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Evening star., 1925-09-11
HE|NEN REAFF|RMS
CHARGE TO WILBUR
Sees Possibility of Rip in Bag
of Shenandoah and Again
Asks Probe.
Ry the Associated Press.

LAKEHURST, N. j., September II.
-Reiterating his previously ex-
pressed conviction that the reduction
of the safety value system from Is
to valves was the primary cause
of the disaster which overlook the
dirigible Shenandoah. Capt. Anton
Heinen, the German dirigible expert,
in a telegram to Secretary OF the
Navy Wilbur made public today,
challenged "the possibility OF any
truthfully convincing testimony that
the gas bags were intact when the
ship broke up"
Can't. Heinen's telegram was in
answer to a statement issued by the
Secretary Of the Navy in which he
said it was manifest that the acci-
dent to the Shenandoah was in no
wise due to the change in the escape
valves; that the gas bags did not
explode, and that the Shenandoah
struck a small, unanticipated tornado
or line squall which she could not
avoid.
Denies Explosion Statement.
Never did / say, as it seems to ap-
pear in your statement, that the gas
bag did explode" Capt. Heinen tele-
graphed "A simple extended rip In
one or more of the bags would release
the dangerous overpressure, but GER
tainly not before the structure was
dangerously strained, tearing, Tor In
stance, the diagonal bfacings from
their frail fastenings that in Admiral
Dyson's report were rightfully claim
ed to be essential for the structural
integrity of the ship.
Doubtless such a rip would develop
in the upper part Of the bag, where
the highest pressure would be and
where no human eye could see 1t"
Taking exception to the Secretary's
explanation of the cause of the acci-
dent, Capt. Heinen said: MFR. Secre-
tary, the explanation which I gave
YOU and uphold, and which either
openly or from fear of consequences,
secretly. is backed up by everybody
knowing sufficiently about airships in
the air, Is simpler and easier to see
than you will have it"
Wants Responsibility Placed.
Due to the inexcusably handicap
ped condition in which the Shenan-
doah had to fly. 1t would not even have
needed q small unanticipated tornado
or line squall which she could not
avoid If on ships previously fighting
their way through adverse conditions
ANYBODY would have dared to tamper
with this main safety device, the way
it was done here, the history of air
ships certainly would have been that
of even more appalling disasters. and
l for one would not be here to tell the
story"
Capt. Heinen asked Secretary VIII
bur mot to follow the easy road of
least resistance and to maneuver the
poor, mistreated Shenandoah into the
role Of the accused. but to see that all
of US who are intrusted with RESPONSE
bilities stand squarely up to face them
if the necessity arises"
"If nobody else dares to stand up
and to advocate l will, and never will
cease to do so, no matter what the
consequences may be to my personal
welfare" he said.
Evening star., 1925-09-11
NOEL PROSECUTION
WILL HASTEN TRIAL
Action Within Two Weeks Is Con.
templated-Sanity Is in
Dispute.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, n. j., September IL
Persey justice, moving swiftly. is pre-
pairing to weigh, within two weeks,
the accusations against Harrison
Noel, Montclair youth, who has con-
fessed to kidnapping, dual murder
and attempted murder.
Unexpectedly. the grand Jury late
yesterday formally presented to
Judge Flannaganu indictments charg-
ing Noel with the murder of Raymond
Pierce, negro chauffeur, whose car
he used in kidnapping 6-yearold
Mary Daily, who also was slain. AS
sistant Prosecutor D'Aloia today an
nounced he was rushing arraignment
and pleading of Noel and that the
case would be ready for trial within
two weeks.
Reiterating that there was every
indication that Noel was sane at the
time Of the crimes. the prosecutor
has arranged for further tests by DR..
Walter S. Washington. State alienist,
who spent an hour with the youth
yesterday.
Defense counsel declared, "Harri-
son Noel will never be tried for muir
her. as he is so evidently insane"
Evening star., 1925-09-11
SHIPPING NEWS
Arrivals at and Sailings From New York
Daylight Saving Time

Leighton-Buenos Aires. .... IL 90 NJ.
Alegret--Rio de Janeiro.. ...... IL 90 n.
Cuyamapa-Porto CorteZ. ..... 12 100 NJ.
Hovland-Santo Domingo City. 2 90 +. M.
Argosy-Helsingfors .....-.... IL 100 NJ.
Evening star., 1925-09-11
Capital Punishment Voted Out.

SYDNEY, New South Wales, Sep
tember II P.-The legislative assem-.
bly, today passed bill for the aboli-
ton of capital punishment.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
HIT by TAXI, HAS
HEAD AND LEG
INJURED
Charles E. o'Hagan in Serious
Condition.. L. HoIIond
Run Down

Suffering from fractured skull
sustained today when he was
knocked down by a taxicab at
Fourth and H streets northwest,
Charles E. O'Hagan, a guest at
the Mt. Vernon Hotel, is in a criti
cal condition at Emergency Hos
pital.
Besides the fracture of the skull
OHagan is also suffering from a
possible fracture Of the left leg
and a fracture of the right arm.
John E. Taylor, AS South Pitt
street, Alexandria, Va, who the
police say was driving the cab when
it struck O'Hagan, was taken to
Traffic Court Immediately after
O'Hagan had been taken to the
hospital.
Joseph L. Holland, so Rhode
Island avenue northwest, is also
at Emergency Hospital as the re-
suit of being struck by an automo-
bile today.
He is suffering from decorations
to the scalp and his condition is
believed to be not serious.
Holland was knocked down by
an automobile at North Capitol and
H streets. The driver of the car
that struck Holland, who police say
is Aubrey M. Clagett, Of 1246 Pleas
ant street southeast, was taken to
Traffic Court along with Taylor,
who 1t is alleged, struck O'Hagan.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28

Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner of District Will Be
SO Years Old

Major William E. r. Covell, Corps
of Engineers of the regular army,
and assistant to the Engineer Com.
missioner Of the District, tomorrow
will observe his thirty-third birth
day at his home, 1910 s street
northwest, with Mrs. and Miss
Covell. Today the young officer IL
receiving the congratulations of his
many friends at the District Build
ing.
Major Covell was born in the Dis
trict November %, 1892, and attend
ed the local schools. He received
his appointment to West Point from
the District June II. 1911, from the
hands OF the then District commits.
sioner, Mr.. Rudolph. One OF his
professors at West Point was
Lieutenant Colonel j. Franklin Bell.
now his boss" at the Distric!
building.
During the World War he served
with the temporary advanced rank
Of lieutenant colonel of engineers.
He is a graduate of the Engineers
1920.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
John W. creegan, s1s sixth street

west.
John w. creegan, GIG sixth street
southwest.
Doris Carr. sos Fourth street
northwest.
Annie p. McGiu, 1901 Massachu-
sOtts avenue northwest.
Virginia Corley, 1897 Kenyon
street northwest.
Lillian Schille, 3153 Mount Pleas
ant street.
Mrs. Willie H. Isbell. 1880 = street
northwest.
Anna Marie Marchetto. 716 A
street northeast.
D. B. Hahn. 16 Fairfield street,
Cherrydale, Va.
Marian Billiard, Riverdale, Nd.
Mary Gomprecht, PentilIy Apart
mont, 1912 X street northwest.
Joseph Santucci, Oak Terrace.
Brookland, northeast.
F.. J. Stoner, 1919 Lincoln road
northeast.
Julia NJ. Bland. 1916 Euclid street
northwest.
Mary Leonard. 1907 Rhode Island
avenue northeast.
Ruth Fiefield, 1116 C street north
east.
Kathleen Asbury. 1927 L street
northwest.
L. j. Mccarthy, 1895 Maryland
avenue, northeast.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
NJ D n I GOMERY
POLICEMAN
HURT
Joseph oIdfield Recovering
After Being Thrown From
Motorcycle

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Nov. 2S.-Jo-
seph oldfieeld, Montgomery county
policeman, II recovering from Sc
rious injuries sustained when he
was thrown from his motorcycle on
the Laytonsvilie pike, near Laytons.
vile, early this week. While round.
ing & sharp curve at the rate OF
twenty-five miles an hour his mo-
torcycIe sEidded and he was thrown
heavily. An hour later he was pick
ed up unconscious by passing mo.
torist and hurried to q Washington
hospital with badly bruised head,
face and shoulder.
Miss vyoIet Jewell, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jewell. OF
Silver Spring, and Howard Tritipoe,
Of Washington, were married in
Washington Thursday by the Rever-
end Charles q. FultZ.
Roy Spencer, q Talxorna Park
youth, was sentenced to the house
Of correction for one year by Judge
Robert B. Peter in the circuit court
here yesterday afternoon, when con-
victed Of operating an automobile
willis under the influence OF in.
toxicating liquor. He was arrested
at Takoma by Policeman Earl Bur-
dine.
Although Percy Shorter, q young
Washington negro. admitted that
when he was arrested near Coles.
Vile several weeks ago, by Police.
men Cooley. Jones and Snyder, he
was en- route from Baltimore to
Washington with case Of whiskey
he was acquitted In the Circuit
Court here yesterday by Judge Rob
ert b. Peter Of violating the county
local option law. Judge Peter ruled
that as there was nothing in the
evidence to indicate he intended to
sell the liquor IN this county he
could not be found guilty Of violat
ing the local law.
A license has been issued here
for the marriage OF Beecher J. Saun
ders, twenty-five, Of washington
and Miss Belle S. Howard. twenty
one. Of Salt Lake City.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
TWO, HURT, SUE YELLOW
CAB COMPANY FOR $40, 900

The Yellow Cab Company, 13f
Twentieth street northwest, has
been sued in the District Supreme
Court by John r. Mash for $35 900
damages and by Daniel Banks. 8S4
Fourth street northwest. for $1,000
damages. both claiming injuries.
Represented by Attorney j. VIII
liam Tomlinson, Mash and Banks
declared they were crossing the
intersection at Seventh and o
streets northwest October 20 when
they were run into by one of the
company's vehicles suffering seri-
GUS and permanent injuries.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
NEW OFFICES IN
ALEXANDRIA
READY
Health Force Will Have
Modern Apparatus in
New Quarters

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 2S.-
The city health office, the last Of
the city offices to be remodellcd
and rebuilt, has been finished and
the health department will move
next week. The new health offices
will consist OF five large rooms and
two small ones. The latest types
Of apparatus and equipment will be
installed. Three rooms vacated by
the health officials will be used by
the chief Of police. fire chief and
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
Identification bureau Of the police
department.

Identification bureau Of the police
department.
william Reynolds, 1119 King
street, shot himself through the
finger yesterday morning when an
automatic pistol which He was load.
ing was discharged accidentally.
Funeral services for DeWilton
Aitcheson, who committed suicide
yesterday morning, will be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Services
will be conducted by the Reverend
Charles Shears, and burial will be
in the st. Pauls Cemetery.
A, reception to the new minister
Of the Methodist Protestant Church,
the Reverend Howard L. Schlincke.
was held in the auditorium Of the
church last night.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
ANDRE VS.
TOLD Of
PLOT ::
Some Pharmacists Are Work.
ing With BootIeggers, Charge.
Will CurtaiI Doctors
By ROBERT s. THORNBURGH

By ROBERT s. THORNBURGH
Having revoked thousands OF
permits for wine-making and
home-brewing, the prohibition re-
gime today started an exhaustive
survey and investigation into the
permits now held by druggists
and other concerns for the legal
sale of wiskey.
The primary object Of the in
vestigation is to cut down the
number of dispensaries. There
are more than 10000 pharmacies
alone that have permits to sell
liquor on a physicians prescrip-
ton, and their conduct is to be
subjected to searching scrutiny
from Federal Investigators.
Many To Lose Licenses
It was said at the Treasury that
many licenses probably viii be re-
voked, as well as the permits of
many physicians to prescribe
liquor.
Druggists have full right to fill
any prescription for liquors or
drugs signed by reputable physicians,
without investigation as to whether
or not these goods are to be used
legally, according to decision by
Attorney General Sargent.
According to information at the
pally in the large cities, have a
working agreement with bootleg.
gers.
Thousands Of gallons OF alcohol
are believed to be reaching the boot
leg market through this channel.
Bonded liquors obtained from
druggists are at least tripled in
volume by the addition of water
or other adulterants for sale to the
retail trade.
Must Face Investigation
A new permit system for drug
gists is under consideration by Gen
eral Andrews. They may be re-
quired to make monthly reports to
prohibition administrators as to the
amount OF intoxicants purchased
and to whom these liquors are dis.
posed.
Officials said that If this regu-
lation is adopted, the Government
viii have taken big step in keep
ing a check on the movements of
liquor. Prohibition administrators
would be required to investigate all
suspicious sales.
General Andrews already has con.
centrated a force of investigators
and legal experts in a study of the
eighty distilleries and $50 denatur-
ing plants which hold Federal
licenses.
New Wine Regulations Soon
Just what percent of these are
violating the law, officials declined
TO say, but it was admitted that
some of them will not be granted
new permits when the present
licenses expire December 81.
New sacramento wine regulations
viii be issued within a short time.
According to officials, the use Of
wine ostensibly for religious pur-
poses will be reduced about 80 per
cent by the system which limits dis
tIibution of sacramental wine to
bona fide ministers Of the gospel of
the various religions.
= Heretofore manufacture and dis
tribution of sacramental wine Vir-
tually were unrestricted and a big
percent of that supposed to go for
religious purposes found it's way to
the bootleg market, officials said.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
''WoRLD FEDERATION" IS
DR.. WILKINSoN'S SUBJECT

ga World Confederation at Hand,
as ForetoId by the Prophet Daniel"
will be discussed by Doctor B. G..
Wilkinson, dean of theology at the
Capital Memorial Church, Fifth and
+ streets northwest, tomorrow
night at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28

A license has been issued here
for the marriage Of Beecher J. Saun-
ders, twenty-five, OF washington
and Miss Belle S. Howard. twenty
one. of Salt Lake City.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
Bandit Dares Police

ATLANTA. Ca, Nov. 2s.-Police
are seeking q daylight bandit who
daringly held up J.. 3. Stroupe
within the shadow OF the police
station.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28

SHOP EASILY and breeziIyA
Christmas proHlems disappear when
yOu take them to the ShOp-O-scOpe,
See To-day's Classified Section.
Smyrna times., 1925-01-07
Collection of GOurds

The late Prince Kilanianaole, who
was for many years a delegate to con-
gress from Hawaii. was a systematic
collector of the historical relics Of the
early dynasties of his people and at
the time Of his death the collection was
quite large and complete so that a
large part of his house on the Waikiki
beach was devoted to housing the col
lection. There are many warlike i'm
plements cOntrived and used by the
early inhabitants of the Hawaiian
islands and great number of the
ceremonial calabashes, some dating
back many hundreds of years. Some
of these grOwths which have been re-
garded as sacred were found to con-
tain valuable documents, papers and
pictures. the native methods Of pre-
serving such articles. There are also
many very handsome and rare feather
capes, formerly made use of by royalty
and upon ceremonial occasions.
Smyrna times., 1925-01-07

bridge, due to the cold winds reaching
it from underneath and on top, was
exceedingly dangerous for automObil-
lists and as the traffic on the roadway
became heavy, Hadley, Lavender
Fairies and others formed a volunteer
corps who stood at each approach to
the bridge and warned car drivers to
proceed cautiously and to keep one
wheel of their cars on the dirt road
bed across the bridge. 1t was sug-
gested, following the accident that,
the attention of the State Highway
Department be called to the bridge,
and steps be taken by that depart
ment to make technical examination
of the composition Of the road mater
ial used on the bridge to prevent cars
from skidding and causing similar ac-
cidents in the future.
The death of Mr.. Phillips was re-
ported to Coroner Taylor who is con-
Quoting an investigation.
Phillips is survived by a wife and
son.
Smyrna times., 1925-01-07
English Lark an Artist

Lovers Of the wonderful English
lark, which rises straight up from the
earth and MARBLES so melOdiOusly until
it eludes the eye on account of it's
altitude say the lark sings according
to bOOk-nOt merely unprecedented
art. Opening with a prelude, vivace
crescendO, this carries the sOarer to
his airy watch tower. Impatience dur
ing the ascent is the ruling idea. Then
the song becomes moderate, broken
into short phrases, each repeated sew
eral times, making a fantasia. While
lowering, head to wind, the ardOr gives
way to self-satisfied calm. And as the
singer comes down so, by gradatiOns,
his melody sinks. Some say they have
made out that the number Of the notes
accOrds exactly with the beating Of the
wings.
Smyrna times., 1925-01-07
KILLED NEAR ODESSA AS AUTO
SKIDS OVER BANK OF CREEK
NJ. E. PHILLIPS, FARMER, LOSES
CONTROL OF CAR ON BRIDGE
Arthur H. Parker, Who Was With
Phillips, Internally Injured, in
Eght-FOOt Drop Against Post

HghI-tOOt Drop Against Post
M. E. Phillips, SO years old, farm
er of near Salisbury, Md, was in
stantly killed shortly after 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning when a machine
he was driving plunged down an en-
bankment and crashed through a
barbed wire fence after skidding on
the bridge spanning Odessa Greek,
south of Odessa.
Arthur H. Parker, 36 years old, of
Salisbury, who was riding on the
drivers seat with Phillips, miracu-
lOUsly escaped death although being
injured internally. He was taken to
the home of DR.. Harry w. Palmer of
Odessa where he is being treated.
Parker was first taken into Gus
tOdy by State highway police and held
in $500 bail as material witness to
await the action of the coroner's jury.
According to Parker, the machine
was owned by him, but Phillips was
driving at the time and was travelling
at a rate of 25 miles per hour when
the accident occurred. The men were
en- route to Baltimore to secure 1925
automobile license tags.
The cause of the accident was at
tributed to the icy condition of the
bridge, which caused the car to skid.
Phillips managed to get the machine
off the bridge, but as it reached the
northern approach it toppled over an
eight-foot embankment.
The car cut through a wire fence
and crashed into two fence posts,
breaking them off as if they were
pipe stems. The machine hit another
post, which caused it to turn around
The machine did not overturn, but the
front was smashed in.
Mr.. Parker, who was seated beside
Mr.. Phillips at the time of the acci-
dent, crawled from the wreckage anC
reached the roadway at the top of the
embankment. He signalled Elmer T
Fairview, William Z. Hadley and Ar.
thur Lavender, of Blackbird, who
were driving to st. Georges where
they are employed on the new cana
project. The three men hurried to the
scene of the wreck and realizing that
Mr.. Phillips was dead, took Mr.. Park
er to the Office Of Dr. Palmer.
After giving first aid treatment t.
Mr.. Parker, the physician hurried t,
the scene to see if Mr.. Phillips wa
alive, but after examining the bod,
he said that the man had been kille,
instantly.
The icy covered roadway on tn
Smyrna times., 1925-01-07
Nature Has Provided
the Eye Most Suitable

The American Review of Reviews
quotes from the Bulletin Of the French
SOciete de BiOlOgie some interesting
facts about the shape and position of
the eyes in animals, according as to
whether they hunt or are hunted.
In the hunters, the eyes are in the
front of the head and close together;
they are deep in their sockets and
protected by dOrsal ridges and by the
masticatory muscles. Thus, the bi-
nocular field of vision of such animals
is large, while the panoramic field Is
limited. Hunters that lie in wait for
their prey have pupils vertically ell
liptical; those that chase their prey
have round pupils.
In hunted animals, the eyes are at
the sides of the head and wide apart,
with shallow orbits and no protection
from ridges or muscles, so that they
usually protrude. Hence their binOc-
ular field is very small or entirely
lacking but their panoramic field EN-
braces almost the whole horizon.
In the fast runners, the pupil forms
a horizontal ellipse, which assists in
broadening the field of vision; poor
runners have round pupils. The frog
both hunter and hunted, has frOntally
placed eyes, but they prOtrude ant
have crOsswise elliptical pupils.
Smyrna times., 1925-01-07
FooLinR Him

"Tuther morning l woke up from a
doze on the porch and seed lady sOr-
ter fOOling around out by the ash hop.
per-" related Gap Johnson of Rumpus
Ridge. "Her back was tO'a'ds me, and
she had bObbed hair and looked pretty
blame good to me. So l slipped over
and grabbed and kissed her. And, 10,
behold you, it was my wife You could
a-slapped me fiat with a feather.
What's the idy Of you getting
drunk at this time O. day and cutting
up such capers as that?' says she.
"It was that there bObbed hair OF
yourn that fooled me- says 1.
"'Huh' = says she. It's been bObbed
for mighty nigh a month now, and you
never noticed it before. You're drunk
"And nuth'n would do her but l had
to give her a couple Of dollars to spend
for a new hat or some such foolish.
ness. l must have been drunk. kan.
Sas City Star.
Smyrna times., 1925-01-07
UnprogressiUe Poets

Mexico" says an American who has
spent much time in that distracted
country, ''hOnOrs her poets, but she
esteems the patriot above the poet and
would like her authors to draw their
images from the life around them
rather than from conventional litera-
ture.
"'Our poets are good writer's Mex
lean official once assured me, but they
ever speak of nightingales and larks
gazelles and hyacinths.'
"'YesY I murmured QuestiOningly
"'WithOut venturing,' continued the
Mexican. in a reprOachful voice, to
give place in their verses to the cult
lacOche or to the zeutzOnti or to the
cOcOmitl or to the yOlOxOchitl.'
Smyrna times., 1925-01-07
At the New Dover 0nera L.

To-day and Thursday New yoL
poverty stricken, ana New York ~
fabulously wealthy and chic ara ~ =
two sides portrayed in the screen ys,
sion of Howard Rockey's remarksToI
novel, ,"This Woman" In the oner.ns
scenes we are introduced to Ca,9Il
DraytOn, a student Of music who fn5s
herself in New York, broke and IL
cOuraged. Rose, d girl of the ,troa,,
saves her from suicide. Carol learns
the dingy side of the city, the cbaa,0
restaurants where the disreputablo,
chang out; by a turn of events ~
is falsely accused and sentenced tn :.
prison. Out from prison. She hapnavI
is befriended by d musical impressabo0
who is impressed with the ouality al
her voice. He decides to train ber
for Opera-and Carol suddenly fDjs
herself in the vortex Of the fashion
able ambitious world of music.
Friday and Saturday "The Mar
riage Circle will be a surprise. Ernst
Lubitsch has produced the picture hs
has always wanted to, and mas given
instead of the usual spectacular at
mOsphere, a real story, an excellent
cast and above everything else, intel
ligent direction. The cast consists d
such notable players as FlOrencs
Vidor, Monte Blue, Harry Myers
Marie Provost, Adolphe Nenjou and
Creighton Hale.
Monday and TueSday-Richard Di1
in "Man Must Live"