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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
LEVER
FAILED, PILOT
Of ROMA SAYS
Lieut.. 3. G. Burt, in Charge,
Declares Ship Repeatedly
Refused to Respond.

NORFOLK, Va. Feb. 22.-Lieut.
Byron G.. Burt, elevating pilot on
the ill-fated Roma, and the only
active flight control officer to sur
vive the disaster, today blamed the
crash on the failure of control in
struments to operate. He told the
International News Service that the
ship refused to respond to the
elevating controls while 600 feet in
the air and dove head first into the
ground at an angle Of forty-five
degrees.
Langley Field the ship was having
trouble in keeping her head up"
Burt said. IT tried the controls re-
peatedly, but she maneuvered very
badly. While above the army sup
ply base, the elevators failed en-
tirely to respond to the controls.
called attention to this unusual pre-
dicament and then noticed that the
ship was falling by the head.
II couldn't understand Il.
threw the control levers far over
and ordinarily the Roma should
have nosed up in the air, but she
continued to settle. We went down
and down and as we neared the
earth, the men realized that we
were gonig to crash. They became
panic-stricken.
"A few, think, leaped over the
side-one dove with a parachute.
I heard later that II failed to open.
IT remained at the controls still
trying to nose her up, but as we
neared the ground, the envelope
struck the overhead electric wires
paralleling the road into camp.
The next instant we struck, nose
first. The bag seemed to roll over
as she settled on the ground.
was thrown into a ditch that ran
across the field. That instant, a
terrible explosion was followed by
ksHeeplng gusts Qf flame.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22


NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb. 22.-The official casualty
ist of the crash of the sem-gid dgibe Romd issued to-
lay at the temporary norgue acds as folloWs:
DEAD.
Maj John G. Thornen married. Sidney, Iowa.
Maj Walter W. Vantsmeier, married, Freeport Ill.
Capt Dale Mabry, single, Tampa, Fla.
Capt Frederick J. Durrschmidt single, Derby, Conn.
Capt George B. Watts, Indanola, Miss.
Capt Allen T. Mcfarland, single Indianapolis, Ind
First Lieut.. John R. Hall, married, Kingville Mo-
First Lieut. Wallace c. Burns, married Brandon,
Miss.
First Lieut.. Wallace G. Cummings, married Spring
field, Tenn
First Lieut.. William E. Riley, married, New York
First Lieut. Clifford E. Smythe, married, Chicago
First Lieut.. Ambrose " Clinton, married, Savannah,
Ga.
First Lieut.. Harold X. Hine single, Bridgeport
Conn.
Civilian Walter W. Stryker Dayton, Ohio.
Civilian Robert J. Hanson, Dayton Ohio.
Civilian William o o'Loughlin, Dayton, Ohio.
Civilian - Hartigan, Dayton, Ohio, or Cressie R.
Merriman, Mitchell Field, NY.
Civilian Charles M. Schulenburg, Dayton, Ohio.
Master Sergt Roger @. McNally, Philadelphia
Master Sergt James Murray New York
Master Sergt Homer Gorby, Raymond City, w. Va.
Technical Sergt Lee M. Harris, Langley Field, Va
Staff Sergt. Louis Hillard, Cold Water Kan.
Staff sergt. Marion J. Beall, La Plata, Mo.
sergt Thomas A. Marlborough, Selma Ala
. Continued Page 2. Column 3D. 4-.a&hAA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
ROMA QUIZ
IS ALREADY
UNDER WAY
Inquiry Will Go Deep Into For
eign Construction Of
Dirigibles.
BY International News Service.

A searching investigation into
tn Roma disaster, which cost near
ly two-score lives, is already under
way.
The Roma investigation prob
ably will go far deeper than the
mere ascertainment of the causes
of the fatal crash. Appalled, by
the series Of terrible accidents to
aircraft recently, particularly the
lighter than-air type OF the Roma,
officers of the army and navy air
service said the probe would go
into the fundamentals Of lighter
than air construction.
Like ZR-2 Crash.
Air service officers were quick
to point out today that the IRA
and the Roma disasters were not
dissimilar. In the case of the ZR-2
it was faulty construction, which
caused the huge ship to buckle and
fall. In the case Of the Roma. 1t
was presumably the same faulty
construction which caused one Of
the elevators to slip and throw the
ship out OF control.
The twin disasters to the great
dirigibles, both of foreign design
and manufacture, caused air serv-
ice officers to seriously question
today the advisability Of further
dealing with foreign types of these
ships The Roma was Of Italian
construction and the ZR-2 Of Brit.
ish. Both had been purchased by
this Government.
The Navy Is particularly interest
ed because II is now negotiating
for German Zeppelin OF the most
advanced type to be built in Ger
many under American supervision.
Work has not actually been begun
on the new ship yet because OF a
hitch in the financial arrangements.
Propose Helium Gas.
One result of the Norfolk disas.
ter, air service experts asserted to.
day, would be to advance the use
of helium gas, supposedly non-in.
flammable. The Roma, so far as
is now known, was filled with or
dinary hydrogen gas, and officers
said II helium had been used the
disaster undoubtedly would not
have reached the proportionss 1t did.
The first explosion which followed
the crash OF the big ship was pre-.
sumably caused by the ships COM
ing in contract with the high ten
sion electric wires. The use of he
lium gas, they believed, would have
prevented the explosion and IL not
preventing the fire, at least would
have lessened it's magnitude and
terror.
The Roma catastrophe threw an
atmosphere Of gloom about both
War and Navy Departments today.
The thirty-odd victims of the crash
were well-known in Washington,
having made frequent trips to the
Capital from the army base at Lang
ley Field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22

In Good Health GOLD.
Better Business Ads.
No Back to Nature"
The Air Disaster.
ARTHUR BRISBANR
SCopyrtght. iSsS.S

II L
by ARTHUR BRISBANRLl
tcopyrtshI issl>
Il Is said In ancient Jewish
writings that what you give
In health 10 GOLD, in sickness
SILVER, after death LEAD.
Jews that have found wealth
and freedom in America, and
that have contributed SO much
to the prosperity Of America,
are now demonstrating their
belief that GOLD Is the thing
to give.
Fourteen millions of dollars
are needed, and fourteen mil
lions Of dollars unquestionably
will be RAISED to help hun
dreds Of thousands Of Jewish
war victims In Europe.
Chicago has already given
two million dollars. Philadel-
phia in one week contributed
one million dollars. New York
city on the opening day Of the
campaign contributed q million
dollars
In Eastern Europe hundreds
of thousands Of pitiful, thin
little hands are stretched out
empty, hundreds Of thousands
of miserable mothers walk the
weary roads, homeless. There
IL not a human being, however
cold, but would empty his
pockets If he could actually
SEE that horrible misery.
It takes little imagination to
see It, and to give.
Next to the ability Of Jews,
their charity is the best answer
TO envious critics. They gave more
than their share to all charities
in war--Red Cross, Y. M. C. A.,
Salvation Army, Knights Of Co
lumbus. They have already given
forty-seven million dollars to
help their co-religionists abroad.
Now they will give fourteen mil
lions more. When they start to
raise money they RAISE it.
Directors of the Better Busi-
ness Association are gathered in
st. Louis. Part Of their work Is
to "make advertising honest"
That's important, but more i'm
portant is to make advertising
effective.
What is not honest in advertis-
ing falls lof its own weight and
dies. '.'-'
The main thing is to make ad-
vertising command the attention
Of the reader.
Many in their advertising re-
mind you Of a man whispering
in a great crowd to attract at
tention. You must make every
body KNOW that you are ad-
vertising. You need not necessar-
fly use big type to do it.
But you must, in successful ad-
vertising as in everything else,
COMMAND attention. For the
one that COMMANDS there is
always plenty of business.
Back to nature and primitive
life," sounds pretty, in JEAN
JACQUES ROUSSEAU, but
from history of past centuries,
and from DOUKHOBoRS in
British Columbia today, you
learn that Back to nature"
means back to brutality and saw
agery.
The Doukhobors, who call
themselves CHRISTIAN COM
MUNITY OF UNIVERSAL
BROTHERHOOD" don't like
taxation and want to roam.
Their leader, Peter Veregin,
announces that to simplify
their wanderings, they will
drown the young, the very old.
the infirm.
Civilization is a complicated
institution. And there is no
simplifying it, for the present,
without reverting to savagery.
The news of the airship dis
aster in Hampton Roads yester-
day fills the country with hor-
ror, but eust not discourage.
The remedy is to get the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
By WILLIAM HUTCHINSON.

There are eleven survivors
of the crash and the terrific
fire that made a funeral
pyre of the trapped airmen.
Those of the survivors able
to talk today blamed the
catastrophe on broken sta
bilization controls and a
Liberty motor that went
dead" The Roma was
making its first test flight
after Liberty motors had re-
placed the original Italian
engines.
Out of the maze of count
er stories, it was apparent
today that the crew and pas
sengers of the Roma for the
most part never mad a
chance to escape" Trapped
beneath the falling envelope
of the bag, they were blast
ed into blackened, shriveled
corpses in the first great
explosion that followed the
crash.
Dived From Cabins.
The handful who escaped
either dived from the cabins
just before the crash or else
landed in deep gulleys that
criss- crossed the field on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
ROma's Casualty List
BY International News Service.


NEWPORT NEWS Va, Feb. 22.-The official casuatl
list of the crash of the seiigd drgble Roma, issued to-
day at the temporary morgue, folloWs:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22

Cloudy and warmer To-
night; temperature above
freezing. Thursday showers.
Fresh south winds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
WILL NOT o. K. CIGARETTE
SMOKERS AS TEACHERS

HOLLAND, Mich. Feb. 22.-De-
claring that cigarette smoking lowers
the mentality of youths from 10 to
Is per cent, according to actual ex.
periments, DIR. John b. Nykerk, dean
of Hope College, in an order made
public today, announces that no stu
dent who smokes cigarettes will be
recommended by the faculty as a
teacher in high schools and acad.
emics.
mo Hope man shall be guilty Of
communicating the filthy habit by
example to his pupils" DR.. Nykerk
declared,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
GENOA PARLEY EXPECTED
TO BE SET FOR MARCH 20

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The interna.
tional economic conference at Genoa
will be postponed from March s to
March %, according to opinion ex.
pressed today in Downing street.
Premier Lloyd George is expected
to go to Paris on Saturday to confer
with Premier Poincare.
ROME, Feb. 22.-The formal re.
quest Of France for postponement OF
the Genoa conference has been
pigeonholed by the foreign office
pending formation of a new cabinet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22

uC hCWo Va NhS "Ae Nss
aster in Hampton Roads yester-
day fills the country with hor-
ror, but 0ust not discourage.
The remedy is to get the
right airship, made the right
way. We tried an English ma
chine, 1t fell and killed our
men in England. An Italian
machine-not fairly tried, as
we took out Italian engines
and put In our own-exploded
with loss Of life yesterday.
Flying machines of all kinds
must serve this country. The
right kind must be found.
Try now what the Germans
can do. They apparently have
been able to manufacture air
ships that 60 out and come
back.
Hiram johnson Of California
wants to know what you will
want to know-why England
may fortify her distant posses-
sions at Singapore, while the
United States is forbidden to
fortify the Philippines aud
Guam?
We interfere in no way with
Japan's fortification in the
FAR EAST. Why do we allow
Japan and England to dictate
what we shall do with our FAR
EASTERN possessionsl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
BRITAIN HALTS SHIP WORK,
AWAITING TREATY o. K,

LONDON. Feb. 22.-Lieut. Col. L.
c. Amery, speaking for the govern.
ment, announced in the House OF
Commons this afternoon that the
admiralty will not lay down the
keels OF the proposed four new
super hood dreadnoughts unless one
OF the powers signatory to the
Washington naval treaty fails to
rakify It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
FIND 500, 900 IN BOOZE
IN REDISTILlING PLANT

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Federal
prohibition agents raided a big dis.
tillery for the conversion of de-
natured alcohol, seizing more than
100000 worth of spirits and arrest.
fnx three mon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22
3 INQUIRIES OPENED
On DISASTER WHICH
BROUGHT DEATH To 81

NORFOLK, Va, Feb 22.-Maj. Gen. Mason M. Pat
rick chief of the army air service today informed the
international News Service that his preliminary nvest
CATION had shown that the crash of the Roma due
to faulty elevating control He termed the disaster
great blow to the air service"
81 have directed very thorough investigation to de-
terine if possible the of the terrible disaster,
Gates that accident occurred to the control which
regulated the altitude of the Roma and that she
down striking high tension electric wres which caused
the fire. There explosion and fire when the
ship in the air.
- ~: Board Taking Testimony.
"The board of officers is taking testimony and
will report to possible their conclusions.
Everything possible is being done for the families of the
men who lost their lives and for the comfort of the
men who were saved
Lieut.. Col. Arthur G.. Fisher acting commander of
the army air base at Langley Field made the following
announcement:
1.-THE of the crash of the Roma due to fail
of the controls to function The trouble developed
at altitude of 600 feet and pilots of the ship
unable to prevent its descent The bag caught fire fol-
lowing explosion caused by contact with 2500vot
transit line The large number of casualties due to
the explosion and resultant fire.. Otherwise, much
larger number would have escaped serious injury"
By WILLIAM HUTCHINSON
International News Service.
ARMY SUPPLY BASE HAMPTON ROADS, Va,
Feb GA charred skeleton of twisted metal splashed
with bits of fayed CLOTH today marked the spot where
thirty American army armen died in the crash of
the semi rigid Roma, yesterday afternoon.
While three concurrent Investigations were being
rushed by army officials fellow alrmen honored their
dead as crusaders of the sky who suddenly
taken by tickle fate.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-29
KHAN TO WELCOME
 CATHOLIC MEMBERS
Leader Of K. K. K. Seeks to Erase
 And-RomaniSm Issue

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 2o.--How the Ku Klux Kian plans to plant it's flaming cross in England, France and Italy within the next six months, and later to establish Itself in almost every country in the world, was told here by Edward Young Clarke. imperial giant and recognized dictator of the or ganlzation.
 f Clarke said he would leave soon for London, taking large staff with him, and open foreign headq ua rters. The groundwork in the first three coun- tries to be invaded already has been well laid, he said.
 Bid to Catholics
 We will extend the Klan's mem bership to all Caucasian races" said Clarke, and white supremacy throughout the earth will be our slo- : gan. The Kionvokation will meet in special session shortly and repeal that provision in our organic law which debars members of the Catholic faith from membership.
 T expect to remain overseas most of next year, as the Klonvokation at its last session placed me In charge of the internationalization work. We intend to spread our roster to include members of every Christian white race on the face Of the globe. The black end yellow races will be bar red"
 Clarke explained his post of Im- perial Giant corresponds to that of chairman Of the board of directors of business organization. He diverted from his interview to deny the klan
New Britain herald., 1922-12-29
TWO MEN KILLED IN FIERCE DUEL
72 Year Old Survivor in Trian6u.
 lar Fight in Jail

San Antonio, Texas. Dec. 2s.--A. D. Halliburton. 72. of Somerset was re- rnanded to jail without bail by Justice of the Peace Ben Fisk yesterday after the killing of J. c. Harwood. 22. and W. A. Chapman, 4s. in street battle at Somerset earlier in the day.
 According to reports made to depu- ty sheriffs, Harwood was shot by Chapman and Chapman was later killed by Halliburton, who was liar woods fathcr-in-law.
 The trouble Is said to have resulted from feud arising from the dis charge of Mrs. Marian Harwood. wife of the slain man. as school teacher by Chapman, who was superintendent of schools.
 Chapman and Harwood are said to have met in the center of the main business street at Somerset and by islanders said they saw Harwood slap Chapman in the face. Chapman is
New Britain herald., 1922-12-29

Rouge. La.
 BIamcs Another Order Careful investigation convinces If another masked organization Is in operation in that section," he said Its members wear gowns similar to ours We are innocent. and time will prove this"
 Clarke added that the Klan is not | In politics and the imperial officers stand ready to revoke the charter of any klan chapter that enters politics as an organization. He gave tho present membership of the Klan as aS0. 900 and said the overseas pro- gram would double 1t in six months. Discussing tho plan to spread to other countries Clarke said
 While supremacy must be main tained and the white men of the world must stand together as one great organization and against the numerically superior colored races. The klan Is about 10 undertake this great task and I am now laying the klan's cards on the table.
 No Grudgc Against Negro
 "The white race has been weaken ing steadily during the past few ycars. No white man has the right to mix his blood with that of any lower race and we want to break this up. We are not warning against the negro. We have no grudge against him, but he is not the white cans equal. either socially or politically, and must keep his place. All good negroes know this Is practically the unwritten law in white mans country.
 ''The impression that we are anti Catholic must be erased. We are anti-nothing, but are a pro and con organization, and we believe in toler- ance. We can't afford to antagonize Catholics when we are about to launch our worldwide organization and spread 1t to all white races, of which so many are Catholic"
 Asked if the Klan approved of the anti-Catholic campaign waged by the Searchlight, its official organ, Clarke replied:
 If some of our number have fought Catholics in the past we want
New Britain herald., 1922-12-29

them to know we are hands of now and want them to join with us in maintaining the supremacy of the white race"
 Clarke said the Klan would not go abroad to engage in politics. He de- clared the Klan is being made a po- litical issue in some states by it's op- ponents
 TMr same white robes and masks used In this country will be sold to overseas Klansmen. Clarke announced The Atlanta. company which manufac- lures klux regalia, of which Clarke and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler are stock holders, will establish manufacturing plants in the countries invaded.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-29
MISS WINTER LEAVES HOME
Movie Actress Had Quarrel With
 Mother, She Admits

Los Angeles. Dec. 2s.--Mary Mile. Minter, motion picture actress, has left the home of her mother. Mrs Charlotte Shelby and has set up hei own establishment according to a story printed in the Los Angeles Times today. Report is current, according to the Times that mother and daugh- ter have quarreled."
 Interviewed at her new home, Miss Minter said her mother was ideal but admitted:
 Tt Is true we have quarreled, but we had only motherly and daughterly quarrels, such as happen in any family. I wanted home of my own, where I could do the funny little things like to do, end l got me one.'
 Miss Minter said she would be twenty-one in April.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-29

said to have drawn his pistol and
 Harwood turned to run. Chapman fired. the first shot striking the young man in the spine Harwood fell to ground and Chapman fired three more bullets into the body Chapman is said to have then turned his weapon toward Hallibur- ton. who was standing nearby, and fired one shot which missed. The pistol being empty the next attempt to Ire resulted in the gun snapping.
 Halliburton then drew his pistol and fired at Chapman. Chapman ran with Halliburton pursuing and firing. Chapman dashed into q. drug store asking some one to give him another gun. Halliburton pursued the fleeing man through the store into another street where Chapman was killed.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-29
LEFT saso. .ooo ESTATE

Chicago, Dec. 29.--The late Repre-. sentative James R. Mann, who died 1T Washington Nov. 30, left an estate o1 $25o,O00, which will go to his widow it was disclosed yesterday when his will was filed for probate. It consist. of $175,060 in personal property and real estate valued at $75,000.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-29

had part in the murders at Mer Rouge. La.
 Blamcs Another Order
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-05-20
Preparing for Fall Business

Washington, May, 16.-That it may
continue adequately to serve the
South Southern Railway System has
placed orders for new equipment con-
sisting of 20 locomotives, $500 freight
cars, of steel construction, 500 auto
mobile cars of steel. construction, 100
steel passenger cars, and $50 caboose
cars of steel underframe construction.
The magnitude of the order can bet
ter be appreciated when it is realized
that if it were possible to place the
freight cars equipment in train it
would be, A. miles from the engine, to
the cabooses: If broken up into trains
of an average length, it would COM
prise $50 freight trains, or one train
every two and one-half miles from
Washington to Atlanta.
The new, passenger cars, if coupled
into one train would be a mile and a
half in length from the engine to the
rear coach and would represent 20
trains of the average length. The
coaches are of the latest design and
are of all steel construction. In plac-
ing this large order for new equip
ment which will be delivered in time
for the fall business, the Southern has
demonstrated'it its faith in the return of
business prosperity in the South and
this will place the Southern in posi-
tion to handle with safety and dis
patch this increased business.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-05-20
Gasoline Stock
AT High Figure

Washington, May 14.-A new higf
record for the national stock Of gaso
line, increases in the price of which
have been ordered investigated b,
the senate, was established April l
according to statistics made public
tonight by the federation bureau OF
mines showing supplies Of the com.
modify on that date aggregated 1884,.
$4,000 gallons.
The stocks on hand April l were
approximately 100000 gallons
greater than on March 1, when the
previous high mark of SO7 ,OOO, 900 gal
Ions in storage was made.
The official figures confirmed state,
ments made in the senate that present
supplies and those of recent months
were greater than ever befor in this
country.
Further increases in the reserves
of gasolin may be expected, the bu-
reau's statement indicated.
The bureau reports that kerosene
stocks decreased about 10000, 900 gal
Ions during March, while decrease of
!25.OOO,OOO gallons for the stored re.
serves of the same date last year was
shown.