Show I CHIEF m fliGHT td OHIO CLAIM ansdowne Story I Brings Reply REQUESTED TRIP Utah ah Senator Given Experts Expert's e s Report O OMAHA Neb S Sept 8 AP AP- AP LIeutenant Commander Lansdowne I net et death in the last week was not ordered ot otake ke the dirigible for a tour over Jt valley despite his le t uon that air conditions In that ity at this time of the year it ad lt it extremely dangerous I This ThI statement was made here by Rear Admiral William Wllliam chief of the navy buia bu- bu ia of aeronautics who declared dOWne told me himself that e wanted to make the trip at Ime and Secretary Wilbur and myself deferred deterred to his judgment as Ost suitable time to make the trip IlI that the Shenandoah disaster will have little If It any ef- ef the use of dirigibles by y In the future IThe The admiral declined to comment t the recent criticisms of army and avy policies by Colonel William Wil- Wil liam Mitchell He is en route to Washington on having been called there there by Secretary of ot the Navy Wilbur WASHINGTON sept 8 s AP AP- AP of at inquiry and has toll followed owed the loss of t. t e Shenandoah held the attention on of today as Arlington cemetery offered honored repose lor for of the disaster l Funeral services service for Lieutenant Commander Zachary Zachar Lansdowne c commander mander of the fated ill ship arranged for the afternoon in th chapel at Ft Myer Virginia re near l. l by the c cemetery with a full military escort accompanying the bod body to the grave Brave rave A morning hour for the separate services atlie e gr grave ve for Lieutenant Commander Commander Com Corn mander Louis Lo Han nt JIB L Lawrence wrence and Lieutenant E. E BLAMES DEFECTIVE BRACES Secretary Wilbur had lad before before- him today an informal report by Rear A t ral C C. W V Dyson who made an ani i independent d pendent investigation for the thee secretary e tary ary in which he held the failure fall fall- ur ure of f diagonal bracing in the Shenandoah's frame to have ha been largely responsible for her collapse study tudy showed that some of this facing bracing ing which gives I es the ship Its longitudinal strength th had pulled d dl l loose s from its supports Lieutenant nt Commander Ch Charles rles navigator ator and senior surviving officer of the Shenandoah doah doh also had returned to WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington today with Lieutenant C C. E. E Bau Bauch h. h another survivor to report p pe personally on their experience and observances in the disaster IThe liThe loss of ot othe the he shenandoah was c cited t d' d by Colonel Mitchell f fOrmer assistant chief of t f the arm army air ser- ser yc as a one Instance to support his sensational char charges es published Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- urd y against the air service administration administration administration ad ad- ministration of both the war and navy departments Acting Secre- Secre F F. Davis faced a deCision decision decision de de- de- de as tb to what wat action the war department will take concerning the Mitchell charges es on returning to his c desk k today I OFFicIALS OFFICIALS REMAIN REMA-IN SILENT ff absolute silence with which th they have treated the charges sin since e they thet were ere published department of officials officials of- of ficiala have not even disclosed what K Continued d on page 6 DIRIGIBLE CHIEF SOUGHT FLIGHT VIA OHIO CLAIM a r 11 Continued from page 1 steps they have taken to obtain an official fn ial record of Colonel Mitchells Mitchell's s without which there would woud be no nG basis buls for proceeding to disciplinary action against him There is reason to believe however however however how how- ever ever that instructions have been s sent at to Major General Hinds commanding commanding com corn manding the eighth corps area on Mitchell Is now hose J hose staff stat Colonel assigned to forward to Washington on an unofficial official record with an any recommendations recommendations he might care to make 15 asto to disciplinary action In In this case the expected return oC of lonell Mitchell today to his post at San Antonio Texas from which he lit has been absent since Saturday Suld uld give Hinds his first fJ opportunity to o establish the authenticity AUthenticity authenticity au AU- au- au of ot the charges Colonel Mitchells Mitchell's statement has wn from Senator James Reed of ot Missouri the comment that while the Ir 1 officer r may be a an extremist and probably Is iso he Is Undoubtedly a courageous officer d his statement must challenge 1 attention to air service develop- develop ra n fl nV The senator welcomed a a. Itt e agitation in the military wa- wa W t s- s sP sl sas as a good thing ING ACTION NOTED from another senator- senator to quarter came in the statement t i Senator King of Utah a DemL DemL Dem- Dem L b. b tie member of ot the senate naval o that he Intended to F. F tt ss on convening of k j tf forthcoming session of ot congress tl t- t an Investigation of the 5 11 disaster ter and the arm army and andi 01 i navy nan aviation policies in general The Tho Utah senator who has Just Justi justIG IG i returned from a trip to Europe said ft jh sympathized with Colonel Mitch Mitch- r Iz s s charges and that he was prep pre- pre r. r r p p. 1 red d to defend the officer on the q floor against an any action the war department might take 4 i ALDWELL ALD Ohio S Sept pt 8 S AP e first carload of salvaged parts of of t the na nav navy dirigible Shenandoah wrecked near here last Thursday with the loss of ot fourteen members o C the tho crew ere will be shipped to N N. J J. naval air port home station of the airship today Commander Jacob Jcob H. H Klein head of th the board of ot Investigation said v to tod pf d y that all that can be done In Inthe Inthe the an Investigation Into the causes of the disaster at the scenes of ot the wreck has been done The teen survivors who left here p for their home port at atLa La are to be Interviewed before the final report of ot the In- In board Is made he said From Marietta It was learned to tod today today to- to d day y that the condition of John F. F one of ot the men injured In Inthe the he crash Is not Improved Ray- Ray Cole the other Injured sur- sur Ivor hor Is ready to come to Caldwell CaIdwell I from om m Marietta to report to Commander Commander Com Corn mander Klein before he goes to Lakehurst |