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The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
D-~hn if E:0 Ii~pS
Not Satisfactorv." Promise

Congressional investigation Of the
10? disaster will he demanded
unless the findin~s Of the Rritish
nrohe are satisfactory. Senator
KinC Of Utah. declared last NIGHT
S"ratorS nxD~sSend ar1aznnent
that the great airship should have
Neen put to trial with "known" de-
f"cts They We're also "~oused over
the prosn""t oT the United States
having 81 nnn enn n c its share of tho
loss of the diri~ihle.
Senator Poin@exter. of Washing
ton. acting chairman OF the Senate
Naval Committee denounced the
contract under which the ship was
purchased as "improvident."
The I-nited States is undouhted-
ly bound by the contract" declared
King. a member of the Naval Com
mitteo. The Navy Department
should he thoroughly condemned
for drawing such a loose instru-
n1pnt
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
zR.2 KNOWN
TOBEUNSAFE
INQUIRY TOLD
Startling Testimony Put
Before Court by the
Survivors.
LAST TRIP TAKEN
TO PROVE 1T WEAK"
Sensation Is Expected if
Boards Findings Are
Made Public.

UNITED Press Cable to Washington Herald.)
HULL. Aug. 27.-The official in
auiry into the disaster to the ZR-2
which began today at Howden, near
here, will almost certainly produce
a tremendous sensation If the result
of it's findings is made public
Evidence of a startling nature
showing that the giant dir:gible
was considered unsafe by most Brit
ish airmen who knew her mas been
placed before the board of inquiry
Written reports of airship experts
to the effect that the ZR-2 was not
strong enough were handed to GER
tain authorities before the fatal
flight, 1t was learned
Navigator Confessex-
Lieut.. Wann. injured navigator OF
the wrecked dirigible, today called
infirmary here and handed him the
following signed statement to be
laid before the inquiry:
The accident to the ZR-e wa:
due to structural weakness. had
intended this to be my las: flight
From what was said today BY
British experts who are expert.
enced in handling liehter-than-air
craft II is evident that the view
was generally held that the ZR-:
would never have finished an At.
! lartic trim.
"1mpossiblv favorable" weather
conditions would have been necHs-
sary to assist her across, British
airmen believed.
; other British officers who per-
ished on the fatal trip also knew
! that she was structurally defective
their comrades said here today.
They wished to proIe TO the Amari-
cans. 1t was said. that the rigihle
couldn I make the flicht to America.
Thev expected a breakdown .-ad
went to their deaths bravely. 3i-
fenced by the traditions of the serv-
ice.
what Inquir, Shows.
The Official inquiry Is certain &c
be told that:
l. The ZR-c was too long.
:. Its Eirders were unable to bear
the Inevitable STRAIN Of navigation
| in rough weather
! 3. Germanv's leading experts or
/ dirieibles had expressed their GER
/ tainty that the ZR-2 was poorly
| built.
4. Written repor s. made before
the flight. testified to the doubt
! that British e%nerts fe't as to the
safety of navigating in the ZR-2.
The court Of irquiry. which was
/ presided over by vice Narsh@l Sal
mond. had an AnerIcsn. Lieut.. Dyer
on the board. Its session was pri-
vate.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
BLAMES AIRCRAFT
CLIQUE FOR FALL
COSTING 7 LIVES
WoOdhouse Declares Nor.
-gartown Crash Due to
propaganda" Flight.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Seven VIC
Tins of the aerial tragedy at Nor
Eantown Nd. last May. were killed
in an illegitimate "propacand"
flight" President Henry Wood
house, Of the Aerial League Of
America. CHARGED in a report to
Attorney General Daugherty to-
nirht
Col. Archie Miller and six Others
were killed when. in returnin~
from Langley Field in an Eagle"
rrashnd in a terrific storm.
The flights" woodhcIs, charged
were arranged by agents of p
clique of aircraft manufacturers. at
government exnenSe for the pur-
pose of srreadinG propaganda
among members of Congress to OBJ
| tain support for schemes TO get
large areonautic appropriations p nd
retard grand Jury Investigation Of
apparent frauds in army aircraft
contracts"
Says Facts Were Suppressed.
Woodhouse presented his report
IS rart of an Investigation request
ed by the Department of Justice
into the destruction of govern
ment airrlanes and ether prOnertv
Even God wHs libened" Wood
house wrote. He declared that the
facts in the case were sunnressnd
in the offici"l report of the acci-
dent to the Secretary Of War 70
whom the rag"dv was represented
as IAN act of God"
The following nOints were made
in the Woodhouse report:
The Eagle ambulance was an
experimental plane iUe~a'lv ~ur-
chased" without a call for bids
The Air Service did not need
the ambulance. as a special ao-ial
AMBULANCE had Neen developed by
Air Service enrineers"
Warned Of Storm.
To carry out its Phi'aIelrhia
EIGHT. Wo01house char~n1. the avn
'ulan"e plane was stripped of it
6ttings which were ropla ~ed by
'"ose camp stools. "on which the
victims OF this horriN'e tra~A|v
sat in the aventful flight which
ended in their deaths IN the morn
ing flight to Langley Field the pas
eengers included two members Of
Congress. Philip P. Campbell. OF
Kansas. and Jos A Walsh. of Mas
! sachusetts. who were invited
| guests.
The flight was undertaken de-
| spite the warnings of the impend-
ing storm transmitted to the Lang
! ley Field and other aviation fields
by the United States Weather
| Bureau.
The morning flight from Wash
ington to Langley Field proved the
airplane wa unbalanced ana the
air "bumpy" and the loose stools
used as seats were wohhly and the
Congressman and the French air
attache, Capt. Lavergne, wisely de-
| clined flying back to Washington
that afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Ebert Hopes Peace Will Aid
Welfare of Germany and US.
Head of Teuton Republic Says Loyalty Of
Workmen Who Value Democracy Has
Saved Nations Unity.

Especial Cabs to The washi-gton Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
BERLIN, Aug. 27.-'It Is a happy
event for us that Germany has
once more arrived at n state of
peace with America" said President
Ebert Of the German Republic to-
day in an exclusive interview
granted to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune on the sub
iect of the signing Of the peace
treaty between the two nations.
Germany and America in peace
maintained close and importanf
economic relations and communica
tions which became especially lively
through numerous bonds OF kinshir
and friendship created by the large
emigration of Germans to America.
I'VE hope that these vital
economic and ,e-sonal bonds will
again resume their former magni-
tude and that they will contribute
to the welfare of both great ma
tions. Whatever can be accom-
plished by the German government
and myself personally to attain this
object will be fulfilled"
In his interview President Ebert.
who will go down in fame in Ger
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Miss Washington
To Be Selected
By Judges Today
Winner of Herald Con
test VIII Be Announced
Tomorrow.

In n fitting setting, the beau
tiful Italian garden of the
Washington Arts Club, the
board of Judges yesterday re-
viewed forty-One of the pret-
tiest girls in Washington In an
effort to agree upon the one
who will bear the enviabIe title
of "Miss Washington" the Dis
trict's most beautiful and at
tractive daughter.
The Judges were seated at n
long table and had before them
a list of the young women.
she walked from the club build
ing down n path and halted be-
fore the Judges a sufficient time
for them to examine her fea-
lures and ask q few questions.
The Judges took Individual notes
to be used later. After the long
list had been exhausted they
went into n conference and an
nOunced the names of twelve,
who had been picked from the
fOrty-One.
The twelve are: Miss Eliza
beth Roach. 3I21 Mount PIE. -
ant street; Miss Berthe May RoE-
erS, the Wardman Park Hotel;
Miss Alice TOuart, 3140 Mount
Pleasant street; Miss Lulu Me-
Grnth, 1887 Girard street
northwest; Miss Mararet Cor
man, 3O15 Cambridge place;
Miss Margaret German. 30
Fourth street nOrthwest; Miss
Alyn Ansley, 217 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest; Miss Irmu
Mnybury- II3 kenyon street
northwest; Miss Irene Ludw tx
the willard Courts; Miss Lois
Glow, 2I2 second street north
west; Miss Mabel TaIbert, BIB
East Capitol. and Miss Madgc
Fort. Berwyn, Nd.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Board Wins Return
of 8 u. S. Mail Ships

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The. nine
vessels chartered to the United
States Mail Steamship Company,
which have been the center of con-
troversy since their seizure by the
Shipping Board were today ordered
returned to the Board by Judge
Martin T. Manton, in the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals.
The decree was signed after a
conference attended by Chairman
Albert d. Lasker. of the Shipping
Board, counsel and receivers for
the Mail line. and W. Marshal Bull
lit, counsel for the Board
The disputed vessels we'll be
turned oyer to some other line, 1t
was said.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Doesn't Constitute Break.
Say Dali Eireann Leader
Special Cable 20 The wsshi-Eron Hsra
and Chicago Tribur-.)

Special Cable 20 The Washington Hs-a
and Chicago Tribur-.)
DUBLIN. Aug. 27.-The public.
ton last might Of LLOYD George
~Nn'y 10 Dali Eircann's letter p,
Getting the British peace propns.
." ne as a sururise to the Dahl
'"aders who had not expected =
~e"eiv" the document until noon q
d"y. II was teleEraphed over u
nriv3te wire TO Dublin Castle shor-
" before 5 p. m. having been mac
"ubliC in London two hours ca.
lier.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges reply W;
given to Mr.. dc Valera just as
was about To- leave Dublin MAJ
sion House and the members d,
Dali Eireann had already left. Tn,
had been summoned to a priv.
meeting today, however. and car
this morning the Republican cal
net met to discuss the docurncr
Later in the day Dail held a seer
session at which the prime min.
ter's letter was discussed. hut u
utmost secrecy WAS preserved q
to what took place.
II was stated that the Cabtn
was empowered 80 draft a reD
which il may or may not submit
Dali for approval before scndi,
to London At the close Of toda,
meeting Dali separated for
weekend. no date for q furtl
ne"ting being fixed.
The REPUBLICAN leaders IN
~ 1fT L
1t the tone Of LIovd Georges !.
ter. which thev regard WAS a sIiC
"dv"nce toward their n"sjtion. q
loader sold he eNp"cjed Dali 3ler
""tentiar'"s would go to Lond
""'ore long.
"Tt wnu'd he unfair 70 saw IN
tNis was distirct ADVANCE"
-~-o~'her % the Dail cabinet 81
'"'s roo-rine. ''hut IN INV opini
Z IS IN adv" toward an unde
e" ndin~ Cf our POSITION. Il is
No ~oans constitutes a breal.
-o'ations"
A -,,ost ir',n0rtant feature nf
-aw sitr"-ion is the fa~t thRt 4
''~- G-iHRfh iS no.v the forei
minister of the Pe05,h'ican cabir
--d win he IN cha-~e Of the nee
cations with Tngland. NJ 6-ifi
is the only man in the Dali cal
net who is not a dreamer 70
"reater or lesser extent He Is
"lear-headed business man who
more concerned with realities I'll
theories and ne is not commit,
nersonally. 10 anv policy. Since
release from tail he has refused
discuss the situation publicly e
At the omen MEETINGS Of Dali
has sat like a sphinx. not open
his lips while other leaders talk
on one subject or another
Copyright, 1911
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
YANKS DISMAYED
ON HEARING RUMOR
OF RHINE RECALL
Dollar Values-and Ger.
man Sweethearts Make
Happy Days.
tSpecial Gable to The wGshi-Eton Herald
and Chicago Tribune

and Chicago Tribune
COBLENZ, Aug, 27.-Reports that
he American forces in Germany are
to be hecalIed as soon as the SEN
ite ratified the treaty of peace
spread like wildfire in Coblenz area.
provoking general dissatisfaction in
Ill ranks
For long time to the members of
the Rhine forces the strongest dis
iplinary measure was to be sent
me for infraction OF rules. A high
It. te OF discipline and order has
,cen maintained since delinquents
ave been shipped back to the
nited States. Only men OF the
hest and cleanest records are in
luded in the draft sent to Coblenz
requirements.
II has been rumored so often to
he Americans that they were TO
e withdrawn from the Rhine that
he report did not arouse much
redence. II was realized by some,
owever. that because OF the sign
ng of peace with Germany there
night be some foundation for an
.ccurate report and certain popu-
lo ,o,5o. -, 81. . -
their intention of drawing up round
ObinS addressed to the Senators
rging that the American forces be
ermitted to remain on the Rhine
C:srn,rx u,r, y To-
IHe Ger man ''N'lidn PoPu'a'ioh
'he rep"i u win uIsil1H
ear inF Iha' theE VIII 'os tie trace
tne weii-pald Americans and
llr2ld thAt the lanks ml"ht he re-
'aced win Ffc'ch troops A num- =
'er ol lead'nS German citizens have
nhounced the intention OF p"ti-
"nlng the Berlin government, de-
nanding that WiIhelmstraSse ofiCi-
ly request the state pcnrrtment
. maintain the American jrN"ps o
- R"ine SO long as the occGpa
ton lasts.
The prinCiral reason why tn"
american soldiers desire TO remain
on the Rhine is high w&-es, as
T"ry 81 purchases 9S "llrkS. an1
r Am riCan authorities Keep N"
.~iC"e r -"'a.ed Th" neNt mos
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Child Dies of Burns.

FROSTBURG. Nd, Aug. 27-Ed-
ward, aged three, son of Charles z.
Entler, Consolidation village. near
Frostburg. died yesterday from
burns. The child got up early in
the morning, unknown to the
mother and with matches and
bundle of paper tired to kindle a
fire in the yard. He ran into the
house with his night clothes ablaze.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28

many as the first President of the
republic. came out OF long re-
tirement and expressed his un-
questions BILE. confidence in the Sc
curity of the German Republic, out
lining its achievements in the two
years since the democratic consti-
tuition was adopted at Weimar. and
at the same time insisting that the
entente had made life very hard for
democracy in Germany in the same
two years.
The President was interviewed in
his working office at his Wilhelm
strasse home, which was formerly
the palace of the Hohenzollern
chamberlain. His short, stocky
figure was dominated by a genial
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The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
WTnnTES
"HOME" TOMORROW

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Aug. 27.-Bat-
tleship sruadron No. .. in command
of Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes.
from foreign waters with the mid
shipment who have been on their
annual summer practice cruise, will
arrive in Annapolis Roads some
time tomorrow.
The midshipmen will disembark
Tuesday morning. when they will
start on their annual vacation for
the month of September. gr-a
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
STATE DEMOCRATIC
MEETING TUESDAY
CRUCIALMVIRGINIA
Choice of Chairman to
Succeed Late Col. James
Will Be Made.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 27-Prob-
ably nothing has occurred in re-
cent years of so great interest to
the rank and file of the Virginia
Democratic organization as will he
the asse mbly of the State executive
committee in Richmond next Tues
day night primarily 10 select =
chairman to head the committee, the
vacanc: having been caused by the
recent sudden death of Representa-
tive ROrer a. James, of Danville.
who held the position for several
years.
Prognosticators throughout the
State are busy over the prospective
choice. The most talked-of men
now are: Gen. W. w. Sale, OF
Goochland, former adjutant general
of the State and manager of the
campaign which landed the guber-
material nomination for State Sena-
tor E. Lee Trinkle in the primary
held four weeks ago: State Senator
Walter S. Mapp. author of the State
prohibition statute: Senator Harry,
F. Byrd, of Winchester, and Repre-
sentative Hal u. Flood, of the Tenth
district.
stuart Declines Contest.
Former Governor Henry c. Stuart
squelched boom for himself
promptly by declaring that he is out
of politics and could not be induced
to take the honor Senator Mapp
! is not an avOwed candidate. Capt.
]. NJ. Harris, of Blackstone. and
William T. Reed. of Richmond. are
still mentioned, but are reported to
be in no sense candidates, and tnerc
is great doubt il either or them
could be induced to accept in casc
of election. 1t is claimed that Il
majority of the central committee
is lined up for Representative Flood
so that it looks as though the final
show down will come between Flood
and Gen. Sale. with Senator Byrd as
a dark horse.
1t is s1id that Mr.. Flood has the
backing of the "Old Guard" and it
may develop that he is strongly
backed by Senator Swanson, who is
to have a hard fight for re-nomina-
tiOn next summer. when Governor
Davis will oppose him in the State
primary.
1t is understood that Senator
Trinkle will keep hands OF. despito
the fact that his. recent campaign
leader is one of the real factors in
the contest.
state CnmpnISn Vow On.
With the state chairmanship e.
be gotten out of the way nv the
majority party of the State. the
campaign Cor the November election
may be said to he on. for it is not
expected that the Democrats viii
organize an offensive AGAINST the
Republicans, who admittedly, are
more active than they have been in
State election in a long time. The
state committee will. however. ar
ranCL for speakers in various Sec
tions of the State. Governor Davis
+ placed his services at the com.
mand of the committee. Sometime
during September the slate of
speakers will be made out and on
{ will almost certainly be Sem
ator Trinkle, both of the Virginia
Senators. Representative Flood and
Richard Evelyn Byrd. former United
States attorney for the Western dis
trict.
While he white Republicans are
shaping their affairs for activity,
charges are being made by the
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The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Special Cable TO The wGshi-gton Her,
ind Chicago Tribune.)

the Irish situation.
Special Gable TO The Washington Hera,d
ind Chicago Tribune)
LONDON, Aug. p. - We can no
more cOuntenance tearing Nup the
United Kingdom than America could
countenance tearing up the United
States" declared Prime Minister
Lloyd George this afternoon at
Barnsley where he received the
freedom Of the borough
For Gods sake" he said pas
sionateIy. let US sweep aside preju-
dices. / have never seen a man with
vendetta that / would trust with
any job. Hatred is 4 sour pasture,
there is no strength in il. no nour-
'ShmcnL nothing hut dfsappoint-
'nent Let US sweep prejudice 10 one
~ide, for no nation can flourish in q
swamp Of hatred. am proud that
Great Britain has arisen above al
Drejudiccs and proposed terms suct
7S have never been proposed before
They are terms which commend
hcmselvCs not only to Great Brit
ain but to the whole civilized world
trust that commonsense will
prevail.
1T is difficult at this tuncture ts
10y ANYTHING that would be OF use
Whatever be our views We canno
countenance separation. Severanc,
would, in Ireland itself. lead TO war
We cam d witness a civil war a
our own doorstep. II Southern Ire
land is not satisfied with freedom
but insists on separation. then
fear that all hope of accommodat
ing il must be abandoned truS
that comnonsense will prevail, an,
that good counsels will be heedec
We only want 10 do what is faI
and just
If Ireland has the right 20 sepa
ration, so has Scotland and so ha
Wales. but no WeIch or Scotc
"qtriot ever dreams OF demandin
separation.
4 believe that when the Iris
neOple realize that III, essence
freedom is thirs. that real freedoI
has been offered them. and that
they are asked to do is TO come int.
the proudcst community OF nation
As free mtn-I believe that the
will find their destiny is greater
free people inside a free fedora
tion OF peoples"
Copyright. 1917
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
City Market Ordered Sold.

LYNCHBURG, Va, Aug. 27.-The
city council has instructed City
Manager E. A. Beck to sell the city
market, an auditorium. 1t is believed
the building will be bought for gar
age purpose and that the refriger-
alton will be salvaged
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Operators Block Conference.

Encouraged by reports from West
Virginia indicating that threatened
bloodshed there has been qverted.
officials here last night saw little
| likelihood of the Federal govern
ment mixing in the labor disputes
there at present.
President Harding has studied
the request for a conference of mine
operators and labor leaders made
by President John l.. Lewis. of the
United Mine Work ers. but had taken
no action at late hour.
The suggestion is opposed by
mine operators, who say they are
operating their mines and filling
all orders. All they want, according
to their viewpoint as Quilted to Of
ficials here. is protection from inter-
ference by lawless elements.
President Harding can do no more
than invite the two sides to meet in
voluntary conference, and the oppo-
sition of mine operators to this
plan appeared very likely to pre-
vent any further steps in. that di-
rectiOn.
Almost every train and. interur.
ban coming into Charleston tonight
| nrought hundreds from their aban-
doned march. Most of them still
, were armed
~ mass meetin~, heduled fol
| tonight, WIS called off by order OF
the mayor and the governor. Dis
trict President kceney had prepared
! for the ms citing prior to the recen,
| outbreak.
Governor issues Statement.
Mrs. Sid Hatfield and Mrs. Ed
Chambers. widows of the mon killed
TT Welch recently, were TO have at
| tended.
The tense feeling existing here
over the outcome of the invasion
was given by Gov. Morgan as his
| reason for cancelling the meeting.
Il feel quite sure the majority OF
the citizens of Charleston, as we'll
as myself, are pretty thoroughly ad-
vised as to the causes of the insur-
rection now subsiding. and do not
need any further Information along
that line, and it is therefore unnec-
essary to attend a mass meeting for
the purpose of receiving further in
formation on the subject" he said
in formal statement tonight.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Believe Fein Chiefs VIII Go
To London to See Pr"mi

DUBLIN. Aug. Eth" r"-, ",
in the Irish Contro ,,.rs- - IN
coNTINT-ED nN TN"E FIvE
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
MINCO WAR ENDS
AS MINERS RETURN
HOME AND TOCAMP
Operators Satisfied, and
Oppose Conference
With Men.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Aug. 81
Brig. Gen. Fl. II. Bandholz left here
tonight for Washington. satisfied
that threatened war in the West
Virginia hills has been averted,
The jig is up" said the general
prior to his departure. A personal
inspection of the, danger zone"
convinced him that the miners mean
TO cause no further trouble.
The special train carrying Presi-
don't keeney of District No. II and
several hundred miners who aban-
doned the march yesterday, arrived
here today. Most of them went TO
their homes. while the remainder
planned to return to their Camp at
Marmet.
Keeney declared reports of en-
gagements of miners and armed
deputies near Blair, Logan County.
were of small Importance. He said
only few shots were exchanged
and there were no casualties.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
O6e leral6s Aalu1ex

SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST as, 1ea1.
The list below will prove help to Sunday readers
who eagerly looking for wel-known goods to
be advertised for sale.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
Draws Parallel With u.
S. Situation i'm Civil
War Days.
NO INKLING YET
ON DAIL'S REPLY
Dublin Leaders Not Yet
DOwncast-Feel Some
Advance Made.

LONDON. Aug. -. CsundayD-
Sir James Craig, premier Of
Ulster, arrived here lat night In
respOnse 60 au urgent summons
from the British cabinet.
Ii wns expected that he will
confer with Premier Lloyd
George today and tomorrow on
pO' slbiIIties Of the settIement Of
the Irish situation.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-28

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