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The Washington times., 1929-05-18
NAVAL station
LIGHTS SHOW As END
ISEXPECTED

/ Little progress can be made in
reconditioning the dirigible until the
four spare" motors, now being
rushed here at all possible speed by
automobile from Friedrichshafen, ar
rive.
It appeared today that the Zeppe-
lin may have to remain a week in the
hangar here, which once housed the
Inflated French dirigible Dixmude,
lost with all its crew when q storm
over the Mediterranean buckled its
structure.
Three Of the passengers left for
Paris by a dawn train, convinced
that they had enough Of Zeppelin
travel for a, while, and anxious to
get started for home on board q
steamship as quickly as possible.
DR.. Eckener and the other Off.
GERS. however, have lost none or
their faith in the Zeppelin's ability.
in spite Of it's performance yester'
day, and 1t is felt that the mishap
can be fully explained later. In the
meantime, they are marking time
until the new engines arrive ana
the great liner put back into com"
mission.
Going Back to Port
DR.. Eckener Is most grateful over
the reception accorded him by the
people Of Cuers, and most apprecia-
tive Of the splendid cooperation
shown by France in aiding the
stricken dirigible to effect a landing.
Troops were marshalled all over the
Rhone Valley to be ready no matter
where the ship came down, and the
ground crew which finally brought
the ship to safety had been re-
cruited from French sailors aboard
battleships in the Mediterranean.
It is understood that the mishap
will have no effect on the plans for
another transatlantic crossing, and
that the Zeppelin win take off again
as soon as the damage has been
repaired. She win return to Fried
richshafen first, and start out again
for America whenever possible.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
BY FRANKLIN NICHOLSON

(Mr. Nicholson, one of the pass
engers aboard the Graf Zeppelin
on its unsuccessful Transatlantic
flight attempt, is the official
Representative of the Columbia
Broodcasting Company. He planned
to broadcast detailed description
of the voyGge following the dir
SgibEe's Grri0al at LGkehurst,
w. J.)
International News Service
Special Correspondent
! Copyright, 1929. by International
l." News Service)'
/ ToULoN, France. May 1S.-After
= night and day filled with more
Ehrills and excitement than the
average person encounters in an en-
tire. lifetime, most Of the passengers
from the German dirigibIe. Graf Yep
pelin, are resting at the Grand
Hotel here today, preparing to leave
for Paris or to return to Friedrich
Shafen.
| The rooms and corridors of the
hotel buzzed until morning with the
conversation of the passengers, who
a short time before faced what at
times seemed certain death when
he Zeppelin fought its way with
four Of its five motors crippled
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! But the failure Of the motors
Inaturally diverted DR.. Eckener's s
Attention, and it took him but a
few moments, to decide that the
breaking Of two crankshafts consti-
huted such serious trouble that it
would be necessary to return Inn
mediately to Friedrichshafen.
He expressed his regrets that the
accident had occurred. but was par
italy consoled by the apparent fact
THAT the Zeppelin was proving itself
nractical, insofar as it was main
taining headway with two motors
kcrippled.
He realized that progress would
be slow, but expressed the hope Of
@eaching Friedrichshafen by noon.
Then, suddenly and without warn
ing, two more engines went dead,
leaving but one on the port 'ide
eunctioning.
I was ordered back into the main
saloon with the other passengers,
who were unaware Of the gravity
OF the situation. It appeared in.
evitabIe that We must descend
sooner or later. Suddenly ex.
perienced the strange sensation Of
the ship hanging absolutely motion.
less in nidair,
That romantic "mistral" had
come to be nothing more or less
than a heart-breaking headwind,
holding back our progress, and ex.
erting just the same force that the
crippled ship could muster with the
sole remaining motor.
Then came a few terrible min
utes of violent pitching and toss
ing. the other passengers not
realizing exactly what had hap.
pened nor appreciating the posi-.
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FAILS To JOIN
SINCLAIR

An enterprising young man, anx-
ious to make newspaper history by
securing an exclusive interview with
Harry F. Sinclair in the District
Jail, today was told by Judge John
p. Mcmahon in Police Court that
he had overplayed his hand.
"I'm a newspaper man" said the
hustling Lad last night, walking into
the Second precinct station.
YEAH" said desk sergeant
wearily.
Lock me up, want to get over
to the District Jail and get an ex'
elusive Sinclair story"
"We'H lock you up all right, said
the sergeant. And he did:
Today the strategist faced Judge
Mcmahon on a charge OF intox1ca-
ton. He gave his name as William
Mills, Policeman Lester Parks re-
lated the events which led to Mill $
incarceration.
Mills is said to be a linotype op;
orator. Although he was imbued
with. the instinct of the true news
hound last night-'anything to get
the story" he weakened today when
Judge MacMahon said $40 or ~
davs. He paid $40.
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to help us maintain some degree Of
equilibrium in the incessant gale.
trouble developed in the radio, and
DIR. Eckener made pitiful attempts
to keep the world advised Of our
difficulties by dropping notes,
weighed with ballast, money and
detailed instructions as to their
transmission by telegraph, to the
ground below.
And still we drifted, turning and
tossing as the wind screeched about
our ears. 1t seemed that our load
of trouble and difficulty was COM
plete, but even now another ominous
sound was heard--the irregular
pulsations which indicated that the
last remaining motor, strained be-
yond it's capacity by its heavy task,
was falling, too.
DR.. Eckener ordered that every
one take up stations inside the gas
bag, as it seemed we could remain
aloft no longer, and a sudden crash
was bound to crush the cabin and
all that was in it.
But suddenly. out Of the falling
dusk, loomed the lights of the
Cuers naval air station, and we
knew that salvation had come at
last. It was the work of less than
half an hour to get the dirigible to
the ground when ropes had been
dropped to the capable crew of 800
that had been assembled to aid US,
and almost before we knew it, we
found ourselves on land again, our
experience swiftly receding into a
memory like a nightmare.
There wOS a little delay with the
customs people, and then off to the
hotel at Toulon, is miles away, for
rest and relaxation.
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Woman Passenger Is CGInlest
When Told All Motors We're Dead

bility that we might crash at any
moment.
Then official announcement was
made by DR.. Eckener that all but
one motor was gone, and that we
must try forced landing.
The news caused great constrena-
ton among some Of the passengers,
but Mrs. Mary Pierce, the charm.
ing New Yorker who was the only
woman aboard, was the most COM
posed Of all.
One Of the passengers clamly
asked DIR. Eckener il he could
jump overheard with a parachute.
He said he preferred this to the
uncertainty Of drifting for hours in
a crippled ship.
DR.. Eckener refused permission
however, feeling certain that he
could make q safe landing some
Little To Do.
There was little for us to do while
DR.. Eckener and his capable aides
worked like Trojans to keep the
Zeppelin on a course. and prevent
1t being thrown entirely out of con-
troll by the strong winds. But this
inactivity made the tension worse,
so Mrs. Pierce and l, accompanied
by Commander Clark, of the United
States Naval dirigible Los Angeles,
made tour Of the mechanical part
Of the ship.
The commanding officers had
given their permission, so while we
waited philosophically for the crash
which seemed certain to come, we
wandered about amid the many gas
bags which fill the inside Of the
ship, and up spider-web ladders to
the very top of the bag.
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Ship Swings Lou ODer 1ODn and
Nearly Crashes Into Mountain

At times we listed at an agle Of
Is degrees, and that motor was all
that kept US from being pitched
about and carried completely out Of
control like a free balloon.
Then, TO make matters, worse,
the French air ministry inviting our
commander to try and make that
town.
An efficient ground crew would
be waiting to take the ship down.
the radio said.
With mastery navigation, DIR.
Eckener brought the Zeppelin to a
higher altitude, and aided by q tail
wind We headed toward Cuers. All
that lay between us and destruction
- ono- MaoooR. She0ab9 9AAtIe
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Our landing was effected
through the aid of the
French naval contingent at
Cuers airfield-men who
knew of the disaster that be-
fell the famous French Dix
nude, said to have dropped
into the Mediterranean with
all aboard.
No one knows how won
derful it is to be on land
again, although there was
never a minute when /
doubted for our safety. DR..
Eckener is certainly a superb
commander of his wonder
full craft, and his first
thoughts were for the safety
and comfort of his passen-
gers. Being the only woman
aboard, / not only had first
consideration, but every
consideration there was to
have or even think about.
Landing Exciting
The landing was as excit-
ing an event as the take
off. But to tell the story of
the whole flight from Spain
back to France, where we
almost hit a mountain, is
almost beyond me.
As we drifted up h e
Rhone Valley, nearing the
mountains, the excitement
aboard the Graf grew, for
we did not know what to
expect. The air was rough,
and tossed and tipped us
constantly.
Once we almost ran into
a mountain which loomed
directly in our course. Some
one pulled a cord releasing
a shower of water from the
ballast tanks of the Yep.
pelin and we rose steeply.
Dishes Crash
Dishes and other things
: crashed in the pantry be-
hind us.
DR.. Eckener gave every
order clearly, and each COM
mand was instantly and eff
ficiently obeyed.
I was never really ner-
vous. We were so high, it
did not seem possible we
were going to land. But
then we swung down the
valley, clearing the noun
tains and the excitement was
over for the moment,
Then I went into the sa-
lon, and found all the other
passengers there busy writ
= ing 'httss % ROP eEeE-
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Continued from First Page)

. AkOAA &A40S = SSNS
motor arrangement was more salts
factory than that at present. We
may avoid changing the motors
which appear to be in good shape.
st intend to return to Friedrich
lshafen tonight by train to confer
with officials Of the Zeppelin COM
spany.
"I think we should be able to
aeave Cuers.P .Pieerefeu in six days
And should be in shape to resume
jkhe voyage toward Lakehurst, n. j.,
jim an additional eight days.
I'VE offered to refund the pas
Asengers' money. Almost everyone
refused to accept q refund. They
esaid they would use the ticket
whenever the Graf sails again"
Goes Over Ship
After snatching a few hours sleep
for the first time in almost two days,
Dr. Eckener was at the hangar
where the ship is housed here early
Today to make an investigation of
khe engine trouble which necessitated
b forced landing yesterday.
DR.. Eckener is deeply affected
1bver the accident, but anxious more
Khan anything else to get under
3way again with the least possible
delay.
1t win be some time before the
.kause Of the accident is known.
sEhe failure Of four Of the five en-
skines almost simultaneously is diff
kult to explain, even though q
superficial examination has shown
chat crankshafts and connecting
rods snapped while the motors were
revolving at high speed.
Immediately after the Zeppelin's
return to Friedrichshafen, it is un'
derstood, a thorough investigation
will be launched into reports that
sabotage may have caused the trou-
BILE. DR.. Eckener refuses to dis
cuss this possibility. but it IS
known the suggestion Is receiving
serious consideration.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
HOWARD GIRLS
LOSE DEBATE

Despite a vigorous attack upon,
the record of the United States Su-
preme Court. reciting its check upon
certain social reforms enacted into
law. the girls of Wilberforce Uni
versity, Ohio, were successful in de-
Tending the court, against the Mu
Lamba Mu debating society of How
ard University, in Rankin Chapel.
last night.
Resolved. That the power Of the
Supreme Court to declare laws un-
constitutional should be abolishei,"
was resisted by Cornelia Burles.
Ruth Roult and Mamie Duffie. while
Marion Chambers, Evelyn Ware and
Ethel Griffin supported the affirma..
tive.
DR.. Charles Mccarthy, ...olic
University; Prof. Joseph Hill md
Charles M. Thomas, of Dunbar and
Armstrong social science depart
ment. were the judges.
Jacque Wright presided. Dean
Lucy Slowe acted as patron.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
zEPS PASSENGERS ORDERED INTO BAG AS CRASH WAS AWAITED
CUTS To
EDUCATION
SCORED

"Athletfcs. fraternities and the
automobile have tended to displace
science and the classics because
American youth has acquired its
ideal of college life from the
motion pictures, Everett Dean
Martin, director of the Peoples
Institute of New York, declared to-
day in an address at the fourth
and last general session OF the
fifty.first annual meeting OF the
American Library Association, being
held at the washington Audi
torium.
shortcuts to education are being
sought not only by college and
university students, but by adults
looking for methods whereby they
can acquire the much sought after,
so-called culture with the greatest
possible ease"
Quackery Winning
Martin called attention to an
advertisement which promises the
reader an education in one volume,
and declared that anyone should
seriously enter upon a course Of
study of the worlds classics in
order that he may impress people
with his knowledge. appear genteel,
make himself attractive to women
or gain entrance to an exclusive
social set, is, believe distinctly
modern contribution to educational
theory.
Intelligence in this country
makes a poor showing in competi-
tion with quackery."
Keppel To Speak
The session adopted a resolution
Of thanks to DR.. George F. Bower
man, his associates, and the Ii.
braries of Congress. Of the Federal
departments and of the District for
the effective organization which has
afforded us the opportunity for see-
ing the sights and enjoying the hos
pitality of social gatherings. which
have made this a notable confer.
ence."
An address by F. P. Keppel. presi-
dent of the Carnegie Corporation of
New York. and another address by
David Lawrence and the election of
officers. are scheduled for the after
noon session.
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Presently the Zeppelin began pitch.
eng terribly, ana we made our way
back to the cabin. Pots and pans
In the kitchen went rafting about
with a terrific din, and about that
time, the dirisible swooped low over
q little French town, and twice 1t
seemed inevitable that we should
bring mp against the side Of a noun
tain nearby. Each time. however,
we threw out water ballast, and
climbed out of danger. ....
For a considerable time. DIR.
Eckener had been advising the
FRENCH government of the airship's
nliRht by radio, and he had just
jiecided 60 ask permission to land at
y HAossaE1 Same Gem
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
ConfectiOners Re-elect
All Their Officers

The Associated Retail Confec.
TONERS at the closing session OF
their annual convention at the May
flower Hotel yesterday, reelected
all of their officers.
The association asked the House
ways and Means Committee to raise
the tariff on imported nuts.
Officers of the assocta ton are:
AL Herr, st. Louis. Mo-, president;
Howard w. Fiske, Cambridge
Mass. first vice president; Mrs.
Mary Stewart, of Lansing, Mich,
second vice president. and William
%. BlaAnsr. 0f EhicaSA. III sscSeI
AaxwN&Ee@wMG9a '-.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Flying Field Owner
Found Dead i'm Room

MARTINSBURG, ". Va, May
1S.-William Lee Shepherd. 40,
owner Of the Shepherd Flying Field,
several miles south of tNts city and
one Of the cnunty's hest kaowHeresi-
dents, was md dead iB , soom
Thursday. ~ yE8e
Death was due - heart trouble
and he had been dead several hours
before found. He had been On ex-
tremely poor health since last Feb
ruary. He IL surviVoallhv three
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Arlington Council
Will Meet Mondav

CLARENDON, Va, May 1S.-The
Arlington District Council of Citi-
zens' Association will meet in the
rooms of the chamber OF commerce
in the Rucker Building. Clarendon,
at p. m. Monday.
ALI delegates representing civic
organizations in the district are
urged to attend.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Is Nurses Get Diplomas
At Challenger Hospital

Representative Robert G. Sim.
mons of Nebraska and DR.. Robert
G.. Bloedorn delivered the principal
speeches last night as is students
of the Capital School of Nursing re-
ceived their diplomas in Gallinger
Hospital assembly hall.
The diplomas were presented by
DR.. Edgar A. Bobcock, superintend.
ent of Gallinger.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Mrs. Pierce Thrilled BY Wild
Ride: Gorilla Was Air Sick

Air Station, said today.
''It is hard to believe that four
motors, such as the Graf is
equipped with, could go wrong from
natural causes" the commander
said. It is not at all improbable
that one motor could fail to func-
ton, even two-but four-no, there
is something suspicious about that. !"
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Nation BOyce Recital
Pleases Big Audience

A piano recital by Nation Boyce
last night in the Masonic Audi.
torium drew an enthusiastic audi.
ence to hear this able concert
pianist. ~
The audience received particularly
well a group of Chopin's compost.
tions. Boyce also played groups by
Bach, Beethoven and List.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Diplomas Presented
SidWell's Graduates

The % members Of the senior
class Of Sidwell's Friends School
received their diplomas last night at
Trends Meeting House from the
president of tue school, Thomas w.
Sidwell
<luied an address by LIEUT. Comdr.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
By GEORGE AXELSsON

CUERS PIERREFEU, France,
May 1S Q.N.S.).-TheI exodus of the
Graf Zeppelin's 18 passengers be-
gan today. Three of them left for
Paris. All were refreshed after a
nights sleep and none was any the
worse for the thrilling experience
while the airship plunged through
stormy winds all day Friday, at
times helpless. It was understood
that other passengers would depart
later in the day.
All united in praising the cour-
age Of Mrs. Mary Pierce, OF New
York, the only woman aboard the
ship.
"It was the most exciting time
ever had in my life," Mrs. Pierce
told International News Service. Il
would not have missed it for any.
thing. / did not feel any alarm. I
felt sure Of the safety of the airshlp
and knew that it was in able hands
under the command of DIR. Hugo
Eckener.
when we turned back over Spain
late Thursday because of the acci-
dent to the two rear motors I spent
the evening playing cards.
When awakened yesterday
morning we were off MarseilIes
Captain Lehman offered to show
me around the ship. While all the
world seemed to have been con-
cerned for us I was climbing lad.
ders to the very top of the Graf"
There was one living being on the
Graf that did not enjoy the expert
ence. That was the female gorilla
''Mlssig' that had been shipped in a
cage as freight. Missi" became sea.
sick from the rolling OF the airship
and her whines were the only noise
in the tense atmosphere within the
dirigible.
"Missi' was obviously glad to
get back on land.
The first American passengc to
depart were Alfred s. Masurv and
Maurice Nathan. of New York City,
and George N. Grouse, of Syracuse,
N. Y.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
VAN SAINT TO SPEAK

Frank Van SAINT will speak on
public utility matters at the final
meeting of the season of the West
End Citizens Association at 8 D. m.
Monday In the Western Presby.
teFAaA -PAaFchA &AAa block i 81.
n -
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Woman Tells ofPenL
In Drifting Graf
Photo by international
Bv MRS. MARY PIERCE

Wife, Aboard the Graf
Zeppelin n is Transatlantic Flight
EnEiand Ireland Continental Europe
in or IA Part
CUERS PIERRE FEU, France, May, 1S>-After passing
through the dramatic exciting tense moments Of
life the Graf Zeppelin foated almost helpless above the
dashng and then drifted perousy between mountain
peaks rife with danger we safe on land again.
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SOPRANO. TO SING

Marjorie Lowe, soprano, and Nal.
ton Boyce, pianist, will offer IAN
Evening Of Music when the Uni.
vsrSftS Club holds sts ladies' night
'INeVSdS begaazka ~ Sx0 q IA
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Graf Landed on Edge
Of Sea in Only Safe
Place in Many Miles

Cuers, French village where the
Graf Zeppelin sought refuge when
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NEW YORK, May 1S Q.N.S).-
Questionable circumstances attended
the failure OF the Graf Zeppelin's s
second attempt to cross the At
lantic, Lieut.. ComdEG CAARleS Eo
0Osa1daAA e - GA1ahQsaa -1AE
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Times Staff Photo

=. Photo
SMOKE SCREEN DEVICE SEIZED
CAUGHT detaching smoke appliance from a
large car four arrested by police attached to
Eighth precinct early today At the time the police
men seized nearly 400 quarts of liquor Policeman S. B.
Myers shown above with the seized smoke screen device
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-24
FAZENBAKER IN JAIL ON
CHARGE OF SHEEP THEFT
Other Arrests Made by Officers
Over the Week End.

Lewis Fazenbaker, of Bear Hill,
near Bittinger, is being held in the
Garrett County Jail in default of bond
in the sum of $1,000 for his appear
ance at the December Term of the Cir
cult Court, charged with stealing eight
sheep.
Fazenbaker was arrested on Sunday
by Constable Andrew Shartzer who
had as his assistants Richard West
and Charles Britt. He was given a
hearing by Justice Andrew Gender
yesterday. Fazenbaker is alleged to
have entered into q conspiracy to steal
forty sheep from Joseph Bowman and
deliver them in payment for an auto
mobile. It was brought out at the
hearing that he had delivered the s
sheep to the automobile dealer as a
down" payment and would get the
balance later and make immediate de-
livery. Later he is alleged to have
gone to the automobile dealers place
Of business in Pennsylvania and stolen
the car and drove it back into Mary
land.
Fazcnbaker was also fined $35 and
costs for unauthorized use of a car
and SIS for driving without license
Neither of the fines were paid.
Calvin Browning, Deer Park, was
fined $40 and costs for being under the
influence of liquor Sunday evening
His companion, H. B. Shahan, of Nor
gantown, was arrested with him at
Deer Park and on Monday was fined
S1O2 and costs on charges Of driving
a car while under the influence Of in
toxicants. In default of payment he is
being held in the County Jail.
Tony Okrinick, Thomas, was tinec
S. and costs on a charge of reckless
driving. His car collided with the cal
being driven by Miss Vera Ream, Crel-
lin. at a point on the Oakland-Thomas
highway on Sunday. Okrinick is to
pay for the damage done Miss Reams
car. No one was injured as re-
suit of the collision.
Wheeler Aronhalt, Table Rock, was
arrested Sunday by Officer B. B. Meth
kin on charge of being drunk and
disorderly He was fined at hearing
before Justice West Monday morning
Robert L. Mayfeld VindeX, who was
arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff
Cole, charged with driving car while
intoxicated, was fined 500 and costs
by Justice Gender.