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The Washington times., 1933-04-04
Message From Tanker Says Copeland
Remained Unconscious Four Hours

part of the German captains mes
sage was not clear. but this was
believed due to either faulty trans.
mission or his lack Of English.
Theory that the Akron was
struck by lightning was strength
ened here today when the COM
municationS division of the Navy
Department reported that COM
munications from the dirigible
were halted without warning at
9:45 p. M, last night, as the
dirigible reported i1er position off
Barnegat ightship on the New
Jersey coast.
Until that time the radio
operator aboard the Akron had
kept in constant communication
with the Naval Air Station at
Washington.
The Akron left her mooring
mast at Lakehurst, N. j., at
7:25 p. M, and almost irnmedi-
ately her radio began reporting
adverse weather. conditions,
The Washington times., 1933-04-04

A brief description Of the rescue
work by the German tanker
Phoebus was intercepted by the
State Department from Captain
Daldoff, the skipper of the vessel.
Dispatched to the Standard
Shipping Company, owners Of the
vessel, the message said:
Rescue four men, Moody Ir.
win, Carl C. Deans, Lieutenant
Commander Wiley and Robert
Copeland. The last was uncon-
sciOuS for four hours. Treat
ment failed. Gave rescued men
and body to destroyer Tucker.
SEARCHES FOUR HOURS
1.-TWO lKebOats searched from
1 q. m. to 6 q. m. without re-
suits. Gave destrOyers position
approximately Of place Of acci-
dent. Continued voyage 1t 3
q. m. after destrOyers, after
Portland left. DALLDOFF."
Naval officials explained that
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
SALVAGE
SEEN AS LIKELY

Navy experts, figuring a way
of rescuing the gondola of the
sunken Akron. believe the task
would be comparatively easy.
The CANDIDA, broken away
from the upper structure, lies
in 1914 fathoms Of water, three
and a half miles south of Barne-
gat Lghtship. The depth Of the
water approximately 81 feet.
The bottom is white sand.
The upper structure Of the
Akron, the canvas and steal net
ting, Is drifting at the rate Of
five and a half knots an hour
south Of the scene Of the disas-
ter.
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
pointed that possibly the ashp had attempted fuey
to transmit an to her home port.

The Akron carried a radio
valued at $25, 900 with practically
an unlimited range for receiving
and sending messages.
Admiral Moffett had flown in
the Akron several times before.
He drove to Lakehurst from
washington to board the ship for
its New England flight.
One motorized life. boat put
'eattG from the Coast Guard statiu9a
here el1oftly before 3 o'clock this
morning and others were dis.
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
Girl Struck by Auto
In Serious Condition

Suffering from injuries she SUI
fered when struck by an automo-
bile late last night at State Place,
Miss WilIette Harman, 18, Of the
first block v st. N W., today is
at Emergency Hospital in seri-
GUS condition. ...
According to park police, Miss
Harman was struck by an auto
mobile operated by Charles E.
Potter, ~, Of the 1400 block South
Carolina Ave. s. E., as she crossed
the street during a severe shower.
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
MAKERS
CAN'T EXPLAIN
DISASTER
Designers Unable to Believe
Big Ship SuCcumbed to
Caprice of Nature

AKRON, Ohio, April A QN.sO.
Builders here today sought In
vain today to visualize the cause
Of the destruction Of the U. 8. 8.
Akron, giant Navy dirigible.
It was next to impossible for
the man who gave the U. 8.
Navy the largest airship ever 70
cruise the skies to believe that
this super-dirigible should sue
cumb to any caprice Of nature,
regardless Of the severity.
Reject Gas Cell Theory
Suggestion Of an officer Of the
German Graf Zeppelin that de-
fective gas cells may have been
blamable was promptly rejected
at the Goodyear Zeppelin Corp
grafton, builders.
More Of a mystery was the re-
port that the gargantuan air
craft caught fire. other dirig.
ibles have caught fire, but always
when filled with highly combust'
ible hydrogen, never when using
non-combuStible helium.
Each Of the Akron's twelve gas
cells contained helium, amount
ing in all to approximately $780,
nm cubic feet. It not only does
not burn but will extinguish
flames.
Likewise, dirigible experts found
it difficult to conjecture how
lightning could harm the great
aircraft. The huge duralumln
framework formed what phySi-
cists dominate a "faraday cage"
where lightning, if it strikes, Is
distributed and was supposed to
escape harmlessly through the
engine exhaust and at other safe
points.
That a ship of the Akron's con-
struction should fall the prey Of
wind Of even tornado intensity
baffled the German and Amer
lean engineers who designed 1t.
Far from fearing a storm, the
skillful Zeppelin pilot maneuverS
his ship into the tail of the dis
turbance, employing it to increase
his speed.
TyphOOnS Helped Graf
. Such was the experience of the
second greatest dirgible, Graf
Zeppelin, on its round-the-world
flight a few years ago. Twice the
Graf encountered typhoons, off
Japan, but DR.. Hugo Eckner, the
captain, found them only stronger
storm areas. They even expedited
his arrival in Japan ard de-
parture therefrom.
Destruction Of one or more gas
cells should not have distressed
the Akron, spokeSrnen for the
builders asserted, and it would
have bordered on the impossible
for all IL to collapse simultan-
eouSly.
DR.. Karl Arnstein, designer of
the ship, declared today that he
was entirely at loss" to under
stand the cause of the disaster.
He said:
'Tt is almost unbelievable.
From the meager information
have, / am entirely at loss
to understand the cause Of the
disaster"
RUMORS PROVED FALSE
Quest oned regarding the
charges that the Akron contained
structural faults at the time of
its launching, Arnstein replied:
"A Congressional investiga-
tiOn proved these rumOrS were
wrong"
Arnstein said there were no
changes made in the structure Of
the giant craft after its COM
pletion that should have en-
dangered it from the standpoint
Of safety.
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patched to the scene Of the dis.
aSter from other stations along
the Jersey coast, including Beach
Haven, Atlantic City and Allen
hurst.
Coast Guard cutters from Cape
May, to the south. ana from
other stations north of here were
reported to have been sent to the
rescue also, and 1t was thought
that the majority Of taese craft
would put into this port with any
survivors of the crew that the
boats had picked up.
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
Tucker ArriUes on Scene, Begins Hunt
For Bodies Aided By TwO Flwng Boats

The PhoebuS mentioned by the
cruiser Portland is the German
tanker which picked up Lieuten-
ant Commander Wiley and the
three enlisted men. The other
boats mentioned are Coast Guard
vessels.
The Tucker is a Coast Guard
destroyer which took Lieutenant
Commander Wiley and the two
enlisted men and the body Of
Copeland off the PhoebuS.
The Coast Guard cutter Tucker
The Washington times., 1933-04-04

sighted the wreckage of the ill
fated dirigible Akron at 1928
o'clock this morning, according
to a wireless message to Coast
Guard headquarters here.
Wreckage Is Sighted
The following massage received
from the Tucker:
Tucker sighted wreckage In
latitude 1925 north, longitude
(COntinasd on Pass 8, Gel. -
The Washington times., 1933-04-04

Company, New York, predicted
at the annual meeting Of the
United Jewish Social Agencies
here. He said:
81 believe this will happen for
two reasons. First, because it
will be impossible to find suf-
ficient private support to carry
on these activities IL :he need
continues as great as it is TO-
day; and second, increasing tax
alton will make private giving
less easy rather than easier"
The Washington times., 1933-04-04

Dean GiIderSIeeVe ,OOO TOT
whom the Adopt-a-Family Com
mittee hopes to provide tide
over jobs for five months fol-
lowing the end Of their jobs
with the Emergency Work and
Relief Bureau, whose funds are
now near depletion.
Altogether $1,000 is needed to
provide $500 for each family.
The benefits will include a
bridge competition at which
Oswald Jacoby. internationally
known bridge expert, will speak.
The Washington times., 1933-04-04

t a k e n over
the m a ] or
part of hospi-
tai work, old
age and child
c a re a n d
family relief,
which until
n o W h We
b e e n S US
tanned by pri-
Vate phllan-
thropy, Paul
Felix w a r.
b ur vice
president of
the Bank Of
Monho + 4 q n
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
NAVY.
WILL PRESS
INQUIRIES
Rep. Vinson Says Naval Court
viii Be Simultaneous
With House Quiz

Investigation Of the Akron
tragedy was ordered today by
Representative vinson CD Of
Georgia, chairman Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee. He
said:
"The Navy Department will
Immediately order q court OF
inquiry and the House Naval
Affairs Committee will hold an
investigation to determine the
cause and circumstances Of the
accident"
In making his announcement
Vinson recalled that the House
Naval Affairs Committee last year
investigated charges of sabot age
and faulty construction Of the
Akron. Vinson said:
Faults Corrected
"The committee found from
the testimony submitted that
If there was any poor workman
ship or faulty material used In
the construction Of the Akron
that the same was corrected be-
fore the ship was completed
"The charge Of sabotage was
fully investigated by the COM
mittee as well as by the Depart
ment of Justice, and the COM
mittee concluded that while
there might have been an at
tempt of sabotage information
was had in time to prevent any
thing Of this nature occurring
to the ship
"The committee went to
LakehurSt on February ~, 1882,
for the purpose Of inspecting
the ship and observing her per-
fOrmance. However, just before
the ship was to leave the ground
an accident occurred which dam
aged her to the extent that the
flight had to be postponed"
WERE IMPRESSED
Later the committee made q
most successful flight in her
which impressed the members
with the excellent design and
construction.
"The durability of the Akron
has been thoroughly tested and
she has just returned from q
cruise to Panama"
Vinson paid a tribute to the
services of Rear Admiral William
A. Moffett and said he was chiefly
responsible "for the extraordinary
development of aviation in the
navy"
Coupled with the insistence
upon a most sweeping investiga-
ton was apparently a growing
doubt in congressional minds
about the value of such lighter
than-air craft as the Akron and
the Shenandoah, which cracked
up over Ohio eight years ago
with loss Of life.
Representative McClintic CD
Of Oklahoma, who headed the in
vestigation into alleged faulty
construction Of the Akron today
said it was doubtful if construc-
ton Of another dirigible would be
attempted: He said:
"It is nearly impossible for
men to handle such a tremen-
dOuS airShip with the enOr-
nous lifting power they possess.
1 doubt If Congress will ever
again authorize such a costly
experiment. OF course, 1
deeply regret the tragedy which
has cost the lives of so many
fine men,"
TOO COSTLY"
Representative Fernandez (DO
Of Louisiana, member Of the
naval affairs committee, said:
eve should put the money
that we spend on Hghter-than-
air craft into planes. The dirigi-
BILE has proven very costly to us
is lives and money"
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
Last Message Fro m Akron at SPIN.

detail of New Jersey troopers ordered from the
AbsecOn barracks to Barnega City to assist in any way
possible.
As the fleet speeded location of the arsp
heavy running
The sudden disaster to the Akron Immediately senced its
elaborate radio equipment.
The last message received at Lakehurst from the dgbe
at p m 80 minutes after she had taken off for her
cruise to Cape Cod and Rhode Island
The message had stated briefly that all well
The electrical storm which swept out of the skies shortly
after midnight made radio communication difficult and
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
Wreckage Drifts IS Miles

Radio messages from the craft proceeding to the scene
f the Aons wreckage stated that attempt would be
made to tow the debris into either Atlantic City, New
York or Cape May.
The wreckage was said to have drifted to point
approximately 25 miles due east Of Atlantic City.
The shallow draft in Barnega Bay will prevent the wreck
age from being towed into that port, it said.
When the Coast Guard destroyer Tucker reported the
sighting of the Arons wreckage naval authorities arranged
for reports to be reyd at various points along the coast
rs to the position Of the debris from time to time.
The wreckage reported drifting southwest at the rate
The three survivors aboard the Coast Guard destroyer
Tucker all suffering from injuries according later
report made by radio.
When they arrive at the Brooklyn Navy Yard the hospital
there will be ready to administer treatment
The Naval Hospital had not been advised to how ser
ouSly injured the rescued victims were
The Washington times., 1933-04-04

u n ! v e S I t y
people will be
adopted by
the Columbia
faculty with
the proceeds
Of a series of
benefitS,Dea
Virginia c..
Gi ldersleeve,
of B arm ard
College a n
nounced to-
day.
These fam
lilies will be
a m ong the
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
AKRON US PLIGHT
SEEN BYF|SHER

Edward Wright, 33-yeGr old
fisherman, today told hotD the
dirioible Akron appeared In dttti-
Guilty. immediately preceding its
plunge into the sea during an elec-
tricGE storm.
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
Warburg Sees State
Running Hospitals

CINCINNATI, April 4.-Be-
fore many years have passed
governmental agencies, munich
pal, State, or Federal, will have
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
HOlUGrd to Sponsor
Concert ThursdQu

The faculty of the school of
music of Howard University is
sponsoring a concert in Rankin
Memorial Chapel Thursday night.
The proceeds will apply on the
scholarship fund Of the music
school.
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
Tanker Radios First News

The first Of the catastrophe to Americas queen Of the
air came in message from the tanker, received by the
MacKay Radio Corporation at 100 It read
"The arship Akron qrth 76 board is GoGt off
Bornegat Ligktship. Picked up Can't get GL
Chief officer and three saved. MASTER"
When word of the Akron crash received by the Coast
Guard vessels ordered rushed the from
gat N j. Tuckerton, n j. and Philadelphia Coast Guard
bases
1eboats sent out from Coast Guard stations At
lantc City, Barnega and Beach Haven search for the
survivors
The cruiser Portland and the eroyers Cole and Sycamore
were sent from New York. The Coast Guard cutter Nc.
Dougal sent under forced draft from Sandy Hook the
cutters Vigilance and Reliance from Delaware Breawater
and the cutter Hunt from New London Conn.
Naval planes from Anacosta Annapolis Philadelphia and
New York were ordered ION the line" at daybreak.
The Of the planes the search hampered by low
ceiling Of 100 feet which virtually eliminated visibility How
ever was hoped the ceiling would improve by daybreak
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Columbia Faculty Aids
"Adopt- -a-FamiIy" Drive

NEW YORK, April 4.-Ten
families of former Columbia
The Washington times., 1933-04-04
CUTTER SIGHTS PART OF WRECKACE OF DRGBLE
GERMAN Tanker PICKS UP
FOUR OF AKRON CREW, ONE
OF SURVIVORS DIES
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TO ret above it by dropping ballast the gale caught the air
ship in its titanic grip and threw it off keel
With its many engines pung uriousy the Akron fought to
head for the land and possible safety.
The gale again roared satancaly Lightning More baest
Fog closed around
The finely adjusted instruments of navigation useless
Lightning The flash surrounded the ship like fog
The ship seemed in the middle of the turmoil of wind and
rain and lightning Up and down. Down and up The rud
der control seemed helpless Lightning Like powerhOuse
Giant Goes Into the Sea
The ship was dartng down by the stern. Going down
Every man calm-at his post Down like mighty rounded
arrow
With terrific impact the great giant of the skies smashed
into the
The arship was virtually demolished when it struck
Many flung into the water Those in the control
were thrown with the others Some Of the latter rescued
The drigbe sprang into flames after striking Perhaps
It was the lightning the gasoline
Many must have been mercifuy unconscious when the
metal structure slammed into the like the fall Of
bkyscraper.
Many trapped in the folding envelope died their posts
died like good Sailors true to the traditions Of the service
!. Mute S pectator of Tragedy
In the darkness with the running high and strong
the injured and the uninjured there any, attempted
TO swim.
There was only small vessel within distance Capt
ator Of the battle the Akron wagd with the unrentng ee
ments
When the pretty lights he had watching drowned
out in catastrophe CAPTAIN Dador best But needed
a moratorium on sptseconds. The sea was cruel It
might. Injured men cannot swim long if at ALL
The first body Of the Akron victims found by Coast
ing to word received here this afternoon that Of Lieut.
Oonndr r. T. Mcclellan.
The Coast Guard cutters MacDOug and Casn ordered
by Coast Guard headquarters here to search
mately 80 miles for bodies. y
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12
YUKON TONNAGE

The 500 tons of cargo on the SS. Yukon includes one carload of ce- nent and a carload of plasterboard for Anchorage; two carloads ot plasterboard for Fairbanks; a car load of mining machinery for Fair banks; 80 tons of lumber for the Alaska Railroad, presumably for the Curry constructions; and sever al cars of groceries for points on the Yukon River; and general mer- chandise for Seward and Railroad belt points.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE WITHOUT CAL0MEL And You'll Jump Out of Bed in
 the Morning Karin to Go

If you feel sour aud sunk and the world looks punk, don't swallow lot of salts, mineral water, oil, laxative candy or chewing gum and expect them to make you suddenly sweet and buoyant and full of sunshine.
 For they can't 6o 1t. They only move the bowels and a mere movement doesn't get at the cause. The reason for your down-aud-out feeling is your liver. It shoeld pour out two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels daily.
 If this bile is not flowing freely, your food doeen't digest. It just decays in the bowels. Gas bloats up your stomach. You have . thick, bad taste and your breath is foul, skin oft ',reaks out in blemishes. Your head aches yu feel down and out. Your whole system is poisoned.
 It takes those good. old CAMPERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS to get thess two pounds of bile flowing freely and make you fed up and up." They contain Wonde<aal. ha1mle3, geatls vegetable extraets, smazsne vhsa jt oonss to making the bile dov freely.
 Bat Aoo't ask for livR pills. Ask toe Cartss's ,,Lttle Lv@ Pills. Look for tAs name Ca1tsrs Ltde Uv4. 1sns on the rcd hhe. Reeent . sulseituesl t,""srV !%A >
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12

portation. A number of Seaplanes are in use between coastal cities and constitute one of the most re- liable forms of transportation, and it should be- encouraged. Because of it's small population the north country should never be considered as a great market for the consumption of quantities ot foodstuffs, clothing supplies, furnl- ture and other manufactured ar ticles. However, it is to the interest of local manufacturers of mining equipment and road-building mach inery in particular, as we'll as the industries already referred to, to endeavor to keep in touch with the cities of Alaska The machinery manufacturers also should recOg- nize the value of encouraging more liberal Federal policy toward Alaska.
 Illustrative of this, in the course of our recent tour, the Chamber of Commerce party's attention va s called to te gold-dredging opera tions at Lower Goldstream, where a dredge was recently built at a cost of S75O,OOO.
 We are told that the company operating this dredge removed $2,- 3COOOO of gold in the Fairbanks dis trict during 1882"
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12
ALASKA'SVALUE
 BE INCREASED
 THROUGH AID

Alaska should be regarded by Pa cific Coast States as another State, since facing the Pacific the North country is confronted with problems affecting all on this coast and thus should be supported by a unified front in legislative matters arising in Washington involving her well fare.
 This view was expressed in Los Angeles by President Simpson, of the Los Angeles Chamber of Com merce in making known his opin- ions formulated while heading the chambers recent goodwill tour of Alaska, reports the Los Ange geles Times. That that chamber will move at once toward developing such recognition for Alaska by Cal ifornia, Washington and Oregon, was definitely asserted by the chamber executive. Simpson further said he believes that opportunity is being overlooked to augment this country's store of natural resources by aiding Alaskan development.
 When we consider that only two fifths of Alaska's 600,000 square miles has been actually surveyed by the government, it must be con- ceded that we know very little con- cerning it's vast wealth and re- sources" Simpson declared. Tn my own opinion I believe that the gov 'ernment should make a thorough survey of Alaska, the cost of such a move being worthwhile in view of the, productivity of the country already demonstrated by returns from it's mining, fishing and fur industries alone
 Americas dependence on other parts of the world as we'll as on industries carried on within our own country for certain basic raw materials would, I believe, be mat erially lessened by proper explora- : tion of Alaska's resources. However, to carry on this work, recognition must also be given the need for adequate transportation facilities, including the bailding of highways, possibly added railroad construc- tion and the creation of aerial transport landing fields.
 Condition in Alaska by which both railroads and highway con- struction costs would be particul- arly heavy, point out the necessity for greater attention being given the airplane as medium of trans
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12

That successfully groomed. smart looking c0iffure you have long wanted can be obtained for S7.50 from PEARL HENRY. Her QUART permanents give the fastidious ap- pearance necessary to a perfect ensemble. Call ADAMS 89 for an appointments; any kind of beauty work done which you desire.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12
TO SEE BULLFIGHT

MADRID, Spain, Aug. 12. - Franklin Roosevelt, Jr., has been ln- itiated into the mysteries of bull fighting by Sydney Franklin, the bull fighter from Brooklyn, and the son of the American president ex- rccts to see Spain's national sport SOon
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12

Tomorrow is that date set for a big baseball game on the local field. It may be that the Cedar ball team will be challenged to a game tomorrow afternoon also. The baseball games should start around two o'clock.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12
SALES LADIES WANTED

SALES LADIES WANTED Your hosiery free and up to S20 weekly to start. Write for amaz- ing opportunity to demonstrate newest Snag-Proofed hosiery. Doubles wear. Tremendous mar ket. No money or experience needed. Samples hosiery FREE. Write iulIy. American Hosiery Mills, Dept 916, Indianapolis, Indiana, T.. s. A.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12

Word comes from Ketchikan that
 a $1OO,OOO contract for Surfaclng and grading of the Mud Bay-Polnt Higgins Road has been awarded to Seims and Company, of Spokane.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12
DANCE TONIGHT

A public dance is being given this evening in the Odd Fellows hall and with the many visitors in the city it is expected that a much big ger crowd than usual will attend. Dancing begins promptly at 10 o. clock.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12
MILK SITUATION STUDIED

DREAM, N. c. Aug. 12. Durham county dairymen have selected a central committee to study feed prices as compared with the pre- sent milk prices.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12

The SS. Yukon, of the A a sk a Steamship Company, is due to ar rive in port at 7:3O o'clock this evening, according to the local AL aska Steamship Company office.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-08-12

Kodak and Kodak Supplies, De- veloping, Printing and Enlarging. Prompt Service. Alaska Shop.
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CLASSIFIED ADVS.

LOST-Saturday between the dock and town a gold E gin wrist watch with initials w. E. w. on back. Finder please return to A. s. s. Co.,, office. Reward.