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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1923. mm r ro (inn i 1 FIR T NEWS RECEIVED OF WRECK AT 7 O'CLOCK (Reprinted from Newt-Review Morning Extra) (Associated Press Leased Wire.) DEER WRECKS CAR A car driven by Mayor George E. Houck, who was re- turning late last night from the Southern Oregon Medical association meeting at Med- ford, waa damaged when it struck a deer In the canyon south of Canyonville. Mayor Houck was traveling north at a fairly rapid ' rate of speed when three does leaped from a FOURTEEN OF CREW DIE WHEN GALE WRECKS P (Continued from page 1.) BELLE VALLEY. O.. Sept. 3. Thirteen officers;? bank directly m front of hi. 3VSZZ and enlisted men, including Commander Zachary Lands-1 'him. knocking thedeeover comprehend the catastrophe. Boon downe and Commander Hancock, were killed in the I steep cliff. The fender and .k ( .V,. . !,. cljl L ,.iw running, ooaru were uirn rrom Zeppelins. The Shenandoah was built more along the lines of the German Zeppelin, but the bum pa and se vere eddies encountered In the storm today subjected her also to according to information assembled here. the car by the force of the Im- pact. It Is believed that the Tk- A. :-J D J- L l i:...Jl aBer " '"-u- i lie 4-i3aiH.iaiuu t less lui icspunucui 11CIC OISU iisic4;e 9 as dead Lieutenant Houghton, Lieutenant Lawrence, Chief Radio Engineer Snitzer and Machinists Mates Jof-j Chief Petty officer Frank Master, fery and Moore. ' h0- on, th retu.rn. 'J"lp of ,he . 1 Hhpnaniinuh wns In tnlrw a nun. where he waa to on his wife and oewly The Shenandoah, which at an early hour had circled chutH jump from the airship at " 1 J I.. J.' i a.1 .Akron. Ohio. whire h waa to struck by a windstorm at that point and, drifting south-born son, ward, broke into two sections. The Shenandoah was expected fx . i j j A ., f. ., !back at JjikHhurst by Sunday night viic ocluuii waucu tii nva, a village live macs iiuriu or Monday. Minneapolis and St. Paul, and De troit. When the Shenandoah reach ed Detroit, It was planned to tie her up to the new moor in it. After circlint? over a few Michl- The Shenandoah after or here. Some time later the second portion or the d.ngi-',eavinR wneenng was scneumea to it . c f i .iron ,P&s over Columbus, Ohio, India lia ble came to earth near onaron, rive miles south or Belle jpoiii, ind., and Scott Field, in.. Valley ' t where she waa to land and refuel. So far as known there wa, no explosion JheuZtl ship apparently was having trouble and was unable sue-, over St. Joseph. Mo.. Kansas city, ccssfully to combat the strong wind. iJSdtalSMJS: v.oin I. UDdin I rap. Most of the dead, according to ln- r'' near Sharon, according to Arch formation here, were killed In the i ei's ttory.' all of them desconjlu? controller cabin, which was crushed ! ou a housetop, one being killed when it crashed. and Die others suffering Injuries. According to C. U Archer, opera-1 .;,"." " " " . " ,, . '.' gan cities on Sunday morning, the 1 ' ' " l"14 Chan.nJn.1 V, hnnta. ward. Wind Shakes Ship. Caldwell, o.. Sep. 3. Almost Archer said that the major por- '1 Z1 aS tlon of the balloon, about 600 feeti"" " V hi 1. nVeventedTnv sort tne nva 'hlP Shenandoah in length, had landed two miles east l ' P I'uTtLmlto nshe" hl morning, was at the of Ava. The controller cabin, ac-.01 conveyance making fast time In . (n .cclaen, by ,even cording to Archer, landed about a' reaching the scene of the accident. lly'JrDu 6y half mile east of the balloon proper. , 4 Persons Aboard. Th ' OTn1n9nn The and It was here that the thirteen NEW YORK. Sep. 3-The United b "?mpme? winT of a dead were found. . - ;States dirigible Shenandoah left gtrenKt whlch lt wag unabie to Every man In the cabin was kill- her station at Lakehurst, N. J.. a COmbat After encountering the ed. Archer said-. few minutes after 4 o'clock yester- Btornl at tne hl(th ltit.de the ship Machinist Mates O'Sulllvan. Brad- daT afternoon for a flight over the headed heavenward to an altitude ley. llroon and Mazzucco also were midwest that was to carry the big of approximately 5.000 feet when It listed as dead In the compilation alr vessel over eleven states and ,Uddenly came down again and made here and Lieutenant Shep- to points In Minnesota before she Droke lnto three peces, one piece, herd and Machinists Mate Snlbuau returned. 450 feet or more In length, fell In were listed as missing. She was last reported passing a field about one anl a half miles rwinr. -.i ..,. ..!.,.,. f,., over Elm Grove, four miles east of from Ava. The control compart- ramhrlflze Ilvesville Pleasnnt Oitv v neeting, w . va.. at a. m., ment In which the commander ana said he had visited the scene of . cv,,r ""ron. Archer said the crash, thirteen dead were found ' Ho suffered severe injuries. in the controller cabin of the aliln.! The rough terrain of this vlcin which fell near Ava. : Ity. which Is In the Southeastern ! Ing up rescue work. Poor roads asunder. Those who reached (he scene first were confronted with a mass of wreckage and an undeter mined number of dead and Injured. Frantic calls brought rescue work ers, but It waa hours before It was possible to guage accurately the seriousness of the catastrophe so far as loss of life was concerned: Lansdowne Graduate At 20. CINCINNATI, Sep. 8. J. K. Lansdowne, president of the Weir Frog company, Norwood. O.. Is i brother of Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, reported kill-.ed. , ' ' nnr! hoaillnr .Int. r.t .hnwlnl nvx-lvntinv ..row wpro rliilnir foil mnsaowne Said mat ni DrOiner nun 01111T neuroy cuiiiiiuiiiuiei rt; n . .. ... , i n j . ,- , . , ... n. .. .. .1 ' ... ... ,. 1.. three HehtB at a he irht of 1.000 flflv ff.el nwav and the third sec- 38 years Ola and has a wife and and the dead and Injured were be- feet. tlon. 150 feet long drifted through Ing tnk.'.i to various neaibv points : The Shenandoah was in com- 'he air like a free balloon for 12 Archer said that ten men were mand of Cnptaln Zachary Lands- miles, landing near Sharon, Noble with the malnfiorllnn of the balloon downe. with a crew of officers and county. vvhetWt landed, but that while all men numbering forty-five. j 0 were injured to some extent, none One of the features of the trip Freed grinders In three sizes at wns killed, r'ljrht more men-lar.il- was to be rr parachute Jump by Wharton Bros. after word of the disaster reached here, the local American Legion DOSt sent Out a guard Of honor and Istreiaea which mint have davelon- tne veterans stood watcn over me ied some hitherto unsuspected la me Douira w-ic room In which taken. Due to the early hour at which tile accident occurred, there were few. If any. who witnessed the breaking up ef the great craft, i Alarm first was taken when the snip, reponea over wneeuos ai 1:45 a. m. was not seen over points further westward on her course. Desperate efforts were made to lo cate her. but to no avail and the last word known to have come from her crew was a cryptic radio message picked up by the wireless operator at Fort llayes, Columbus, which said only: "I am losing my seat." Portions Land Miles Apart. Shortly afterwards word was re ceived here that portions of the dirigible had crashed near Ava. ThiB was flashed to newspaper of fices In Columbus and soon every wire leading Into the Isolated com munity was busy with calls from those seeking details of the disas ter. For sometime lt waa Impossible to learn where the other portion or portions of the craft had descend ed, "pien word finally came from Sharon, ten miles south of Ava, that the section hsd crashed Uiere, after drifting aimlessly for miles In the storm which broke the OUR A! Mr TO SERVE YOU WELL AND FAITHFULLY ALWAYS II Yl ftpiATION-WIDC JJ ' ,NSTITUTl0N' Co. WHERE SAVINGS ARB CREATEST THRUOUT IHE YEAH DEPARTMENT STORES Corner Cass and Stephens Streets, Opp. Postoffice '"iStMSS Roseburg, Oregon PfE?ISS Here's Apparel Savings! For the Shrewd Women Buyers '''' Coats! Dresses! Thirty days has Septem ber! And there's a lot of time before that when a medium weight Coat is plenty warm enough 1 Buy a Coat at a low price now and get several months of wear from it. Also don't miss these Dress Savings! Modish Silk Frocks, at Economy prices. For Women and Muses Becoming Styles and Colors A dress or a Coat perhaps you need a Dress AND a Coat anyway, get two of them for the price of one at this Store I See ing is believing! See this Ap parel I Save Money by Shopping Here! Now! two children. Mary. X; and Faulk land. 11, living In Lakewood, nee Lakehurst, N. J., the naval air base. . The naval officer, Lansdowne said, was graduated from the naval academy In the class of 1909 after attending classes there for . four years. He was then twenty. Craft Synonym For "Safety." WASHINGTON, Sep. 3. From fragments of Information brought in from many sources, the naty de partment sadly sought today to piece out the story ot a tragedy whose full Import cannot yet be assessed. , Coming Immediately behind the disappearance In m'd-Paclflc of the naval plane PN-9. T7o. 1 In ber at tempt to fly to Hawaii, the loss of the Shenandoah cast a shadow of uncertainty over the hones of those naval officers who have en deavored to build up on practical lines the service of naval aviation. The Shenandoah was the only military dirigible In the possession of the United States Navy. She wss built upon lines of safety ac cepted as entirely modern and had bn a rock of solid rellanc upon which air- officers had built up their expectations of develonlng comprehensively the llghter-tban-air model ot naval aircraft. ! The most sanguine of tht dirigi ble enthusiasts conceded today that her loss would greatly handicap the war denartment In. asking congress for further appropriations for craft of that tvpe. Since the cruiser Los Angelea cannot be need for military pur poses, the navy has left only one lighter than air ship non-rigid blimp now laid up at Lakehurst, N, J. 1 The Shenandoah was the first rigid alrphlp to be lost hr the navy. Inherent Defecta Evident. i The Zlt-2. which broke In two over Hull. Kngland, on August 24, 1921, with the loss of 44 lives, still was In the possession of the Bri tish who constructed ber and had not beer accepted by the United States when she was lost. In the case of the 7.H J It was found that structural weaknesses wre Inherent In the craft due to efforts to develop i a craft that would go faster, higher and with a greater load than the Herman herent defect. Aid Offers Pour In. Every effort waa madehere to rush relief to the ship, wrecked crew. - , . Aircraft at the Anacostla station. Wheeling at on outskirts of this city, tbe nviivai macuines in ine navai service to the scene ot the disas ter, were ordered to stand by. ready on notice to start for Ohio with physicians, medicinal supplies and emergency relief materials. Navy recruiting officers at Inter ior points were given similar in structions and the officer in charge at Pittsburgh was ordered to pro ceed Immediately to Ava. -Major-General Patrick, chief of tbe army air service, called at the navy air service headquarters, vol unteering to "give everything thFl army baa" to the sister service. . General Patrick aald planes, doc tors and any needed supplies the army bad would be rushed to Ava as soon as tbe navy requested. Tbe Dayton, Ohio, army station, he said.' was In readiness to take tbe air on a moment's notice. ' j The American Red Cross sought Information both from the navy and the Associated Preas and made preparations to order aid sent from ship I the nearest Red Cross chapter. A Mother'. Grief. GREENVILLE, O.. Sept. S. Mrs Elisabeth Lansdowne, mother of Commanner Zacharl LaLns downe, had anticipated greeting her famous son. Commander of the ill-fated Shenandoah, from the yard of her bonier on Third street, this city, as she did last summer when the slant ship waa steered out of its course to pass over Greenville. Mrs. Lansdowne Is reported as being near collapse, a day ot ex pected joy having been turned Into one of deepest sorrow. The neighbors and towns folks called to assuage the. grief which has befallen the aged . woman ana everything if btBf done to ligh ten .ner . ounaep. ' ipiin wiir downe Vsflted .ete wflh alt fam ily ls( ovijyi, i.-; WAfimnaTOMc 8ef. -1. The Shensndotii ..' omjmJ I? the navy department. ,ey mm wiv'"'e Iekur",ylieyi,inf ' toriy three" bfliWrs?. 'friJSm. .were a Hoard'.' rtmHt;;jl rndla, h. ran aMaawkawa r ) ra w tr w r 1 T1 JACKSON COUNTY Unequalled by any District Fair on the Pacific Coast $5,080 Purses for Races Including horse races, novelty auto . and motorcycle races and , rodeo stunts of all kinds BIG SHAM BATTLE and fire works by Oregon National Guard HORSE SHOW By McCleave's celebrated string of steppers. VAUDEVILLE Under the direction of George Andrews. Big display of all kinds of stock, and products of Orchard, Farm, Garden, Home and School. September 16-17-19-19 Big Dance, Music and Other Night Attractions and landed aafely at Sharton; 11 about that time, frame No. 70 miles from tbep lace where the broke and I hung by my hand to control ship dropped. the apex girder. McCarthy was rorwara in me i i expected the entire keel to be nose and waa Injured when he waa torn away when It hit the tops of knocked overboard. 'trees which seemed imminent. Those with me In the nose of, "About 10 feet from the around. the ship were Colonel C. C. Hall, the frame collapsed and buckled United States Army observer: torther and I Jumped. Lieutenant W. O. Mayer, Lieuten- No- j clr the nose of the ant J. B. Anderson; Chief Machtn- ship waa torn away from the rest. let's Mate Hallburton; Chief Ma- t kept on floating away Just like chiolafs Mate Shevowltt and J. P. . balloon. It landed at Sharon McCarthy, avlation,cniei rigger. about five miles away. . Terrlfylna necUeke. "As soon as CALDWELL, Ohio, Sep. 3 In , started to run as the tall of the tbe weird half light of the early (ship kept whirling around and morning storm with angry clouds 'around in a circle. One of the gir hanglng in the heavens, rent Inter- ders caucht my shirt and almost mittently by forks of lightning, the .tore It off me." families of S. O. Davla and Frank Gvrnor Sends Troops. Nelson, farmers, living near Ava, COLUMI1US, O., Sep. S. (lover watched the death struggles be-1 nor Donshey this afternoon order . . I , ,l. . .ni Art twn llhln N.I nnnl finned llllllM ween me i-iiii-n 10 uu ,uw - v " . nni rmtt to an Immeil ately to the scene ot . " e-e.- ... predicted that through research and preventative medicine ant . hygiene the common cold "Could be practically eliminated. "Many people will ridicule thl. prediction," said Dr. Bnillh. "Just as they rd leu I id the prediction that the house fly would be large ly eliminated and that the dread ed scourge, typhoid fever would be rendered pructlcally harmless , In this stute, but Oregon can do , It, Just as Oregon did away with I the common drinking cup. We I hit th ffiMind t uaLuruiiy ung m inu ueunil- CAlDrAU,a,'SW.J Um- tenant cnTffifcid-r :.K. Roaen- debt" gave the NMWwlW .eaicotlnt- of the' Shenandoah .''wTwIt and bis Ihriniug esoape- Jltf ,t Associated rren orre,spwoei. i. . :, VComtnaadM RoMnttahlisald:- . "1 went ab dm at :0 a. m.. to relieve Uktrtiant Commander ,X. Hancock; bi was MvtgaUnt Uiu ship. ' Ww-ier On, One headed t.ft betveeb Byeevwe end Cam bridge. Weather, dabdltions' were bad.. There ;-isi: lightning and squalls. Although we bad all en gines going, could . make no ground speed. The etorrn crept MP on us from tne northwest. .We tried to-turn south. Then the line squall kit us. It Uted us (rem an alti tude of I.SOO to 4400 feet where we righted the skin tor few minutes, only to be shaken up again for an altitude of t.OOO feet. . "Tbe vertical air current was so strong that It carried the ship heavenward IB spite of eighteen de grees Inclination ot the nose of tbe Ship." .:, :i- : . "We released helium through tbe hand valves escaping this to check the ascension. W bad dropped overboard all water, and 1 had started from the control of the ship to the keel In an .effort to throw overboard fuel. "At this moment there was a crash. I heard tbe struts breaking and aaw tbe nose of tbe ship de parting from the ' control depart ment. A second later t heard an other crash, which mast aev been tbe control department of the ship hitting theg round. It was in this compartment that Comman der Lansdowne and (he others were killed. "Tbe nose of the skip started across country at about IS miles an hour speed, brushing trees and g bouse or bera. We bandied the nose as If It were a free balloon dirigible, Shenandoah. - They, saw the Shenandoah stand motionless In the air for 15 min utes. They saw her dart upward under the terrific air pressure, saw her, buffeted and tossed, first in one direction and then another, finally to be torn to pieces by the the Shenandoah wreck near CaWl well to aid In preserving order. Inquest Ordered. ' WASHINUTON. Sep. 3 A board of Inquest and Inquiry for the Shenandoah disaster was appoint ed today to convene as early angry demons of the air. White Me -a.u-e. u, . ...o faced and powerless, eyes fixed to- board comprises ( ommander Jacob .,. k.... .1,.. ... the H. Klein, commander of the Los death, struggle In'lts tragic climax A"eles and executive officer -t i . .h. shen.ndnah after dart- il-ekehurst; Commander H. H. Krtis1, chief engineer officer at Lakehurst: Lieutenant W. T. Mln- Survivors of Crash Motum Pins uu4 Wit..) i Louis E. AlWy. Logan. O.: Hen WASHINOTON. Bep J A list ry U Boswell. Bagdad.. Fla.; Ar of those rescued from the Shi nan- tbur E. Carlson, Moscow. Idaho; dush disaster and described as un- James H. Cclller. Lakewood, N. J I harmed or having no actions injur-1 John J. Hshn, Philadelphia; Benja les was received at the navy de-imln 0. Hereto.. Clatonla, Nek.: psrtment today. It follows: - i Walter . Johnson, Minneapolis; Lieutenant Commander Charles Ralph Jones, Loa Angeles; Julius 8. Rosendshl, Cleburne, Texas. E. Malak, Hooversvllle, Pa.; Frank Lieutenant Roland O. Mayer, 8e- L. peckkam. Frontslone, Md.; Au attle, Wash. gust C. Quernbelm, Lakehurst, N. Lleutensnt J. B. Anderson, Hy- J. ; William A Russell, Brooklyn, attvllle, Md. N. Y ; Joseph Bbevlowllg. Brook- Chief Msrhlnlst Shine 8. Halll-ilyn. N. T.t Charles Solar, Indiana- burton. Maron. On. I polls, and Frederick J. Tobln. A r-, keel, and went to Lieutenant T. C. Henley. Colam- lington. Mass. Lester Knox Cole- stormy then, the bla. Tenn. man, avlatloa chief mscblnlats' Lieutenant C. C Bauch, Dorckao j mate. Pert Worth. Texas. Mark ter. Mass. jjensa Donovao, chief hoatswsins' Chief Ounner Raymond Cole, , mete, Philadelphia. W. W. Rich Lima, O. srdsoa, chief navy photographer, Enlisted men: J Washington, D. C. the Shenandoah, after dart-1 lag upwards perhaps 200 feet, set tle slowly. Then ber nose pointing nernendlcularly toward the say, ' she was literally torn asunder. ..The nose drifted away In tne ' darkness while tbe remainder or , tbe craft, carrying all members of the srew were killed, except Lieu- tenant E. W. Sheppard. crashed earthward. Even then the terrific nick of the medical corps now on duty at Pittsburgh and Lieutenant William Nelson of the construction corps at lakehurst. Ilulliler lenlee Fault. PHILADELPHIA. 8ept. 3. No fault In construction or mis- management while in the nlr caused wreckage of the airship, winds, as though loath to be cheat- jwas (he , espresllP1i h,re lo ft of their victim, reached out greedy hands to tear Into still smaller fragments the dismember ed sections of tbe Ill-fated air craft. Tbe Davlses and Nelsons heard the whirring of propellers of the Shenandoah shortly after 4 o'clock. Dawn was breaking, they said, but the dirigible waa still carrying her lights. At first there seemed to be nothing wrong. Then suddenly the big ship be- came motionless. 1 She was poised thus, as though ' detained by unseen hands. Then j the disaster came. Parts of the giant came to earth, and watchers said, with a crash that sounded like the falling of a forest tree. Crew Hangs to Ropes. As the nose of the huge craft disappeared In the lowering clouds, members of the crew, the watchers said, appeared to be hanging to ropes and outside portions of the framework. Only one of these men, who numbered 28, met death Lieutenant Sheppard. His body, huddled In a hedge about a mile and a half from the point where the ship began to disintegrate, lieutenant Sheppard was found, with a fragment of rope grasped lp bis lifeless bsnd. His precarious anchor had" apparently been lorn from the nose of the craft by the merciless winds. All other members of the crew wbo met desth were found on the farm of A. Comary, near the Davis and Nelson farms. . Aviation Pilot's Tale. Franklin T. Masters of Akron. aviation pilot, related a thrilling story of bis escape when the big have the best and purest water systems In the country. Orecon took the lead in fighting the com mon drinking cup, aud today this menace to health has been swept from the lTnlted States. We cun do the same with the common cold." ho Insist upon healthy stock and j healthy seed should Insist upon un examination of the mental, 'mnrnl and physical health of the ! men who treat them for disease, iwas one of the contentions of Dr. : Wilson Johnson of Portland, who gnvn a talk on the "alms and pur poses of the Oregon public health league." A universal medical ex amination In Oregon wus urged In this connection. I The time has passed, said Dr. p Johnson, when family doctors can attend to community health. Wl'.l the growth of population, pubic health has become a department .In Itself, and the health league answers an imperative public de mand, particularly In the line of personal hygiene and preventative 'medicine, I Today will be given over large ly to papers of a technical nature, Jcloslng tonight with the annual banquent at the hotel Medford and the address by the president of the society. Dr. Alfred C. Kin ney of Astoria. Physical HtJiiiriHrris Low. Twenty-five million youths and adulta In the United States are below par physically and are in immediate need of medical aid. This was the statement or Dr. E. A. Sommer. chairman of the executive committee of the Ore gon public health league, and a member of tlie (loigaa Memorial In.tllute. "There Is now In the handa of the scientific medical profession," said Dr. Sommer, "sufficient do- I finite Infiirmntlon about the pre j vetitlon and cure of disease to re t Iduco the present average number Responsible for Lost Four of a. nun, nun inses of daily nine n n . , r, . i iii the United States at least 25 rer Cent OCnoOI runa, ,p,r fMt probably 33 1-3 percent. 1 If the public will co-operate in telligently with the doctors. This ! means a saving In. preventable I Illness and premature deuth. . . meaii'irrrt In monev, of one and FOE OF ATTENDANCE one half bllllm dollars. It means jin ftilillllon, that the average span of life will he Increased from the ; present average of 6H yeara to i., n...tl. -.-... ' or 70 years and more, lt early Fourth Country s . ,.,' H hA, 'benlth, the minute each Individual realises hl body Is but a machine ami should be trented with the seme care and attention a man Fives bis automobile. "The Clorgus Memorial Insti tute." Dr. Hummers said. "Is a nntlnnul foundation to carry out Ideas of preventive medlrlnn. de monstrated on a grand srnle by day by Commander llnlph D. Weyerbacher, builder of the She nandoah. SlflTElBOS iTnnprnn I U Ul Lll IHIill UH COMMON COLD! Doctor Asserts. Population Not Up to Proper Physical Standards. MKDKOHI), Ore., Sept. S. That the stato board of health Intends to make Orceiin as free rlun.,ni nnr,.. .hi,, mrrwin. ship parted and even after be had f acute colds as It baa made It general, he enred for the physical safely landed, by Jumping. Ifree of the house fly and tnhold , well-being of nearly S.OOO.non I waa relieved of wheel duty at 1 fever, was the statement of Dr. soldiers: and prevlnu. to that In 4:10 a. m., and went back to the c. J. Smith of Portland, president the Panama final snne, where pen. 11 was of the state board, at the public rind blowing meeting of the Oregon tk.ite Me- pretty badly. I slept until dlrsl Society here last nlyht. when I waa awakened by the) Dr. Smith pointed nut that the sterm. I went back to No. 1 car acute cold has represented a Ins. and looked down at the ground end In the country of four per cent tbe frame work of the ship. The j of the achool funds, d'te to l ilf tuning was flashing badly. Just jsence of pupils and teachers. He ha preventve measures conquer yellow fever. Read the Clasnified side, in The News-Review. They mean dollars to you.