds Post, No. 86, of Rockville | and escorted on the trip. On arrival| Ul 2% SUPIRIRC S0 at Frederick the legionnaires will be| L8 TR Ch received at 11 o'clock on the steps of | Where he spent (he SO (HE TAYS the courthouse, where a meeting will | {Icipating nission of the Nationa be held and addresses delivered. The | SUrriculum commiseion & E address of welcome on behalf of the [ Pducation Ass S e TS % poE I DENT APPROVES FARM BUILDING PLAN dress on behalf of Francis Scott Key Favors Agriculture Mart's Design Post, No. 11, of Frederick, Md., by | William Martin Storm, State’s attor- | | to Erect $30,000,000 Head- quarters in Chicago imendations of committen from the Baliou upon New York t two days, p; ney for Frederick County. Responses on behalf of those from | the National Capital will be made by Judge Robert K. Mattingly, and for| the legionnaires by Comdr. Charles ! Riemer of the Stuart Walcott Post. | Eli C. Haugh, clerk of the Circuit| Court of Frederick County, will then | read the original “order of the re-| nunciation of the British stamp act,” | =g passed by the 12 im 1 judges of | the Circuit Court of Frederick County in 171 This paper is preserved in the archives of the courthouse, and tors. At 12 o'clock noon wreaths will be lald on the tombs of Francis Scott Key and Barbara Frietchle in the | cemetery, followed hy an oration by Past Comdr. By the Associated Pr CEW YORK dent Coolidge and culture Jardine have ap; of the American Agric erect $30.000,00 Chicago, Lawrence of the mart, anno Secretar , Md.. September 26.— | three survivors of the submarine were | Department Annapolis touched closely the | the first to come ashore. | E 4 | They were able to walk, but one!the other vessel, meaning that she ‘hnd been partly overcome by chlorine | was going to cross our bow There | gas and had considerable water in his | was only one thing to do. 1 ordered| disaster of the S-51 off Block Island as is generally the case where officers 1and men of the Navy are concerned.;lunss. Another of the men also had | the steamer wav over to port and| Ensign Edmund W. Egb o e [water in his lungs, but the third suf- | the engines reversed. at the same cator at frame 60, Donovan sald. ol “I answered the signal and heard a yoice which I took to be that of Capt. Lansdowne. He asked ‘How are the cells aft?” 1 told him they were all right aft of frame 60. He then said ‘pass the word along forward to all hands to be on their toes; we are Boing through together.’ " Donovan’s voice broke as he cluded the quotation. “A moment after that,” he re sumed, “I met O'Sullivan (one of the crew who was killed), and he said he it was coming toward us rapidly.” | BRIDGEPORT, Conn., September “Suddenly a red light flashed from | x 26.—Simon Lake, inventor of the even keel tvpe of submarine, of which the 851 was whose firm, the Lake Submarine Boat Company, built four submarines for the Government, sec-|of which the 831 was the last, was| Peckham of the District of Columbia the taking of photographs of the as. semblage at the grave of Francis Scott Key and concluding with the singing of “The Star Spangled Ban ner.” et = is by ing said, hoth t tary Jardir betteri throughot The March 1 quarters the agricu close a conven one, and | fered merely from cold and was float- | time sounding warning whistles. dent officer, who was on the ill-fated |ing on his back when rescued. All| “It was too late. Forty-five | married Miss Tempa B.|three were wrapped in blankets and | onds later we crashed into har. In| ‘appalied” today when ghter of Mr. and Mrs.|liKen to the Naval Hospital at|15 seconds more the submarine had | .ivoi™ o0 " ihe dieaster “helsen 2 S arned abot saster. [Ednts DRRARET) Gt Site anociis A sunk We threw over lighted ring| after his graduation in e, 1923 | Will Go to Battlefleld. At 1:15 o'clock, headed by members of Albert J. Lentz Post, No. 202, of | Gettysburg, Pa.. the caravan will move toward the battlefield, on the edge of which they will be greeted | e- | submarine, Russell, d. con- here he vill serve as hea rerent divisions They were in their bunks when the crash came, they said | buoys and had a boat down in 6 or| He pointed out that the S51 was 7 minutes. Our search light {ailed us | equipped with the latest electrical would pass the word along as he went i forward."” Will Hear Anderson Monday. Three of the surviving officers still are to be re-examined by the court and a fourth, Lieut. Joseph B. Anderson, stlll has to tell his story. It is the hope of the judge advocate to hear all of them Monda Lieut. Anderson has been in Ohio studying meteorological conditions at the time the Shenandoah broke up. He is expected to be able to wecon- struct the weather map for the court and describe just the character of the storm which destroved the Shenan- doah. This has been referred to gen- erally as a linesquall, one of the most deadly of all storms to aircraft, but whether it was that rematns to be d veloped for the record of the inquiry. NAVY WILL PROBE SUBMARINE SINKING AFTER RESCUE EFFORT (Continued from First Page parture of the City of Rome from the scene, said it might have thought when the submarine sank that all aboard were lost, which was not nec- essarily the case with such craft. The steamer gave bearings to locate the spot, but Mr. Wilbur declared these were not always accurute, and a slight discrepancy might delay res- cue work for hours. A dispatch from the rescue crews yesterday said the S-51 actually was found a4 mile and a Talf from the points indicated by the bearings. From press advices and i(s own dis- patches naval officers were inclined to the belief that the S-51 was proceeding according to its rights under the law of the sea when the collision occurred. Both ships, it was said, apparent were approaching, with the steamer _the port side of the submarine. would have given the S-51 the right of way and would have required her to proceed without changing course of speed until the collision was unavoidable, it was stated. Steamer Overtook Submarine. In addition, the submarine, it was said, was struck abaft the conning tower, indicating that the City of Rome was an “overtaking ship” and s<hould have given right of way to the submarine for that reason also. That the steamer saw only one white light would be evidence of th ed, as that was the stern lizht, while from abaft the red and green lights on either side of the submarine could not be seen. From where the submarine was hit it was concluded that if the bulkheads held, as they should in a depth to as Zreat as 200 feet, the officers and men in the forward section, where the crew’s quarters are located, might be alive. For those in the engine room little hope was held out, nor was there much hope for any who may have been toward the stern near the bat- teries because of the danger from chlorine gas. That section, however, is not frequented ordinarily by .many at night. Chickens' Trick Proves Title. County Constable Chapin of Milton, Ontario, Canada, decided the owner- ship ot some hens recently when one of the contestants who claimed the chickens had been stolen from him, promised to make them perform to prove his claim. When he was told 1o put the chickens through their unt” he bade them jump over the shaft of his buggy, which they did, and the constable awarded them to their trainer, J. McDougall, & farmer. . Polly in a Passion. From the Boston Transcript. “Glad to see you getting in on time these mornings, Mr. Slowe,” said the manager. “Yes, sir, I've got a parrot now.” “A parrot. What for? I advised you to get an alarm clock “I did, sir, but after a_few mornings 1 got used to it and it failed to wake me. 80 I got a parrot, and now when 1 retire I hang the alarm clock over his cage. It wakes the parrot, and what that bird says would arouse any- it was add- | Progress Made This Year to Check Huge Losses From Fires. Striving to offset the record-break ing fores: fire losses of 1924, the forces working to maintain a natfonal forest policy are taking much satis- faction in the advances made during 1925. In 1924 more than 25,000,000 acres were fire-swept and it is estimated that the Nation suffered a loss of more than $300,000,000 in its natural re- sources As 1925 draws to a close, conservationists point to a record of progress toward the goal of restoring those and other losses and minimizing their recurrence. Three outstanding events in the conservation movement are listed for September and October. The Amer- jcan Forest Week Committee meets here tomorrow at the United States Chamber of Commerce at the call of former Gov. Lowden of Illinois. On October 15 and 16 at Madison, Ind., a four-State conservation meeting will be held at the call of Gov. Jackson. At Seattle, on the University of Wash- ington campus, the $250.000 Agnes H. Henderson forestry building will be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies The first survey of recent forestr) legislation in all the States now is being distributed by the American Tree Association. It shows that 19 States already have State forests, 33 | have forestry departments, 16 main- tain State nurseries and State forestry appropriations approximate $5,500,000 a year. The year 1924 was marked by the passage of the McNary-Clarke law.’ said Charles Lathrop Peck, president of the association, “and the date will always be a big one in forestry his- tory. Now the States must pass co- operation legiglation in order to benefit by that law. . “The big point to remember is that the McNary-Clarke law is purely an authorization law, and it remains for each session of Congress to appropri- ate the money. However, it estab- lished a definite policy of Federal financial and advisory co-operation eration between Federal and State which is certain of increasing co-op- eration between Federal and States forest policies and administrations. When the full limit of $2,500,000 is reached by Congress it is hoped that State and private organizations will be spending $7.500,000_for the protec- tion of forests from fire, making an adequate total of $10,000,000 a year for that purpose.” To ascertain causes for foot troubles, a study of the mechanics of walking is being made by a Yale professor. | 705 | but Mrs. Egbert, with their small child, is New London. where Ensign Egbert was stationed The marriage of Miss Russell and Ensign Egbert was really | a school-child romance. Young Egbert | whose home is Staten Island, N. Y. courted Miss Russell when he was a | andidate for the Naval Academy and | she o student in the local Bigh schoul.| The friendship continued through the school days of hoth. and the engawe. | ment was announced shortly before | the graduation of KEghert from the Naval Academy, the wedding taking | place just after. | Lieut. Parlow M. Pino, whose horge | was in California, was a crack second | baseman on the academy nine, and | its captain in 1921, the vear of | duation. He acted assistapt | coach of the academy nine last Spring, | completing his tour of duty here in| June. CHILD DIES OF BURNS: PARENTS ARE SOUGHT Wrong Address Given So Police Have Difficulty "in Locat- ing Family. Eighteen-month-old Everett Mere. dith died at Emergency Hospital last night from scalds and burns sus tained when a pan of hot water was upset on_him I The addre: of the child" given to police at the hospital was 1115 K street, but investigation dis closed this to have heen a mistaken address. The accident happened at D street, it was later learned, at an early hour this morning police had not heen able to com- municate with the parents of the infant. Lieut. Cornwell of the second pre- cinct called at 1115 K street last night, he aid, but was informed that a family by the name of Meredith had lived there previously, but had moved away. Dr. Stallard at the hospital told police that the mother of the infant had visited him Friday and vester- day. There was nothing suspicious in the case, it w: said at the hos- pital, and Coroner Nevitt issued-a certificate of accidental death. War- ren N. Taltavull's undertaking estab- lishment at Fourteenth street’ and Spring road was given the remains and Mr. Taltavull said last night that he understood the parents lived at | the address given above. Police will investigate further today. TR 5 A minute cell is the fundamental unit of all living matter, and it is within_the nucleus of the single cell that all vital force is centered. parents | Drought and Preying Birds Play Havoc With Fish in Baked Virginia Streams By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., September 26.— It will require at least 10 vears’ close co-operation by the Virginia and Fed- eral departments of fisheries to re. stock the mountain streams of Vir- ginla with fish destroyed when the waters dried up during the recent drought, Commissioner of Fisheries W. McDonald Lee declared today. During the past six weeks I have traversed at least 1,500 miles of moun- tain streams and have found that nearly 1,000 miles of these courses were baked dry during the drought, the commissioner said. The region most seriously affected lies between Charlottesville and Lee County on the Tennessee border, em- bracing nearly the whole of the great southwest Virginia section. The commissioner said wildcats, owls, hawks and buzzards sat beside the slowly drying pools and pulled cholce trout from their last retreats. Country folk almost subsisted on these fish, which a few months before gave zest to angling with their game tactics on the line. In seme sections of the country game wardens assisted fisheries men the shallow pools to the waters of larger streams nearby. In this way | thousands of the choicest mountain | trout were saved from destruction, the commissoner said. In contrast to the decimation of the fish life Commissioner Lee pointed out that the drought was very favorable | to the propagation of animal life, deer, squirrels, rabbits, quail, pheasants and turkeys having increased in great numbers due to lack of torrential rains and chill Crabs are coming into the Chesa- peake Bay and its Virginia rivers in such unprecedented numbers that they are clogging the nets of fisher- men, the State Department of Fish- eries announced today. It was said that the Summer drdught had so re- duced fresh water in the rivers empty ing into the bay that crabs were being taken at Fredericksburg on the Rappahannock and Windsor Shades on the Chickahominy. Never in the! history of the department has such a condition prevailed before, it was declared. are from various par nights. | The department attributed the large ment of the laws against the taking Capt. Diehl, after the arrival of the steamer, said that he sounded his whistle, cut his speed and then re- versed his engines immediately after sighting the 551 on his starboard bow, eclose in. He asserted continued full collision came that the submarine speed nhead and the 4 second later.” The submarine was hit half way befween stem and conning tower and sank within a minute. Buoys Thrown Over. Lighted ring buoys were thrown into the sea at once, said the captain, and in six or seven minutes a boat had been launched. The survivors said others may the S51. The captain saw only one light on the submarine, and the whole thing happened =0 quickly that could not tell just where it located they thought was Passengers said that it was a clear night. Nome of them were in their staterooms and others on deck. They did not see the submarine hefore the collision. Three blasts on the ship's whistle were followed almost immedi- ately by the crash and cries for help. “The steamer.” said . H. Tink ham of Medford, “keeled over slightly as if it had run upon some obstruc- tion Miss Margaret McAloof of Bangor, Me.. a nurse, who was a_passenger on the City of Rome, gave first aid to the three survivors after they were taken aboard. She was assisted sasley of Dalton, G a medical student. Diehl in Other Accidents. Twelve of the missing members of the submarine’s crew have their homes in New England. The other of the country. Several of them were married and some had children. Lieut. Dobson's home is in Brockport, N.Y. Frank C. Wiseman of South Boston, a torpedo man, was one of three brothers in the navy. The steamer City of Rome is owned by the Ocean Stemship Line. Capt Diehl has followed the sea for 40 vears, for the most part as master on vessels of this line. His home 18 in Everett. Twice previously steam- ers which he commanded were in léss serious accidents, colliding with fish- ing schooners. Before the three survivors were taken to the Naval Hospital at Chel- sea for examination, one of them, Michael S. Lira of St. Louis, said that Lieut. Dobson, in command, was swept off the deck into the ocean as the boat started to =ink. He did not know what happened to the command- have been forced out of he by Frank |be Harvard | raising her. after & moment, evidently burned out The three men rescued were all sighted.” speed with which the submarine sank They did not even see the submarine } but ‘they heard cries for help. Did Everything Possible. Informed that Secretary Wilbur of the Navy felt that the City of Rome s#hould have remained on the spot Capt. Dieh! said that he would wil- lingly have stayed all night and day at the scene had there been any in- dication that his remaining there would have served a useful purpose. “l couldn’t do any good,” he said “I did everything possible. I circled round and round. I didn't start ahead until 11:45. “I circled around the spot on slow {bell. 1 didn't dare to sail over it. I | drifted over the spot once, but noth- |ing came up and nothing happened. a buoy with some sort of anchor, but I thought the oil on the water was sufficient. T could see the oil spot on the water for .. quarter of a mile I feel there is not the need for the least bit of criticism. I did all in my power.” g The local office of the United States Hydrographic Bureau tonight asked all shipping to keep clear of the sunken S-51 in order that there might be no interference with the work of |PITTSBURGH TO COMBAT Fifty Police to Mingle Among Crowds to Arrest Profiteers on World Series Tickets. By the Amsociated Prese PITTSBURGH, Pa., September 26. —Police here are making prepara- tions to combat operations of ticket scalpers and pickpockets during the world series. Police Inspector Leo D. Coleman has organized a squad of 50 patrolmen and detectives, who will mingle in the crowds around Forbes Field entrances with instruc- tions to arrest any person offering tickets at advanced prices. Co-operation in the prosecution of | all scalpers and pickpockets has been promised by police violating a city ordinance. HEALTH FOR THE CHILDREN That is what every parent and teacher in Washington desires for the boys and girls as the school year. the right start for Free clinics are now in operation for children as follows, with nutrition workers assigned by the Child Health Education Department of the Washington Tuberculosis Associaticn: Children’s Hospital, 12th and V Streets N.-W. For the underwelght and' mal-pourished child: Monday. 1 to 4 p.m., colored children aged 2 to 12. Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m.. white children pre-school ages, 2 to 6. Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., white children aged 6 to 12. For children needing special examination (by appointment only): Monday, 30 to 3, colored children. Wednesday, 3:30 to 5, white children. Bureau of Health Education, 1464 Columbia Road N.W. For the underweight and mal-nourished child: Saturday, 9 to 12 a.m., white children, no age limit. Helpful Information Free to All Information ‘will be given on request at the head- quarters of the Child Health Education Department of the Tuberculosis Association, 1022 11th Street N.W., Main 992, concerning the care of the underweight and mal-nourished child and assistance rendered in the or- ganization of additional nutrition classes and height- weight surveys. Names for children eligible in the above clinics will be received at the Association’s head- quarters. This bullet: paid for by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis 1022 11th Street Legal Notice Telephone Main 923 we Passengers on the City of Rome con- firmed the captain’s statement of the suddenness of the collision and the | "I was golng to lay to and assemble SCALPERS AND THIEVES! | ders 3 miles off this | December | ently failed properly to fasten a deck | manhole cover when [to sound-detecting devices, designed to give ample warning to those in the control room of the approach of an other vessel, that they could change their course while running submerged. The S-51 marine hoat s0 was the last ship in su construction and was equipped with electrical devices to permit the men in the control room an opportunity to change their course if another vessel is bearing down upon ther Should Avold Ships. In the early days of the submarine there were many narrow escapes due to the fact that it is almost impossi- ble for the lookout of a steamship to pick out the line of white foam which is left by the periscope of a subma- rine running submerged. Two of the members of the crew of the S-51 formerly were emploved by the Lake Submarine Boat Company here and helped build the S:31. James M. Schoefield, 21. radio opera- tor, first class, whose four-year enlist- ment period would have been up next Friday, lived in this city “With electrical sound-detecting ap- paratus the crew of a modern sub- marine should be able when the boat is running submerged to take steps to get out of the way of an approach ing vessel, even if the lookout on the surface vessel has not seen the sub marine’s periscope. The inventor, commenting on accident, said “I can't understand how the S51 should be running submerged at that time in the evening. If the time of the collison was as reported from New London it must have been im- possible for the steamship lookout to see the periscope of the submarine. Occurring only 20 miles or so off Block Island, it is probable that the sea was covered with white caps and the foam whipped up by the periscope would undoubtedly have been lost sight of at that hour of the night in the midst of the white caps. Sister Ship of S-48. the Mr. lLake declared he had seen motion pictures of the 1 running half submerged only last week and she seemed to him to be functioning perfectly. He also said he had re- ceived nothing but good reports con- cerning her ever since she was launched in August, 1921. The S-51 was a sister ship of the §.48, which failed to come to the sur- magistrates. | face after,she had made a quick dive Those arrested will be charged with | in response to her commander’s or- city in Long the Some one appar- Island 8ound on 7, 1921, the S-48 sub- merged and the water rushed into the engine room. After 12 hours' struggle with the encroaching sea and the chlorine gas fumes which the sea water generated upon coming in contact with the bat- terles, the crew of the S-48 managed lighten the bow sufficiently by shifting the ballast and pumping air into the emergency tank so that it finally protruded 10 feet above the water. The entire crew of the S-48, num- bering 41 officers and men, were rescued. morning of by the American Legion Drum Corps of the Gettysburg post and the Gettys burg Chamber of Commerce. The legionnaires will be the guests of the town at a dinner, after which a tour of the famous battlefield will be made, the Gettysburg post furnishing the guide: Tke departure from Gettysburg will be made at 5 o'clock, and at 630 a banquet will be held in honor of the Washington Leglonnaires in the Fran cis Scott Key Hotel at Frederick, un der the auspices of the Francis Scott Key Post, No. 11, of Frederick. The commanders and representatives of Robert Y. Conrad Post, No. 21, Win- chester, Va.; Shenandoah Post, No. 77 of Strausberg, and Massanutten Post, No. 47, of Woodstock, Va., who en tertained the Stuart Walcott two weeks ago on the trip to the Shenandoah Caverns, will join in the festivities at Frederick, Md.. in addi. tion to officers and members of the Albert J. Lentz Post, No. 202, of Get- tysburg, Pa. Guests of Post. Among the guests of the Stuart Walcott Post participating in the out- | ing today are Colin H. Livingstone, president of the Boy Scouts of Amer. ica; Judge Robert E. Mattingly. Isaac Guans, Washington Chamber of Com merce; Pas Frank L. Peckham, F. N. Savage Charles O, Shaw, commander nd Past Commanders Howard and Wallace Streater of George Wash ington Post, Hugh Fravil, commander Kenneth H. Nash Post; George Frai- lev. commander Tank Corps Post: Mrs. Lewis Worden. president, and Mrs. Charles Riemer, secggtary, of Stuart Walcott Post Auxillary, and George E. Pickett, 3d, of Stuart Wal- cott Post. A number of disabled men from the hvt':‘fl hm‘qvi(als will be guests of the lrnlonnslres. as will also several Grand Army veterans. - FAST FLORIDA;)&‘RESS WRECKED IN GEORGIA Several Passengers Hurt When “Dixie Flyer” From Chicago Leaves Tracks. the Associated Press MACON, Ga., September 26.—se eral passengers were injured the locomotive and nine cars of the southbound Dixie- Flyer, a Chicago- to-Jacksonville traln, was derailed tonight at Orchard Hill, Ga., 5 miles south of Griffin, Ga., according to re- ports received by Central of Georgia Railroad officials here. No one was reported killed. Central of Georgia officials said the injured were being taken to Griffin, Ga., for treatment. Seven Pullman cars turned over, it was reported and two others de- ailed. The derailment occurred in front of the Orchard Hill station, tearing up 650 feet of track Engineer Edward Grego: was reported By Macon, to have received bad scalds. Fireman Lucius Glover, negro, also was said to be injured. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Ford, Chicago, were said to be in the Griffin Hospital suffering injuries. New York Inventor On Bottom of Ocean With New Device By the Associated Press. ROME, September 26—Dr. Hans Hartman of New York arvived here today on his way to Naples, where he will experiment with his deep-sea diving cylinder. off the Island of Ischia, near Naples, in an attempt to discover the ancient city which, according to legend, was engulfed there. Dr. Hartman claims the diving cy inder is strong enough to resist the pressure at a depth of five miles, making it possible to search for an. other and more famous - submerged rea of legend—that of the lost con- tinent of Atlantis. His invention,. he heleves, . will bring to light new flora and faupa, He plans to go down | which is lowered at to Seek Lost City with the possibility also of uncover- ing mineral riches. Dr. Hartman's diving which was constructed at the Krupp plant in Essen, Germany, is said to be capable of withstanding pressure even at the ocean’s greatest depth, which is approximately 25,000 feet. | It is fAitted with apparatus to conserve | the oxygen exhaled from the lungs, |and also 1s equipped with a powerful ! searchlight |camera. for and a motion picture recording undersea dis coveries, In case of emergency the cylinder. the end of a cable, can be made.to rise by the re- lease of a weighted bottom, and pro- pellers also are provided with which to force it ta the surface, Post | Department Commander when cylinder, | KLAN PARADE IN HERRIN NOT HELD AFTER PROTEST Mayor Had Urged Cancellation, Fearing Disorder—Rain Be- ble Reason. HERRIN, 11 x Kilan p: night was called all Mcc Hati September rmack, wi parade plans )t possible vas ir a representative of Gale Springfield, grand dragon of nots Klan, t the parade | be_held Mayor McCormack said the resentative gave no reason for off the parade, and did not whether it in response mayor's letter few which he was ‘“‘renewing parade might breaks.” Heavy rain ring noon. however d the lieved this had something calling off the parade. A slig zle was falling early ht, “a days declared old ago and the klar the max | WOMAN SERIbUSLY HURT IN AUTOMOBILE SMASH Away After Fisk | One of Cars Speeds Accident at Sixteenth and Crittenden Streets. ars old, 824 N 15 injur when an Mor W 206 avenue, and another ixteenth und ittenden before d ht las night. The second car made away after the accident and police are t ing to locate its owne The injured woms Emergency Hospital by torist after the lisior | tion was considered se | early hour this morning “THROW US A LINE,” WAS LAST CRY HEARD AS SUBMARINE SANK (Continued from First Page.) Ella Strive, 30 v nth street, sustained ser the head and body bile operated by New York | collided at streets short automo, is s was taken To passing me Her _condi |to tess sertous cuts, will remain at | the hosplital for a few dave Kile Reports Story. Dewey G. Kile, enzineman aboard the submarine S-51, sunk off the coa of Block Island, reported his version of the disaster early today to the Navy Department. He said he was in the water 1 hour and 15 minutes before he was rescued by a life boat of the steamer City of | Rome and that he saw five other men in the water who apparently drowned. Asleep at Time. At the time of the crash, he said he was asleep in the forward battery and | was awakened by a piece of cork | striking his face. When he reached the bridge, he declared he was washed overboard and drawn 10 feet under by suction. As he went overboard, he said he saw the City of Rome close by and she backed away. Ile asserted that {no searchlights were used and that the steamer left the =cene 45 minutes after he had been rescued. The submarine was on the surface when struck, he added, and all of the deck hatches except the conning tower hatch was closed. He expressed the helief that all pmpartments for- ward of engine room were flooded As the submarine went down, he said, { he heard the captain call to the City of Rome for a line. Kile said he saw F. C. Wiseman, the look-out, drown | after struggling in the water 30 min- utes. 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