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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
Murder of McLeary
Ends Love Romance;
Wife Here CoIlapses

/ Mrs. Louise McLeary. who eloped
with Major Samuel H. McLeary
when she was sixteen years old,
collapsed at the Ebbitt Hotel today
when informed that her husband
!. had been murdered.
Despite the discouraging news
! which she has received during the
past few days concerning her Miss
ing husband. Mrs. McLeary has
! borne up in the hope that he was q
J victim Of aphasia and would be
found safe.
Mrs. Douglas Gardiner, sister of
! Mrs. McLeary, who has been at her
side here since the latter came to
Washington, said today that the
bouple were most devoted and had
never been separated a day before
the present tragedy, save for &
month when Major McLeary was
1t Fort Baracas training camp.
Only yesterday Mrs McLeary posed
. Tor q picture for The Washington
Times, at the time expressing the
wish that It would aid in finding
eMy Sam"
The McLearys were married In
The Philippines In 1913. Her hus.
band was quite a few years older
shan his wife. There are no chill,
Gren.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
FOR CHIROPRAcToR

y DOYLESToWN, July 17.--In the
criminal, court Of Bucks county here
Judge William G. Ryan sentenced
Walter B. Martindell, well-known
Bristol Bucks county, and BurIing.
ton, n. J., chircpractor, to pay q fine
Of $500 and costs and serve six
months In the Bucks county prison.
He was convicted twice in Bucks
county for practicing medicine with.
out a license. The aentence pro.
nounced is the minimum for a sec.
ond offense.
The case has attracted Statewide
interest owing to the fact that the
prosecution was instigated by the
State Health Department. and de-
Tended by the lawyers Of the Ma.
tional Chiropractic Association at
Davenport, Iowa. A test case was
made Of Il when MartindelI was fir6t
arrested IN March. 1872.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
8 MONTHS To
PICK FRANKS
JURY SEEN
barrow, Defense Counsel,
Fears Difficulty in Getting
Impartial Body

CHICAGO. July 17.-CIarence
barrow, chief Of counsel for defenAe
in the trial Of Nathan r. Leopold,
jr.. and Richard Loeb on charges
Of having kidnapped and killed
Robert Franks. thirteen.year-old
school boy, today declared that IN
his opinion three months viii be
required merely Tor the selection Of
a jury to hear the case. This
would put the date for the start
Of the trial at November 4. II the
present date OF August Z sees the
first steps under way.
Hearing Of the prediction, states
attorneys admitted that one month
would be an Optimistic guess"
The careful search among venire
men for men who win be impartial
whether they be young or old.
college man or not" Darrow held
responsible for his belief. The
hard fight expected to be made by
the defense forced the admission
from members Of the states at.
tOfneys staff
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
SACRAMENTO VALLEY BARS
OBEDIENCE IN WEDLOCK

SACRAMENTO, Calf, July 49,
Lover Yes. Honor? Yes. Obey?
Nothing doingt And that's that.
Yuba county is the one section OF
California where the word obey
has become absolutely obsolete,
Justice of the Peace Georges Her.
zog, who has reputation in the re-
gion as a. veteran in the tying Of
marital knots, and who reigns SUI
preme in Yuba county, declares that
Fduring the lest two years not one
couple in his district has permitted
him to use 'obey" in the marriage
ceremony. And the men there
abouts say they like it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
SAYS HOTEL OWNERS
ARE FOR DRY LAW

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July IT,
Hotel rroprietors of the United
States are three to one opposed
either to the repeal or modification
Of the national prohibition law. ac.
cording to John McFerlane HOWE.
chairman OF the educational com,
nittee OF the American Hotel Al
ISOLATION, who addressed the M,
tional convention OF the organiza,
ton.
THE prohibition law raised the
hotel proprietor from the level OF a
saloon keeper and placed him on a
level with any other Legitimate
business man" Mr.. HOWE declared.
Ills business today is better than
ever before. Last year new hotels
costing $25O,OOO.OOO were built in
this country
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
VIOLENT STORM
SWEEPS OVER
LOUIS
Damage Put at $500, 600
Scores of Fires Add to
the Menace
InternatlonaI Nsws servloe.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July IA. cyt
clonic storm swept over St.. Louis
this morning. swapping Off trees
and telephone poles, damaging build.
ings and Gripping wire and power
service.
Scores Of fires, set by fallen
live wires, brought an additional men.
ace, the fire department being han
dicapped by the paralyzing Of the
alarm system.
No casualties were reported, but
property damage is estimated at
$500 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
WORLD filters
TAKE FINAL
LAND HOP
Americans Arrive at Brough.
Where Planes Will Be
overhauled
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win be on guard when the flight
from England to the Orkney Islands
10 made on August /. When that
leg Is completed, they will take posi-
ton between the Orkneys and Ice.
land.
The cruiser Milwaukee viii leave
New York Friday to distribute sup
plies at points along the route.
The destroyers Coghlan, Preston,
Barry, Lawrence, AMI Mcfarland
win leave Newport on July "a to
take position along the line OF fligat
from Greenland westward. They
win cooperate with the cruisers,
which probably will patrol the
Greenland coasts, where ice has
made navigation perilous for lighter
craft.
The supply vessel will plant
anchors and make arrangements
Tor landing at Pictui, Nova Scotia;
Hawk Bay, Newfoundland, and
Cartwright Harbor and indian Har-
hor in Labrador.
The itinerary from the Orkneys
calls for hop-offs from these points
at these dates:
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, August
/.
Kofn Hornafiord, Iceland. An-
gust s.
Reykjavik, Iceland, August 8.
Angmagsalik, Green. and, Au.
gust IL.
Ivigtut, Greenland, August 16.
Indiana Harbor. Labrador, August
IL.
Hawks Bay, Labrador, August 10.
Pictui. Nova Scotia. August 81.
II that schedule be followed with
out mishap. the flyers win arrive
In Boston, Mass, on the same day
that they leave Nova scotia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
South Dakota Needs
Wheat Harvest
Hands

Thousands Of farm hands viii
be needed in South Dakota when
harvesting Of the States 6,OOO,-
900 acres Of wheat and small
crops win begin on July Is, the
employment service Of the De-
partment 81 Labor announced
today. Large numbers Of inn
ported farm hands also win
Be required III North Dakota
when that State starts the har-
vesting Of its wheat crop, second
Ia size to that of Kansas, about
August /.
Sufficient labor has been re-
cruited in Nebraska and North
western Colorado to harvest that
sections crops, the Department
stated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
THREE OF FAMILY HURT
IN PLUNGE OF AUTO

HAGERSTOWN. Md, July IT,
Three persons were seriously injured
late last night when q touring car
driven by Byron Armstrong. con-
tanning his wife and daughter,
plunged over South Mountain.
The car dropped distance Of 40
feet and turned over, pinning the
victims under the wreckage.
Armstrong escaped with broken
ankle, cuts and bruises while his
wife and daughter received less &C.
rious injuries. The three victims Of
the accident are in the Washington
county hospital. Armstrong resides
at 703 West College avenue, Jack
sonville, Ill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
UNDERTAKES FEEL NEED
or DIVERSION, THEY SAY

CINCINNATI, July 17.--An az.
peal to the public to understand
that the life Of an undertaken is
replete with weeds OF mourning
and tears OF sorrow" and to realize
the necessity Of recreation for
morticians was contained in an adj
dress delivered at the convention OF
the Funeral Directors Association
here.
Paul HUH. president, speaking
before the assembly. declared:
IAN business and professional
hen need recrpation, and since our
profession brings us in frequent
contact with grief and sorrow we
are even more In need of diversion
than others. We, hope the public
will realize the necessity OF our
entertainment
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FOR
MAJOR
BODY
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was granted an honorable discharge
from the national army June so,
1920, and was appointed a major in
the regular army the same day.
In 1904 he received the degree of
mechanical engineer from Cornell
University. He attended the Coast
Artillery School in 1914 and took
the Coast Artillery officers field
course in 1922.
Major McLeary, after being at
tached to Third Corps Area head
quarters in Baltimore for a year,
left that city last summer. He was
\ one of the officers in charge of the
military tournament last May in
! the Baltimore Stadium. He also
was assigned to work with students
OF the Citizens Military Training
Camp at Camp Meade.
: He had many friends in Balti-
more and correspondent with Colonel
Frank s. Cocheu, CHIEF Of staff at
Third Corps Area headquarters. He
was the sixth aviator to obtain q
license to pilot a plane in the
4 United States in 1918.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
Bishop shipman to Preach

The Right Reverend Doctor Her.
bert Shipman, Suffragan Bishop Of
New York, will be the preacher at
the II o'clock services Sunday morn.
ing at Trinity Diocesan Church,
Third and c streets northwest. Sun.
day night services have been dis
continued during July and August.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
BOYS HAND ,MANGLED
by DYNAMITE EXPLO SloN

LANSDALE. Pa, July 16.-r'ind.
ing a dynamite cap in the vicinity
Of a stone quarry near his home at
Montgomeryville, Wallace McIsaugh.
lin, ten years old. held lighted
match beneath It to see what would
happen.
The subsequent explosion mangicd
his right hand. Amputation Of one
finger was necessary at once, ard
further amputation may follow. Tie
boy IL q son OF Samuel Mclaughlin
OF Interchangeable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
BEAVERS REPAIR DAM AS
FARMERS CONSIDER COST

BELLEFoNTE, Pa, July 49,
a colony of beavers has done
what man hesitated to do because
Of the cost. Fisherman and farm,
ers for several years have beer
considering the repair Of q breach
N the Slackwell Dam, in Mosquito
Creek, but always delayed the
work because Of the expense.
When fishermen visited the creek
several days ago they found thai
the breach had been repaired by
beavers cutting small timber n
the mountains and dragging it down
20 the dam. The dam 10 200 feet
wide and from four to ten feet
deep. The beavers performed a.
5000 q job as the average dam
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
BILL PRoUT RECEIVES
ORDER FROM POPE Plus

BOSTON, JULY 1.-THE Order OF
st. Gregory the Great has been con.
ferred on William c. Prout. presi.
dent Of the Amateur Athletic Union
ind leader OF the United States
olympic forces in the games At
Paris, BY Pope Plus XXI, according
70 q letter received here TO-DAY
from Edward L. Hearn, director 81
the knights Of Columbus Bureau al
The decoration was conferred l,y
the Pope in person during an du.
dtencs at the Vatican, In recognition
@ the great interest which the men
America take in wholesome atll.
J letter said. :
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-17
WIFE, HOME FROM TRIP,
FINDS HUSBAND IS SUICIDE

AUDUBON, N. J., July 17--Mrs.
Helen =. Herrold returned home to.
day after 4 ten days visit with rel.
atives IN Ohio 70 find her husband
had committed suicide during her
absence and that his body had lain
in q room In their home nearly a
week.
The husband, Louis s. Eerroid, Q
former motor mechanic, Al years
old, was found dead on the floor OF
his bathroom with gas flowing from
an open Jet. The house was filled
with gas.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
EASTWOODSTOCK

Mrs. Elizabeth White is listing
relatives IN Worcester.
Miss Hilda Morrison spsnc the
weekend with Miss Annette May
Miss Eleanor Bohlman, a stadeur a.
Brown University, visited Sarlh Pike
last week
Reginald Pike OF Lynn. NJ Ess.. &C
campaHied By a friend, scent the
weekend with DR. E. Z. Pike sRd fam
lily.
Mrs. Charles T.. Pike is Wis sing her
cousin. Mrs. Hattie Rowell. and Mrs.
Helen BaunIster. IN West Eaoylsson.
Mass.
Charles T. Peckham. son of VI and
Mrs. S. H. Peckham. graduated from
Woodstock Academy last Fridag, with
the highest honors in scholarship in
the class, which numbered tea
Mrs. WSnsiell Bosworth. laughter
Irene, and Mrs. Irving Paine are visit
ing William Northrup and fanaly In
Dorchester. Mass. Margaret May is
staying With her aunt MR.. Stuart
May. during their absence
Mrs. Clarence Peckham aniE .,laugh-
ter OF Pomfret spent the sEek end
with s. II peekham and family. Mrs.
/ Peckham viii look after the interests
at Mashanaoquet Inn during the ah-
seuce Of Mr.. and Mrs. van ier Lam
who viii spend the summer in Ea-
rope and will open a tea room.
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney d. fipham of
Chicago Mr.. and Mrs. Flaek Of Og
densburg, y l.. have been VISITING g.
:. a.
and Mrs Unham motored frazn Chica-
go. They are also spending several
days in 0gdensburg. where Mr.. and
Mrs. Flaek viii celebrate taetr golden
wedding June oath.
The annual meeting Of the Wood
stock branch of the Wonans Board
of the Day Kimball Hosrlta will be
held June Both at o'clock with Mrs.
Janet Sheppard. Reports of commit
tees will be given. followed by cleo
tion OF officers, and social hour. All
interested in the hospital are cordially
invited TO attend. Lillian A. May, sec
rotary
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Lindeman. !
daughters Eleanor and Doris. will at
tend the wedding Of Ms. Lindeman's
niece. Alice Allen. at the CongregA-
tional church in Sterling. Mass. Sat
urday evening The groom is Prof
Mark Everett. graduate Of Harvard
"a. The bride graduated this week
from Simmons College The Young
couple will locate in oklahoma, where
Prof. Everett has q. position at the
State University.
Childrens Day was observed at the
Congregational church last Sunday
with a concert. Regitations and songs
were given by the children. There was
solo By Sarah Pike. Annette May
told story, and Rev II. d. Baker
gave talk for the children. TAurston
Gordan. son of Ralph Eddy aiaa wife;
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
THE LITTLE KNOWN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE

L Is an amazing fact. but II is
nevertheless true, that Rudyard
kiplinR or Sir james Barrie, or. let
US say, eX-President Eliot Of Harvard.
would fail hopelessly in English II
they tried 10 pass the entrance ex-
animation Of any American or Cana
dian University KING George. from
whom presumably the Kings English
flows as from its fountain source.
might get perhaps halfway through a
high sehoo, in the subject.
As for Shakespeare. / doubt If he
knew enough OF what is called Eng
lish BY our education departments TO
get beyond a kindergarten. As to
passing an examination on one of his
own plays, such as Is set by our col
leges for matrieulation, he couldn't
have done it; he hadn't the brains,
at least not the kind Of brains that
are needed for it.
These are not exaggurations; they
are facts. admit that. when the
facts are not good enough. | always
exaggerate them This time they
don't need exaggeration.
Our study Of English-not merely
in any one state or province but all
over North America. except in happy
Mexico begins with years and years
Of the silly stuff called grammar and
rhetoric All the grammar that any
human being needs, or that is Of any
use as an intellectual training, can
b. learned in a few weeks from a book
as thin as Ritz-Carlton sandwich.
All the rest Of the solid manuals on
the subject is mere stodge II serves
no other purpose than TO put royalties
into the pockets Of the dull pedants
who elaborate It.
Rhetoric is worse. Il lays down
laws FOR the writing Of sentences and
paragraphs about as reasonable and as
usefu AS set Of directions telling
how Go be a gentleman. or how TO
have taste for stephen
teacuck
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
SEEK MISSING GIRL
WITH LOCAL DOG
Dog of Louis Bodo Employed
In Rhode Island Mystery
Case

Police authorities Of North Smith
field. r. l.. have employed the German
police dog, owned by Louis A. Bodo Of
Walnut street. this city. several days
this week in the hope Of tracking lit
tie Viola Aiken. The child has been
missing from her home for nearly a
month. She disappeared rysteriousIy
and the belief i general that she has
met with foul play.
On Tuesday Mr. BOdO's dog was al
lowed 70 sniff at an old pair Of shoes
worn By Viola The animal was al
lowed his freedom and went straight
10 che brink q q saw-ruiil pit, not used
nowadays. which was tlied with water
% a depth d about four feet.
The authorities mad the pit pumped
out. hoping that with the water gone,
they would find the child s body But
the remains we're not IN the pit me
police now say that the body was re
moved from the water and taken
somewhere else They are still en-
g2ged in an attempt % unravei the
mystery.
YESTERDAY Mr. Bodo went % the
Aiken home with his dog Otto. i he
canine was allowed % snif az pair
Of shoes Of the missing ehild's older
brother. Without orders from MS
master, Otto started toward the barn
yard well. but did not stop there. He
kept on across the field, passed through
some underbrugh. and went directly 70
the saw-mill pit. as he had done on
Tuesday.
There he stopped Nor would ne go
further. He seemed 70 say 10 those
about him, There. I've done my part
This is where the scent ends. and its
where end my work. too"
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

UNCLE GUS

Uncle Gus filling his blaekened
corncob pipe. struck match on the
bottom Of his chair, and leaned back
against the counter 10 take his ease.
Reckon you heard" said he. that
my niece and Joe Smiths boy was
married last night. Right pretty we'd
din. too Had it up at the house. an
lest Us home folks lookin' on. The
preacher cut it pretty short. but !
reckon that ways jest AS good.
don't take much stock in weddln'
promises, noway.
III | was dom il. I'd say to the
groom: Do you promise TO feed and
elothe this here gal. be decent when
she's fretful, kiss her when she looks
like she'd enjoy pettin'. an leave her
alone when she's feelin' independent
an sassy. never make no ugly re-
marks about her folks an never talk
hateful when she makes mistakes
while learnin'7
And TO the gal I'd say: Do you
promise 10 keep his buttons sewed on
an cook the things he likes. an never
pout, an never 90 round feelin' abus-
ed, an brag on him ever time the's
anything TO brag about, an remember
he's Jest growed-up boy an pet him
right sharply when he's poutin' about
somethin', an don't say spiteful
things about his sorry men friends,
an clean up after him without bein'
sarcastic, an not 20 round the house
lookin' like somethin' the cat dragged
int
Il reckon that wouldn't sound much
orthodox; but IL they'd promise an
stick TO IL. seems 70 me they'd git
along without no fussin' or baek-bit-
in an be happy as folks has got a
right 10 be in a imperfect world"
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
MILITARY COMPANY
UNIFORMS ARRIVE
Quitting of Command Begins
Under Capt. McGarys
Direction

Uniforms, campaign style hats,
shoes, boots. lockers I'D a long list
u other equipment for the Headqasr-
tiers Company. s3rd Division, arrived
IN Putnam this week and has been
Installed In the New Gusie Hall on
Livery street. which the State has
leased for use by the command as q
temporary Hrmory.
With complete uniforms on hand
il will now be only a short time be-
fore the members q the company are
fully equipped
Army Officers Visit Putnam
Captain MeGarry entertained o..
last Friday afternoon Brigadier Cen
eral Maurice Paine Of New London,
Of the s5th Infantry Brigade and
Lieutenant Colonel Bissell Of the ad iu-
tant generals department. Hartford,
and Major John y Byrne Of Putnam.
finance officer Of the 88rd Division.
The visiting officers. with Capt Nc
Garry. inspected the available nails
in Putnam with view 20 selecting
one for use b. the new Putnam mill
tary company. as an armorg. They
finally made choice Of Sew Muse
Hall and closed lease with the OEu-
er. William St Onge.
Hall May Be Rented
Leasing Of the hall by the military
authorities does not mean that Il is no
longer available for entertainments
and dances Capt. MeGaEry has the
authority 10 rent the place for such
purposes.
Approval mas been given BY the war
department Tor the s3rd Infantry Di-
vision shoulder patch, distribution Of
which will begin shortly 70 all units
Of the division.
The device consists Of red quatre-
foil on which Is superimposed blsek
grape leaf Four states are allotted
to this division, viz, Connecticut,
Maine. Rhode Island and Vermont,
which are represented by the four
Iobes Of the quatrefoil.
The red eolorinR indicates that the
above mentioned states were original
IS British colonies while the grape
Ieaf signifies that the New England
.ountry was the vineland Of the Morse
man whose history can be traced to
the year 1000.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
OFF TO CONVENTION
Mrs. Holt on Reception Committee Of
Democratic Gathering

Mrs. Hamilton Holt Of Sunset Hill.
Woodstock, will leaye for New York
City on Sunday afternoon where ste
viii work during the week as a men
Der Of the Women's Reception Com
mittee Of the Democratic convention.
Mrs. Holt on Tuesday evening viii
assist at the dinner to the women dele
gates which is TO be given b. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

Tho old German stork. with his
black wings. white breast and red bill
the eolars Of the old German en-
pire-is reported 10 be disappearing
They returned tn numbers from
Egypt to Germany each year, but
since the war their numbers have de.
creased
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

According TO Stanley Baldwin, ex-
Premier Of Great Britain, the Eng
lishmaI does not worry 0taiar ma
tions, he declared, worry without
grumhiine: the Engiishman g-alusbles
without worrying
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

Margares May. daughter of Wendell
BoswUrrh and wife, were bapasaa by
the pastor. The iecorations we're
green and white. Members Of the
cradle roll received bouquets If wild
tlowerss
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
sUB-MAsTER SMITH GOING
TO EUROPE THIS SUMMED

Sub master Smith Of Putnam High
school leaves shortly. in company
with a friend who is an instructor IN
Massachusetts school. for an extend
ed visit in Europe They will spend
most Of their time in England. Scot
land and France.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

Youngstown. Ohio. has moved its
public library to the Public Square.
IL was a move Of only four blocks but
the theory Is that the nearer the
books, the more people will use them ,
besides. the "per-circulation' cost Of
operating the library soars and us
social usefulness goes down.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

The record prize Of ss.a25 was re
Gently paiH III London for set 81
tol0red print representing Nheatley's
thirteen sGHiez IF London Last
year sci realized 50 300 in New
York.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

The commission formed BY the fed
eral central executive committee 20
commemorate the memory Of Nikolai
Eenin has forbidden the use Of the
former premisr's portrait on jewelry
candy boxes. or other advertising
forms
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

The imam Of the mosque at Wok-
ing in London, addressing a meeting
Of Muslins. said "You will become
once again rulers OF the world II you
act according to the advice Of the
Holy Prophet, and trust IN God, but
tie your camel"
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

In the absolute absence Of light "A
eat could not see al all, no more than
human beings. bat her whiskefs would
enable her 10 feel her way about,
while we use our hands in such cir
eumstaueeE
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

Fish are being studied as a possible
source IF iusuliH supply. Scientists
hope that aquatic specimens may n
ford puser brand Of the famed dia
hetes cure than Is now obtained from
mammals,
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20

Gas generated by the submerged
grain cargo Of the steamer Hseoa, sunk
by a Germaa submarine IN 1916 on the
coast of Algeria. raised the vessel 10
the surface. When the water pressure
was removed the vessel promptly blew
up.