Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1928, Page 5

v EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MONDAY, e L D, MAY 9 BOARD EXONERATES CREW OF PAULDING Coast Guard Inquiry Places . Blame for S-4 Disaster T on Navy Department. By tha Associated Press. Lieut. Comdr. J. S. Bayliss, the <kln- per, and all others on board the Coast Guard destroyer Paulding when she crashed into and sunk the submarine S-4 off Provincetown, Mass., last De- | cember 17, have been exonerated of all blame in connection with the disaster in a report by a Coast Guard board of inquiry. he Teport, made public last night with the approval of Secretary Mellon, | disagrees with the original decision of naval investigating board attaching | serious blame” to the Paulding com- mander for alleged failure to sight the | submarine in time to prevent the colli- | . Secretary Wilbur, however, had | referred this phase of the inquiry to the ‘Treasury, which has supervision over | the Coast Guard, for its attention. | Taking up the testimony of witnesses | in the naval investigation in detail, the | Coast Guard board found nothing to | warrant the charge that ‘any of the | Paulding’s men were responsible, em- phasized particularly the absence of a | warning flag in the vicinity of the sub- ’s trial course, and recommended | further action be taken and that | Baylis be notified officially that neither he nor any of his officers or men is held responsible for the dis- aster. T, ( OA‘")“ BREMEN FLYERS BALL GAME: 55 No Warning Flag. “Had a submarine warning flag been displayed as shown on the hydrographic office pilot charts and in the Navy signal | manual, or had the commanding officer of the Paulding knowledge of the opera- | tions of submarines in this vicinity,” the | report said, “no collision would have | occurred.” Referring to naval testimony that | owing to modern improvements in sub- marine copstruction, particularly since the World War, these vessels had been enabled to look out for themselves and special warnings of their proximity were no longer considered necessary, the re- ron said this fact had not been pub- \shed nor ‘was it communicated to the The bmni held that the Paulding's speed of 18 knots was the normal speed of a destroyer on the Provincetown “fairway” in daylight and that the of- ficers of the submarine “had every op- portunity by observations to see the de- stroyer at & considerable distance and seek immediate safety at a greater | The cause of this failure, however, the report added, “must remain inde- terminate, there are no survivors | 1o testity.” | “It is the experience of the members | of the board,” the report continued, “that no mechanical appliance is in- | fallible. It appears to be impossible to e whether or not there was a jure on the part of the mechanical | es of the S-4 prior to the col- | Sub Must Keep Clear. ‘The report stressed the doctrine of the submarine service that “responsi- bility rests upon a submarine com- maa?er % keep clear of all surface craft.” Balls—Begm Tour By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 7.—The German- | Irish crew of the Bremen have seen their first base ball game and Babe Ruth. | They attended Sunday's New York | ‘Yankees-White Sox game at the Yankee | Stadium. The only flaw in the pro- ceedings was Babe's failure to get a home run. Lou Gehrig, heir apparent to the King of Swat, however, put one in the grandstand for four bases. Capt. Koehl, Maj. Fitzmaurice and | Baron von Huenefeld were cheered by | 55,000 fans as they were escorted lcrou‘ the field to the box of Col. Jacob Rup- | | pert, Yankee owner. After they had been introduced to Lou Gehrig, Miller Huggins and Tony | Lazzeri of the Yankees, Babs Ruth | came ambling out of the dugout and | over to their box. “This is our celebrated base ball player, Babe Ruth,” said Col. Ruppert. “Very pleased to know you,” said the Babe, shaking hands with the fiyers and their wives. “A destroyer, on the other hand.” it Autograph Base Balls. said, "nppruehm: a veuel admittedly | The King of Swat and the three and | kings of the air cast at one another, an three balls for the fiyers, the “Will_you fellows sign ‘They would and did phed balls for other Yankee players. . Pitzmaurice then threw out the first ball, and aided by | Col. Ruppert and a German newspa E man they attempted to learn what game was all about. The fiyers attended church in the ln’ul reception at the German Club after the bell game in the after- | noon, and in the evening were xuesu of the Catholic Club at dinner. They polished off the evening by listening to :‘eprocnm of the German singing m-[ a n. eonddmbh 'mu caps, the bridge of duuvm uvw no. Teason muu reunee o he hel be n- in umn. pu-umes umemlvoucomnonuuzylp- proached slowly through the water.” Praising comdr Baylis for neglect- ing no precautions for rescuing pos- sible survivors of the S-4, the M further concluded: g action of the Palaldlnl tn‘ When the submarine S-4 was sight- ed by the Paulding upon its emergence | 75 yards on the destroyer’s port bow, mlfllton was in:vitable, notwithstand- immediate and correct Start Tour Wednesday. Wednesday. the three men who first flew the North Atlantic from to carry St. Louis and North to Quebee, visiting teven American and two Canadiary cities | !g:tr own plane, bu't ?wum u.t.,‘enm bringing of the Bremen *from i ‘mm"“mmm'm}{ oofePLcking | Sreenly Isiand caused a change in plans. Fheatly ephanced by the sea m‘“‘m"; . ’is"u‘"“hg‘"r gy i Junl -13, sister ship of the trans- and wind that covered the sur- la. The schedule, with approximate time lule, POXIOA ’ ed to the and arrival, Eastern day- Curtiss Pield ve Philadelphis 10: 15 L3 Philadeiphia 9:45 am.. May 10, arrive Mhnd 12:45 pm.; leave Cleveland | 45 p.m. same day. arrive Chlcamu |5: u pm leave Chicago Sunday. May | 113, at 1 pm., arrive Milwaukee 2 pm.; | leave Milwaukee at noon May 14. |rive Bt. Louis 4 pm.: leave Bt. May 16, 11 am., arrive Detroit 3: fH ipm,; leave Detroft May 18, at 10:3 |am., arrive Boston 6 pm.; leave Boston May 21, at 10 am. arrive Montreal 2| {pm.; leave Montreal May 22, at 11| am, arrive Quebec 2:30 pm.: leave | Quebec May 23, at 11 am.. for New D.C.1S 39TH IN RATIO | 3ub OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES wive to stay i New vork | Mrs, Koehlb!Mu Pn.z;n-uru: and | ares Chart on Auto| Pnrvh the Irish commandant's 6-year- | aghed Fom C d daughter, will zemain in New York Desths in Cities Comparable | Slring the sous in Bize to Capital. | however, the | » boat immediately after the crash| 10 rescue pu-lblz survivors, dropped a| mark the ot of sinking and The fivers accepted invitations to a| luncheon of the German-American | Chamber of Commerce. Each has been | given an automobile anonvmously. In| the evening they are to he giests of | the Priendly Bons of Bt. Patrick Washington has a lower ratio of traffic fatalities than 38 other cities of comgarable size, according to a chart prepared in the office of Traflic Direc- | "0y "pred R. Zimmerman of Wiscon- for William H. Hasiagd sin was in New York today to greet the | The chart i based on census bureau | German-Irish crew of the transatiantic | figures of persons per 100,000 killed 01 | ine Bremen who plan to visit in | the year ending March 26 1In b5 wisconsin during their two week's air | period Washinglon's percentage vas iour which hegins Wednesday, | 14.2, compared with » maximum of 33.1 | o Zimmerman, accompanied by | Sor Youngsiown. Ohlo, President Edgar N. Quinn of the Royal | Next 1o Weshinglon, Birmingham. | Atrways Corporation and Donald An-| Aia, ie the safest city shown by the | derson and William Norris, all of Madi- chart, its fatalities having & DErCEntsge | son. made the trip in an airplane pllot- | of 142 per 100000, New Haven, Conn.. | od by H A. Morey. 1 third with 14.9. Philadelphia is ninth ; of the list with 16 per cent: Boston | Helps in Dedication. eloventh with 169 Baltmore ffteenth | The resourceful citizens of Selings- | with 18, snd New York eightesith with | grove, Pa., quick 1o avail themselves of 18 fortune’s smile, when they learned that | T T ()fi)vvoted Service for a quarter of a century we have bheen ac learned that 10 relied What and deyice PHROUGHOUT this period lating friends, who r counsel in real estate matter and that our service js co needs—management of a properties, the e . ale or rental of re refinancing u, N Sansbury Realtors property loas Insurance Main 5904 1418 1 Street NW, AR . .. .. . “.4‘ D p ' = ] ing glances a"Babe then callea | O'adel SEE FIRST 55.000 FANS CHEER |Meet Ruth and Gehrlg and Autograph Base Of Amencan and Canadian Cities Wednesday. y Gov. Zimmerman had been forced down nearby, drafted him to turn the first spade of carth for the hangar which is to be built on their new airport. A brass band serenaded the gubernatorial party at its hotel, and the populace gathered en masse in welcome. The party took off, after several hours’ delay because of ignition troyble. The plane landed at Mitchel Fleld, Long Island, and its occupants went at once to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where the Bremen's crew is staying. 'BULLOCH APPEAL DENIED. Real Estate Salesman Refused Com- mission on Sale. Douglass E. Bulloch, a real estate salesman, today lost ma appeal to the District Court of Appe rom a de- cision of the Distri ct Bupreme Court denying him a commission on a sale of the Harper Motor Co.s property for $280000. The opinion of the ap- pellate court afirming the lower tribu- nal rendered by Justice Van Bulloch had ured an offer for $280,000, less "his commission. When the matter was submitted to the court another offer of $280,000 net was re- cetved and the court ordered ac- | ceptance of the latter offer. 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Immediate testinal action s ary. aflords colds almont relief, It olenm and puric fies the intestingl tewet, It Ineures accurate results, -4 At All 2 DY Druggists instant IMATTHEW TRIVBLE DIES AT AGE OF 88 Last Survivor of Old District Legislature and Prominent Mason Succumbs. | Matthew Trimble, former tax assessor |of the District of Columbia and the | last survivor of the old District legisla- ture, existing here under the terri- torial form of government in the early ceventies, died at his residence, 1320 Rhode Itsland avenue, yesterday IHCI’\ a short fliness, He was 88 years old. | Mr. Trimble had been a leader in | the Masonic order and a member of various other organizations here. He was a past grand master of the | Grand Lodge of Masons in the Dis-| trict of Columbia: was past high priest of Washington Chapter No. 2, Royal Arch Masons and was the oldest living past commander, by affiliation, of Co- lumbia Commandry No. 2, Knights Templar. He also was a member of Temple Noyes Lodge No. 32, F. A. A. M. Member of Other Bodies. In addition to his Masonic affiliations, Mr. Trimble was a member of the As- { soclation of Oldest Inhabitants of the |Dmrm of Columbia, the Board of Grange. Kenyon College, from which he was awarded the honorary degree of LL. D. last year. He served as tax assessor from March 16, 1890, to December 1, 1899. He after- | wards served on the hoard of assistant | tax aseessors until 1913, when he re-| | signed. Mr. Trimble was at one time | | chairman of the old excis> board here vhich bad to do with the issuances of lquor licenses. Funeral Tomorrow. He is survived by two sons, Trimble, jr. and Joseph ond a daughter, Mrs. Henry telle, all of this city. His | about five years ago. | Funeral services -vill be conducted at | the residence tomorrow afternoon at |2 o'clock. Rev. George Fiske Dudley. | rector of St. Stephen's Episopal | Church, will officiate. Intermsnt swill |be in Rock Creck cemetery with Ma-| sonic rites at the grave by the Distrist | Grand Lodge of Masons. | NIGHT SESQION CALLED. Cenate Convenes in Specin] Meet! lng to Clear Calendar. The Senate will hold a special session tamorrow night to consider bills on the | | calendar which can be passed without debate. The Senate calendar at thie time includes a number of local meas- ures, which may be considered at this | | T Salling of. the nigirk sesston i i | tenity. He also figured prominently in he calling of the night session is one the Stl)rglnlzntlon of the = National | Of the signs of the approach of the ajournment of Congress when the legis- § ) n.“‘,e of Gumbk‘r‘Ohln Mr. Trim- | 1ative wheels are usually speeded up. ‘ ble received his degree from the old .- Columbian College, now George Wash- Matthew ' Trimble, | nno Saw- | wife dled | HARRIS & MATTHEW TRIMBLE. 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