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The Washington times., 1935-02-13
RESCUE LAUDED.
BY ROSENDAHL

LAKEHURST. N. j., Feb. 13
G.N.SD The dirigible Macon
made her first flight for the
United States Navy from Akron,
Ohio, where the ship was built,
to the air station here on June %,
1888. The sister ship of the ILL.,
starred Akron made the flight in
about 13 hours.
The Macon remained here for
fitting out until early in october,
1888, when she was sent to her
home port, Sunnyvale, Cal.
Lieut.. Comdr. Charles E. Rosen.
dahl, commandant of the station
here, who is regarded as the
Navy's outstanding authority on
lighter-than-a craft, declined to
comment on the Akron crash un-
tile he had had an opportunity
to study complete details of the
disaster
He expressed deep gratitude
when he was told that all but two
members of the Macon's crew had
been rescued.
Commander Rosendahl is a sur
vivor of the Shenandoah disaster
over Ohio in 1925 and at one time
commanded the dirigible Los An
geleS, now out of commission.
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D. {. MAN : KIN
SAFE0NMACCN

A telegram today ended the
anxiety of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
C. Danis, 1900 block Forty7fourth
St. N. W., as to the safety of Lieut..
Anthony L. Danis, who was
aboard the Navy dirigible Macon
when it crashed off the Pacific
coast.
Lieutenant Danis is the brother
of Robert DAMS, an architect with
the War Department.
The telegram, which merely
stated that Lieutenant Danis was
safe, was sent by his wife in
Sunnydale, Cal, where the airship
was stationed.
Radio reports of the disaster
were first heard by Mr.. and Mrs.
Danis last night, after which they
attempted to put message
through to Lieutenant Danis' wife.
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FASTEST
Of A|RSH|PS

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-GNS.l
The two giant Navy dirigibles,
Akron and Macon, both of which
are now lost, were built in the
Goodyear Zeppelin AirShip Plant
at Akron, O.. at cost of $8.000,,
900 appropriated by Congress in
1927.
The Macon was christened on
March II, 1898. by Mrs. William
A. Moffet, wife of the Navy's
chief of the Bureau of Aeronau'
tics, who lost his life on the
Akron less than a month later
The Macon made her maiden
flight on April 81, 1888, a short
time after the siSter-ship Akron
had crashed to her doom off the
New Jersey coast with a total per
sonnel on board of los, including
a crew of 60.
The ship, containing more than
100 improvements and refine
ments developed as a result OF
experience gained with the Akron
proved to be the fastest airship
ever built, attaining a speed OF
approximately IS miles an hour
The Macon was designed to be
about 5000 pounds lighter than
the Akron, but a Congressional
committee which investigated the
destruction of the older craft
was tolC that both were over
weight. the Akron 4 per cent
the Macon per cent.
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RELIEF RAUDS
LAID TOF|VE

Charging that persons on re-
lief rolls are being defrauded by
short weights on sales of food
where Government checks issued
to relief workers are cashed by
stores on condition that part of
the money be spent there, George
M. Roberts. superintendent of
weights and measures. today filed
papers against owners of five
stores.
According to Mr.. Roberts, per-
sons receiving relief checks would
bring them into his office. being
reimbursed if necessary in the
meantime, and would then go out
with an inspector to take pur-
chases. The inspector remained
on the outside and when the
articles purchased were turned
over to him they were immedi-
ately taken down and re-weighed
in the Weights and Measures
Office.
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F ULL- ]. 8. PAY
STARTS APR|L.1

CONTINUED from Page y
set forward the date on which
all Government employees shall
receive a full salary, from July
l. 1885, to April l, 1885. This
decision of the Congress will
it is estimated, constitute an
additional charge to the Gov
ernment of $16,OOO,OOO. 1t shall
be noted that this sum was not
contained in the budget esti-
mate and that consideration
should properly be given to
methods by which Government
revenues can be increased to
meet this and any other new
appropriations which tend to
throw the regular budget out
of balance"
Slash Necessary
President Roosevelt, in answer
to an inquiry at his conference
today, said he did not have in
mind any particular new form of
taxation to raise this $4,000, 900
but that he would let Congress
work it out for itself. This is
taken to mean that the Admin,
stration desires Congress to cut
out $16,000,000 from some other
item.
The Presidents signature of the
bill is a compromise between the
Presidents original statement that
he intended to announce full re-
storation on July l and the move,
ment in Congress to restore full
pay as of January l of this year
President Roosevelt MADE his
announcement several weeks ago
declaring that the cost of living
figures reported to him would not
justify a return of full before
July l.
Fight BY Labor
The Presidents viewpoint was
strongly opposed by both large or
ganized groups of Government
workers. At one time President
William Green of the American
Federation of Labor called on
President Roosevelt and discussed
the subject.
At the close of this conference
President Green announced that
the full strength of the American
Federation of Labor would be
placed behind the movement tc
restore pull pay as of January l
President Roosevelt has never
made any strong opposition tt
restoration of pay sooner thar
July l; and on more than one
occasion he has left it be known
that he was following the law ir
the light of the cost of living
figures which were presented of
ficially to him. He has said or
several occasions also that if Con
greSs wanted to restore this pay
sooner than July l, it will have
to find the money.
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Government Probes
Dirigible Crash

mittee that investigated the Akron
crash, said the Macon disaster
undoubtedly will defer construc,
ton of any new ships at this
time
Representative Delaney criti
cised the Navy Department for
sending experienced dirigible pilots
on sea duty with cruisers and de-
stroyers. They should be kept in
the air, he said.
Representative Buchanan CD
of Texas, chairman of the Appro,
priations Committee, said:
Before 1 vote any more
money l want to know why we
can't build ships that will stand
up. The Germans do it, why
can't We?"
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Leaders Here Differ
On Airship Value

as opposed to further construc
ton of dirigibles for Navy use.
Representative McGrath CD of
California, who represents Sunny
vale, home base of the Macon
emphatically opposed giving up
lighter-than-air in the Navy. He
said:
Il think it is the future base
means of transportation. We
must not give up our expert
ment.
"The Navy'S two airships
which were built in America
went down like matches in the
wind, but the old Graf Zeppelin
of Germany has gone round
and round the world safely.
"When we wake up in our
building operations we can
build airShips like those built in
Germany"
Byrns Gives Views
Speaker ByrnS said:
"The loss of the Macon is
distressing, but I do not regard
destruction of this ship through
an explosion as necessarily being
a setback to the development
of this type of defense weapon.
A thorough investigation by ex-
perts will throw light upon
ways of improving the service
if possible"
Representative Burnham R.)
of California. said:
"An investigation is necessary.
still feel that lighter-than-air
is d useful and necessary arm
of the service. If Germany can
build ships to fly around the
world, why can't we in Amer
lea do SO?"
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try to increase wages. We have
set a good example"
WALSH STAND


Senator David I. Walsh 3D.,
of Massachusetts, who has con
sistently supported Senator Nc
Carran in the battle, commented
THE energetic and persistent
efforts of The Washington
Times has been an effective
force in bringing about the
restoration.
ut is gratifying to know
that the reductions made in
the pay of the Government
employees nearly two years ago
now are to be fully restored.
The sacrifice the Government
employees made in the period
Of the depression has been &C
cepted cheerfulIy, despite the
fact that thousands of them
are underpaid even on the
basis of the base pay scale.
This restoration of salaries
should be helpful in increasing
the circulation of money and
contribute materially to the
restoration of prosperity"
Another of those who hav
made every effort during tn
past two years to have full sala
ries effected is Senator L.
Dickinson (R) of Iowa, VIII
said:
"The cooperation of The
Washington Times in our battle
for restoration was of consider
able aid.
II was for the economy pro-
gram originally. But when the
Government started to squeeze
the Government employees and
soldiers while throwing money
to everybody else, 1 felt that
such a situation should not be
tolerated. AS a result. 1 be-
came an advocate of repeal of
the economy laws as they af-
fected the employees and soldiers.
II am glad to see this law
passed restoring the pay"
The Washington times., 1935-02-13
All States Dance
Is Set FRIDAY

The final dance of the All
States Society of the Public
Works Administration will be held
at 10 p. m. Friday in the Lafay.
cite Hotel. Only members of the
society and their guests will be ad-
mitted.
H. H. MacCubbin, secretary.
treasurer of the society. is in
charge of the committee on ar
rangements. Other committee
chairmen include Miss Virginia
Zeigler and Ward Stevens.
The Washington times., 1935-02-13
French Academy
HOnOrs Blakeslee

DR.. Albert F.. Blakeslee, acting
director of the department of
genetics of the Carnegie InStitu-
ton of washington, has been
elected a corresponding member
of the Academy of Sciences, In.
stitute of France. it was learned
yesterday.
DR.. Blakeslee takes the place
in the botany section made va,
cant by the death of Prof. Cha,
cot of the University of Geneva.
officials announced yesterday.
The Washington times., 1935-02-13
International News Service

Asserting "the curtain has been
rung down on lighter,than-air
craft in the Navy" Representa-
tive Carl Vinson (DD of Georgia,
chairman of the House Naval
Affairs Committee, today an
nounced his intention of launch
ing an investigation into the cause
of the disaster.
The disaster that overlook the
Macon, following the loss of the
Shenandoah and the Akron, has
convinced the naval chairman the
time has come to abandon eX-
perimentation with this type Of
craft.
Both the Akron, which fell into
the Atlantic ocean during a storm.
and the Macon were "as we'll
built as is humanity possible" Mr..
Vinson said. An investigation
of the Macon crash will be opened
by his committee as soon as
possible.
The inquiry will await action
of a naval board. Commander
Wiley, skipper of the Macon, and
other officers will be called here
to testify.
"It looked to me like it is the
death knell of lighter -than-air
craft for military use. 1t would
seem that we have had enough
experience and the ships cannot
stand strains.
II think that the curtain has
been rung down on lighter-than-
air craft in the Navy. / will not
introduce any bill for replace
ment of the Macon or the
Akron. 1 believe our airships
were as we'll constructed as is
humanity possible"
Asked why the German zeppelin
had been able to circumnaVigate
the globe without accident, Mr..
Vinson said the explanation of the
difference between German and
American experience may be that
constant military training is too
severe for airshipS.
SirOvich Plans Quiz
Chairman Sirovich CD of New
York. of the House Patents Com
mittee which is considering pat
ent pooling in the aviation
industry, also plans to investigate
the Macon incident.
.Planst tWO a thorough investiga,
ton of the crash also were re,
vealed today by Senator Park
Trammell (DD, of Florida, chair
man of the Senate Naval Affairs
Committee. Senator Trammell iii
dicated that the Navy's lighter
than-air experts will be callec
with a view to going into pos
sible structural faults of the big
airship in a detailed fashion.
TrammelI Dubious
He was dubious as to the bene
fits of spending more money fol
construction until design has beer
improved so that the big ship!
will stay in the air. Senator
Trammell said:
81 think we should look into
the matter carefully before max
ing any moves toward complete
abandonment of a lighter-than-
air program. However, it does
seem that we have very bad
luck with the big aircraft. The
Macon and the Akron cost about
SS,OOO,OOO together, and now
both are gone"
Senator Trammell was happy
over the small casualty list. II
previous similar disasters, thu
death list has in most cases
equalled or doubled the number
saved. Only one officer survived
the Akron crash. He said:
"ThOse officers must have res
manned calm and shown that
fOrtitude that is the heritage of
the Navy"
Navy Censored
Representative Delaney CD o1
New York. chairman of the com
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JUDGE 0 'TO0[E
RULESON BOYS
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score of men and women, many
of them very prominent in Wash
ington, testified to the fact that
the boys came from good homes
and that their parents were prop
erly fit to care for them.
Judge Bentley had originally
committed them with the state
ment that their parents could not
adequately take care of the boys
Col. Julius I. Peyser, formerly
president of the District Bar AS
sociation, commander of the Dis
trict of Columbia branch of the
American Legion and a member
of the Board of Education, was
one of the witnesses who ap-
peared to speak on the good
character of the Fannings.
The boys themselves took the
stand, and under cross-eXamina,
ton, answered with frequent EN-,
phatic yes sirs" to questions as
to their remorse and as frequent
mo sirs" when questioned about
whether they would ever do it
again.
Parents Testify
The boys were charged with tax,
ing the automobile of Policeman
George G. Maghan, of the Tenth
Precinct, and driving it to Roam
oke, Va, where they we're arrested
when the car broke down because
Of defective wiring.
On the witness stand, the police
man reiterated his former asser
tion that he did not wish to prose
cute the case, and that the
damage was negligible.
The mothers and fathers OF
both also testified and tearfully
explained to the judge that the
boys were generally good sons
their only misconduct heretofore
having been truancy from school
The Washington times., 1935-02-13
BAR STANDARDS ASKED

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Feb.
13.-Support of the legislative
measure authorizing the Court of
Appeals to set standards for bar
association members was voted
by the Prince Georges's County
Bar Association at a meeting here
last night.
The Washington times., 1935-02-13
VICTORY.
ON RELIEF PAY
IN SENATE
Prevailing Wage Demands
Partially Granted; MCCarran
Promises Floor Battle
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News Service

Partially yielding to the de.
mands of organized labor, the Ad.
ministration today accepted an
amendment to the $4,880, ,000, 900
work relief BILL directing Presi-
dent Roosevelt to pay prevailing
wages on relief projects whenever
he finds security wages" are
breaking down the general wage
structure.
The substitute, offered by Sen.
ator Russell Cd, Georgia, proved
unacceptable to coalition Sena.
tors, supporting the American
Federation of Labor's plea for
prevailing hourly wages" on all
relief projects. 1t was approved,
however, by vote of IA to 9.
Senator McCarran DD, Ne.
vada. author Of the prevailing
wage" rule. announced he would
carry the fight to the floor of the
Senate.
The Washington times., 1935-02-13

Division of opinion as to the
feasibility of lighter-than-air craft
in military service developed today
as Congress leaders and others
voiced their view on the disaster
that overlook the Navy dirigible
Macon off the coast of California
last night.
Representative Carl Vinson CD
Of Georgia, chairman of the
House Naval Affairs Committee,
was among the first to express the
opinion that the loss of the Macon
had "rung down" the curtain on
lighter-than-air craft insofar as
the Navy is concerned.
Swanson Emphatic
Secretary Swanson, a bit more
pointed in his remarks concerning
future dirigible construction, told
neWspapermen at his press confer
ence that he is still to be con-
vinced of the indispenSibility of
airships in the Navy"
The Secretary has long been in
opposition to lighter-than-air craft
and has made known on many oc-
casions that he will not approve
construction of these ships.
Asked if he was ready to admit
that the United States was "un
equal" to Germany in the matter
of airship design and construction,
Mr.. Swanson declared emphati-
cally:
81 will not admit anything"
"Strange," Says Nye
Senator Nye (RD of North
Dakota, chairman of the Senate
Munitions Committee, said:
'It is very strange that Ger
many can build dirigibleS which
seem to stay in the air through
storms, and go to and fro in
passenger service for years,
while those built in this cOun-
try crash and kill off our naval
personnel"
Senator William Dieterich (DD
of Illinois, said:
"The Macon disaster sets us
to wondering whether lighter
than-air craft ever will be found
practicable enough for Navy
service. The incident is a def
mite setback to the lighter-than
air movement.
"The disaster should be in
veStigated, possibly in the inter
ests of that type of craft to see
what might be expected of it in
the future and what policy in
that respect should be adopted"
VIEWS OF TYDINGS
Senator Millard Tydings CD
Maryland, said it will be necessary
to go into the whole question
thoroughly as to whether this
country should proceed with
lighter-than-air craft construction
for Navy use.
1t was suggested by Senator
Richard Russell CD, Georgia
that the development of dirigibles
be left to the field of commerce
He said:
"Our experience with this
type of craft demonstrates be-
yOnd a doubt its impractical
bility. We should proceed more
with the development of heavier
than-air craft"
Both Senators McGill CD Kan
Sas, and Smith CD, South Caro-
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more was heard. Admirals
rushed to tr2 Navy Department
and paced the communications
room as suspense increased over
the fate of the airship that was
about to risk a perilous landing
on the heavy sea.
Finally a brief message was re
ceived from Admiral Reeves at
1904 EST stating the warShips
still were standing by but no word
had been heard from the Macon
for more than two hours.
Five minutes later Admiral
Reeves flashed word survivors had
been sighted in rubber life-boats
13 miles southeast of Point SUI
and they we're being picked up.
A message received at 11:24 re
ported that Commander Wiley anc
Lieut.. Comdr. j. L. Kenworthy
were among those picked up.
At ll:53 word came through
that "a total Of 81 survivors re
covered thus far"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-04-27
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Bank, C NEH NEA 17-sS-6W, Il
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pipe in Ohe hole, in bad shape.
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at $40,
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NEH NWA 26-S5-6W. drilling.
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ease.
Katley- Drumhe1ler No. 2, SEX
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Montana Power-Heiland No. 2.
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$50.
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NWA NwH 2s-3s-5W, drilling
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Oil Trade Notes
OF Interest to Refiners and Marketers

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