THE BEE: OMAHA, THUK5UAI, AUGUST 25, 1921.
44 Killed When
Giant Airship
Explodes in Air
Airship Passing Over City of
Hall When it Breaks in
..Two and Bursts into
Flames.
"General" of 1921 Pioneers Presented With Dog Mascot
Colonel Campbell, who supervised
the work of designing the dirigible,
five other American officers, seven
engineers and four riRRers, in addi
tion to the regular British crew.
Largest Craft in World.
The ZR-2 was the largest dirigible
ever built, the dimensions beinjr as
fniinttf LttiBth. 695 feet; diameter.
85 feet: capacity. 2,700,000 cubic
feef. total lifting capacity. 83 tons.
Tti air rmft was ooerated by six
engines. She was estimated to have
:i cruising radius of 60 miles per
hour, giving a capacity to make an
aggregate of 6,000 mites of unin
terrupted flight. She had a capacity
for officers and crew of 42 men. The
' Rasoline supply was 10,900 gallons.
It was estimated that she would
- - . u . A f , tv 7 hmir
The huge aircraft .had four gon
dolas suspended fronj , the frame
work. These provided slcepins ac
commodations for tbe' 'of f iters and
trew and an electrical. apparatus for
' cooking meats. Her wireless set was
expected ta Jceep, tne nionsicr tim
in touch with ,both shores of the
Atlantic and to. JiaVe a; radius ex
ceeding 2,500 ntifcs.; ;
., Had "HumD.''rendency.
. A London dispatch of Sunday last
quoted the Observer as asserting
hat during. the nrst tnais oi iw
7R.2 tmArncv tsf the ciant dirie-
ible to "hump" developed, and that
au inspection revealed the fact that
certain girders had bent and that
lattice work had buckled under the
strain. Remedial measures were
taken, the newspaper said, Including
considerable reinforcemen of the
framework alontr much of the air
ship's length. In addition to the
structural trouble, the Ubserver as
serted, the ZR-2 had been handi
canoed bv engine difficulties.
. The purchase "price of the ZR-2
was to be $2,000,000. This, it is as
sumed, was to become effective after
the aircraft had completed its trials
and, was delivered to and accepted by
the American authorities. The Brit
jsh builders and the air service had
, been careful to avoid a premature
delivery, as they had wished to be
assured that everything connected
with the structural arrangement of
the dirigible was in satisfactory coti'
dition. It was for this reason chief
ly that the flight which terminated
so disastrously today was begun. The
monetary loss, under the circum
stances, apparently falls on the con
' tractors and those instrumental in
building the ship.
Six Survivors Saved,
i It Is known that at least six survi
vors have been picked up, one of
them with a broken leg and one se
. verely burned. ;
A Hull message announces that
,th badly burned body of "Ensign
Marcus Asterley" was taken to the
mortuary. It added that Captain
Swean, the British officer whocom-i
manded the ZR-2, was unharmed. Itj
is assumed here that by "Asterly" is
meant Lieut. Marcus H.. Esterly,
American radio officer of .Washing
ton, D. C.
It was while the ZR-2 was cruis
ing over Hull that it was seen to
emerge from the clouds and sudden
ly break in two. One portion ap
peared to rise in the air. The other
descended slowly and fell into, the
Ilumber.
Six Americans Aboard.
One explosion occurred . as the
i f . it' , - .i f . : .
, snip was laiiinK aim autHiici auci.ii
J touched the water.- The wreckage
floated on the water about ZUU yards
from the riverside , quay and con
tinued to burn.
' It is learned that the American
officers on Knaril th Mtncihle wer
Commander Louis H. Maxfield,
Washington, D. .C; LieutJ Com
mander Emory Coil of Marietta, O.;
Lieut. Marcus H. Esterly, Washing
ton, D. C; Lieut .Henry W. White,
Clear Water, Fla., and . Lieut. Charles
G. Little, Newburyport, Mass.
Survivor Tells Story. -, ;
One of the survivors, named Bate
man, of Halifax, said he was in the
tail oi the ship making photographs
when the rudder was turned sharply
to the right, bringing the airship
' from the center of Hull toward the
Humber. One of the main girders
failed to stand the strain, it appeared,
and the disaster resulted. The turn
of the ship carried it over the Hull
mass! the crowds' running for safety
in: fear that the burning monster
wouia iau in xne streets.
! The following British officers are
known to have been on board for
the flight:
'Air Marshal S. M. Maitland. Lieut.
A. H. Swan, Lieut. I. C. Little,
Lieut R. S. Montague and Flight
Lieutenant Thomas.
American is Saved.
' The Press association had a mes
sage from Hull shortty after 8 p. tn.,
saying that Ensign Marcus Esterly,
one of the American officers who
had been reported lost, had been
saved.
Reports from Hull, timed 7 p. m.,
places the number of men who
descended by parachute at four.
Dafarnqn 4ti Halifax . man U'llft VLn
making photographs at the rear of
the ship, fell into the water from
the dirigible. The report said that
three bodies had been brought to
land.
Part of the wreckage, it was
added, had sunk to the bottom of
the river.
Air Chief Is Lost
Air commodore Aiamana, wno is
reported to have been lost with the
ZR-2, was one of the foremost of
the British air pioneers and his loss,
if confirmed, will be deeply felt.
Many rumors have been afloat for
the last few days concerning the
VI HI. Oil 011 If fuu wwa
niodore Maitland was quoted,
whether riehtlv or wrongly, -is not
known, as savin? that the future of
Hghter-than-air travel largely de-
uended upon tne results tnis airsnip
showed.
Some of the rumors were to the
effect that the dirigibles girders
"weTtrnot strdng enough. ' . '
In addition to the six American
rfficcrs oa the ZR-2, there also, were
i : : ;
& ' IV i" n i(:rJ( , ,J
Above, left-, "General" Scott's
family, including the dog, which was
given to the general at Jefferson, la.
"General" Scott named the new mas
cot "Buhl" in honor of Buhl, Idaho,
where the tourists will settle; right,
Mayor Lou Zurmuehlen of Council
Bluffs, giving "Gt-nerar William D.
Scott, chief mogul of the caravan, a
hearty handshake On the outskirts
of the Bluffs.
Below, left, Mrs. John C. Layton,
61, oldest traveler in the caravan,
who says she's as full of pep as any
one on the trip; right, Baby Albert
Vermire, 1, the youngest member of
the moving colony, -nd his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Vermire.
11 American enlisted men. They
included F. F. Moorman, mechanic,
and C. L Aller, M. Lay, A. Pettit
and N. O. Walker, riggers: ,
Wymote Experiences Its
. Hottest Day this Week
' Wymore, Neb., Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) Tuesday was the hottest day"
of . the -year by six degrees. At 3
in the afternoon a thermometer in
the shade 'on the north side of a
building, registered 104, as against
98, ; highest previous record this
summer. I he same themometer reg
istered 92 Wednesday afternoon. The
wind was so hot that it wilted and
scorched all vegetation. Late corn
was damaeed to a considerable ex
tent. The ground is too dry to plow
and a soaking rain is needed.
Fall Pig Crops in Iowa
Will Be Small, Farmer Says
The fall pig crop will be short in
western Iowa, according to R. H.
Blain of Griswold, who came in yes
terday with a cjioice load of Durocs
of' his own raising.' Mr. Blain is of
the opinion there will not be as many
cattle fed this season as in former
years, - unless corn is quoted at a
lower figure than the present market
price. '
Loomis Feeder Tops Market
With Load of Choice Beeves
W. F. Malm of Loomis was a
visitor at the stock yards with a load
of choice fed beeves that sold at the
extreme top of the market, selling at
$10 a hundred flat. Mr. Loomis said
the corn was looking good in his
section and that the elevators around
Loomis were only paying 30 cents
a bushel for old corn.
Postoffice Orders
Waahlnirton, Aug;. 14. (Special Tele
gram. )-r-The Postoffice Department hai
.uHut.ii .Via ,lvll MprvlfA rnmmlafllon to
aet a date for examination of presidential
pontmaatera at iouowing- piacea:
Nebraska: Colerid.e Craig-. Dakota City.
.I i T.ni,lvii Orrhard.
IUliuaii jiimnuuji, . 11... ----------
Palmer, Plymouth, Upland, Wallace, Wy-
not. .
Iowa: Mapleton, weaiey.
c..k n.k.(. Tlalln Vnlirrhp. Canton
Creabard. Cuater, Delmonte, Egan, Fair
fax. (Hudson, Lake Preston, Raymond,
Roekham.
Wyoming: Chug-water, sunrise.
She was a small, slight
thing in shabby black
and she tried to re
fuse his offer of help.
The House That
Stood Back
By C. C. Andrew
Blue
Ribbon
Jictioft,
Fascinating BLUE RIBBON
fiction in
Next Sunday's Bee
Ford Not Planning to
."" Engulf Other. Railways
(Continued From rage One.)
train already produced, he counts
upon giving local passenger service
closely approaching street car serv
ice at a fraction of the cost of pres
ent passenger linei.
"There are certain obstacles in the
way of using the gasoline car," he
said, referring to his full-fledged
passenger car which has already
done 73 miles an hour on the D, T.
& I. tracks, with himself manipu
lating the ga feed. "The Interstate
Commerce commission and such
bodies must be won over to the new
era of railroading.
"That car, though much, less ex
pensive than steam operation, uses
more, gasoline than it should be
cause of its weight," he added. "Pre
sumably in the interest of safety we
demanu construction of trucks, etc.,
with an unwieldly weight. Nothing
was ever furthef from wrong as we
will show them in the lighter and
still stronger steel."
Method Are Open.
Furthermore, the plain business
method which Ford is applying so
successfully ,as shown by the six
months' transformation of the D. T.
& I. failure into- a history making
success, are available to the rail
roads of the world. In fact, they
have been so all these years with
the development of the Ford auto
mobile factories.
"It is nothing but work, concen
trated work," is Ford's own ex
planation. All of the D, T. & I. success to
date is due entirely to that Ford
principle of work. The rejuvena
tion of the railroad was accom
plished in exactly the same manner
that he developed the production of
motor cars by increasing wages, in
creasing labor efficiency and reduc
ing cost to the point where he can
assemble 5,000 cars daily. The key
to it all was work.
Henry Ford, who probably gives
fewer orders than any other railroad
president in the world, has the happy
faculty of inspiring his men to faith
ful and efficient work. He has
spread that thought "serve well
and you succeed" through his rail
road just as he did in the factory
and the result hat been magical.
Unions, usually such a problem
for other railroads, seem to held no
terrors for the Ford line, seemingly
because of the Ford theory of giving
the men more individually than
they could get collectively. News of
the eight-hour day and observance
of the Sabbath has actually brought
the Ford line a flood of applications
for positions ffom union railroaders
the country over.
Peculiarly enough, his brief ex
perience in railroading has brought
another host of correspondents. They
are the disappointed stockholders
and Shippers on various struggling
railroads actually imploring him to
undertake the management ot their
lines. Then there is the well inten
tioned citizen who does not know
how it could be accomplished but
who wants Ford to take manage
ment of all railroads.
That probably will never be ac
complished but Henry Ford will
leave his imprint upon the tailroad
business whether he be a director
general of railroads or president of
the D. T. , & I. lines. He - is in
terested in railroading today as an
opportunity for service just as he be
came interest? t in the development
of the automobile years ago.
If what he has been able to ac
complish in his six Months of active
management of hte D. T. & I. and
what he has set out to do for rail
road operations of the future is any
criterion, it is safe to assume that in
the number of years one can count
on his two hands the world will have
forgotten that Henry Ford the rail
road builder ever built a motor car.
Oakland Bankers Are
Extending Feeders Credit
Walter Von Essen of Oakland
topped yesterday's market on heavy
steers, receiving the top of $10 a
hundred. The animals averaged 1,465
pounds. All were shorthorns. He
said they were fed on corn and al
falfa. They were bought as feeders
at $9 a year ago. Mr. Von Essen
said the bankers around Oakland
were financing stockmen to some ex
tent and that quite a large number
of cattle have been placed in feed
lots in his section.
National C. of C.
Launches Attack
Against Bonus
Cash Payments Would Cost
More Than Entire Pensions
Statement by U. S. Or
ganization Estimates.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
w.i,;,iainn. Amr 24. In a new
attack against the payment of a
cash bonus to ex-service men. the
Chamber of Commerce of the Unit
m, estimates that it would
cost more to carry out the maximum
terms of th proposed cash nonus
li? envernmrnt has OS id out
in pensions during its entire exis
tence. ,
According to the national cham
K.r cmiir the nensinn- bill of
the United States up to Jun 30,
1919. amounted to aproxtinateiy :,
finn rwvt nnn ,l,;ie th maximum cost
nw,vw,wv, ...... --
of the proposed bonus is placed at
$6,250,000,000. This latter ngure m
,1. tiio estimated cost of carry
ing out the provisions of the bonus
bill. . '
At cam time! the statement
.,n ott.ntinn tn tVie fact that ncarlv
three-fourths of the veterans who
would share in a bonus saw no tight-I-
..,t,-fcAvor and nearlv one-half
of them were in the scrvic but six
months or less before the armisttcc.
Copies of the statement have been
tn iU nreeiMrnr. members of
the cabinet, members of congress,
business men m every state m me
,,,,'nn anH nrffsnizations affiliated
with the national chamber.
Valley County Farmers
Plan td Feed Corn Crop
t Vf-P.tV, nt OrH was a visitor
at the stock yards yesterday looking
over conditions ot tne uve siock mar
tja :j tl,o t;ro-ict rmn of
corn ever harvested will be gathered
in Valley county tnis year, ne sam
indications were tnar mere wouiu
a large number of farmers in the
county who would put in feeder
cattle.
AndrewB Will Come Home
During Congress Recess
Washington, Aug. 24. (Special
Telegram.) With the exception of
Congressman Andrews, all the
members of the Nebraska delegation
wifl remain in Washington during
the recess. The representative from
the Fifth district is planning to
leave with Mrs. Andrews Friday for
their home in Hastings.
Postmasters Named
Washington, Aug. 24. (Special
Telegram.) The following Nebras
kans were nominated for postmas-
f.n K.. tti nrrairlent? Warren L.
Woodbury at Center, Knox county;
T oetor C XC plterw at Monroe. Platte
county, and Peter J. Johnson at
Kosalie inurston couniy.
Azed Man Kills Self
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 24. (Spe
cial Telegram.) uesponaency, in
duced by poor health for several
-3,iceH F T. Rnrcer. an aired
resident of Huron, to end his life by
firing a bullet from a .32-caliber re
volver into his brain.
Loses Both Feet
raiia,aw NpK. Auir. 24. (Spe
:ii TncnVi Mazano ol Echo.
Colo., was badly injured in the
Ravenna yards. One of his feet was
cut entirely off by the train and the
other one was so Daaiy nun wm
have to be taken off.
Filibuster Rages
On Anti-Beer Bill
(Continued From I'ar One.)
gardlcss of their views on the credits
bill because they believed that with
that measure definitely passed, most
of tli mfmlier from agricultural
States would lose interest in keeping
congress on the job. The credits bill
was then carried without debate and
without a roll call.
In similar fashion the $48,500,000
shipping board deficiency bill was
finally enacted and sent to the pres
ident. Senator Smoot then moved to
proceed to the consideration of the
bill to extend the dye stuffs embargo
which expires next week.
Vehement protests broke out from
the prohibition ratios. Senator Len
root declared that every bill the sen
ate passed "added one more wound
to the anti-beer bilk" He areued
that with the passage of each bill the
pressure for a recess would increase
until it would hang upon the thin
thread of the anti-beer bill. He con
tended that favorable action on the
Smnnt motion would be a serious in
jury to the prohibition cause and de
manded that senators stand up and
be counted when they voted.
A roll call resulted in the defeat of
the Smoot motion, 38 to 18 r.tid the
senate resumed consideration of the
anti-beer bill.
Wet leaders made futile efforts to
get a two-hour recess for dinner
When the last motion to this effeci
had been voted down, Senator Keed
celled for a sandwich and went on
with his speech.
"Wouldn't the senator like to
have some wine with his sandwich?"
inquired Senator Watson of Georgia.
"I certainly would," answered
Senator Reed. "And I would divide
it with some of my friends on the
other side who look extremely drv.
and I'm sure they would drink theii
share."
Senator Reed assured senators they
could go home to their dinners be
cause he was prepared to talk at
considerable length. A few mo
ments later the fenate was almost
deserted. '
Boxes Added to Grandstand1
At Clay Center Fair
Clay Center, Neb., Aug. 24.
(Special.) Seventeen boxes have
been added to the fair ground grand
stand here. These boxes will giv
f.,11 minWriir-ted view of all that
is going en on . the fair grounds
races, ball games, band music, irci.
acts and singing.
Chautauqua at Ong
Ong. Neb.. Aug. 24. (Special.)-
The annual Onsr chautauqua began
a three-day session. The third da
the plav taken from "Cappy Rick
will be dramatized Ong is a pio
neer in the chautauqua game.
The Last Ten Days
of our between-season sale
NEW LOW PRICES
mmmmmmmmmmm a Msa mmmmmmmm mm mm mt hmsjm
Suit and Extra Trousers
$45r-$55$65
and Upwards
The Very Choicest of Our Spring and
Summer Woolens.
Beautiful, Conservative, Medium -Weight Fabrics
Suitable for Year 'Round Wear.
Fall and Winter Fabrics for those who wish
to anticipate their future requirements
at these Remarkable Prices.
Our Entire Stock in This Offer
New low prices have been placed on hundreds of beau
tiful patterns in order to strengthen our lower lines and
balance our prices for this sale.
Overcoats and Evening Clothes at Advantageous Prices
BTICOLL The Tailor
Tim JBBBEMS' SONS
209-211 South 15th Street
Karlach Block
Final Sale Thursday
All Summer Apparel
Every remaining garment from
summer stocks is priced at its very
lowest Thursday.
About Thirt' Dresses
Originally Priced to $39.50
Thursday $5.00
Organdies and Voiles mostly white
in sizes, 16-18-36 only.
Lace and Georgette Dresses
Thursday for Only $10.00
Light colors sizes 16 and 18.
Sport Skirts for $5.00
Wash Silks and Satins in light colors
are very desirable for only five dollars.
Wash Skirts for $2.95
in white, formerly sold to $12.50.
August Fur Sale
Prices 20 to 33 1-3 Less
Than Those of September
Comforter
Coverings for
25c a yard
Printed silkolines and
challies in a large selec
tion of patterns (36 in.
wide), Thursday 25c
a yard
New Beads
for Every Use
A large assortment of
new beads, both irrides
cent and plain. Steel
beads in all sizes and
crystal beads to use on
yarn bags.
Artneedlework Second Floor
Cotton Batting
(72x90) $1.25
Three pound bats of pure
.white cotton in full com
forter size, Thursday for
$1.25.
Toiletries
As the Petals Talcum
Thursday for 19c
Mum for 19c.
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