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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-05-14
Yep CRASH KILLS
IS AT LAKEHURST
20 Passengers, "A of Crew
Survive AS Hindenburg
Explodes.

THIRTY-SIX persons were
i killed and many injured as
a series of explosions shattered
and burned the German dirig-
ible air liner Hindenburg when
she attempted to moor at Lake
hurst, N. j., at the end of her
first transatlantic crossing of
the season. The catastrophe be-
gan with an explosion of the
highly inflammable hydrogen
gas with which the ship was
filed, in one of the rear gas
cells. "
There were 81 on board. Forty
four of the crew of 81 escaped with
their lives and 20 of the So passen-
gers survived. One member of the
ground crew died of injuries re-
ceived as he was trying to aid
in bringing the great silver liner
to earth.
The morning after the disaster
smoke was still curling from the
mangled skeleton of what had once
been the worlds largest flying YES
sell There were still a few bodies
unidentified or unaccounted for.
In a section of the crews quar-
tiers in the hangar which had hastily
been transformed into morgue, a
small group of men and women
filed past the charred remains of
26 of the victims in an attempt to
identify them. Other attachments
of sailors guarded all approaches to
the wreck of the airship and all in
formation was refused.
Inquiries Under Way.
Three inquiries into the tragedy
were to get under way, Sec
rotary of Commerce Daniel c.
Roper was expected to be on hand
to, take charge of an investigation
by the bureau of air commerce.
Rear Admiral A. B. Cook, chief of
the bureau of aeronautics of the
United States navy, arrived to head
separate naval inquiry. Hans Luz
Their, German ambassador to the
United States, flew in and immedi-
ately went into conference with Off
Gals of the American Zeppelin COM
pany. 4azs..-l. ... .
All this official activity, however,
attracted little notice, for the mind
of everyone is still concerned with
the horror of the tragedy and in the
ears of those who witnessed it still
echo the screams of the victims as
men were blown through the heavy
glass window of the ships observa-
ton room.
What caused the explosion prob
ably never will be known to GER
tainty. And as to exactly what hap
pened-the beginning and the end of
the event were so closely merged
together that even here the versions
vary. 4o5 :4s sAsF4
Even Capt. Ernst Lehman, vet
eran Of ten successful round trips
on the Inflated Hindenburg, could
only humble, as he fell into the
arms of an American friend:
81 don't understand -. Il don't
understand. se. 3u- -
The following, however, is the
story as related by E. w. Kirk
patrick, one of the ground crew who
was standing directly beneath the
huge silver bag when it burst into
flames. -,
Describes Liners Arrival.
The Zeppelin was scheduled to
have been moored at 6 p. m. There
were several hundred persons on
the edge of the large landing field
waiting to cheer the successful end
of her first trip across the Atlantic
this year. Among them were sew
eral holding tickets for the, return
journey, for after a quick refueling
and inspections the Hindenburg was
to have started back at midnight.
It was first seen over the field at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-05-14

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-05-14

Our Day
One today is worth two tomor-
rows.-Benjamin Franklin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-05-14
YoUng-Lookins Skin
at 35-Mow a Reality
-; - For Womeng

THOUSANDS of women
l. now keep the allure of
youthful, dewy-fresh skin at
30-35-40 and even afterI
Now a modern skin creme
acts to free the skin of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-05-14
Survivors

Lakehurst, N. J.-FOll0wing is a
list of survivors of the Hindenburg
disaster as announced by the Yep
pelin company:
PASSENGERS.
Adelt, Leonard, Berlin.
AdeIt, Gertrude, Berlin.
Clemens, Karl Otto, Bonn.
DOehner, Mrs. Mathielde, Mexico
City.
Doehner, Walter, Mexico City.
DOehner, Werner, Mexico City.
Ernest, Elsa, Hamburg.
Ernst, Otto, Hamburg.
Grant, George, Condor.
Hirschfeld, George w., Bremen.
Won Hiedenstamm, Rolf, Stock
holm.
Hinkelbein, Claus, Schwaelich
Hall.
Kleemann, Maria, Hamburg.
KnOecher, Erich, ZuelenrOda.
Lauchtenberg, william.
MangOne, Philip Mather, and
Margaret G.
Morris, Nelson.
OSUuuS OAnOEus
O'Laughlin, Herbert James.
Spaeh, Joseph. 4.-
StOckle, Emil, Frankfort.
Witt, Hans Hugo, Barth.
Vinholt, Haines, Copenhagen.
MEMBERS OF CREW.
Balla. Leibrecht.
Bauer, Heinrich. LEM.
Bauer, Kurt. Maier, Xavier.
Bentell. Nielsen.
BOetius. Nunnenmacher.
Bernhard. Pruss, Capt. Max
Deed. Ritter.
Deutschle. Ruediger, DR..
DOerflein. Sammt.
Dove. Sauter.
Fischer. Schaeuble.
Franz. Schweikard.
Freund. Schaedler.
Grossinger. Schoenher.
Henneberg. Speck.
HerzOg. Staab.
Klein. StOeffier.
Kollmer. Whttemann.
Kubis. abel.
Lau. Zegler.
Lehman, Capt. Zettel.
Ernst.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

intentions?" Fisher asked. II see every
reason to believe that he is intent on
making democracy work to make
American justice work better and more
speedily.
There can be no question that there
Is immense room for improvement and
that, If the President conscientiously
tries to do what is right under the
proposed legislation, the result will be
largely to remedy the present scan-
dalous conditions of delay and ineffi-
cheney and to raise the prestige and
power OF American judges which have
been sinking in public estimation"
Seabury Is Opposed.
Samuel Seabury. who conducted the
investigation which led to the resig-
nation of former Mayor James j.
Walker, described the Presidents pro-
posal as IAN attempt to pack the Sill
that it shall be subject to the will Of
the Executive"
The Presidents suggestions fo-
changes in the lower Federal courts,
Seabury said. involves mass patron
age scheme which must delight the
heart Of his spokesman Farley"
Representative ]. Parnell Thomas OF
the seventh New Jersey district said
the Presidents proposal was "a pre-
lude to dictatorship and ruin" and
predicted the plan would mark the
beginning of Mr.. Roosevelt's down
fall"
Evening star., 1937-02-07
F|VEB0D|ESFOUND
|NL0U|SV|[LEF|RE
Workers Continue Search of
Debris as Others Are
Missing.
By the Associated Press.


LOUISVILLE, KY. February g.
Workers continued tonight their search
of debris in an explosion wrecked
building after removing the bodies
of seven victims. 1t was feared others
lost their lives in the tragedy.
Tentative identification Of the fourth
victim was made tonight. but names
of three others remained unknown.
The dead:
Mrs. Hattie Jackson. 81.
Mohler G. Breckenridge, AZ.
Robert Hawkins, manager Of the
grocery store which occupied part of
the destroyed building.
Another body tentatively identified
as that Of Joseph Bacon, an employe
Of the grocery store.
Child. about IS, unidentified.
Woman and man. unidentified.
Mrs. jackson was believed killed
when she was struck by falling wall
as she ran past the crumbling building.
1t was planned to Sift the ashes
removed from the scene in the belief
that other victims were cremated in
the blaze. There were several reports
Of women and children missing, but
these could not be traced. In addition
to those living on the second and
third floors, a number of flood refu-
gees were being cared for and there
was no definite check on their names
or number.
A tragic aftermath of the fire came
to light today. A fireman. Jake Ficks.
returned home after fighting the blaze
until late last night to learn that his
daughter, Mrs. jeanette Adcocks, and
her 6-year-old son. William. probably
were in the flaming wreckage as he
worked there.
They left home few minutes before
the blast occurred. saying they were
going to the grocery store which was
caught in the blast. They did not
return.
DR.. Hugh r. Leavell, director Of
health, announced that water from
the city's mains would be safe with
out boiling, beginning Monday.
Earlier, DR.. A. T. Mccormack,
State health commissioner. had an
nounced that the quarantine against
traffic entering Louisville would be
lifted Monday morning. The quaran-
tine will remain in effect in a small
east end Negro section. however. DR..
Mccormack said.
The body of Negro identified as
Henry Slaughter. so, watchman at
the Louisville Varnish Co.. was found
today in the charred ruins of the
plant.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
COMMISSION FORMED.
Delegates From Nine States Set Up
Flood Body.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. February 6 (Pl.
delegations from nine States today
set up special Ohio Basin Commits
sion to coordinate flood prevention
work after rejecting proposal to ask
the Federal Government to assume
full responsibility for financing and
directing an Ohio Valley flood con-
troll program.
Paul v. McNutt, former Governor
OF Indiana and president of the Coun-
Gil of State Governments, which spon-
sored the conference, said the COM
mission. consisting of three represent
atiyes from each of the nine States,
would start functioning "as soon as is
humanity possible"
State Senator Emerson Campbell of
Ohio led delegates from Ohio. Ken
lucky and West Virginia in drive
to turn the entire flood control prob
lem over to the Federal Government,
but delegates from Illinois. Indiana
and Pennsylvania overrode his pro-
posal.
Participating in the commission will
be New York. Pennsylvania. Virginia,
West Virginia, Ohio. Kentucky. nli-
nois. Indiana and Tennessee. Mary
land, which had a representative at
the conference, was not included.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
COURT PROPOSAL
.|SCALLED ABSURD
Mitchell, Former Attorney
General, Condemns Reor.
uanization Plan.
B, the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, February 6.-William
Mitchell, chairman of a committee
appointed by Chief Justice Hughes in
1895 to recommend Federal judicial
procedure reforms, said today Presi-
dent RooSevelts lace formula for in
creasing judges is absurd and un-
sound"
The effect Of its application to
lower courts seems to have been
missed so far by the critics." said
Mitchell, former Attorney General,
because the formula obviously is
created to camouf1age the real object
packing the Supreme Court"
He said judges should be appointed
directly to districts with congested
calendars and not be transferred there
after being appointed to districts
where judge happens to be TO-"
1T is absurd to appoint a judge
to a country area where he is not
needed and then move him. say, to
New York" said Mitchell People
want judges who are their neighbors,
not carpet -baggers."
Listed as Democrat.
Mitchell. listed as Democrat in
Who's Who in America, is former
St. Paul, MINI, civic leader who was
Solicitor General under President
Coolidge and Attorney General under
President Hoover Regarding the
Supreme Court proposals, he said:
II wonder what kind of men will
take appointments when they know
they must listen to their masters
voice? Like most lawyers, I don't
believe in packing the Supreme Court"
Mitchell said his committee will
make its recommendations to the
Supreme Court in two or three
months" and that on one point they
will be similar to the Presidents pro-
posals.
Our committee is dealing only with
rules OF practice and pleading in
lower Federal courts" said Mitchell,
land touches common ground only in
connection with the Presidents pro-
posal for giving the Attorney Gen.
eral notice of suits affecting legisla-
ton"
He said it is already the law that
Government departments receive
notice of certain cases, even though
they are not parties, and the COM
mittee's report deals with this proce-
dure."
Professor Praises Plan.
Irving Fisher. professor emeritus OF
economics at Yale University. said ne
regarded the Presidents message on
judiciary reform "as a straightfor-
ward and splendid appeal in behalf Of
one of the very greatest and most
needed reforms in our American sys-
tenn of government"
Fisher said that while the Presi-
dents proposals will bring storm Of
protest from opponents fearful of MS
gaining more power, the proposed re.
forms should be viewed from longer
range than the present year or gen.
Grafton"
why not trust the Presidents good
Evening star., 1937-02-07
GOODYEAR PLANT
MAY OPEN TONIGHT
Proposal to Be Submitted Rubber
Workers for Settling
Controversy.

E' the Associated Press.
AKRON. Ohio, February 6.-Good-
year Tire and Rubber Co. representa-
tives presented tonight to officers Of
Goodyear local. United Rubber Work.
erS Of America, a proposal under
which operations may be resumed at
midnight tomorrow at the companys
No. 2 plant, closed last Tuesday mid
night in labor dispute.
John House, union local president.
will submit the proposal to the local
membership at meeting in Akron
armory tomorrow afternoon, a COM
pany statement said
Neither Goodyear nor union spokes-
men would disclose details of the pro-
posal intended to settle a controversy
affecting 5000 employees.
The concerns formal statement
said:
Following a conference Saturday
night between representatives Of the
management of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Co. and the United Rub
a
unoer which Plant will be re-
opened at midnight Sunday was pre-
Setned to John House, president of
Goodyear local.
1T will be presented to the union
membership Sunday. Schedules are
being made up for return to work by
departments. In case the reopening
proposal is approved. they will be put
on the aT Sunday evening over
WADC and WV (Akron radio sta
tions)."
The company ordered operations
suspended. formal statement claimed,
after union tirebuilders ordered a fel-
low worker out of that department
allegedly for non-payment Of union
dues.
Representatives Of both sides opened
negotiations on Wednesday and met
daily thereafter.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Flood Rehabilitation Aduice
AuailabIe for 100000 Families

chimneys are not blocked by mud or
debris.
Boil all water before using when
wells have been flooded. Have wells
tested and cleaned.
Check entire wiring systems for
short circuits before turning on elec-
trio lights or appliances.
Delay painting or redecorating until
all moisture has dried from between
wall and floors.
Books and papers must be dried
slowly and pressed frequently to keep
pages from crumpling.
All exposed food may contain ty-
phoid germs and should be destroyed.
Contents Of screw-top glass con-
tainers or corked bottles should not
be used If touched by food waters.
Feed for animals should be dried
and cleaned before use.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
DAMAGE TO PADUCAH
is SET AT S27,610,0O0
City Seeks So, 900, 900 Loan From
r. F. c. to Help Credit During
Rehabilitation.
b. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
PADUCAH, KY, February 6.-City
Manager L. v. Bean estimated tonight
that damage to Paducah, temporarily
abandoned to Ohio River flood waters.
would amount to $27,6l0,000
At the same time Dean announced
the city was seeking 100000 loan
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. for establishment of credit upon
which the municipality could draw for
fire, police and other services, public
hospitals and schools in anticipation
of failure of other revenue sources
during the rebuilding period.
A further drop of half foot was
recorded today. making nearly a foot
decline since the fall started earlier
In the week.
The w. P. A. has assured local au-
thorities of full support in replacement
of damaged public services and abate-
ment of health menaces during recon-
struct:on.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

A special edition of instructions for
reclaiming homes and property after
floods went to stricken areas Of the
Ohio and Mississippi basins today.
Prepared by Government experts.
200 600 copies were mailed to the Red
Cross for distribution to families
whose homes were caught in the
floods.
Here are some random suggestions
from it,
Before entering building that has
been submerged. be sure it Is safe and
not ready to collapse.
Knock all loose plaster from CELL
ings. Wet plaster is dangerous and
fleavy.
Air and heat are essential to dry
out homes. but before starting the
heating system be certain f1ues and
Evening star., 1937-02-07
OHIO RELIEF PLANS
PUSHED AT PARLEY
Hopkins and Davey Map
Co.operatives Moves for
Rehabilitation.
n TIE Associated Press.

~ TIE Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, February 6.-Harry
L. Hopkins and Gov. Martin L. Davey
Of Ohio met today and mapped out
cooperative plans Of flood relief for
Southern Ohio.
Hopkins, chairman Of President
Roosevelt's Commission on Flood Re-
lief, said the people Of Ohio were
doing "a fine job Of meeting the
emergency.
City Manager c. A. Dykstra said
between s500,000 and $750,000 in w.
p. A. funds would be needed in
Cincinnati alone.
Hopkins received detailed reports
on the flood situation in other South
ern Ohio communities.
w. P. A. Units at Work.
THE 250000 people left homeless
in Ohio are rapidly returning to their
homes, and they should be in them
by the end of next week. BY that
time all refugee camps should be
closed" Hopkins said.
The w. P. A., he continued, was
= starting to rebuild and repair schools.
a public buildings, highways and bridges
;, in the food areas, while the Red Cross
was going about the work of rehabili-
tating families on the basis OF individ-
ual need. The Federal Government
and the Red Cross. he said, were pre-
pared to furnish whatever funds were
needed to do the job quickly and
we'll
Gov. Davey said National Guards
men would be withdrawn from flood
areas tomorrow night.
Program Is Prepared.
Maj. Gen. Edward M. Markham,
chief Of Army Engineers and MEM
ber of the commission, said the Engi-
neering Corps had prepared compre-
hensive flood-control program which
would be presented when called for"
1t was understood the projects would
follow the general outlines of a plan
recommended to Congress last year
by the chief of Engineers and the
Mississippi River Commission. 1t
called for reservoir projects to cost
upward of 81 1000 000, 900, including IA
in the Greater Ohio River Valley to
cost some S40G ,00O, 900.
The conferences here ended
weeks tour through the flooded areas.
The commission boarded train for
Washington late today to carry back
to President Roosevelt a first-hand
picture Of conditions.
COMMISSION FORMED.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
CLUB TO HEAR BRANCH
Former Representative Campbell
Also on transportation Program.

Harllee Branch. Second Assistant
Postmaster General, and former Rep
resentative Phil Campbell of Kansas
will be guest speakers at the thirty
first annual banquet of the Washing
ton Transportation Club at the Ra-
leigh Hotel February l8.
Representative Harry L. Haines of
Pennsylvania will act as POSTMASTER.
Entertainment will be furnished by
Phil Hayden's dance group.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
BOYS CLUBS TO JOIN
IN THEATER DISPLAY
Exhibit to Be Placed at National
in Conjunction With Play
Dead End"

Four local Boys Clubs affiliated
with the Community Chest will com.
bine in an exhibit to be placed in
the lobby of the National Theater in
conjunction with the play Dead
End" to be shown there for a week
starting February Is.
Frank r. Jelleff. president Of the
Boys Club of Washington. and Sidney
Hechinger, president of the Northeast
Boys Club, having seen the play in
New York, were interested in having it
shown here. and in cooperation with
the Georgetown Branch and the Mer-
rick Boys Club of the Christ Child
Settlement. are preparing the exhibit.
I'VE have Dead Ends in Washing
ton" said Herbert L. Willett, jr..
director of the Chest yesterday. and
pointed out that the Boys Clubs were
means Of combating such situations.
He also expressed the hope that Chest
members would see the production,
visit the Boys Clubs, and see how the
Chest contributions AID in combating
those conditions here.
A whale shark weighing 1854
pounds has been landed on the coast
of Florida
Evening star., 1937-02-07
HARTOGENSIS TO SPEAK
Will Address Group at Jewish
Community Center.

At the opening of the Jewish Com
munity Center's educational term
Wednesday night. B. H. Hartogensis
will speak on How Hebrew Scrip
lures Enriches Our Language"
Beginning its second semester. the
center school for dancing, under the
direction of Theodore Be''efi. has an
increased enrolment. it was learned
today.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR SCHOOL ADDITION
Work to Start Soon on Annex
to Alice Deal Junior
High,

Construction of a 10-room addi-
ton and a gymnasium at the Alice
Deal Junior High School will be start
ed in about two weeks under a con-
tract awarded yesterday by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
The project was awarded to the
Lacchi Construction Co., Inc, of Bal
timore, on bid Of sl62 .607, the low
est received.
An appropriation for the additions
was included in the current Distric.
appropriation act. The building is
located north Of Davenport street be-
tween Howard and FesSenden streets.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Find Old Swimming Pools.

While digging for mineral water
springs at Haskoyo, Bulgaria, work.
men unearthed two ancient SWIM
ming pools, and when a pipe joining
the depressions was cleaned water
rushed in and filled the pools
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Hoey Names "Space Committee"

H0ey Names Space Committee.
RALEIGH, N. c.. February tP).-
Gov. Hoey appointed tonight seven-
man commission to study the need for
additional State Office space in
Raleigh. The commission, authorized
by the General Assembly, will report
to the Governor within Is days.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

the Ohio quickened. Down the 1000
mile stretch from Pittsburgh to
Cairo cleanup" legions of w. P A.
workers pushed the sodden debris
back to the river. Refugees began
returning to their homes.
Chairman Harry Hopkins and other
members of President Roosevelt's
Flood Relief Commission visited Gin
cinnati and assured Southern Ohio
that w. P. A., the Public Health
Service, the Red Cross and other
agencies would continue to throw all
their power into the rehabilitation
drive.
Although the fall at Cairo was slow,
residents of the town began to feel
more light hearted than in days. The
nervous tension was vanishing and
most of the levee workers felt the
danger of a break was passing.
Another Body Found.
At New Madrid, Mo, the body OF
the twenty fourth victim Of last Sat
urday's barge sinking was identified
as that of James F. Rufin of War
dell. Mo.
Firemen digging into the ruins OF
a three story building, destroyed by
explosion and fire yesterday at Louis
vile, recovered six bodies.
Flood deaths ran past 400 and the
homeless were approximately 100000.
The 75-foot Coast Guard cutter
302, part OF a great flotilla being
used at Helena, Ark. in rescue and
levee work, was damaged when she
hit a snag and tore a hole in her
stern near Trotter Landing. Reports
from there said she sank. but she
docked at Helena today and was re-
paired for further duty.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Benefit BALL TUESDAY
Program Donated for Resettle-
ment's Flood Relief Affair.

Ball room, orchestra and dance pro-
grams have been donated for the
resettlement administration ball, to
be held Tuesday night from 10 to
o'clock at the Raleigh Hotel, proceeds
from which will go to the American
Red Cross flood fund.
The Raleigh Hotel is donating the
ball room. Meyer Davis and his or.
chestra the music and Goodhart
Printing Co. the dance programs
Tickets are IS cents and may be
secured at the door. A. B. Spector,
chairman of the dance. said.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Flood

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