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128 Entered as second class mall matter at Mattoon, Illinois MATTOON, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925 every afternoon except Sunday Price Five Cente FRUSTRATE ATTEMPTED JAILBREAK EFFORT MADE TO GET SAWS TO3 PRISONERS Howell, Perry and Randolph Seek Freedom by "Leg Bail." Special to The Journal- Gazette. Charleston, Sept. apparent attempted jail delivery, by which Verne Howell of Mattoon, Jack Perry of Kansas City and Ernest Randolph, prisoners in the county jail were to obtain their freedom was frustrated about 9:30 o'clock Thursday night by Deputy Sheriffs Shirley and Uttinger. A buneh of hack saws was intercepted before they reached the hands of the prisoners. As a result of the watchfulness of these officers, Guthrie Smith, 19, youth out on $2,000 bond for the robbery of a merchant at Salisbury, about two months ago, was re arrested and is in jail, charged with attempted breaking.

Third Attempt. The officers say this is the third attempt within the past week by Howell, Perry and Randolph to get out of Jall by leg bail. The first time was on Thursday, August 27, and the, sec attempt was Monday. All were, done while Sheriff McNutt was out of the city. The jailer reported having found that attempts had been made to saw the bars of the cells in which the prisoners were confined.

Realizing that desperate efforts might be put forth, close watch was made to determine who it was that was passing saws, as none of the prisoners could be compelled to the secret. Strategy was resorted to on Thursday -evening. Suspicion pointed to Guthrie Smith, as he had been prisoner in the jail recently and had there met his fellow prisoners, How. ell, Perry and Randolph, and later was released on bond. The deputy sheriffs noted that young Smith was on the street around the square on Thursday evening late, and while Deputy Wiley and another officer stood near Smith, one spoke in a loud voice and said, "We will go to Oakland now as we will be pretty apt to hear them working." Deputy Wiley and his companion ficer then walked away and ed Deputies Shirley and Uttinger of the ruse, and the latter officers, going to the neighborhood of the jail, hid themselves in a position where they could watch the Jail windows.

Soon their efforts were rewarded. A strong white cord was lowered from second story window to the ground, the officers said, and immediately man was seen to be fastening a bundie to the end of the cord. The watching deputies sprang forward and took hold of the man, who they said proved to be Guthrie: Smith. He was taken inside the jail and searched, when the six back saws are said to have found in the bundle which had been attached to the cord. For Automobile Thefts.

Considerable excitement was caused when it -was reported that Howell, Perry and Randolph evidently had tried to saw out of jail. These men are three of a quintet arrested early in the year on charges of wholesale automobile. thefts. Preliminary hearinga were waived, and all were placed under heavy, bonds, which they were unable to furnish. A fourth member of the alleged gang of automobile thieves was arrested.at Carlinville by state automobile investigators about three weeks ago, and also is in jail here, pending action by the grand jury.

The fifth man named as member of the band has never been apprehended, so far as local officers are informed. YELLOWLEY DRY CHIEF By International News Service. Washington, Sept. 4. -E.

C. Yellow. ley, who had been previously assigned to take charge of prohibition work at San Francisco, was today selected by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury 'Andrews as prohibition administrator. for the Chicago district. Col.

Ned. Green, formerly in charge at Los Angeles, will be the prohibition administrator at San Francisco. FIVE -CENT DANCES PARADISE LAKE Friday night. Flanagan a piece orchestra with singer. 94 New Dry Chiet C.

Yellowley has been selected by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews, to be director of the prohibition forces in the Chicago district. GERMAN VIEW OF DISASTER By International' News Service. Berlin, Sept. vertical gust of terrific velocity which flung the huge dirigible to the ground and smashed her backbone- this was the cause of Shenandoah disaster, in the opinion of Dr. Hugo Eckener, Zeppelin expert, designer pilot of the Los Angeles in her Atlantic flight trans to America.

Dr. Eckener, who wirelessed his sincere sympathy to Secretary Wilbur when of the disaster reached him, expressed his views to International, News Service today on the probable cause. "It seems improbable that the airship was disrupted while in the air," he said. "The most probable theory, in my opinion, is that a vertical gust smashed the ship to the ground, where she was "I do not believe that a tornado caused the crash." he continued, "because tornadoes are easily discernible from a long distance and could have been avoided. "It '18 deplorable that, the death of a part of the crew deprives the United States of 'a staff of expert navigators and trained men." Although German newspapers were unanimous in their expression of the deepest regret and sympathy for the United States in the disaster, one also found occasion to suggest what the U.

navy department has emphatically dented, that mismanagement of the dirigible was at fault. "The disaster was probably due to the lack of experience of the American crew," said Deutsche Tageuzeltung. Vossische praised the vietims as the first pioneers of Zeppelin flying in peace time, and Der Tage expressed the hope that the disaster would result in solidarity of all 18- tions using dirigibles. LANSDOWNE OPPOSED TRIP By International News Service. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.

Sept. Commander Zachary Lansdowne, commander of the ill -fated naval dirigible Shenandoah and who was killed while "on duty" when his airship crashed to earth in Ohio yesterday, will' be buried among the tional heroes in- Arlington cemetery. The widow of the Shenandoah's commander telegraphed officials of the navy department at Washington today, notifying them of Lansdowne's desire to be laid at rest in Arlington. Mira. be sent Lansdowne there.

requested that the Mrs. Lansdowne said her husband's brother, Ralph Lansdowne, telegraphed from Cleveland last night that he was leaving for Belle Valley, Ohio, to take charge of the body of the dead commander. Mrs. Lansdowne explained that she did not hold the navy department responsible for the death of her husband and the others aboard the Shenandoab. "I do not blame the department, but Captain Lansdowne had opposed making the flight at this time," Mrs.

Lans. downe said. "He knew the situation in the Ohio valley at this season, having been born in Greenville, Ohio: He asked the Washington officials to postpone, the flight until a more tavorable season. He was strenuously opposed to making the flight now COUNTRY CLUB DANCE Monday night at 8:30, for members and families, 9-7 NAVY'S AIR POLICY HANGS IN BALANCE To Await Opinion of Congress Before Proceding Further. BY H.

K. REYNOLDS (1. N. S. Staff Correspondent! Washington, Sept.

future aviation policy of the navy bangs in the balance 88 a result of the de struction of the dirigible Shenandoah, coming on the heels of the failure of naval seaplanes to fly to Hawaii. The big question in naval circles here today was concerned with the attitude which the navy should or would take toward aircraft development a and operation--whether the wrecking of the Shenandoah would mark the end of the hopes of the navy's serial navigators for more and great lighterthan-air ships, whether a ing of aerial activities would now be in order until further experimentation succeeds in safeguarding the men who go aloft. For the present, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur declares that there will be no change in aviation policy, but there are indications that tentative plans are already being made to reduce the activities of the bureau of aeronautics to a minimum, not only as a means of saving the lives of naval aviators, but in the of economy. Among the proposals under consideration for the closing and vir: tual abandonment of the naval air station at Lakehurst, home port of the wrecked Shenandoah, and the placing out of commission of the dirigible Los which the United States obtained from Germany. The operation of the Los Angeles will be curtailed for some time anyway, it pointed out today, in view of the fact that large part of the navy's supply of helium gas was lost when the Shenandoah crashed Ohio, The Los Angeles is now Lakehurst, but there is not enough helium gas available there to lift ber from the ground.

The loss of the Shenandoah leaves the' United States without 8 rigid dirigible which can be used for milltary purposes, as the Los Angeles was obtained under an agreement which limits her activities to peace time and experimental pursuits. The attitude of congress toward the future of' naval aviation will have to be taken into consideration in connection with the making of any new policy, and for this reason the general board of the navy will be in no hurry to designate a new course, probably waiting until congress meets in December. Proposals for retrenchment because of the Shenandoah disaster and the probable loss of life in the attempted flight to Hawall will meet with bitter opposition among many naval officers, who feel that it will never be possible for the navy. to develop its aerial activities along efficient lines unless it is understood as a matter of course that a certain loss of life cannot be avoided. They pointed out that air.

ships and airplanes have crashed in the past, but despite these failures the navy has pushed ahead and should continue to do 80 now. MRS. C. E. KNOWLES DIES EARLY TODAY Mrs.

Co.a May Knowles, 35, wife of C. E. Knowles, 817 De Witt avenue, passed away this morning, following a recent major operation. She had been in 111 health for the past few months. Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist church, old building, at 3:30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.

Rev. J. M. Lively officiating. The body will then be to the old Camp Ground cemetery, about seven miles southwest of the city for burial.

Mrs. Knowles was born in Paradise township on January, 25, 1890, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William She was reared on a farm, about seven miles southwest of Mattoon, and was married to Mr. Knowles in Charleston on April 18, 1908.

There are no children. M'. and Mrs. Kne les came to this city to live in 1913. Besides her husband there survive her mother, Mrs.

Nancy Pugh of Gays; a sister, Mrs. Mary: Couger; halt sister, Mrs. Blanche Pygott, and two ha'-brothers, John Pugh and Lawrence Pugh, all of Gays. MOULTRIE BOARD HAS FINISHED ITS WORK Special to The Journal- Gazette. Sullivan, Sept.

4. The Moultrie county board of review finished Its work for the year on Monday. Over $100,000 in personal property was added to the books this year, mostly that of the property which had been missed by the assessors. There were only about one halt. the number of complaints filed this year as a year ago, When Experts Play IT'S YOUR MINERS ANTHRACITE SIRIKE YoU RUN HOME AND TELL MAMMA NOT TO WAIT TOR ME -IM AFRAID I'LL BE DETAINED INDEFINITELY A SUDDEN DEATH OF VANDERBILT By International News Service.

Newport, R. 1., Sept. Vanderbilt, scion of the famous Vanderbilt family and one of the country's wealthiest men, died suddenly of heart disease at his summer home, Sandy Point farm, in the town of Portsmouth today. Vanderbilt's wife engaged in a spectacular race with death from New York to Portsmouth to reach the bedside of her dying husband. A special train was chartered and was given the right of way from New York to Providence.

A fast Vanderbilt automobile waited at the Providence union station and the run to Portsmouth in the rain of early morning over the slippery roads was made in record time. Mrs. Vanderbilt reached the bedside, it is said, just before death. The mother of the stricken multimillionaire had been summoned from her summer home here. Five, physicians attended.

Vanderbilt, but he was beyond the power of medical or surgical treatment. "Reggie" Vanderbilt, leader of New. port horse shows and widely known throughout the country, was the son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. Vanderbilt. The mother has summer home here.

His sister is Countess Szechenyl. Gloria Morgan and Vanderbilt were, married four years ago. It was a second marriage for Vanderbilt. His first wife, formerly Miss Kathleen Neilson, obtained a divorce "and later remarried, now being Mrs. Sydney Jones Colford.

Vanderbilt had been in good health and. the sudden heart attack which caused his death came without warning. News of his death shocked the summer colony here, of which he was a prominent member. Ithough no announcement came from the Vanderbilt farm, friends here learned that the cause of death was heart failure following internal hemorrhages. Youngest son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, "Reggie" was a grandson of Commodore William H.

Vanderbilt, founder of the great Vanderbilt tortune that now stands enlarged but divided among many descendants at the famous New Yorker. Reginald's share, when he reached the age of 21, was $12,500,000 outright and $5,000,000 in a trust fund. REPORT OF ATTEMPT TO POISON KING NOT TRUE By International News Service. London, Sept. 4.

-Reports of an attempt to poison King Boris of Bulgaria, published in Rome, were without confirmation here today, and offcials of the Bulgarian legation were inclined to discredit the reports. HALF AND HALF DANCE Saturday night, Paradise lake EXPANSION OF HELIUM CAUSE OF DISASTER Such Is Opinion of Shenandoah Survivor With Thrilling Tale. By International News Service. Philadelphia, Sept. disaster to the dirigible Shenandoah was cause ed primarily by the expansion of hellum in the great gas bags.

This was the opinion of some of the survivors of the Ohio disaster expressed today when they passed through this city on their way to Lakehurst, N. the home of the Shenandoah. During a brief stop at the North Philadelphia station, John H. Collier, aviation chief rigger, whose home is in Moscow, Idaho, said that in his opinion a warm current of air through which the ship passed brought about an expansion of hellum and caused the heavy tension on the girders, which the construction of the big boat would not meet satisfactorily. No One to Blame.

Lieut. T. Hendley, who Was In charge of the survivors, said that In his opinion the disaster was brought about by "unforeseen circumstances." "No one is to blame," he said. "It was probably due to a cross gale which struck us in the center when we were in 8 warm air current. This caused three inflated bags to burst." "At 4:45 a.

m. Thursday, I had Just gone off duty and was about to tumble into my bunk, after coming from the control room. There was a terrific 1 rolling of the ship, side fore and aft' said Hendley. "I rose hurriedly and in three minutes was dressed. I started for the control cabin.

"The weather had been The moon played hide and seek all night. Suddenly and without warning, when I reached a point about fifty feet from the control cabin, ship took a 50- ries of nose dives like the buck of a broncho and rapidly descended 1,000 feet. "It then righted, and at a terrible rate of speed ascended 3,000 to 5.000 feet. I was holding on to the control wires with all my' strength to keep from falling out. "We ascended and descended several times in fifteen minutes and then we suddenly stopped motionless, as If held back and pulled back by a mighty hand.

"I looked up and saw that three of the middle gas bags appeared deflated. Then there was a terrific blast and shock. There was a warm air current about this time. The ship buckled, fell apart, and one part started to crash to earth. "I was on a part that floated, 88 were most of the survivors who are with me.

We floated over several valleys, almost striking the ground at intervals, and then ascending again. It was a horrible experience. All I can say is that when the remnant of the dirigible, once the pride of the navy, finally reached a point within a short distance of the earth, I jumped, together with several others. "I want to say this for myself and my men: We all thank God that we are safe and are mighty glad to be back in Philadelphia again. Mother Earth feels mighty good right now, but we are ready to go up at once, if our orders are such when we reach Lakehurst." All the men were cut and bruised and each walked painfully with a limp.

FUNERAL SERVICES J. B. STONE THURSDAY Funeral services for John B. Stone, who passed away on Tuesday evening, were held from the family residence, 1300 Charleston avenue, on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.

Marion Hull, chaplain of the grand lodge of Masons of Illinois, was the officiating minister. The pall bearers, all past commanders of Godfroy de Bouillon Commandery Knights Templar, William Eaton, J. O. Isaacson, John A. Horn, George 0.

Cobb D. C. Turner and W. N. Phone 161- Tiynen Co.

9-10 McKamy. Following the services at the restdence, the body was escorted by, the Knights Templar as escort to Mattoon lodge No. 260, A. E. and M.

to Dodge Grove cemetery, where the Masonic service was given by John A. Horn. The body was placed in crypt in the mausoleum. The funeral was largely attended. HEAR Rey.

Henry Clark of Tower, Minn. at Central church, corner Sixteenth street and Charleston aventte Sunday morning at 10:45, Evening, 7:30, 9-5 LABOR DAY Dancing, hall, Charleston: FARM LOANS WITHOUT DELAY. "AIR HEROES LOSE LIVES IN LINE OF DUTY" Such Is Formal Verdict of Board of Inquiry Into Disaster. BY JACK CEJNAR. Rich Man Taken Reginald C.

Vanderbilt, known among his intimates as "Reggie," one of the members of the well known Vanderbilt family, was taken suddenly by an attack of heart disease at his summer home in Newport, R. I. SELECT INMAN G. A. R.

CHIEF By International News Service. Grand Sept. to the convention of the Grand Army of the Republic and its affiliated orders were, leaving here today for their homes. John B. Inman of Springfield, formerly department commander of Illinots and nationally prominent in veteran circles, was chosen commander in chief for 1926.

Other offlcers chosen were: Senior Vice Commander, Oscar Gates, Michigan; Junior Vice Commander, William O. Allen, New Jersey; Sergeant General, John Gailbreath Massachusetts; Chaplain, John McKinney, Indiana, Des Moines, Iowa, was chosen for the convention next year. The encampment favored erection of a memorial at Westport, known as the "Gettysburg of the West." Legislation increasing pensions of veterans to $72 a month and their widows to $50 a month also is to be asked. HERE FROM TAYLORVILLE. Glen P.

Howard and family have removed to this city from Taylorville and have taken apartments in the Brownell, Mr. Howard is a representative of Bradner Smith Co. CLOSING NOTICE CLOSING NOTICE According to previous agreement, the retail, stores in Mattoon will observe the holiday by. closing all, day Monday, Labor Day. DID LIGHTNING HIT DIRIGIBLE? By International News Service.

Pittsburgh, Sept. Commander Weyerbacher's theory that a lightning bolt was responsible the crash of the Shenandoah, whose struction Weyerbacher superintended, apparently received some substantiation in the account of nineteen survivors of the Ill-fated craft. The men were due at the Philadelphia navy yard early today, after passing through Pittsburgh late last night. Although the navy department serted that lightning was not responsible for the disaster, the survivors agreed that lightning flashes were almost incessant during the storm. "The storm was at its height just before dawn," said Walter Johnson of Minneapolis, chief machinist's mate.

"We made absolutely no headway against the gale, although we had all four motors running. "In the teeth of the gale we made super human efforts to keep her nose down, bringing into play all the surface of her special fins, but it was all to no avail. The ship kept rising. "Suddenly about four o'clock we shot into a bunch of clouds. The lightning increased.

Where before we had managed to keep somewhat ahead of the worst of the -storm, -now it had fairly overtaken us. The winds from opposite directions caught us and stood us on end. "The ship rose at an alarming rate of speed, now almost straight up, at an angle of ninety degrees to the earth. We clung on to the nearest support with our finger nails, with our teeth, our soft-soled shoes digging into whatever afforded the least blance of stability. "My motor froze about this time, due to the vibration which racked the whole ship, opening the pet cocks.

Looking through the portholes of my No. 1 power car, I could see gasoline percolating through the tabric of the ship. "From then on didn't do much thinking. I just hung on. The ground rose up quickly, and I jumped when my part of the ship was about fifteen feet from the ground." HELD ON CHARGE OF STEALING TRILLA MAN'S CAR Special The Gazettes Toledo, Sept.

Roscoe Harrell, 24, claiming his home is In' Georgia, has been held in $1,000 bond here to await the action of the October circuit grand Jury of Cumberland county, court on charges of larceny. Harrell is specifically charged with having stolen Garl O'Day's automobile from his home near Trilla about two weeks ago and driving it to St. Charles, where the machine was found and Harrell was arrested by a St. Charles officer. 'Day's motor car was badly damaged when he recovered it, having evidently been In wreck.

BROOMCORN INSURANCE Call 534, Gano Tucker. 9-5 (I. N. 4 Staff Correspondent) Ohio, Sept. While the gallant dead of the Shenandoah lay at Belle Valley, five miles east of here, guarded by members of the American Legion, the military board of inquest determined officially the cause of their deaths.

Commander Jacob Klein of Cincinnati presided. Commander Klein on his arrival today, was accompanied by other members of the board and secret service agents and other government representatives. The naval board of Inquest issued a formal finding that the fourteen victims of the Shenandoah lost their lives "In an accident in line of duty." The court consisted of Commander Jacob Klein, Commander E. M. Kraus and Lieut.

Commander Nelson. Inquiry Also At Lakehurst. "The next stage of the inquiry will be at Lakehurst. We will examine each survivor there. Our finding will then be forwarded to Washington," said Klein.

Dr. J. L. county health commissioner, will hold an inquestary, he sa to clear his record and to make a lawful shipment of the bodies. Orders already have been received, however, to ship the bodies to Colum bus, where they will be dressed in sulform.

One of the first concerns of the government, it whs learned, would be the recovery of the log book of the dirigible, believed to have been some one of the hundreds of souvenir hunters who swarmed over the scene of the great disaster yesterday. A truck load of loot had already been recovered today, but the valuable book was still missing. Secret service agents were working upon rumors which spread rapidly today that the bodies of the fourteen victims were looted of money, watches and jewelry before they reached the undertakers' rooms in Belle Valley. United States regulars were guarding the wreckage of the big ship today to prevent further vandalism. In the meantime, arrangements were being completed at Belle Valley for the mournful journey of the dead to their last resting places.

Undertaker Dye said that he expected to receive orders this forenoon from Washington relative to the shipping of the bodies. He said he believed that the bodies of, all victims from the middle west will be sent directly to their homes. Guard Against Looters. Members of the Caldwell American Legion Post No. 252, guarding the wrecked sections of the Shenandoah against looting souvenir hunters, were relleved early today by regular United States army soldiers from Fort Hayes, the United States army post at Columbus, Ohio.

The gentle hand of the Red Cross sought today to assuage the grief of the families of those who died with the giant airship. Miss Emma F. Lyon. of Ironton, 0., executive secretary the Guernsey county chapter of the American Red Cross at Cambridge, wired to the nearest relatives.of all the victims that their loved' ones were tenderly cared for in death. Her first went to Mrs.

Betsy Ross Lansdowne, aged mother of Commander Lansdowne, at (Continued on Page Fire.) I TWO BIG BALL GAMES Sunday. Red Gullion and his Boosters versus Kincaid Cubs of Cham paign at Peterson Park, 2:30 p.m. Admission, 35 cents. Labor Day Special, Red Cullion and his Boosters versus Tuscola Cipsco at Tuscola. The two banner games of the season.

Everybody come. 9-5 WEATHER Chicago, Sept. ICE COLO -Following are the DRINKS weather tions for Illinois for thirty six hours ending at 7. Saturday, Generally fair to night and Saturday. Warmer In northportion night.