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SURVIVORS OF
DISASTER TELL
OF EXPERIENCE
CAIJnVEIX, Ohio, Sept. 4. (Py
the Afutooliiieil PreH.) l,fuitntint
Commander K. K. KoNomlithl buv 1)10
following nerouni or the Slw-tuiiidmiM
wreck anil hlH thrilling (wane tit The
. Awwclitied Pi'sh ronvNiiinninni.
Commander Konemliihl paid:
"I went on duly at 3:30 11. m. to
relieve Lieutenant Commander 1,.
Hancock, who -waft navigating the
ship. We wore on a line headed wcKt
between BvpnvIHo and Cambridge.
"Weather conditions were bad. There
was lightning and squnlls. Although
we hud all engines going we could
make no ground speed. The storm
crept upon us from the northwest.
We tried to turn Kouth. Then the
line squall hit us. It lifted us from
an altitude of'sf.mi () 4f,00 feet, where
we. righted the ship for a few minutes,
only to he taken up again for an alti
tude of 7HHI feet.
"The: vertical alt current was so
strong that It cnn-h-d flirt ship heaven
ward in spllo of IS degrees inclina
tion of 'the nose of the .ship.
"We released helium through the
hand valves, expecting this to check
the ascension. Wo hud dropped over
hoard all water and I had started from
the control uf the ship to the keel in
an effort to throw overboard fuel.
"At this moment there was a crash.
I heard the struts breaking and saw
the nose of the ship parting' from, the
control compartment. A second later
I heard another crash, which must
have been the control compartment
of the-ship hitting the ground. It
was in this compartment that Com
mander f:ins'donine ami the others
were killed.
"The nose of the ship started across
country at about 25 miles speed,
brushing trees ami u house or a barn.
We handled the nose as if it were a
free balloon and landed safely at
Sharon, 12 miles from the place where
the control ship dropped.
"McCarthy wns forward in the nose
and was injured when he was knocked
overboard.
"Those with me in the nose of the
ship were Colonel C. C. Mall, United
States army observer; Lieutenant W.
G. Mayer, Lieutenant J. B. Anderson,
Chief Machinist's Mate Halliburton.
Chief Machinist's Mate Shci'owKz. and
C. J. McCarthy, aviation chief rigger."
In the weird half light of the early
morning storm, with angry clouds
hanging In the heavens, rent inter
mittently hy flecks of lightning, the
families of S. O. Davis and Frank
Nelson,- farmers, living near Ava,
watched the death struggles between
the clements'and the giant dirigible.
t They saw the Shenandoah stand
motionless in the air for 15 minutes.
They saw her dart upward under the
terrific air pressure, saw her buffeted
and tossed, first In one direction, then
In another, finally to be torn to pieces
by the angry demons of the air.
White-faced and powerless, eyes
fixed toward the heavens, they saw
the death struggle In its tragic climax
saw the Shenandoah, after darting
upwards perhaps 200 feet, settle slow
ly. Then with her nose pointing per
pendicularly toward the sky she was
literally torn asunder.
The nose drifted away in the dark
ness while the remainder of the craft,
carrying all members of the crew who
were killed, except Lieutenant K. W.
Hheppard, crashed earthward. Hven
then the, terrific winds, as though
loath to be cheated of their victims,
renched out hungry hands to tear Into
still smaller fragments the dismem
bered portions of the ill-fated aircraft.
IS
BEGIN
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AIR STATION AS
RESULT TRAGEDY
II. Ills miitiiiiihIIius nl all liim'K."
Kor tlio IHuaom tho lloarxl-lSnillh
, controversy has oversnmloweil the no.
t IvilliM of Mayor Ilylan and Suite
Sennlor Walker whom the puLII-hoi-I ,,.,, i,c. nomination
un.l Iho citvcriitir are MimrtiiiK, i-e. I I'rt'Mtlriil i'anjilK In Italn.
miectively, for the democratic noin-I SWAM I'KCOTT, Musk., Neit. 4. A.
Illation at the iirinftirK'x ttcptmiher I .) A heavy rnln overlook Prel-
1 "1, anil of the three caiiiliilateH for the Lieut i'ooIMko during hln dally walk
I more thi'n a mile from honi
wan prepared for the nirsofli4y hiifrjf
ever, and donned a. slicker .which, ht
carried, trudging back to Whire'cWr'j
over slippery roads, little the worse,
fro' the experience. - : ft ,l "
T
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RAN' FRANCISCO. Sept. 4. ( A. P.)
The wide gap of years between lhe
California gold rush and today Is be
ing bridged by memory ami fancy this
week-end as aged sojih and daughters
of the stale mingle with the new gen
eiailun in celebrating the seventy
fifth anniversary of the admission iif
California to .statehood.
The California diamond Jubilee will
provide San Krunclsco and Its visitors
with a week of historical pageantry,
gaiety, color and light, songs and
duncing. It is the city's brightem
curnlvul since the immemorial Panama-Pacific
exposition. Hotels and
hopies are filling with the fun-makers.
The jubilee opens tomorrow night
with a grand ball at the civic audi
torium. It will he n costume dance
and the feature will he the coronation
of Queen California. Fireworks in
iht'clvlc center will add to the color
ful spectacle of downtown buildings
and streets Illuminated with every de
sign and huo a lavish imagination
could supply.
Kvery day next week will see pa
rades or pageants'of some sort, with
ihe joy zone uiong the Kmbarcado
a hive of fun. Admission day, Wed
nesday, will provide spectacles tracing
the history of California from tho
Spanish occupation.
Vice President Charles O. Dnwes
will bo there to represent the federal
government.
Foreign governments have desig
nated special representatives. The
Japanese cruiser Tama is here to help
celebrate, and two Itritish warships,
the light cruiser Capetown and the
destroyer Patrician, will arrive Mon
day. Major Carrion, aid-de-camp to
King Alphonso of Spain, is here and
will be feted extensively. .
WASHINGTON. Sept. 4. fA. P.)
j The disastrous loss of the dirigible
! Shenandoah apparently has thrown
the navy's whole future policy with
respect to llghter-thau-air craft into
a state of uncertainty.
Out of this niny come n decision to
elose down the navy's air station at
Is now conNidcrin,etaoi2 vj VJ
Lakehurst, N. .1. Secretary Wilbur Is
now considering tho best course to
pursue and has n definite plan' In
mind, hut will discuss the matter
widely with naval experts before an
nouncing any decision.
The collapse of the Shennndonh. oc.
currlng In the shadow of the failure
to find trace of the PN-0 No. 1. lost
In the attempted non stop flight to
Hawaii, has not broken the navy's de
termination to carry forward aircraft
development to the utmost, but Sec
retary Wilbur has decreed that the
rewards must be co,ual to the risk.
As. its third reverse In several
weeks, the navy also Is contemplat
ing now the ftallure of Its planes to
achieve their major mission with the
MacMillan expedition In the Arete.
From all of these, however. Secretary
Wilbur drawn the reassuring convic
tion that In tho expanse of the Atlan
tic nnd Pacific oceans iho United
States has a bulwark of defense of
which there Is little fear of pene
tration hy enemy present day aircraft
operating from a home base,
sideration a future program with.U
Whatever decision is reached as to
the Lakehurst station and the Los
Angeles, there will be n period of en
forced inactivity for both for several
months at least. Tho loss of helium
in the wreck of the Shenandoah
leaves on hand only about half of ihe
volume of gas necessary to inflate the
Los Angeles.
Skull, Believed to
Be That of Slain
Nurse, Discovered
4
OAKLAND, Cal., Sept. 4 (A.
fr P.) A woman's skull was found
under the ' Bay Farm Island
bridge which connects the island 4
4 with the Alameda county main- 4
land today, by Harry Young, 4
4 bridge tender. Nearby was :- a 4
portion of what appeared to be
r a human thigh bone and a worn
4 an's blue, fur-trimmed coat. Tho
4-
4 exhibits will be turned over to 4
4 Dr. E. Oi Helnrich, criminologist; 4
4 for confirmation of the belief 4
! 4 that they are portions of the dls- 4
4 membered body of Bessie Fergu 4
4 son Loren, Oakland nurse. 4
4
JACKSONVILLE CITIZEN
Miles C. Overholt, reported In
press dispatches from Los Anucles,
Calif., as missing from his homo,
and thought to be a victim of
aphasia, is a former resident of
Jacksonville, nnd ' is well known
throughout the Ilogue River valley.
He has relatives living In this county.
Overholt spent his boyhood days
In Jacksonville, and stnrted his
newspaper career on the Jackson
ville Times. He later was n feature
writer on tho Portlnnd Journnl.
Annut ten years ago, he went to Ios
Angeles, and engaged in motion pic
ture magazina work. Ho has not
been in the best of health fpr
several months., Ho (s 4S years old.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 --(A. P.) The
United ;States dirigible Shenandoah
loft her station at Lakehurst, N. J., n
few minutes after 4 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon for a flight over tho
mid-west that was to carry the big air
vessel over eleven stntes and to points
in Minnesota before she returned.
She waa last reported passing over
T.m Grove, four miles east of Wheel
ing, W. Va at 1:46 a. m. nnd wns
heading due west, showing three lights
nt a height of 1000 feet.
The Shenandoah wns In command
of Captain Zachary Lansdowne. with
a crew of officers nnd men number
ing about forty-five.
One of the features of the trip was
to hi! A parachute Jump by Chief Pet
ty Officer Frank Master, who. on the
return trip of the Hhennndoah was to
take a parachute Jump from the air
ship at Akron. Ohio, where he was
to "drop In" on his wife and newly
born son. ;
The Shennndonh was expected hack
nt Lakehurst hy Sunday night or Mon
day. The shennndonh. after leaving
Wheeling was scheduled to pass over
Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, Intl..
nnd Scott Field, 111., where sho wns to
land and refuel.
Today she was to have renewed her
flight westward, passing over St.
Joseph. Mo., Kansas City, Des Moines,
Iowa, Eau Claire, wis.. Fondu Lac,
Minneapolis and St. Paul and Detroit
When the Shenandoah reached Detroit
It was planned to tie her up to the
new mooring mast. ,
After circling ver n few Michigan
cities on Sunday morning the Shen
nndonh waa to ha headed homeward.
abblt Mnranvlllc llr-lens.
CHICAGO, 8ept. a-A. TM Wal
r Rabbit" Maratfvllle today re.
"'uned os manager of lhe Chl(;o
National league baseball club. George
Clb:i, coach of the club, was ap
pointed acting manager for the re
malnder of the season.
COAL CO. HAS
NEW MEDFORD OFFICE
According to nn announcement
made today by H. O. Hansen, the
headquarters of the Hansen Coal
company has been moved to the
offices of the Eads Trnnsfer &
Storage Co., on North Front street.
Improved office faculties will enaoio
this firm to improve their service to
people in southern Oregon, accord
ing to Mr. Hansen nnd quantities of
al are now on hand, to meet me
demnnd this fall.
Mr. Hansen has extended to the
people of southern Oregon a cordial
Invitation to coll at the Hansen i.oni
company s new ornces on ionn
Front street If they are desirous or
any Information on the fuel situa
tion this season.
IE
IS DECLARED OFF
PORTLAND. Ore', Sept. 4 The
so-called "egg war" between mem
bers of the dairy exchange, thnt
threatened the local market for the
past two days Is over. Pence has
been declared and the exchange
nuntntlons are again the official
Portlnnd nrlces.
Today the market Is 14 to 4
rents higher with extrns again nt
ihe 42 rent level on the dairy
board. Firsts arc up a cent nt 3S
cents and pullet eggs nre posted two
cents higher nt j;cents. Current
receipts are a haltwcent higher ot
33 He net.
Cook with
NI5W YORK, Stpt. 4. (A. P.)-
Clashes between Governor Smith and
William 'Randolph. Hearst In the mu
nicipal primary campaign continue
with, references. to: "Billingsgate,"
"bunk," "bull." and various- other
characterizations.
In a letter from Los Angeles pub
lished, today Mr. Hearst describes an
attack by the governor as a "vulgar
tirade thnt any resident of Rllllngs
gate or occupant of the alcoholic ward
of Rellevue could have written." i
Mr. Hearst Insisted that the gov
ernor meet W. O. McAdoo nt the Rltz
and agreed on 'Davis. Ho called tho
governor "Alibi A!."
Mr. Heai'Rt said he wns an Inde
pendent In politics nnd that Govern
or Smith Inadvertantly told the truth
In declaring the publisher wn'i not a
democrat.
"I cannot bo n democrat," Mr.
Hearst wrote, "while a squalid, venal,
trafficking Tammnny boss poses Im
pudently os tho democrat!': Under of
New York City.
The governor, after describing Iho
publisher's letters as "bunk." referred
to them nt a rally as shipments of
"bull" to New York nnd proceeded:
"What man can talk to him
(Hearst) In ony kind of Innguage ex
cept Billingsgate: what man enn tall:
to him in any other language except
the kind thnt you would expect to
find in thealcnhnllc ward because that
Makes
Delicious
Candy
THERE'S nothing like
Carnation Milk to make
rich, smooth-grained, deli
cious candy. Try it and see.
Writ for Cmtnalien Cook Boot ton
uinittg 100 Mory Blokt ritiptt
Cni'iuillon Milk Products Co.
4T4 Uilnn St., Portlnnd, Ore
You can dilute the
dnutilc'rich omenta
of thil c.n until ttie
m fiuwe with pure milk 1
'Trom Contented Cows"
toil, CirutlM MUk rreeictt Cuu
Goin
This seasori'end sale hits
straight from the shoulder
Reduced Prices on 60 Suits
HART SCHAffNER & MARK
4 and Other Good Makes
2f at Price
Sizes 35 to 44
Because we need room for new
goods
Because we won't let our stocks
get old on our hands-and carried
over -
hots of good things are left. Lines are. broken,
of course, but you'll find all sizes here, . many in
the best patterns of the season. At any rate the
clothes are just as good ai they ever were even
better because of lower prices
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THE TOGGERY
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