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Evening star., 1925-09-03

everybody. 1 want to go somewhere
TO escape il.
Last night Tuesday night that
fear came again. I felt like some
thing was coming to get me. II was
TOO awful. / got up and went down
stairs and got knife and walk ed
ont. | cut my wrist and thought
| cut an artery. so then | threw the
knife away and started walking.
II walked. and walked and walked
and walked | don't know why l
just wanted to get away. / didn't
want to see anybody. ! Just wa anted
TO act away
Physicia ms believe that her nerves
were reduced to a state Of complete
exhaustion. The mental terrors nd
fears she speaks OF are an indica
tion Of neurasthenis. The ha happenins
Tuesday night might he clsssed with
a horrible nightmare. only the sub
iect Of nightmare does not rAmem.
her definitely and exactly what took
place thereafter. Miss Cook does.
Grace Cook wants to live now That
is evidenced in her solicitude about
her wrist. She asked the physicians
earnestly If her hand could be made
good again.
More than so police and newspa per
men took part In the search yester-
day. They started from the welker
home. on Nebraska avenue swung
down more than a mile to the south
side of Massachusetts, avenue and up
path back into the woods for more
thanr.a mile. The trail of blood
guided them. At one time the search
ers were so close that the blood was
still moist on stones.
Mr.. Welker said last night that
Miss Cook had entered his employ
as a compa MON to Mrs. Welker. who
is an invalid. and during the past
few months had performed her duties
so we'll she was regard ed as mem
her OF the family. He said she had
never given any sign Of heins affiict-
ed with meloncholia or any mental
disease.
She was to return to Engla nd un-
der the immiEra tion restrictive regu-
lations. next November. But this.
according to Mr.. Welker. had no ap-
parent III effect on her.
Physicians expect her recovery. al
though they stated her condition bor-
ders on the critical.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
'I'm Losing My Seat" Last Message
From Shenandoah Radio Operator

doah was working various ir serv-
ice stations. so we kept our trans
mitting apparatus off the air in
order that We might not interfere.
At $40 am. the air was clear and
| again called NERK, inauirink of
its where8 bouts and the time II ex-
pected to pass over Columbus.
The only reply could receive at
that time was a series OF question
marks
At 5:25 A m, NERk called our
station "a wing I'm losing my
seat That was the last we had"
Three officers and 80 men have
been hastily dispatched from Fort
Hayes to the scene OF the ca
taStrophe.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
C0NVICTS ESCAPE PRISON
THAT CONFINES CHAPMAN
Two Prisoners Cut Through Top of
Cells and Gained Freedom
Last Night.
BY the Associated Press.


HARTFORD. Conn. September a.
Michael j. Mcdonald. life prisoner
for murder. and Frank Land. another
prisoner, escaped from the State
prison al Wethersfield by cutting
holes through the tops OF their cells
during the night.
Mcdonald was one of FIVE men who
received life sentences for the kill
Ing Of William r. Madden. a former
Trinity College foot ball star. who was
a watchman AT the warehouse Of the
silk factory of Cheney Bros. in Man
chester, January 30. 1919.
Nc Donald when arrested claimed
Hoboten. y. J.. as his home. He also
was known as Mcdonnell.
Gerald Chapman. notorious bandit,
who wss found guilty ON the murder
of ? New Britain policeman last DC
tober. also is an inmate Al the states
prison where the escape of two men
occurred this morning. Chapman n.
however. is not in the same section of
the prison aS were the cells OF the
two men who escaped. The bs ndit.
who was sentenced to he hanged last
June, but who was granted p reprieVe.
now is awaiting action by the SUI
preme Court Of Errors on his case.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
PLANNED LONG FLIGHT.
Ship Was to Pass Over II States on
Trip to Minnesota.

NEW YORK. September tF).-
The United States direible Shenan
doah left her station at Lakehurst.
y. j.. few minutes after { O'Clock
yesterday afternoon FOR fight over
the Midwest that was 10 carry the
big air vessel over II States apd TO
points in Minnesota before she re-
turned.
She was last reported passing over
Elm Grove miles east Of Wheel
ing. w Va. at - am and WAS
heading due west showing three lights
At height Of 600 feet.
Forty-Three Men Aboard.
The Shenandoah was in command
of Capt Zachary Lansdowue with 2
crew of officers and men number
ing 43.
one OF the features of the trip was
TO he parachute jump hv Chief
Petty Ofhcer France Master. who. on
the return trip Of the Shena andoah.
was to take = parachute jump from
the airship At Akron. Ohio. where he
was to drop in" on his wife and
newly horn son.
The Shenandoah was expected hack
a Lakehurst by sunday night or
Monday.
The airship. after leaving Wheeling.
was SCheduted to pass over columbus.
Ohio: India polls and Scott Field.
H.. where she was to land and re-
fuel.
Tomorrow morning she was IN re-
new her fight westward passing over
st. Joseph. Mo: Kansas City. Des
Moines. Iowa: Fan Claire. Wiss. Fond
du Lac. Wis: MiIwa ukee Minneapo-
lis and St. Paul and Detroit. When
the Shenand reached Detroit It
was planned 10 tie her M to the new
moorinc ma ST erected hy Henry Ford
Evening star., 1925-09-03

Then the wheel rolled up to j. w.
Bills OF 1541 Columbia road II put
up a nice battle against Mr.. Bills.
but he came through nobly. subduing
the wheel at the expense of a bruised
arm.
DR.. Stsllard at Emergency Hospital
treated Ann. hut found she was not
seriously hurt. The automobile, OF
Mr.. de Sibour who lives at 1907
Twenty-ninth street. was tempora ariiy
disabled To-day record Of the wheel
is l'sted perma nently in the Police
Department annals. The rolling stone
has obtained much undesirable gen
eral publicity. but this wheel last
night rolled itself into more single
police attention in the space OF a
few minutes than the rolling stone
has in a few centuries.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Runaway Auto Wheel Gets More
Notoriety Than the Rolling Stone

A rolling stone may gather no moss.
but a rolling automobile wheel yester
day gathered enough riotoriety to be
listed on a police report. taking more
space than an average murder.
Henri l.. de Sibour was placidly driv-
ing along Rhode Island avenue just
east of Tenth street, when the right
rear wheel OF his automobile dropped
of. Then 1t started rolling. II rolled
all rhe way down the middle of Q
street, which intersects Rhode Isls nd
avenue near Tenth. until It came to
Ninth street. AT this point three
year-old Ann kellum Of 1920 Ninth
street was negotiating the intersec-
tihn.
The wheel did not swerve. 1t swept
right into the little girl and rolled on.
leaving her partially stunned. lying In
the street.
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SECTION LANDS on HOUSE.
Witness Says l3 Were Killed in Con
trOlIer Cabin.

BELLE VALLEY, Ohio. September
3.-The Shenandoah, which a { an early
hour this morning had CirCled over
Cambridge apparently in distress, ap-
parently was struck BY windstorm
Al that point and, drifting southwark,
broke into three sections
One section landed a Ava, village
about five miles north of here. Some
time later the second portion of the
dirigibe came to earth near Sharon,
FIVE miles south Of Belle Valley. The
ship apparently was having trouble
and was unable successfully to com
bat the strong wind which was blow
ing.
II Die In Cabin.
According to G. T.. Archer. opera tor
Of a gasoline station here, who said
he had visited the scene of the crash.
"a dead We're found in the controller
cabin of the ship. which fell near IVA.
Archer said that the ma jor portion
Of the airship. about 500 feet in
length had landed two miles east Of
Ava. The controller cabin. according
to Archer. landed about half mile
east of the balloon proper. and it was
here that the II dead were found.
Every man in the cabin was killed,
Archer said.
Archer'S account Of the accident sets
the total number Of dead at Il. The
exact number of "a sualties. however.
is not expected to he known definitely
until opportunity is had to check hos
pitals and morgues in surrounding
towns. Doctors and ambulances from
Cambridge Byesville. Plea 81 ut city
and other nearby communities were
called 10 the scene Of the ira Eedy and
the dead and injured We're being taken
to various points.
Section Lands Atop House.
Archer aid that 10 men were with
the main portion Of the balloon when
it landed. but that while All were in
jured TO some extent. none was killed.
Eight more men landed near Sharon.
according to Archers story. all of hem
descending on house top. one be-
ing killed and the others suffering in
iuries One man dropped out nf the
dirigibie in some ma nner a 6 II pa ssed
over Sharon. Archer said. He suffered
severe injuries.
The rough terrain of this vicinity.
which is in the southea stern Ohio
coal mining section. was slowing m
rescue work. Poor roads nd steep Mills
prevented any sort Of conveyance
making fast time in reaching the
scene OF the accident.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
O. R. LUHRING NAMED
ASSISTANT TO STONE
Former House Member From In
diana Will Succeed William
J. Donovan.

SW WAMPSCOTT. Mass. September
4 g0.-Former Representative Oscar
r. Luhring Of Indiana today was ap-
pointed Assistant Attorney General
Mr.. Luhring, a Republican. whose
home is in Evansville. has been serv-
ins on the legal staff of the Labor
Department since his retirement as a
member Of the Mouse several years
ago. His appointment fills the va.
cancy caused by the promotion of
William ]. Donovan to he Assistant
TO the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
COLUMBUS. Ohio. September 3.
II m losing my seat"
This was the last message re
ceived from the ill.fated Shenan-
doah by the operator at Fort
HAYES here at 5:25 this morning,
according To Master Sergt. l.. J.
O'Brien. chief radio officer at the
fort Sergt. Brien said he had
tried all night TO keep in touch
with the Shena ndoah. but because
Of the static had been unable to
get any word from midnight until
the message telling of the ships
plight came in at 5:25 this morning.
When | tuned in at : O'Clock"
said Sergt O'Prien. the Shena n
Evening star., 1925-09-03

Continued from First PaesD
mond who proposes that the Repub-
lican ma jority in Congress shall depart
from its additional policy and through
of the anthrac cite industry
surely the astute Mr. Hammond
should appreciate that the investment
ba mixers Of New York and Philadelphia
who control the snthra cite industry
do not desire the prying hand of Con
gress to bare to a scornful public aye
the amazing profits which they are
taking from natural monopoly OF a
public necessity.
Mr.. Hammond should also know
that the Federal Congress cannot
differentiate between anthracite q nd
bituminous mines when dealing with
the basic necessity Of coal. 1t ia oh
vious that any legislation enacted by
Congress dealing with anthracite
must similarly he superimposed upon
the bituminous industry.
Sees Devils Stew"
"Mr Hammond. ny his vain mutter-
ings has brought the present contro.
versv into the realm of political equs
tions. BY the same token he has
mixed the devils stew for the forth
coming Congress To sup"
Mr. Lewis in citing talk Of national
liza tion OF the coal mines referred 10
recent reports from the mining region
that movement was under way TO
revive consideration OF such a plan.
Ma ationa liza tion was originally outlined
in the Fall OF 1922 by Christ j. Golden.
president of District o. and members
of a naturalization committee ap-
pointed by the United Mine Workers
to study the subject.
The report OF the committee has not
vet been presented TO the union for
adoption or rejection at biennial con-
vention. The present advocacy Of ma
tionaliza ton Ia accordingly attributed
to groups within seeking to commit
the organ MIA ton eventually in it's
favor
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ranking surviving officer. informed the
department that the survivors would
reach Philadelphia tomorrow morning
on their return to Lakehurst He will
remain behind with Lieut. f.. c. Rauch
nd two enlisted men.
The Navy Depa rtment directed that
the bodies OF the dead he held q Cald-
well pending word from neXt-of-llin rs
to their disposition. and then sent di-
rect to the places named.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Sea Nettles.

The, Smithsonian Institution says
that all species OF sea nettles sting BY
night as we'll as by day. However.
there is A marine vertebrate known as
the otenophora which is similar to the
sea nettle in appearance and is char
acteriZed by the absence OF nettle cells
and therefore does not sting. This
particular species is common in Chesa-
peak Bay.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
HANC0CK'S WIDOW LOST
FIRST HUSBAND IN ZR.2
Shenandoah Executive Oficer Wed
Wife of Lieut.. Charles Little,
Killed in Crash in Britain.

CALDWELL. ohio. September a.
The death of Lieut.. Comdr Louis
Hancock, executive officer Of the
Shena ndoah. is the second avia tion
tra gedy for his widow. according to
fellow officers.
Mrs Hancock's first husba nd was
Lieut. Char Little. who was killed
in the ZR-2 when 1t era shed over the
River Humber in England. August
"a, 1921. The ZR-2 was being manned
in F:ngla nd 10 he brought to the
United States
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Russian Counterfeiters to Be Shot.

Rr Cable 10 The star and Chicago Daily News
MOSCOW. September 3.-Two coun-
terfeiters. who printed - billion rou-
hles at kiev, in 1922. have been con
Wet ed and sentenced to he shot. Sew
eral members Of the anne gang who
were arrested previously already have
been shot.
uroneritbt. s75. hy Chicago Daily News ca.
Evening star., 1925-09-03

The general sentiment NJ property
owners on Connecticut avenue was fa-
vorabe to the widening Of that thor
oughtare from K street to Dupont Cir
Gle and those who spoke Indicated
they preferred straight widening
from curb TO curb rather than a spc-
cial treatment. by which two new
roa dways would he created between
the existing lines OF shade trees and
the buildings.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
They Spurned Terrapin.

In olden times when negroes We're
taking employment in Maryland. they
insisted that their masters should put
a clause into their contracts q agreeing
that the negroes should not be ted
upon csnva shack duck and terrapin
Evening star., 1925-09-03
A Rotary Dinner.

From the Boston Transcript.
You're in a pretty state" stormed
his wife why, you can't even walk
straight
'Thash all RI" answered the impen.
itent one, lit was rotary dinner"
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Connecticut Avenue Plan

street sections, all of which ara
congested ira aff1ce points.
Evening star., 1925-09-03
{. R. STETTlNlUS.
MORGAN PARTNER.
DIES IN NEW YORK

Continued from First PaeeD
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U. S. MINE CONTROL
FLAYEO BY LEWIS:
LAID TO HAMMOND

continued from First PaseD
Evening star., 1925-09-03
Lieut.. Comdr. Rosendahrs Account

Lieut. Comdr f., F., Rosendahl gave
the following account Of the Shena n
doah wreck and his thrilling escape to
the a Associated Press correspondent
Ar do HI
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better lamp equipment than has been
commercially furnished up-to-date
and a.certain degree of care and at
tention on the part of the owner.
Up-to-date the lamp equipment on
the cheaper cars cannot be expected
to permanently fulfill the require
ments of this type of regulation.
cit is recognized by the committee
that regulation of the headlight is
very difficult problem, due not only
to the conflicting requirements as
outlined above but also to the wide
range of conditions under which
motor cars are operated. The regu-
lations described above have been
made legal in very considerable
number of states but so far have
been enforced in only a few of these
states. Until there is complete en-
forcement over a period of time, it
viii be impossible to judge correctly
the final desirability of these regu-
lations."
The committee after considering
the question of bumpers recon-
mended that the time has come to
study this article of automobile
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ated very unsatisfactory condition.
This was partly due to the early de-
sign of the electric headlight in
which the most piercing beam pos
sible was produced by the aid of
high-power bulb in connection with
a parabolic reflector.
Conditions rapidly became in
tolerable with the large number of
electrically lighted cars, and various
types of regulation were undertaken.
In the early regulation the question
of glare was treated as being of
paramount Importance and practi-
cally nothing was done to ensure
that safe driving light should also
be obtained. AS a result, the Illu-
minating Engineering Society and
the Society of Automotive Engineers
took up the subject in very serious
manner, with the result that GER
tain form of light distribution was
worked out as being the best COM
promise between absence of glare
and the presence of sufficient light
for safe driving.
Poor enforcement of LaUs
''This light distribution is obtained
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Bumpers Dangerous

''The bumper as developed up-to-
date has been worked out almost en-
tirely from the point of view of
safeguarding the vehicle upon which
it is mounted, and in this respect
has undoubtedly desirable results"
the committee stated. cit may also
possibly ccnduce somewhat to the
safety of passengers in the vehicle
upon which it is used, but there are
certainly no facts available to sup
port this proposition definitely.
Con the other hand, from the point
of view of danger to pedestrians,
there is some reason to believe that
the present type of passenger-car
bumper, due to its height from the
ground, may be source of danger
rather than of safety.
"The experience of street railway
companies in relation to equipment
of this kind was far from satisfac-
tory. The committee believes that
it is time that the bumper should be
studied from the point of view of the
safety of pedestrians as well as pas
sengers, SO as to realize any possible
value that it may have in this direc-
ton"
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by the use of either special mirrors
or lenses, or both, in connection with
very definite adjustment of the
headlights themselves. These require
ments have been put into force in
a very considerable number of states
during the past few years, either by
legislation or regulation. 1t is fair
to say, however, that only one or two
states have made serious effort to
enforce the regulations as laid down.
1t is more and more apparent, how
ever, as time goes on, that we have
not yet reached an ideal solution of
the problem.
"In the first place, the recon-
mended light-distribution is worked
out on the basis of two vehicles APP
preaching on level road and with
out any considerable amount of
spring action. This is due to the
necessity of keeping the piercing
part of the light-beam as high as
possible without actually shining in
the eyes of the driver of an APP
preaching vehicle. The desired con-
dition is badly upset on roads of a
rough contour or even on roads of
q rough variety which may cause a
vehicle to pitch upon its springs.
Better Lamps Needed
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Glare of Early Gas Lights
''The first headlights of any real
power on motor cars were of the
acetylene type, and when first used
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-28

headlight and the driver meeting the
headlight. 1t might be well to give
an outline of the history of headlight
regulation to clarity the committees
Recommendation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-28

equipment from the standpoint of
pedestrians. They suggest that the
type of bumper now popular may
be a source of danger to those on
foot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-28

Enforce Headlight Regulations
Secretary Hoover's committee re-
CARDS the question of proper illumi-
nation of roads for night driving as
the most difficult matter that came
before it for consideration. Although
several states have laws regulating
automobile headlights, the committee
stated that in only one or two was
there any serious effort being made
to enforce the law. The committee
declared that until there is complete
enforcement over a period of time,
it will be impossible to judge the
final desirability of these regula-
tons, and take the right steps to
protect night drivers from the glare
of the other fellows lights.
The committees statement on the
headlight problem, which recites in
terestingly the development of auto
mobile illumination, is as follows:
'The question of proper road illu-
mination for night driving has been
a subject of attention for the last
rs years, due to the conflicting re-
quirements of the driver behind the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-28
Bad Tires On
Front Wheels

were criticized very severely as pro-
ducing glare. This was due to the
fact that most other vehicles had
either no lights at all or else very
ineffective oil lamps:
"When the electric headlight was
introduced as part of automotive
equipment, there came time when
the number of motor cars on the
road was increasing with extreme
I, rapidity and the combination Gre
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Urge Regular Inspection

The operation of motor vehicles
in faulty mechanical condition is rec
ognized by the committee as a dan
ger both to the occupants of the I'M
safe cars and to other users of the
highways. A camp aign of education
to motor car drivers, and regular in
spections of the cars is recommended
by the committee in the following
section of its report:
"The committee recognizes the
fact that large majority of the
motor vehicles in use on the highways
are owned by individuals and driven
by non-professional drivers. 1t is
undoubtedly true that most Of the
owners and drivers have no mechan-
zeal knowledge or experience.
s0There is, therefore, continuing
danger that vehicles may be
operated that are SO badly out of
adjustment in certain respects as to
constitute an actual hazard to both
their occupants and to other users
of the highways. !,
"The committee believes that
nothing short of campaign of edu-
cation can be expected to improve
this condition. This campaign
should be aimed at encouraging
frequent inspection of vehicles by
technically competent persons and
ut encouraging the owners and
drivers to become familiar with the
rather simple parts having to DO
with safety of operation"
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Industry's Gigantic Growth

That the automobile should
finally become the object of official
study and possibly of regulation
was foreshadowed by the unprece-
dented growth of the industry pro-
ducing it.
In 1899 there were produced 300
motor cars and trucks with whole
sale valuation of $4,750,000. In 1923
the number produced had risen to
nearly 100000 with wholesale
valuation of 1851, 447,43o. There
are today in the world approx
mately 100000 automobiles of
which more than 100000 are
operating in the United States.
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Better Lamps Needed

''The accurate working out of the
desired light distribution requires a
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-28

ALL STEEL AUTOMOBILE
BODIES SAVED THE
OCCUPANTS OF THESE CARS
FROM SWELLING THE TOTAL
OF THE 20, 900 AMERICANS
KILLED ANNUALLY IN
MOTOR ACcIDENTS(
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In appalling Death List Mount
ing Yearly With Injured Reach
ing Into The Hundreds Of Tbous-
apd5, Makes Auto-Satsty Question
Of Tremendous Importance To
Dinners and Non-Owers Alike

VERY now and then
Uncle Sam amends
his Constitution or
takes some other rad
ical step for the
greatest pnnd of the