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Evening star., 1933-04-05

| 81 the Associated Press.
The Akron disaster and relief attempts
as graphically related in dispatches dis
closed by the Navy:
1850 am. (Tuesday), from COM
mander, New York division, Coast
! Guard
Following from German tanker Phoe-
bus: 'Airship Akron afloat off Barnegat
| lightship with II men. Picked up some
Can't get all. Chief oficer, three men
saved Master"
| AIS am, from commander. patrol
| force, New York, to Coast Guard YES
sells
Proceed Immediately to aid Of air
| craft Akron afioat of Barnegat light
ship"
2:5s am, from the U. s. S. Portland
Under way from Gravesend Bay, pro-
ceeding to rescue of Akron"
sos am, from commandant, 4th Ma
val District (Philadelphia)-
ss' Lakehurst reports not in COM
munication with Akron and no report
| from her since departure"
$40 am, from the command, 3D. Ma
val District New York;
Following received via Mackey Radio
from s. S. Phoebus: Akron crashed &C
miles east of Barnegat Searching fol
survivors. Lieut.. Comdr. Wiley, three
men on board, suffering from immersion
and shock. Further details later
Wiley"
| $40 am, from commandant I'D
Naval District
Following received from Phoebus
via Mackey Radio:
| "'On board Phoebus Wiley, Erwin
metalsmith, second class; Deal boat
| swain'S mate, second class; all in good
condition; Copeland, chief radio man
condition serious Wiley"
AIS am, from the commandant Sd
Naval District to the U. S. 8. Portland
| "One ofiicer and three men on tanker
Phoebus. Cole and Sycamore proceed
ing to report to you. Two planes from
Floyd Bennett Field leaving at daylight
to assist in search. Coast Guard keer
commander Sd fully informed"
! Sis am, from commandant Sd Dis
| trict-
Following from Phoebus via Tucker
ton: Akron crashed in widespread
thunderstorm 0030 Q2:30 ann
Wreckage and many men on water
when last seen. Wind northeast. 4
am"
5:35 am, from commandant Sd Dis
trict to U. s. S. Portland
Six planes departed Floyd Bennett
Field. II survivors are sighted planes
have instructions to zoom shiphead
toward survivors and circle over spot -
6:55 am, from U. s. s. Portland to
Lakehurst-
Following received from Phoebus
| Will transfer two enlisted men, myself
and body OF Copeland to Tucker, which
Evening star., 1933-04-05
U.S.. Gutter SPEEDS
TO GROUNDED LINER
Spanish Ship With Aboirt 100
Passengers In Distress
South of Miami.
BY the Associated prs,.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla. April 5.-The Coast
Guard cutter Unalga was dispatched
from Fort Lauderdale today to the as
distance Of the Spanish liner MARQUIS
de Camillas, aground of Caryfort Reef.
south OF here, with about 100 passengers
aboard,
The vessel was reported in need of
assistance today after declining prof
tered help when 1t first ran aground
last night.
The Unalga was prepared to take of
the passengers If the Marquis de Ca
mlllaS could not be foatsd.
rehef tug also was reported en- route
to the standed vessel from Key West.
Aid First Declined.
First word of the Marquis grounding
was received last night in a message
from the tanker Algonquin. which re-
ported the Marquis had refused as
sistance offered.
Messages. In Spanish, received from
the Marquis master today sent the re-
lief expedition on its way.
The Unalga was expected to reach
the Marquis position between IL am.
and noon. Eastern standard time.
Carys Fort Reef is about 40 miles
south southeast Of Miami.
The Spanish liner is $50 feet long.
1t is out Of Barcelona. Spain, with pas
sengers and freight for Havana, Cuba.
and Mexican ports.
Plane Standing BY.
Lieut. W. L. Foley, flying the Coast
Guard relief plane. wired the Miami
Coast Guard base at 1918 en-, that he
had reached the Marquis, and that a
relief tug was then in sight. The Mar
quis, he said. is aground about $50
yards from the Carys Fort Lighthouse.
Foley said he was standing by with
his plane. d.
Foley radioed that there appeared
to be no immediate danger to the liner.
She was not listing, he said. There is
deep water on the portside, and this
was considered an advantage to the re-
lief vessel In their attempts to float the
Marquis.
Evening star., 1933-04-05
Wiley's Story of Crash
Surviving Officer of Akron Says There Was No Noise
or Confusion on Board as Huge
Ship Fell Into Sea.

the car and supervising the elevator
wheel. The elevator man reported the
ship was falling rapidly.
Il heard q report of 800 feet BY
this time the nose inclined upward
about 20 degrees, but the ship was fall-
ing quite rapidly. In the fog nothing
outside could be seen. s
Il asked for altitude and the answer
was 300 feet ordered all hands to
stand by for crash. That order was
rung UP TO the engine car and almost
Immediately we hit the water.
we had as I. remember, q list to
starboard, to my side of the control car
Water rushed into the windows on my
side and carried me out the windows on
the other side OF the control car.
Il tried to swim away as rapidly as
] could to get from under the ship, and
finally came to the surface. 7 saw the
ship drifting away as the lightning
flashed. The bow was up in the cir
and the whole structure general
wreck.
Swan. Toward Ship.
II saw two lights on what I thought
was the stern. On one side I saw the
lights of ship.
Il also thought I could see the glare
of Barnegat lightship.- swan toward
the ship and after about 10 minutes
I bumped into board about feet
square, which clung to the rest Of the
way.
Il saw several men in the water, but
none very close. did not think ]
could help any Of them.
Il did not see any men In the water
after I found the board. When I got
within 400 yards of the ship the wind
fra kho for t,,rt =
of behind me- -
THE captain put the ship broadside.
1t floated toward me- think he must
have heard cries of men in the water
II made 1t easily to the ship and
they threw me life ring and hauled
me aboard. They had boats out and
picked up three other men. I did not
see the boats until I was on board the
ship
"As soon as recovered strength, in
about an hour, I sent a message to the
Navy Department giving the names of
the rescued. The German captain is
an excellent seaman and did everything
he could to save life"
There was no noise or confusion Of
any kind" Wiley said in telling Of the
moments just before the crash. "Or-
ders were given in a low voice and car
ried out eff1ciently. There was no con-
versation of any kind after I gave the
order to stand by for crash"
Saw Admiral Moffett.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett,
who motored up from Washington yes
terday to make the trip with the Akron,
was asleep until midnight, Wiley said.
THE admiral came into the control
rooms shortly after midnight" the Of
flcer said. IT remembered seeing him
in there quite frequently. Then, in
the few minutes before the impact,
didn't remember seeing him.
Wiley, asked IL he saw Comdr. Nc
Cord after the crash. said: II was
washed out his window. He may have
gone out ahead Of me-"
Hospital authorities said the officer
and two men would remain at the hos
pital overnight, at least.
In a situation Of this kind" said
Capt. R. E. Stoops, executive officer of
the hospital. 'it would be easy for any
one who spent the night in exposure to
catch pneumonia. And we are not
taking any chances"
Evening star., 1933-04-05
AKRON PROBE GROUP
IS NAMED BY VINS0N;
SENATE ALSO ACTS
Continued From First Page.l

charge of most of the recent legislation
for airShips, particularly that authoriz-
ing the $4,000, 900 Akron Macon sister
ship team.
Britten was in Florida for a short
rest but his friends recalled that after
previous airship accidents he had de-
clined to support those who thought
lighter-than-air craft should be aban-
doned
Many members were undecided how
far they wanted to 60 in their ban on
airships. Vinson said he thought moth
Of the Macon, which is to take the air
toward the end of the month. Nor did
he think the new dirigible base at
Sunnyvale, Calf. where around $4,000
900 has been expended, should be shut
down.
May Keep Los Angeles.
There were some indications that the
Los Angeles now out of commission,
might be placed back In service after q
time, instead Of being sold, and sta
toned at Sunnyvale. with the Macon
taking the Akron's place at Lakehurst.
But with Wilson's determination to halt
the construction Of any new airships,
eventual abandonment OF both Lake
hurst and Sunnyvale would follow when
the two remaining ships went out OF
service for age or other reasons
Vinson agreed with Secretary Swan
son that the money expended In recent
years on airships might we'll 60 to other
naval forces.
I'VE don't want to put our eggs an
in one basket, and we don't want any
OF the baskets to be airships." he told
newspaper men. I'VE should maintain
well-rounded feet with its airplanes
and ships" ~
McClintic was just as outright In his
opposition, saying. "I am thoroughly
convinced there will be no more ships
OF this type constructed"
Too Large, He Says.
They are too large and powerful to
be handled in satisfactory manner,
and being of frail construction, the
ultimate end will in practically every
case be some kind Of disaster" he
added.
After the special subcommittee was
appointed, Chairman Sutphin presented
and the committee approved unani-
mously q resolution expressing admira-
ton "for the heroism exhibited by the
officers and crew Of the U. s. s. Akron
at a time OF great stress"
1t also adopted q resolution to con-
vey message of sympathy to the fam
lilies of men lost on the J-3.
Chairman Vinson was authorized to
write a letter of coincidence to Mrs.
william A. Moffett, widow Of the late
chief Of naval aeronautics, who per-
ished with the Akron.
Evening star., 1933-04-05
lair COMMERCE BID
| HANGS IN BALANCE
U. S. Supremacy Undecided
as Nation Views Akron
Disaster.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The fate Of the boldest American
bid for commercial supremacy In the
air hung in the balance today as the
Nation took stock of the disaster that
befell the sky queen Akron.
For just Is months, the giant craft
was supreme as the largest, finest and
most complete ship Of its kind ever
built She represented the last word
both In German Zeppelin building skill
and adaptation of Yankee inventive
genius to the science Of aviation.
Macon Awaits Trial.
Even as she fell to her tragic end
however, her sister ship. the Macon
marking dirigible construction refine
ments born of the building and oper-
ating experiences with the Akron
awaited in her hangar the word that
would launch her upon an initial trial
voyage.
While these two ships were built and
carried on Navy basis as combat
craft, major purpose behind con-
struction was exploration of the trans
oceanic commercial possibilities of these
mighty liners of the air.
Such pioneering work underlay the
purely naval purposes for which they
were authorized. The Akron and the
Macon were free from the international
agreement that made the German
Zeppelin built Los Angeles only a com
mercial vessel. Thus they have afforded
opportunity also for Navy tests Of the
military usefulness Of such ships as
long range scouting craft and bombers
Held Most Airworthy.
The Akron had been considered by
experts the most airworthy and safe
airship in the world. Charges ranging
from sabotage to faulty construction
had been Investigated by congressional
committee and declared groundless.
The loss Of the Shenandoah in 1925
had prompted the Navy to increase
markedly the strength requirements for
airship design, and soon the Akron was
In the air again.
A vital factor was that the United
States, alone Of all the nations building
such aircraft, had helium gas with
which to I'LL the great ships cells, thus
drastically reducing the danger Of fire
which had destroyed many dirigibles IN
other countries.
The Akron completed her trial flight
September %, 1881. with marked success
and had since ridden out several severe
storms with only minor damage.
Evening star., 1933-04-05
SENATEbANK GROUP
FAV0RS FARM BILL
Provisions for R. r. c. Loans
to Levee, Drainage and
irrigation Restored.
BY the Associated Press.

The administrations broad farm
mortgage relief bill was approved today
by the Senate Banking Committee.
The committee put back in the bill
provisions for Reconstruction Finance
Corporation loans to leyee, drainage and
irrigation districts, with the maximum
limit $50 100000, which was eliminated
yesterday by subcommittee.
The committee also added authority
for the Federal land banks to lend to
joint stock land banks up to Is per
cent Of the principal Of mortgages held
by the joint stock banks, in an effort
further to ease the agricultural credit
situation.
Mortgage Plan Administrator.
Another amendment gave the Presi-
dent authority to designate some one
else to be administrator of the mort
gage plan besides the farm loan COM
missioner, who is designated in the bill
Members said this authority was in
cluded in anticipation of the impend-
ng consolidation Of Federal farm credit
agencies under the supervision of
Henry Morgenthau, jr., chairman Of
the Federal Farm Board.
An effort OF Senator Gore, Democrat
Of Oklahoma, to authorize the farmer
holding joint stock land bank bonds to
pay off his mortgage with the bonds
at their face value was rejected with
out record vote.
In a partial report to the Senate on
the administration farm relief bill, the
Senate Agriculture Committee recon-
mended imitation Of the currency to
check the policy of defiation,"
Defiation Is Blamed.
The report submitted by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma, as
serted that mo substantial relief Is
possible for agriculture until the policy
OF defiation is not only checked, but
reversed, and substantial sum Of
actual money Is admitted and, II need
be, forced into circulation"
In reporting this bill favorably," It
said, I'VE feel that We should advise tht.
Senate that, in our opinion, the bill will
not alone afford the relief which the
farmer must have to enable him to sur
vive economically"
The report said that the Federal Re
serve system, created to serve and pro-
mote the best interests of the people.
commerce and industry, while pretend
ing to be trying to keep sufficient money
and credit available, has failed"
The mortgage measure, combined
with the price-lifting measure intended
to restore agricultural commodities to
the l909-19l4 level. yesterday was
ordered reported to the Senate by the
Agriculture Committee by unanimous
| vote.
Sharp debate preceded House action
in referring the mortgage bill TO the
Agriculture Committee by vote of
l72 to SO, denying the clamor Of some
Evening star., 1933-04-05
FATHER COUGHL|N
ANSWERS CHARGES
Priest Explains Purchase of
Stock From Radio League
Funds.
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT. April 5.-Rev. Father
Charles E. Coughlin yesterday replied
to a recent assertion by the Detroit
Free Press, that he had used charity
funds Of an organization sponsored by
him, in stock market transactions
Father Coughlin said the organiza-
ton, the Radio League Of the Little
Flower, has nothing to do with charity
and said the money was invested in
what he considered Sound securities. :"
Had Attacked Paper.
The Free Press made the declara-
tion following an address by Father
Coughlin, in which he criticized bank
ing methods in Detroit, naming E. D.
Stair, publisher of the Free Press and
former president of the Detroit Bank
ers' Co. holding company for the closed
First National Bank. Detroit.
Father Coughlin declared "this
money was invested in what con-
sidered sound securities. Within a
short time the accumulated funds of
the league again will be invested in
the same manner as before"
The statement read:
"On April 4. 1888, Mr. c. w. Conley
and Mr.. Lyall F. MartZ. deputy col
lectors for the Internal Revenue ONCE
from Detroit, visited Father Charles E.
Coughlin to investigate his books and
the books Of the Radio League of the
Little Flower, Inc. mot for profit.
This investigation had been assigned
to these gentlemen.
Purchase Found Legal.
Relative to Father Coughlin's in
vesting his own funds and funds from
the Radio League of the Little Flower
in Kelsey Hayes and in Packard stock
in the year 1929, the Investigators
found the transaction was perfectly le-
gal
Article Of the application for q
charter for the Radio League OF the
Little Flower, under act No. "a OF the
public acts Of Michigan, 1921, permits
the Radio League of the Little Flower
to enter into such contracts as may be
necessary to carry on the purpose or
purposes of the corporation.
Moreover, the investigation Of the
personal income tax return filed by
Father Coughlin for the year 1881 dis
closed an overpayment of that tax In
the amount of 1851, which represented
the total amount of the tax paid for
the year
This amount will be refunded to
Father Coughlin by the Department
of Internal Revenue.
THE investigation also disclosed that
Father Coughlin was not liable fol
income tax for prior years"
Evening star., 1933-04-05

refused to stop the practice Of buying
up q lot OF little businesses and issuing
worthless stock to the public"
SABBATH said that he pleaded with
the house of Morgan" to prevent the
sale OF worthless securities"
I investigated and found out that
the house Of Morgan sold 263 .0o0. .00o
Of shares Of stock within years and
that the difference In their actual value
and the cost to the people who bought
them was $l7,70o, 100000" SABBATH said
Protest From Chicago.
Asked by Representative wolverton
Republican, Of New jersey about pro-
test the Chicago Association Of Com
merce sent to President Roosevelt against
the securities bill. SABBATH said:
"oh. ! know that crowd. silas strawn,
the big attorney; tnt Chicago Board Of
Trade and the Chicago stock Exchange
Is behind that protest. The Chicago
Association Of Commerce Is Influenced
by the gentlemen from La Sale street.
II bows down to the president Of the
First National Bank"
Meanwhile, William 8. Bennett of
New York, appearing for the Con-
tinental Coal Co. of West Virginia and
several lumber producers, was telling
the Senate Banking Committee the
administration securities bill would
block the impending reorganization Of
many lumber and bituminous coal
producers.
His criticism was directed primarily
at a section which authorizes the Fed
eral Trade Commission to revoke the
registration Of any security on finding
the issuer has violated the act or any
commission order.
Breed put before this committee OBJ
jections similar to those he voiced yes
terday before the House Commerce
Committee.
Evening star., 1933-04-05
The Disaster by Radio
Log of Messages Exchanged Traces Akron From First
Meager Reports of Catastrophe to Arrival
of Survivors in Hospital.

will take US to New York. Notify Lake
From Coast Guard to Department
Tucker sighted wreckage.
Searching for bodies. McDougal and
Motave arrived alongside Phoebus
$50"
s:ls am. from Portland to Lake
hurst
Following from Tucker: Passed
considerable wreckage. = Akron
crashed and then caught fire. She was
in severe electrical storm. Lieut. Wiley
gives no reason for crash No other
information obtained so far"
1929 am, from the commandani
Fourth District:
Shenandoah and Roma experiences
provide possibility Akron broke, one
part burned, one part may be mostly
air borne, slightly water borne. latter
part would drift rapidly with wind
1880 am, from the commandant
Third District to the Portland
Earliest advice requested as to what
salvage operations possible looking tc
recovery Of bodies
1859 am, from commandant Third
District
Following Is report from Master OF
steamship Phoebus to vessel owners
Standard Shipping Co.: Rescued four
men, Moody, Erwin, Richard Deal, Lieut.
Comdr. Wiley. aide. william Copeland
the last unconscious. Four hours
treatment failed. Gave rescued men
and body to destroyer Tucker. Two
life boats searched from / am. TO &
am, without results. Gave destroyers
position approximately of place of ac-
cident. Continued voyage at 9 am"
II am, from the Tucker
Akron sighted thunderstorms about
30 miles south Of Philadelphia about
8:45 last night. Ground obscured
by fog. About 10 pm, became
entirely surrounded by lightning.
About 1880 am, ship began to de-
scend rapidly ship tossed about
violently. Called all hands. Stern
inclined downward. Dropped ballast
Under controls carried away. Descent
continued to water.
Ship demolished upon impact. In
lightning flashes saw many men SWIM
ming and wreckage drift rapidly away
Discipline IN control room, perfect
WILEY"
1887 pm, from commandant, Third
District, to department.
Following from Coast Guard cut
ter 213: Picked up body of Lieut.
Comdr H. E. Mcclellan -"
ais pm, from commandant, Third
District
Lieut.. Comdr. H. v. Wiley, Boat
swain's Mate (Second) r. Z. Deal
Aviation Machinist's Mate w. z. Erwin
from Akron admitted to Naval Hospital
Slight injuries. Resting comfortably
Body Of r. w. Copeland transferred to
hospital. Inquest ordered"
Evening star., 1933-04-05
y the Associated Press.

| by tHe hSSOClhted fIeSS
NEW YORK, April Stand by for
a crashI'
Thus did Lieut.. Comdr H. " Wiley
cry out to shipInates on the Akron, as
the giant dirigible plunged toward the
| sea.
In a faded bathrobe, with pair of
borrowed pajamas about his tall, bulky
| figure, the second in command OF the
giant Navy dirigible stood on the steps
of the United States Naval Hospital In
! Brooklyn late yesterday and recounted
| the night OF storm and terror that ap-
parently brought death to 73 OF his
shipmates.
In what he termed my own inter-
view," the lieutenant commander en-
phatically said that in his opinion, the
Akron was not struck by lightning and
added that there was no fire aboard the
craft. There was a possibility, he said,
| that the ship was struck by lightning
| without his knowledge las there was
plenty OF lightning all around U.s."
Tells Story Calmly.
The officer was calm as he talked
The lobby of the hospital was filled
with patients and attendants as he
related his views Of the tragedy:
1--WE left Lakehurst at about 1880 pm:
last night on a regularly scheduled
flight" he related. "One object OF the
fight was to calibrate radio direction
finding stations In New England.
ABOUT 8:35 o'clock, when 20 miles
south of Philadelphia, lightning was
seen ahead and in a few minutes we
had reports of thunderstorm over
! Washington.
I'VE headed east and northeast toward
the ocean, flying at about l,600 feet.
The ground was obscured by fog. but
We knew our position quite accurately,
and occasionally we would sight lights,
indicating a town, which checked our
course.
"The ship was in good flying condi-
ton. although slightly heavy. The
lightning to the south became quite ex-
tensive and also appeared in the west.
II don't think the ship was struck by
lightning, as there was no indication OF
this at any time. although there was
plenty OF lightning around us.
I'VE continued east for about an
hour and then reversed the course.
When we reached land again we saw
lights and identified the shore line.
This was about midnight. The course
was changed to southeast. About half
dIl IlOul ldtCI Vic olAP oSSoA W w
scend rapidly from 1900 feet.
dropped all the ballast forward. The
fall was stopped at about 800 feet We
rose rapidly and leveled OF again at
800 feet.
Big Engines Speeded Up.
while we were falling, the engines
were pushed to full speed. After We
gained our altitude again they were
changed to standard speed. Three min
utes later the air became turbulent all
around us and the ship tossed violently.
IT knew we were near the center Of
the storm, because air in the center
is most turbulent. I called all hands
to the landing stations SO as to have
all of them available and not in their
hunks
THE ship took sharp lurch and
the rudder control wires of the upper
rudder were carried away. unclutched
the upper rudder and tried to steer
with the lower rudder.
Il was On the right side of the con-
troll car and supervising the rudder.
Comdr McCord was on the left side of