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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-04

around the scene of disaster. But
their search was difficult.
Only small pieces of wreckage
had been found by late morning,
coast guard officials announced,
and the men of the Akron had van
ished save for the four plucked from
the wreckage by the tossing Ger
man tanker.
A fleet of land and seapianes,
roaring out from bases at Philadel-
phia, Lakehurst and elsewhere
hummed over the water, swinging
low to peer through the fog in a
tireless search of the waves.
Private craft, carrying newspaper
men and photographers, raced past
the sturdy naval aircraft, which set
a slow pace as they swerved back
and forth some twenty to thirty
miles off the coast, where the Akron
first was reported down not far from
Barnegat.
A strong swell was running and
the wreckage was reported drift
ing rapidly toward shore, at point
probably south of Atlantic City.
Rescue vessels included the Port
land, the Tucker, the destroyers
McDougal and Cole, the tanker
Phoebus, the cutter Mojave, the
naval tug Skagmore, three coast pow
er boats, one New York patrol boat,
and many smaller craft. Many air.
planes participated
-Four miles along the shore, emer-
gency preparations were made to
care for any survivors. Ambulance
planes were held in readiness, doc
tors and nurses we're summoned to
stand by and were kept moving
down the coast as closely as pos
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REPEAL WINS
BY LANDSLIDE
IN MICHIGAN
Huge Majority Is Rolled Up
by Vets in Wolverine
State Ballot.
DETROIT VOTES 10 TO /
IS of 100 Districts Favor
End of Prohibition:
Others Close.
BIZ Bitcd Press

BH Ftcd Press
DETROIT, April d. Michigan led
the nation today in voting to ratify
repeal of the eighteenth amendment.
Swept to victory by an over
Whelming popular vote, wet candi-
dates to the constitutional conven-
ton defeated their dry opponents in
at least IS of the 100 districts in the
state.
Candidates pledged to reject the
repeal amendments held definite
leads in only three districts. The
other districts remained in doubt,
with the vote too close to determine
the winning candidates.
The convention will be held in
Lansing April Is, to record formally
the decision of the voters. Thirty
flve other states must follow Mich
igans example TO erase the prohibi-
ton amendment from the Constitu-
ton
Defeat Is ROut
Michigan was one of the first
states to ratify the prohibition
amendment. The state voted $751;
900 to $4,000 for the eighteenth
amendment in 1916.
While the prohibition forces were
Soundly beaten for seats at the con-
vention, their defeat in the popular
vote was even more conclusive.
Returns from 2,290 of the states
BAIT precincts were:
For repeal, 598,29O; against repeal,
1854.
Populous centerS, without excep-
ton, gave the vets tremendous ma
jorities, ranging from 21s to in
Grand Rapids to 20 to in Ham
tramck.
Big Victory in Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area.
sending twenty-one delegates to the
convention, voted almost 10 to
for repeal. In a number OF wards,
the vote was almost unanimous.
Saginaw reported a to l vote
against prohibition; Jackson 81 to
J; Kalamazoo, 10 to l; Flint, to l;
Battle Greek, , to l. Pontiac, 3 TO
/; Bay City, to l, and Benton
Harbor, to l.
With the general outState vote
averaging 3 to L. few smaller
towns and communities followed the
cities in recording even larger ma
lorities for ratification. One COM
munity, Eden township. near Mus
kegon, cast all of its votes for re-
peal.
Across the straits of Mackinac.
the upper peninsula also recorded
q signal victory for the wet forces
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DISASTER PROBE
is CONSIDERED
Rep. McCIintiC Prepares to
Ask for Inquiry Into
Akron Crash.
BIZ United Press

By UHued Press
WASHINGTON, April Assist
ant Navy Secretary Henry L. Roose-
welt, under orders from President
Roosevelt, left this morning by mo-
tor for Lakehurst to aid in investi-
eating the Akron crash and to aid
in searching activities.
Representative McClintic Dem.
Okla), said he had under conSidera-
ton a resolution of inquiry into the
disaster. McClintic was chairman
of the congressional committee
which investigated the Akron last
year, The report at that time was
a vindication of methods used in
constructing the dirigible.
Secretary of Navy Claude A.
Swanson conferred at the navy de-
partment with Admiral William V.
Pratt, chief of naval operations.
President Roosevelt was keeping
in touch with the situation. The
navy department also was keeping
in communication with Admiral
WIG, 4lSISCll oil dNldJlOIl
enthusiast, who waited by a tele-
phone at her home for the latest
information from the north.
Scenes of the navy department
changed during the morning from
intense excitement to an orderly,
determined effort to discover what
had happened to the Akron and to
aid possible survivors in every way
possible.
Sleepy officers. some of them still
working to get their collars and ties
in place. reported early at the de-
partment Soon they we're organ
ized into an efficient group. muster
ing every resource at their COM
mand.
The father in-law OF Commander
F. G. McCord, captain of the
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Akron Figures

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, April 4.-Ststistics
OF the dirigihle Akron:
Gas Volume-6,500,00 cubic feet.
Length-7S5 feet.
Maximum Diameter-1329 feet.
Height, Over All-l465 feet.
Maximum Speed-838 miles an
hour.
Cruising Range Without Refuel-
ing-lO566 miles.
Gross Lift-1s2 900 pounds.
Number of Engines-S.
Total Horsepower, 4S0.
Cost-$5.375.0oo.
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They found four men who
lived through the collapse of
the huge framework and en-
velope of the craft in which
Rear Admiral William A. Moi
fet had been a distinguished
passenger on a projected
New England cruise.
One of the four picked up by the
first vessel to flash word of the dis
aster-the German tanker Phoebus
was Chief Radio Man Robert w.
Copeland, who had survived the
crash of the U. S. S. Shenandoah IN
1925. He died on the Phoebus.
Lieutenant Commander H. v.
Wiley, Seaman Carl C. Deans, and
Seaman Moody Erwin also were
picked up by the Phoebus and put
aboard the destroyer Tucker, which
was due in New York about noon
Copeland's body also was aboard.
Late in the morning coast guard
cutter 213 reported that it had
picked up the body of Lieutenant
Commander Harold E. MacClelland
of Westerly, R. L, near the scene of
the DISASTER off the Jersey coast.
The rescue fleet, feeling its way
through rain, high rolling sea, and
thick fog, was almost helpless as
dawn broke through the cloud banks
and, later, the thick haze closed
down still further to repel the
airplanes.
A dozen naval ships, headed by
the new cruiser Portland, with Cap
tain Fairfax Leary in command of
the rescue fleet, steamed slowly
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seventy I o u +
lives was relayed
from the stormy
waters off Bar
negat light by
ships W hic h
S e a + c h e d for
b odies a n d
picked up the
three living sur
vivorS.
The Akron was
flying at an alti-
,tude OF m or e
than $4,000 feet
when the storm
began gathering
about midnight.
Liant nrntot
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Tones visited his parents last
summer and told of his transfer
to the Akron and the pleasure
with which he looked toward one
Of the proposed trips of the
dirigible.
He formerly was printers ap-
prentice on the Rushville Re-
publican.
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BY ARCH STEINEL
Times stan Writer

EXTRAS of the Akron disaster
IL at sea can't race fast
enough from the presses for a
group of men in the Occidental
building and a man who waits in
a home at 1910 North Oakland
avenue for word from his brother.
On the second floor of the Oc-
cidental building, at the navy re-
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Hilbert M. Graves, Trenton, N. j
Victor G. L. Anderson, Norwood
Mass.
August G. Querinheim, Kane, Pa.
F'ridolf r. Magnuson, no address
Hobart Wind, Union Hill, N. j.
Robert w. Copeland, Lakehurst,
N. j.
Hersche1 L. Moreen, New Albany
Ind.
Douglas G.. Slayton, Searcy, Ark.
Stewart S. Carr, Philadelphia.
Howard T. Eschette, Shawn, La
Paul S. Hoover, Beachwood, N. j.
William T. Hill, Jefferson, Ga.
Leon D. Lilies, Buffalo, N. Y.
Mariana Ordonez, Philippine
Islands.
Paul r. Shauger, Lakewood.
Earl P. Hackett, Montgomery Ala.
Officers and Passengers
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett.
Commander F. T. Berry.
Commander H. B. Cecil.
Colonel A. F. MaSury, U. S A., of
New York City
Commander F. G.. McCord
Lieutenant-Co H. V.
Wiley.
Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nc
Lelian, Westerly, r. I.
Lieutenant r. F. Cross Jr.
Lieutenant D. w. Harrigan.
Lieutenant R. w. Larson.
Lieutenant F. M. Kivett.
Lieutenant F. M. Trapnell.
Lieutenant H. M. Wescoat.
Lieutenant Fl. L. Young.
Lieutenant H. B. Miller, Toms
River, N. j.
Lieutenant H. j. Dugan.
Lieutenant C. F. Miller.
Lieutenant w. Bushnell, Malone,
N. Y.
Lieutenant G. T. Glendenning,
Tome River, N. j.
Lieutenant George G. CaInan,
Toms River, N. j.
Chief Machinist G. c. Walsh.
Lieutenant Robert E. sayre, Elgin,
III.
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Commander H. V. Wiley was on
duty when the Akron began to run
into the worst part of the storm.
He changed his course as the wind
and lightning became more severe,
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Rear Admiral W. A. Moffett One of Victins C. McCord
of Vmcennes, in Command of Doomed Ship Struck
Down Off Coast of New jersey
Great Fleet of Vessels and Planes Searches Wide Area of
Ocean for Trace of Wreckage and Survivors;
German Tanker First on Scene as Rescuer
BY ROSS DOWNING
United Press staff COrresnondent

ATLANTIC CITY, April A. - The worlds biggest arship
u S. S. Akron crashed in flames stormy darkness the New
Jersey coast early today hurting into the water her officers
of sevensven of whom sevenyfour are dead or still
missing.
The mighty aircraftapparently victim of lightning and
swift thunderstorm fire it fell to the water
few hours after the Akron gray fleet of steead
warhps and powerful apanes cced slowly through fog
from Banega Beach Atlantic City, searching survivors,
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VIVID STORY or
CRASH RELATED
Futile Battle Waged by
Doomed Craft Against
Violent Storm.

By United Press
ST. NAZAIRE, France, April 4.
The French naval dirigibIe E-9
crashed and was destroyed at the
village of Duermande while on a
trial fight from the ROchefort
naval base today. Two Of the crew
of twelve were injured. The 1iri-
gible was valued at 4,O0O, 900
francs.
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By United Press
NEW YORK, April 4.-The dirig-
IDLE Akron, brilliantly iIlumined by
a mighty flash of lightning, plunged
downward to destruction through a
storm that ripped her envelope and
hurled her against the waves off
New Jersey with such force that she
crumbled under the impact.
The meager, but vivid details of
the disaster which cost perhaps
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-03
MAKES FATAL JUMP

NEW YORK, Oct. 3. tU.Pi-A wo-
man registered as Mrs. Charlotte
Weller of Paris committed suicide
today, police said, by jumping from
a 10Th. floor window of the Hotel
Gotham. Police learned she was the
wife of Captain r. H. Weller, U. s..
A, who was gassed in the war and
is now near death in hospital near
Tucson, Ariz.
Charles Ogle, who gave his ad-
dress as Philadelphia, was ques-
toned by police.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-03

STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIR
CULATION, ETC, REQUIRED
BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS
OF AUGUST "a, 1912.
OF Imperial Valley Press, Inc.
published daily evenings except
Sunday at Ell Centre California, for
October l, 1893.
State of California.
County of Imperial )ss
Before me, Notary Public in
and for the State and county afore-
said, personally appeared w G.
Costello, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he is the Business Man
ager of the Imperial Valley Press
and that the following is, TO the
best of his knowledge and belief, a
true statement OF the ownership,
management, circulation. ETC., OF
the aforesaid publication for the
date shown in the above caption.
required by the Act OF August "a,
1912, embodied in Section All, Pos
tai Laws and Regulations.
That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, managing
editor, and business managers are:
Publisher, Imperial Valley Press,
Inc, Ell Centre, California.
Editor, James P. Greene, 81 Gen.
tro, California.
Managing Editor, w. C. Costello,
Ell Centre, California.
Business Manager, w. c. Costello,
Ell Centre California.
That the owners are:
Mr.. H. w. Hammond, Riverside
! Daily Press, Riverside, Calf.
Riverside Daily Press, Riverside,
Calf.
Mr. LIE Ross Hammond, 1853
Point View, Los Angeles, Calf.
Mr. Howard Hammond, 1859 Main
Street, Riverside, Calf.
Press Printing & Binding House,
Riverside, Calf.
Mr.. Jud r. Rush, Washington
Bldg, So. Spring Street, Los An
geles, Calf.
Mrs. Constance Hammand Smith,
Carnegie Institution, Cold Spring
Harbor, Long Island, New York.
Mr.. w. C. Costello, Ell Centre,
Calf.
That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding per cent
or more of total amount of bonds,
mortgages, or other securities are:
None.
That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the. names of the
owners, stockholders, and security
holders. contain not only the list
| of stockholders and security hold
ers as they appear upon the books
of the company but also, in cases
where the stakeholder or security
holder appears upon the books of
the company as trustee or in any
other fiduciary relation, the name
of the person or corporation for
whom such trustee Is acting, Is
given; also that the said two para
graphs contain statements embrace
ing atlantis full knowledge and
belief as to the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders
and security holders who do not
appear upon the books of the COM
pany as trustees, hold stock and
securities in capacity other than
that of bona fide owner; and this
affiant has no reason to believe
that any other person, association,
or corporation has any interest
direct or indirect in the said stock,
bonds, Or other securities than as
so stated by him.
That the average number of
copies of each issue of this pub
LEGATION sold or distributed, through
the mails or otherwise, to paid
subscribers during the II months
preceding the date shown above is
1888.
w. C. COSTELLO,
Business Manager
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this Bird day of October 1893.
JAMES SCHOFIELD
Notary Public
(SEAL)
my commission expires June 3,
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WANTED Bookkeeper and steno-
grapher. Must have pleasing per
sonality, good education; neat
writer and reliable past expert
ence. See Mr.. Holman at Mont
gomery Ward between 9 and 10
a. M. only. 28tf
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SLAYER TO HANG

YUMA. Ariz.. Oct. 3. tUg = Louis
S. Douglass, 47-year-old New York
city taxi driver. today was sem
fenced to hang Dec. Is for the slay-
ing of Ralph Hart, aged prospector.
at his Swansea, AriZ., mine last
Feb. 7. 1t was the first death sem
tence pronounced in Yuma county
in "a years. An appeal is expected.
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Professional
J. D. FOSS

]. D. FOSS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
l85 Brighton Ave. Phone 1885
Auditing, Income Tax, Bookkeeping
Associated with
r. ID. CRENSHAW & co.
Certified Public Accountants
SANTA ANA LOS ANGELES
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HELP WANTED

WANTED-Young or middle aged
woman as general housekeeper
in rural home. Address Holtville
Rt. 2, Box Sc. Telephone Holt
vile 8730-R-5. 3t4
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WANTED-Competent, middle aged
woman for general house work
Room board and small salary.
Press Box 100. Aft
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BABY CHICKS-Blood tested and
guaranteed. Reds and Barred
Rocks, $685. per 100. Leghorns
$3.50. Prompt delivery j. Albert
Liggett, Rt. 8, Phoenix, Ariz.
St r r S
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

FOR SALE-Meloland store, fix
lures and living quarters on
highway No. 80. Inquire at store.
30tl0
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pillow. Half price. Hulse- Anderson,
1414 Main. 1tf
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TYPEWRITERS

TYPEWRITERS RENTED
Two Months $500
New and used portables, also large
standard machines, sold on small
monthly payment.
REMINGTON RAND, INC.
759 Main st. Phone 1853
14t1 m
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WOMAN-Ceneral housework, good
Orange. 26t11
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POULTRY FOR SALE

DRESSED POULTRY - Rabbits
and squads. Euclid and Imperial.
30t6
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WANTED MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE FARM IMPLEMENTS

FOR SALE-A-1 condition hay
baler, lightning hay press 5000.
Hulse- Anderson, 14l4 Main.
2tf
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STONE INSURANCE AGENCY
Thank you for $4,000 draft, full
payment fire loss on merchandise.
And your rate was much better"
A Satisfied Client
rn0ne 248 or 1897 831 Main
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REAL ESTATE BARGAINS

FOR SALE-4-room house to be
moved. See Ed Royce. 23tf
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WANTED-Labor or farm work
will take farm products that I
can use. Owen Mallory, Box 504,
Imperial, Calf. 30t6
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ROOM and board, modern, close in,
reasonable. 424 Adams. 2t6
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SPECIAL. NOTICES

statesmen, TRAVELLERS - De-
sire transportation regularly, Los
Angeles vicinity; week-ends; share
expenses. References. Don Bow
en-, care The Press. oh
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FOR RENT-Nice sleeping rooms.
with running water. Also small
apartments, reasonably priced.
Country Club Inn, 9Th and Holt.
30t3
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SITUATIONS WANTED

WANTED-Office work by local
woman competent bookkeeper,
stenographer, etc. Good refer
ences, part or full time. P O..
Box 123, Ell Centre. 3t2
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FOR RENT-Large room, nicely
furnished, rent reasonable, gar
age free. 545 Wensley. 2t3
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FOR RENT-Nice small apartment
$40 a month, lights paid. 755
Orange. soto
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FOR RENT-NlceIy furnished or
room apt. $50 Adams st. 23tf
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LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Horses, mules, hay
machinery and other farm i'm
PIGMENTS. j. H. Butler, / mile
east Mesquite school. 3Ot7
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ROOM and Board, clean, con-
venient and close-in. SOB Park.
3t3
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FOR RENT-Furnished, desirable
one and two bed room apart
ments. 1874 State st. 30t3
Evening star., 1933-08-04
Expensive Red Tape
In District Building
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Two and half years ago legislation
made possible the refunding to property
holders Of over-assesSments paid for
building city curbs. The original
amounts paid were at the rate of about
IS cents per running foot. Now, at
last there come from the District
auditor q couple of forms to be filled
by the taxpayer SO that he may get q
rebate Of about one and q half cents
per foot. How nice!
Take the owner Of q row house hav-
ing a street curb twenty feet long. To
get back his thirty cents this Is all he
has to do: O Certify on one form
that the amount claimed Is correct and
just and that payment has not been
received; ca Find his old tax receipt
showing the square number. lot number,
description Of assessment, date paid
and amount paid. (3) Certify on sec
ond form that he personally paid the
original assessment on the property de-
scribed In the certificate, and that he Is
entitled to thirty cents refund. ~
Sign and acknowledge this certificate
before q notary public. (5) Pay the
notary,s fee. co. Take the two forms
and his tax receipt to the District audi
tors ofice. CD Wait and see what the
auditor will do then.
The conscientious taxpayer whose
conscientious notary has charged him
only q twenty-five-cent fee will thus
perform his civic duty of helping to
keep straight the auditors accounts,
and maybe will get i've cents clear for
the slight Inconvenience experienced.
MYRON r. WALKER.
Evening star., 1933-08-04
Death Penalty in kidnapping
Creates Subject Of Debate

Pilot, while the Portland (Oreg) Jour-
nal says: "At only ~, Walter MCGEE
took the criminal trail in Portland. He
was convicted and sent to the Oregon
Penitentiary for two years for assault
with intent to rob. He Is at the trails
end now. Yesterday at Kansas City,
Mo-, he was convicted Of q crime for
which the penalty Is the gallows. He
was one Of the two men who kidnapped
Miss McE1roy May u, held her for
ransom and after 80 hours extorted
10000 from her father for her return.
Only 81 days after the kidnapping Nc
Gee heard q verdict of death returned
by q jury. The penalty fits the crime.
An Oregon bandit at 20, Missouri
kidnaper at 28. his record is made, his
life Is through, grave yawns for his
mortal remains. The police and other
authorities have wrought well. Their
work Is a warning to the new racket
eers. It Is a victor over infamy, tri-
umph over barbarism."
Making kidnapping a capital crime. It
is feared by the Haverhill Gazette,
will place the lives Of victims in ex-
treme danger" and the Lincoln State
Journal quotes testimony given at an
earlier time that instead Of being
deterrent. infliction of the death pen
atty would increase crime, or at least
have no deterrent effect" The Balti-
more Evening Sun feels that certainty
Of q sentence Of 10 years would be q
greater deterrent"