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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1920)
SUNDAY MORN'INC!. KF.PTKMBKR .'. 1020 iip. 'iiKr.iiiix .m 1 r.." m iv. r a 1 ivi . - - - , l WfiPW'" I .. J.p i - -- - . - - SURVIVORS OF SUB- MARINE LAND SINGING This ' Is a war maneuver nsed when spdy submerrlnff in de s'red. vr It was successfully tried the day before. The isnal had been given and rrery mantras at his place. The hatches were cloeed and water doors were opened as the air ballast was forced out and the water rushed In and the boat be ean to sink. In a moment the Indicator showed something was wrong. The bow was ' sinking faster than the stern. A quick Inspection showed the afr Induc tion had failed to work and one tf the sea ivalres had not .closed, j ness. , Men Htay at Tlielr Ports. 1 ra&ja the bow' bafy antT aided In pressing ft further Into the innd. Hfforts to release the torpedoes were without result. At about 8 o'clock, after - the ship bad ht-en under water about six hours. Commander Cooke de cided on trying to force a bole through the side. With Chief Gun. ner's Mate Fox he tried an electric drill.- Then the commander learn-1 ed that none of the electrical ap paratus was of any use whatever. Irill Through Kteel. Only one ratchet was aboard and this was used to drill a small hole in the stern. The men took turan at drilling. Commander Cooke starting off. The ratchet made slow progress through the tough steel and the men were hampered by the dark- Three minutes passed and the submarine j was still sinking, but Unevenly, r Orders flashed out from Commander Cooke, from Lieut. Charles Grischam and En sign J. II. .Longstaff. Every man Knew something was seriously wrong, but not one left 'his sta tion. .Then there came a bump. 'lt took us some time to realize just what had happened," said Voukers. "i We were too busy to : worry for a moment. ";;!?'- '-' " All but three donned masks and for hours they had their long fight for life. The three men without masks are now in the navy yard hospital.' : ; Forced Vp Into Stem As the gas spread through the - boat the men drank the juice of canned peas and , beans until hy were too weak to open cans. They tried to eat other food but the oil and water bad ruined it. . Without a watch or a match, the men were finable to tell whether It was night or day. Commander Cooke suggested that when they pierced the shell and set a signal they would: need something for a bight sign of distress.' One of the commissioned officers -volunteered to dash Into 1 the chorline-filled 'torpedo compartment and "feet one bt th batteries there. He iras permitted to do so but in his Quest frot hold of one that was useless. Stephen-Gavin, a searaon. saluted fend said "We need that battery? still get lt,V -V 1 ' ltiiikji fife for liatterr. J' And before 'snybody could pro test, he slipped back, into the feas- v tilled room, and 'returned with the battery. -; - ? The1 presence of eight torpedoes Vw Shirt for Signal. finally at about 3 a. m. Thurs day- hole seven Inches lonr bv 5-8 of an inch wide had been made. The ratchet was ruined and it "was impossible to widen the hole sufficiently to permit the egress of a human body. lone tronrod was pushed through the aperture " with Youker'a under shirt tied to it. This was the dis tress signal which - brought the Alanthus to the rescue. Some hours later the transport General Goethals appeared and released the men. H. A. Love, gunners' mate first class. Fall River. Mass.. was in the torpedo room when the dive was taken. Love said it was the 16th crash dive" taken since the cruise started. The air intake valve which, according to the official re port to Washington, was resoonsi ble for the .accident, opened di rectiy into the room in which Love was working. . Water Knocks Man Down. When -we. began to eo below the surface" Love said, "I started 1 to set' the diving rudders In po sition. After we were almost com pletely submerged I felt water pouring Into the room .1 turned around quickly and saw that it was -entering through the intake valve. I ran over to try to shut 1L leaving my rudders. I was alone in the room. When 1 attempted to close the Talve , from the Inside 1 was. knocked to the floor by the rnh of water. I got up and tried again, v, Again I was bowled oven It was a powerful stream of water, but t managed to get out. We were forced by chlorine gas from room to room nntil finally we were con. fined in the two stern compart ments, the motor roonr and tk tiller room. We did not yet know what depth of water we were. in. Before we were forced to retreat! from the conning tower we could look out and eee that the bow was resting on the sand. That led us to believe we were not In water whose depth was more than the legnth of the boat. ll artl Ware at Surfa-r. j "When we got Into the two com partments we could hear the water lapping against the ride of the boat. That convinced us that the part of the submarine we were in was jilove the "surface. Several men began looking around the room until they found a breast drill. Work was Immediately started cutting a hole through the hull so that we could get air, and help. , The officers told us to keen quiet and talked to us. They ask us to sit down wherever we could and , keep as stilt as possible, so that we would not waste any of the precious air by deep breathing. We were also told not to talk in loud tones as that would consume oxygen. After that we spent our 41 hours, of captivity in almost dead silence save for the revolving drill and the lapping of waves outside. Joke to Keep Vp Spirits. "Commands were issued In sub dued tones and when we talked to each other and kidded to keep op our spirits, we did It in whispers. Hardly a word was spoken aloud. ' "There "were seven fellows who ought to be mentioned. When the gas masks were ! counted there were seven shy they had- been ruined by water or something so these men did not have any. They were pushed through the motor and ttier compartments first al though they kicked a lot. - '.Were In Total Darkness. "The worst thing: we had to con tend with was the (fact that we nan -no .matches, no watches ana didn't know one dav from another or when It was night or day at first.' But everybody felt that we would get out all right as long as they--could tell rorm the waves hitting the sides that part of the ship was out of water, poena, on -everyone t the forty- eight money diggers. Denouncing th "senate oli garchy" for holding up the treaty. Governor Cox added: " ' "Henry -Cabot Lodge will be an extremely fortunate person If bis name I not written beside that f Benedict Arnold In the hl.Htory of the nation." Shop Where. The Crowds Buy Local Women Attend. Meeting in Portland - Representing Salem at the meeting ut the state bureau of mi ruins, held tin Portland during the week, were Mrs. W. II.- llyrd and Mrs. K. E. Fisher. Follow ing this appointment both women were invited to attend a council meeting of the presidents of the various Parent-Teacher associa tions of the city, and were 'given an opportunity to tell of the work being done -by local organizations.' Later Mrs. Fisher and I Mrs. Hyrd met with the officials of the Parent-Teacher association, and formulated nlaim for the child welfare work that wlll.be featured under the direction of; the state organization at the state . fair this year Mrs. N. E. Pal mer' of Portland will head . the undertaking, and Mrs. Fisher will be her nctive assistant, other of ficers of the Marion eonnty chil dren's bureau to lend aid. Tentative plans provide for the examination of children, lectures and demonstrations of hygiene in the home and in the care of chil dren.' The booths will be located In 1 the Educational building. Ts heretofore. ; Airs. J. A. 'Carson, president of the bureau, has called a meeting of the officials and women Inter ested in child welfare work here. for a meeting atlhe Commercial club next Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Palmer will be present at that time to dis cuss the jatate fair demonstrations. O insrHsi inn W 0 Just received last shipment of Gingham hought at last year's prices that makes this gingham week ct-; " ' ' as a surprise to every woman, and buyers will take advantage of this opportunity to buy their preset - ' . . . T - . and future gingham needs. COX DECLARES HAYS PERJURED HIMSELF , LADD & BUSH BANKERS - ' Established 18C3 1 , General Banking Business Office Honrs: from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. : iConttnud from vf 1) Hays "initiated" the Republican financial plans, f If Mr. Upham misrepresented Mr. Hays, Cover- nor Cox said. ' the' Republican chairman should 'discharge Mr. Upham. "If Mr. Hays does do that," th governor added, "he Is convicted of perjury and Is willfully speak inr an nntmith ' CalH Men oM rlsrrs. The Marlon conference of the Republican ways and means com mittee' planned today was 'called off. Mr. Cox added, because "in all probability there would have I been an officer there from the I senate committee renderlnc sub- Finest quality French Gingham, 32-incbnew pret ty plaids, yard :59c Zeher Gingham, 32 inch, very choice 'patterns, yard - 49 C Zeher Gingham, 27 in., new stripes and colors, yard 11 ...l.u....35c Apron Gingham, small and large checks, ti week, yard .......L , 25c light Percales, 36 inch, yard ... -32c Devonshire Qoth and School Day Cloth, guir;-.. teed colors, one week, yard 55 C Alaska Can Supply U. S. With Wood Palp , JUNEAU. Alaska, Sept. 4. Wood for making 2.000.000 tons of paper, annually about one half the present consumption of the. United States can be fur nished by Alaska's forests without depleting them. Colonel W. B. Greely, Washington, D. C. chief j or the United Stst's Forest Ser vice said while here recently. Twenty or more large pulp mills could be operated year after year In Alaska Forest Service officials estimate. : The growing new tim ber would be sufficient to replace that -out in the mills. Colonel Greely, accompanied by George H. Cecil, of Portland. Ore., district forester tor the North Pa cific District, and other forest ser vice wen, spent several days here looking over the highway and tim ber sltnalion. GROCERIES Tuesday will he a busy day in this modern grocery store "AI ways for Less,". ; . SHOES Mothers we are giving some ex ceptional bargains on School' Shoes BOY SHOE Girls' and chiFdrtn's for :c! ' vcar at saving prices. Save those Premiem Tickets; they are valu able to yon redeemable for useful and beautiful presents Agexcy for. "Ls.i. . Heme Journal Pittcrr j 1 Kabo Corsets t t Better Wear Hcdcrr ! WANTS OF In addition to sending our representative to the Eastern Market we htve arranged with leading 1 manufacturers '.in the East to'send new styles as soon as they are created, thus assuring our patrons styles direct from New York and Philadelphia, but without the fancy price. y LADIE 1 if : W r 7Wt v i in. D UIT ! t "7, Owe MUlinery ! Department Is ; Complete And ready to serve you. . Pattern Hats direct from the fashion centers as well as trimmed models from our own expert workrooms Prices $3.75 to $9 Are now arriving in all the clever styles of the season. I Good wool materials that will n stand the hard service of winter wear. Our ' -.. prices will show a decided reduction from previous seasons. Ladies' Suits $2750-$29.50-$35-$45 Ladies' Coats $18.75 to $47.50 We extend you a welcome invitation and consider it a . ; ; , favor to show these styles " OUR PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST J . '' i . OAL Gmmercial and Court Streets A Formerly Chicago Stc: 1 T