THE BfcK: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. KfcHKUAKV r. 1V22.
Pvcr 30 Killed
) When Dirigible
1 Explodes in Air
Lirgfit Airhip in U. S. HuriU
Into Heme Wlm It Hit
High Tension
Wire.
HIiim4 fnm T 0.
known 19 tut errirl many fti.
mi and rurn as pngrrs, huwvrr,
in id'lnioB to lit operating crrw, A
the ros (rom llif sir 4. iu roni
mtndrr IranH out to signal tht lie
had 4(1 person (hoard. It it tie
ittl he di not include one civil,
inn on the ihip and that it actually
irnrj 3.
Official! 'Withhold' Comment
Pending Definite Report!
Washington, Feb. 21. Disaster to
day at the Hampton Koad army
tae to the army'i Iialian-buitt air
ship, Koma, largest craft of its type
in the world, cast gloom over the
War and Navy department as the
long luS of officer and men who
were burned to drain in the hip
came in. Tending full official re
ports, however. Secretary Weeks and
air service ofticuli had no comment
to make.
Immediately on receipt of the
news, Major fienrral I'atrick. chief
of the air aerviee, left for the acene
by airplane.
I'nofticiat reports indicated that
failure of rudder controls had
caused the Roma to become unman
agable and plunge earthward, where
he struck high tension electric
wires.
Pending- detailed accounts from
survivors, officers here accepted this
as the probable explanation of the
disaster. With several officers of the
ship and some of her skilled median-j
irs among the survivor, it was
hoped that full information would
be available.
Shortaae of Helium.
When the navy rigid, British-built
airship cK-Z came to a tragic end
through explosion in the air during
a trial trip in England, evidence ot
the cause of the smash had to be
sought in the wreckage for there
were no survivors who could tell
what happened. In that case, it has
since been ascertained, the buckling
of a portion of the framework re
sulted in destruction of the ship by
explosion in air.
Navy officials laid emphasis, in
talking of the Roma's destruction, on
the point that had it been possible
to develop a sufficient supply of
helium, the new, noninflamable gas.
first produced during the war, to fill
her great bag, today's accident al
most certainly would have been far
less terrible. There would have
been no fire after the crash at least,
it was said, and it was the terrible
heat of the blazing hydrogen which
apparently brought death to more
than 30 "men. But so far, only
sufficient helium has been produced
to inflate the naval blimp C-7. a
mere pigmy ship of the air beside
the Koma.
Motors Were Replaced.
During the Roma's trip in De
cember from Langlcy field to Wash
ington, to be christened, and for
mally commissioned in the army
air fleet, she developed trouble with
her original Italian motors, but
otherwise functioned perfectly. The
ship fought an increasing head wind
all the way and reached Boiling
field w ith only three of her six mo
tors running.. She had so little pow
er as she approached the landing
place, where scores of distinguished
guests awaited her, that her com
mander was compelled to jockey his
monster craft over the low hill that
surround the field with utmost cun
ning to bring her in at all.
Because of the motor troubles the
scheduled initial flight of the Roma
over Washington with Secretaries
Weeks and Dcnby and the Italian
ambassador in her cabins, as well as
senators and members of the house,
was postponed. The ship went back
to Langley running before the wind
and barely reaching the hangar be
fore a coast gale broke. She re
mained in the shed for many weeks
to have her motors replaced by
Liberty engines of greater power
and more certainty of performance.
The flight, which proved her last,
was one of those made to test her
new propelling plant and it had been
expected she would show greatly im
proved speed and maneuver ability.
No Big Airships.
Destruction of the Roma leaves
both the army and navy without air
ships larger than the navy blimps.
There is not now in the United
States a rigid or semi-rigid craft
even faintly resembling the German
reppelins that harried London time
atter time during the world war.
The Z. R. 1 is under construction
by the navy, however, and recently
arrangements were made with the
co-operation of the allied govern
ments that the zcppclin plant in
Germany should build for the navy
a zeppclin of the L type which
proved successful during the war.
The Z. R.-1 was described today
as strictly a reproduction of the best
German air ships, only slight modi
fications in plan having been made
by the ' Navy department. The
policy of the department in planning
the ship is understood to have been
to attempt no improvement until the
tried and proven practice of the
German airship builders had been
duplicated successfully and then to
advance in speed and size by slow
strides, and with emphasis laid in
every succeeding devine on safety
and structure development.
Whatever may have been the
cause of the wreck, either of the
Z. R.-2 or the Roma, it is certain
that flying officers of the army and
navy do not regard these tragic ac
cidents as offering any reasonable
ground for the abandonment of the at
tempt to produce for the American
military service, ships of size and
kind, particularly for employment in
coast defense operations.
Purchased from Italy.
The airship Roma was an Italian
hui'.t craft purchased by the United
States government from Italy early
in 1921 for $200,000. She was. it was
believed, the largest semi-rigid air
rraft in the world, the cost of which
J,,r,lirafr4 it tva cairi hv War rfr-
-I I
partner;! effdali at (he tiirs ef lit
purchase, would probably b $ l.'V
V".
1ht airthip was of I2iK1,00O cubic
feel Miiritv. 410 feet lopg, ft J jeri
ui ana M-1 t'tX l H, It
original equipped with site 12.
ejhnikr crime of 4kl horsepower,
giving an estimated tpee4 .f HO,
miles an hour and a cruising
rimi at full speed ef 3,3 rules.
J nes engines, however, were re.
placed with liberty motor air the
airship was brought to the I'nitrd
States.
An Anterirat crew was sent to
Rome to nuke ( of the Koma in
IUly and alter these had been com
pleted the airrraft wis dimntlrd
and hipped to this country, reach"
in j here l-t summer. Mie was taken
m her demanded stupe to Langley
field in Virginia and was assembled
there during the f4ll and by Novem.
ber was ready for hrr trial flight
winch took plae iroro Langlcy item
on November I V lie 'n December
she made a flight to Washington
during a storm and was then chris
tened and put into commission. Re
cently she was lirinar groomed tor a
flight intended to take in the whole
ot the I nned Mates.
Palilmau Name Ontaltans
for National River Congress
Washinston. Feb. 21. Cfcoecial
Telegram.) It was announced to
day that henator Hitchcock. R. is.
Howell. W. J. load and Congress.
man Jcfferis had been named by
Mayor Uahiman to represent Omaha
at the national harbors and rivers
congress which meets in this city
March 1 and 2.
Ak Armt of School Body
Springfield. III.. Feb. 21. A ncti-
tion for a w rit of mandamus direct
ing Sheriff Peters of C'cok county
to arrest members of the Chicago
School board, who were recently
pardoned by Governor Small, was
asked of the supreme court today by
Attorney ticucral tirundage.
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sider the consequences.
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Compensation awards announced to
day by rrank A. Kennedy, state
mtnpensaticn comiuisioiter, fallow.
A. I"amin4r4ta. employe of V. V.
thiodo, Omaha; fractured right
foot; received $1,543 in lump sum
in add'ticrt to $IS ek for 22
weeks.
V, H. C.jaham. enip!oe of S"f
fi Co., :SI for bruied ban J which
became infected,
K1.H None, employe of the city
of Omaha; injured spine in fall front
strpUd'leri awarded JI5 a week un
til di.tlility ended, with hospital
and medical bill added.
I'latt Turumis of Farm lUoc
at I.e;ilaturc M Yrar
I.ituoln, Ith, 2!.-(?pevi4l,I-rVrnutiori
of farm b!oe at the
Nebraska I'tUiae ir'on nr.t
year will e one of the aim of iht
Nebraska l arni !"uren federation,
it was announced today t- J. N.
Norton, president, tipon pis return
fiem the rational ivrsreat Wash
ington, P. C.
The federation-! tan is to ton
duct a referendum. In a ssoit time
wile iu 27fiOO member ta get the.r
fMuf"ioM f national and state
pulu'ies. The rru!ts ol these relet,
enviiin will be presenter to politi
cal r'l'f ! soiisentioni anh to
undidates. ,
Tha Farm bureau! oik in er
asniiing a farm bloc in cunien
hi met sa lih nh general approval
m tha state Uut many farmers are
looking, to the bureau to do the thmg
in thd suie tlut it h dune for
he tunon,' Norton aid.
Di.al.led 0. T. C Officers
liet l'riu!ej;ra of Kegolar
Vahingoii, Jeh, ?L Th Bur
sunt bill gvii ditahled eineriensv
itfluers of the Anieiiiaii espeditlou
ary force the same retirement priv
iliges a regular army ofiirers was
passed today I v the senate, 50 t M.
and transmitted to the hou-e. .
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More than 1,000 patterns dis
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Fine Weaves and Velour Ef
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hanging.
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Wednesday a Real Sale of
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700 Blouses Worth From 5.00 to 12.50
Manufacturers samples and surplus stock of Canton, Crepe 'de Chine and
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In many instances there are but one and two of a kind but in the group you
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Wednesday at 3.95
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Second Floor South
Wednesday Striking Values in
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500 Spreads in full bed size, with hemmed ends, assorted patterns. 3.00 values.
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Main Floor West
Women's $5-$6 Low Shoes
At the Unheard Price of
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1.50 and 2.00 values, per pair,
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Women's Japanese Quilted Slippers
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"Glory"
For
All
A Washington
Day Reminder
TJ1L "ordinary wan
may obtain more en
life of Gcorgo Washington
than from that of any other
public figure.
"A Well Rounded
Mi
an
That is true for the reason
that Washington was the
best representative we have
of the well rounded man. ITe
was not "brilliant" like Jef
ferson or Franklin or any of
the other distinguished men
of his time. Indeed, it was
charged, though not now be
lieved, that he was not tiie
actual author of his own
public papers notably the
imperishable Farewell Ad'
dress."
"Flame of Re-
membrance
It is impossible to attribute
the Washington influence
entirely to the exalted posi
tions he held, to his work as
a civil magistrate or to his
victories as a soldier. These
were notable, but great as
they were, they could not
light for him that "flame of
remembrance" that is burn
ing even today upon the
hearthstone of every Ameri
can heart. ,
Character ,
The Washington influence
is due to the fact that he was
a thoroughly well-rounded
man a simple man if you
please. He was not so "bril-
lant that he must go
searching the depths for
truths that lie upon the very
surface, of things. ITe was,
however, possessed of that
strength of character and
that good common sense so
that often he acted as a
check upon and often as an
inspiration to Hamilton and
Jefferson and others of the
great men of his time.
The Really Suc
cessful
Washington's career ex
plains why the common, or
dinary folk are the really
successful ones. They arc
the ones who get the most
out of life and give the most
to it because they are thor
oughly normal neither rising
above nor falling below the
standard.
Study His Career
Washington lives today
for the reason that the ordi
nary man is able to feel him
and to understand him.
It would be difficult for
some of us to rise to the
lieights of Jefferson, Hamil
ton or Franklin. But all of
us may study the career of
Washington and follow in his
footsteps along the paths
that lead-to the development
of level heads and faithful
hearts and that's "glory
enough for us all."
J. L. BRAXDEIS & SONS.
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